We look forward to welcoming you back to campus for the Fall Term! Throughout the summer, we have been working to design an on-campus Trinity-Pawling experience that will be both safe and enriching. In preparation for the Opening of School, we have provided a checklist below of important items to complete before arriving on campus. Please read through this list carefully and complete all required forms and information as soon as possible.

Magnus Health Action Required

If you haven't already completed the mandatory health forms, guardian contact information, and COVID-19 screening information in your Magnus Health account, please do so as soon as possible. If we do not have all of your son's health forms and information, he will not be allowed on campus.

To access your Magnus Health portal, please login to the Parent Portal on our website.

If you are having difficulty navigating the Magnus system, please contact the Health Center: tharrah@trinitypawling.org or 845-855-4848.

Additionally, this year, students are required to have a designated emergency contact who lives within 300 miles (five hours) driving distance from the School. This local guardianship must be established prior to the start of school. The guardian must be willing to take responsibility for your son in the event he is required to leave campus due to COVID-19 illness. The name and contact information of your established guardian must also be recorded in the Magnus Health portal.

If you need assistance establishing guardianship for your son, Student Health Advocates offers this service for boarding school families. If you have any questions, please reach out to Dutch Keel, Dean of Residential Life, at dkeel@trinitypawling.org.

Negative COVID-19 Test Action Required

A negative COVID-19 test must be obtained 4-7 days prior to arriving on campus and uploaded to your son's Magnus Health record. You must also bring a hard copy with you when coming to campus for the first time. Without a proven negative COVID-19 test, your son will not be allowed on campus.

Please visit www.coronavirus.health.ny.gov/covid-19-testing for more information.

The Pride Pandemic Pledge Signature Required

The Pride Pandemic Pledge is a Social Health Contract outlining a commitment between all Trinity-Pawling community members. This commitment will be essential to the health of our school community as we navigate the Fall Term and beyond. It will require all students, faculty, and staff to comply with specific on-campus health protocols and mitigation strategies. We will ask all community members, including Day Students, to avoid high-risk activities and interactions that could negatively impact the health of our campus.

Please visit www.trinitypawling.org/pride-pledge to electronically sign the Pride Pandemic Pledge and agree to the commitment for the 2020-2021 school year. All students must submit a pledge signature before arriving on campus.

Remote Learning Students:

In addition to signing the pledge, all students joining the community remotely must also agree to abide by the standards outlined in the Remote Learning Honor Code. All remote learning students must submit their pledge prior to the start of classes on September 7.

Self-Quarantine Arrangements Action Required

In order to monitor the safety of all returning students, we request that all students who expect to travel to campus from abroad or one of the 33 restricted states to complete this Self-Quarantine Arrangements form promptly, confirming whether they can and will be making their own self-quarantine arrangements to satisfy the State of New York requirements.

We strongly encourage students to make their own self-quarantine arrangements either in New York or another unrestricted state with low numbers of COVID-19 cases for the two weeks immediately before their scheduled arrival on campus. While we will make every effort to provide a safe and comfortable quarantine environment, quarantining on campus will necessitate greater restrictions than an alternative location.

If you have any questions regarding the self-quarantine policy or making your own self-quarantine arrangements, please reach out to Dutch Keel, Dean of Residential Life, at dkeel@trinitypawling.org.

Student ID Cards

Returning Students:
Please be sure to KEEP your ID card from last school year. This card will be reactivated once you arrive on campus. You will not be able to access any buildings without it. If you have misplaced your card, please reach out to Jenny O'Hara in the Facilities Department at johara@trinitypawling.org. The replacement fee is $25 and will be billed to your Student Account.

New Students: Photo Submission Required

In order to prepare your ID cards for the start of school and to expedite the move-in process on campus, we will need every new student to submit a photo to be used on his ID. If you haven't done so already, please submit a photo as soon as possible.

Student Account Worksheet / T-P Card Form Submission Required

The T-P Card is a convenient, prepaid money management debit card account that allows your son to enjoy purchases at The School Store and The Cave, as well as access to cash. All students are required to have a T-P Card.

Setting up your son's T-P Card Account can be completed in 2 easy steps:

Step 1: Complete the Student Account Worksheet online form, found in the Parent Portal.
Step 2: Submit your Required Initial Payment, based on your selections made on the Student Account Worksheet form.

If you have any questions regarding your son's T-P Card Account, please reach out to Kasey Diotte, Student Accounts, at kdiotte@trinitypawling.org.

Summer Reading Action Required

If you haven't started yet, it's time to hit the books! All enrolled students are required to complete their assigned summer reading prior to the start of school. For the complete list by grade level, please visit Summer Reading 2020.

If you have any questions about the summer reading list, please reach out to Amy Foster, Director of the Gardiner Library and Learning Commons, at afoster@trinitypawling.org.

Face Masks

To ensure the health and safety of our community, masks will be required to be worn in the dormitory common areas, in hallways and lobbies, and outside when social distancing cannot be ensured. Generally, faculty and students will also be expected to wear a face covering during classroom instruction. All Boarding Students will be required to have a 14-day supply of cloth masks. All Day Students should also be prepared with at least one cloth mask prior to arriving on campus each morning. Cloth masks will also be available for purchase at the School Store, and the entire School is fully stocked with PPE.

