Daily Guidelines & Procedures

Updated Protocol as of August 2022

Paradigm Development Center (PDC) staff and students are not required to wear a face mask.

COVID-19 Testing

PDC is no longer administering COVID-19 testing on-site to our community. PDC administers COVID-19 testing for PDC staff, interns, & students only.

After a positive diagnosis, a negative COVID-19 test is required to attend or work in person at PDC.

Hand Washing & Hand Sanitizer

Staff and students are required to wash their hands after field trips into the community. Hand washing also occurs before meal eating and after using the restroom.

There are hand sanitizers for students and staff to use throughout the school. Students and staff will be frequently encouraged to use hand sanitizer. Additionally, hand sanitizer will be provided to staff and students after outdoor sessions.

COVID-19 Symptoms

Cough, fever or chills, shortness of breath or difficulty breathing, muscle or body aches, sore throat, new loss of taste or smell, diarrhea, headache, fatigue, nausea or vomiting, and congestion or runny nose.

Staff exhibiting symptoms of COVID-19 will be isolated and asked to leave, immediately. If the staff member is having symptoms related to allergies, they will need to get a note from their primary care physician (PCP) that states the symptoms are directly associated with allergies. Otherwise, the staff member will be required to begin the process to get a COVID-19 test at Paradigm Development Center or at a Houston Health Department affiliated test site. The test results need to be emailed to houstonpdc@gmail.com.

Students exhibiting symptoms of COVID-19 will be isolated and their parents are required to pick them up, immediately. If a student is having symptoms related to allergies, they will need to get a note from their primary care physician (PCP) that states the symptoms are directly associated with allergies. Otherwise, the student will be required to begin the process to get a COVID-19 test at a Houston Health Department-affiliated test site or take a government approved COVID-19 home test. The test results need to be emailed to houstonpdc@gmail.com.

Parent Responsibilities

Please note: You and/or your family are obligated to contact the PDC school director at director@paradigmdevelopmentcenter.com or (281) 755-6631 if or when your student, yourself, or a live-in immediate family member is exposed to or tests positive for COVID-19. You and/or your family are obligated to contact the PDC school director if or when your student, yourself, or a live-in immediate family member begins to express symptoms of COVID-19.

If your student continues to attend in-person PDC classroom sessions, please keep the following in mind. PDC staff, students, and student families are directly affected by what each staff and student brings into the school, every day. Please stay mindful and proactive in efforts to keep yourself and your family aware of what you/they are touching and consistent with hand washing, wearing face masks, and social distancing.

PDC Staff Responsibilities

Please note: You and/or your family are obligated to contact the PDC school director at director@paradigmdevelopmentcenter.com or (281) 755-6631 if or when you or a live-in immediate family member is exposed to or tests positive for COVID-19. You and/or your family are obligated to contact the PDC school director if or when you or a live-in immediate family member begins to express symptoms of COVID-19.

PDC staff will sanitize and disinfect public areas and surfaces to stay proactive in efforts to control the transmission of COVID-19. PDC staff will stay mindful and proactive in efforts to keep in-person attending students aware of what they are touching and consistent in handwashing & sanitizing.

If you continue to attend in-person PDC classroom sessions, please keep the following in mind. PDC staff, students, and student families are directly affected by what each staff and student brings into the school, every day. Please stay mindful and proactive in efforts to keep yourself and your family aware of what you/they are touching and consistent with hand washing, wearing face masks, and social distancing.

PDC’s Responsibilities

PDC will keep staff and student families updated if or when a PDC staff, student, or live-in immediate family member tests positive for COVID-19.

PDC will continue to execute this protocol until June 1, 2023. On this day, PDC will review this protocol and send an update to staff and student families. Due to the quickly evolving nature of COVID-19, PDC reserves the right to update this protocol at any time. [Last updated August 2022]

Educational Resources Relating to COVID-19

World Health Organization course - https://openwho.org/courses/introduction-to-ncov

Harris County Public Health - http://publichealth.harriscountytx.gov/Resources/2019-Novel-Coronavirus

If you have questions or concerns, contact the PDC school director at director@paradigmdevelopmentcenter.com or (281) 755-6631.

PDC reserves the right to update this protocol at any time.