• Our goal is to execute a school plan that safeguards our mission and strategic pillars of progressive teaching and learning, diversity/equity/inclusion, community, and continuous improvement while mitigating risk and maximizing our commitment to our community members’ health and wellness.
• In order to deliver a plan that is developmentally appropriate and reflects a warm, caring school environment, our health and wellness procedures will include a combination of daily temperature taking, symptom tracking, contact tracing, stable homeroom class cohorting, physical distancing efforts and furniture rearranging, mask covering/face shields (to be provided by the school to all students and teachers), physical barriers, improved filtering of air indoors, increased isolation space, quarantine procedures, and enhanced hygiene and cleaning practices.
• There is no single measure that provides perfect protection against COVID-19, but we can mitigate the risk of infection by using multiple layers of protection.
• Despite the precautions we are taking and our collective best efforts, COVID-19 may appear in our school community this school year. We must ALL follow public health guidance and mitigation strategies to limit its spread.
• It is important to note that while we are committed to resuming in-person student education, we also understand that public health conditions and the course of the pandemic may change at any time.  Should conditions preclude in-building operations, we will be prepared to continue the teaching and learning of our students remotely.
• We have made significant investments to implement this plan, including additional nurse and community teacher staffing, PPE, facilities enhancements, professional development, training and technology resources.
• This plan will be reviewed every 6-8 weeks and revised as needed as circumstances evolve. If CDC guidelines change at any time prior to the 6-8 week timeline, the policy will be reviewed against CDC updates. A formal review before Winter Break will also help determine any modifications to the plan beginning in January or beyond, based on:
  • NJ state and CDC guidelines
  • Local and national health trends
  • Formal and anecdotal feedback from all Stevens’ constituencies

A team of faculty, staff, administrators and subject matter specialist advisors are working together to design the program, protocols, and practices necessary for what promises to be a unique school year. The following sub-committees are contributing to our complete plan:

Leadership Team

• Sergio Alati, Ed.D - Head of School
• Nicholas Cacciola - Chief Financial Officer
• Shehla Ghouse - Principal, Newport Campus
• Francesca Lanning - Director of Advancement
• Josh Marks, Ed.D - Principal, Hoboken Campus
• Rhiannon McElwee - Director of Student Services and Equity
• Cara Natale - Outgoing Early Childhood Director
• Arielle Newcombe - Marketing and Communications Director
• Nancy Rossi - Director of Admissions and High School Guidance
• Dan Weber - School Pandemic Coordinator and Auxiliary Programs Director

ADMINISTRATIVE ADVISORS

• Maggie Celestin - Human Resources Manager
• Russell Chavez - Director of Information Technology
• Leah Docktor - Marketing and Communications Associate
• Andrea Fletcher - Special Events and Advancement Communications Manager
• Jennifer Freund - Newport School Counselor
• Kimberly Johnson - Incoming Early Childhood Director
• Victor Martinez - Facilities Manager
• Melynda Murphy - Hoboken School Counselor
• Anney Sousa - Executive Assistant to Head of School
• Allison Tabor - Associate Director of Admissions

FACULTY ADVISORS

• Evette Barrett - 1st Grade Head Teacher, Newport Academic Assistant
• Lindsey Cerracchio - 3rd/4th Grade Head Teacher, Hoboken 3rd-5th Grade Curriculum Coordinator
• Becky Coveney - 5th Grade Head Teacher, Newport 6th-8th Grade Curriculum Coordinator
• Tom Harrington - 8th Grade Head Teacher, Hoboken 6th-8th Grade Curriculum Coordinator
• Arielle Pocock - 2nd Grade Head Teacher, Newport Kindergarten-2nd Grade Curriculum Coordinator
• Nikki Sepesy - Summer Camp Director, PreK/K Head Teacher, Hoboken PreK-2nd Grade Curriculum Coordinator
• Rebecca Tuchman - 7th Grade Head Teacher, Newport 3rd-5th Grade Curriculum Coordinator

Stevens Medical Consultant Team

• Sabia Ali - Medical Doctor, Current Parent
• Sumon Das - Medical Doctor, Current Parent
• Deepak Vadada - Medical Doctor, Current Parent
• Francine Delgado - School Nurse

Stevens Board of Trustees
 

New Jersey Association of Independent Schools (NJAIS)
 

National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS)

 

