WRA's action plan for the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Outbreak.

All students, faculty and staff will be required to have a rapid COVID-19 test before returning to campus. Details on testing times will be emailed on Tuesday, Dec. 15.

For anyone who tests positive from the rapid test, a follow-up PCR test will be administered. Please know that there is a small percentage of rapid tests that do result in a false positive. A positive rapid test should not be cause for alarm. A PCR test is necessary to confirm the presence of the COVID-19 virus.

PCR results will be returned in approximately 36 hours. Until results are available, day students should isolate at home and boarding students from far away will isolate in Hobart House. Local boarders, those within a 6-hour driving radius or so from campus, will be expected to quarantine and isolate at home.

Once we receive the results of the PCR tests, we will follow our protocols of either clearing students who test negative or isolating the students who test positive and begin the contact tracing process.

Should a boarding student test positive on the confirmatory PCR test, he/she/they will either return home or isolate in Hobart House. Anyone identified as a close contact will be required to quarantine either at home or in Hobart House. Local boarders, those within a 6-hour driving radius or so from campus, will be expected to quarantine and isolate at home.

An individual who has tested positive for COVID-19.

Isolation must occur for at least 10 days from the onset of symptoms.

Isolation is required for individuals who have tested positive for COVID-19. It requires physical separation from other people. Quarantine is required for people who have been identified as part of the contract tracing circle of an individual who tested positive. In quarantine (for example, in Hobart House), you may live in a cohort and interact with others in that cohort.

No. Once notified of the need to quarantine, you must quarantine for 14 days.

Anyone who has spent more than 15 minutes, collectively over a 24-hour period, within 6 feet of a person who has tested positive for COVID-19. This criteria holds whether or not the contracts of the affected individual were wearing masks. Individuals who meet the contract tracing criteria must quarantine for 14 days.

If a student has sypmptoms they should go to the health center immediately.

All students, faculty and staff will be required to get a test in the Murdough Athletic Center (MAC) upon the return to campus in January. After return, on campus tests will be administered only to symptomatic students.

Due to HIPPA compliance we will not be releasing the names of people who have tested positive, but we will be in touch with the contact circle of any individual who has tested positive to provide guidance and support of next steps. We also will communicate with any adults (faculty, coaches, dorm heads, etc.) who support an affected student's life and learning at WRA to assist with modifications to daily routines. Data in this regard is posted on the portal.

We do have the authority to institute a campus-wide quarantine if deemed necessary.

Students, faculty and staff are all required to take a rapid test upon their return to campus. Sign-ups for testing will be emailed on Tuesday, Dec. 15.

Face coverings/masks will be required in all classrooms and meeting spaces, including the dorms. Students will be provided with a mask for each day of the week. We ask that day students wash their masks at home and follow the same guidelines by wearing a clean mask every day.

WRA does not plan to administer routine testing but will administer COVID-19 testing on campus when a student is symptomatic.

If a student tests positive for COVID-19 while at WRA, isolation for that student will be required. We are able to isolate borders on campus however, local boarders are expected to isolate or quarantine at home. Any student testing positive for COVID-19, boarder or day student, will be given permission to leave for a home setting isolation. We have asked parents to please consider a plan for your student’s exit from campus, should this be their choice in the case of a positive COVID-19 test. We reserve the authority to institute a dorm-wide or campus-wide quarantine if deemed necessary after a positive COVID-19 test result. Hobart House will be solely reserved/utilized/outfitted for isolation or quarantine should it become necessary for students, faculty or staff.

Hobart House will be solely reserved/utilized/outfitted for isolation or quarantine should it become necessary for students, faculty or staff. Any student testing positive for COVID-19, boarder or day student, will be given permission to leave for a home setting isolation. Please consider your student's exit from campus, should this be your choice in the case of a positive COVID test.

If a student requires hospitalization, Health Services will work with local health care providers and guardians to ensure transportation, supervision and care.

If a student is required to quarantine due to COVID-19, their academic program will be supported via online classes by an instructor for the duration of their stay at the Health Center or quarantine location.

• Stay Connected — Practice physical distance but reach out virtually to friends and family members.

