Reopening after COVID-19

Texas City ISD will offer 100 percent face-to-face instruction for the 2022-2023 school year.

COVID Task Force

A COVID Task Force made up of parents, community, board members, teachers, staff, and administrators put together a Reopening Plan that orginally went into effect September 2020. It continues to be updated with state and federal mandates, recommendations and guidance.

Safely Reopening 2022-2023

Revisions in effect Aug. 4, 2022.

Introduction

As always, Texas City ISD continues to monitor any health risks that arise in our community. The district receives regular updates and guidance from Texas Governor Greg Abbott, Texas Education Agency (TEA) Commissioner Mike Morath, Galveston County Health District Local Health Authority Dr. Philip Kaiser and other local, state and federal agencies regarding response, prevention and mitigation efforts. Below our health practices for the 2022-2023 school year. The plan is subject to change based on additional information and guidance from any of the above mentioned agencies.

Practices for Screening and Isolation

Screening Practices

Staff is required to self-screen for symptoms of illness, such as fever, vomiting, or diarrhea prior to reporting to work each day.
Parents/guardians are expected to screen their students for symptoms of illness, such as fever, vomiting, or diarrhea prior to sending their children to school.

Isolation Practices

Students who are ill will be separated from their peers and should be picked up within 30 minutes and no later than 1 hour from the time the campus contacted the student’s parent/guardian.

Practices for Personal Health

General

Frequent hand washing and hand sanitization will help to ensure the health and wellness of students and staff.
Covering coughs and sneezes in your elbow or with a tissue is best practice.
The district encourages the use of face masks on school buses and inside district facilities.

Hand Washing and Sanitizing

Hand sanitizing stations are available at all district facilities.
As always, staff will be expected to regularly wash or sanitize their hands.
As always, students will be required to regularly wash hands throughout the school day.

Face Coverings

Texas City ISD encourages the use of face coverings.

Practices for Buses

Practices for Cafeterias

Practices for Classrooms

General

Frequent cleaning and disinfecting will promote a healthy learning and work environment for students and staff.
Each classroom will have a hand sanitizer station.

Daily Campus Cleaning

Each classroom and restroom will be disinfected regularly.
All high touch area will be disinfected regularly.
Staff will have access to disinfectant and sanitize working surfaces and shared objects, as appropriate.

Practices for Common Areas

Practices for Restrooms

Practices for Special Education

Practices for Positive Cases

Parents are expected to report if their child has a positive COVID-19 case to their campus nurse. Students cannot atttend school if they are positive or are suspected of being postiive for COVID-19.
Employees are expected to report if they have a positive COVID-19 case to their campus nurse. Employees cannot atttend work if they are positive or are suspected of being postiive for COVID-19.
The Galveston County Health District will be notified of positive cases.
Staff and students, regardless of vaccination status who have tested positive, must isolate for 5 days. They can return to campus on the sixth day if symptoms have improved and they have been fever free for the last 48 hours without fever-reducing medication. If you have a fever, continue to stay home until fever free for 48 hours. An adult should bring the child to the nurse on their first day back to get clearance to return to class. Please do not have them ride the bus on the first day back before seeing the nurse.
Students (vaccinated or unvaccinated) who have a household exposure are not required to quarantine unless they have symptoms. We can test students for free to see if they are positive for COVID-19.
Employees (vacinated and unvacinated) who have a household exposure, or meet the definition of close contact, with a COVID-19 positive individual can come to work if they are symptom free. We can test employees for free to see if they are positive for COVID-19.

Practices for Missed Instruction

Practices for Communication

Weekly COVID-19 Report

Download the Weekly Covid-19 Report

Archived Weekly Reports

Fall 2022 Semester

Fall 2020 Semester

Frequently Asked Questions

What if my child is sick?

It is best to keep your child home if they are experiencing any of these symptoms:

Fever or chills
Cough
Nasal congestion or runny nose
New loss of taste or smell
Sore throat
Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing
Diarrhea
Nausea or vomiting
Stomachache
Fatigue
Headache
Muscle or body aches
Poor appetite

If parents/guardians are called to pick up their sick child, they will need to make every effort to pick up their children as soon as possible. We ask parents to include this important measure in your family's plan of emergency contacts who can come and pick your student up if they become ill during the school day.

Please keep your child at home if they are sick.

Download the TCISD Health Assessment

What if a child tests positive for COVID-19?

Children who test positive should not come to school.
Parents and employees are expected to report positive COVID-19 cases in their household to campus administration.
The Galveston County Health District will be notified of positive cases.
People who have tested positive are encouraged to isolate for 5 days. They can return to campus after 5 days as long as they have been symptom-free for the last 48 hours.

What if a student has been exposed to COVID or is a close contact, but has not tested positive?

TCISD Daily Health Assessment

REPORT ABSENCES

Contact your child's campus if he or she is feeling sick.
Campus phone numbers can be found on each school's webpage at tcisd.org.

IS YOUR STUDENT EXPERIENCING ANY OF THE FOLLOWING SYMPTOMS?

Difficulty breathing
Vomiting
Diarrhea
100.0F+ Fever
Shortness of breath

Stay home.

If your student has bluish lips or face, extreme difficulty breathing, severe dizziness, disorientation, or is unconscious or difficult to wake, contact 911 immediately. These are life threatening symptoms.

IS YOUR STUDENT EXPERIENCING ANY OVERALL HEALTH CHANGES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO...

Sore throat
Chills
Muscle ache/pain
Nausea
Headache
Fatigue
New loss of taste or smell

Please stay home. Stay home to stay safe

When a student returns to school after a COVID quarantine or illness, the parent must transport them to school in the morning and check in with the nurse.

Face coverings encouraged.

Water bottles required.

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