NJDOE The Road Back

NJDCF Safety Self Assessment Checklist

Reopening US Schools in the Era of COVID-19: Practical Guidance from Other Nations

American Academy of Pediatrics: COVID19 Planning Considerations: Guidance for School Re-entry

COVID-19 School and Community Resource Library Resources for clinicians advising schools and community groups on strategies to prevent and manage COVID-19

After extensively reviewing our safety protocols and procedures informed by New Jersey Health Department, Department of Education, and CDC guidelines, engaging in numerous internal conversations and reviewing feedback, inter-school discussions, and review of the most current data, we intend to begin the school year as follows:

• We intend to utilize a full in-person model for our 2s-Kindergarten classes. The phase-in schedule will take place over approximately two weeks and will be emailed to our 2s - Kindergarten families. Click here for more information.
• We intend to utilize a week A/B hybrid model for 1st-8th grade. Click here for more information.

Our longer term goal is to resume in-person teaching and learning with all students in our four buildings when it is deemed safe by the CDC and NJ state and after a formal review by the reopening task force, board of trustees, and Stevens medical doctor parent team.

For both models - in-person learning and A/B hybrid, we will offer remote instruction to any students in the event that the student and/or their family has concerns indicating that the student should learn from home. We are creating a flexible model that allows a family to communicate a change in their plans at any time as long as proper communication protocols are followed between the school and family, including an email to their academic administrator on site, the school pandemic coordinator and their head teacher.

School Calendar

• The first day of the school year will be Wednesday, September 9
• From Wednesday, September 9 through Friday, September 18, students in the 2-year-olds through 5th grade will attend school in a staggered phase-in schedule, designed to be age-appropriate and reflect the social-emotional impact of returning to school in this environment. 
• We will formally evaluate our A/B week hybrid model on specified dates throughout the fall. At those times, we will propose any significant modifications (including but not limited to a full return with a remote option). The dates for reassessment include:
  • Friday, October 16
  • Monday, November 23
  • Friday, December 18
• For the 2020-2021 school year calendar with dates that the school is closed, click here
• For the 2020-21 Stevens community calendar of events and instructions for syncing your calendars, refer to the Parent/Guardian pages of the website or email communications@stevenscoop.org

School Events - To limit building occupancy and virus exposure, all school events from September - December, in addition to select events throughout the year, will be held virtually, including:

• Back to School Nights
• Membership Meetings
• Committee Meetings
• Admissions Info Sessions
• Board of Trustees meetings
• Faculty/Staff meetings
• Parent meetings
• Teacher/Parent/Guardian Conferences
• Book Fair
• Special Friends/Grandparents Day
• Large Student events
• Annual Auction will beheld virtually in the Spring

School Trips

• All fall overnight trips have been postponed to spring 2021. A final decision regarding all spring overnight trips will be communicated to families by or before January 2021.
• No day trips will take place from September - December, except for neighborhood walks.
• Neighborhood walks have been permitted by the NJDOE and Department of Health as a way to enhance exposure to fresh air, as long as proper precautions are followed.
• Virtual field trip opportunities will also be explored and incorporated where applicable to the curriculum.

• Videos will be shared with students and families by email in August, to provide a child-friendly and useful guide to viewing any building alterations and masks/face covering usage.
• There will be an extended phase in of classes per grade level in each building. The phase in schedule is forthcoming and will allow for a more seamless and safe re-entry. Please keep in mind that this plan is subject to change based on any evolving guidelines or information we receive. 
• We will be working diligently to create an air of excitement during our school reopening, including aspects of our school traditions such as a modified version of our clap-in ceremony.
• No parents/guardians or outside visitors will be allowed to enter the buildings. The only exception will be during our phase-in for our younger students and any other students new to Stevens. These guidelines will be sent to the specified families.
• We will be asking faculty, staff, students and families to sign a social contract, in order to set the tone for expectations of how we all will care for each other’s health by following CDC and NJ state guidelines outside of school.

• All parent/guardian helpers in our younger grades will be re-envisioned to be virtual with a live-streaming component where the parent/guardian can do an activity, read a story, and/or share a tradition or part of their family heritage/background.
• Classroom birthday celebrations may still take place however, parent participation will still be virtual. Individually packaged healthy treats may be provided the morning of, to be sanitized in advance of distribution in the class by a homeroom teacher only.

