If your child develops any symptoms of illness you are required to keep your child home for 24 hours from the child’s last symptom and contact the school office.
The front gate of the school will be closed and locked at 9:15 AM. Enrolled families will be provided with a pin code to gain access into the school. Visitors needing assistance will need to call 480-831-1718 to gain access into the school.
Protocols:
Hygiene and Daily Health Checks
Arizona Licensing requires every child, staff member, and parent/guardian who enters Desert Sun to wash their hands with soap and water before entering the classroom or use hand sanitizer stations. The administration will do a morning greeting and health check and will remind families they need to wash hands.
Drop Off and Pick
The front gate will open at each class start time. Parents will come into the school gates and drop off their children outside the classroom. Pick-up will take place outside the classroom at the end of class. Parents are required to sign their children in and out using the provided tablet. Arizona licensing requires parents to use their first inital and full last name when signing their child in and out. Please do not allow your child to sign themselves in on the tablet, their teacher will provide alternative methods for them to sign in.
Parents in the Classrooms and School
We encourage parents to volunteer in the classroom. On the day they are volunteering, parents will need to sign in at the office and recieve a visitor badge.
Cleaning Routine
Classrooms and bathrooms are cleaned and disinfected throughout the day. We also have a cleaning service that comes to clean every evening.
Sick Policy
All children or staff with any illness must be excluded from school for 24 hours after the last symptom is present when ill. If a child presents any symptoms of illness during the school day the child will be removed from the classroom until a parent or guardian picks them up.
Please call the office or send a Brightwheel message to inform teachers and administration for any illness or absence.
Backpack and Supplies
Bring a backpack with a change of clothes, shoes, snack, and a water bottle to school each day.
Snacks and Lunch:
Parents will be responsible for packing snacks for their children each day. Kindergarten and Full Day PreK parents will be responsible for packing a lunch.
Playground
Classes will share the playground.
Parking Lot
Please follow arrows in the parking lot to ensure the safety of children and other drivers.
*Protocol is subject to change at any time.*