June 10,2020
Dear St. Rose Families,
As we close out the 2019-2020 school year, we want to express how grateful we are for all of you. You have remained engaged and active in our school community, served as teachers to ensure your children continue to grow, and have been flexible with changing plans and schedules. Please take a moment to complete the distance learning survey at
https://forms.gle/MbPZ5SAher4CZKdMA
to give us feedback about how things went and offer suggestions for improvement in the future. We know that this has not been an easy undertaking, but we are so appreciative that you continue to be an active part of our St. Rose community.
As we await guidance for what the fall will look like, we are preparing for several different scenarios. The Governor’s Office and OSPI will be releasing statements soon about reopening schools in the fall. The Office of Catholic Schools will take this guidance and provide additional support and parameters for the reopening of Catholic schools in our area. Our school community will be able to fine-tune and implement a final reopening plan with the guidance of the CDC, state and local public health professionals, as well as OSPI and the Office of Catholic Schools. We are currently taking into consideration several factors of our programs which include our extracurricular activities, the extended care program, classroom instruction, and increased sanitation practices.
We want to assure you that whatever scenarios come to pass, we will be prepared. Possible scenarios that we are planning for include:
- Returning the school building at full capacity.
- Returning to school in limited capacity with a hybrid remote/ in-person model.
- Returning to remote learning with streamlined standards and a revamped daily schedule.
With the unknown direction of fall, here are a few things that will be considered this summer to ensure we can meet the needs of all our students.
- Increased availability of student-use devices.
- Additional extended care time if staggered schedules are needed.
- Creation of flex schedules (full time vs. alternating days).
- Increased sanitation stations at high traffic points in the building.
- Increased cleaning and sanitation during school days and after hours by both staff and janitorial staff.
- Implement CDC recommendations of contactless temperature checks, social distancing, etc.
- Opening preschool as a childcare setting to support working preschool parents.
We cannot thank you enough for your patience, flexibility and feedback during this process. It will help with the planning for next year. Throughout the summer, we will continue to keep you updated on a biweekly basis, or when new information or protocols become available. Please feel free to reach out to us as questions or concerns arise.
Sincerely,
Kristin Silva, Principal
