COVID-19: Information & Procedures

• Admissions Office - call 973-792-5719 or email mgallo@sbp.org
• Advancement Office - call 973-792-5777 or email mfazio@sbp.org
• Business Office - 973-792-5757 or dchahalis@sbp.org
• Financial Aid Office - call 973-792-5744 or dlamourt@sbp.org

All practices, games, and meetings are cancelled until further notice.

Mr. Jean-Baptiste has been sending detailed information to all UDIIs and Seniors over the last week with information about SATs, college admissions, college financial aid, and more. Please make sure that your son is regularly checking his email as there are a number of action items that are needed.

We will hold Virtual Convo on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays at 8:30 a.m. All are invited to participate.

Links to each day's Virtual Convo will be emailed to students and posted on our Social Media channels.

Click here to visit our YouTube channel to join our live Virtual Convos or watch them on replay.

Convocation continues to be held every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 8:30 AM. The link for convocation is sent out by email posted on the school's web page the day before. All are welcome and encouraged to join us for convocation.

CONVOCATION IS MANDATORY FOR ALL MIDDLE AND PREP DIVISION STUDENTS. Middle and Prep division students are required to log into their group "MEET" at 8:20 on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. From there attendance will be taken. Students are to remain in their group "MEET" throughout convocation.

Google Classroom and Google Meet will be used to allow counseling groups to continue. Students who attend these groups will be invited to the appropriate Classroom or Hangout group to participate.

• Students who receive individual counseling should make arrangements with their specific counselor to continue.
• Students in crisis or in need of immediate attention should contact the front desk of the school at 973-792-5739. Referrals will be made from there.
• The school buildings will be accessible for anyone in urgent need of a place to go.

Click here to read helpful information to manage anxiety during this crisis.

The best way to stop the spread of any virus is to prevent it from moving from one person to another. According to the best available information, the best way to avoid transmission of the coronavirus is to wash or sanitize your hands frequently. Since the virus seems to be spread primarily through contact with contaminated surfaces, this is the single most important thing people can do to stop the spread. To that end, we are encouraging everyone to:

• Wash Hands: Wash hands frequently throughout the day. Vigorously scrub hands (especially fingers) with soap and water for at least 20 seconds.
• Avoid touching face: Avoid touching eyes, ears, nose, and mouth.
• Carry tissues: Coughing or sneezing into tissue is more sanitary than clothing.
• Wash clothing: Frequent washing of clothing (especially school hoodies) is important for general hygiene. (Please note: if people are coughing or sneezing into their clothing, the clothing is now contaminated.)
• Clean phones, computer keyboards, headphones / airpods and other electronic equipment regularly. Check with manufacturers about proper ways to disinfect equipment without damaging it.

For elder members of our community, including alumni, we offer the following important information from the CDC: COVID-19 AND ELDER PEOPLE

Any parents who require official notification from the school that St. Benedict's is not in session and therefore home child care is needed, please email Michelle Tuorto at mtuorto@sbp.org. She will assist you with the documentation you need.

Financial aid forms for the 2020-2021 school year were due on Friday. If you have not completed your form on FACTS, please do so immediately to ensure that we can provide the most financial support possible. This includes current 6th graders.

3) Thanks to the Archdiocese of Newark, we now have a list of schools and food pantries that are serving families in Bergen, Essex, Hudson, and Union counties (Click here to see the list). In many cases, they are serving ALL STUDENTS regardless of whether or not you typically receive free or reduced meals. Check with your local distribution site for more information. If you requested meals from us and no longer require them (perhaps because there is a more convenient location), please email Dr. Cassidy at gcassidy@sbp.org in order to remove your child's name from the list.

There is no recreation allowed on the property at all.

The College Board has cancelled the March and May SAT dates. They have not yet made a decision about the June SAT date (although this one is not typically offered at SBP). Since demand for the August date is likely to be unusually high, all UDII's who were planning to take SATs in March, May, or June are strongly encouraged to sign up for the August SAT date as soon as possible.

In conjunction with the directives of the Cardinal, all public celebrations of the Eucharist are suspended until further notice.

If your child does not have reliable access to the internet at home, or is unable to find reliable access, OR if your child does not have a reliable device to use for class purposes, please contact:

• Elementary Division: Sr. Ann at agass@sbp.org or 973-792-5717.
• Middle Division: Jim Duffy at jduffy@sbp.org or 973-792-5746.
• Prep Division: Michelle Tuorto at mtuorto@sbp.org. or 973-792-5742