Drop off and Pick up of Students

Drop off – K-8
K-8 preferable drop off location – cars and buses should pull through the back parking lot as normal with cars coming up from the alley or side street and proceeding north towards the hospital, exiting through the hospital parking lot. The doors will be open so that students will not touch as they are walking in.  Our goal is to keep the students staggered as they come in and get them into their homeroom as soon as possible.

K-8  alternate drop off location – students may be dropped off at the front doors of the school but will need to ring the bell and touch the door handle (these are possible places to spread germs). If a parent would like to walk their student to the front doors, they may. Then the adult can touch the door handle and let the child into the school – we would expect that you (the parent) would sanitize your hands as soon as you get to your car.

Pick up K-8
K- 8 students picked up by car at 2:30 will be called out of the building using the walkie/talkie to office PA system based upon families as they arrive for pick-up. Cars should once again proceed up the alley or side street behind the church and drive north towards the hospital. Cars may also park in the second tier or the parking lot. Parents can get out of their cars and wait for children who will be crossed by a crossing guard flag. This year, dismissal may take longer than the normal dismissal time, however it will help with spreading the students out more at the end of the school day.

K-8 students who will attend Club House will be picked up by the playground doors near the Club House room. This is the far north sidewalk by the playground. Please ring the doorbell and a staff member will have your child gather their things and meet you by the door.

Drop off and Pick up – Preschool
Preschool students must be dropped off at the preschool doors. These are the doors located by the preschool rooms off of Columbus Avenue. If you are late and have missed the time frame of when the doors are open (8:50-9:10) or if you are dropping off early for extended care, please ring the doorbell and a preschool teacher will come to the door to get your child.

Pick up for your preschool child will take place on Columbus Avenue. Please park your car on the school side of the street for pick up at 12:00 and at 3:00. The teachers will bring the children outside. They will walk the children down the sidewalk distributing each child to the appropriate car. It will help if you stand outside of your car when the teachers bring the kids out.

If your child stays in the extended care program, park on Columbus Avenue and approach the building to ring the doorbell. The teacher will bring the child out to the foyer or outside where you are waiting.

Parent Information Nights – Virtual Style
Watch for more information to come. We will hold our parent information night like usual but through a Google Meet and not in person.
Wednesday – Sept. 9 –  Grades K-4
Thursday – September 10 – Grades 5-8

We will send you the link to log in. During the sessions teachers will go over classroom expectations, curriculum, events taking place, homework, behavior, procedures, etc…

Masks are required (except for preschoolers)
3- step process
1. Masks are required for all K-8 students.
2. If a mask cannot be tolerated then a face shield may be worn (documentation of inability to wear a mask must be obtained)
3. If neither a mask or a face shield can be used – this must be documented before an exemption can be made.

A note of exemption from a doctor is allowed for students who cannot wear any face covering for any reason.

Teachers are allowed to wear face shields for instruction but must have masks for individual student or small group contact.

Please be respectful of various perspectives on this topic. There are many opinions on the topic of masks – SWS will be following guidelines from the Archdiocese and MDH in the implementation of the rule.

Teachers have the right to document a student’s inability to wear a mask as the school year proceeds. This information is confidential and challenges about the decision will not be allowed due to privacy laws.

Early Withdrawal Policy
St. Wenceslaus School carefully budgets for how many students will be in attendance during each school year. The school fiscal year runs from July 1 to June 30. When a student is withdrawn from school after July 1 to the end of a contract year, a hardship is presented to our school community. With that in mind, the following payment schedule shall be adhered to:

Prior to September 30 – 25% of the total tuition and fundraising commitment is payable to school.

Prior to November 15 – 50% of the total tuition and fundraising commitment is payable to school.

Prior to January 15– 75% of the total tuition and fundraising commitment is payable to school.

After January 15 – 100% of the total tuition and fundraising commitment is payable to school.

****Please note that if school starts out face to face and transitions into distance learning for a short time or a longer period, the school is ready to provide a full distance learning program and the above policy will remain in place for K-8 students.

Preschool families will be expected to continue their financial obligation through short two week quarantine breaks (if required) but if the school (K-8) closes for full time distance learning, Little Saints will continue to offer programming as long as allowed by the MDH for daycare rules within our license. However, should Little Saints Preschool be ordered to close by the MDH, families will be responsible for one full month of tuition after the closing date to assure that our preschool staff is properly and justly paid before the program closes.

Wanted: Substitute Teachers and/or people with 4-year degrees who are willing to step in to help with our classes if our teachers cannot be in the school. Training will be provided.  All substitutes will need to be approved with a background check and other documents through Virtus. You do not need to have a teaching degree but you must have a 4-year college degree to be in a classroom with the students. We are very short of this sort of help. Please let us know if you are willing. This will be a paid position – paid daily.