APS COMITL September 24, 2021
Alamogordo Public Schools is committed to keeping our students and employees safe, keeping schools open for face-to-face learning, and keeping our athletics teams playing.
The district is using a 14-day rolling COVID positivity rate (percentage of positive cases among enrolled students and assigned employees) by location/group (school, district office, team, activity) as the deciding factor to move to heightened COVID mitigation levels (COMITLs) or to consider a temporary transition to hybrid or full remote learning. If a school reaches Echo, the superintendent, principal, and district health staff will consider if and for how long a transition to hybrid or full remote learning may be necessary.  

The chart below will be updated each school day.

COMITLs 

ALPHA (0 – 1.9%): All standard COVID safety measures are followed in accordance with NMPED, NMDOH, and NMAA guidelines, including:
- Universal masking indoors
- Portable MERV-13 filters in each classroom running continuously, dampers opened to increase airflow, windows opened (as appropriate)
- Weekly surveillance testing of non-vaccinated staff
- Students and employees have access to hand-washing stations/hand sanitizer
- Social distancing
- Quarantine of students/employees tested positive or identified as close contact
- Encourage outdoor learning/dining (weather permitting)
- On-site vaccination opportunities (employees & students w/ confirmed written parent permission)
- Only essential visitors allowed

BRAVO (2 – 2.9%): The district will continue all previous practices and begin additional safety practices including:
- Increase outdoor learning and dining to >10% of each school day (weather permitting)
- No volunteers/visitors in buildings
- Avoid inter-school contact of students/employees
- Limit large gatherings to outdoor events only
- Classroom & hallway touch surfaces sanitized between classes

CHARLIE (3 – 3.9%): The district will continue all previous practices and begin additional safety practices such as:
- Increase outdoor learning/dining to >20% of each school day (weather permitting)
- Regular deep cleaning/disinfecting of facilities on weekends
- Consider one-day remote learning for complete building sanitization
- No spectators at indoor sports events

DELTA (4 – 4.9%): The district will continue all previous practices and begin additional safety practices such as:
- Universal masking at outdoor events
- No spectators at school events (indoors or outdoors)
- Increase outdoor learning/dining to >30% of the school day (weather permitting)
- Student & employee screening (temperature kiosks, screening questions) at entrances at each building entrance
- Essential outdoor events only

ECHO (5% or more): The district will continue all previous practices and consider a transition to hybrid or full remote learning for up to ten days for an individual school, office building, team, or activity.