Due to the risks posed by the Delta variant of COVID-19 to the community at-large, the State of
Washington has mandated all individuals wear masks indoors and outdoors during the school day, regardless of vaccination status. While two-layer cloth masks (fully covering the nose and mouth) satisfy state criteria, we encourage families to explore the options that may provide higher levels of protection when properly used (such as KN-95, KF-94, FFP2 and their equivalents). Gaiters do not meet the minimal requirements.

INDOORS
• Masks are required indoors, regardless of vaccination status, for all individuals when students
are present.
• Faculty and staff who are verifiably fully vaccinated (as documented in accordance with state
policies) do not need to wear masks inside a building when students are not present but may
choose to do so.
• Non-vaccinated faculty and staff must always comply with the indoor facial covering
requirements.

OUTDOORS
• Masks are not required outdoors, regardless of vaccination status.
• Masks are strongly recommended for unvaccinated individuals when outdoors in crowded
spaces (unable to maintain six feet of distance from others) or when in close contact with people
from outside their household for a sustained period.

If there are reasons why a cloth face covering cannot be worn, please contact Katie Burns at burnsk@kennedyhs.org to discuss options. Admission to campus will not be granted without some form of face covering.

This policy is consistently reviewed against the Washington State Department of Health and Centers for Disease Control guidelines.

Visitors will be allowed only on an extremely limited basis and with an appointment. Visits will be kept to a specific duration of time and will follow the safety protocols established for Kennedy Catholic High School. The wearing of face coverings is required for all visitors.

The ventilation system has been serviced and fully vetted over the summer. The filters have been improved and the filter replacement has been scheduled to happen more frequently through the school year. The air handling system brings in air from the outside.

When school is closed, distance learning will be conducted on a regular schedule using Canvas and Zoom for direct instruction. Synchronous learning (at the same time)will take place daily with specific subjects at specific times. Details will be provided to each family about how the system works. If we can open the building with modified occupancy, we will use a hybrid method. Students will attend school two days a week in person and two days a week via Zoom.

Please read our full document above for more details.

All class information will be on the Canvas platform. Synchronous learning will take place on Zoom meetings following a published schedule (A block – Periods 1,2,3, and Community/B block – Periods 4,5,6, and 7).

The A/B block has been designed so that students can switch from online to hybrid learning without having a schedule change.

Class schedules will be sent out the week of August 10th. The book list is available on the website under Academic/Book Lists. Kennedy Catholic will be adopting a 1 to 1 computer model.Therefore, some books will be strictly online.Please check the book list prior to purchasing books.

While campus is closed, faculty and staff will be regularly checking email. Please login to your student outlook account to email your teachers directly. Please visit our directory page for all faculty and staff contact information.

All teachers will be able to respond to student’s questions via email. It is suggested to keep in touch with other students in your class(es) to collaborate via technology platforms (phone, text, social media).

All classes will be conducted as scheduled. There will be modifications within the class itself to accommodate for Covid-19 safety protocols. If there are specific in-person meetings happening this will be communicated by the teacher to families.

A limited number of devices are available to families who present a financial need. For more information please email Rommel Buenafe, Director of Finance.

For general technology questions please contact our Technology Department by submitting a ticket to our help desk here.

More information on our BYOD program and specifications can be found here.

Currently, we are following the guidelines of the WIAA.