School Reopening at Ezra Academy

On September 1, Ezra Academy in Woodbridge opened after many months of planning, renovating and purchasing the supplies needed to ensure the school community’s safety and well-being. Classes will function as pods of children who will remain together throughout the day; each pod will not have any contact with children from other pods. Thorough, distanced dismissal and pick-up procedures have been implemented as have additional “mask breaks” outside; increased outdoor education activities; Plexiglas sneeze guards for collaborative learning; enhanced cleaning and sanitization procedures; hands-free faucets; HEPA filters; and daily health screenings for students, faculty and staff. If needed, distance learning and online programming will be available.

These policies will be consistent with current national, state and local medical guidelines. Given the fluidity of the current situation, there are bound to be changes as time progresses. Ezra’s priority is to balance these strict measures with compassion and developmentally appropriate measures that ensure the social-emotional well-being of students.

The Parent Summary Guide to Reopening can be found at ezraacademyct.org.