A Message from our
Head of School

June 26, 2020
 
Dear St. Philip’s Episcopal School Families, 
 
I am writing to provide some updates to our 2020 - 2021 Re-entry plan that was provided to you on May 22nd. The Re-entry Task Force has been working diligently to make the transition back to school as safe as possible for our students, faculty, and staff. As a committee, we have been meeting with field experts and administrators at our peer institutions to collaborate, gather information, and create best practices. 

As of the writing of this letter, we are planning to follow Scenario A, which represents opening the campus with social distancing guidelines in place. Scenario A indicates that all of our students will be attending school together daily, with measures implemented from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). 

While that is our plan, we have yet to receive confirmation from the Governor or the Diocese of Southeast Florida that we may follow that plan. Our goal is to be prepared to have an open campus, while improving our remote learning plan to ensure that we are ready for either option. We are continuing to work with the Diocese, local, and state officials and hope to have more information to provide to you in our scheduled July and August updates. 

Click the image below to review our June updates, while considering that our plans are subject to change due to the uncertainty of the COVID-19 pandemic. ( Previous communication regarding COVID-19 can be found on our website . )
To that end, we ask families to be aware of the many ways they can support a successful school year during these times. Consider the following:

  • Plan to keep children at home when sick.
  • Plan to drop children off on time.
  • Plan to adhere to the assigned drop-off and pickup schedule and locations.

As an added safety measure, we ask families to consider not traveling two weeks before the start of school, which is Wednesday, August 19th . Please know that all of our efforts strive to keep our community safe, and to combat the possibility of the Florida Department of Health mandating a campus closure due to COVID-19 exposure followed by a quarantine for our families. Again, the safety of our community is our top priority.
 
We understand the importance of community, and we are working diligently throughout the summer to create the safest environment for our students, faculty, and staff. We need your help to ensure that the members of St. Philip’s Episcopal Church and School remain safe and healthy. 

In service,





Jasmine B. Harris, EdD
Head of School