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Free Lunch for all

students. Equipment for serving in classrooms 9 Health & Safety: SAFE environments for students and staff Testing On-site testing for all in-person staff two times per week.

School/Classroom Setup

Desks & tables spaced 6 feet apart Sinks in every classroom, additional sanitizer in the rooms Virus shields in high traffic areas Quarantine rooms in all buildings 10 -12 people in typical classroom (depends on the size of the room)

Air Quality & Ventilation

CO2 meters for all buildings to check air quality HEPA Air scrubbers to clean air Engineering firm study on HVAC practices Window fans to circulate fresh air Each classroom has at least one easily operable window

Masks, Face Shields, Gloves

Staff & families encouraged to provide the mask they prefer CPS has purchased 230,000 masks; 5,000 child-size face shields; and 1,000,000 pairs of gloves. Cleaning Custodial staff focused on daily cleaning & sanitizing

Purchased electrostatic

sprayers to disinfect buildings Removed things that are difficult to clean or disinfect

Cleaning & disinfectant

supplies for every classroom

Health & Safety Protocols in Classrooms & Hallways

10 11

School Based Staff

CPS added staff to support: Physical distancing required for in-person instruction Additional special educators to staff a “Recovery Team” related to backlog of assessments from emergency closure Enrollment choices by families which increased staff needs in order to adhere to class size limits (both in-person and remote) Coverage for staff absences 128 FTEs one-year educator positions added: 51 Teachers & Extended Term Substitutes 65 Instructional aides 12 Building Substitutes 12

Instructional Supports

Expanded summer program served 800+ students

Status of State grant for Extended

Learning Time Program at M.L.King and FMA uncertain. Instructional material & supplies for students learning remotely Planning time for in-person teachers and paraprofessionals.

Additional Chromebooks, including

touchscreen models for youngest students, to ensure that all students have a CPS provided device. (1,600 in addition to 800 purchased in spring). Headsets for students Additional & expanded instructional software and on-line applications that support remote instruction.

Hot Spots for students & Comcast

Internet Essentials Program for families

Staff to support increased use of technology needed for remote learning. Technology

School Lunch Program

Free lunch for all children & teens. USDA provision currently allow school districts to continue providing through Dec.31st. Additional costs due to waiving of meal charges for all students, assuming provision is extended to June 30. I.

Available Funding

Amount

Federal CARES ACT Funding

$5.2 M

State Remote Technology & Summer/Vacation Grants

$0.2 M

FY 21 CPS General Fund Reallocations