A Note From Administration

Tuesday, September 8

• Freshman Orientation Day
  • Cohort A and B to arrive beginning at 7:15am. Dismissal at 11:45am
  • Virtual students will log into their classes using the special Orientation Schedule beginning at 8:25am
• Transfer Student Orientation
  • Transfer students arrive by 10:00am. Dismissal at 11:30am.
  • Sponsored by the Counseling Department.

Wednesday, September 9

• Early Dismissal Wednesday Schedule
• Virtual Mass End of Period H 

Thursday, September 10

• Cohort A (In-Person) Day 2 Cohort B (Virtual)
  • 7:40am-2:00pm 

Friday, September 11

• Cohort B (In-Person) Day 3 Cohort A (Virtual)
  • 7:40am-2:00pm

Next week students should bring a healthy snack, bottled water, a notepad and pen as well as wear their personal mask. Students will receive their official school mask, personal bottle of hand sanitizer, school lanyard and ID badge as well as their mesh backpack on the first day of school. Please be reminded that the water fountains and lockers will not be accessible until further notice. Cell phones may not be used during the school day and must be turned off and stored in backpacks. Please read our 2020-21 Student & Parent Handbook and sign and return the Acknowledgement Form as well as the Distance Learning Form which are both located on Plus Portals before August 31. 

Students will be expected to follow a special schedule of virtual programming on Wednesdays.  Please click here for the October Special Programs schedule. 

To further enhance our health services for students thanks to a grant through the Diocese of Bridgeport, we will be providing physician services through mycatholicdoctor.com  Our school nurse  will be providing you details about how to enroll in the program prior to the first day of school.

Lunch will be served in two waves as dictated by our school schedule.  Our dining hall is capable of seating 100 students using social distancing guidelines. Students will be assigned first or second lunch.  We also have seating outdoors for September and October.  We will have a number of staff monitors assigned to the dining room and at the outside patio, tent areas.

Lunch orders must be placed in advance.  Same day orders CAN NOT be accepted.  Students will be asked to find a seat and teachers will direct them by table to one of two lunch pick up stations.  Students can only pick up their own lunch using their school identification card. Lunches will be boxed/bagged with a student’s name and order number. 

Please click here to create your own student account for lunch orders.  You may use your student’s Mustang Bucks debit card or any credit card to open an account.  My Kids Spending will also be sending an email to the primary parent’s email that we have on file.  Our Assistant Business Manager, Brendan Allen (ballen@myimmaculatehs.org) will be assisting with any account balance information and our Assistant to our Director of Technology, Austin Cirella (acirella@myimmaculatehs.org) will be assisting with any technology services you may need regarding your account.

Our Director of Technology, Dave Cirella, has been in contact with the managers of the Danbury Microsoft Store. We are pleased to announce that they will be providing support services as described in this flyer.

Student drop-off will be in the front of the building 7:15am through 7:35am.  We encourage carpooling to reduce the number of cars in our drop-off line.  Student pick-up is in the rear of the school 2:15pm through 2:30pm.  Students drivers should plan on leaving the student parking lots before 2:15pm.  We ask that our parent drivers to please yield to the buses in the morning as well as to our student drivers in the afternoon.  Please view our drop-off/pick-up campus map.

Visitors may not enter the building at any time before or during the school year until further notice.

Plus Portals contains all important student/parent documents, including the attachments to this email.  When in the building, students will be expected to wear their spring uniform at the beginning of the school year and to adhere to best dress casual wear when taking classes virtually.  If you are interested in donating barely used uniforms or if you have a graduated student who will not be needing their school-approved laptop, donations are welcome for our families in need.  Please contact Administrative Assistant-School Operations, Carol Stone, 204-744-1510, cstone@myimmaculatehs.org.

We have been engaged in many discussions with our local health officials and with our School Nurse, Helen Story with regard to establishing Student Expectations and Parent Guidelines. New information, agency guidelines, addendums or changes to this plan will be communicated to the school community as we receive them. Should a student, faculty, or staff member test positive for Covid-19, we will inform the community. We will not release the name or personal details of that individual. Students who do not comply with wearing a face covering or with social distancing guidelines while in the building will not be permitted to participate in in-person learning.

We are prepared for COVID-19 cases and exposure to occur in their facilities. We will collaborate with local health officials once students are back to school, as they can provide regular updates about the status of COVID-19 in the community and help support and maintain the health and well-being of students, teachers, and staff. Having a plan in place for maintaining academic instruction and ensuring students have access to special services is also critical.

Updated Emergency contact information must be maintained for school use.  Please contact our School Registrar, Terri Allen, tallen@myimmaculatehs.org if you need assistance with updating your Plus Portals account. In addition, make sure that our School Nurse, hstory@myimmamculatehs.org has updated medical contact and emergency  information.

We encourage students to be tested prior to coming to the school campus. Students should have a negative COVID-19 PCR test within 7 to 10 days prior to campus arrival. If the test result is positive for the student or any member of the family, please notify our school nurse, Helen Story, hstory@myimmaculatehs.org 203-744-1510 ext 143.

Travel-Related Quarantine: All international students and domestic students arriving from states listed on the CT Travel Advisory List are required to quarantine for 14 days. It is important that domestic families keep up to date on the advisory list as it may change. Connecticut now requires domestic travelers to report their quarantine plans to the state via an online portal. Failure to do so may result in a fine.

One of the best ways to help keep our community safe is to be able to identify any cases on campus as early as possible and to avoid community-based transmission. Using cohort learning groups, we will be able to maintain an ability to conduct contact tracing. 

Faculty and staff are required to follow all safety and health practices expected of our students. During the academic day, faculty will be required to wear masks and keep six feet of social distance, or as much as possible, between themselves and students. To facilitate classroom instruction, there may be some instances where faculty may remove their mask and use alternate PPE, such as a face shield or remain behind a clear barrier. 

All faculty will participate in extended return-to-school training, which will prepare us for new procedures and protocols as we reopen school in person.

In the event of a positive case in our community, the School will have access to contact tracers to assist with interviewing and communicating with at-risk individuals. We are asking all students, faculty, and staff to be honest and helpful as we track any possible sources of infection in the community. All students and parents/guardians will be notified directly if a student is identified to be a direct contact and will be given further instructions regarding next steps and quarantine procedures.

In the case of a positive COVID-19 test or diagnosis, the School Nurse will notify the student’s parents/guardians immediately and begin contact-tracing procedures and, in turn, notify those students who have encountered a potential exposure.  All families will be notified if a case is identified. Confidentiality and individual privacy will be maintained.

Symptomatic: Many COVID-19 symptoms overlap with several other medical conditions, such as the common cold, allergies, and flu. 

Exposure Quarantine: Quarantine is also used in the event an individual is identified as a close contact of a positive COVID-19 case. If your child is identified to be a close contact, you will be notified and your child will be asked to quarantine for 14 days. During this time, students will be able to engage in classes through remote learning.

All students who test positive MUST be isolated off campus. We will have a short-term designated space for students until they can be picked up. 

We are committed to providing our students with mental health support as needed. Our Dean of Student Counseling and Special Services will continue to oversee our counseling services., including the services of our School Therapist.  We offer both on-site and virtual options for students. 

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