All persons utilizing Dassel-Cokato School facilities must comply with the following guidelines:

• The requirements as set forth by the Minnesota Department of Health's (MDH) COVID-19 Sports Practice and Games Guidance for Youth and Adults.
• The requirements as set forth by the Minnesota Department of Health's (MDH) Stay Safe Guidance for Entertainment and Meeting Venues.
• Persons/Groups renting Dassel-Cokato Schools facilities are required to submit a COVID-19 Preparedness Plan for approval.
  • The person assigned to the building permit is responsible for communicating their COVID-19 Preparedness Plan to their participants and is responsible for compliance.
  • This includes mask-wearing, health screening, social distancing, and other prevention and mitigation procedures.
  • Any confirmed COVID-19 cases must be reported directly to the Dassel-Cokato School District COVID Coordinator as soon as possible.  
• Additional requirements may apply as COVID-19 conditions and parameters change frequently, please check with the Facilities Secretary with any questions.

Indoor Facilities Use:

• Adapt practices and/or activities to allow physical distancing of at least 6 feet.  
• Maximum pod size of 15 (participants and adults) in classroom and meeting spaces and 25 per pod (participants and adults) in gyms and gym spaces. If social distancing cannot be attained with the group size, then the number of participants must be reduced.  
  • Do not exceed the number of people allowed in the venue.
• Within the activity, create consistent pods of the same staff, volunteers, and participants with a maximum number based on space type (i.e. gym, classroom, etc.).  
  • Keep track daily of the people within each pod and maintain the records should they be needed for contact tracing purposes.
  • In gyms and gym spaces, pods must be separated from each other by at least 12 feet.  
  • Pods should refrain from intermixing as much as possible.
• Coaches/instructors/renters are responsible for communicating the expectations to participants as well as ensuring compliance.

Outdoor Facilities Use:

• Ensure you are in compliance with Safe Sport mandates (federal law).
• Adapt practices and/or activities to allow physical distancing of at least 6 feet.
• Maximum pod size of 50 people (participants and adults) for outdoor activities.  
  • Keep track daily of the people within each pod and maintain those records should they be needed for contact tracing purposes.
  • Pods should refrain from intermixing as much as possible. 
  • Do not exceed the number of people allowed in the venue.
• If necessary for parents/guardians to be at practices, ensure that proper social distancing is maintained between parents/households and they are included in pod counts if participating in the activity.
• Discourage sharing of equipment as much as possible.
• If sharing is needed, clean equipment between each use.  Cleaning procedures and products must be included in your COVID-19 plan submitted to the district.  
• Coaches/instructors/renters are responsible for communicating the expectations to participants as well as ensuring compliance.

• Masks must be worn at all times while inside Dassel-Cokato School buildings or while riding on school district transportation.
  • Masks must be worn properly at all times, must cover the nose and mouth completely, and should not be made of mesh, contain holes or vents.  
  • Previous guidance about removing masks during high exertion activities no longer applies.
  • See "Face Coverings" for additional guidelines.
• Follow social distancing practices both indoors and out.
  • Use different ways of acknowledging sportsmanship other than handshakes and high fives.
  • Family members may sit together but should be socially distanced from other spectators.  
  • Spectators are discouraged at in-door practices however, one spectator per participant is allowed should there be a need to attend.
    • Spectators attending indoor practices must sign in upon arrival (see head coach/instructor), wear a face covering at all times, sit socially distanced, and meet any other requirements while inside the school building.
• Practice increased hand hygiene and respiratory etiquette.
• Self-monitor your health and stay home when you are sick.
  • If a person becomes ill during an event/practice/game, make sure there is a place to isolate until the person is able to be picked up if a ride is needed.
• Bring your own water bottle and do not share.
• Limit unnecessary sharing of equipment.

Persons/Renters assigned building permits are responsible to communicate and ensure compliance with the below face covering requirements.  Persons/Renters are also responsible for supplying their participants with acceptable face coverings if the participant arrives at the facility without one.

In accordance with Executive Order 20-81, face coverings must be worn at all times while inside Dassel-Cokato School buildings or while riding on school district transportation.

Types of allowable face coverings include:

• Paper or disposable mask
• Cloth facemask
• Neck gaiter
• Scarf
• Bandanna
• Religious face covering

Types of masks not allowed:

• Those that incorporate a valve designed to facilitate easy exhaling
• Mesh masks or those with vents
• Masks with openings, holes, visible gaps in the design or material

The covering should cover the nose and mouth completely, should not be overly tight or restrictive, and should feel comfortable to wear.

Face coverings should not be placed on anyone under age 2, anyone who has trouble breathing or is unconscious, anyone who is incapacitated or otherwise unable to remove the face covering without assistance, or anyone who cannot tolerate a face-covering due to a developmental, medical, or behavioral health condition.

Consistent with Executive Order 21-01 and EO 21-07, face coverings must be worn at all times during indoor physical activity (e.g., when exercising in a gym, fitness center, or during recess), regardless of the level of physical exertion. Previous guidance allowing face coverings to be removed during high exertion activities is no longer applicable.

**Groups assigned permits for Dassel-Cokato Schools are responsible for communicating face covering requirements to workers and participants and must supply their own face coverings should a participant arrive at the facility without one.