Our Reopening Plan
St. Francis de Sales School will return full time (5 days a week) in person for the 2020 - 2021 school year. We will be following all guidelines recommended by state and federal agencies to keep children and staff as safe as possible. We will be publishing a document on Friday, July 24th stating a detailed plan. This is good news for our school, our children and our families.
New Start Dates
Please note the following....
Professional Development and training for teachers will take place from August 17 - August 21.
Student Orientation August 24th - August 26th.
Orientation is from 7:55 to 2:45. Children will only attend one of those days as assigned below by last name.
A - G will attend August 24th
H - M will attend August 25th
M - Z will attend August 26th
August 27th will be the official first day of school with all children in attendance.
We appreciate your understanding during this time.
We Need Some Help
We are moving school furniture to accommodate guidelines for reopening the school in the Fall and are looking for volunteers for the work crew. Please email Shannon Karrenbauer at skarrenbauer@stfrancisparish.net
or call 740-345-9874 ext. 203 if you can help. If you can give any time, we would appreciate your help.
THANK YOU!
Masks Will Be Worn
While we are still finalizing our mask policies, we do know that children in grades grades K- 8 will need to wear masks in some capacity. We encourage you to start working with your children now, find appropriately sized-masks that cover the nose and mouth, and regularly talk with your children about their purpose. They will have questions, fears and concerns. Please start preparing them now so the transition in August is as smooth as possible.
We suggest purchasing 6 masks for your child so the masks can be rotated and laundered.
For our treasured preschool children, we do not yet have final guidance from our diocese, and state and local officials. More is coming soon. However, we ask that our preschool parents work with your children to minimize their fear and anxiety with others who are wearing masks. Learning to wear them can be a fun game!
Masks Will Be Worn
K- 8th grade students will be required to wear masks throughout the day.
We encourage you to have your children wear them for practice and talk to them about the reasons we need to wear them.
We suggest you buy 6 masks for your child so the masks can be rotated and laundered. We will have some available.
We suggest you buy 6 masks for your child so the masks can be rotated and laundered. We will have some available.
Preschool - mask policies are still being developed.
These policies in place will allow us to reopen!
Thank you for your understanding.
Preschool
Good News!
If our school (K-8) is required to go a hybrid or blending learning at any point during the school year, our preschool can remain open.
We will continue to follow all guidelines to stay safe.