5th & 6th Grade Scholarship Exam
Register today for for our 5th & 6th Grade Scholarship Exam:
Thursday - February 2, 2023, 4:30 p.m.
Sacred Heart Academy will continue to monitor the evolving COVID-19 situation and will take all actions necessary to help keep our community safe and healthy. Our plan will remain aligned with the guidance issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Pennsylvania Department of Public Health (PDPH), Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) Policy Lab, the National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS), the National Business Officers Association (NBOA) and the Pennsylvania Association of Independent Schools (PAIS).
As we begin the 2022-2023 school year, COVID-19 will become part of our regular health and safety plan. Our core set of infectious disease prevention strategies will remain in effect as part of normal operations. A COVID-19 Strategy and Management Team will stay in place to monitor and adhere to current and updated regulatory guidelines and recommendations. The team will also manage case counts both on campus and within the local community.
Carla MacMullen, Head of School
Suzanne Robinson, Safety Coordinator
Eileen Day, Director of Upper School
Kimberley Trinacria, Director of Lower/Middle School
Tammy Hart, Director of Enrollment Management
The CDC announced the following summary of changes to the Operational Guidance for K-12 Schools to support safe in-person learning. (August 11, 2022)
Staying up to date on routine vaccinations is essential to preventing illness from many different infections. The COVID-19 vaccination helps protect eligible people from getting severely ill with COVID-19. Sacred Heart Academy urges everyone to stay up to date on vaccinations and boosters.
Staying home when sick can lower the risk of spreading infectious diseases, including COVID-19, to other people. If you have a fever you must be 24 hours fever free without the use of fever reducing medicine before returning to school.
People with COVID-19 have reported a wide range of symptoms – ranging from mild symptoms to severe illness. Symptoms may appear 2-14 days after exposure to the virus. Anyone can have mild to severe symptoms.
Possible symptoms include:
If you experience any of these symptoms or are exposed to a COVID positive person you must submit a copy of a negative Rapid Antigen or PCR test result to the COVID coordinator, Suzanne Robinson suzanne.robinson@shabrynmawr.org, or your school director before returning.
If you test positive for COVID-19, stay home for at least 5 days and isolate yourself from others in your home. You are likely most infectious during these first 5 days.
You may end isolation after Day 5 if:
Upon return from infection, you must wear your mask through Day 10.
If you learn you were exposed to someone with COVID-19 begin wearing a mask as soon as you find out you were exposed. You may return to school once you submit a copy of a negative Rapid Antigen or PCR test result to the COVID coordinator, Suzanne Robinson suzanne.robinson@shabrynmawr.org, or your school director. Please continue precautions for a full 10 days. You can still develop COVID-19 up to 10 days after you have been exposed.
Sacred Heart Academy will remain a mask optional school for the start of the 2022-2023 school year. Students, faculty, staff and visitors on campus will have the option whether or not to wear a mask. Students who ride their township bus or public transportation must follow the mask requirements of their school district and local municipality. The school may require masks for periods throughout the school year based on community infection levels or an outbreak on campus.
Sacred Heart Academy made significant improvements to the HVAC system during the summer of 2020. We continue to use high efficiency air filters and an increase in the frequency of changing them.
Washing hands can prevent the spread of infectious diseases. We encourage everyone to use the following proper hand washing procedures:
Covering coughs and sneezes and keeping hands clean can help prevent the spread of serious respiratory illnesses like influenza, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), whooping cough, and COVID-19.
To help stop the spread of germs:
Cleaning with products containing soap or detergent reduces germs on surfaces by removing contaminants and decreases risk of infection from surfaces. Daily cleaning, after school hours, is provided by an independent cleaning company. Additional disinfecting will be added to routine cleaning when there is a positive case of an infectious illness.
Register today for for our 5th & 6th Grade Scholarship Exam:
Thursday - February 2, 2023, 4:30 p.m.