Visitors
We ask that visitors limit their time on campus. Should parents need to visit the admin office or business office, please be sure to sign in on the form below.
Bus Schedule (This is a link.)
The Department of Public Works has issued the bus schedule that will be used for students opting to ride the bus to and from school. Please check the schedule for details that are pertinent to your family. It appears to be similar to the schedule used in the past. If you need assistance in reading it, please call our front office. The details for COVID-19 protocol adherance on the bus is developed by DPW.
Drop Off and Parking Information
Please refer to the map below. As with our opening in August, we will be having students who are driving to school enter through the gate near the Infant of Prague Nursery. Students being dropped to school are to enter through the main entrance and circle around toward the chapel and exit on the west entrance after passing through the front parking lot. Additionally, please note that students who are driving must submit their valid driver's license, valid and current vehicle insurance card, and valid and current vehicle registration. We will not be assessing parking fees this year, but we will be enforcing compliance with the submission of documents and parking spot assignments. For students who have already paid parking fees, we will be crediting the tuition account for the full amount paid.
Click here for the pdf version of the letter and reopening plan.
This pdf also has informaiton on teams and schedules.
Principal's Letter
Dear Dueñas students, parents, and guardians:
We are excited to welcome our students back to campus for the third quarter. As we begin face-to-face classes this coming next week, we want to inform you, the parents and students, on our plans for reopening. Throughout the pandemic, our administration has worked with our faculty to best prepare our school for resuming operations. Be assured that the protocols we have prepared reflect the latest public health guidelines from our local officials.
The administration has been working closely with our faculty and staff to ensure that we are implementing procedures and practices to keep our students and the entire FD family as safe as possible. This guidance entails new health protocols, in addition to the standard requirements for students to wear a mask and keep social distancing while in the classroom. We have installed additional hand washing stations throughout the campus, limited the number of students on campus on any given day by forming teams, staggered schedules to have less students on break or at lunch, and have worked to create a COVID Protocol team to work closely with faculty and staff on the following of procedures and guidelines for safety.
Even though the school has moved to enact additional health measures, we acknowledge the inherent risks in reopening our school. For this reason, FDMS administration may allow some students to engage in learning online from home provided both parents and the school administration are aware. Our goal has always been to educate our students while giving them the best FD experience possible, which includes, for many, the camaraderie of face-to-face instruction, but we understand that is not possible for everyone.
More specific information on the protocols we enact can be found in the following pages or on our website. Regardless of the challenges that our school faces because of COVID-19, we shall continue to uphold the school’s mission of providing a quality Catholic, college-preparatory education. Thank you for your continued support. We look forward to welcoming you back this quarter either on campus or online!
Sincerely,
Ismael C. Perez, Principal
FATHER DUEÑAS MEMORIAL SCHOOL
IN-CLASS OPERATING PLANS AND MITIGATION PLANS
All who visit the campus are to wear a mask, wash their hands, and watch their distance from others.