Frequently Asked Questions
This is a fluid situation. We regularly add frequently asked questions to this page as new information becomes available.
Look for the latest updates at the end of each week with our Friday letters from Mo Copeland and here on our COVID FAQs page. If you don't see a specific question answered here, we may still be working on the details but you can always send FAQ suggestions to our COVID-19 Response Coordinator Tna Meyerhoff at meyerhoffc@oes.edu.
What are the Campus Operational Levels? OES is Currently in Yellow
- What are the three levels of campus operations?
- What is the difference between hybrid learning and Campus-Based Instruction?
- What if I choose to keep my student at home during CBI?
- What would make OES return to the Red Operational Level and close the campus?
- What would make OES move to the Green Operational Level?
- Are visitors or parents allowed on campus in the Yellow Operational Level?
- What will OES look like in the fall?
What are the three levels of campus operations?
What is the difference between hybrid learning and Campus-Based Instruction?
What if I choose to keep my student at home during CBI?
What would make OES return to the Red Operational Level and close the campus?
What would make OES move to the Green Operational Level?
Are visitors or parents allowed on campus in the Yellow Operational Level?
What will OES look like in the fall?
What is the latest on our plans to bring students back to campus?
What guides our decisions?
- What are the guiding principles of OES’s COVID-19 Response Plan?
- Are you considering the tri-county metrics or only Washington county for bringing students on campus?
- How is OES monitoring county risk levels?
- ODE Advisory Metrics
- How will I know if someone on the OES campus has a positive or presumptive case of COVID-19?
What are the guiding principles of OES’s COVID-19 Response Plan?
Are you considering the tri-county metrics or only Washington county for bringing students on campus?
How is OES monitoring county risk levels?
ODE Advisory Metrics
How will I know if someone on the OES campus has a positive or presumptive case of COVID-19?
What safety measures are in place at OES during the yellow operational level?
- Campus-Based Instruction (CBI) will make school look different to mitigate risk
- OES Community Agreements
- What if my child is ill or has been exposed to COVID-19?
- What do I do if me or my child contracts COVID-19?
- What is OES’s post-exposure quarantine policy?
- How has OES changed air filtration in campus buildings?
Campus-Based Instruction (CBI) will make school look different to mitigate risk
OES Community Agreements
What if my child is ill or has been exposed to COVID-19?
What do I do if me or my child contracts COVID-19?
What is OES’s post-exposure quarantine policy?
How has OES changed air filtration in campus buildings?
How does the vaccine affect our plans for reopening?
- *NEW* What changes can we expect as more people become vaccinated?
- How does vaccination availability factor into our planning?
- How does OES plan to vaccinate faculty and staff?
- Can we spend time with older relatives who are fully vaccinated?
*NEW* What changes can we expect as more people become vaccinated?
How does vaccination availability factor into our planning?
How does OES plan to vaccinate faculty and staff?
Can we spend time with older relatives who are fully vaccinated?
What about COVID testing?
How do I prepare to bring my student back to campus?
- Will lunch be provided during CBI?
- Is it okay for my student to carpool or share childcare with another family?
- What type of masks should students wear?
- Will bus service be available as school reopens?
- Does it make sense to get a flu shot?
- Daily Health Screening Forms
Will lunch be provided during CBI?
Is it okay for my student to carpool or share childcare with another family?
What type of masks should students wear?
Will bus service be available as school reopens?
Does it make sense to get a flu shot?
Daily Health Screening Forms
Travel, Quarantine, and Family "Bubbles"
What is going on with athletics and activities?
Extension and ECCEW
Additional Questions?
Please email us at COVID-19@oes.edu. We are not able to respond to every email individually, but our COVID Response Team is reviewing all correspondence at this address to help inform our planning.