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CSN CLASS OF 2020 Head of School Greeting Dr. David July 17 Watson 2020
Dear Parents, Colleagues, Students and Friends of However, should any CSN student be unable to be Community School of Naples, on campus, our At-Home Learning option (AHL - see page four) provides an outstanding livestream I hope you gained some valuable data from our video alternative which we believe is unmatched in Enhancements document which we sent to you our state. on June 19th, regarding the broad working guidelines we have established to re-open school In the current COVID-19 pandemic, no school can on August 17th. guarantee everyone’s safety on campus 100%. We all understand this as parents, students and Now, with a month to go before our re-opening, I am colleagues, both in and out of the classroom. Even pleased to share with you this detailed document: something as simple as going to the supermarket our Community Enhancement Plan, which these days, for example, involves a whole new risk- provides a detailed overview of what we have worked safety routine, as we have seen. on to date, including policies and procedures we have adopted for implementation starting in August. However, while it is impossible to eliminate all risks, Community School of Naples is taking every Over the last few weeks, we have committed reasonable precaution to minimize that risk to the ourselves to planning a safe re-opening of CSN. We greatest extent possible. Awareness of how infection have sought advice from experts in the field of spreads and what we can do to mitigate that spread education, public health, and medicine. We have and keep ourselves and our community healthy is included in our deliberations perspectives from important in keeping the viral load on campus as public health officials, the Florida Department of low as possible. That is how we move forward Health, the Florida Council of Independent Schools positively, making the best and most informed (FCIS, our accrediting body), our CSN COVID-19 decisions for all in our community at every stage. Advisory Council, members of the Board of Trustees and our Senior Leadership Team. Each of us has our part to play. Thank you therefore to everyone for your patience, trust and Although the attached guide may be modified as sense of individual and collective responsibility as circumstances change, I would ask everyone to we begin what will certainly be a unique school please read through the document carefully, as we year. will ask every member of our community to commit to the policies and procedures outlined I will be in touch with everyone once again closer once we return to school. to the start of school. I hope that you are enjoying the summer, wherever you may be. See you all The CSN experience is of course ideally delivered soon! in person via On-Campus Learning. Doing so safely will require us to carefully balance a first- Kind regards, class standard of care for mitigating risk with our first-class educational program. To this end, my Dr. David Watson colleagues and I are all fully committed. Head of School
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Table of Contents @ At-Home Learning 4 Classroom Protocols 5 Classroom Technology 6 Campus Hygiene 7 Campus Spaces 8 Dining Options 9 Faculty and Staff 10 Personal Conduct 11 Community Conduct 12 Health Protocols 13 Athletic Protocols 14 ? Additional Q&A 15 This Community Enhancement Plan is based on the one-page executive summary released on June 19. You will find the original ten enhancements and their checklists on the following pages. As before, this document is dynamic and subject to change. As more information becomes available, CSN will adapt accordingly. Special thanks to the individuals below who provided insight to this document. Senior Leadership Team Advisory Council • David Watson • Donna Norkeliunas • Richard Abood • Ashley Gerry • Vivienne Carr • Colleen Potocki • Bernadette Barakett • Dale Painter • Eric Johnson • Paul Selvidio • Steve Csotty • Saurabh Patel • Jacqueline McCormick • Bart Weiss • Heather Dockweiler • Amy Quinn • Amy Moviel • Janet Gable • Rita Touma
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For maximum flexibility, CSN’s Academic Excellence will be available as two modes for this school year: At-Home Learning and On-Campus Learning. Students will be able to move from one mode to another as individual and community needs arise. No matter their location or mode, students will be able to continue on their learning path. AT-HOME ON-CAMPUS LEARNING LEARNING
๏ At-Home Learning is for students unable to ๏ On-Campus Learning is the primary option be on campus for the following reasons: for the vast majority of CSN students. • Documented health condition that places ๏ This document details the dozens of ways them in an at-risk category in which the campus environment has been • Experiencing any COVID-19 symptoms, enhanced to maximize learning and such as fever, loss of taste/smell, etc. minimize risk. • Self-quarantining after being exposed ๏ In the event the entire campus is ordered to to a positive COVID-19 case be closed, all students would participate in • Has tested positive for COVID-19 AHL until the order is lifted. • Other student or family needs ๏ For the day(s) that a student will be AHL, a parent should call or email the division office before 8:30 a.m. ๏ AHL students will livestream their classes and participate in real time. ๏ AHL does not count as an absence if the student fully participates in the class. ๏ AHL students cannot participate in athletic practices or games on the day(s) they are fully learning from home. Q&A Q: What if my child is too sick to learn from home? Q: My student and family have no documented health A: Then they should rest and recover! Students who issues. Can we still start the school year via AHL? are sick at home or at the doctor’s office during a A: Yes, this is an option. Please contact your division class will be able to work with their teachers to get head to explore this possibility. caught up. They would be considered sick at home, not AHL. Q: If my child is unable to livestream the class at the set time, can they watch a recording later? Q: My child or someone in our home has a health issue A: Classes will not be recorded because of current that makes leaving the house impossible. Could my technology limitations, general privacy concerns, child do AHL for an entire semester or year? and the importance of live, interactive learning. A: Yes. Please contact the school nurse and your Students will be able to work with their teachers to division head by August 7 to discuss this option. get caught up if they miss a class.
