School Reopening Plan

Dear Nativity Community,

Nativity of Our Lord School remains committed to providing our students and families with an educational experience of excellence grounded in our Catholic faith.

This past year’s theme was, “At Nativity all are Seen, Heard, and Valued.” It continues to guide us as we work to create a positive and healthy learning environment for the fall.

As we look to the future we have designed a comprehensive plan that is flexible enough to be responsive to the ever-changing impact of COVID on our local community.
 

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The current plan is Phase One, which will guide us until our fall break in mid-October. We will continue to reevaluate our plan as we learn more through the recommendations of our expert partners.

Our reopening plan encompasses guidance from the Minnesota Department of Health, the CDC and the American Academy of Pediatrics and was developed with the help of our parent and teacher task forces, which consisted of numerous experts from our community.

Our goal is to reopen school balancing the educational/social needs of students with protocols and procedures in place that will significantly lower transmittable health risks due to COVID-19 to students and staff.

We will implement safety and health measures and place limitations or restrictions on some aspects of life at Nativity of Our Lord School. We are committed to working in partnership with you to move forward with confidence and cautious optimism as the new school year begins.

There is still much unknown about COVID -19 and how it will impact our community in the year ahead. Our plan is flexible and will adapt to significant shifts in the risk levels related to major surges close to and within our community. We will be prepared to shift to short or longer term closing of the school building based on these changes.

We will begin the year helping our students become proficient in the digital platforms that will support in person and distance learning. We are eager for our students to return to the classroom for in person learning.

We are excited to welcome all our PreK-8th grade students back on August 24! While things may look a bit different, we remain the same at our core: A school that loves your children and wants to partner with you to help them grow and thrive as learners and young people of faith.

Thank you for putting your trust in us during these uncertain times.

Sincerely,

Kate Wollan, Principal
Sandy Kane, Assistant Principal

A version of this letter is included in the August 2, 2020 parish bulletin.