In-person Learning During COVID19:
Resources for Teachers
Getting Started
Whether your school opens for in-person learning in two weeks or two months, its never too late to integrate a Face Mask Safety Plan. Schools, associations and administrators who takes this serious from the start will:
Build a baseline safety standard for your community that can evolve over time
Save Lives. Build Trust. Protect Resources.
Provide families piece of mind, job security, supervision and sanity
Earn support and respect from your students, staff and community
Deliver education in a safe and structured environment
Help schools emerge as leaders in reopening the country
Ensuring the Safety of Teachers
We believe the health and safety of our teachers must be a primary concern when evaluating plans for in-person learning. For this reason, Safety Center of American has developed a comprehensive Face Mask Safety Plan that schools can integrate into their existing plans as they reopen their buildings during the COVID19 pandemic. The strategy and services within this Face Mask Safety Plan deliver schools a turnkey system that includes access to bulk PPE, standardizes the rules around face masks, provides templates to communicate and train the community, and offers recommendation for streamlined distribution of these materials.
Within this plan, we have developed a variety of products, trainings and information designed to ensure teachers have the resources and trainings necessary to remain safe. All schools who opt into this plan will receive:
Bulk discount prices for all necessary PPE
Templates for a public facing communication strategy regarding the Safety Plan
Safety protocols and proper masks utilization training for school, teachers and kids
A step-by-step roadmap for PPE storage, distribution, safe usage and disposal
An expert partner on-call to support integrating this into your overall plans
A new mask, every day, for everyone.
Every day, anyone who enters the school building will go through the same safety protocol. They will line up at an appropriate social distance, receive a storage bag to transfer their personal face mask into, then sanitize their hands and receive a new, individually packaged 3-ply face mask to wear for the day. At this point, you have already established a base-line of sanitation and safety.
We understand this concept may be new. The CDC has made a broad recommendation for schools to allow students to wear cloth masks, but in our opinion, this recommendation is not effective in preventing spread. Both the CDC and WHO also state that when using cloth masks, you must wash it daily, remove if soiled or wet, and always store in a bag. Do we really want to leave it up to the kids to ensure they are maintaining this protocol?
Distributing new individually packaged masks every daily upon arrival eliminates the variable of students and families having the responsibility to maintain clean cloth masks and does not require students to bring multiple masks to school in case one is soiled. In addition, standardizing resources creates the best opportunity to stay safe while reducing bullying, shaming or class discrimination around personal mask use.
What does the Face Mask Safety Plan entail?
Consistency: Every day, anyone who enters the school building will go through the same safety protocol.
Access: Schools can purchase in bulk at discount prices: individually packaged face masks, hand sanitizer dispensers, alcohol wipes, face shields, storage bags, biohazard waste bags and more. These products are re-packaged and designed for easy storage and seamless distribution.
Quality: The 3-ply masks come in youth or adult sizes, are FDA certified and are individually packaged to prevent transmission during storage or distribution.
Staff Safety: Every month, schools can provide teachers and administrators a personal Face Mask Kit with enough face masks, hand sanitizers and alcohol wipes to protect them for the entire month.
Contingency: Within the initial PPE order, there will be enough supplies for each classroom to maintain extra face masks, hand sanitizers and alcohol wipes to support daily additional needs that may arise.
Communication: Participating schools will be provided with a variety of signage, educational posters and an implementation plan to ensure efficient distribution and instructions are clearly visible.
Training: Participating schools will gain access to an online portal with training materials, instructional videos, templates for website and email communication about the plan.
Resources: Participating schools will gain access to our catalog of all necessary PPE and safety supplies to purchase.
Free Signage for Classrooms and Schools
Need professional signs and educational posters for your schools or classrooms? Don’t waste your money on expensive signs from Amazon. Here is a free download of over 30 professional signs you will need to ensure everyone in your classroom or school knows the rules, directions and understands your policies. We hope this is helpful.