Dear Parents,
I hope this email finds your families healthy and enjoying the summer months. While summer certainly has a different feel with some pools closed and my beloved state fair cancelled, I hope you have found time to relax and have fun.
Throughout the summer, our administrative team has been planning for the upcoming school year. We look forward to seeing the students again, and are working hard to develop plans that maximize that desire while maintaining safety for both students and staff. We have been involved in multiple weekly zoom meetings with high school administrators, grade school administrators and the Diocese, as well as our own task force meetings. The virus situation seems to evolve and change on a daily basis which requires our team to adapt and adjust. This need to
adapt and adjust
will likely be a central theme for the Bishop Watterson community this coming school year. Please know we are committed to doing what we can to ensure the safety of our students and staff and we recognize that learning is better in person than at home for many students.
Thank you to those who participated in our most recent survey. Today I want to share a few more details on our tentative plans and seek your feedback to help us continue to improve and tailor our reopening to meet the various needs of the BWHS community.
Below is our four-tiered learning phase model. Please note that these colors are not associated with the new color-coded Public Health Advisory Alert System adopted by the state. Our desire is to get back to the green level as soon as possible, in accordance with local and state regulations. We have also developed outlines for our yellow, orange, and red learning phases and have provided descriptions of each in the model. The survey at the link below seeks to find out which plan your family would choose if green is not possible. The survey also includes an opportunity for you to provide additional feedback in an extended response section.
As part of our work this summer, we have been expanding on our technology capabilities by securing cameras in order to stream classes online should we again be faced with that reality. We have also worked to create online teaching and learning guidance documents based on feedback from our students and staff last school year which identified areas of improvement.
Also, below you will find a link to bus service signups.
Please note that Dublin City Schools has a deadline of today to sign up.
As our plans evolve, we are also keeping in mind our central purpose to teach and live as Jesus taught us and to further the mission of His Church. With that purpose in mind, we continue to plan faith formation activities and social/emotional support for our students and staff.
Thank you for your support as we navigate this pandemic together. We will keep you informed as we close in on the 2020-21 school year.
Deacon Chris Campbell ‘77
Principal
