COVID-19 Information
COVID Dashboard
Current Active Cases
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Primary | Toddler | Admin | |
Students | 0 | 0 | |
Staff | 0 | 0 | 0 |
TOTAL |
0
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0 | 0 |
Total Cumulative Positive Cases |
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Primary | Toddler | Admin | |
Students |
24
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9 | |
Staff | 3 | 1 | 1 |
TOTAL | 27 | 10 | 1 |
Morning Drop Off and Afternoon Pick Up
Morning Drop Off
- Before School Care is from 7:30am to 8:00am. For those students enrolled in the program, please bring your side to the main front school entrance. Any student not enrolled in the program is welcome to drop in and pay the Before School Care fee noted in the handbook. Please contact Lisa Wilson in the school office at lwilson@stjamesdallas.org if you have any questions.
- Students are greeted at separate drop off locations based on classroom with these two exceptions:
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- Arrivals between 7:30am to 8:00am are at the main front school entrance
- Families with siblings can drop off both students at the location for the younger child
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- Classroom drop off locations are as follows:
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- Primary 1, Primary 2, Primary 3, Primary 4, Toddler 1 and Toddler 4 – Front main school entrance
- Toddler 2, Toddler 3 and Mother's Day Out – Back school entrance by the back parking lot
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- Assistant teachers will transport the student and their belongings to the classroom
Half-Day Pick Up Between 11:45am and 12:00pm
- Half-day students are released at the front and back entrance to the school.
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- Primary 1, Primary 2, Toddler 1 and Toddler 4 – Front main school entrance
- Primary 3, Primary 4, Toddler 2 and Toddler 3 – Back school entrance
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- Families with siblings can pick up both students at the location for the younger child
- Masks are optional for vaccinated adults, however, all non vaccinated must wear a face covering
- Note: Any Mother’s Day Out family that would like to pick up their child before afternoon nap must arrive within this time frame and will pick up their student at the back school entrance.
Afternoon Pickup
- The afternoon pickup time for full day students is between 3:00pm and 3:45pm
- Students will be released as follows:
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- Primary 1, Primary 2, Primary 3, Primary 4, Toddler 1 and Toddler 4 – Front main school entrance
- Toddler 2, Toddler 3, and Mother's Day Out – Back school entrance
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- Families with siblings can pick up both students at the location for the younger child
Classroom Protocol
Classroom Pods
- Toddler 1, Toddler 4 and Mother's Day Out
- Toddler 2 and Toddler 3
- Primary 1 and 2
- Primary 3 and 4
Students will be allowed to fully co-mingle on the playground and during outdoor activities.
Kindergarten students may meet as a group or be co-mingled for chapel lessons or science. However, the classes will maintain appropriate social distancing.
Face Coverings
Starting on February 21st, St. James will transition to a mask optional environment. Students and staff are still encouraged to wear protective face coverings and we will fully support any family that would like their student to wear a mask. However, if your student tests positive for COVID or has been in close contact with a person who has tested positive for COVID, we will request that your child wear a mask for the appropriate time frame as outlined by the CDC.
Hand Sanitizing
Extra Clothing for Students
Diapering
- Clean the child
- Replace the diaper
- Wash child's hands
- Clean up diapering station
- Remove trash
- Wash hands
Water Fountains and Water Bottles
Recess Time
Field Trips
Kindergarten students will be allowed to attend offsite outdoor field trips, but the individual classrooms will maintain appropriate social distance. All other in-house field trips are currently suspended.
Birthday Bread and Birthday Blessings
Parent/Teacher Conferences
Classroom Holiday Parties
Art, Technology and Yoga for Primary Students
Nap Rooms
Primary Chapel
Snacks
Cleaning Protocol
Cleaning Protocol
Air Quality / Purification
Student and Staff Health
Student or Staff Illness
- The student is symptom free for 48 hours without the aid of medication, or
- The student is symptom free for 24 hours without the aid of medication and provides a medical professional’s note clearing the student for return based on a stated diagnosis (e.g. strep throat, etc.)
COVID-19 Confirmed Case with a Student or Staff
- Contact the Dallas County Health Department and Texas Health and Human Services to report the presence of COVID-19 and follow any procedures or closures as mandated by the authorities
- Notify all St. James families of the positive confirmation and provide any information necessary
- 5 days since symptoms first appeared or positive viral test and
- 24 hours with no fever without the use of fever-reducing medications and
- Other symptoms of COVID-19 are improving
COVID-19 Confirmed Case in a St. James Household
Close Contact with a Confirmed COVID-19 Case (outside a student's household)
- You were within 6 feet of someone who has COVID-19 for a cumulative total of 15 minutes or more over a 24-hour period
- You provided care at home to someone who is sick with COVID-19
- You had direct physical contact with the person (hugged or kissed them)
- You shared eating or drinking utensils
- They sneezed, coughed, or somehow got respiratory droplets on you
Community Events and Volunteering
Community Events
Volunteer Opportunities
Employee Training
Employee Training
International Travel (including Hawaii)
International Travel Quarantine Requirements