VIS COVID Information

Bus Transportation
Students exit buses beginning at 9:00 AM. VIS staff members will be on the bus loop and in the hallways to welcome your child and walk him or her to the classroom if needed.  Unless students receive specialized transportation, all entry to VIS will occur through the main entrance.

Personal Transportation
Parents will enter the drop-off loop on the west side of the building, across from the JH/pool area.  Drop-off time is 8:50-9:10 AM. Students will enter the building through the doors adjacent to the drop-off loop.  Any students entering prior to 9:00 will wait in the cafeteria to be dismissed to homerooms.

Walkers
Children who are walking to school should plan to arrive between 8:50-9:00 and enter through the VIS cafeteria.

Bus Transportation
VIS dismissal for bus students begins at 3:15 PM.  Students will exit the building through their designated doorway based on grade level and VIS staff will escort their students to these locations.

Personal Transportation
Students being picked up by parents will report to the VIS cafeteria upon announcement at 3:11 PM.  Parents can enter the cafeteria at their designated doorway (by alphabet) however they must be masked. Parents will then sign their child out and depart through the center cafeteria doors.

Walkers
VIS walkers will report to the auditorium upon dismissal at 3:11.  Once signed out they may exist the building through the main entrance doors.

Universal masking is required by all staff and students while inside the school building with the exception of lunch and mask breaks.  Masking is not required while outside during recess or PE. 

VIS will utilize the cafeteria as well as the auditorium for eating spaces and we will ensure at least 3 foot distancing of students during lunch periods. Students will be seated by homerooms in consistent cohort groups to minimize exposure and potential quarantines.

Snacks will be eaten in the classroom, maintaining 3 feet of social distance. Staff will encourage efficiency with snack time to minimize the amount of time students are unmasked.

Shared materials to be cleaned the greatest extend feasible. A strong focus on hand hygiene will continue.

Students will attend all special areas within those classroom spaces and will maintain social distancing of 3 feet.

Limited during the 2021-2022 school year and at the discretion of building administrators. No visitors during lunch. Visitors must wear a mask and attest to a health screening prior to entering the building. If visitors are entering classroom spaces with other students, a temperature check will also be required through the Nurse’s Office.

Meet and greets/orientations/parent nights (open houses) will be in person with masking and social distancing to the greatest extent possible.

Function of the Library/Media center will continue as they typically would with all staff and students masking.

VIS will continue to collaborate with the Ontario Department of Health regarding covid related contact tracing.  Should quarantines of students take place, VIS teachers and administrators will work to ensure students continue to have access to related materials (through Google Classroom) and support in maintaining their academics during a quarantine.  Approaches may vary dependent upon the number of students experiencing quarantine within a particular homeroom or team. All VIS students will be issued a chromebook to support learning, both in school and at home. 

There is no virtual learning option for VCS students. Should a student be managing a medical situation, the family physician and district physician will engage in a process to determine whether or not in-person school is feasible. If it is determined a student meets medical criteria and are unable to attend school, the district will provide 1 hour of daily tutoring to students in addition to 1 hour a week 1:1 support time if needed. Tutors will partner with classroom teachers to ensure alignment with grade level curriculum.