Updated / Current COVID-19 Information Page

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Now that the State of California and the County of Marin have fully lifted restrictions on businesses and have aligned with the CDC, including mask usage recommendations, please see the updates below for our business type. (Our business type during this time of regulations has been classified as “gym/fitness” and in context of our full-day summer programs as a “day camp.”) 

In summary, businesses have been given the following guidance / options:

1) Allow individuals to "self attest" they have been vaccinated, and therefore unmask. 

2) Implement a vaccine verification system to determine who may unmask.

3) Require everyone to wear a mask regardless of vaccination status.

New Mask Policy For Children's Program – effective 6/28/21 updated 8/1/21

 Who Is Still Required To Wear Their Mask: All dancers in the Children's programs  (ages 3 1/2 - 11 years old) are still required to wear masks at MCD until a vaccine is available for their age, we will continue to social distance when inside of the studios. 

New Mask Policy for Youth Program- effective 6/28/21 updated 8/1/21

Who May Remove Their Mask: Currently all students will be required to wear a mask as of 8/1/21. We will move back to the following protocols when applicable. 

Students who are two weeks post their second dose (Pfizer/Moderna) or two weeks post their single shot (J&J) must provide proof of vaccination status to unmask. Vaccine cards may be sent via screenshot/scan and emailed to melinda@marinconservatoryofdance.org or may be shown at the front desk to a staff member. Vaccination status is then noted in the student’s file, as well as noted on attendance records for Faculty reference. Any screenshot/scan file of a vaccination card is not stored once a student’s file is updated. We support any fully vaccinated students who may choose to continue to wear their mask. 

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Who Is Still Required To Wear Their Mask: Currently all students will be required to wear a mask as of 8/1/21. We will move back to the following protocols when applicable. 

All students who are not vaccinated, or are within the two-week time frame of their final vaccination dosage. Children under the age of 2 do not need to wear a mask. 

New Mask Policy for Adult Program- effective 6/28/21

Who May Remove Their Mask: Currently all students will be required to wear a mask as of 8/1/21. We will move back to the following protocols when applicable. 

Individuals who are two weeks post their second dose (Pfizer/Moderna) or two weeks post their single shot (J&J) may self-attest they have been vaccinated, and therefore unmask. We support any fully vaccinated individuals who may choose to continue to wear their mask. 

Who Is Still Required To Wear Their Mask: Currently all students will be required to wear a mask as of 8/1/21. We will move back to the following protocols when applicable. 

All persons who are not vaccinated, or are within the two-week time frame of their final vaccination dosage. 

New Mask Policy for Faculty & Staff Program- effective 6/28/21

Who May Remove Their Mask: Currently all students will be required to wear a mask as of 8/1/21. We will move back to the following protocols when applicable. 

Individuals who are two weeks post their second dose (Pfizer/Moderna) or two weeks post their single shot (J&J) must provide proof of vaccination in order to be permitted to unmask. We support any fully vaccinated staff/faculty who may choose to continue to wear their mask. 

Who Is Still Required To Wear Their Mask: Currently all students will be required to wear a mask as of 8/1/21. We will move back to the following protocols when applicable. 

Any individual who is not vaccinated, or is within the two-week time frame of their final vaccination dosage. 

Symptoms Check -  We ask that adults and older students self-monitor their well-being. Parents of younger students who are too young to self monitor should be screened for symptoms and temp checked from home, prior to departing for class. 

Individuals with any of the following symptoms must not attend class.

Symptoms may appear 2-14 days after exposure to the virus. People with these symptoms may have COVID-19:

• Fever or chills
• Cough
• Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing
• Fatigue
• Muscle or body aches
• Headache
• New loss of taste or smell
• Sore throat
• Congestion or runny nose
• Nausea or vomiting
• Diarrhea

Plan For If Someone At MCD Tests Positive For Covid-19

Individuals who have been in contact with Covid-19 or have tested positive for Covid-19 must contact MCD immediately. MCD keeps a record of who has been in the building - when and where (commons spaces + studio room). Any persons/classes that have had contact with an individual who has tested positive will be contacted. MCD will undergoes a daily thorough cleaning. Classes may be quarantined if needed, with classes temporarily resorting to fully on Zoom. 

Common Spaces & Capacity – Lobby, Dressing Rooms, Studios, etc. 

We have a strict drop-off/ pick-up only procedure due to our location. Reducing traffic in our building also reduces risk. 

