COVID-19 School and Childcare Screening Tools
Who should complete the daily screening tools? The screening tools should be completed daily by any school-based staff or visitors and all students who are attending school in-person (or by the parent/guardian for each child).
Who does the screening criteria apply to? The screening tools are designed to determine whether staff and students should attend school each day. Individuals who do not work at or attend the school setting are encouraged to follow their individual workplace screening guidelines for COVID-19. Why should the screening tools be completed daily? Screening staff and students for COVID-19 symptoms and potential exposures every day before attending school is vital to help prevent the spread of COVID-19. All students/parents/guardians and staff should follow the directions provided in the screening tool including when to stay home from school and when it is safe to return to school.
- Online School and Child Care Screening Tool (Online Version for Students, Staff & Visitors)
- Student and Child Screening Tool (Printable Version for Students)
- School Staff and Essential Visitor Screening Tool (Printable Version for Staff/Visitors)
Process Maps, Symptoms, Cases and Return to School
- School Protocol Process Map for Students/Staff with COVID-19 Symptoms
- School Protocol Process Map When Student/Staff Tests Positive for COVID-19
- School and Bus Case Information (letter to parents) - Updated Oct 21, 2020
- Symptomatic Student Information (letter to parents)
- Return to School Guidance (Children)
- Return to School Guidance (Staff)
- PD Day Program Guidance - Oct 21, 2020
French Resources
- School and Bus Case Information (letter to parents) - Updated Oct 21, 2020
- Symptomatic Student Information (letter to parents)
- Return to School Guidance (Children)
WDGPH School Reopening Resources
- Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health COVID-19: Guidance for Schools
- COVID-19 Public Health Guidance For Schools (Poster)
- Reopening Schools During COVID-19 (Presentation slides with notes)
- WDGPH COVID-19 Checklist for Before and After School Programs
Check your school board website for reopening plans
- Upper Grand District School Board
- Wellington Catholic District School Board
- Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board
- Conseil scolaire catholique MonAvenir
- Conseil scolaire Viamonde
Ontario Safe Reopening of Schools
- Guide to reopening Ontario’s schools
- COVID-19: reopening schools
- Federal Guidance for School Bus Operations during the COVID-19 Pandemic
- Ministry of Education: Before and After School Programs - Kindergarten – Grade 6
- Operational guidance: COVID-19 management in schools
- Ministry of Health COVID-19 Guidance: School Outbreak Management
General Cleaning and Disinfection
- Public Health Ontario - Cleaning and disinfection for public settings
- Public Health Agency of Canada - Cleaning and disinfecting public spaces during COVID-19
- Health Canada - Hard surface disinfectants and hand sanitizers
Posters and Signs
- Please visit our Signs and Posters page for more
Other School Illness Guidance
Update on school-based immunization programs
Visit wdgpublichealth.ca/ImmunizeGr7 for more information.