March 22, 2020

Dear NDB Students and Families,

Thank you for your courage and flexibility during this temporary transition to distance learning at NDB! We are so proud of our community’s agility, and appreciate the positive feedback that we have received from many of you so far.

Although many students have reported that they are managing well with our temporary distance learning protocol, we understand that it can be challenging for some to stay focused, to remain on task, and to continue their educational engagement. We also know how much students are missing their NDB on-campus experience, and the many special events that have been postponed until a later date. However, the learning and community building continues online during this time - and it is important to remember that we are not on vacation. This reality is what we have, and we must stay the course, literally.

As an accredited educational institution, Notre Dame Belmont must continue to maintain proper attendance records, academic progress and achievement, and credit for classes completed. Based on the results of our distance learning experience this past week, we have therefore made a few revisions to our NDB Student Expectations for Distance Learning here, effective Monday, March 23, in order to ensure these critical school functions. Please take a moment to review the important “attendance updates” and

“classroom procedures” in this document now. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact me or Dr. Kern (lkern@ndhsb.org). 

You are all doing so well during this temporary transition to distance learning. We thank you for your cooperation and engagement, and for being the wonderful Notre Dame Tigers that you are!!

Sincerely,

Mrs. Lewis

Associate Head of School for Enrollment Management

clewis@ndhsb.org

Notre Dame Belmont