2021-22 Frequently Asked Questions
Each year, the Admissions Office gets questions about everything from the size of sheets to purchase for student beds to the shipping address for care packages. It is our hope that the following information should be helpful, both to new and returning students and families, as you make plans for the start of the 2021-22 school year at Shattuck-St. Mary’s School.
If you have a question you do not see addressed below, please contact the Admissions Office (507-333-1618) or use the "Request More Info" button below and start a conversation with us.
Preparing For The First Days at SSM
- What are the fall 2021 campus arrival & registration dates?
- Where should we go once we get to campus on our first day?
- Should parents attend registration?
- What if my child needs to arrive early or late?
- Is a negative COVID-19 test required before my child arrives on campus?
- My child has things in storage at SSM. How can they retrieve it?
- Will family members be allowed to help their child move into their dorm?
- Can the school provide a ride for my child from the airport?
- Will the school be hosting any Zoom sessions this summer to help families with questions?
- What is this year's Registration schedule?
What are the fall 2021 campus arrival & registration dates?
Where should we go once we get to campus on our first day?
Should parents attend registration?
What if my child needs to arrive early or late?
Is a negative COVID-19 test required before my child arrives on campus?
My child has things in storage at SSM. How can they retrieve it?
Will family members be allowed to help their child move into their dorm?
Can the school provide a ride for my child from the airport?
Will the school be hosting any Zoom sessions this summer to help families with questions?
What is this year's Registration schedule?
Pandemic Precautions
- Is my child required to be fully vaccinated?
- Where do I send the information on my child’s vaccination?
- Are masks required while on campus?
- What other protective measures against COVID-19 are still in place at SSM?
- Can my child be vaccinated after arriving on campus?
- Will my child need to be quarantined upon arrival?
- Where can I get official information on the status of the pandemic?
- Under what circumstance will contact with a person who tests positive for COVID-19 trigger a quarantine and for who?
- Is social distancing still required on campus?
Is my child required to be fully vaccinated?
Where do I send the information on my child’s vaccination?
Are masks required while on campus?
What other protective measures against COVID-19 are still in place at SSM?
Can my child be vaccinated after arriving on campus?
Will my child need to be quarantined upon arrival?
Where can I get official information on the status of the pandemic?
Under what circumstance will contact with a person who tests positive for COVID-19 trigger a quarantine and for who?
Is social distancing still required on campus?
Packing Tips & General Questions
- What should I bring?
- What should I leave at home?
- What is the school dress code?
- What are some important dates for 2021-22?
- What is the Student-Family Handbook?
- Do students have to leave campus during breaks?
- How do students make arrangements for travel during breaks?
- When does a student find out about a class schedule?
- How should mail be addressed to students?
- How does a student send a package?
- Is there a shuttle for day students living in the Twin Cities?
- Can I have a fridge in my room?
- Should I bring a laptop?
- When will I find out who my roommate is?
- Can I bring a bike or scooter?
- Can I have a car on campus?
- Where do students do laundry?
What should I bring?
What should I leave at home?
What is the school dress code?
What are some important dates for 2021-22?
What is the Student-Family Handbook?
Do students have to leave campus during breaks?
How do students make arrangements for travel during breaks?
When does a student find out about a class schedule?
How should mail be addressed to students?
How does a student send a package?
Is there a shuttle for day students living in the Twin Cities?
Can I have a fridge in my room?
Should I bring a laptop?
When will I find out who my roommate is?
Can I bring a bike or scooter?
Can I have a car on campus?
Where do students do laundry?
Academics
- Will instruction be in-person this year?
- Is there a change to SSM’s blended schedule starting this year?
- Can distance learning be an option if my child is unable to make it to campus at the start of the year?
- What does a typical academic schedule look like?
Will instruction be in-person this year?
Is there a change to SSM’s blended schedule starting this year?
Can distance learning be an option if my child is unable to make it to campus at the start of the year?
What does a typical academic schedule look like?
Residential/Campus Life
- Will students still be arranged by cohorts in the dorms?
- Will students be able to freely move around campus and access campus facilities?
- Will students have free nights like before?
- Will students be able to leave campus?
- How can my child make a roommate request?
- My child had a single room last year. Can they have one again next year?
- Can my child be a day student while living with another family?
- Are family and friends able to visit students on campus this year?