Healthy TPS: 21-22 School Year

The school’s health office routinely treats students who become sick after arriving at school. There will be separate rooms for students depending on their illness, and all sick children will be supervised by a caregiver until they can return home. 

Students will wash their hands with soap and water frequently throughout the day, especially before entering and exiting a space. Hand-sanitizer will be placed in every classroom and throughout the building. Cleaning routines are being enhanced to ensure thorough disinfecting of all surfaces and touch points throughout the day.  

In order to comply with guidance, our family style dining is postponed until further notice. TPS values nutrition, healthy meals and student choice - and we will continue to encourage faculty and student interaction, manners and healthy eating during meal times. We are working closely with our food vendor, FLIK Dining, to deliver best practices that are safe and aligned with our mission.

In order to keep the community connected, TPS is working hard to hold various gatherings that are outdoors and safe.  With that said, all visitors, contractors, and parents must be fully vaccinated to enter the building and require an appointment.  PA meetings, committee meetings, Back to School Nights, Parent/Faculty Dinner and other traditional events will most likely be conducted virtually in an effort to keep everyone safe and healthy.

We are grateful for the ongoing partnership and cooperation between TPS, its students, and families. During this pandemic, we must all take responsibility for our own health, the health of our families, and those in our community - and will require compliance with new health & safety protocols in school and at home to keep all TPS community members healthy. 

• All families will be expected to sign a TPS Health & Safety Pledge before school begins.
• Parents will not send their children to school if they are knowingly exposed to a person positive for or suspected with COVID-19 within the past 14 days. 
• Parents will not send their unvaccinated children to school if they have traveled to a non-contiguous state within the past 7 days. 
• Parents will complete the Magnus Mobile App questionnaire each morning before sending their child to school. 
• Parents can encourage children to wash their hands frequently and wear masks when social distancing cannot be maintained.  
• Parents should communicate with the school regarding any symptoms or concerns.

The CDC recommends that any unvaccinated individuals limit travel to emergency travel only.  In the event that your unvaccinated child travels to a non-contiguous state, regardless of mode of transportation, they must quarantine for 7 days and receive a PCR test between days 3-5, with a negative result.  Currently there are no restrictions on travel for fully vaccinated individuals but we ask that you follow safety guidelines to best protect our entire community.  We will not offer hybrid learning due to travel quarantine.  

Any state other than New Jersey, Connecticut, Vermont, Pennsylvania, and Massachusetts requires an unvaccinated individual to quarantine.