COVID-19 Info & Resources
Health & Safety
March 12, 2022 Update
Following the guidelines of the CDC, ODE, and OHA, effective March 12, 2022, masks will no longer be required to worn on Jesuit High School's campus. It is the choice of each individual to determine if they will wear a mask on campus. However, individuals who have tested positive for COVID-19 and are returning to campus between days 6 and 10 of the isolation period will be required to wear a well-fitting mask through day 10 (see isolation period information below).
We welcome our community members to continue to wear masks during part or all of the school day if they choose to do so recognizing that individuals have different circumstances, needs, and comfort levels at this time. Any members of the Jesuit community who choose to wear masks will be respected and supported. Any form of disrespect will not be tolerated.
In addition to the updates regarding masks, the OHA and ODE have put a pause to contact tracing and quarantine due to exposure to COVID-19 (see quarantine information below).
Finally, in response to the updated Ready Schools, Safe Learners (RSSL) Resiliency Framework, please review Jesuit's layered health and safety mitigation strategies to help maximize full-time, in person learning.
These layers include the following:
- Symptom screening, training and education
- Cleaning and disinfection
- Outside eating space availability
- Handwashing
- Enhanced airflow and circulation
- Easy access to COVID-19 testing
- Isolation when positive COVID-19 cases occur
- Registered nurse on-site
- Optional mask wearing
- Encouraging COVID-19 vaccines and boosters
- When are masks required?
- When will a student need to quarantine?
- What is the isolation period for a positive case of COVID-19?
- When should a student stay home?
- What are the classroom protocols and protections?
- Recommendations from Oregon Health Authority
When are masks required?
Effective March 12, 2022, masks are no longer required on campus.
Masks will be required for individuals who have tested positive for COVID-19 and are returning to campus between days 6 and 10 from isolation. If masking is not feasible during co-curricular activities, then the individual should not participate in that activity during the second 5-day period (day 6 through 10).
As the Oregon Health Authority (OHA) and our local public health authority relax or tighten face covering requirements, we will continue to follow their guidance.
When will a student need to quarantine?
Effective March 12, 2022, per the Oregon Health Authority (OHA) and Oregon Department of Education (ODE), contact tracing and quarantine due to exposure to COVID-19 are no longer recommended in K-12 settings regardless of vaccination status. The decision to pause contact tracing and quarantining is based in science and acknowledges that these practices now have very limited, if any, impact on the transmission of COVID-19 in our community.
When applicable, notification of potential exposure will be sent to families so that they may monitor for symptoms.
Community members should continue to monitor for COVID-19 symptoms. If symptoms develop, individuals should stay home and are encouraged to get tested.
What is the isolation period for a positive case of COVID-19?
As of January 10, 2022, any individual testing positive for COVID-19, regardless of vaccination status or symptoms, must isolate at home for at least 5 days (day 0 through day 5). Day 0 is the first day of symptoms or a positive test.
If the individual had a fever or other symptoms that have not improved or subsided after the 5 days of at-home isolation, they must stay home until they have been symptom-free for at least 24 hours without the use of medication.
If the individual in isolation is symptom-free or has mild symptoms that have resolved after 5 days, they may return to school. Individuals returning between days 6 and 10 must wear a well-fitting mask at all times. If masking is not feasible during co-curricular activities, then the individual should not participate in that activity during the second 5-day period (day 6 through 10).
When should a student stay home?
Families should monitor for COVID-19 symptoms and call a doctor if student is experiencing a fever of 100.4 or higher, dry cough, difficulty breathing, chills, muscle pain, headache, sore throat, or loss of taste or smell. Additionally, students with any COVID-19 symptoms may not return to school until they have been symptom free for 24 hours without the aid of any relief medication. If a student in the household tests positive for COVID or has the symptoms above, the student should stay home and email reportcovid@jesuitportland.org.
What are the classroom protocols and protections?
Recommendations from Oregon Health Authority
Recommendations for parents as students prepare to go back to school from the Oregon Health Authority:
- Remember the fundamentals: Sleep, healthy nutrition, and exercise
- Re-establish morning and evening routines
- Create a visual aid/calendar at home
- Support school and local health authority policies and protocols
- Encourage students to advocate with teachers, administrators, etc.
- Ask your child how you can support them
Read the latest update for Ready Schools, Safe Learners Guidance
Resources
- Textbooks/Supplies/Fees
- Canvas Expectations
- Student Handbook
- Dress Code
- Student Activities & Community Building
- Hot Lunch Program
- Counseling & Advising
- Message from Pope Francis
Textbooks/Supplies/Fees
The attached list includes course and digital text fees. Registration fees cover most textbooks and supplies, but all students need a TI-89 calculator for their math/science classes. Each teacher will advise students of other required supplies during the first week of school.
In most classes, students will receive digital textbooks and/or course materials during the first week of classes. However, students are responsible for purchasing their own paper copies of specific texts for English classes, Analysis & Topography, Discrete Math, Linear Algebra, and AP Calculus Prep. Paper texts can be purchased online; some used copies may be available. Texts for English classes differ depending on individual teachers; students should check their schedules and the English paperback list to ensure they get the correct texts.
Canvas Expectations
Canvas is a web-based learning management system. Students can access their Canvas courses either via the Canvas Student app on their iPads or the Canvas website on any device that has internet access, including iPads. Parents/guardians do not have access to Canvas.
Teachers post:
- Weekly plans
- Assignments
- Files/materials
- Contact information & office hours
- Other relevant resources or activities
Students should:
- Check Canvas daily, especially if absent
- Contact teachers in advance if personal/family circumstances may affect completion of work
- Check in with teachers in person or via email when needed
If a student is quarantined, counselors will coordinate with teachers about expectations which may include live and/or asynchronous work.
Student Handbook
Dress Code
Click here to view the Dress Code for 2021-2022, which includes some changes for the 2021-22 school year.
Student Activities & Community Building
Start-of-School Community Events:
- New Student Orientation - Aug. 27
- DEI Welcome Back Potluck - Aug. 29
- Senior Sunrise - Aug. 30
- Freshman & Sophomore BBQ - Sep. 3
- Freshman Fun Night - Sep. 10
- Senior Pilgrimage - Sep. 18-19
- Club Fair - Sep. 21
- Sophomore Fun Night - Sep. 24
Flex Periods are an opportunity for:
- Student choice time
- Assemblies
- Flex Talks
- Academic Support
Hot Lunch Program
Counseling & Advising
Message from Pope Francis
Bell Schedule
Monday/Wednesday/Thursday/Friday: 8:00 a.m. to 2:45 p.m.
Tuesday: 8:55 a.m. to 2:45 p.m.
Flex Periods on Tuesdays/Thursdays: 9:50 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
Alternate schedules (All-School Mass, Thanksgiving Week, etc.) will be posted as they approach
Lunch Period is based on 4th or 7th period classes
- Lunch 1: If 4th (or 7th on Wed) period class is English, Fine Arts, Math, PE/Health
- Lunch 2: If 4th (or 7th on Wed) period class is History, Science, Theology, World Languages
Note: A student could have a different lunch on Wednesdays depending on their 7th period class.