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Writer's pictureSherbaz Muhammad
Feb 7, 20236 min read

Coronavirus and Business Continuity: Crisis Contingency Planning Guide


While some organizations have developed contingency plans, most have not. This lack of preparedness not only threatens the viability of sectors in country but, as in the case of manufacturing, it also jeopardizes the delivery of critical goods that depend on complex supply chain systems. Creating and maintaining a business continuity plan helps ensure that your organization has the resources and information needed to deal with an emergency.


An important and often overlooked element of emergency response is preparedness. Emergency preparedness planning within the education sector, outlining actions to respond to a range of threats, is a critical step towards ensuring access to quality education for all learners in times of crises. Preparedness planning involves creating a contingency plan. This articulates how the education sector will respond to a specific emerging or anticipated crisis prior to its occurrence. This can contribute greatly to the success of humanitarian response during an emergency.


A well designed plan will help you minimize the risk that an emergency poses to your employees, clients and suppliers, the continuity of your business operations and your bottom line.


Business Continuity Plan and Templates


To plan your business continuity exercise and mitigate the potential effects of an emergency, use the templates:



Coronavirus and Crisis Contingency Plan


Elementary Academic Engagement Activities


Pre-K Academic Engagement Activities for Students and Parents


Listen to a minimum of two daily read a-louds. Retell what was listened to verbally and draw a picture of a part of the story - https://storyonline.net


A resource to provide gross motor development and music and movement - www.learningstationmusic.com


Resources:


K-5 Core Subject Activities for Students and Parents


Reading Activities


Math Activities

Science and Social Studies

K-5 Music, Art, PE, and Technology Activities and Resources for Students and Parents


Music

Art

Sketchbook prompts: 


Virtual art museum field trip:


Drawing activities:


Other resources:


PE (Youtube-based)


Computer

Additional Activities

Secondary Academic Engagement Activities


Core Subject Instructional Resources and Ideas


Most instructional enrichment resources can be accessed through a single login to clever. For instance, Pearson Easybrige, Discovery Ed, Renaissance Learning, Canvas, Newsela, Khan Academy, CCC Learning Hub, Freckle by Renaissance are all available through Clever. Students that have their computer devices should be able to access the above digital platforms through a single login to Clever.


Canvas and Google Classroom Resources

English Language Arts


Math

Science

Social Studies

Additional Academic Engagement Activities

GATE Academic Engagement Activities for Students and Parents


  1. what stood out to you most?

  2. Did you learn something new?

  3. Any questions?


Magnet Engagement Activities


French Music and Videos

Students will have a varying degree of comprehension for each song. Please don’t ask your child to translate into English since this is a very difficult skill even for older bilingual children. Third and Fourth grade students may not recognize some of the songs since we sing more in the lower grades. For 3rd and 4th graders activities in google classroom are still available and www.sheppardsoftware.com is a great place to learn the names of countries.


Special Education (SPE) Academic Engagement Activities


SPE Support for AAS (K-12)


All Ages

Primary

PreSchool - Upper Elementary

Elementary

Upper Elementary - Middle School

Upper Elementary - High School

SPE Support for Collaborative (K-5)


Resources

Apps to Download (Phone or Tablet)

  • Scholastic

  • ABC Mouse

  • Khan academy kids

  • Adventure Academy


Activities

  • Read a book and draw pictures to illustrate

  • Write a letter to a relative

  • Make math facts flash cards using paper or sticky notes. Addition, subtraction, multiplication, division

  • Use a simple recipe to reinforce reading and math (measuring) to make a dish or a snack.


SPE Support for Collaborative (6-12)


Grades 6-8


Resources

Math Resources - Math Game Websites

Free Worksheets Practice Sheets

Interactive Flashcards

Instructional Videos

ELA/Social Studies/Science Resources


Grades 9-12


Resources

ELA

Math

Additional Information


Counseling Resources


We recognize the closing of schools due to COVID 19 may affect students and families on multiple levels, including socially and emotionally.  In an effort to provide additional online support for students and families coping with COVID 19, we are providing a list of links below that contain excellent information.


Positive Behavior Support at Home

Precautions for Everyone

  • Stay away from people who are sick as much as possible to keep from getting sick yourself

  • If you or your child are sick, avoid others as much as possible to keep from infecting them

  • Use “Respiratory Etiquette” and cover your coughs and sneezes by coughing into your sleeve at the elbow or using a tissue

  • Wash your hands often or use hand sanitizer with 60% alcohol when soap/water are not available

  • Avoid touching your eyes, nose and mouth

  • Clean commonly touched surfaces with a household cleaner

  • Adequate nutrition, rest, and exercise are important in the fight against illness

  • It is not recommend that people who are well wear a facemask

  • Take a yearly flu vaccine

Illness Exclusions


If your child experiences the following symptoms, they must be kept home until the following exclusion periods have ended:

  • Diarrhea: Until 24 hours after the last episode of diarrhea

  • Fever (100 degrees or higher): Until 24 hours after the last episode of fever without anti-fever medication

  • Respiratory: Until 24 hours after the last episode of producting cough or wheezing in a non-asthmatic

  • Severe Headache: Until 24 hours after symptoms resolve in a student without a diagnosis of migraines or seasonal allergies

  • Skin Rash With Fever: Until 5 days after the onset of the rash and 24 hours after the last episode of fever without anti-fever medication

  • Skin Rash Without Fever: Until 24 hours after the rash has faded

  • Vomiting: Until 24 hours after the last episode of vomiting

  • Wound(s): Any wound(s) which may spread infection must always remain covered while at school and may require a letter from a physician to return to school




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