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Hello colleagues,
I’m Shael Polakow-Suransky, President of Bank Street College of Education. In September, Governor Hochul announced that COVID-19 has been designated as an airborne infectious disease. This designation initiated New York State’s HERO Act, which passed earlier this year and requires employers to adopt a workplace safety plan to help prevent the spread of airborne infectious diseases like COVID-19. Since the onset of the pandemic, Bank Street has worked to develop strong health and safety policies that are aligned with guidelines from both the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as well as the local Department of Health and informed by feedback from a range of experts, including doctors, architects, and engineers. Additionally, our policies are in compliance with New York’s HERO Act standards and will help preserve the health and safety our community through multiple layers of protection. You can access our plan for this school year by visiting the COVID-19 Resources section of the Faculty & Staff Resources page on our website. This page also includes additional resources and information related to COVID-19 that you might find useful. I’m going to share my screen so you can see how to get there. You go to your account and click here to Faculty & Staff Resources. Then you go to COVID-19 Resources and this is where you find the Health & Safety Plans. I hope you all stay safe and take good care as we begin the fall season. Thanks and be well.