As we prepare for a phased reopening, we’ve made updates based on guidance from health authorities, such as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Texas Department of State Health Services, and Brazoria County Health Department. These measures are designed to promote:
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In an effort to slow the spread and reduce the risk of exposure to COVID-19 (Coronavirus), we have implemented strong physical distancing and sanitation procedures across campus to protect the health of our students and staff.
You can learn more about our plan for Fall by visiting the Back to Brazosport College page.
Here are a few highlights of what to expect on campus:
Face masks or facial coverings and temperature screenings are expected before entering campus facilities.
The CDC recommends wearing face masks or cloth face coverings in public settings where other social distancing measures are difficult to maintain (e.g., grocery stores and pharmacies), especially in areas of significant community-based transmission.
It is also advised that the use of simple cloth face coverings be used to slow the spread of the virus. This will also help people who unknowingly may have the virus from transmitting it to others. Cloth face coverings fashioned from household items or made at home from common materials at low cost can be used as an additional, voluntary public health measure. To review different templates and methods of how to make masks at home, download the CDC’s DIY Face Covering Instructions.
Cloth face coverings should not be placed on young children under age 2, anyone who has trouble breathing, or is unconscious, incapacitated or otherwise unable to remove the mask without assistance.
The cloth face coverings recommended are not surgical masks or N-95 respirators. Those are critical supplies that must continue to be reserved for healthcare workers and other medical first responders, as recommended by current CDC guidance.
Some events - including business meetings - may be modified or canceled to allow for physical distancing and limited contact.
As we plan for the Fall semester, we may implement temporary changes, along with some adjustments to our course schedule.
You can learn more about our plan for Fall by visiting the Back to Brazosport College page.
The Fall 2020 semester will begin as scheduled on Monday, August 24.
After careful consideration, and with guidance from the Center for Disease Control and the Texas Department of State Health Services, Brazosport College will be offering a variety of course formats for Fall 2020.
Fall courses will be delivered in one of the following formats:
We will offer limited "Face-to-Face" and "Blended" courses this fall.
For Blended Courses: In order to reduce the number of students in a classroom at one time, students may rotate between receiving on campus and online instruction. This will allow all students in the class to experience both face-to-face and remote instruction.
For example, a course meeting on Tuesdays and Thursdays may have half of students attend face-to-face on Tuesdays, and the other half attend face-to-face on Thursdays.
Check out the Fall Schedule to see which courses have been affected or learn more about these changes on our Back to Brazosport College page.
The number of students allowed in each course may be lowered to accommodate social distancing.
Your professors have been working hard, especially in courses with hands-on learning, to prepare lessons, online labs, and do-at-home kits to provide high-quality instruction from a distance.
The Writing Center, Math Center and many other student services will also be available online to support you.
Brazosport College believes that continuing our daily lives, including your college courses, with appropriate safety precautions is a good strategy for managing our way through these uncertain times. We are committed to providing a high-quality college experience.
Yes! Below you'll find a list of all the student services still available to help you during this time.
Please keep in mind that if you have questions regarding your educational records (examples include grades, schedule, or financial aid) you MUST send emails from your official Brazosport College email address. You can access your BC email by visiting webmail.brazosport.edu.
If you are having password trouble, please visit: www.brazosport.edu/password.
For other issues, you can reach out to the IT Helpdesk via:
For more information, please visit www.brazosport.edu/it.
If you are new to the Virtual Campus, take the introductory tour.
A list of additional resources for learning about the Virtual Campus is available on the Distance Learning webpage.
Emergency aid funding is available to students who experience an unexpected or unforeseen circumstance that may prevent them from achieving their immediate educational and career goals at Brazosport College.
You can learn more about this type of aid at brazosport.edu/emergencyaid.
We also recommend speaking with the Financial Aid office. They have the flexibility to work with students to ensure the students are able to stay in school.
We recommend speaking with the Financial Aid office. You can contact them via email at finaid@brazosport.edu.
To provide relief to student loan borrowers during the COVID-19 national emergency, federal student loan borrowers can be placed in an administrative forbearance, which allows you to temporarily stop making your monthly loan payment.
We recommend reading the borrower Q&As on the Department of Education's Federal Student Aid Office website to learn more about what to do in certain circumstances. They will be adding information for students, borrowers, and parents to this page on a regular basis, so please check it frequently.
The testing department is committed to the health and safety of our Brazosport College Community. The following tests are currently postponed or have been rescheduled. Thank you for your patience during this time.
Remote Testing:
Postponed Testing:
Please continue to monitor the Assessment Center website for the latest testing updates at www.brazosport.edu/assessmentcenter.
Reopening will be completed in three phases. Phase One is already in progress.
Phase 1 focuses on the return of select key personnel needed to initiate essential functions related to resuming in-person work.
In this initial phase, CTE faculty and other personnel were allowed to return to on-site work and lab classes, either because they can most effectively do their jobs of lab instruction or because their presence is was required on site for management or student support purposes.
