Academic building closed until April 6 due to COVID-19

Dear Parents:
As you’ve likely seen in the news, Governor Beshear is recommending that all Kentucky schools close to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19). Presentation Academy is adhering to that recommendation; the school building will be closed from Monday, March 16, through Friday, April 3. 
 
Online instruction will take place from March 16-26. Spring Break will begin, as scheduled, on Friday, March 27, and will last until Friday, April 3.
 
For the next two weeks, teachers are prepared to continue instruction online. Teachers will spend class time tomorrow preparing students for these online days. During these online instruction days, the following guidelines will be followed:

• During an online day, students must e-mail their counselor (freshmen and sophomores: datkins@presentationacademy.org; juniors and seniors: mwardrip@presentationacademy.org) by noon as a way of ensuring students are online and completing assignments.  This will serve as a record of attendance.  
• Teachers will post all assignments on Sycamore no later than 9:00 am and will be available for questions via e-mail between 9:00 am and 3:00 pm.  Some teachers may answer questions beyond this time if they are able to do so.
• Each teacher will set his/her own due dates for the assignments.  Students are expected to complete assignments within the given time frame.

• Counselors will be available via e-mail between 9:00 am and 3:00 pm.  
• If a student is unable to complete her online work due to illness, a power outage, or lack of internet access, a parent should email the student’s counselor (Danny Atkins – datkins@presentationacademy.org, Mary Wardrip – mwardrip@presentationacademy.org). 
• If a parent is unable to email a counselor, please contact the front office and leave the student’s name and reason for not completing the work.  Otherwise, if a student does not complete her work within the given time frames, the work will be considered late.

Our policy states that when school is closed, all school-sponsored activities are cancelled. That includes all athletic competitions and practices, as well as our upcoming Trivia Night, Easter Egg Hunt, and Why Pres Wednesday Event.
 
At this time, we anticipate returning to regular classes on Monday, April 6, but we will let you know if that changes. Please check your email regularly over the next couple weeks for updated information.
 
Our utmost concern is the health and safety of your daughter, your family, and our community. Although the closures and cancellations are certainly inconvenient, we do believe that we’re doing the right thing by following the recommendations of the governor and public health officials.
 
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact me via email (bnoonan@presentationacademy.org) or phone (502.583.5935). Thank you for your time, attention, and flexibility--we pray that you and your families stay safe and well.
 
Sincerely,
 
Becca Noonan
Principal