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March started off with 64 Richfield students participating in the National History Day Regional Event on the UW Milwaukee Campus . All the students did a great job representing themselves and the school. Several students did exceptional jobs and will advance onto State.

These students are:

Lindsey R. and Josh K. in the group documentary category for their presentation on Father Groppi.

In the group performance category, we had:

Mason W., Erica S., and JP L. for their project on the Federalist Papers; and Zach H., Charles D., and Dominic C. for their project on the Scopes Trials.

At our March Board meeting the following actions were taken:

• Our Food Service Contract with HUHS was approved for next year. And, the board approved of the contract with the addition of a Garden Bar for next year! The garden bar will provide additional options, such as fruits and vegetables.
• The Curriculum Review Process was approved. This is done annually. Curriculum updates for next year include Spanish and Math.
• The Special Education Procedures Handbook was approved. This is based on DPIs recommended handbook.
• The Summer 2020 Maintenance Projects were approved. This includes the following: FLES (LED marquee, new gym water fountains, boilers, windows and roofing in the 1958 wing); RMS (classroom remodel, relocate gas pipes on roof, drainage on East side of the building, library bookshelves, fencing, stair tread replacement, exterior gym doors, kitchen wall finishing and equipment, roof patching); Districtwide: (grandmaster key system).
• Agreements were extended with the Erin and Herman-Neosho-Rubicon School Districts in order to continue our Director of Pupil Services and School Psychologist partnerships.
• Several Policies were adopted. These will be added to the website in the near future.

Open Enrollment for the 2020-2021 School Year

The Public school open enrollment program in Wisconsin allows parents to apply for their children to attend a public school in a school district other than the one in which they reside. The regular open enrollment application period for the 2020-21 school year begins on February 3, 2020, and ends at 4:00 pm on April 30, 2020. The best way to apply is online, the online application is available at https://dpi.wi.gov/open-enrollment during the application period.

The Holy Hill Area School District School Board will review enrollment numbers and approve the number of open seats for the 2020-2021 school year at the January board meeting.

Now that our children are home for a month and the world is presenting us many unknowns -- Ted Neitzke, CESA 6 CEO, created this episode to help parents help their kids. Kids will need routines to deal with this new normal!

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