This phase also includes additional employees who can begin to offer limited on-campus services made available by appointment only. During this phase, all in-person campus services also will continue to be offered remotely.
Approval for employees to be on campus will follow the current process of approval by the Vice President over the division or department and by the College’s Emergency Policy Group.Pending the successful implementation of Phase 1, Brazosport College will return additional employees to on-site work at a level not to exceed half of the combined work time of all the employees in a given area.
In preparation for the Fall semester, the College anticipates returning additional employees to campus operations to provide an expanded selection of on-campus services. These services will be identified based upon the advice of public health officials, the College’s business needs, and the input of individual departments.
In planning for this return, supervisors are urged to consider which employees need to be on-site to perform their work and to schedule employees to be on campus on staggered schedules or rotating days to create social distancing.
Those personnel previously approved for remote work assignments will remain off-site until the College receives further guidance from public health authorities.
Employees selected to return to on-campus operations during this phase will be notified no later than Monday, July 20th.Pending the successful implementation of Phase 2, Brazosport College anticipates returning additional employees to campus operations during this phase to provide an expanded selection of on-campus services.
The expansion of these campus services will be identified based upon the advice of public health officials, the College’s business needs, and the input of individual departments.
Those personnel previously approved for remote work assignments will remain off-site until the College receives further guidance from public health authorities.
Employees selected to return to on-campus operations during this phase will be notified no later than Monday, August 10th.
In phases 1 and 2 of Brazosport College’s return-to-campus operations, no employee will be required to work on site if they have valid health concerns. Examples below illustrate the most common situations without representing a complete list:
Example 1: If any employees 65 years of age or older are notified to return to work and they request to work remotely due to elevated risk from COVID-19 exposure, the College may approve the temporary workplace modification, according to CDC guidance.
Example 2: If employees inform Human Resources that they have a disability that puts them at greater risk of severe illness if they contract COVID-19 and they request to work remotely, the College may provide accommodation if it will not pose an undue hardship on the institution. The College may require verification that this accommodation request is necessary.
Example 3: If employees inform Human Resources that they have a valid health condition that places them at greater risk of severe illness if they contract COVID-19 and they request to work remotely, the College may approve the temporary workplace modification if it will not impose an undue hardship on the institution. The College may require verification that this accommodation request is necessary.
Example 4: If employees who are notified to return to work on campus inform Human Resources that they are unable to do so because their child’s school is closed or childcare is unavailable due to COVID-19, the College may allow the employee to continue to work remotely. If employees are unable to work their full schedule, they may request leave, including extended Family Medical Leave and/or Emergency Paid Sick Leave available through the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA).
The College is committed to payroll being processed on the regular distribution schedule.
For Part-Time Employees: Please record only your actual hours worked on your timesheets. We encourage everyone to communicate with their supervisor about additional, available work that allows the employee to work their typical amount of part-time hours (i.e., 19 hours per week or less). If there is not enough remote work to be performed, all employees are encouraged to find additional opportunities to work, i.e., health screeners and safety monitors.
For Supervisors: Please review all part-time employee schedules. Determine if there is additional work available so the part-time employee can work their typical scheduled hours (i.e., 19 hours per week or less). If any employees need additional hours, there are several opportunities for additional hours, i.e., health screeners and safety monitors.
The majority of the college's payroll is processed electronically directly to employees’ bank accounts, which allows for on-time delivery.
It is strongly encouraged that all employees who are not currently having their payroll deposited directly into their bank account complete the appropriate paperwork to transition to direct deposit.
You may download the direct deposit form to get started.
Compensation during this altered operations period is intended to provide employees with their normal base compensation as described below. However, in order for that to occur, employees MUST be Available for Work.
The definition of Available for Work is as follows:
Availability to Report Onsite – Employees must be able to arrive onsite within two hours of being contacted to report. Vice President approval is required prior to a supervisor directing an employee to report onsite.
Please complete and submit your remote Work Activity Log to your supervisor on a daily basis:
Travel has been limited to that deemed essential by the Vice President over the area and the Emergency Policy Group.
Virtual meetings using tools such as Zoom will be encouraged.
Face-to-face meetings with external parties are not permitted.
Departments should either meet remotely or remove/rearrange chairs and tables or add visual cue marks in meeting rooms.
Brazosport College is still in altered operations and access to campus still requires Vice President and EPG approval.
The IT department will continue to provide support.
If you are having password trouble, please visit: www.brazosport.edu/password.
For other issues, you can reach out the the IT Helpdesk via:
For more information, please visit www.brazosport.edu/it.
As we move to more of our services and classes being provided online, we understand that a reliable Internet connection can sometimes be a struggle to maintain. Below are some steps you can take to improve your experience while studying, attending your classes online, and virtually requesting help from different services on campus.
