MANSFIELD, OHIO (August 5, 2020) – St. Peter’s School announced to parents on Tuesday to delay the start of the 2020-21 school year and implement a staggered start. In addition to allowing teachers and staff time to plan and prepare for the implementation of our Restart Smart plan, doing so will also provide time to individually assess Pre-K to Sixth-grade students and allow students to acclimate to the campus’ new policies and procedures in small groups. The plan for each building is as follows:
Elementary
Each Traditional K-6 student will sign up for an individual assessment appointment during the week of August 31. More information and the signup form will be coming next week. Each grade will also come in on a specific day for orientation and to meet the teachers.
· Wednesday, September 2 – Grades 5 & 6
· Thursday, September 3 – Grades 3 & 4
· Friday, September 4 – Traditional Kindergarten – Grade 2
High School/Junior High Each grade will attend one day during the week for orientation.
· Monday, August 31 – Seniors
· Tuesday, September 1 – Juniors & Sophomores
· Wednesday, September 2 – Freshman
· Thursday, September 3 – 8th Grade
· Friday, September 4 – 7th Grade
All students will report to class on Tuesday, September 8.
All students Pre-K to Grade 12 will report to class with either in-person or virtual learning on Tuesday, September 8.
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“Our teachers want to give our students every opportunity to succeed in the upcoming school year,” said elementary principal Ashley Rastorfer. “Our evaluations will allow teachers to enact individualized learning plans for their students.”
Next week, parents will be asked to choose the learning method for their children. Every student attending St. Peter’s will have the option to select in-person classroom instruction or virtual learning.
“Our faculty have worked through the summer learning on how to improve their teaching methods to both in the classroom and through virtual learning,” said high school/junior high principal Jon Cuttitta. “We want parents to feel confident that their children will continue to progress in their academics this school year.”
To maintain social distancing, class sizes are capped this school year. However, there is still limited space in some grade levels this school year. To learn more about St. Peter’s Restart Smart plan and to inquire about enrollment, visit http://www.restartsmart.org.