Parent Portal

For all boarding information, packing lists, driving forms, and school policies pertaining to the 2020-2021 school year, please visit the Forms & Information page in the Parent Portal.

If you are having trouble logging into the Parent Portal, please reach out to Linda Improta, Assistant Director of Technology, at limprota@trinitypawling.org.

Student Technology Access Form Form Submission Required

In preparation for the new school year, we request that you please complete this Student Technology Access form to inform Trinity-Pawling of your access to specific technology. In the event that students will have to attend classes remotely – either from dorm rooms (Boarding Students) or from home (Day Students) – the School needs to ensure that every student has access to a learning device.

Technology Requirements and Recommendations

In order to prepare for the possibility of remote learning during the Fall Term, Trinity-Pawling asks all students to be equipped with a computer Chromebook, tablet, or other learning device.

For computers, we recommend either a Windows 10 laptop or an Apple Laptop. Each operating system works with all of the applications that we utilize on campus. Students may choose their device based on cost, familiarity, or personal preference. We do recommend certain minimum specifications for the hardware, including:

Intel Core i5 (or better)
8GB Memory (or better)
256GB SSD Hard Drive (it is preferred to go with a 512GB SSD drive, but a 256 would work, anything lower than 256 will result in the computer constantly running out of storage space).
Video Card is at your discretion

For reasons pertaining to hygiene and health associated with COVID-19, there will be no access to communal computers on campus, so families and students are asked to plan accordingly. If you have any questions about your son's technology, or you need assistance accessing a device, please reach out to Bryan Turner, Director of Technology, at bturner@trinitypawling.org.

Acceptable Use Policy Signature Required

In order to access the wireless network on any device at Trinity-Pawling, all parents and students must read and sign the Acceptable Use Policy.

Step 1: Please download the Acceptable Use Policy and review it with your son.
Step 2: Please return the signed form to Bryan Turner, Director of Technology. You may scan the signed form and send via email to bturner@trinitypawling.org or mail a hard copy to the address below.

Trinity-Pawling School
Attn: Bryan Turner
700 Route 22
Pawling, NY 12564

Please note: This form must be signed and returned to Trinity-Pawling's Technology Department before a student (new or returning) is granted access to any School computer, internet, or network resource.

Athletics and Equipment Form Submission Required

As mentioned in the Reopening Plan: Part 2, the athletic program at Trinity-Pawling for the Fall Term will proceed without interscholastic competition but will focus on individual and sport-specific skill development, wellness activities, and intramural activities.

Please complete this Fall Sports questionnaire to inform our athletic staff of your Fall Term sport selection(s).

Additionally, face coverings and/or physical distancing will be required components of any athletic activity. Appropriate face coverings include cloth-based face coverings (e.g., homemade sewn, quick cut, bandana), and surgical masks that cover both the nose and mouth.

We also require that all student-athletes bring their own reusable water bottle (or 2).

If you have any questions about athletics at Trinity-Pawling for the 2020-2021 school year, please reach out to Brian Foster, Director of Athletics, at bfoster@trinitypawling.org.

School Store Information

The School Store will not be open for in-person shopping during Opening Days and move-in. Instead, families can order online and have the orders delivered to your son's room. Please make sure to put your son's name and dorm room on the online order form.

To ensure that the order will be waiting in your son's room when he arrives on campus, please be sure to place your orders according to the dates below:

Any students arriving to quarantine will need to have placed their orders by 12:00 PM on Friday, August 21.
All other students will need to place their orders by 12:00 PM on Friday, August 28.
Day student orders that are placed online by 12:00 PM on Wednesday, September 2 will be available for pick-up on Thursday, September 3.

The School Store will also continue to process online orders and ship them or deliver them to students on campus throughout the start of the Fall Term.

If you have any questions about placing a School Store order, please contact Sara Ferraris, School Store Manager, at sferraris@trinitypawling.org.

What to Wear

At Trinity-Pawling, clothes, hair, and general appearance should be neat and clean at all times. The School has 4 dress codes: Blues and Grays, School Dress, Class Dress, and Neat and Informal. Please refer to this What to Wear document for full descriptions of each dress code.

If you have any questions regarding what to wear at Trinity-Pawling, please contact Dutch Keel, Dean of Residential Life, at dkeel@trinitypawling.org or Josh Collins '95, Dean of Students, at jcollins@trinitypawling.org.

Reopening Plan Refresher

On July 30, 2020, Headmaster Bill Taylor sent out Reopening Campus: Part 2 with important information for the start of school. Please review this Reopening Plan thoroughly, as it will provide you with additional details about our plans and answer many questions you may have.

In case you missed it: If you were not able to join us on Wednesday for our Pride Perspectives webinar Reopening Campus: Part 2, please visit our YouTube channel for the full recording of the virtual discussion.

All reopening plans are based on the impact that safety measures associated with COVID-19 will have on specific areas of school life and have been made in accordance with the recommendations and information from local health professionals, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and the State of New York.

Questions? Reach Out!

Admissions Office

admissions@trinitypawling.org

845-855-4825

We look forward to seeing you on campus for the Fall Term!