February 12, 2021

Dear Parents,

I hope this letter finds you and your families well. Amazingly, we are already planning for Spring Break and the upcoming Spring Term. The year is going by so quickly! Below you will find important information pertaining to the 2021 Spring Term. Much of this information is similar to the plan for our January return. All plans are subject to change based on New York State and national guidelines pertaining to COVID-19 protocols.

Spring Term: Return to Campus

We will begin the Spring Term as we started the Winter Term. Classes will be conducted remotely from March 22nd through March 26th. Boarding students will move in on Saturday, March 27th and Sunday, March 28th by dormitory. The move-in schedule is as follows:

Move-In Dates by Dorm

Saturday, March 27th

Starr Hall, Barstow, and Cluett II

Sunday, March 28th

East, Dunbar, Hastings, Owen House, Johnson Hall, and Cluett III

Trinity-Pawling will again utilize Pick-A-Time to schedule time slots for each student to move in. Please select an available time slot on your assigned move-in day, according to your dorm. You will need to choose the dormitory in which your son lives. Instructions for logging into Pick-A-Time and selecting a time can be found here.

Students will check-in when they arrive on campus in the Smith Field House. At this time, they will be screened for COVID-19 symptoms, drop off medications with the nursing staff, submit and verify the receipt of PCR COVID-19 test results, and make sure that all health forms are completed. We recommend arriving at the Field House at least 15 minutes before your scheduled move-in time.
- A PCR COVID-19 test result must be uploaded to the Magnus Health Portal beforehand, which can be found on the Forms & Information page in the Parent Portal. Documentation of a PCR COVID test must include the student's name, date of the test, the type of the test, and that the virus was not detected. We recommend that you bring a hard copy of the negative COVID-19 test result when you come to campus. A student who does not have a negative PCR COVID-19 test or who has not completed all the pre-arrival health forms will not be able to remain on campus.
- As of today, for students from New York or contiguous states, this test must be taken within seven days of arrival. For those traveling internationally or from non-contiguous states, the test must be taken within 72 hours of arrival. If this is proving difficult, please contact either Dutch Keel or Josh Collins.
Between taking this pre-arrival test and your son's arrival on-campus, we ask that each student observe quarantine standards at home until they travel to campus.
Any student who is symptomatic or whose family member is symptomatic for COVID-19 should contact the School and reschedule their move-in day. Symptoms include fever, cough, shortness of breath, fatigue, body aches, headache, loss of the sense of taste or smell, sore throat, or gastrointestinal issues.
While on campus, all family members will need to wear masks and, out of an abundance of caution, only students will be able to enter the dormitories.
After arrival, students will be required to quarantine, and then the entire community will be tested on Wednesday, March 31st. Until the results of that test are returned, likely by the end of April 2nd, students will need to stay in their rooms, except for trips to the bathroom. Classes will be conducted remotely, meals will be brought to them in their rooms, and faculty will check on them frequently. The first meal for each student will be dinner on their arrival day. For those arriving in the morning, please pack lunch, and we recommend sending some snacks for these opening days. During this time in quarantine, students will be able to coordinate time outside with their dorm parents, but until test results are returned, each student will need to wear a mask, maintain social distancing protocols, and avoid interacting with students from other dorm units.
Further communication about the specific plan for Day Student COVID-19 testing will be forthcoming.
Important: For boarding students who studied remotely during the Winter Term, if you plan to return to campus in the Spring Term, please complete this short form by February 26th. If this will be your son's first time on campus during the 2020-2021 academic year, please make sure that all of his health forms and information are uploaded to the Magnus Health Portal. This includes designating a guardian who resides within 5 hours of the School. If you have any questions about Magnus Health, please contact Tami Harrah, Director of Nursing, at tharrah@trinitypawling.org.

Statement from the Founders League: Spring Season

In light of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and after many discussions prioritizing community health, safety, and well-being, the Founders League has unanimously, and with great regret, decided to cancel all Founders League interscholastic competition for the 2021 spring season.*

* While there will be no official Founders League interscholastic competition for the spring season, this does not preclude Trinity-Pawling from pursuing some form of interscholastic competition in ways that are consistent with our COVID-19 protocols.

Spring Term Guidelines

As a reminder, below are some protocols related to COVID-19 that will remain in effect for the Spring Term on campus.

Students, faculty, and staff will continue to observe masking and social distancing protocols throughout the Spring Term.
If you would like to drop off any items for your son, please contact either Dutch Keel or Josh Collins to arrange this. All drop-offs will need to occur during normal business hours at the front of Cluett.
Requests for parental visits should be made to either Josh Collins or Dutch Keel. Whether or not these visits can occur will be determined on a week-by-week basis, based on the state of the on-campus community and the COVID-19 rates in the area.
Weekly testing will occur for the remainder of the term for the entire on-campus community. This is in order to maximize the possibility of in-person learning throughout the Spring Term. Some of the costs associated with this testing will be processed through student accounts.
Classes will be held remotely during the week of March 22nd through March 26th. There will be no classes on Saturday, March 27th. Remote classes will resume on the 29th and continue until the first set of on-campus testing results are returned. Students will follow their usual academic schedule unless otherwise instructed. All students must abide by the Remote Learning Honor Code.

The collective work of our community to focus on community health continues to be impressive and with this continued focus, I am confident we will have a great Spring Term. Thank you for supporting us through this process. It has been inspiring to work with our students this year.

As always, if you have any questions, please reach out to the Dean of Residential Life Dutch Keel at dkeel@trinitypawling.org.

Sincerely,