• We plan to implement Scenario C, which is a combination of in-person and remote learning. You have the option to choose which plan works for your family. Although we highly recommend and request consistency (in the best interest of student learning), you do have the right to change at any time. Share your decision with your child’s teacher during the introductory conference on Monday, August 17th or Tuesday, August 18th.
• We are prepared to accommodate each enrolled student on campus five days a week for in-person learning.
• We have moved to a synchronous remote learning program, whereby students can livestream instruction in real time.

• Most grade levels (except 2nd and 3rd) will be split into two groups and will have one homeroom teacher throughout the day. This change will minimize exposure. We have managed to keep 2nd grade and 3rd grade together in significantly larger spaces which will allow them to remain as a whole class (with two teachers) while continuing to social distance.
• Although our senior class will be split into two groups, all of the 5th-grade teachers will rotate between homerooms in order to ensure the students are prepared for the middle school transition.
• Each early childhood classroom (PreK3, PreK4, and Kindergarten) will have one teacher and one assistant teacher.
• We have maximized the use of every space on campus. Rooms that were previously used for special areas, such as music, science, foreign language, and the Media Center, will now serve as homerooms. Students will continue to participate in special area classes, as those teachers will rotate between classes. 
• Students will spend their day in their homerooms minimizing contact with other students--this includes having chapel (live streamed) and lunch in their classrooms.
• Outdoor activities such as recess and physical education will occur outside and in the same small groups to limit exposure.

• For the safety of our students, faculty, and staff, this school year, parents will not be permitted to walk their children to class. We have created staggered drop-off and pick-up times. Students should arrive to school with their masks on and remain in their vehicle until their temperature has been taken by a staff member who will assist them with getting out of the car. 
• It is critical for families and their caregivers to adhere to that schedule. Late drop-offs or early pick-ups will impede the process and eliminate our ability to contact trace. Please drop children off on time for school and refrain from picking them up early. You are encouraged to schedule any appointments outside of the school day. We ask for your assistance with this critical matter.
• In early August you will receive a packet via U.S. mail with your carpool (drop-off/pick-up) information. If you have recently moved, please update your address in My BackPack and email Ed Diaz at ediaz@saintphilips.net. The packet will contain two colored placards with an identification number that is unique to your family and your drop-off/pick-up time. Please do not swap placards with any other family. Allowances have also been made for families with multiple children in different grade levels.
• There will be four points of ingress and egress. Each one is color-coded and corresponds to a colored flag notating that location--the PreK3 House, the Stone Cross Entrance, the Fountain Entrance, and the Athletic Field. Within your carpool packet you will find your drop-off and pick-up location. Any parent, caregiver, or authorized pick-up person involved in drop-off or pick-up will need that placard. Again, these will be mailed in early August. We ask that individuals within the car wear masks to protect our faculty and staff members who will be assisting with getting students out of the vehicle. 
• We are encouraging all families to drive to school. We recognize that this will be a major shift for some. However, it will allow us to take temperatures and ensure that each student is prepared for school without delaying the moving carpool. We ask for your assistance with this matter.

• The School Nurse and clinic have been moved to the 1140 House. 
• All employees and students are required to wear masks. We will include student masks in the carpool packets, which will be mailed to your house. Additional masks may be purchased. Please have your child practice wearing a mask this summer. We encourage you to begin with small periods of time (30 minutes) and to work your way up to larger periods (2 hours).
• We have purchased individual supplies for students to prevent sharing.
• We are strongly encouraging families to refrain from air travel at least 14 days before school begins.
• We will email acknowledgement forms in early August to each family asking for your recognition of operational changes made due to Covid-19. These must be signed and returned electronically on or before Monday, August 17, 2020. Details for returning the forms electronically will be listed within the email. 
• Our Medical Task Force will host a Town Hall on Monday, July 27th and will send out frequent communications throughout the school year.