• Stay Positive and Proactive — Focus on what you value and be thankful. Make a “gratitude list."
• Stay Involved — Help those in your family who are vulnerable. Check on the elderly in your neighborhood.
• Stay Focused — Maintain daily routines and hygiene habits. Get enough sleep, eat nutritionally and exercise.
• Stay Mindful — Practice deep breathing, relaxation techniques, yoga, listen to music, draw, color.

Yes! The WRA Counselors are available. We are available using Ring Central Meetings, by phone or email. Please contact us at counseling@wra.net to schedule an appointment.

Yes! The WRA Counselors are available to all WRA students — existing or new. Please contact us at counseling@wra.net.

COVID-19 symptoms may begin with a loss of taste or smell. This virus also causes people to have a cough with or without a scratchy throat and nasal congestion, maybe nausea and diarrhea, a fever, headache, body aches and chills, marked fatigue, a worsening cough and shortness of breath, and in severe cases, difficulty breathing. For more information, read this well sourced article from Business Insider.

Isolation is the operation or action for when a student tests positive for COVID-19. The recommendation is that they are removed from others and isolate, typically for 10 days from the onset of symptoms.

A student must quarantine when they have been exposed to someone who has tested positive for COVID-19 and has been within six feet of the COVID-19 positive individual for more than 15 minutes over a 24 hour period. Students are required to quarantine for a duration of time as recommended by Summit County Public Health. Please view the most recent quarantine guidelines from Summit County Health.

WRA will follow the counsel of the Summit County Public Health and the reporting app regarding who needs to be quarantined and who needs to be isolated. We have a separate dormitory to use for isolation and/or quarantine purposes as necessary. We also strongly recommend that students who have the option of quarantining or isolating at home or off campus do so.

Yes, the flu vaccine clinic was offered during orientation week and in mid-October.

Health and safety protocols related to COVID-19 were covered during orientation in early August and will be reiterated and updated when students check back in on Jan. 3 or 4, and throughout the year.

In accordance with public health guidelines about preventing transmission of the virus, students will be expected to follow three basic principles: physical distancing, wearing masks and handwashing/sanitizing. Students will be required to wear face coverings/masks in all classrooms and meeting spaces. Students will be provided with a mask for each day of the week. We will also administer daily temperature checks for all students, faculty and staff. Temperature checks for all students are conducted before first period. Faculty and staff will report their temperature in the self reporting app.

As we return to campus, we will need to begin with stricter health protocols to minimize the presence of the virus on campus and possible transmission. School Physician Dr. Vish Hegde, MD and Director of Health Services, Ms. Cindy Rocco, BSN, RN, LSN, NCSN, will monitor conditions on campus and in the local area closely and may relax the initial restrictions if and when circumstances make it safe to do so.

All masks belonging to boarding students will be collected daily and laundered by the school. We ask that day students wash their masks at home and follow the same guidelines by wearing a clean mask every day.

Students will be contacted directly if Health Services deems it necessary to quarantine. In keeping with normal practice, parents and guardians will be notified directly as students are evaluated and treated. Parents and guardians will also be notified by the Summit County Health Department.

WRA already thoroughly cleans shared spaces daily, including door handles and light switches. Our facilities team has worked with industry experts to enhance our rigorous cleaning protocols.

Students and faculty will wipe down commonly touched surfaces between uses of classrooms and in other campus spaces (the dorms, for example.)

Every space on campus will have supplies for self sanitation in addition to the professional cleaning service. For example, at adirondack chair locations there will be cleaning supplies so that a student may wipe down the chair before and after sitting.

We also have a 360-degree machine that sprays disinfectant and we will be using this in different internal spaces.

We have been working to ensure the safety of our HVAC systems in our building to ensure the air quality is clean. We are also recommending that windows be open for better air circulation.

This would be reported in the daily health app report that students and faculty are required to fill out each morning before going to classes.

If our medical authorities of Summit County Public Health and our contact tracers feel that it is imperative to test a circle of individuals then this is something we are prepared to explore. We have capacity for testing symptomatic students here on campus, and samples will be sent to a lab with whom we are contracted. We will be following their guidelines and recommendations.

WRA has plenty of indoor spaces that we don't currently use for classrooms or gathering and we will be opening up more indoor spaces in the winter months.

