DCA Re-Opening Plan

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Desert Christian Academy’s Re-Opening Plan 2020-21 Revision Date 09/08/2020

The following plan will be implemented for the 2020-21 school year at DCA to ensure a safe and healthy return to on-campus learning of all students, K – 6th Grade, taking into consideration the guidelines and recommendations from the CDC, American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), The New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM), California Department of Public Health (CDPH), and other respected organizations. This plan is based on a “HEALTHY ONLY” framework for reopening DCA which requires parents and employees to ensure that only healthy individuals are permitted on campus. Parents will be required to sign a Waiver of Liability and Health Screening Agreement prior to their child(ren) returning to school. Our goal is to maintain a healthy and safe campus while also sustaining the spirit, relationships, and sense of community that are unique to DCA. We will strive to maintain consistent, fair, and appropriate policies and procedures while also considering the unique challenges created by COVID-19. Our school administration will update and modify this plan as necessary over the course of the school year based on updated information, conditions, health data and what is found to be effective and feasible for the overall well-being of our students and staff. Overview At Desert Christian Academy, we believe that the best way to accomplish our mission to train each student to glorify Jesus Christ by growing spiritually, academically, socially and physically is to provide in-person instruction. We also desire to strongly support both our students’ and staff’s social/emotional and physical health. In order to resume educating our students in person, we are implementing protocols and procedures to ensure that compassion, human connection, and the health of our entire school community remain our primary concerns. Throughout this process the leadership at Desert Christian Academy has sought to be measured in our response, submitted to Christ, informed by research, and committed to meeting the needs of students. Through the planning process we have been guided by four principles: Foundation of Faith: The very foundation of Desert Christian Academy was a step of faith taken by our founders out of obedience to the Lord to start a Christian school in the Coachella Valley.


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