July 9, 2020

Thank you for your overwhelmingly positive response to our call to action in forming The St. Francis of Assisi Catholic School Return to School Task Force and related sub-committees. Our community is truly stronger together!  

At this time our five sub-committees have been formed and we have established priority areas of work for each group.  

Logistics and Planning - Operational aspects of school

  • Focus on improving our facilities to increase safeguards for all
  • Protocols and procedures for safety, sanitizations, and PPEs 
  • Establish contingency plans for all phases of opening

Creating and Maintaining Community/Mental Health and Wellness - Social/emotional aspect of school

  • Develop avenues for connections both on and off-campus
  • Evaluate plan for effective communication in all phases of opening
  • Attending to the social and emotional health of students and families
  • Connect new families to the “Spirit of St. Francis”

Curriculum and Instruction - Teaching and learning 

  • Evaluate authentic, rigorous, and engaging delivery of curriculum
  • Revise scheduling and review staffing to meet the needs of all learners
  • Establish universal benchmarks to measure student growth and progress

Promoting Catholic Identity in Virtual Spaces -
Authentic Catholic faith formation

  • Foster strong Catholic identity through all phases of opening
  • Infuse Gospel values into all aspects of campus life
  • Increase communication and collaboration within our tri-parish communities

Technology Support - Infrastructure and use of technology

  • Evaluate schedule for all grade levels
  • Explore learning management system (LMS)
  • Revise school policies for student safety and digital citizenship
  • Review policies and procedures for digital safeguards

Next week we begin our meetings. Thank you for your continued support.

Be safe and be hopeful,

Jeannette Lambert
Principal