ON-CAMPUS PRIVATE LESSONS & CLASSES

• All in-person Private Lessons are taught on The Music School campus in assigned rooms, and are not permitted in any other location.  (Sunnyvale Presbyterian Church 728 West Fremont Avenue)
• Music School staff will abide by an open-door policy, in which doors will always be open or unlocked when the rooms are occupied with students, and any staff member may enter at any time.  All classrooms and studios have windows which shall never be covered when the rooms are in use.
• Standard practice is to have a minimum of 2 staff members required to be on campus for supervision of children under age 18.  Private Lessons and Classes that include children under the age of 18 are scheduled during regular Music School office hours.     
• If a Private Lesson is scheduled for a child under age 18 on campus outside of office hours, a parent or adult guardian must remain on campus for the duration of the lesson.  Staff members may open an extra classroom or studio for the supervising parent or guardian. 

ONLINE PRIVATE LESSONS

• Online meeting links are shared with The Music School office staff.
• Music School administrators may join lessons and observe at any time.
• Children under age 18 are expected to be at home with a parent or adult. 
• Lessons are scheduled for children under age 18 through email communication with the parents.  Any communication by email or text between a teacher and child may be shared with the parents and Music School administrators at any time. 
• Parents may request their child’s lessons be recorded for safety purposes by emailing the Director in advance. 

STAFF

• All staff members over age 18 complete finger-printing and are DOJ cleared.
• All staff members and volunteers are required to attend SVPC Safe Church training for an educational seminar on child abuse.
• All staff members are considered mandated reporters and will report any suspicions or incidents of child abuse to authorities. 

RESTROOM SUPERVISION – updated 11/17/2023 with opening of new restroom in 400 building

• Children should visit the restrooms with their parents or guardians before classes start.
• During lessons or class time, students who are 1st grade and up may visit the 400 building restroom independently, with permission from their teacher. Students who are Kindergarten and under will be escorted to the restroom by a staff member, who will wait outside while the student occupies the restroom.
• If someone requests assistance in the 400 building restroom, either 2 staff members will enter, or an individual staff member will enter and prop the door slightly open.
• In circumstances when students must use the restrooms in the 700 building, our former practice of escorting groups of 2 or more students at a time will be put in place. Staff members will wait in the hallway while the students occupy the restrooms.

Anyone who has a concern about student safety may contact chantelle@themusicschool.org or safechurch@sunnyvalepres.com for further discussion.