Policies
SCT Covid policy
As of June 1, 2023
This policy will be regularly updated as conditions change in accordance with CDC guidelines, King County guidelines, and WA DOH guidelines.
SAFE STUDENT POLICY – Summer 2023
While masking this school year will be optional, SCT welcomes and encourages staff and students to continue mask wearing if that is their preference.
If 1 or more individuals test positive for COVID, all individuals in that camp must wear well-fitting masks inside the building (when not actively eating or drinking) for the next 10 days following exposure.
If 3 or more individuals test positive for COVID within 7 consecutive days, SCT will require that all staff and students wear well-fitting masks inside the building (when not actively eating or drinking) for the next 10 days following the most recent exposure.
SCT will track King County’s Community Risk Level as reported on the CDC website:
If our local Community Risk Level reaches High (Red), all individuals will wear well-fitting masks inside the building until the Risk Level lowers down Medium (Yellow).
SCT will have KN-95 masks available for both adults and kids.
Please STAY HOME and self-isolate for a minimum of 5 Days from the date of the positive test result, or 5 days from symptom onset. If you develop symptoms after testing positive, your 5-day isolation period should start over. Day 0 is your first day of symptoms. Please follow universal masking, physical distancing, hand hygiene, clean high touch surfaces, close toilet lid before flushing, etc. while you are in isolation. Family/roommates who are unable to distance from you should wear a mask, and wear eye protection to minimize any additional exposure risk.
You may come back to SCT automatically on or after Day 6 from onset of your first symptoms if:
- You have isolated for a minimum of 5 days from symptom onset or positive test whichever is earlier, AND
- Your symptoms have significantly resolved, for example, no uncontrolled cough or shortness of breath. (Loss of taste and smell may persist for weeks or months after recovery and need not delay the end of isolation); AND
- You have been fever-free for at least 24 hours without taking fever-reducing medications
Exposure (Contact with someone with COVID-19, in a way that increases the likelihood of getting infected with the virus.)
If you were exposed to COVID-19 outside of camp and are up to date on COVID-19 vaccinations:
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- You do not need to stay home unless you develop symptoms.
- Even if you don’t develop symptoms, get tested at least 5 days after you last had close contact with someone with COVID-19.
- If you were exposed to COVID-19 outside of camp and are NOT up to date on COVID-19 vaccinations:
- Stay home and quarantine for at least 5 full days.
- Wear a well-fitting mask if you must be around others in your home.
- Even if you don’t develop symptoms, get tested at least 5 days after you last had close contact with someone with COVID-19.
SCT maintains the right to transition all classes to a virtual setting based on the number of active cases in the region and our community, or if for any other reason SCT feels that in-person classes are no longer safe for our students and staff.
VIRTUAL SAFE STUDENT POLICY
In order to keep our Zoom meetings secure and to ensure students’ safety while using Zoom, SCT staff and teaching artists follow best practices for securing our classrooms, including, but not limited to:
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- E-mail invitation link or Meeting ID & password are required to participate in meetings
- An SCT staff person will be the administrator of each class/meeting and a staff person or
teaching artist(s) will move between Breakout Rooms during class. - All video guests enter a “Waiting Room” and the hosts (SCT staff or teaching artist) manually
accept guests to enter the meeting.- Please use your first/last name and pronoun as your user/display name. If we do not
recognize your display name, we will not let you into the meeting. (To quickly change your Zoom display name: click the
“…” button in the corner of your video screen OR right click your video, then select “Rename.”)
- Please use your first/last name and pronoun as your user/display name. If we do not
- Zoom’s new “Security” button provides immediate tech support help.
- Students agree not to share links or record sessions for any purpose.
- SCT will not record class sessions for any reason unless prior written consent is obtained
from each family that clearly outlines the expectations and use for such recordings. If classes are being recorded, Teaching
Artists will remind students at the beginning of the class.
GENERAL POLICIES
As students depend on their scene partners, class attendance is necessary. However, if your student will be late or needs to miss a class due to an illness please alert the Drama School as soon as possible at dramaschool@sct.org or by calling 206.859.40479.
