Dear Spartanburg Preparatory School Family,Spartanburg Preparatory School Administrators would like to send a heartfelt thank you for your patience and understanding these last few weeks. We are working tirelessly to ensure we are developing a plan that keeps the safety of students and staff at the forefront while best meeting students' academic needs. Please see attached for the revised Spartanburg Preparatory School Reopening Plan. As you read and study the plan, please keep in mind the need for flexibility throughout the entire 2020-21 school year. We realize the continuing need for flexibility makes it difficult for parents to plan for childcare and supervision and understand the challenges surrounding this constantly developing situation. We ask for your continued support and understanding, as we attempt to accomplish our two goals of educating our students and caring for their health and safety. Also, please see below for some very important information pertaining to the Spartanburg Preparatory School 2020-2021 school year. 
Revised Calendar
Due to the timing of the release of information from the SCDE, we have decided to revise the 2020-2021 school calendar. The new start date will be Tuesday, August 18th for all students. Please see the school calendar link above.
AM/PM Information
AM/PM assignments will be sent via email to those who have chosen the face-to face option on Monday, July 27th. If you have not received your child's assignment by July 27th at 5pm, please call the front office Tuesday, July 28th after 8am.  
Changes to Learning Model ChoiceDue to the revisions that had to be made to the Reopening  Plan Draft, everyone will have an opportunity to change their Learning Model Choice.

• If you do not want any changes made to your Learning Model Choice, no further actions are necessary.
• If you would like to move from the Virtual/eLearning Model to the Modified Scheduling Model, please email your students' administrator (The contact information is below.) by Tuesday, July 28th at 5pm. Please be sure to include the student's full name and grade.
• If, after receiving your student's AM/PM assignment, you would like to move from the Modified Scheduling Model to the Virtual/eLearning Model, please use the link below to sign your students(s) up. The deadline to complete this is Tuesday, July 28th at 5pm. 
• https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScDkr4GcqfZ4QbnJCOUHO5y40NN49RzkYG279YegRUmf50brQ/viewform?usp=sf_link

Leap Days
Five Additional School Days for Students (Learn, Evaluate, Analyze, Prepare Days - LEAP Days) LEAP Days will be held the week of August 3rd and will be used primarily to administer beginning of the year assessments that are required by the SC General Assembly. We will schedule students to attend according to their testing schedules and notify parents with more detailed information soon.

Town Hall
We recognize this is a very trying time and understand there may be many questions and concerns. To help answer your questions and address your concerns, we will host a Town Hall via Zoom on Thursday, July 30th beginning at 6:00pm. Please see the attached flyer for more information. The Zoom information will be sent out prior to the meeting.

Sports

There will be an opportunity for sports during the 2020-2021 school year. We will  follow the requirements established by the SC High School League (SCHSL). 

Class Assignments and Supply List 

Once the deadline to make changes to learning model options has expired, class assignments will be mailed and supply lists will be emailed and posted on social media. 

Remind

Please take a moment to join Spartanburg Preparatory School's  Remind. This app will allow for vital information to be communicated quickly via a text message. To join please text  @twhitmir to the number 81010. You will  receive a welcome text from Remind. If you have trouble with 81010, you can try texting @twhitmir to (864) 641-7695.

We would like to again thank all of you for your patience and support. If there are any questions or concerns, we respectfully ask that you please contact your student's administrator, and they will get back to you as soon as possible. The contact information is as follows:

5K-2nd Grades-Mrs. Camp (Kerri.camp@spartanburgprep.org)

3rd-5th Grades-Ms. Keever(Hannah.keever@spartanburgprep.org) 

6th-8th Grades- Mr. Baker (Sean.Baker@spartanburgprep.org

We are deeply grateful for the many messages of support and encouragement we have received from parents, teachers, staff and community partners throughout this process. Spartanburg Prep will return to learning this fall with a renewed strength and resilience as we deliver engaging, quality instruction.  I am confident that by working together, we can create a safe, supportive, and healthy learning environment for our students, staff, parents, and community. Thank you in advance for your continuing support and encouragement, as we strive to provide the best education possible in the safest environment possible and live by our motto: Every Student Every Day.