Students who are at home for an illness, such as a cold or the flu, will NOT engage in Home Learning. The approach outlined returns us to prior practice.

Home Learning will only be available to students with extended absences due to isolation or quarantine for COVID-19 or with specific health and/or other extenuating circumstances. The Home Learning curriculum will not feature Zoom or live instruction for all classes. Students should anticipate that assignments will be posted on Google Classroom, and faculty will check in with them during their time at home. These standards are subject to change in the case of a larger group quarantine. 

Approval from the student’s Division Head and the school nurse will be required in order to engage in Home Learning.

Online learning technologies helped us navigate the pandemic, but the hallmark of a Sacred Heart education is in-person learning. Toggling between online and in-person learning created challenges for students and teachers alike during the 2020-21 school year.

There will be no option to pivot between Home Learning and Campus Learning unless approved by the Division head for unique, special circumstances. Any circumstance related to a medical condition will require doctor's documentation with a diagnosis, treatment plan, and estimated length of absence to be approved by the school nurse.

We are excited to welcome our parents and community members back to campus for events such as Back to School Nights, athletics competitions, and class coffees. All campus visitors will be required to wear a mask indoors, regardless of vaccination status, through September 30th, per the State of CT.

Any changes to this policy will be informed by guidance from the CDC, State of Connecticut and CT Department of Public Health Town-level COVID Response Framework and data tracker for cases per 100,000. 

FLIK will continue to provide grab-and-go lunches ordered through the Nutrislice app for those on the lunch plan, supplemented with a wider array of add-on items (fruit, yogurt parfaits, etc.) through September 30th. 

All divisions will return to eating in Hayes Hall, the only area of the School where plexiglass remains in place at tables, and we will continue to offer a variety of outdoor seating options like last year.

In line with the State of Connecticut, there are currently no requirements for families to follow after traveling out of the area. Families are encouraged to follow the best practices and recommendations from the CDC regarding travel. 

All students, faculty, and staff regardless of vaccination status will take mandatory saliva PCR COVID tests on Monday, November 29, and Monday, January 3^rd.  School will be modified/remote on these two days.

As recommended by the American Association of Pediatrics and the CDC, Sacred Heart strongly encourages all eligible students to consult their primary care providers regarding the COVID-19 vaccine. 

All faculty, staff, and coaches are required to be vaccinated against COVID-19. Continued vaccination of employees and students will minimize the spread of COVID-19 and allow for more regular school operations. 

All students who have been vaccinated are asked to upload their vaccine card information to Magnus Health in the immunization section, as this will serve as proof of vaccination status as it relates to quarantine and other requirements. Students who do not upload their vaccine cards to Magnus will be treated as unvaccinated.

Please notify the school nurse to be entered into our confidential COVID tracking system and determine the next steps for your student’s learning plan in conjunction with her/his Division Head. 
 
Unvaccinated students exposed to COVID-19 will be required to quarantine for 7 days, follow the guidance from the Greenwich Department of Health regarding next steps, and take a COVID-19 PCR test on day 5-7 of quarantine in order to return on day 8. Any asymptomatic, vaccinated students will not be required to quarantine if exposed. Testing on day 5-7 is recommended for exposed vaccinated students, staff and faculty but they may attend school with careful mitigation.
 
Please note that with adjustments to our COVID-19 mitigation strategies, precision contact tracing will no longer be possible for unvaccinated individuals. Unvaccinated students with poor mask compliance will be asked to quarantine for the safety of our community.  At this time, “test and stay” and “screen and stay” programs are not accepted policy.

Students, faculty, and staff with any cold, flu, or COVID-19 symptoms should remain at home, complete the absence tracker in the Parent Portal, and will require a PCR Covid test prior to returning to school.  Home tests/ rapid antigen tests are not accepted.  Regardless of test results, students with fever, cough, runny nose and of GI upset should remain at home for at least 24 hours and until symptoms have subsided and the student can wear a mask comfortably.

Please also consult this flow chart from the Health Office for more details.

We are not requiring a daily health screening in Magnus Health at this time.

All students, faculty, staff, parents, and campus visitors will be masked indoors regardless of vaccination status through February 15, per State of CT guidelines. Masking is not required outdoors. Please supply your student with 2 comfortable masks daily.

Some schools plan to require that all spectators be fully vaccinated in order to attend a competition. Additionally, some schools will not allow spectators for certain indoor venues due to space limitations. We will continue to post spectator guidelines on the Parent/Student Portals for all away competition locations. Sacred Heart currently permits spectators at all athletic events, indoors and outdoors. All spectators, regardless of vaccination status, are required to wear a mask at all times while indoors. 

School-sponsored overnights and trip (those happening both on and off campus) will be limited to vaccinated students only. Accommodations for overnight trips for students with approved medical or religious exemptions will vary depending on the nature of the event and be determined on a case-by-case basis.