• The most up-to-date information will be available on this dedicated page of the website.
• During the remainder of August, we will be communicating somewhat more than usual, in order to answer questions and to orient everyone to the new school year.
• We will continue to work to streamline our 2020-2021 communications to be effective, meaningful, and timely.

• Please know that Stevens remains committed to protecting the health and well-being of our entire community, including our faculty, staff and administration. 
• Our plans are being designed to protect our employees as well as our students.
• We have developed policies and procedures that encourage and/or require certain precautions and avoid spread of infections in our buildings.
• We will work to support our own employees whose own childcare arrangements may be disrupted by the pandemic or whose health circumstances indicate that they should work from home.

• All federal and state guidance recommends increased ventilation and upgrades to current HVAC systems. Each building has upgraded its current infrastructure to meet these guidelines.
  • Garden Street - Each classroom has added an air purifier circulating filtered air through a high efficiency Particulate Air (HEPA) filter. Windows will remain open as often as possible to enhance circulation and strategic placement of fans will be used to supplement circulation.
  • Bloomfield Street, River Street, and Newport Campus - Current HVAC systems have gone through a thorough review, with regular maintenance updates and upgrades throughout the systems. Each vent throughout the buildings will have a HEPA filter installed.  In addition, a UV light filter will be installed at each circulation hub within the HVAC system (7 at Newport, 5 at River Street, and 3 at Bloomfield Street), to further mitigate any spread in our ventilation system.
• We are installing plexiglass shields in high contact areas.
• We have completed the installation of automated keyless Salto Locks in our Bloomfield Street, River Street, and Newport buildings and at the front door entrance of Garden Street. 
• We have stockpiled personal protective equipment (PPE) for all faculty and staff. This includes various types of masks (3-ply, KN95, cloth), face shields, and gloves.
• All students and staff will be given a Stevens-logo hypoallergenic mask and middle school (5th-8th grade) students will receive a face shield. We invite students to also bring their own face coverings if they prefer. Families will be required to provide their child with a replacement face mask if they lose their own. We also have additional masks if needed in the midst of the school day. Face masks with the school logo will also be sold on our online school merchandise store.
• We have installed hand sanitizing machines in every classroom and in common spaces. 
• We have purchased enhanced disinfectant products, including Electrostatic Sprayers (ionization machines).
• Until receipt of notice and guidelines from the state, no external visitors, except for necessary health officials and first responders, are allowed in school buildings during school hours. In the case that a visitor needs to be given access, will only be granted access with a supervising Stevens staff member while maintaining physical distance, and will be required to wear a face covering and go through the school’s health screening process.
• We are posting signs throughout the buildings for: 
  • how to stop the spread of COVID-19
  • hand washing station delineation and procedures
  • expectations for hallway movement
• We will be augmenting our facilities team by adding per diem facilities staff in order to have continuous daily cleaning of commonly used surfaces (door handles, sinks, faucets, etc., and high traffic areas).
• Buildings will be professionally cleaned nightly according to recommended guidelines.

• Face shields - The entire faculty/staff of all grades and disciplines as well as all middle school students will be given a Z-shield face wrap, provided by Stevens on the first day of in-person school, to serve as an additional and comfortable protective barrier. Face shields will be required to remain at school to be disinfected at the end of each day. 
• Masks - Every faculty/staff member and student will receive a hypoallergenic mask with the Stevens logo on it, provided by Stevens on the first day of school. We ask that families provide at least two additional back up masks to be kept at school in the event of a lost, damaged, or contaminated mask. Any and all masks used by students will be allowed to travel home each day to be washed by families.
• Plexiglass - In the 4th grade and younger classrooms, plexiglass has been installed in a variety of areas, to provide an additional protective barrier. In addition, plexiglass has also been installed in high traffic areas such as office manager and receptionist areas as well as in some areas of our middle school classrooms. Plexiglass surfaces will be included in the regular cleaning schedule of all classroom furniture.

In the section titled 'In-Person School Day Protocols' you will see a tab for 'The use of PPE.' There you will find a decision tree table outlining the specific student expectations for when face shields and masks should be worn.

• Nurse Staffing - We will be supplementing our nursing team by hiring three full-time nurses to cover our buildings and increased needs for student care, monitoring, and follow up.
• Expanding Nurse Spaces - We will limit specialist classroom usage by students, to provide more spaces to expand the areas in which the nurse works as well as providing additional workstations and comfortable and child friendly spaces where students can remain if they need to be picked up by their parent/guardian.
• Nursing Visits - Should staff or students exhibit any consistent signs or symptoms, they will be required to visit the nurse where temperatures will be taken again, and symptoms will be logged for contact tracing purposes. In accordance with standard procedure, in the event of a fever, staff would be sent home and parents would be notified to pick up their child.

