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We are prioritizing the emotional health needs of our students and staff with the same level of attention and concern with which we are prioritizing physical health.

We are creating a restorative model in all schools, increasing student opportunities to develop and strengthen social-emotional learning skills, and including circle time or advisory to enhance a sense of student belonging.

We have trained staff members in developing a trauma-conscious lens to enable us to be more attuned to student and family needs as well as building opportunities for resiliency in students. We are committed to being a protective factor for students as well as our families whether we are working with them remotely or in person.

Our social workers and counselors have participated in additional professional development to enter the school year well prepared to respond to the needs of students and families given the challenges arising from the pandemic.

Social workers and counselors will continue to work with families directly to support them in connecting with resources.

Students and families will have access to KIPP NYC’s Social Work and Counseling team to address social-emotional needs as well as case management and access to resources.

KIPP NYC has partnerships with Northside and Interborough, providing on-site, school-based mental health services to KIPP schools located in Brooklyn, Harlem, and the South Bronx.

KIPP NYC has a professional partnership with Headway andAyana Therapy, providing both in-person and teletherapy services. Headway and Ayana each offer accessible, diverse, and culturally competent therapy services for our students and families. We also have a relationship with the Jewish Board of Family & Children’s Services for its loss and bereavement programs.

Our Community Resources page has the most up-to-date programs and services for students and families.

Daily student attendance has resumed as normal, with students being marked as absent if they are not physically present in school, with the following exception:

If students are required to quarantine due to exposure and/or a positive COVID-19 test, they will have the opportunity to participate in asynchronous learning and will be marked as Remote Attendance Present (REP). This will be determined by students’ daily login to Canvas.

In order to protect staff and students in our buildings,  any visitor to the building must show identification and complete the daily health screening.

Exceptions to the visitor vaccine mandate:

  • Visitors do not include students attending school in a DOE building, including adult students participating in D79, YABC, or DYCD programs.
  • Any guardian needing to register their student for school may enter the building without showing proof of vaccination.
  • Any individual seeking to get vaccinated against COVID-19 at a DOE vaccine site.
  • The delivery personnel may enter the building to place items in a designated area without showing proof of vaccination.
  • A guardian responding to a student’s medical emergency or crisis.
  • Individuals responding to an emergency, including police, fire, emergency medical services personnel, and others who need to enter the building to respond to or pick up a student experiencing an emergency.

KIPP NYC will work with the NYC Department of Education to ensure daily cleaning and sanitizing of all used spaces.

At night, our buildings will be disinfected using electrostatic machines.

Classrooms will be stocked with spray cleaner and paper towels.

Yes, each school building has a nurse onsite throughout the school day.

Schools may take field trips across New York City and the tri-state area. Out-of-tri-state area school trips and overnight trips are permitted for students who are fully vaccinated. International trips continue to be prohibited. Future trip guidance is subject to COVID-19 positivity rates, variants, and continued CDC guidelines.

KIPP NYC will continue to collaborate with the NYC Department of Education to ensure that all eligible students who ride the bus abide by New York State public transit guidance and health protocols. Many KIPP NYC students, families, and staff use public transportation to travel to and from school each day. We expect those who take public transportation to wear a mask or face covering if it is required. Regardless of the means of transportation, we will require any staff member or student with any COVID-19 symptoms to remain home.

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