Salem-Keizer Public Schools is working to develop plans despite rapidly evolving data and shifting circumstances. We understand these plans will impact all of you, and we are committed to a thoughtful approach that is inclusive of students, parents, staff and the community.

It’s a new school year and a good time to share a few reminders about traffic around the school.

Students, parents, buses, staff and school neighbors all share the same travel routes through the neighborhood to and from the school. Peak travel times can create congestion and increase the need for safe and courteous travel practices.

Here are a few ways parents can help us create a safe, respectful and positive environment when driving near the school:

• Please drive slowly. Remember, the speed limit in a school zone when lights are flashing is 20 miles per hour.
• Please don’t park in neighbors’ driveways at any time, even if the driveway is open.
• Don’t block streets, stop in intersections or crosswalks, and please obey crossing guards’ instructions.
• Remind children to stop and look both ways before crossing streets, and to respect neighbors’ property – for example, don’t make shortcuts through neighbors’ yards.

Our school invites you to join ParentSquare, our new communication platform to connect families to the district, school and teachers. It will replace SchoolMessenger, Remind and any other texting/messaging apps that our school or teachers may have used in the past. It’s important to note that ParentSquare will not replace ParentVUE, StudentVUE, Canvas or Seesaw.

After registering, please take a moment and update your notification settings: select your name in the upper right corner, then "My Account", and then "Notification Settings". We would love for our families to sign up for text messaging, as this will reduce the number of voice calls we send to our families.

ParentSquare provides a safe way for administrators, teachers, staff and parents to:

• Receive emergency notifications
• Send and receive district, school and class information in your preferred language
• Share pictures and files
• Sign up for conferences
• And much more… all in one place!

District, school, grade level and classroom information will be sent to your computer and/or phone via email and/or text. Or you can download the free iOS or Android app.

For more information, including user tutorials, please visit:

https://parentsquare.talentlms.com/index

We look forward to hearing from you this year!

Thanks to the USDA’s Seamless Summer Option, we will be able to feed all students breakfast and lunch at school for free this year.

See below for menus, but please keep in mind that entree's are subject to change based on availability.

Oregon families with children who are eligible for free or reduced-price school meals will get pandemic food benefits. This includes students that attend a school where all students eat meals at school for free, children in foster care, children of migrant workers and youth experiencing homelessness.

As more students and staff return to in-person learning, face coverings are required when in a Salem-Keizer Public Schools building, with situational exceptions. All employees, students and visitors must continue to wear a face covering indoors, this includes sporting events.

All students, staff, volunteers and visitors are not required to wear face coverings outdoors. This includes, but is not limited to: athletic events, outdoor PE, outdoor music, recess and arrival & dismissal. Until additional updates are provided, all physical distancing and other related requirements still apply.

If a student needs a face covering, the school has them available for students.

Through the Oregon Health Plan, youth 19 years of age and younger have access to free health coverage, regardless of immigration status if they meet the income requirements.

More information, including income requirements and how to apply for coverage, is available online.