Dear Families,

Please see below for this week’s announcements.

COVID Testing
Executive Director Update
Middle School Cell Phone Policy
Upcoming Family Town Hall
Boston Prep Events/Announcements
Community Events/Announcements

Stay safe and be well!

Sincerely,

Sharon Liszanckie
Executive Director

I. COVID Testing

At Boston Prep, health and safety is our number one priority. We ask for your help, as families, in a few ways.

Keep your child home if they are exhibiting symptoms of COVID-19 or have been in close contact with someone with COVID-19. If you believe your child is exhibiting symptoms of COVID-19 or has been exposed to someone with COVID-19, please immediately contact our nurses, Ms. Golafaie, Ms. Etheart and Ms. Fenoglietto, at nurses@bostonprep.org. Our nurses will partner with you to determine whether your child must remain home from school and for how long.

If you have not yet registered your child for our FREE COVID testing program, please do so now!

II. Executive Director Update

Sharon Liszanckie, our Executive Director, is dealing with a health issue, and is currently out of the building through February Break. We wish her a speedy recovery and will keep our community updated on her progress. If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to reach to the people about the work that they lead:

III. Middle School Cell Phone Policy

As of January 5th, 2022, Boston Prep will be a phone-free Middle School to improve teaching and learning! We will be using a system called Yondr to achieve this goal. Yondr has been used across the world in over 1,000 schools to encourage people to engage with each other, their surroundings, and learning, and not with the distraction of technology.

Please take the time to review the new Middle School Cell Phone policy, included here. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact the school directly and please watch this informational video.

In an effort to best serve your child, we appreciate your full support in adoption of the Yondr Program at our school.

IV. Upcoming Family Town Hall

The 2022 dates for our Family Town Halls will be published soon. Please visit our website to view the dates. To register for future Family Town Halls, please register here.

We are eager to have as many families as possible join us for this Town Hall so that we can continue to partner together to ensure Boston Prep is an excellent, equitable school for all.

V. Boston Prep Events/Announcements

Family Committee Meeting: Tonight’s Family Committee meeting has been canceled. Please take some time to sign up here to be a part of our Family Committee and find out more and register here to attend our meetings! If you have any questions, do not hesitate to reach out to Madelyn Ruizdeporras our Family Operations Manager at: mruizdeporras@bostonprep.org
Enrollment is OPEN: If you have a child that is entering grades 6-10 next fall and would like them to enroll at Boston Prep or know someone who is interested in enrolling at Boston Prep for the 2022-2023 school year, enrollment is now open. Siblings of currently enrolled students receive preference on the waitlist, but families must submit an application. Deadline to enroll is February 28, 2022.
Apply today and SPREAD the WORD! You can apply by heading to this link: application.

VI. Community Events/Announcements

COVID Testing/ Vaccines: Don’t know where to find a COVID testing site or looking to get vaccinated? Check out the following links to find one and schedule
one near you at NO cost to you:
- Mass.gov: https://www.mass.gov/info-details/find-a-covid-19-test
- CVS: https://www.cvs.com/minuteclinic/covid-19-testing
- Walgreens: https://www.walgreens.com/findcare/covid19/testing?ban=covid_vanity_testing
- Walmart: https://www.walmart.com/cp/flu-shots-immunizations/1228302?gbo=1
- Boston.gov: https://www.boston.gov/departments/public-health-commission/covid-19-testing-sites
- Text: text your ZIP code to 438829 or call 1-800-232-0233 to find vaccine locations near you in the United States. This will text you directly a list of locations near you.
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Upcoming Dates

Monday, January 17 - Martin Luther King Day - No School

Have questions?

Please don’t ever hesitate to reach out with questions! You can contact your child’s advisor or utilize any of the email addresses below.

For questions about yellow school buses, MBTA passes, and transportation: transportation@bostonprep.org
To report an absence or tardiness: attendance@bostonprep.org
To submit a physical exam record or to discuss health-related topics: nurses@bostonprep.org
For information about resources, please familiarize yourselves with our boston prep resource page: https://www.bostonprep.org/resources
For other questions: info@bostonprep.org