CSN Community Enhancement Plan: Maximize Learning • Minimize Risk Page 4 Classroom Protocols ✓ Distance desks to the maximum extent possible ✓ Face desks the same direction where possible ✓ Install plexiglass dividers where determined ✓ Teach students protocols for movement within classrooms, using materials, and other activities
Classroom & Office Setup ๏ LS students will travel as a homeroom cohort ๏ During the summer, every classroom will be to minimize interaction with other students. reconfigured to increase physical distance ๏ PE classes will prioritize activity that between students. maintains physical distance. MS students ๏ Nonessential items like filing cabinets will will not change into PE clothes. be removed, and new desks have been ๏ Teachers will be encouraged to hold class ordered for some spaces. outside on occasion, when weather and ๏ Before the first day of school, every classroom space permit. will be evaluated and approved by the division head using a safety checklist. ๏ Plexiglass dividers will be installed in high- traffic areas, such as office reception areas.
Classroom Protocols ๏ Paper handouts and shared materials will be reduced where possible. ๏ Before and after class, teachers will prop doors open to keep students from crowding or touching doors. ๏ Teachers will welcome and dismiss students in an orderly way, such as row by row. Assigned seats are likely.
CSN Community Enhancement Plan: Maximize Learning • Minimize Risk Page 5 Classroom Technology ✓ Outfit classrooms with interactive technology to livestream lessons for students home sick ✓ Provide an at-home learning experience that is engaging and and in real time
With Portal and Workplace, any CSN student unable to be on campus will be able to participate in the live classroom environment.
Portal Workplace ๏ Every CSN classroom will be equipped with ๏ Workplace will largely replace both Zoom a Portal+, which features a 15.6” display that (video calls) and Remind (text messages). has both portrait or landscape orientations. ๏ Workplace is a platform that facilitates ๏ Portal+ Smart Camera has 12.5 MP and communication between individuals within 140˚ field of view, which means it can a single organization, in this case CSN. capture the vast majority of a classroom and ๏ Every CSN student and teacher will be livestream in HD quality. provided a Workplace account using their ๏ Even more impressive, the Smart Camera CSN email address. uses artificial intelligence to automatically ๏ With Workplace, teachers and students can pan and zoom, always keeping the teachers easily communicate with one another in frame while they actively teach. through: News Feed (group posts), Chat ๏ Portal+ Smart Sound uses a 4-mic array to (group and individual messages), and capture 360˚ sound while minimizing Rooms (group video calls). background noise. ๏ Workplace Rooms will allow At-Home ๏ One-touch privacy mutes the microphone Learning students to access their livestreamed and disables the camera when not in use. classes via Portal+. Q&A Q: Aren’t Portal and Workplace Facebook companies? A: Yes, but both are separate from the social media platform. Workplace accounts have no connection to personal Facebook accounts. All Portals use Workplace accounts. There will be zero connection between Facebook and Portal/ Workplace, as setup by CSN.
Q: What about privacy concerns? I don’t want my child’s image online. A: Neither does CSN! All Workplace content is encrypted, password-protected, and only accessible to members of CSN. Both Portal and Workplace have prioritized privacy and security to accommodate corporations with sensitive information, including banks and hospitals. Because Workplace Rooms are not recorded, there is no permanent record created or saved.
Q: Still, I don’t want my child’s image to be livestreamed while in class. A: Please contact your division head so that accommodations can be made as to where your child sits in the classroom. AHL students will have to be visible on Rooms to participate.
