Current Parents

2022-23 Dress Code
2022-23 Supply List
2022-23 Student Parent Handbook
2022-23 Coalition - Letter for Freshmen Parents

SchoolAdmin - Online Forms

For every day that a student is absent, a parent or guardian must call St. Joseph’s Academy at (314) 394-4300 or email mainoffice@sja1840.org to report your situation by 8:00 a.m. If a call or email has not been received by that time, an automated message will be sent to parents/guardians at home/work and a return call to the main office is required from the parent/guardian. 

For more information on planned absences, please refer to the Parent-Student Handbook.

St. Joseph's Academy sends out a parent e-newsletter each Sunday during the school year. This newsletter features events, activities, and parent happenings for that week. If you are not receiving the newsletter and would like to, please contact Laura Baxendale at lbaxendale@sja1840.org.

The St. Joseph's Academy virtual bookstore is hosted by BNC Services (Barnes & Noble College).

Visit BNC Services

BNC, Barnes and Noble College, will again be accepting textbook returns. Like last year, we will not have a drop-off location to assist you on campus, so families may ship back materials on their own. This has always been an option, but will be the only option since we still have pandemic restrictions in place. To assist families with mailing, BNC will provide a postage-paid mailing label, so there will be no extra cost involved in sending them back. The links below contain information for acceptable conditions of returned books and creating your online quote. If you have any questions, you may contact BNC directly or Laura Baxendale.

Create your quote online

Acceptable textbook conditions

Reporting Positive COVID-19 Cases

• Students must stay home if they are feeling unwell or exhibiting any symptoms of illness.
• For the safety of our students, faculty and staff, all positive COVID-19 cases must be reported to St. Joseph’s Academy. 
• Please notify SJA by completing our SJA Student Positive COVID Test Report Form. This form can also be found under the COVID-19 tab on each students’ SJA Quick Links.
• A member of SJA’s COVID Team will follow up with return-to-school protocols within one business day of the student’s COVID Form submission. 
• Students who miss school for medical/quarantine purposes will make up academic work pursuant to Student Handbook policies. There will be no Zoom or other virtual options available.
• Upon return, students must wear a facemask diligently over their mouth and nose until they reach 10 days from their positive test. If they must remove their facemask, (e.g. in order to eat or drink), they should separate themselves from others.
• Parents/Guardians must still notify the Main Office of any student absence by calling (314) 394-4300.

Contact Tracing

• At this time, St. Joseph’s Academy will not be contact tracing for campus exposures. 
• Those who test positive are encouraged to notify anyone that might be considered a close contact from interactions within 48 hours of testing positive or the onset of symptoms, whichever came first. 
• Close contact is defined as anyone closer than 6 feet for more than 15 minutes, regardless of masking. 

Masking

• Facemasks are optional for all students, faculty, and staff unless otherwise required by St. Louis County or CDC guidelines.
• Guests will be expected to follow all SJA COVID-19 policies in place at the time of their visit to school.

Vaccination & Booster Documentation

• Vaccines are strongly recommended for all students, faculty and staff. 
• New Families: all new students are invited to upload a copy of their vaccination card and/or any booster documentation through their SchoolAdmin account.
• Returning Families: any changes/updates to a student’s vaccination status may be sent to health@sja1840.org.
• Vaccination cards may also be faxed to (314) 965-9114, mailed to, or dropped off at the Main Office.

School Communication

• SJA will regularly assess internal positivity and transmission rates. Should there be a rise in positive cases or quarantines within our community that disrupt the learning process, SJA will increase mitigation protocols until the numbers decrease and communicate adjustments as necessary.

Community Resources
St. Louis County Department of Health
Center for Disease Control and Prevention