Dear Husky Parents,
Thank you so much to the Parents’ Association, under the leadership of Mia Delsamer and Kate Critchett, for providing all faculty and staff with a welcome bag Tuesday morning as they returned to campus. The supplies and treats were truly appreciated and contributed to the overall enthusiasm of getting students back to campus next week.
I wanted to update you on a few policies and protocols that have been established by the School’s COVID-19 Task Force, and clarify a few questions that have come up in the past few days. First of all, thank you for adhering to the guidelines that have been put in place. Minimizing risk has been the primary objective since the Task Force began meeting, and it remains our most important goal. We are absolutely committed to doing all we can to prevent a shutdown, or outbreak, of any kind between now and the end of the school year.
Campus is still confined to essential visitors only. If you have something to drop off, or if you need to speak to someone on campus, please call Melinda’s desk from the front gate (310-791-1101) and someone will come out to meet you. As discussed, students need to bring their own lunches and snacks, and all school supplies, with them in the morning.
Rain days, while fortunately not frequent for us, are problematic on campus. Because of the current restrictions stating that students can not eat or drink indoors, we will shift to distance learning if the forecast indicates a 50% or higher chance of rain at noon the following day. The decision will be made by 5 pm the day before at the latest and communicated to you right away. We are certainly hoping this is not an issue these last seven weeks, but we wanted to remind you of this possibility.
Lastly, I want to clarify that all fully vaccinated students do not have to take the COVID test every other week. If your student has provided their vaccination information card to the office, they do not need to do anything further in this area. If your student is fully vaccinated, please have them bring their vaccination card to campus. Regardless of vaccination status, all students need to complete the checklist on the SchoolPass app each morning before coming to campus, please see the sections below for steps on how to do that.
Once again, thanks so much for your continued support and we look forward to seeing you soon.
David Maher
Head of Schools
