Reopening Plan
St. Mary’s High School has developed the safest, most secure, and most teacher and student-focused school reopening plan achievable. After working diligently with Perrotta Consulting, a threat mitigation and emergency operation planning company, and exhausting every available resource, we have developed a systematic way to secure and reopen St. Mary’s High School at 100% occupancy, five days a week, for the 2020-2021 school year. So long as we are permitted to reopen and remain open by the State of New York, we will use every available resource to:
- Provide the safest environment possible for our students and teachers
- Keep our extended school families healthy
- Communicate with our families and faculty
- Ensure continued access to education whether in the physical building or remotely
- Ensure equal access to education for all students
- Provide means of support for our students’ and faculty’s social and emotional well being
The following plan will evolve after submission based on changing needs of students and teachers, as well as the changing conditions of the pandemic and revisions to New York State Guidelines. Attending school in person is no small challenge. Through extensive studies of data and research collected from the New York State Department of Health, Center for Disease Control and Prevention, World Health Organization, Federal Emergency Management Agency, American Academy of Pediatrics, and several other private and public-sector resources from across the globe, we have identified how to safely return teachers and students to the classroom.
Will Saint Mary's be open for in-person instruction?
Will I have to wear a mask?
What is the procedure for arrival and dismissal? Will students and faculty be screened?
Can a parent or guest enter the building?
How will students move through the buildings?
How will classrooms be managed?
What will be the procedure for lunch?
What procedures will be in place to maintain appropriate hygene?
What will happen in classes where there are shared supplies such as art?
What is the procedure if an individual in the community tests positive for COVID-19?
Is distance learning available even if in-person classes ensue?
- More asynchronous than synchronous instruction
- Daily material posted (video lesson, pre-recorded video from teacher)
- Office hours and small group Meets
- Regular Meets with resource room teacher for those students with IEPs; all other IEP accommodations honored
What will happen if state authorities mandate the school transition all students to distance learning?
- More synchronous than asynchronous - schedule of the day will mostly follow regular in-person school day
- Daily live Meets with teachers
- Full class Meets
- Regular Meets with resource room teacher for those students with IEPs; all other IEP accommodations honored
How will you address to social/emotional well being of my child?
What will the policy be for travel and transportation?