Dear Parents,
We so appreciate the support you have given us over these past several months. We hope you have felt supported as well, with avenues for communication through your teachers, school staff, and fellow parents.
Regarding the coming 2020-21 school year, a Task Force for Returning to School has formed of faculty, administrative staff, and board members, with parents represented within all of these. We are committed to being proactive in communicating with you throughout this unprecedented time. This update is one of continued and consistent communication to follow.
Perhaps this goes without saying, but in-person schooling is our ideal and what we are moving forward with as the intention.
We will prepare for all scenarios, but we'll do whatever we can, within the confines of responsibility for the health and safety of students and employees, to make in-person schooling happen.
We have a plethora of great resources from AWSNA (Association of Waldorf Schools of North America), which has been in high gear offering much support since the COVID-19 Safer at Home orders began. For instance, schools shared their best practices for distance learning when that became necessary. Now, as we close up the distance learning methods that we have practiced in these last weeks, our focus shifts toward best practices for being back together, in school, with all the necessary and practical precautions in place.
We are in close contact with the Vernon County Health Department, VMH, and watching closely the situation in our larger community. Through weekly Zoom meetings connecting us with other schools across the country, shared documents for back-to-school readiness, and frequent weekly internal committee meetings, we are actively discussing the various scenarios for which all schools are preparing. While drawing upon the resources available to us, paramount is designing our own plan for what works for our school and community. We are all very much looking forward to returning to our beautiful classrooms and outdoor learning environments, and truly being in community!
Where the whole community finds its reflection
And when in the community, the virtue of each soul is living.
In the coming week, please look for further communication from the school,
including a survey of your family’s feedback when it comes to classroom, outdoor, and distance learning. We highly encourage participation in this survey as it will provide us invaluable information on how to best serve you.
In Community,
The PRWS Task Force for Returning to School
Joe Lenarz, Stephanie Brown, Robin Kottke, Jordan Brudos, Aaron Schmidt, Carrie Treviranus, Mark Brudos & Marinella Pro (Additional members TBD)