CSN Community Enhancement Plan: Maximize Learning • Minimize Risk Page 6 Campus Hygiene ✓ Utilize UV sterilization, HEPA filtration, and other advanced cleaning procedures where possible ✓ Clean high-touch areas frequently ✓ Install hand sanitizer and hand washing stations throughout the campus to increase use ✓ Post signs on campus to emphasize hygiene
Air Filtration ๏ Narrow walkways and/or stairwells will be ๏ All CSN HVAC units have fresh air intakes, designated as one-way traffic. which continuously provide fresh, outdoor ๏ Student locker access may be staggered air within indoor spaces. throughout the day to prevent crowding. ๏ Where possible, CSN has installed UV ๏ Four outdoor hand washing stations will be lighting in HVAC units, which sterilizes the installed throughout the campus. air and kills a variety of pathogens. ๏ Where possible, CSN has installed HEPA- Cleaning Procedures filtration in HVAC units, which captures a ๏ While scientists now believe that contracting variety of pathogens. COVID-19 through surface contact is rare, ๏ Students will be given multiple opportunities CSN will be cleaning high-touch surfaces each day to take outdoor breaks for fresh air. multiple times a day. ๏ During the school day, teachers and/or Promoting Physical Distance students will wipe down desks and other ๏ New signage on doors, walls, and floors will workspaces throughout the day–at least once be installed around campus to demonstrate in the morning and once in the afternoon. appropriate physical distance and remind ๏ High-touch areas around campus, such as students of other health protocols. door handles, playground equipment, and ๏ To encourage physical distance, seating will common space furniture will be cleaned be designated and spaced apart in larger throughout the day. gathering areas, such as the Dining Hall, ๏ After the school day, classrooms will be deep G&L Theater, and athletic bleachers. cleaned by a professional cleaning company.
CSN Community Enhancement Plan: Maximize Learning • Minimize Risk Page 7 Campus Spaces ✓ Open 7 new, spacious science labs in the ISER ✓ Use the new 1,000 seat athletic stadium for outdoor gatherings ✓ Create a second health clinic for grades 7-12 ✓ Install ceiling fans in the US Pavilion ✓ Add outdoor seating to maximize use of our open-air campus
New Campus Buildings ๏ The US Pavilion will have brand new ceiling ๏ The Institute for Science and Environmental fans to make for a more comfortable outdoor Research (ISER) has lecture-lab classrooms environment for a variety of uses. that each average 1,400 square feet and ๏ A full refresh of outdoor seating, which provide more space for students to conduct started in Fall 2019, will be complete, labs in a physically distanced way. providing for ample gathering spaces for ๏ With the 1,000 seat athletic stadium, a class, breaks, lunch, etc. variety of school assemblies and gatherings will be held outdoors in a shaded venue where students can spread out. Q&A Q: Where will orchestra, choir, and theater classes Improved Campus Spaces take place? Will there still be performances? ๏ By outfitting a second health clinic in the A: CSN is fully committed to the performing arts, Moe Kent Family Field House, students in and we have plans both for daily classes and grades 7-12 will have a more convenient and culminating performances. Spaces like the Shea spacious location for care while dedicating Memorial Amphitheater, Lakeside, US Pavilion, Nurse Rita’s area for grades PreK3-6. and the Athletic Stadium provide for covered outdoor areas where activities like singing, acting, ๏ Because of the ISER, the Middle School and playing instruments can be performed in an gains six, spacious classroom spaces in M open-air, minimal risk way. Larger, indoor spaces building, providing for additional room to are also being considered, where air circulation physically distance. will provide the benefit. Similarly, these venues A combined K10 and K11 classroom will allow provide wonderful settings for performances, ๏ including concerts, plays, musicals, etc. The show for another larger MS learning space. must go on, and it will at CSN!
