Transportation will be provided to in-person learners who live in the zone of their YES Prep school or who have a qualifying circumstance or need.

Buses will be cleaned and sanitized daily, and all students, drivers and monitors will be required to wear masks. All students who ride the bus in the morning will be temperature screened by a staff member upon arrival at the school.

YES Prep staff members will use a contactless thermometer to take students’ temperature every morning in the drop off/ carpool line for car riders and at the bus entrance for bus riders.

YES Prep is committed to serving students free healthy meals via grab n’ go breakfast and breakfast in the classroom, and we will serve a hot lunch to students in their classrooms or socially distanced in the cafeteria.

Curbside meals will also continue to be available for students who are enrolled in online at-home instruction and to all students 18 years or younger.

Five days’ worth of meals will be available every Monday each week at all non-partnership YES Prep school from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., until further notice.

Students or parents will be required to give their student’s name and YES Prep ID number.

Partnership families can access meal services at their district campus (Aldine or Spring Branch), or, families can choose to access the YES Prep Meal Service.

Enhanced cleaning protocols have been put in place as a result of COVID–19 and are based on current local health and government guidelines.

Hand sanitizer, portable hand sanitizer dispensers, spray cleaners and disinfectant wipes will be available in various locations across each school.

We will require students to sanitize their hands at all entry points and regularly throughout the day via frequent hand washing and the use of sanitizer.

Social distancing will be enforced at all schools and classroom seating/space will be structured to allow for social distancing when possible. All classroom tables will be equipped with dividers for when social distancing is not possible and will allow for four (4) students per table.

YES Prep will require masks to be worn by every person for whom it is developmentally appropriate. Masks will be provided to anyone who does not have one. Students will have “mask breaks” during mealtimes and while outside.

Self-screening and temperature checks will be required daily for all students and staff. YES Prep staff will use contactless thermometers to take students’ temperature every morning in the drop off/carpool line for car riders and at the bus entrance for bus riders.

YES Prep will have mandatory hygiene practices, including frequent hand washing at designated times throughout the school day. Hand sanitizer will be available throughout the building, at entry points and in all classrooms.