WRA's action plan for the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Outbreak.
What is the coronavirus?
Coronaviruses are a large family of viruses which may cause illness in animals or humans. In humans, several coronaviruses are known to cause respiratory infections ranging from the common cold to more severe diseases such as Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS). The most recently discovered coronavirus causes coronavirus disease COVID-19.
COVID Protocols
- What are the protocols for returning to campus in January?
- What happens if I test positive with the return to campus test?
- Who gets isolated?
- What is the duration of isolation?
- What is the difference between isolation and quarantine?
- Can I "test out" of quarantine?
- Who is considered to be in the contract tracing circle of a person who tests positive for COVID-19?
- I think I might have symptoms. Should I go to the health center?
- Can I get a test on campus?
- Will you share names of people who have tested positive?
- Is quarantining the whole campus an option?
What are the protocols for returning to campus in January?
What happens if I test positive with the return to campus test?
Who gets isolated?
What is the duration of isolation?
What is the difference between isolation and quarantine?
Can I "test out" of quarantine?
Who is considered to be in the contract tracing circle of a person who tests positive for COVID-19?
I think I might have symptoms. Should I go to the health center?
Can I get a test on campus?
Will you share names of people who have tested positive?
Is quarantining the whole campus an option?
Health and Wellness
- Are there any restrictions to a student’s eventual return to campus?
- Will it be mandatory to wear a mask on campus?
- Will there be routine testing?
- What happens if a student tests positive for COVID-19
- If Health Services determines that a student must be quarantined, where will the student quarantine?
- What happens if a student needs to be hospitalized?
- Will a child who's quarantined still have class?
- How can I stay emotionally healthy and resilient during these trying times?
- Can I continue to talk to the School Counselors?
- Can I talk with a School Counselor if I haven’t before?
- What are the symptoms of COVID-19?
- When does a student need to isolate or quarantine?
- Will the flu vaccine be available on campus for students?
Are there any restrictions to a student’s eventual return to campus?
Will it be mandatory to wear a mask on campus?
Will there be routine testing?
What happens if a student tests positive for COVID-19
If Health Services determines that a student must be quarantined, where will the student quarantine?
What happens if a student needs to be hospitalized?
Will a child who's quarantined still have class?
How can I stay emotionally healthy and resilient during these trying times?
Can I continue to talk to the School Counselors?
Can I talk with a School Counselor if I haven’t before?
What are the symptoms of COVID-19?
When does a student need to isolate or quarantine?
Will the flu vaccine be available on campus for students?
Prevention and Mitigation
- How will students learn about the health and safey protocols and what's expected of them on campus during the pandemic?
- How will students be expected to modify their behavior on campus to help promote a healthy campus and minimize risk of infections to themselves and others?
- Will these protocols be in place all year?
- Will students be able to clean their masks on campus? How will masks be cleaned?
- How will families be notified if a student needs to be quarantined?
- What sanitization protocols are in place?
- What is the reporting protocol if a family member tests positive for COVID?
- If a member of an athletic team tests positive for COVID are we prepared to test the entire team?
- What will distancing look like in winter months where outside options are more limited?
- How will temperatures be taken daily?
- Will WRA be conducting periodic professional grade sanitizing for the dorms including rooms?
How will students learn about the health and safey protocols and what's expected of them on campus during the pandemic?
How will students be expected to modify their behavior on campus to help promote a healthy campus and minimize risk of infections to themselves and others?
Will these protocols be in place all year?
Will students be able to clean their masks on campus? How will masks be cleaned?
How will families be notified if a student needs to be quarantined?
What sanitization protocols are in place?
What is the reporting protocol if a family member tests positive for COVID?
If a member of an athletic team tests positive for COVID are we prepared to test the entire team?
What will distancing look like in winter months where outside options are more limited?
How will temperatures be taken daily?
Will WRA be conducting periodic professional grade sanitizing for the dorms including rooms?
Student Life
- What are the dorm protocols?
- How will students dine on campus?
- Will my child always be eating meals with the same few students?
- How will classrooms be organized?
- What facilities will be open to students on campus in the winter?
- How will physical distancing be enforced in shared spaces (dorms, classrooms, etc.)?
- Can students go home?
- Will parents be allowed to visit their child?
- If students are outside for class and are seated more than six feet apart, can they remove their masks?
- If students are outside, not in class, but seated more than six feet apart, can they remove their masks?
- If students are walking from one building to another, can they remove their masks?
- Do I need to wear a mask while walking, jogging or running outside?
- Can I wear a neck gaiter?
- Where will students be able to socialize?
- What will Morning Meeting look like?
- Where can day students go on campus during their free period?
- Will day students be allowed to visit the dorms?
- Can students visit downtown Hudson?
- Will the campus store be open?
What are the dorm protocols?
How will students dine on campus?
Will my child always be eating meals with the same few students?
How will classrooms be organized?
What facilities will be open to students on campus in the winter?
How will physical distancing be enforced in shared spaces (dorms, classrooms, etc.)?
Can students go home?
Will parents be allowed to visit their child?
If students are outside for class and are seated more than six feet apart, can they remove their masks?
If students are outside, not in class, but seated more than six feet apart, can they remove their masks?
If students are walking from one building to another, can they remove their masks?
Do I need to wear a mask while walking, jogging or running outside?
Can I wear a neck gaiter?
Where will students be able to socialize?
What will Morning Meeting look like?
Where can day students go on campus during their free period?
Will day students be allowed to visit the dorms?
Can students visit downtown Hudson?
Will the campus store be open?
Athletics
Academics
- What does the schedule look like?
- Considering international students and the uncertainty surrounding border openings, will there be some flexibility for remote learning?
- What happens if WRA has to go to a distance learning model?
- What would students need to do if they want to return to campus from online learning?
What does the schedule look like?
Considering international students and the uncertainty surrounding border openings, will there be some flexibility for remote learning?
What happens if WRA has to go to a distance learning model?
What would students need to do if they want to return to campus from online learning?
Enrollment and Tution
- What is the process for changing a student's learning option from in-person to distance learning or vice versa?
- My family has been impacted by COVID-19. Is tuition assistance available?
- What are the latest guidelines regarding travel to campus?
What is the process for changing a student's learning option from in-person to distance learning or vice versa?
My family has been impacted by COVID-19. Is tuition assistance available?
What are the latest guidelines regarding travel to campus?
Travel to Campus and International Families
- What if I can't get my visa or there are travel restrictions that prevent me from getting to campus?
- How will students travel from the airport to campus with physical distancing recommendations in place? Will airport shuttles be provided?
What if I can't get my visa or there are travel restrictions that prevent me from getting to campus?
How will students travel from the airport to campus with physical distancing recommendations in place? Will airport shuttles be provided?
Advancement
- Can gifts still be made to Western Reserve Academy?
- What is the status of on-campus and regional events sponsored by the Advancement Office?
- Are there opportunities to connect with fellow alumni and the WRA campus community during this time?
Can gifts still be made to Western Reserve Academy?
What is the status of on-campus and regional events sponsored by the Advancement Office?
Are there opportunities to connect with fellow alumni and the WRA campus community during this time?
COVID-19 Communication
Listen to Mrs. Buck as she shares her insights on COVID-19 with Peter Baron and Hans Mundahl on the Enrollment Management Association podcast The Enrollment Spectrum.
Resources
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Contact
Students or parents with questions can contact the Student Life Office.
Alumni who have questions regarding events and campus visits may contact the Advancement Office.
Prospective families with questions may contact the Admission Office.