CSN Community Enhancement Plan: Maximize Learning • Minimize Risk Page 8 Dining Options ✓ Limit Dining Hall seating and utilize classroom and outdoor seating wherever possible ✓ Offer alternative, dynamic dining options that are high-quality and nutritious ✓ Increase the number of pickup locations on campus
Dining Hall Arrangement Breakfast ๏ Seating in the Dining Hall will be limited to ๏ Breakfast will continue to be served in the maintain physical distance, with additional Dining Hall from 7-8 a.m. outdoor seating available near the Dining ๏ For the time being, parents are not able to be Hall, Cafe, and Pavilion. in the Dining Hall for breakfast, so students ๏ Physical distance reminders will be placed will need to be self-sufficient. LS classrooms on the floor in high-traffic areas, with lunch may have some breakfast items as needed. line etiquette monitored by faculty. Lunch SAGE Dining ๏ PreK3 and PreK4 students will have lunch ๏ SAGE will continue to provide high-quality, delivered to their classrooms, where they nutritious food, with the same ability to will eat with their teacher. accommodate dietary and allergy needs. ๏ Students in grades K-5 will be served in the ๏ Breakfast and lunch will feature a single MAC and may return to their classrooms to serving line of both “hot” and “cold” grab- enjoy their lunch. and-go options, with all items pre-packaged, ๏ MS students will alternate their lunch period including utensils, condiments, and drinks. with assembly, advisory, and outdoor time in ๏ While students may be limited in making order to space out the number of students in only one trip through the serving line, they the Dining Hall serving line. Pavilion food are not limited in how much food they take. service will also be available. ๏ The sandwich and salad stations will be ๏ US lunch service will extend into Flex, with closed, but these items will be pre-made and food available in the Dining Hall, Pavilion, available as grab-and-go options. and US Cafe (for purchase).
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Faculty and Staff ✓ Hire a second medical professional for students in grades 7-12 ✓ Train all CSN employees on best practices for hygiene and disease mitigation ✓ Make available COVID-19 and antibody testing for all CSN employees
Medical Professionals Faculty Testing ๏ CSN is hiring a second medical professional ๏ Through partnerships with local health care for students in grades 7-12. Nurse Rita will providers, all CSN employees will be able to primarily serve students in grades PreK3-6. complete antibody testing in early August, ๏ Both medical professionals will provide the with results back before school starts. CSN community with regular health updates ๏ Throughout the school year, CSN employees and best practices regarding COVID-19. will have access to regular COVID-19 testing.
Faculty Training ๏ All CSN employees are required to complete a series of online training videos over the summer on a variety of health-related topics. ๏ Faculty/Staff Orientation in August will have multiple training sessions specifically geared to COVID-19 prevention, hygiene protocols, and other best practices. ๏ Faculty will also be given specific guidelines on how to model, encourage, and enforce expected health protocols for students, such as washing hands, wearing face coverings, and maintaining physical distance.
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Personal Conduct ✓ Require all students, faculty, staff, and campus visitors to wear a face covering while indoors (outdoor usage is optional) ✓ Provide regular, direct instruction on washing hands, wearing face coverings, sneezing and coughing into elbows, practicing physical distancing, and other healthy habits
Face Coverings ๏ FC’s are optional outdoors if individuals ๏ All persons on campus, while indoors and maintain physical distance. Students will be not isolated, must wear a face covering (FC) given multiple opportunities during the day that fully covers their mouth and nose. to take outdoor breaks. ๏ FC’s should be solid cloth, not translucent. ๏ FC’s are not required during lunch while eating, even if indoors, but in this event ๏ FC’s with a valve or vent are not allowed, as students should practice physical distancing. these do not filter exhaled air. ๏ FC’s are not required indoors during vigorous ๏ FC’s should not feature any words or images physical activity, such as recess or PE. that could be divisive or distracting (e.g. those that promote a political stance). Other Student Conduct ๏ Face shields are not a substitute for FC’s, but they can be worn in addition to them. ๏ While classroom spaces are designed around physical distancing guidelines, students will be encouraged to maintain distance during less structured time, such as breaks and recess. ๏ Crowding or congregating in groups, even while outdoors, is to be avoided. ๏ Students will be encouraged to use hand sanitizer or wash their hands during breaks. LS students will be assisted as needed. ๏ Water fountains may be temporarily turned off; however, water fill-stations are available. Students can bring refillable water bottles. Q&A Q: What if my child has a medical condition that Q: Isn’t my child too young to wear a face covering? makes a face covering dangerous or unwearable? A: The CDC recommends children two and older to A: For the safety of those on campus, we cannot wear FC’s. LS students are encouraged to begin exempt any student from wearing a face covering. getting comfortable with FC’s over the summer, With a doctor’s note, your child may be able to and LS teachers will be patient as they adjust. have more frequent breaks to be outside without a face covering. If this accommodation is not Q: Can CSN guarantee that strict physical distancing sufficient, your child would attend CSN via AHL. will occur at all times for my child? A: No, but we will regularly monitor students and Q: What if my child forgets his/her face covering? remind them to practice healthy habits. With A: CSN face coverings will be available to purchase reminders, coaching, and encouragement, on campus for when students forget. maintaining physical distance will become routine.