Each morning at arrival, all students and faculty/staff will have their temperatures taken, using a touchless thermometer, before entering our buildings. Families of students and faculty/staff will be required to report any symptoms daily. In the event that a student, staff member or supervised visitor presents with a temperature of 100.4 or higher, they will be redirected to a designated waiting area where their temperature will be taken again after five minutes, to guard against any false positive temperature readings. If a second temperature reading of 100.4 or higher presents, the student, staff member or visitor will be denied access to our buildings.

Questionnaire - Anyone entering our buildings will be asked the following 4 questions:

• Have you had fever reducing medication in the last 24 hours?
• Have you had close contact with anyone diagnosed with COVID-19 in the past 14 days?
• Have you traveled outside of NJ within the last 14 days?
• Have you had any of the following symptoms
  • Headache, Fever, Muscle Pain, Chills, Repeated Shaking with Chills, New loss of taste/smell, Cough, Shortness of breath, Sore Throat, Congestion or Runny Nose, Nausea/Vomiting, Diarrhea

Temperature Reading - 

• In the event that a student, staff member or supervised visitor presents with a temperature of 100.4 or higher, their temperature will be taken again using a separate device. 
• If the second reading remains 100.4 or higher, they will be redirected to a designated waiting area where their temperature will be taken again after 5 minutes, to guard against any false positive temperature readings..
• If a third temperature reading of 100.4 or higher presents, the student, staff member or visitor will be denied access to our buildings.

In the event of a confirmed case within our school, the local department of health will be notified for contact tracing purposes and a communication will be sent to the affected cohort notifying them of the following Quarantine and Isolation requirements:

• Quarantine - Any students or faculty/staff who have been exposed to the virus (someone else who is confirmed to have tested positive) but do not display symptoms will be required to stay at home for 14 days and will learn/teach remotely.
• Isolation - Students or faculty/staff who test positive for COVID-19 will be required to stay out of school for at least 14 days or until they are cleared by their doctor to return to school. All members of a respective cohort with a confirmed case will also self-quarantine for 14 days. In the case of a sibling of a confirmed case, the sibling would be required to be tested however that sibling’s cohort would not be required to quarantine. All cases will be reported to local health officials.

In the case of a confirmed case of COVID-19 and in coordination with local health officials, our nurses will take the lead on identifying those who may have been exposed to the virus and work to contain the spread of the virus by collecting information from school officials and the family of a student. 

The services provided by our school counselors will be important to the emotional and mental health of our students. We are developing both proactive and responsive approaches including: a holistic approach surrounding remote learning, returning to in person, transitioning to a new grade; the social and emotional effects of current events; our care for students’ well-being as well as resources and support for families.

We will follow the forthcoming guidelines outlined by the CDC, New Jersey State and/or local authorities, in carrying out all safety drills including Evacuation, Shelter In Place, Lockdown drills, or otherwise, while implementing all appropriate COVID-related mitigation techniques, including distancing and mask wearing.

All faculty and staff will participate in first aid training prior to the start of the school year, including the most up to date techniques recommended for risk mitigation. Incidents requiring further attention than initial first aid will be referred to the nurse on site.

In the case of a positive case of COVID-19 amongst our students or faculty/staff, we will follow the forthcoming guidelines outlined by the CDC and/or New Jersey State, in addition to a 14-day quarantine of any cohort with confirmed cases.

There will be a staggered arrival each day (see below) that will take place over a window of time in each building, depending on the number of classes in total per building. Families should adhere to the schedule, so as to avoid congestion during these times. Parents/guardians should drop off their child at the front door entrance and only the student will enter the buildings. Parents/guardians will only be granted access with a supervising Stevens staff member while maintaining physical distance, and will be required to wear a face covering and go through the school’s health screening process.

Teachers and staff are expected to arrive between 7:45-8:00am. While every student will have a dedicated arrival window, we recognize that in the case of siblings and travel needs, some families may need to drop off prior to their assigned arrival time. Any requests to drop off prior to your child’s arrival window, and no earlier than 8:00am, should be communicated to both your head teacher and the building academic administrator.

