San Xavier Mission School Back to School Re-entry Plan: San Xavier Mission School (SXMS), has been working diligently on a re-entry plan that welcomes students back to school through remote learning, beginning Wednesday, August 5th for Grades 1-8 and Kindergarten on Tuesday, August 11th. Kindergarten parents/guardians and new families will receive a link to Sign-Up Genius to schedule a school tour to ensure to help you and your children become familiar with the school and teacher(s). Tours will start on Monday, August 3rd. Remote learning that begins on August 5th will continue providing opportunities for both academic and spiritual growth. The SXMS’s Re-Entry Plan was developed in collaboration with the Department of Catholic Schools, other Catholic school leaders, and recommendations from the AZ Department of Education, AZ Department of Health Services, Pima County Health Department, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), and the Tohono O’odham Nation, to best address the needs of our students, families and school personnel. The overall goal: maximize student learning in a setting that provides the necessary safeguards for all students and staff. Once Governor Doug Ducey allows campuses to reopen, know that SXMS is ready, and has advantages over many schools in implementing state, county, city, and district guidelines on health and safety: SXMS has a relatively small student population, large classrooms, and a large playground/field space. ...click the article title to read the full letter.

Dear Parents and Guardians: I would like to welcome you to the 2020/2021 school year. It has been a year like no other, many of us have suffered great losses. The loss of loved ones, the loss of job security, the loss of financial stability, and the loss of learning and teaching in the way that we are accustomed to. ...continued