CSN Community Enhancement Plan: Maximize Learning • Minimize Risk Page 11 Community Conduct ✓ Reduce the number of on-campus visitors ✓ Require all community members who are sick to stay off campus until symptom-free ✓ Monitor students during recess and breaks to prevent crowding ✓ Rethink group events to minimize crowding
On-Campus Visitors ๏ School medical professionals may conduct ๏ To minimize risk, parents are not allowed random symptom and temperature checks on campus except for special events or in various classrooms each morning. scheduled meetings. ๏ Teachers will observe students for symptoms ๏ Parent-Teacher meetings will occur primarily and send those who have any to the clinic. by phone or webcam. Group Events Symptom-Free Campus ๏ CSN is committed to maintaining as many ๏ Any student or CSN employee who has a of our hallmark events as possible, but in a COVID-related symptom must stay off way that minimizes risk and complies with campus until symptom-free. local guidelines. More details to follow. ๏ As determined by the CDC, COVID-related ๏ Protocols for regular parent gatherings such symptoms currently include: as Headmaster’s Roundtables, Division Head • Fever (≥100.4º F) or chills Coffees, etc. will be forthcoming. • Persistent Cough • New loss of taste or smell • Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing Q&A • Congestion Q: Will CSN be checking every student’s temperature • Nausea or vomiting upon arrival to campus each morning? • Diarrhea A: No. We are asking parents to check their students for all symptoms, including fever, each morning ๏ Students who come to school with any of before they come to school. Any person exhibiting these symptoms (or develop any of these any of the listed symptoms should stay home symptoms during the day) will be sent home. from school and do AHL if physically able.
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Health Protocols ✓ Require individuals who have engaged in high-risk travel or activities to stay off campus, per federal and local guidelines ✓ Require anyone who tests positive for COVID-19 to stay off campus until cleared by a health provider
High-Risk Travel & Activities Exposure to COVID-19 ๏ Students and teachers should avoid travel to ๏ Based on CDC guidelines and what scientists high-risk or restricted areas, such as a city, best understand about COVID-19, CSN state, or country experiencing a high rate of defines exposure to COVID-19 as: positive COVID-19 cases. • close contact (less than 6 feet) with an ๏ Students and teachers should avoid high-risk individual who has tested positive; or restricted activities, such as cruises or • the individual who has tested positive was large, crowded gatherings. not wearing a face covering; and • the interaction lasted for an extended Testing Positive for COVID-19 period of time (longer than 15 minutes) ๏ Any CSN student, parent, teacher, or staff ๏ Unless all of these criteria occurred, an member who tests positive will be required exposure did not take place. to stay off campus until cleared by his/her health provider, per federal, state and local Responding to Positive Cases guidelines. ๏ CSN is fully committed to partnering with ๏ If physically able, students can participate families in a productive and transparent via AHL until they return to campus. manner to minimize the risk of COVID-19 exposure on campus. Reporting a Positive Case ๏ CSN will thoroughly clean and disinfect any ๏ For the well-being of the CSN community, area on campus occupied by the individual. any student, teacher, or staff member who ๏ CSN’s health protocols in this document will tests positive for COVID-19 must alert the drastically reduce the amount of exposure to school nurse (if a student) or HR (if a CSN COVID-19. employee) as soon as possible. ๏ Unfortunately, COVID-19 will be a fact of ๏ Confidentiality, per HIPAA guidelines, will life for the foreseeable future, and CSN will be strictly maintained to encourage trust, not be immune to members of our compliance, and transparency. community testing positive, likely due to ๏ The school nurse or HR will determine if off-campus exposure. exposure (please see the next section) took ๏ These instances should be handled with place between the person who tested positive care, transparency, compassion, and calm– and any other CSN community member. not anger, paranoia, or fear-mongering. ๏ If any confirmed exposure with a CSN ๏ To avoid gossip and rumor, CSN will only act community member took place, the school on positive cases when the individual or nurse and/or HR will alert those exposed family contacts the school directly, as and ask them to self-quarantine for a set required. CSN will not investigate to confirm amount of time. Confidentiality will be or disprove rumors. maintained both for the individual who tested positive and those who were exposed. ๏ CSN will not entertain anonymous tips or secondhand information, so please do not ๏ Only those who were actually exposed will share “what you’ve heard” either with the be alerted, not the entire CSN community. school or other community members.
