WSD Weekly
June 11, 2020
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BREAKING NEWS - OSPI Guidance on School Re-opening Directs Schools to Prepare for fall In-person Instruction
The Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) just released guidance on the reopening of schools today, June 11th.
State Superintendent Chris Reykdal's expectation is that public and private schools open in the fall for in-person instruction, regardless of what Phase of the Governor’s Safe Start Plan their county is in.
Counties in Phases 1 or 1.5 of the Plan must receive approval to reopen from their local health authority. Changing health conditions in a county or region may cause a local health authority or even the Governor to have to reconsider this opportunity to open, but the primary planning of most districts should be a presumption of a fall opening.
The Wenatchee School District will review and evaluate this new guidance and will continue to keep our stakeholders informed as plans develop.
View OSPI’s Guidance for Schools
Watch OSPI's press conference on Facebook
School Issued Device Information for Summer
The District will be allowing students to keep their school-issued devices (iPad and/or Chromebooks) over the summer to support continuous learning during the break. Having students keep these devices will allow us to speed up our continuous learning process in the fall when we return to school and provide a device if your student is planning to attend our summer school offerings.
Some students may need to return their devices if they are moving, graduating, or transitioning to high school or middle school.
School Device Return Information
Families Moving Out of the District
Families moving out of the District or any family who do not want to be responsible for the device to return their device(s) to their school between June 15th-19th. Details for each school will be communicated directly from the schools.
Senior Return Dates and Information:
Seniors will turn in devices on June 16th at Wenatchee High School and at Westside High School on June 11, 16, and 17. Details regarding the senior check-in times will be communicated from the school.
8th Graders
8th graders at Orchard Middle School will be swapping their iPad for a Chromebook during the last week of school. Details regarding this process will be communicated by Orchard to those 8th-grade families. All 8th graders will take their Chromebook with them to their high school in the fall when we return to school.
5th Graders
5th graders will return their devices to their elementary school in late August at a date to be determined and communicated by their school. They will have a new device checked out to them when they arrive at their middle school when school starts.
Holding Fee
All parents who have students with a school district device at home will notice a holding fee in their online account for the replacement cost of the device. You DO NOT need to pay this fee at this time. This fee will only be enforced if the device is not returned to school when school resumes for the 2020-2021 school year. The holding fee will be removed from your child’s account if we collect the devices at some point in the future. The fee will look like the following - “Penalty if not returned ID: iPad/Chromebook T123456”
Parental control of the internet on district-owned devices.
Did you know you can control sites and content on your student’s device from your phone? If you are wanting to limit time on YouTube or other sites, block sites, or allow certain sites you can. Information regarding Securly Parents is on our support page at http://gg.gg/wsdtechsupport.
Questions?
WSD Technology
New Schedule Change Ahead For 2020-2021
A new schedule will be implemented for the 2020-2021 school year. The updated schedule changes the elementary day to 7:45 AM - 2:30 PM, Tuesday through Friday, and has the middle and high schools starting approximately one hour later. Under the new schedule late start Mondays will continue. The purpose of this change is to address transportation safety and logistical challenges while increasing route efficiencies. Brain research supports later start times for older children resulting in academic gains in math and literacy.
The schedule was presented to the school board at Tuesday’s meeting and will continue to be fine-tuned by District staffers. A finalized version will be made available later in June.
Adjusted Start and End Times:
Elementary schools will start at 7:45 a.m. and end at 2:30 p.m.
Foothills, Pioneer and Orchard middle schools will start at 8:50 a.m. and end at 3:35 p.m.Wenatchee High School will start at 8:40 a.m. and end at 3:25 p.m.
WestSide High School will start at 8:35 a.m. and end at 3:20 p.m.
Wenatchee Valley Technical Skills Center’s morning session will run from 8:40 to 11:25 a.m. The afternoon session will run 12:35 to 3:05 p.m.
Castlerock Early Learning Center’s morning session will run from 7:45 to 10:15 a.m. The afternoon session will run 11:45 a.m. - 2:15 p.m.
Summer School Registration Now Open
Registration for Summer School is now open for Kindergarten through 7th-grade students. Eligible students must qualify for LAP, Title, or Migrant Bilingual support services. Contact your child’s teacher or school family advocate schools to see if your child qualifies. Summer school will consist of online learning opportunities and safe home visits from staff.
Registration has NOW been extended through June 19th.
Summer School Applications
Paper Applications: Pick up and drop off paper application forms at the District Office on 235 Sunset Ave. or school lunch sites
Congratulations Retirees
Congratulations to the 14 men and women retiring from Wenatchee School District this year. We wish them well in the next chapters of their lives and give them our sincere appreciation for their years of dedication, expertise, and hard work. Watch the video celebrating our retirees from the WSD Board Meeting
Ron Eksten - Senior High Lead Custodian, 2002 - 2020
Larry Mayfield - Executive Director of Business & Finance, 2018-2020
Leslie McRae - Special Education Teacher, 1987-2020
Lisa Pattison - 2nd Grade Teacher, 1999-2020
Brice Shipowick - Psychologist, 1993-2020
Dennis Tronson - Health & Fitness Teacher, 1988-2020
Kevin Skalisy - Social Studies Teacher, 1982-2020
Kris Cameron - WenEA President, 1993-2020
Laurie Card-Roley - 2nd Grade Teacher, 2003-2020
Patrice Dahlin - Reading/Language Arts Teacher, 2003-2020
Jon DeJong - Deputy Superintendent, 1984-2020
Catherine Ingram - Speech-Language Pathologist, 2008-2020
Honora Haines-Black - Preschool Teacher, 2004-2020
Thera Judd - Nutrition Services Associate, 1990-2020
Elementary School Offices Open for Limited Hours
Elementary school offices will be open to assist families with kindergarten and new student registration Monday - Friday from 11 AM - 1 PM through June 19.
Wenatchee School District
Email: district_communication@wenatcheeschools.org
Website: wenatcheeschools.org
Location: 235 Sunset Avenue, Wenatchee, WA, USA
Phone: (509) 663-8161
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wsd246/
Twitter: @WenatcheeSD