Our dressing rooms are now opened for use. 

MCD is no longer under capacity restrictions however, we have the following approximate capacity limits in place:

• Studio 1: 16 children/ youth program, 20 adult program
• Studio 2: 16 children/youth program, 20 adult program

Social Distancing

As an extra measure of precaution, faculty will continue to keep dancers spaced apart as best as possible during class. 

• Thorough cleaning in high traffic areas (reception area, dressing room and dancer bathroom) will be performed daily. Commonly used surfaces will be frequently disinfected. 
•  Between classes all barres and equipment will be sanitized. .
•  All doors to the outside will remain open at all times if the weather permits, to aid in air turnover.
• All barres, Pilates equipment, and touchable surfaces are cleaned and sanitized between each use. We will be assigning dancers a spot at the barre for the session and asking dancers to wipe down their space and any equipment they use for Pilates after each use.
• Entrances and exits, and points of sale are equipped with proper sanitation products, including touchless hand sanitizers and sanitizing wipes. 
• Bathrooms will be stocked with soap and touchless soap dispensers and paper towels at all times. We have tissues, no-touch trash cans in the bathrooms and reception area, hand soap, alcohol-based hand sanitizers, and disinfectants. We have equipped the studio entrance with a touchless hand sanitizer stand. We ask that everyone remove street shoes when entering the reception area and hand sanitizes right away. Hands-free devices have been placed in the studio, as well as contact-less Apple pay payment systems.
•  We will also be using Hepa / UV Air Filters from "Germ Guardian" during indoor classes. 

• Class sizes will be kept to a minimum to ensure for safe distancing. 
•  Face coverings are required when staff and dancers are in the studio and outside. We are asking that dancers wear masks with filters, not cloth masks alone, teachers will do the same. Dancers are welcome to wear face shields if they like. 
• Tape has been placed at six feet apart at barres and on the dance floor to maintain 6 ft. distance and to properly outline the range to be observed. 
•  Dancers will be required to wear masks during class until a vaccine is available for their age group. . Touch less hand sanitizers will be available at the back door, the reception desk, and the front door, as well as outside. 
•  Dancers should bring water bottle large enough for their day. 

• Do not bring your child to the studio if your child is not feeling well or has a fever.
• To minimize common area usage, we are asking that all students fully dress in their uniforms before coming to the school. The dancer should still wear street shoes into the studio or outdoors where they will switch into their dance shoes.
• Don’t forget to bring your mask/face-covering
• It is very important for students to stay home whenever they are not feeling well. Make-ups will be available via Zoom or in-person.
• If your dancer exhibits symptoms of Covid-19 or has been in contact with someone positive please email the Director right away, and in good conscience please have your dancer tested and relay the results by email. 

• (Indoor) Dancers should approach the back door wearing their mask/face-covering and form a line. Dancers will be admitted into the studio after the prior class exits. Please do not leave your child unattended if they are in Level 1, Level 1A, Level 1B prior to entering the studio unless there is an attendant outside in the rear. 
• (Outdoor) Dancers should take a seat in the rear of the building and wait until the teacher calls them up on the stage. Please do not leave your child unattended if they are in Level 1, Level 1A, Level 1B prior to your child's class unless there is an attendant outside in the rear. 
•  All dancers will  hand sanitize to clean their hands prior to entering the stage / using our touchless hand sanitizer. 
• (Indoor) Only dancers should enter the building at class time.  If a parent needs to contact the school, your first option should be email or phone. Should you need to enter the building for any reason, you should wait until all students have entered the building and then proceed to come inside. There will be no use of the common areas for waiting, all parents must wait in their vehicles if desiring to stay on premises.
• (Outdoor) Staff will be available for questions outside before and after classes. 
• Upon entering the studio students should proceed directly into the studio where the teacher will assign a place to be used for the class.. Outdoors students will be assigned a space to stand. 

• Now more than ever it is important for parents to be on time for pickup.  Students will be released from class allowed to put on their street shoes and then exit the building in the back parking lot to wait for their parents. Please arrive 5 minutes prior to the end of classes. We have intermittent staff to attend to dancers after they are let out of their class, not all classes will have an attendant outside. 
• We have scheduled 5 minutes between each class to allow for a thorough cleaning of the studio / outdoor barres and space between each class. All surfaces will be wiped down between classes.