Protégé Performing Arts Site-Specific COVID-19 Prevention Plan

*we have been open for in-person day camps since
July 2020 with a total of zero cases of covid-19

The following assessment and measures will be taken prior to/during studio operations to prevent the spread of the virus COVID-19:

1. Promoting Healthy Hygiene Practices

• Staff, dancers, and families should stay home if feeling sick and should only return when their symptoms have subsided. Anyone who has been in close contact with a person with COVID-19 should stay home.
• The studio will be equipped with soap, tissues, and hand sanitizer.
• Staff and dancers will wash hands after dance class, before/after lunch, after coughing or sneezing, and before/after using the restroom. Our staff will teach and reinforce dancers to avoid contact with their eyes, nose, and mouth, as well as covering coughs and sneezes.
• When washing hands, dancers and staff should wash for 20 seconds with soap and water.
• Hand sanitizer will be available throughout the studio for frequent use between classes.

2. Intensified Cleaning, Disinfection, and Ventilation

• Staff will clean and disinfect frequently touched surfaces throughout the day.
• Frequently touched surfaces include but are not limited to: door handles, light switches, sink handles, bathroom surfaces, tables, and ballet barres
• For the time being, the use of shared prop items and equipment will be limited. If used, they will be disinfected between uses.
• We have taped our studio floors to ensure staff and dancers will remain at least 6 feet apart.
• Restrooms will be disinfected multiple time throughout the day, or at least once per hour.
• Hand washing signage will be posted in each restroom.

3. Implementing Distance - Arrival and Departure

• Upon drop-off and pickup, students and families will wait outside while practicing social distancing. A staff member will invite students in one at a time, allowing for hand sanitation and temperature check (no-touch). If a temperature is greater than 100 degrees that person will be asked to return home.
• Signage will be posted throughout the studio reminding everyone to wear face masks and practice social distancing.
• Dancers will remain in the same groups.

4. Limit Sharing

• All personal belongings will remain separate. Please have your child's items labeled with their name.
• Staff will remind children to avoid sharing items with classmates.

5. Training Staff and Families

• Protégé staff will be trained on all procedures including:

• Cleaning/Disinfecting protocols, Sanitation practices, Physical distancing, Proper use of face covering, and self-screening at home—including temperature and symptom checks.

• Protégé will emphasize the importance of not coming to work if an employee has a frequent cough, fever, chills, difficulty breathing, or sore throat.
• All staff will continue to maintain communication regarding any changes or new training measures needing to be taken.

6. Checking for Signs and Symptoms

• Protégé staff will conduct visual wellness checks upon your arrival to the studio.
• Anyone entering the studio will have their temperature checked with a no-touch thermometer and will be asked if they have experienced any COVID-19 symptoms within the last 24 hours, as well as anyone in their home.
• Any person showing symptoms of COVID-19 will be asked to return home.
• All incidents of possible exposure will be documented and tracked. Local health officials will be notified, as well as all staff and families, of any positive case of COVID-19, while maintaining confidentiality.​

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7. Facial Coverings

• All staff, adults and all children in 1st-12th grade are required to wear a mask at all times.
• Children in preschool & kindergarten are highly encouraged to wear a mask.