Tech Moving Forward

Upon our reopening, you will find enhanced cleaning frequency and disinfection practices in place throughout our facilities that follow national guidelines. 

• Routine cleaning and disinfection of high-touch areas — such as doorknobs, chair backs, and tables — in entrances, common areas, and classrooms. 
• Daily misting of classrooms and event spaces. 
• Additional hand sanitizer stations placed throughout the building. 
• Enhanced cleaning products that help counter possible virus transmission per CDC guidelines. 
• Classroom doors locked until five minutes prior to course or event start time. 
• Leaving all other doors open, when possible, to avoid frequent touching of doors and door handles. 

In addition to the routine custodial cleaning cadence throughout the building, we have implemented enhanced preventative measures for our classroom spaces. These initiatives include: 

• Implementation of an EPA-registered misting system to clean and disinfect classroom surfaces at least once daily. 
• Increased daily sanitization of high touchpoints (door hardware, light switches, chair backs, podiums, tables, etc.).  
• Making use of single-use covers for podium mics and keyboards. 
• Using single-use, alcohol-based wipes for all electronics (lapel mics, computer mice, touchpads, printers, remote controls, phones, USB/HDMI cords, etc.). 
• Installation of hand sanitizing dispensers outside classrooms. 
• Enhanced signage for acceptable seating, paths of travel, and proper hygiene. 

For any individual registered for in-person, non-credit courses with Georgia Tech Professional Education (GTPE), the following protocol should be followed in the event that you receive a positive Covid-19 test result. Remember, if you test positive for Covid-19 or begin to have symptoms of Covid-19, you must take immediate action for your own health and the safety of others. 

If you receive a positive Covid-19 test result before your face-to-face class at GTPE (Atlanta or Savannah campus): Do not attend the course until a minimum of 10 days have passed since your symptoms of Covid-19 began, or, if you do not have symptoms, 10 days have passed since your test was collected. We will refund registration fees for health-related reasons with no questions asked. 

If you receive a positive Covid-19 test during class: In the unlikely case where you have a pending test and a positive result comes back while you are on site, we request that you return home immediately and report your positive test to via the Georgia Tech Covid-19 Positive Test Reporting Form. Please comply with local health department contact tracing protocols. When contacted, please provide them contact information for the GTPE Registration Team (see below). The team answering the call will be able to provide a class roster for contact tracing, as well as contact information for GTPE support staff and for Georgia Tech's Stamps Health Services, which reports all positive campus cases. 

If you receive a positive Covid-19 test result after your in-person GTPE class: If your face-to-face class at GTPE (Atlanta or Savannah) was in the time period starting two days before your Covid-19 symptoms began (or two days before your Covid-19 test sample was taken if asymptomatic), and ending 10 days after your symptoms began, we request that you report your positive test via the Georgia Tech Covid-19 Positive Test Reporting Form. We request that you comply with local health department contact tracing protocols. When contacted, please provide them the contact information for the GTPE Registration Team (see below). The team answering the call will be able to provide a class roster for contact tracing, as well as contact information for support staff and Georgia Tech's Stamps Health Services, which reports all positive campus cases. 

GTPE Registration Team
peregistration@pe.gatech.edu
404-385-6203