In Person at School Learning

Transportation will be provided to in-person learners who live in the zone of their YES Prep school or who have a qualifying circumstance or need.

Buses will be cleaned and sanitized daily, and all students, drivers and monitors will be required to wear masks. All students who ride the bus in the morning will be temperature screened by a staff member upon arrival at the school.

YES Prep staff members will use a contactless thermometer to take students’ temperature every morning in the drop off/ carpool line for car riders and at the bus entrance for bus riders.

YES Prep is committed to serving students free healthy meals via grab n’ go breakfast and breakfast in the classroom, and we will serve a hot lunch to students in their classrooms or socially distanced in the cafeteria.

Curbside meals will also continue to be available for students who are enrolled in online at-home instruction and to all students 18 years or younger.

Five days’ worth of meals will be available every Monday each week at all non-partnership YES Prep school from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., until further notice.

Students or parents will be required to give their student’s name and YES Prep ID number.

Partnership families can access meal services at their district campus (Aldine or Spring Branch), or, families can choose to access the YES Prep Meal Service.

Enhanced cleaning protocols have been put in place as a result of COVID–19 and are based on current local health and government guidelines.

Hand sanitizer, portable hand sanitizer dispensers, spray cleaners and disinfectant wipes will be available in various locations across each school.

We will require students to sanitize their hands at all entry points and regularly throughout the day via frequent hand washing and the use of sanitizer.

Social distancing will be enforced at all schools and classroom seating/space will be structured to allow for social distancing when possible. All classroom tables will be equipped with dividers for when social distancing is not possible and will allow for four (4) students per table.

YES Prep will require masks to be worn by every person for whom it is developmentally appropriate. Masks will be provided to anyone who does not have one. Students will have “mask breaks” during mealtimes and while outside.

Self-screening and temperature checks will be required daily for all students and staff. YES Prep staff will use contactless thermometers to take students’ temperature every morning in the drop off/carpool line for car riders and at the bus entrance for bus riders.

YES Prep will have mandatory hygiene practices, including frequent hand washing at designated times throughout the school day. Hand sanitizer will be available throughout the building, at entry points and in all classrooms.

Classroom seating/space will be structured to allow for social distancing when possible. All classroom tables will be equipped with dividers for when social distancing is not possible and will allow for four (4) students per table. In order to make sure students are not congregating while on campus, students will be organized into cohorts and staggered dismissal times to reduce the number of students in large group gatherings.

To protect everyone’s safety and to minimize the risk of spreading the virus, elementary students will not rotate classrooms throughout the day and secondary students (grades 6-12) will remain in the same classroom for most of the day with teachers rotating instead. When students are required to rotate for specialized classes, these courses will utilize large gathering spaces, such as the cafeteria or gym to maintain social distancing.

No non-essential, visitors will be allowed on any YES Prep campus. Any visitors deemed essential like support staff, will be screened, required to wear a mask and practice mandatory hygiene and social distancing.

YES Prep will follow CDC guidelines. If a student has symptoms of COVID-19 while at school, the student will immediately be isolated in the designated area and their parent/guardian will be called and be expected to pick up their student(s) immediately.

Any known cases at school will immediately be reported to health officials, school staff and students and parents.

We will do everything that we can to help keep the virus out of our schools, but as highly infectious as the coronavirus is, we are preparing for every scenario. We will require strict adherence to CDC and state guidelines for isolating at home after a student or staffer is infected or exposed to someone infected. Each YES Prep school will be ready to modify plans and switch classes to distance learning if conditions require school closure for a limited or extended period.