The mission of St. Rose of Lima is to nurture students’ hearts, minds, and souls through the Dominican Tradition of prayer, study, community and service. We believe that this mission is best carried out when students, faculty, and staff can be together, in person, as a Catholic community. This belief was reinforced by the majority of parents from our community, who expressed a desire for their children to be back in school to experience the benefits of Catholic education. We have opened our school for the 2020-2021 school year so that all students who feel ready to will have the opportunity to attend school in person every day, if they are able to do so safely. We have created this plan to aid in navigating the return to onsite learning at our school so that employees, students, and families feel safe and to reduce the potential impact that COVID-19 may have on our community. You can also watch this video to see some of the safety measures and precautions we have put in place to help our doors remain open and keep St. Rose of Lima School the place you know and love.
It is expected that as the COVID-19 pandemic continues, new guidance may mean that aspects of this plan will need to be updated or changed. Therefore, regular updates will be made to this plan based on information provided by local public health officials, CDC, WHO, and applicable federal, state and local agencies. We will inform all members of the school community of changes as soon as they occur.
Please know that the health and safety of our students is our biggest priority and we will continue to do all that we can to keep our doors open and your children safe.