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Academics 

The Peabody Preparatory will be following robust health and safety protocols as detailed below.  

For All Students

• All Preparatory students including adult students, MUST BE vaccinated against the flu (or obtain a medical or religious exemption) — and must verify their flu vaccination status by December 3 — to continue to study in person at any Preparatory campus.
  • Please check the email address used for registration for more details on verifying your flu vaccine or requesting a medical or religious exemption. 
• The Preparatory will move ALL instruction back to a remote format for the remainder of the Fall semester which ends on Saturday, January 22. The remaining schedule for fall for the Preparatory is as follows:
  • January 4-15: regular teaching days
  • January 18-22: make-up days
  • January 24: spring semester begins

Students 12 years old and older:  

• Masking will be required for ALL students.  
• For ALL students 12 years and older Johns Hopkins has extended its vaccine requirement to include ALL eligible Preparatory students, including all adult students. Therefore, ALL eligible Preparatory students over the age of 12 MUST BE vaccinated to return to ANY Preparatory campus.   
• Emails have been sent from the Preparatory for each individual registered student 12 years and older to verify vaccine status.  Verification emails have been sent to the email address we have on file in our registration system. This is the same email you use to log into https://peabody.asapconnected.com.
• The Preparatory will continue to use the AUXS Safety App to administer electronic health checks to grant access to campus. As student’s vaccine status is verified, students will be given access to the AUXS Safety App.   
• Following the University’s vaccine definition of medical and religious exemptions, students may request an exemption. Students intending to apply for an exemption may indicate their intent to do so as part of the vaccine verification process. Students who are granted the exemption may be allowed to return to campus, depending on their specific instrument and type of instruction, however, both masking and distancing will apply.  
• Students who have received their initial vaccine dose and are awaiting their second dose, may return to campus, however, depending on their specific instrument and type of instruction both masking and distancing may apply until they reach full vaccination status  
• For more detailed instrument specific information, please refer to the Peabody Preparatory guidance for applied instruction – Fall 2021   

Students UNDER the age of 12 years old:  

• Masking will be required for ALL students.  
• Students under the age of 12 may return to ANY Preparatory campus  
• The Preparatory will continue to use the AUXS Safety App to administer electronic health checks to grant access to campus.  
• For more detailed instrument specific information, please refer to the Peabody Preparatory guidance for applied instruction – Fall 2021   

Preparatory parents/guardians:   

• Preparatory parents/guardians are allowed to return to campus, however, all are expected to follow all university mandates regarding guests on campus (see FAQ’s) including indoor masking policies.   
• Given the limited space available to wait for lessons and classes, you may drop your student off or for younger students walk your student to their lesson or class, however, no waiting in the hallways will be permitted on any campus. 
• For classes where younger students are accompanied by a parent in the classroom, we are requesting that only vaccinated parents participate as the in-class or in-lesson parent. 
• Dining Downtown: At this time, the dining hall is limited to only Conservatory students. The dining hall will be off-limits to all Preparatory faculty, staff, students, and families including on Saturdays.
  • We understand that some students will be onsite for extended periods on Saturdays and will still need a place to eat. Preparatory students may use the Plaza, the tent located in the Plaza, or Bank of America Lounge to eat lunch. 
  • While food will not be available for purchase at the dining hall, Maestro’s will be open from 9am to 4pm. They are currently operating on a cashless basis so are only accepting cards for payment. I would strongly encourage everyone to bring your own lunch or make other plans.

Online Learning for Fall 2021  

The Preparatory move ALL instruction back to a remote format for the remainder of the Fall semester which ends on Saturday, January 22.

Return to Campus

JHU Affiliate Preparatory Faculty, Staff, Parents, and Students will follow the return to campus guidelines set forth by JHU for campus access including all testing, contact tracing, and containment protocols along with the use of the ProDensity App.

Non-JHU Affiliate Parents/Guardians/Students will use the Auxs Safety App S1 as their online health-check portal. 