Day students are asked to take their temperature at home and record it in the self-reporting app each morning.

Before first period faculty and staff will be taking temperatures using an infrared thermometer. Students are encouraged to also bring their own working thermometers.

Yes, we are working on a schedule in which we can ensure the rooms are disinfected and sanitized.

Every dorm is set up with a sanitizing station when you first walk in. Students will be required to wear masks in the dorm except when they are in their personal area. Roommates are asked to stay further than six feet apart from each other. Additionally, we are emphasizing a four prong protocol that includes wearing a mask, washing hands, staying six feet away and paying attention to hygiene.

We have worked diligently with Flik, the Summit County Public Health Department and our faculty and staff to create a dining plan that is healthy, meets individual diner needs, meets physical distancing and protocol recommendations taht will be fun and tasty.

Breakfast and dinner will be served in Ellsworth Dining Hall. Lunch will be served from Ellsworth, the Green Key, the MAC and the new "Lux Truck". Students will be rotated through the lunch locations and joining each other in different pods. This system will be communicated at orientation.

There will not be self-service in the dining hall. There will be opportunities for students to state what they want, but they will be served by our food service providers. There will also be no self-servic drinks but students will be able to indicate their beverage choice.

No, we are going to have students engage with one another but will do so in a physical distanced area.

Our expansive campus and small class sizes naturally lend themselves to social distancing, but we have comprehensive plans in place for safety including proper distance between desks and creative use of alternative spaces.

Dorms and other facilities will stay open all year, including during breaks, for students unable to travel home for any reason.

We imagine that the students will need to remind each other and that faculty, coaches and the adult on duty in the dorm will need to remind students to maintain social distance. Furniture in classrooms and the dorms will be configured to encourage social distancing.

At this time, weekend leaves should only be requested if extenuating circumstances require that students must leave campus.

Maintaining ties and being in close relationship is essential to both children and parents. WRA wishes to support your connectivity while also managing risk of COVID contagion. During the month of January WRA strongly encourages families to meet virtually with their children. Should a parent need to come to campus, we ask you to refrain from entering the dorm. Please contact the Student Life Office. The Deans will be happy to assist you in finding an appropriate location for your visit.

While we encourage students to always wear a mask during group settings, it is not required in this instance.

While we encourage students to always wear a mask during group settings, it is not required in this instance.

No.

Maybe. If these activities are being done alone and you will not be coming within six feet of others, you may be unmasked. If, however, these activities will be done in congested areas or during peak transitioning times on campus, a mask should be worn.

A good way to think about the above questions is to follow the practice of, if outside and stationary in a physically distanced configuration, masks do not need to be worn. However, when outside and in motion, with the exception of participation in certain athletic activities, masks should be worn.

While a recent article in the Washington Post suggests that this is not an appropriate facial covering, this still meets the guidelines as shared by the CDC and the State of Ohio's mask mandate, therefore, they are allowed, but not recommended. Should further guidance be issued, we will update this response.

Students are welcome throughout campus adhering to physical distancing guidelines. We have expanded our social spaces including new fire pits and increased the amount of adirondack chairs throughout campus to encourage social interactions outdoors. Stay tuned for exciting news regarding updates to the Green Key and new indoor hang out spots.

Morning Meeting will still be hosted from the Chapel. We will rotate through in-person attendance by class. Each class will have the opportunity to sit distanced from each other in the Chapel once every two weeks. Our Distance Learning students will be able to attend from their home screens. Any classes not in in-person attendance will have a designated are to view Morning Meeting. This will be shared with students at orientation.

We practiced during orientation and our day student leaders toured all of our new day students through different areas to help them know where they can socialize and study.

As a safety measure we are not allowing day students to visit the dorms at this time.

At this time, trips into Hudson should be limited to only the procurement of essential items, for example trips to the grocery store, takeout from a restaurant, trips to the pharmacy.

Yes.

Team dinners will be allowed but how those are done will require some protocol and require distancing and healthy habits related to our protocol.

Out of an abundance of caution, and following the advice provided by medical and athletic professionals, WRA will not participate in any athletic competitions during the entire month of January.

