Dear KPBSD students, families, and staff,
Greetings! This week Superintendent O’Brien has a video message* for you about the new cloth face covering decision in KPBSD schools, a request that you take a brief poll about what you think your school choice would be, and current COVID19 risk levels. Today the district leadership team and all 42 school principals and assistant principals met for several hours to plan for the new school year!
Quick School Choice Poll
Schools need your help: parents and guardians – kindly take a less than one-minute poll asking, if you had to choose today, Which K-12 learning option would be best for your child?
Responses will assist principals and school instructional leaders during the Leadership Academy next week with plans for the opening of school on August 24, 2020. This is not your definitive answer—you will receive a separate required “Returning School Information Update” response form next week. Your quick poll response is needed by 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday, August 4, 2020.
All KPBSD staff, and students in third grade and above, will be required to wear cloth face coverings whenever 6’ physical distancing is not possible.
Cloth face coverings will be required in KPBSD schools in all COVID19 risk levels (low, medium, high) for all staff, and students in third grade and older, whenever a 6’ physical distancing is not possible. If a cloth or clear face covering is medically inappropriate or cannot be worn, a face shield that extends at least to the chin and around the sides of the face will be allowed. Students in grades Pre-K through second grade will not be required to wear a face covering, yet do still need to have a cloth face covering in their school supplies. They will be directed when and if they need to wear them. Handwashing and physical distancing will emphasized in all grades.
Seniors!
A reminder that the Common Scholarship application is extended until May 1st and I highly encourage you all to spend some time on this application! Please note when you submit the Seward Common Scholarship this qualifies you for multiple local college and career technical scholarships. This includes but not limited to Jaffa Construction, PTSA, Metco, The Police Association, Public Safety Ball, etc. The Seward Music Association scholarship and the Seward Arts Council scholarship has also been added to the website. Mrs. Jordan and I are working very hard, daily, to keep it updated. You can find the scholarship website here- https://sites.google.com/g.kpbsd.org/shs-scholarships/home
Please bookmark it so that you can check back as often as needed!
As always, I miss you guys terribly! Stay safe and healthy and know that SHS is thinking of you!
Ms. Starr
Rebecca Starr
Attendance/Counselor Secretary and Library
Seward High School
907-224-9060
Students,
Happy Thursday, or as a friend of mine calls it “Little Friday”!
Here is a survey about your experiences with online learning. Are you loving it, or hate it? Here is your chance to get your opinion out there!
As always, the hallways of Seward High are lonely and boring without you. Talk soon,
Ms. Starr
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSet_Rg8e7M2x3ARhih4kZcWCgUa9b9FqqIexbq7nhgIf2I0mQ/viewform
Rebecca Starr
Attendance/Counselor Secretary and Library
Seward High School
907-224-9060
RStarr@KPBSD.org
An excerpt from our April Newsletter-
Parents! PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE require your child(ren) to maintain “Aggressive” Social Distancing of GREATER than 6’. I’m hearing rumors about students riding around together in each other’s cars, walking around town, and students in relationships seen together in public places. I know these mandates are particularly difficult for our young and very social population, but the short-term disruption most certainly outweighs the potential long-term consequences for the entire community. PLEASE keep your child(ren) at home. This is so critical!
Thank you,
T Walker and SHS Staff
Students,
I miss seeing you all so much, truly I do. I will be getting this blog up and running this week, let me know what you all would like to see posted here, send me an email so we can connect.
Read, get some fresh air, and most importantly stay healthy!
-Ms. Starr
RStarr@KPBSD.org