SUMMARY 9/21/22

UPDATE: The Health and Safety Committee of the CMS Board of Directors has approved the following revised Health and Safety policy for all persons in the 1544 Hamilton Street building. This revised policy is effective September 21, 2022.

Community Music School encourages everyone to wear face masks, but does not require masks in our building, with the following important exceptions:

1. At an individual faculty member’s sole discretion, she/he may require students and parents to be masked during their lessons, and students and parents must comply.  CMS office staff will notify current in-person students of their teacher’s masking requirement prior to their lessons.

2. Voice students and teachers, students and teachers of brass instruments, Kids Choir students, and ensemble/band members must wear face masks, and they must use bell covers wherever possible.

3. Any CMS teacher, staff, or student must test negative for Covid before returning to CMS to work, teach, or attend in-person lessons or group classes and other events.

Under the guidance of the CMS Health & Safety Committee of the Board of Directors, CMS continues to mitigate the spread of COVID-19, as outlined in our Health & Safety Plan:

• • • Properly Fitted Masks are Encouraged: For the safety of our students, teachers, and staff, everyone (age 2 and older) is encouraged to wear a tight-fitting mask at all times in the building.
    • Check-In & Wash Your Hands: CMS will provide hand sanitizer at check-in. Please use it and wash your hands in the restroom before your lesson.
    • Parent Waiting Area: Parents may wait in the Hess Lounge during their student’s lesson or, with teacher approval, may join their student in the lesson studio.
    • Cleaning/Filtration: Studios are equipped with fresh makeup air ducts and ultraviolet light filters or a MedifyAir air purifier with HEPA and UV filtration. Surfaces are cleaned and disinfected regularly.
    • IF YOU ARE SICK: Remember, if you are scheduled for an in-person lesson and are sick or may have had a COVID exposure, do not come to the building. Contact the CMS office to make arrangements for an online lesson.

The plan is continuously reviewed and updated as conditions allow.  The safety of our students, faculty, and staff is our first priority.  Read the full Health & Safety Plan.