• If a registration is canceled after it has been processed, but at least two weeks before the class begins, a full refund minus registration fees • will be given. Registration fees are non-refundable ($25 for half-day camps and weekly classes and $50 for full-day classes and camps.
• We do not offer refunds for registrations canceled less than two weeks before the class starts. However, any tuition that you’ve paid for the canceled class, (minus the registration fee), can be used towards either a future Drama School tuition, or tickets for the Mainstage shows through the end of the current season.
• SCT reserves the right to cancel a class. In this case, any tuition paid will be refunded in full, including the registration fee.
• No refund or make-up classes will be provided for classes cancelled due to inclement weather.
• SCT Drama School classes will be canceled on days that Seattle Public Schools are closed due to weather conditions.
• We want all students to be satisfied with their experience at the Drama School. If, after completing the first day of class, you decide that it’s not for you, just let us know before the second class and we will refund your payment (minus the registration fee). After the second day of class, no tuition or enrollment adjustments can be made.
SCT Teaching Artists may occasionally indicate that a class could benefit from additional technology support from personal electronic devices (like cell phones, tablets, or laptops). In this case, our administrative team will notify families prior to the first day of class. Personal devices are never a requirement for classes and bringing them is optional. Alternative solutions will be offered if a family does not wish to provide a device.
Students are required to keep their devices secure by:
• Keeping it Private – Protecting the username and password of the device.
• Keeping it to Yourself – Devices, and any accompanying accessories, are to be used only by the student they belong to.
• Keeping it Safe – When not in use, devices are to be stored in the student’s classroom with the student’s belongings. Devices are not to be used during non-instructional time.
SCT is not liable for any damage to any personal devices or belongings. Please reach out to dramaschool@sct.org with any questions about personal devices or this policy.
SCT is committed to providing theatre and theatre education to all children regardless of a family’s financial situation. In support of our mission, we offer payment plans and need-based scholarships to our families. In addition, we offer Blue Star military and veteran families scholarships.
Scholarships are granted on a case-by-case basis to those families who demonstrate a financial need, and who would be otherwise unable to participate in our classes. Because of budget limitations, we are generally only able to cover one class per student per session for each eligible family. Applications for scholarships are on a rolling basis, but scholarships are limited so please submit your application as early as possible. Applications will be processed on a first-come, first-served basis. You will be notified of your financial aid decision approximately one week after submitting your application. Unless prior arrangements are made with the Drama School, the remaining balance of tuition, if any, must be paid in full prior to the start of class.
Applications accepted on a rolling basis, subject to availability. Click here to view the application.
Payment Plans may be used by anyone, regardless of financial need. This option is available to families who prefer to split their balance into two or three installments. No application is required; if you would like to arrange a payment plan, email the Drama School at dramaschool@sct.org. Unless prior arrangements are made with the Drama School, the balance of tuition, if any, must be paid in full prior to the start of class.
At time of registration, you must complete the SCT Media and Emergency Treatment/Liability Release for each of your students. If you register via our website, you will be prompted to complete the agreement before proceeding with payment. If you register via email, SCT Education staff will email you a link to the online release form with your receipt. This release needs to be completed only once and does not expire. If at any time you would like to update your student’s media permissions or medical information, please send the Drama School an email at dramaschool@sct.org with any changes and/or additions.
Registrations are processed in the order they are received. Registrations are accepted as long as space is available or until the second time a class meets, whichever comes first. If you register via our website, a receipt will be automatically emailed to you within fifteen minutes of completing your registration. If you register via email, the SCT Education staff member who assisted you will generate and send you a receipt by the end of the business day. We do not offer prorated tuition.
To secure space in a class, a non-refundable registration fee is included in the tuition price. Fees are $25 for half-day classes and $50 for full-day classes. Tuition must be paid in full at the time of registration or a payment plan must be arranged.
There is a $20 service fee for any checks returned by the bank due to insufficient funds.
Pending enrollment, you may switch from one class to another more than two weeks before the class begins without incurring an additional registration fee. If you switch less than two weeks before the beginning of the class, you must pay the additional registration fee of $25 per half-day class or $50 for a full-day program.
We maintain waitlists for any full classes. Once it has been determined that a class will be added, we will notify interested parties by email and/or phone in the order the waitlist registrations were received.