I'm sure by now, you are aware that Clinton Valley was quarantined due to a positive COVID case. Teachers will continue to teach from home until October 12th. By October 13th, teachers will be back in the building teaching from their classrooms. Please know that the building will be disinfected and completely ready for our students on Monday, October 19th, which will be our first day of face-to-face instruction in the hybrid model for all track-A students. While all the students who are track-B will start on Tuesday, October 20th.

I will be sending out another Cardinal Connection regarding the Return-to-School Plan for Clinton Valley no later than Wednesday, October 7th.

This communication will include procedures, protocols, and expectations, such as:

• the complete Return-to-School Guidelines
• Process for late arrivals/early dismissals/material drop-off
• Other procedures (ie, lunch, arrival/dismissal, mask-wearing, recess, specials)

Please see the attached district letter regarding the NWEA-MAP (Measurement of Academic Progress) assessment that all K-5 students will need to take beginning Monday, September 28th. The NWEA- MAP assessment is an online assessment, and this assessment fulfills various requirements required by the state each year. This test is NOT TO BE taken before the teacher instructs.

This year, we will begin the fall assessment season by taking the NWEA-MAP assessment remotely while at home.

Your child will be taking one of the two following assessments

(Your teacher will send you one of the two helpful documents)

• K-2 Test Guidance
• 2+ Test Guidance (Higher scoring 2nd graders through 5th grade)

Please let us know if you have any questions at all. We realize that not all of our families have laptops yet, and we also understand that there have been challenges with technology. We will work through everything together to make this a successful fall testing experience.

Dear CVE families,

There have been a lot of questions about attendance this year, with our students being remote. Please know that student attendance is not something that will negatively impact a student or their records. This year, the state has created a new attendance procedure which they title, “pandemic learning.” This has changed our procedures in our schools. We have recently received clarification and guidance from Central Office that all of our school buildings will be following.

In PowerSchool, parents will see one of three codes: Present (shows up as a blank space), 2WC (2-way communication), or UNEX. Teachers will be marking present or 2WC on a daily basis. Students are present if they are in attendance for a live meeting, and they are 2WC if they are not present for a live meeting. 2WC still counts as a “present” code for students and acknowledges that they are keeping up with their education and communicating with their teacher directly, even if it is not during a live meeting. Parents who call their children in for a day’s absence will see a 2WC code for that day.

If a student is not showing up to a live meeting for multiple days in a row, and not communicating with their teacher, the 2WC code will be changed to an unexcused absence. If you, as a parent, see UNEX codes for your student, from this point forward, it means that your student is not communicating with their teacher and should reach out to them via email or phone. We expect that students are communicating with their teachers on a daily or weekly basis, even if they are unable to log into a live meeting.