Return to Learn

With schools everywhere making individual plans for the new school year, there may be confusion about distinguishing factors of each school's plans. We have received many questions about our Hybrid Learning plan. Here's how Holy Family has defined Hybrid Learning: Services offered both virtually and on-site, simultaneously, to address the individual health needs and concerns of families and to support necessary physical distancing.

Yes! The option to access learning on-site or virtually is available to all families K-12, five days a week, starting on the first day of school, August 24. Holy Family’s K–12 Hybrid Learning model is built on flexibility, to meet the needs of each family.

Families will have the opportunity to choose the format in which their child(ren) will access learning from day to day, week to week, or even for a full semester or school year, depending on their needs. This decision may be made for reasons such as personal choice, medical vulnerability, mild illness (in which the student still feels up for learning), due to required self-isolation, or other reasons. You have flexibility.

As school approaches, families will be asked whether they plan to start the year in-person or virtually. This is simply to let our faculty know who they may expect to see on campus when school begins on August 24. After that, families choosing to access learning virtually on any given day or week will be required to notify the school office of their plans.

Whether a student is attending on-site or virtually, attendance will be taken and expected for each student. If a student is transitioning to virtual attendance, a parent or guardian will be required to communicate this with their school office. Students will be marked absent if not "present" in either the on-site or virtual classroom.

We are actively improving our IT infrastructure and bandwidth at each site, and each classroom is already equipped with the basic technology required to live-stream lessons in real-time. Each teacher will be trained on how to provide instruction in this hybrid format. Teachers will not be expected to record their classroom lessons, however, individual teachers may choose to make special arrangements.

Holy Family will do everything possible to facilitate a smooth and engaging classroom streaming experience for students accessing school from home. Naturally, nothing can replace the full classroom learning experience. Students accessing the classroom from home may be unable to fully take part in certain hands-on, lab-based, or small group activities. However, every effort will be made to engage at-home learners in large- and small-group discussions, and teachers will do their best to meet the needs of each student.

In addition to the standard technology already available in our classrooms (computers, cameras, and microphones), Holy Family has ordered tools to create a higher-quality streaming experience. With the high demand for technology and streaming resources at this time, we accept the possibility of delays in shipment and delivery of our ordered equipment. However, we are committed to offering this streamed classroom experience, and if our supplementary equipment is delayed, we will make do with our standard classroom tools until it arrives. Under these circumstances, we may have to ask for your patience with video quality during our initial weeks until the ideal equipment is on-hand.  Know that we are working diligently to provide the best possible experience, and as quickly as possible!