The East Providence School District has authored its process of contending with the partial solar eclipse that will envelop the area Monday, April 8, right around the time students in most buildings are being dismissed.

The guidance being provided by the administration of Dr. Sandra Forand is as follows:

No recess outside on Monday after 2 p.m.

Glasses will be available for all students in PreK-8 (due to the time of dismissal).

All teachers should remind students they should not be looking at the sun between 2:15-4:30 p.m. without solar eclipse glasses.

If teachers plan to take students outside for the purpose of viewing the eclipse with protective eyewear, they should let parents know and give them the opportunity to opt out.

In addition, Forand said she consult with District Athletic Director Alex Butler about how best to proceed. There is only one home outdoor sports contest scheduled for April 8, a baseball game between East Providence High School and visiting Johnston. However, Forand doesn't expect that outing to be impacted since first pitch is already scheduled for 6 p.m.

There is a Unified Basketball League game at EPHS between the Townies and Shea/Pawtucket, but that match is inside at 4:30 p.m. as is the EPHS boys' junior varsity and varsity volleyball contests in Barrington at 4:30 and 6 p.m., respectively.

Forand said she and Butler would shortly decide how to proceed with any middle school or high school outdoor sports practices planned during the eclipse Monday afternoon. It would appear likely those sessions would be canceled outright or delayed until later in the evening.

The district is also providing the following links on the event to parents and guardians:

The next solar eclipse will be visible across North America on Monday, April 8. You can find information about the Solar Eclipse at http://health.ri.gov/eclipse.

The American Academy of Pediatrics web page also provides useful information for parents at https://www.healthychildren.org/English/tips-tools/ask-the-pediatrician/Pages/how-can-i-safely-watch-a-solar-eclipse-with-my-children.aspx (healthychildren.org).

According to Brown University astronomer Francine Jackson, who recently spoke about the event at the Brownell Library in Little Compton and at the Tiverton Public Library, the eclipse will be visible from 2:14 p.m. to 4:39 p.m., with maximum coverage around 3:30 p.m.

Jackson said that locally, 90 percent of the sun will be blocked by the moon at its height. She also noted it will be the last solar eclipse of this magnitude in the United States until 2045.

“Even if you can’t go where the path of totality is (west of us, where the full eclipse can be viewed) that’s not bad,” she said.

Jackson cautioned that it is not safe to look directly at the sun without eye protection. Certified eclipse glasses — for example, those labeled with an ISO number — are necessities to avoid damage to the eyes. They can be acquired online and at some area retailers.

— Ruth Rasmussen, reporter at The Sakonnet Times, a sister publication to The Post in the East Bay Media Group chain, contributed to this story.