School Updates + Policies

The CDS administrative team, teaching teams and the Board of Directors work diligently to come up with best practice strategic planning to make this a great year for everyone. As we proceed in this process, we will keep you updated. We realize there are many questions and concerns out there and we will need your continued input as we work through this difficult time.

We are looking at the following areas to address:

• Health and Safety
• Staffing
• Financial
• Virtual Learning
• Logistics – daily schedules, meetings on campus, beginning of school activities

The Country Day School has its own policies appropriate to its student body.

CDS will immediately separate staff and children who exhibit COVID-19 symptoms or any signs of illness while at school, including fever, cough, or shortness of breath. Parents are expected to secure arrangements to pick-up, ill children, within 30-45 minutes of notification. If the parents are not available, an emergency contact will be called to pick up the child. If a staff member becomes ill while at school, they are asked to go home.

CDS addresses questions on an individual basis considering privacy concerns. If you are in this category, please contact the Head of School, Diane Dunne, to address your concerns.

Virtual learning is not part of our culture, but it allowed us to try and keep some socialization going for our students in a very difficult time when they were cut off from their regular routines, friends and teachers.

The 2021-2022 school year is also our year of re-accreditation with the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC). NAEYC Accredited programs have met NAEYC’s 10 standards for high-quality early childhood education. These programs have demonstrated that they provide a safe and healthy environment for children, have teachers who are well-trained, have access to excellent teaching materials, and work with a curriculum that is appropriately challenging and developmentally sound. This is required of every accredited program every five years.