For families with siblings, the siblings are welcome to enter the building together at arrival as long as they reside together at home and are not coming from separate households where exposure levels to the virus may be different. Siblings may enter the building together at the earliest window available to each family, and then go directly to their homeroom classroom, where there will be a faculty member present. 

Each homeroom class of students will remain together as a class cohort. Research has shown that a strict maintenance of a stable classroom cohort minimizes the total number of contacts, and is a primary mechanism of risk reduction. With the goal of cohorting in mind, furniture will be set up to maximize distancing where possible. Students will also do their best to practice social distancing and mask wearing when they can (noting that mask wearing will be required when in common spaces such as the hallway and bathroom). Students will be utilizing the faceshield as a consistent protective barrier throughout the day in 5th-8th grades while plexiglass has been installed in the younger classrooms in appropriate areas. As we understand the importance of student interaction and programs such as mentoring, there will be virtual opportunities for students to connect with one another across classrooms and for those students learning from a remote location. 

PPE Decision Tree

*Students will not wear masks during rest time per the CDC and New Jersey State guidelines for safety reasons. Rest mats will be situated in a proper physically distanced way.

In addition to distancing measures, PPE wearing, and additional infrastructure, the CDC recommends regular and frequent hand washing as an effective prevention strategy. In addition to the bathrooms and kitchenettes in every early childhood classroom, regular access to student bathrooms, and sink access in multipurpose rooms, art rooms, and science labs, we will be adding portable hand washing stations in strategic locations to supplement the needs of routine hand washing efforts.

All rooms will be set up with several guiding principles to be applied by each teacher, in a grade appropriate manner that also fits the individual geography of their room. Rooms will have:

• An open concept floor plan
• Physically distanced furniture
• Clearance in high traffic areas like entryways, cubbies, and bathrooms, kitchenettes and stairwells in early childhood rooms.

One student at a time will be allowed out of their classroom to use a bathroom. There will be delineated sides of the hallway where students will move, so as to avoid close contact. Flow of traffic signs will be placed in all public areas.

Classes will have lunch in a staggered fashion and students will eat while practicing physically distancing. There will be no sharing of foods and where possible, teachers will seek to spread students out to assure social distancing. This will be accompanied by consistent hygiene and cleaning protocols. We have been in contact with our catered lunch service vendor, Simply Gourmet, to ensure their food preparation practices are CDC compliant and will be implementing internal risk mitigation protocols including contactless drop off, greater organization of cohort lunch order and limited handling of grouped orders. Further details to come for interested families.

 We believe that minimizing time outside of the classroom serves as an important protective measure. At the same time, we understand that movement is important for students and will work to create a number of exercises, meditation practices, and fun transition activities that help maximize engagement and mental wellness. 

We understand the importance of fresh air. Homeroom teachers will work to find creative uses of immediate and surrounding outdoor spaces including taking students for neighborhood walks when appropriate. Public playground equipment usage will not be allowed; general park usage by classes from all buildings (open outdoor field areas) will be determined based on population and following local municipality guidelines.

Classes will be dismissed in a staggered fashion. Parents/guardians should wait directly outside the building and students will be brought out to them. In the event of families with siblings dismissing at different times, families will be asked to clear the immediate vicinity upon the first pick up and may wait across the street until the proceeding dismissal.

• On Fridays, the day will end at 11:30am for the 3-year-olds and at 12:00pm for the PreK and Kindergarten students. The students will dismiss at those times, as we will not be offering aftercare to the 3-year-olds – Kindergarten on Fridays.
  • The extra time will allow for deep cleaning of these classrooms every Friday. Given the full return of the 3-year-olds - Kindergarten classes, the cohorting model will require students to stay together and will minimize the time that these faculty have to prepare lessons.
  • Families will be provided with supplemental resources and activities to fill their child’s academic schedule for the day.
• Middle school students will all be able to self-dismiss as usual, as long as stated in the student’s Release Form, which will be available in your Parent/Guardian Portal at the end of August. Due to our struct guidelines for health and safety, as well as the school’s enhanced screening protocols, students may not re-enter the building after they leave for the day. 

