Thank you for your patience and your input as we have prepared plans for our return to school in the fall. Your participation in our June survey, our webinar last week, and feedback to plans have been helpful in refining our schedules for the 2020-2021 school year.
We have developed three schedules -- a hybrid schedule, a traditional Serra schedule and a full distance learning schedule. We will be prepared to implement any of these schedules based on the COVID-19 parameters presented to us by our county health officials and additional governing bodies. We believe that approaching the year with three viable schedules options will prepare us to deliver a high quality educational program in every health environment that we might experience.
Hybrid schedule
- We plan to begin the year in the hybrid schedule. This schedule will allow us to group students into separate cohorts to attend on-campus learning two consecutive days each week. Each cohort will attend a Padre Core day every other Wednesday.
The hybrid academic schedule divides classes in half, with one group participating in class instruction
at Serra
two consecutive days with the other half of the class participating at home. The students will be grouped in either a Blue cohort or a Gold cohort. Each cohort will attend classes at Serra on either Monday/Tuesday or Thursday/Friday.
Students are expected to participate in class whether or not they are being taught on campus or at home.
The academic office is currently developing this model of instruction with the academic chairs, and we will be supporting the teachers through substantial professional development to ensure achievement of the course outcomes.
Padre Core -
Wednesdays will be Padre Core days, which places a priority on social-emotional learning, community development and the continuation of events outside of class. This includes activities, prayer, community service, athletics, and other activities that have students safely interacting with one another and with our professional staff. Due to health restrictions, we anticipate beginning Padre Core days in September after we have started the school year.
Health and Safety -
The health and safety of our students, faculty, staff and the entire Serra community continues to be our main priority. We are working to prepare a thorough health and safety plan for our campus reopening. We will unveil final campus safety protocols in the coming weeks.
Athletics
- We anticipate that the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) will announce their league plans on July 20, and that the local governing athletic organizations will follow soon thereafter. We will use these guidelines to define our athletic program for the fall, winter and spring seasons. As for incoming freshmen, the Central Coast Section and the West Catholic Athletic League could possibly offer a Class of 2024 student athlete conditioning program during the last week of July or the first week of August. We will update the community as we receive the information.
Flexibility
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We will continue to be in close communication with the San Mateo County Health Department to ensure that we can prepare for the latest changes in the health situation that will require us to modify our plans.
Communication
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We know that there is a lot of information being delivered to our community. In an effort to ensure access to the most current and relevant information, we have established a website where we will drive all communication.
Here
you can find the slides from our Town Hall meeting, FAQs from our webinar, a visual of the three fall schedules and all of our parent/ guardian communication. We will continue to send you a weekly communication each Wednesday. We will continue to update this site with the most relevant and timely information.
We thank you for your flexibility, patience and partnership. We know that this is an extremely difficult and challenging time. Let us reassure you that we remain dedicated to the growth and well-being of our students and that we are committed to providing our students with the safest possible environment.
