Greetings from the Deans’ Office at Fountain Valley School!
The start of the school year is just around the corner, and we are excited to welcome all new and returning students and families to campus. There is much to do between now and the start of the school year, so I am sharing with you a few reminders and updates that will help you plan and prepare for your arrival and will help us gather the essential information for our planning purposes. Please know that we are available to assist you with any questions.
In This Message:
- Back-to-School Reminders
- Return to campus and COVID Policies
- Adviser and Roommate Surveys
- Athletic Updates and Forms
Back-to-School Reminders
At this point, I am sure you have read the July 9th communication “Back-to-School Forms and Logistics,” which includes information on Student Handbook, Release of Liability, Campus Permissions, Photo & Media Release, and BigTeams.com. Please reference the “Back-to-School Forms and Logistics” communication that has further details and links to all the forms and permissions that need to be submitted. All forms and required information must be completed by July 31. Students will not be permitted on campus unless this process is complete.
Return to Campus COVID Policies
As an update to our COVID arrival to campus policies and due to the continued decline of COVID cases locally and nationally, we will not require unvaccinated students to quarantine for 7 days prior to arrival or upon arrival. We will require unvaccinated students to provide a negative COVID PCR test that is administered within 72 hours of their arrival to campus. Furthermore, we are continuing to assess our mask-wearing policy, and we will have more clarity closer to the start of the school year. The CDC has released its recommendation for K-12 schools, and we are waiting to learn what the Colorado Department of Health will recommend. No matter what our policy will state, all students should plan to bring a week's worth of reusable masks. Lastly, we will begin COVID PCR testing for unvaccinated students and adults the week of August 23rd.
Adviser & Roommate Surveys- Completed by New Students
Housing and advising placements are underway, and we ask that new students complete the below forms by Wednesday, July 21st. Day students do not need to complete the Residence Hall and Roommate Questionnaire. Housing and adviser placements will be available for students to view on the FVS Portal in early August and shortly thereafter, advisers will begin reaching out to their advisees before students begin arriving on campus.
Athletic Updates and Forms
In our previous communication, we mentioned that students will need to complete and upload a physical form through the Bigteams.com site. We have received some questions about where to find this form and how to upload it. We recently learned that students do not need to upload a physical health form to this site. Students need to submit their physical health form ONLY to the SchoolDoc.com site. Thank you for your patience, and we apologize for any confusion.
Our athletic department is in the process of preparing for student arrivals and the start of the fall athletic and afterschool programs season. For their planning purposes, we ask that students complete the Athletic and After-School Programs Google form that is linked below sharing their preference for what program they would like to participate in for the fall season. Please know that this form will simply give them a rough idea of students’ interests. Students will have the opportunity to change what they have signed up for during registration or during the first two weeks of the school year. All students must participate in an athletic or afterschool program for each season. For more information about athletics and afterschool programs, please contact Eric Peterson, Interim Athletic Director, epeterson@fvs.edu, or reference the “Athletics and Afterschool Programs” section of the Student Handbook.
Please follow the link at the end of this email to visit the Back-to-School 2021-22 webpage, which includes information about the steps you will need to complete before your arrival on campus. This webpage can also be found in the main menu of our website at fvs.edu.
Please know that we are here to help and if you have any questions or concerns, you can reach out to deansoffice@fvs.edu or 719-391-5213. Our summer hours are Monday-Friday, 8-4 p.m. MDT, and we typically respond within 24 hours during this timeframe.
We hope that the information above will be helpful in planning for your arrival at Fountain Valley School. We hope you will enjoy the remainder of your summer break, and please feel free to reach out with whatever questions you may have.
Sincerely,
The FVS Deans' Office
