July 20, 2021
Dear CCS Families,
 
I pray that your summer has been full of quality family time and rest in the Lord. The administrative team has been hard at work preparing for next year, and I wanted to provide you with some updates on several important topics.
 
Scripture reminds us in John 15:5 that as we abide in Christ we will reflect Him and His nature and produce fruit in our lives and in ministry, “I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing.” You will recall that we felt the Lord opened the door for CCS to minister to more families with elementary age children this fall. As we abide in Christ, HE is allowing the ministry of CCS to grow. We are excited to fulfill this calling by adding a fourth section of classes to our Kindergarten through 4th grades. We look forward to welcoming these new students and their families!

Our CCS team works to lay out plans for the 2021-22 school year!
We have been reviewing the data and lessons learned from the 2020-21 school year in order to lay out plans for a more normal school atmosphere. We will glean from our experience and apply what we have learned in order to provide a safe and healthy environment for our students, faculty, staff and their families. CCS’s mission to disciple students is best delivered on-campus and in-person and our health protocols will be designed to promote in-person instruction as much as possible. You will find the latest information on our plan for access to remote learning for the 2021-22 year at the bottom of this email. Please read it carefully so you will be aware of the changes.
 
Campus Health & Safety
CCS will manage our own health protocols and procedures based on our school’s health environment and local community metrics, adjusting campus protocols as we discern what is best based on our immediate community. We will continue to monitor local health trends as well as guidance provided by the CDC and state and local health departments. In addition, we will make adjustments to our health and safety protocols as necessary throughout the year in order to manage the health of our community. 
 
Continue to pray for us as we seek wisdom and the Lord’s guidance regarding the best way to keep us on-campus and on-mission. We will publish our complete plan including our start of school protocols during the first week of August. 
 
Back-to-School
As you look ahead to the start of the new school year, please visit the Summer Info button on Carmel Parent for supply lists, summer assignments and other resources that will help you prepare for the start of school on August 18. I look forward to seeing you on Saturday, August 14 for our Back-to-School Day. Event details and information for the start of school will be emailed the week of August 1.

Thank you for your continued prayers and support. 
Dr. Jay Hancock
Head of School
Remote Instruction 

The CCS mission is best delivered in person, on campus and we are eager to welcome all students back to campus this fall. Based upon careful evaluation of the 2021-22 remote learning environment coupled with faculty and parent feedback, we have identified many challenges associated with frequent use of remote learning. Most notable are the significant impacts on student learning and engagement. As a result of these findings, individual student access to remote learning will be significantly limited for the 2021-22 school year:

Long Term Remote Learning (longer than 2 weeks) will NOT be available.   

Short Term Remote Learning (2 weeks or less) will be available on a VERY LIMITED basis.  

Access to Short Term Remote Learning will be automatically granted if the CCS Health Room REQUIRES a student to stay home due to:
  • A COVID-related health concern 
  • A REQUIRED quarantine period.

The student will be granted access to short term remote instruction...

  • GRADES 3-12
The following school day (if notified before 12 pm).
The second school day (if notified after 12 pm). 

  • GRADES K-2
The second school day. 

Other requests for Short Term Remote Learning are discouraged and will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis by the Divisional Principals. Access will be granted on a limited and strictly managed basis.

PLEASE NOTE: When a student is ill, a sick day(s) should be taken. Students absent due to illness will receive make-up work from the classroom teacher in a manner consistent with the pre-covid environment.  

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