Dear St. Justin Martyr School Families,
It is with great pleasure that we are sharing our reopening plan for the 2020-2021 school year. This document is a result of many hours of research and discussion with the St. Justin School Reopening Task Force and our school staff. The plan is designed to keep our staff and students as safe as possible as we open our doors to in-person instruction. During the planning process, we have relied on information from many resources, including the Centers for Disease Control’s Considerations for Schools, St. Louis County’s Return to School Guidance, the Academy of Pediatrics’ COVID-19 Planning Considerations: Guidance for School Re-entry and the Archdiocesan Office of Catholic Education and Formation.
The following plan describes the many procedures that have been established to keep our school community as safe as the current science on the virus and its spread allow us to be. This includes homeroom (cohort) management, mask-wearing requirements, cleaning and disinfecting standards, a daily screening process that will feature questions and temperature checks, and the restriction of guests and visitors on campus.
The current health situation is a very fluid situation and we will continue to monitor community conditions and comply with any changing mandates from the St. Louis County Health Department. If changes to the plan are necessary, they will be communicated to you as quickly as possible.
We believe that a return to full days of in-person instruction is the best way to continue to fulfill our mission of supporting the whole child through faith formation and academic excellence. Your support during these challenging times will be a key factor in our success, and we look forward to partnering with you in the coming days and weeks as we face these challenges together.
We are so grateful to our SJM School Reopening Task Force for their MANY hours of work, research, debate and recommendations. It has been a lively learning process for us all, and their input has been invaluable. St. Justin Martyr, pray for us.
Blessings,
Fr. Bill Kempf Amy Schroff