Parents are required to conduct the online health-check via the Auxs Safety App S1 for each individual student on the day they intend to physically be on campus. The app will ask the following questions:

• Do you live with someone who was diagnosed with COVID-19 (coronavirus) within the last 14 days?
• Do you currently have any of these symptoms: fever, cough, sore throat, shortness of breath, acute loss of taste or smell, headache, diarrhea/vomiting, new fatigue/muscle aches or runny nose/congestion that began in the last 72 hours?

If the response to all questions is negative, an electronic green go pass will be issued via the app and also sent to account emails permitting access the campus for the day the questionnaire is completed. Each student coming to campus must show their individual green go pass to Preparatory staff at the entrance to the Towson Campus to be permitted onsite.

If the response to any of the questions is affirmative, students will not be permitted to participate in on-campus activities and will receive an electronic red stop pass indicating that they are not permitted on campus. Students who have not verified their vaccine status will not be able to access the green go pass to receive access to campus.

Students are only permitted on campus with a green go pass issued by the Auxs Safety App S1 or, if they are Johns Hopkins affiliates, by the ProDensity app.

In addition to completing the online health-check, the following process will be utilized for bringing students to campus:

• Weekdays: Please show your student’s green go pass to your Preparatory instructor. 
• Saturdays: All Preparatory students should show their green go pass to Preparatory staff stationed at the following entrances. Please use ONLY the entrances listed below: 
  • Either Garage Entrance 
  • Mews Entrance on Charles Street

• Dulaney Valley Road: Please show your student’s green go pass to the Towson Campus staff. 
• Towson Presbyterian Church: Please show your student’s green go pass to the PCC staff. 

• St. John’s Episcopal Church and Parish Day School: Please show your student’s green go pass to your Preparatory instructor. 
• Garden Presbyterian Church: Please show your student’s green go pass to the PCC staff. 

• Maryland Hall: Please show your student’s green go pass to your Preparatory instructor. 

The Auxs Safety App S1

The Quick Reference Guide to the Auxs Safety App includes instructions for:

• Peabody Preparatory is using AUXS Safety App S1.
• App Registration
• IOS/Apple Install Guide
• Android Install Guide
• How to Change Your Password
• COVID-19 Screening Form
• Auxs Safety App S1 Support Contact Information

COVID-19 Testing and Positive Test results 

Faculty/Staff Testing and Positive Test Results: Faculty and Staff will follow all JHU testing, reporting, quarantining, and return to work protocols regarding positive test results.

• Response to positive Faculty/Staff COVID-19 case:
  • Preparatory staff will work to contact students regarding a positive test result.
  • Parents/Guardians of students will be informed of a potential exposure to a positive COVID case.
  • Students in close contact with the faculty will be required to remain off campus for 14 days.

Student Positive Test Result: Johns Hopkins will not be able to offer COVID testing to Preparatory Students. All students who test positive during the course of the semester should be reported to the local Department of Health for contact tracing and Parents/Guardians should inform the Preparatory of potential exposure.

• Response to Student testing positive:
  • Students who test positive for COVID-19 are excluded from in-person activities until they receive negative test results. Their Auxs Safety App S1 will continue to show a red stop pass for 14 days after the initial positive test communication.
• Response to Close Contact with a Student with a positive COVID-19 test:
  • Faculty will be informed of potential exposure and Faculty/Staff will follow all JHU guidance regarding COVID exposure.
  • Parents/Guardians of students will be informed of a potential exposure to a positive COVID case.
  • Students in close contact (defined as having been less than six feet apart for more than 15 minutes) with the student will be required to remain off campus for 14 days. Their Auxs Safety App S1 will continue to show a red stop pass for 14 days after the initial positive test communication.

Peabody Preparatory Guidance for Applied Instruction

For instrument-specific guidance around studio lessons and ensemble classes, please read the Preparatory’s detailed return-to-campus guidance for applied instruction at peabody.jhu.edu/PrepCampusGuidance. These protocols have been developed with input from the university’s leading health experts to ensure the safety of our community.