Reopening Catholic High

Catholic High School will have a two-week gradual re-opening where half of the students report for class two days a week in person, attend 2 days a week remotely via webcam, and then learn one day a week asynchronously. during the asynchronous day, teachers will have posted office hours and will be available for any students who need to discuss the class material.

After the two-week gradual re-opening, CHS students will attend 5 days a week face-to-face.

All students will undergo a temperature screening at the entrance to the school building. 

All faculty, staff, and visitors will undergo a temperature check and health screening before entering the school building each day.

Most classrooms will have 20 student desks. Other furniture will be removed to allow for more distance between student desks.

Breakfast and lunch will be available to order through the MyKidsSpending portal for Sage Dining.

Students will be able to pick up their breakfast order from the cafeteria and report to a designated morning location to eat their breakfast.  Lunches will be delivered to the students' classrooms. All breakfast and lunches must be pre-ordered online.

In order to ease the flow of traffic into the school in the mornings, students will be assigned to enter the building through one of three designated entrance points. Each entrance will have personnel conducting the appropriate health screening- temperature checks for students and a combination of temperature check and health screening questions for staff and faculty. Procedures for students with athletic gear will be included in the morning intake process.

Once inside the building, students should follow the directional signs on the floor as they proceed directly to their 1st/5th block classroom. Communal spaces will not be available. Morning prayer and attendance will take place in the first block of each day. Per recommendations, communal spaces such as the gym, library, and gallery will be closed before school except for those students that have 1st block class in that area. The cafeteria will be open for those students who ordered takeaway breakfast boxes.

Lockers will not be available for student use during the fall semester.

 The first week of school starting on August 24 will have Cohort A in the building for face to face instruction on Monday and Tuesday and Cohort B in the building for face to face instruction on Wednesday and Thursday. Friday will be an asynchronous day with office hours as scheduled below.

The second week of school will again have Cohort A in the building on Monday and Tuesday while Cohort B joins remotely at the same time. Then on Wednesday and Thursday, Cohort B is in the building while Cohort A connects remotely. Again, Friday is an asynchronous day for all.

Beginning September 1 - Full 5 day face-to face-instruction for all students

We will use a two day block schedule where students will meet with half of their blocks each day. The 5 day a week schedule will rotate through Green days and Gold days.

Students should maintain a 6 ft. distance from others whenever possible.

Communal areas such as the library, gallery, cafeteria and gym will not be used except when designated seating is applied. 

Traffic in hallways will flow in one direction to minimize face to face passing in the halls. 

Seating in classrooms will be set at 3’ and students will have assigned seats in each class. All seats will face the same direction. 

The number of students allowed in a bathroom will be limited to 2.

If an individual begins to show symptoms of sickness or COVID-19 during the school day, that individual reports to the clinic for evaluation by the school nurse. The school nurse will evaluate the student. If COVID-19 symptoms are present, the nurse may either quarantine the student to an isolated area awaiting pickup or if well enough and able to drive, ask the student to depart for home immediately. The school is working in conjunction with the Virginia Department of Health to follow all necessary protocols and procedures related to COVID-19.

We continue to evaluate the CHS daily bus service. Students on buses must follow physical distancing guidelines, corresponding to the current phase. This equates to one child per seat every other row, optimizing the distance between passengers.