JOLIET, IL-- Bishop Richard Pates, Apostolic Administrator of the Diocese of Joliet, announced on June 16, 2020, that the 52 Catholic schools in the diocese will open this Fall. The bishop has appointed a task force headed by Fr. Burke Masters to prepare the schools so that each will fully comply with necessary provisions to make the particular school safe in the face of the coronavirus pandemic. “The stakeholders of our schools – parents and children, administrators and teachers, priests and parishioners – very much desire to see our schools fully functioning this Fall,” Bishop Pates said. He also noted that the re-opening of diocesan parishes has gone very well, with the vast majority of parishes now celebrating Mass again. In order to open, each of the parishes had to be certified that certain, defined safety measures were in place. A similar certification process will be developed for our schools. “All connected with our Catholic schools eagerly await the new school year to once again benefit from the academic excellence and Catholic identity that characterize these schools.”

Hello St. Paul Families,
 
I would like to share some important updates as we look ahead to the month of August. 
 
First of all, I have good news to share!! Our plan to reopen St. Paul School in August has been certified by the Diocese of Joliet! I am so grateful to the committee of staff, School Board members, and parents who volunteered their time to help us write a comprehensive plan to reopen the school to students and staff in August. 
 
I know there is still uncertainty about the reopening of any school, public or private in our community and in our state. Our team has spent time and effort to make sure we have a safe plan for all of our students, staff and parents. We are very blessed to have a large school with large classrooms. We are using every inch of space in our school to make sure we abide by the certified plan.
 
I also know you have questions. Below is a link to the presentation that was given during our Zoom meeting on Monday, August 3rd.  During the meeting, I presented specifics of our reopening plan including cleaning and sanitizing procedures, air ventilation and our HVAC system, arrival and dismissal procedures, classroom set up, lunch procedures, and much more.

Back to School Safety Presentation

We are excited to welcome our students and parents back to St. Paul School!
 
With blessings,
 
Mrs. Colleen Brodhead 

We are excited to welcome any new students to St. Paul’s as we reopen our building for face to face instruction for the 2020-2021 school year! We are committed to providing a safe and healthy learning environment for our students, staff and parents! We currently have openings in all of our grades Preschool – 8^th! St. Paul’s is thrilled to offer a Tuition Transfer Grants to new families!

• $1500 per student in grades 1^st through 7th
• $1,000 for the first year enrolled in the school
•  $500 for the second year.
• Students are welcome from any public, charter, or home school program!
• Grants for private school transfers are available as long as students are not transferring from another Catholic school in the Diocese of Joliet, Rockford, Peoria, Springfield or the Archdiocese of Chicago.

Call the school office at (815) 725-3390 to schedule an in-person tour today! We are strong, we are faithful, we are family!!