Dear Trinity Family,

Governor DeSantis has ordered that all Florida public and private schools remain in remote learning through the conclusion of the 2019-20 school year. While we know that these stay-at-home orders and guidelines are challenging and difficult for everyone, we have been preparing for this possibility and are confident that our remote learning plan meets our mission by committing to the excellence and well-being of our community at all times. The Trinity Prep campus will remain restricted to essential business until further notice. We will ensure a successful conclusion of the school year in accordance with our mission and with the following goals to guide us.
 
We will:

• Sustain strong relationships between students and teachers and cultivate new ones when and where necessary;
• Communicate clearly and intentionally with the community. Provide social and emotional support for our students, faculty, and staff during this challenging and unusual period;
• Provide classes that promote consistent and uninterrupted academic progress through blended remote-learning pedagogy and ensure a successful culmination of the school year;
• Assess learning progress through direct feedback from every aspect of a student’s life;
• Ensure that all seniors successfully finalize their college plans;
• Provide junior students and families the guidance and support they need to enter into the college application season in the fall; 
• Ensure that the senior class is appropriately and rightfully celebrated in May, right through to commencement;
• Celebrate and recognize the hard work, talent, and dedication of our students, student athletes, and fine arts performers.

This shift in learning and living the Trinity Experience has tested our will, but in having our will tested, our professional community has demonstrated a breadth and depth of commitment to you and your family. The academic skills developed,  the compassion of our student body for each other, and the Trinity family’s goodwill for the cities of Winter Park, Orlando, and beyond make it clear that in times of difficulty or prosperity, Trinity is the place to provide the best educational experience for you and your family.

Wishing you all Godspeed,

Byron M. Lawson Jr.
Head of School

Dear Trinity family,

I write to provide you with a few updates:

To further aid in preventing the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19):

• Remote learning will continue through Sunday, May 3, and the campus remains closed to students and families.

Although we will extend remote learning, the upcoming student holiday and Holy Week observances will stay the same:

• Friday, April 10, Good Friday will remain a school holiday.
• Monday, April 13 will remain a student holiday and employee professional day.

We are hopeful that these additional weeks will help us do our part to slow the infection rate and flatten the curve to create capacity for our heroic healthcare workers to tend to the seriously ill. The school’s administration is already hard at work, preparing for the extended time away and its implications on learning and the Trinity experience through May 3. Division heads will update you further should changes occur to middle or upper school student life. Please continue to monitor our website.

Be well. Stay safe.

Wishing you all Godspeed,

Byron M. Lawson Jr.
Head of School

Dear Trinity family, 

Due to the statewide executive order, Trinity Prep will continue its remote learning protocol through April 17, 2020. As part of this protocol, all athletics and extracurricular activities are suspended. If you have not already done so, please continue to monitor the website - TrinityPrep.org/Coronavirus - for all updates and information.

Dear Trinity family,

I thank you in advance for all you do in support of the learning that occurs at 5700 Trinity Prep Lane. The health and welfare of our entire community and others depend on our ability and willingness to slow down the spread of the virus. Please adhere to best practices as we know them to be currently. Most classes will occur in both synchronous and asynchronous formats, and you will notice that your kids can do quite a bit with their learning devices.

Trinity Prep is prepared for this event. Two years ago, we strengthened our infrastructure to meet the needs of an online school, and with most of our faculty already using laptops as the standard school-issued computer, the hardware adjustment has been minimal. Our Canvas platform and G-Suite educational offerings provide ample support for online assessments as well as shared and group learning exercises. And, as students of the only Malone School in the state of Florida, our Saints have access to credit-earning online classes from the other 49 Malone School members, including Stanford Online High School. While this may be a new, immersion experience for us all, our educators will make educationally sound adjustments as they evaluate your child’s learning under these evolving circumstances.

Campus is closed to students March 16-April 17. Students should contact security in advance to retrieve items left on campus.
 

• Visitors and Trinity Prep family may not enter the Trinity Prep campus (vendors, employees, contractors, etc.) if the CDC, U.S. State Department, and/or Florida Department of Health guidelines require you to self-quarantine.

Shortly, families of our current students will hear from our division heads with greater detail regarding our return to school next week. Please keep all of the information handy and continue to check our website for any and all developments. 

Sincerely,

Byron M. Lawson Jr.
Head of School

All Trinity Prep community members - including families, students, employees, and visitors to campus - if you traveled internationally, to any country, you must implement a self-imposed quarantine of 14 days [CDC.gov]. 

As a precautionary measure advocated by local, state, and federal health departments, Trinity Prep will institute remote learning and the campus will be closed to students effective Monday, March 23 through Friday, April 3. We will extend spring break for students through Tuesday, March 24, and implement remote learning on March 25.