• Standard Aftercare - Risk mitigation efforts implemented during the school day will be maintained during Standard Aftercare, including homeroom class cohorts, physical distancing, and recommended PPE wearing. The exception to this will be for middle school students. Given the anticipated lower number of middle school students, we will need to have them gather in the largest room possible, to ensure maximum distancing of cohorts, and mask wearing will be required for the duration of their attendance in Standard Aftercare.  
• Afterschool Enrichment - Classes will continue in a remote format until further notice. This will allow us to offer a robust menu of offerings across grade levels, including maintaining established relationships with our valued vendors, who will not be permitted to enter any of our buildings. Students who attend Standard Aftercare will have access to devices to still participate in an enrichment class, at a dedicated work space, within their respective cohort classroom. Enrichment classes will be scheduled strategically each afternoon to ensure students not attending Standard Aftercare have time to commute home and fully participate.

Our faculty and staff have worked together with our academic team to learn from last year’s spring experience with remote learning to make enhancements and improvements. We will continue to utilize a combination of in-person and remote learning methods when necessary for students. Our six curriculum coordinators (three faculty members per campus), Newport academic assistant and academic team are working to generate a deep pool of resources and planning times for faculty collaboration and ongoing curriculum development. Students in 3rd-8th grades will continue to use the Google Suite to warehouse information and curriculum activities. 2nd grade and below will be using the Seesaw learning platform.

Specials classes being taught in-person will be by specialists who come into the homeroom class, or take the students outside for a neighborhood walk, when applicable in the case of PE. Research and guidance indicates the benefit of the use of outdoor spaces that do not involve congregating with groups outside of the cohort. Neighborhood walks are specifically allowed under current guidelines. A small number of specialist classes may be taught in respective classrooms such as the gym/outside for PE and art in the art classroom with hygiene and cleaning protocols in place. Due to the research on singing and playing of wind instruments as a higher risk activity, music classes will be taught virtually and more specific information will be provided on the format for various grade levels. Specialists will be required to physically distance from students as best as possible and will be required to wear masks whenever with any students and in any spaces throughout the building.  

Students will be given their own box of supplies for coloring, project completion, and their core academic subjects. Classroom manipulatives will be divided up on a weekly basis so students have various individual options for choice and academic times. The decision for students not to share classroom supplies will be continuously evaluated as CDC and NJ state guidelines and circumstances evolve. 

In 2nd grade and below, blocks are used as an important part of our social studies curriculum. We have adapted our blocks philosophy into a distinct curriculum to include individual student supplies that students will use to engage in a weekly build, adding details and sharing their structures with classmates as they typically would. 

Competitive sports opportunities for track, cross country and basketball will be determined by the leagues, evaluated by Stevens staff, and communicated to families. Intramural sports decisions are being evaluated and will be in sync with determinations for safe sports play that are made by Athletic League affiliates and in particular the New Jersey Interscholastic Athletic Association’s Task Force on COVID-19. Mandatory COVID-19 protocol training and education will be provided to all coaches and students.

• Remote learning for families that choose to stay remote and for all students during their alternating remote weeks, will have a set daily schedule that includes:
  • synchronous instruction from their head teacher, along with in-person students
  • asynchronous lessons and activities provided in advance 
• Remote students are required to complete all assignments, as are the in-person students. The timing for work completion may be differentiated depending on whether the child is learning in school or remotely. We will work in partnership with students and families to understand any unique circumstances that may arise given the pandemic circumstances.

When students are in our physical buildings, homeroom teachers will take attendance. Parents/guardians should follow handbook procedures for letting the office manager know when a child will be absent and for what specific reason. For remote students, the student will be marked present unless the teacher hears from the parent/guardian. In the case that a remote student is absent, the parent/guardian should alert the homeroom teacher of the reason for the absence. If absence is related to a child experiencing COVID-19 symptoms, the parent/guardian will be directed to speak with the building nurse for monitoring, follow up, and tracking purposes. 

Students must follow the class expectations for virtual participation in activities, discussions, and check-ins as outlined by the homeroom teacher at the start of the school year. Protocols and expectations for technology and remote learning usage will be forthcoming to students and families.

Students’ school attire, including masks supplied by families, should be consistent with our family handbook’s guidelines, and applies to both when the student is in-person and remote.

We know that access to technology will be vital throughout the coming year, regardless of format and in preparation for a fluid learning experience.  In that vein, a technology survey will be sent to families, similar to the one sent this past spring. This will serve as a way for us to meet the needs of our families to ensure a high quality of remote learning. Included in the survey will be grade level device expectations and recommendations from the Academic Team and Technology Department for age appropriate use.