Partnering with the SAA Community

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to evolve, San Antonio Academy’s goal is to keep our campus open and offer outstanding in-person instruction while keeping our students, faculty, and staff healthy and safe. Partnering with our community has never been more critical as we continue to navigate a global pandemic.

We request our families, faculty and staff, and campus visitors to follow the health and safety guidelines outlined on this page. Please continue to be flexible—our plans are fluid as the situation with the virus continues to change on a regular basis.

COVID-19 Guidelines

Updated 10.29.21 - latest changes are indicated in bold, italic text

Families will self-screen for COVID-19 symptoms and will report any illness to the school’s registered nurse, Eric Iglesias at eiglesias@sa-academy.org.
Should any person in your household exhibit symptoms or be diagnosed with COVID-19, please have your child quarantine (and follow our school protocols for quarantine). Quarantine options are as follows:

- 10 days without COVID testing for a return on day 11
- 7 days after receiving a negative PCR test result (the test must occur on day 5 or later) for a return on day 8
Should your child feel ill or show any COVID-related symptoms, please keep him home and contact the front office to alert the school to the absence. In addition, please contact the school nurse, Eric Iglesias, for further information.

What if a student tests positive?

Should a grade have an identified case, families in that grade level will be notified by email and through our FACTS text system. Further notification will take place for individuals that may have had face coverings down while being in proximity to the infected individual. The individual diagnosed will be quarantined per CDC guidelines.
Based on current quarantine recommendations for K-12 schools, quarantining for “close contacts” will not be required, but will be at the parents' discretion.
Should a family choose to have their child quarantine, an accommodation for online learning will be arranged for the duration of the quarantine. Families should notify the school RN, and he will collaborate with our Director of Curriculum and Student Support to ensure that the accommodation is available.

What are symptoms of COVID-19?

Will families have an option to select distance learning if uncomfortable sending their child to school?

If SAA becomes aware of a confirmed case of COVID-19, the school will notify families within that grade level. Those families may choose to have their child quarantine, and an accommodation for online learning will be arranged for the duration of the quarantine period. Families should notify the school RN, and he will collaborate with the Director of Curriculum and Student Support to ensure that the accommodation is available.

Who may come on campus?

How will you handle lunch?

Our Bond of Brothers lunches – multiple grade levels eating together with older boys serving the “little guys” and modeling our Academy expectations will resume on Monday, November 1.
Social distancing measures are in place as much as practicable. Students will wear face coverings when getting up from the lunch table.
Filtering and fresh air ventilation will be employed.
At this time, visitors are not allowed at lunch.

SAA has opened its new Multipurpose Athletic & Arts Center this school year, which features a large locker room that allows students ample space to dress out for P.E. Individual, private shower stalls are also available for students who wish to shower.
All students will be required to wear masks indoors during P.E. or sports practices.
Masks are optional during P.E. classes and sports practices that are outdoors.

Are you having events?

What are the cleaning and sanitizing procedures?

As was customary last year, we are providing hand sanitizing stations, encouraging proper hygiene, and are utilizing ventilation and filtration systems to mitigate against the spread of COVID-19.
Classrooms, offices and bathrooms are cleaned and wiped down daily with the healthcare grade disinfectant cleaner, HDQ Neutral. This includes (but not limited to) desks, chairs, doorknobs, and any other areas regularly used by staff and students. HDQ Neutral is known to effectively kill a broad spectrum of viruses and bacteria, including COVID-19, within 10 minutes of application.
If a confirmed case of COVID-19 is on campus, maintenance will thoroughly disinfect the classroom and any other affected areas using an electrostatic fogger with HDQ Neutral.
Air purifiers featuring Medical Grade HEPA technology have been placed in every classroom to reduce the amount of airborne virus to which a person may be exposed. The HEPA technology used effectively removes 95% of airborne viruses as small as 0.1 microns, as well as everyday pollutants such as dust, dander and allergens
Air filters are changed once a month.