North Branch Area Public Schools
Distance Learning news and updates - April 16
Dear Families,
Please see below for important reminders and updates. This communication includes information about the meal/material pick-up schedule returning to normal, a request for cloth face covering donations, a regional technology survey you are encouraged to take, high school registration deadline of April 17, and information about the school board's Superintendent of Schools selection. Thank you!
Patrick Tepoorten
Community Relations Coordinator
North Branch Area Public Schools
URGENT: NBAHS sets 2020-21 class registration deadline of April 17
NBAPS looking for cloth face covering donations
Starting Monday, April 13, North Branch Area Public Schools (NBAPS) has required staff working on site and/or delivering meals to wear cloth face coverings.
NBAPS is in need of cloth face coverings for current essential workers and in the event school district's are tasked with re-opening in May. If you are able and interested in making and donating cloth face coverings or know someone who is, your help is greatly appreciated. Cloth face coverings need to be placed in a plastic bag and can be dropped off outside Door #8 at the Ed Center (38705 Grand Ave.) from 7 a.m. - 3 p.m. to avoid contact with others.
Schedule for meal/material pick-up
The meal/curriculum pick up will return to its normal schedule: Free food for all students 18 and younger will be available on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays between 9:00 - 10:00 a.m. and between 2:00 - 3:00 p.m. at the following locations:
1) Sunrise Estates Mobile Home Park (Stacy) - Starlight Lane and Sunrise Drive
2) Countryside Mobile Home Park (North Branch) - 12th Ave and Maple Street
3) Harris empty Parking lot (Harris) - 439th Street and Forest Blvd. next too Country Charm Store
4) Almelund - Carl Almquist Lions Park just south of #95 on Park Trail
5) Casselberry - Coventry Drive and Hillshire Ave, the bus will park on Coventry Drive
6) Central Park - North Branch - Branch Ave and Elm Street
Printed curriculum materials (for those unable to receive curriculum electronically) for K - 4 students will be available at the above locations on Mondays.
If your family is unable to get to one of these sites and need printed curriculum materials for your K - 4 student, the materials are available in the front entrance area of Sunrise River School from 6 a.m. to 5 p.m. (Monday through Friday). Do not drop off any materials in this area.
Buses will be sanitized daily. Drivers and assistants on the bus will be following safety protocols.
ECMECC regional technology survey
Below is a link to a brief voluntary survey from ECMECC (The East Central MN Educational Cable Cooperative) we are asking each family to complete now that distance learning plans are in full effect. The purpose of the survey is to better measure the effectiveness of, and discover the barriers that still may exist, to distance learning programs relative to Internet access and devices students are using. Participation is optional, but your response will help school district's provide better instructional opportunities for students. This survey should take just a few minutes to complete. Thank you for your participation and for all you are doing to help your children continue to be successful in their learning:
School board selects Sara Paul as next Superintendent
Is your information current?
NBAPS will be communicating extensively with families via email during this distance learning period. If you do not have an email address on file with the school district you are strongly encouraged to sign up to receive email updates. To check your provided email address, log in to ParentVUE and click “my account.”
For complete instructions to update your contact information, click here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1utZRmdmIEG57EXmCm_WIQr-ft4iaCt57Uf6OOfFOdIg/edit
If you need assistance, please send request to: parentsupport@isd138.org