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All district employees and contractors are required to have a wellness check performed prior to entering any LCPS facility as required by NMPED and the Las Cruces Public School District. A Health Services staff member or other designated, trained school employee will conduct the wellness check at each school site and other locations within the school district based upon need. The location of the wellness check and time is dependent upon each school. A Daily Wellness COVID Questionnaire must be completed by each employee/contractor prior to having wellness check performed. The questionnaire can be accessed via an online form. For those individuals without a smartphone or who do not want to use their data, a paper copy of the form will be provided at their wellness check location. Forms are in both English and Spanish.

• Wellness checks will be performed at each school or identified location in a designated area.

• The individual will not be screened unless they are wearing a district-approved mask/face covering.

• Individual will be asked to maintain 6 feet distance from screener except while temperature is being taken.

• Individual will show the screener the answers to the questions on the Daily Wellness COVID Questionnaire prior to having their temperature taken

• Individual will be instructed to remove any head covering or lift bangs from head for 1-2 minutes to allow for an accurate temperature reading.

• Health Services employee or other district trained staff member will then take the individual’s temperature and instruct them to enter it into the online form or will mark it on the paper copy. Based upon the individual’s responses on the Daily Wellness COVID Questionnaire and their temperature, they will be instructed by the Health Services employee or trained staff member to mark “Cleared for Work” or “Not Cleared for Work”.

Note: To keep the contact under the three-minute time frame as required by the New Mexico Department of Health (NMDOH), there should be no visiting between screener and individual. After submission of the Daily Wellness COVID Questionnaire, the individual will receive a Daily Work Certificate verification via email or hard copy stating their clearance status for the day. They are required to present this certificate at their work location if cleared. If they are not cleared, the employee must notify their supervisor/principal and report this to the LCPS Human Resources Department.

All Students are required to have a wellness check performed prior to entering any LCPS facility as required by the Las Cruces Public School District. A Health Services staff member or other designated, trained school employee will conduct the wellness check at each school site and other locations within the school district based upon need. The location of the wellness check and time is dependent upon the need at each school. Each School site will have established procedures for the student wellness checks that meets and is alignment with all state and district protocols and procedures. A Daily Wellness COVID Questionnaire must be completed for each student prior to having wellness check performed. The questionnaire can be accessed via an online form. For those individuals without a smartphone or who do not want to use their data, a paper copy of the form will be provided at their wellness check location. Forms are in both English and Spanish