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Athletic Protocols ✓ Follow FHSAA guidelines regarding practices & competitions ✓ Practice in small groups and clean shared materials after use ✓ Reduce locker room use before, during, and after school ✓ Establish guidelines for fan attendance during home games
Statement of Principles Athletic Practice & Travel Protocols ๏ Athletics play an important role in both the ๏ To participate in athletic practices and games, physical and social-emotional health of students must be symptom-free and have students. CSN will prioritize the continuation completed on-campus learning that day. of athletics in a safe, responsible way. ๏ Whenever possible, athletes will maintain ๏ Many sports, by their very nature, pose an physical distance, practice outdoors, and increased risk of exposure to COVID-19. limit the use of shared materials. Preventative measures like face coverings ๏ Locker room use will likely be reduced or and physical distance are not possible when paused for the time being. practicing or competing. ๏ Bus capacity will be reduced to maintain ๏ While these limitations exist, CSN will seek physical distance, with windows strategically to minimize risk of exposure where it can and lowered to increase fresh air circulation. will train coaches on best practices. ๏ Families should consider this increased risk Fan Attendance Protocols as it relates to their own situation. CSN may Fans will be expected to adhere to all CSN require all student-athletes to sign additional ๏ health protocols, including physical distance waivers clearing them for full participation. and face coverings. As a member of FHSAA and the Private 8 ๏ CSN may limit fan attendance, particularly Conference, CSN will work with other schools ๏ for indoor events. In those instances, efforts to increase the safety of our student-athletes will be made to livestream the competition. during home and away athletic events.
CSN Community Enhancement Plan: Maximize Learning • Minimize Risk Page 14 Additional Q&A Q: How will the academic curriculum or grading Q: Will CSN offer after-school activities as before? expectations be impacted, if at all? A: Yes, we intend on offering after-school activities as A: CSN is fully committed to maintaining our high before, and details will be shared in August. standards of academic excellence, no matter the learning mode or external challenges. No changes Q: My child works with a tutor on campus during the are planned at this time for grading expectations school day. Will this still be possible? or graduation requirements, and even if learning A: We are still determining a policy for this situation, looks different in the fall, our steadfast and more details will be released before school commitment to student success will not waiver. begins. If permitted, tutors would need to check in at a central location and follow all health protocols, Q: Will the school be offering field trips, global including physical distance and wearing a face exchanges, or other extended travel? covering. A: All CSN trips have been suspended for the first semester. CSN will continue to monitor the Q: What if my child already had a confirmed case of situation and will make a decision on second COVID-19? Do they have to still wear a face semester sometime in the fall. CSN has decided to covering? pause the global exchange program for a year. A: Yes–all health protocols should be followed by all While CSN may allow for some local, in-state CSN students. Scientists have not determined travel, longer trips that cross states or countries whether or not an individual becomes immune to may be suspended for the year. COVID-19 after recovering from the virus.
Q: What about regular student assemblies? Q: Will there be additional social-emotional support A: Each division is planning for student assemblies, provided to students who may be struggling? either in an outdoor venue or in the G&L Theater A: Yes. CSN is fully committed to the social and at around half capacity (to maintain distance). The emotional health of our students, and we know this school is exploring livestream equipment for areas is a difficult moment in the lives of our students like the Lecture Hall and G&L Theater to provide a and families. To better support our students, each hybrid approach to assemblies, where some division will have a faculty member appointed as students attend in person while others watch from the division’s Coordinator of Social-Emotional classrooms or at home. Learning (SEL). These three individuals will meet regularly with School Counselor Toni Rhodes to Q: Will LS drop-off and pick-up be modified? coordinate SEL curriculum through homerooms, A: For the well-being of the CSN community, CSN is advisories, and assemblies. CSN is also adopting asking parents to remain in their cars and Yale University’s RULER program, a PreK-12 participate via carline as much as possible. If a program meant to support students’ emotional younger student needs assistance getting to class, intelligence. More information and details will be one parent may walk them to the classroom door, shared in the coming weeks. but the parent should wear a face covering at all times and not pass through the classroom door.
CONGRATULATIONS
CSN CLASS OF 2020
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