Many major service providers are now offering different options for those who need assistance connecting to the Internet for work and school. Check out the links below to see what each is doing and how you may be able to benefit.
The CDC recommends wearing face masks or cloth face coverings in public settings where other social distancing measures are difficult to maintain (e.g., grocery stores and pharmacies), especially in areas of significant community-based transmission.
It is also advised that the use of simple cloth face coverings be used to slow the spread of the virus. This will also help people who unknowingly may have the virus from transmitting it to others. Cloth face coverings fashioned from household items or made at home from common materials at low cost can be used as an additional, voluntary public health measure. To review different templates and methods of how to make masks at home, download the CDC’s DIY Face Covering Instructions.
Cloth face coverings should not be placed on young children under age 2, anyone who has trouble breathing, or is unconscious, incapacitated or otherwise unable to remove the mask without assistance.
The cloth face coverings recommended are not surgical masks or N-95 respirators. Those are critical supplies that must continue to be reserved for healthcare workers and other medical first responders, as recommended by current CDC guidance.
Yes. They should be routinely washed depending on the frequency of use.
A washing machine should suffice in properly washing a face covering.
Individuals should be careful not to touch their eyes, nose, and mouth when removing their face covering and wash hands immediately after removing.
We recommend the following organizations for more information regarding COVID-19:
Symptoms may appear 2-14 days after exposure to the virus. People with these symptoms may have COVID-19:
This list does not include all possible symptoms. CDC will continue to update this list as we learn more about COVID-19.
Look for emergency warning signs* for COVID-19. If someone is showing any of these signs, seek emergency medical care immediately
*This list is not all possible symptoms. Please call your medical provider for any other symptoms that are severe or concerning to you.
Call 911 or call ahead to your local emergency facility: Notify the operator that you are seeking care for someone who has or may have COVID-19.
SOURCE: CDC.GOV/CORONAVIRUS
UPDATED: TUESDAY, JUNE 23, 2020
UPDATED: TUESDAY, JUNE 23, 2020
SOURCES: CDC.GOV/CORONAVIRUS
If you are sick with COVID-19 or think you might have COVID-19, follow the steps below to care for yourself and to help protect other people in your home and community.
As much as possible, stay in a specific room and away from other people and pets in your home. If possible, you should use a separate bathroom. If you need to be around other people or animals in or outside of the home, wear a cloth face covering.
Look for emergency warning signs* for COVID-19. If someone is showing any of these signs, seek emergency medical care immediately
*This list is not all possible symptoms. Please call your medical provider for any other symptoms that are severe or concerning to you.
Call 911 or call ahead to your local emergency facility: Notify the operator that you are seeking care for someone who has or may have COVID-19.
Note: During the COVID-19 pandemic, medical grade facemasks are reserved for healthcare workers and some first responders. You may need to make a cloth face covering using a scarf or bandana.
High-touch surfaces include phones, remote controls, counters, tabletops, doorknobs, bathroom fixtures, toilets, keyboards, tablets, and bedside tables.
Deciding when it is safe to be around others is different for different situations. Find out when you can safely end home isolation.
For any additional questions about your care, contact your healthcare provider or state or local health department.
SOURCE: CDC.GOV/CORONAVIRUS
UPDATED: TUESDAY, JUNE 23, 2020
A multi-specialty group of people across the globe are working on developing a viable vaccine and curative treatment for COVID-19.
However, there is not one at this time. The disease is viral, which means antibiotics will not help; the antiviral drugs that work against the flu do not work against coronavirus. Those with a weak immune system and those who already are sick are urged to be especially cautious.
Community Health Network (CHN) has taken all necessary steps to ensure that they are responding to the needs of our community by expanding their testing capabilities.
While CHN is providing COVID 19 testing, patients must undergo a screening process according to CDC guidelines. Individuals wishing to be screened may call the CHN health center. CHN has outlined a detailed process for our community to help you stay informed on how you can be tested if you meet the screening requirements.
Community Health Network is practicing social distancing by offering Virtual Visits via telemedicine services for individuals to meet the screening requirements.
To schedule a Virtual Visit, individuals may call the CHN center. They can provide medical visits, psychiatric visits, and counseling services. Their pharmacies can mail out your prescriptions with no additional cost.
To protect CHN's patients and staff, they have implemented screening centers. Adoue Family Health Center in Alvin, Brazoria County Dream Center in Clute and Scarsdale Family Health Center in southeast Harris County (South Belt area) are screening and testing centers.
Please note: COVID-19 testing at these sites is for prescreened and scheduled individuals only.
Reputable testing sites are following CDC guidelines for COVID testing. Insured patients that meet CDC testing guidelines will have their insurance billed with no copay or deductible. Uninsured patients that meet CDC testing guidelines will not be charged for testing.
If an individual is experiencing or "has" any symptoms and would like to be screened for COVID-19, please call 281-824.1480, send a text message to 281-385-8401, or visit www.mychn.org.
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