In the third week of January, WRA will assess COVID-19 data and health partner recommendations to explore the commencement of winter sport competitions scheduled for February. We fully understand the importance that athletics plays in the physical and mental well-being of our students. We also note that competition and visibility can be essential for some college placement opportunities. WRA will make every effort to provide safe engagement and participation for all students. We also aspire to provide some level of competition during the winter season should it be feasible to do so. We appreciate your understanding and patience as we work toward this goal.

Teams may practice while following all safety guidelines and taking all precautions to limit the risk of exposure. This will include, but not be limited to, following all mask recommendations for specific sports and the WRA fitness center.

During the suspension of WRA competitions, students will not be permitted to participate in group athletic competitions, showcases and practices off campus. This includes but is not limited to club sports.

At the heart of our academic day is our innovative independent curriculum, embedded with all the same opportunities but deployed a bit differently this year.

This year's schedule consists of 4 semesters, with each semester containing 4 courses for students. The goal of this format is to allow students to have greater focus and flexibility shoudl we have to go online. In an effort to allow the more hands-on classes be available to students who are on campus, those courses have been scheduled late in the year (semester 3 and 4). This allows courses more easily to transition online to be offered in semester 1 and 2.

2020-21 In Person on Campus Schedule

2020-21 Live On Line Class Schedule

Yes, a unique remote learning program, in essence a school within our school, will be offered for students who are unable to commence the year on campus. This program will be enhanced by a small cadre of teachers dedicated to online learning.

We will communicate with the community if this change occurs. It is most likely should Summit County move to a level 4, or purple, we would go to a temporary distance learning model. For day students, this would mean studying at home. For boarders, we would recommend any local boarders go home, but the dorms would be open. Students would go to a temporary distance learning model and we would share information about this new schedule but thy would reamin in their current courses.

Students ready to return to campus from online learning need to contact the Admissions Office.

We are ready to support families who need to make a change to their learning option. Please contact Jenni Biehn, Director of Enrollment Management for guidance on this process.

We do not want finances to prevent any Pioneers from returning to WRA. One-year emergency financial aid funding is available for families whose finances have been significantly impacted by COVID-19. Please contact Jennifer Corby in the Financial Aid Office for application instructions.

Ohio guidelines recommend 14 days of self-quarantine when arriving from any of the states listed on the COVID-19 Travel Advisory. This list is updated every Wednesday.

According to recently revised U.S. guidelines, students from the U.K., Ireland, and Schengen countries may fly directly to the U.S.

Schengen Countries include Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland.

Please find more information here: https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/News/visas-news/national-interest-exceptions-from-certain-travelers-from-the-schengen-area-uk-and-ireland.html

Currently, our understanding is that students from China, Iran or Brazil may not travel directly to the U.S.

We recommend that ALL international families contact their local U.S. embassy or consulate to confirm the most up-to-date travel regulations. Online learning options are available to provide flexibility and ensure continuity of learning if you have concerns about travel restrictions or the health and wellness of your child.

We acknowledge that some students may arrive at campus on their own schedule. To fill any gaps, we are committed to deploying an online program that builds on lessons from our experiences this spring and delivers a top-quality online experience until farther-flung Pioneers can join us in person.

We have created a specialized online learning cadre of teachers to develop and deploy an exceptional online learning experience. This team will be devoted to this process and program, building bridges virtually between students, teachers, programs and learning. We believe the integration of remote learners back onto campus, on their schedules will be seamless. We are here to work with you and individualize your plans when necessary.

Airport shuttles will be arranged. We will work with the transportation company to ensure that safety guidelines are followed. This will likely require students to be masked in cases when social distancing is not possible.

The Advancement Office is open, staffed and happy to discuss opportunities to support Reserve; please contact us by phone at 330-650-9701 or visit our methods of giving page. https://www.wra.net/alumni/support-reserve/methods.

All on campus and regional events have been cancelled for the time being. Tentative plans are in place for a Double Reunion on June 11-13, 2021, during which we will celebrate all the classes ending in ‘0 and ‘5, as well as ‘1 and ‘6!

The Advancement Office is developing tools and opportunities for classmates to connect with each other and with the school and will be announcing them soon. If you have ideas for virtual or remote events, please share them with us by emailing Director of Alumni Relations Abbey Baker ’94 at bakera@wra.net.