While our school does not have a current concern of an active exposure to coronavirus (COVID-19), our administration has decided to proactively close Trinity Prep and operate digitally following our remote learning protocol. More details will follow on March 16.

Please continue to monitor TrinityPrep.org/coronavirus for all related updates.

Dear Trinity family,

I write to provide an update on the school’s plans for dealing with the most recent developments in the coronavirus. Trinity Prep administrators are closely monitoring local, state, and federal guidance related to COVID-19. We encourage you to check TrinityPrep.org/coronavirus frequently, as we will add new information and resources on school preparedness or related updates.

School Communications
The school will disseminate information using its standard communication channels: email, text alert, and the school's website. Check these routinely for the latest information about changes to the scheduled events, possible school closures, etc.

School Operations
We are expecting to return to normal operations after spring break. Should we need to close school or make any other adjustments to the school schedule, we will contact you at the earliest point available.

In the event that your child is going to miss school after spring break, please follow the school’s established policy to submit absences via the myTPS parent portal. This is the most effective way for the school to track absences and respond accordingly.

Remote Learning
Because the situation is evolving rapidly, the decision to close school may happen quickly. If school closing is necessary, you will receive an in-depth communication on remote learning procedures.

• Faculty are being prepared with our remote learning plan should we need it.

• All students need to take necessary materials home with them (laptop, charger, books, calculator, etc.) today, March 12.

• Internet access is expected for all students while away from school. We trust that you have the ability to support consistent high-speed access from home for multiple hours a day. If not, please fill out this form.

School-Related Travel

• Domestic travel – Trinity Prep will be working on a case-by-case basis regarding field trips, conferences, etc. when we return from spring break. We will likely not attend international competitions, even if they are local.

• International travel – We have postponed all international travel to the summer.

After School Programming

• After school programs will be considered in our remote learning plan, as will scheduled fine arts performances.

• FHSAA will be consulted for sports practices and contests; we will consult FHSAA guidelines for continuity of sports seasons.

Preventive Care on Campus

• While we don’t consider this a serious risk at this time, we have instructed our custodial staff to take the necessary steps to disinfect all areas.

• Sodexo, our cleaning vendor, will do a deep cleaning of the campus according to industry standards, which include the use of a kaivac disinfecting unit in all locker rooms and restrooms, and will disinfect all touching points campus-wide.

Thank you for your continued support and understanding during this fluid and rapidly evolving situation. We wish you a wonderful and relaxing spring break. I hope you take this time to enjoy your time away from school with family and friends, doing wonderful things and having incredible experiences. Please stay in touch with the school. Open your emails and visit the website. Check these routinely for the latest information about changes to the scheduled events and/or possible school closures.

Sincerely,

Byron M. Lawson Jr.
Head of School

As we are solidly in the flu and novel COVID-19 season, we are taking precautions to mitigate the spread and impact of both. We enter spring break next weekend (which we hope you will enjoy) and wanted to provide a brief update, addressing a number of issues associated with the health and well-being of all students and employees of Trinity Preparatory School.

• We have implemented more aggressive sanitation measures to clean frequently-touched surfaces, such as water fountains, and wipe down desks, doors, public spaces, and bathrooms.
   
• We continue to monitor school absenteeism (faculty and students) for flu-like symptoms to review numbers in the event we should need to temporarily close.
   
• In conjunction with our travel companies, the School is monitoring planned spring trips to Iceland and planned summer trips to Tanzania, Japan, and Scotland. We will update families involved in those trips as appropriate.
   
• We will continue to monitor the CDC guidelines regarding both domestic and foreign travel, as found at the bottom of this page.
   
• Should we, or government officials, determine the school needs to close, we will generate, implement, and communicate a distance-learning plan in order to continue coursework for students.
   
• As always, we will follow best practices as determined by our accrediting body, the Florida Council for Independent Schools (FCIS); and our membership organizations, the National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS), the National Association of Episcopal Schools, and our athletics governing body, the Florida High School Athletic Association (FHSAA).

With regard to COVID-19, if you have planned travel to a country that has been designated by the United States State Department as Travel Advisory Level 3 or 4 and/or the Center For Disease Control and Prevention as Warning Level 2 or 3, we ask that you incorporate a self-report to the school and a 14-day self-quarantine into your travel plans upon your return. For those in such quarantine, please reach out to Nurse White at whitek@trinityprep.org to arrange for alternate attendance accommodations.

Please note that we expect all employees and students to subscribe to our standard illness guidelines as found here, and to practice the following:

• Wash hands frequently with soap and water and/or use 60% alcohol-based anti-bacterial gels.
• Cover coughs and sneezes with your sleeve or a disposable tissue.
• Avoid sharing water bottles or food
• Avoid touching your face, nose eyes or mouth with your hands, someone else’s phone, or other shared electronics
• Stay home when you are sick and until you are fever-free for 24 hours without the use of medications that reduce fever.