A Message From Mrs. Clark
July 31, 2020
Dear Families,
The face of education in Rhode Island changed dramatically this spring with the closure of schools and the transition to Distance Learning. What we thought would be a short time of virtual learning turned out to be the norm for the balance of the school year. Since those days, we have been diligently planning for a return to school for Fall 2020.
We are planning for three basic contingencies:
- Full in person learning, where classrooms will look very similar to how they would normally, with new safety protocols in place. Technology will be integrated into the curriculum at all levels.
- Hybrid Learning, where individual students or groups of students need to learn from home for a variety of reasons while their peers continue in the classroom.
- Distance Learning, where all students will transition to a full virtual model due to school closure.
We recognize that in the spring we were responding to a crisis, with no real knowledge of where we would end up. After reflecting on parent survey results, we began to plan for a school year that fulfills our Mission of providing a high-quality, Catholic education for our students, while providing a safe environment in which to learn.
The plan that will be posted here in the next couple of days is the culmination of our efforts. We have relied on guidance from the Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) and the Rhode Island Department of Education (RIDE) as well as collaboration with the Catholic School Office and cohorts of Catholic School administrators across the Diocese. I am confident that Saint Joseph School is well poised to welcome our students back to school in September.
Please contact me with any questions or concerns that you may have regarding the creation of this plan or the specifics within it. I look forward to our continued partnership in the education of our children.
In Peace,
Erin Clark, Principal
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