Lincoln Elementary
October 25th, 2021
Weekly Building COVID Communication
Greetings Lincoln staff and families,
The week of October 18th, Lincoln had one positive student and staff COVID-19 cases. Out of those cases, one had close contacts due to school or school related activities or athletics. Lincoln administration has reached out to all those deemed close contacts. If you have not been contacted, you or your student are not identified as a close contact in the school setting.
Close contacts include students and staff members who were within six (6) feet of the individual for at least 15 cumulative minutes in a classroom or in other school spaces. Due to guidelines from the North Dakota Department of Health, if the close contact is fully vaccinated OR the close contact and the positive individual were both wearing masks, the close contact does not need to quarantine if asymptomatic.
Sincerely,
Principal Kiser
LINCOLN PTA MEETING- WE NEED YOU!!!
First PTA meeting- November 8th at 6:45 pm- This Monday in the Lincoln Library! We will be practicing social distancing as much as possible and wearing masks- if we have a large group we may move into the gym
Mark your calendars- Lincoln's Walk-A-Thon will be May 13th!
End of Day Pick Up
Health & Safety Update- MacKenzie McCormick- FPS Coordinator of Safety & Emergency Management
The 2021-2022 school year has officially begun and Fargo Public Schools is excited to have students in their buildings every day. With the COVID-19 Delta variant showing an increase in cases in the Fargo-Moorhead area, FPS is monitoring cases and close contacts. The goal of FPS is to keep students and staff safe, healthy, and in school. With this goal in mind, there are a few options to remain in school if you or your student becomes a close contact to an individual testing positive for COVID-19. To qualify for the following options, the close contact must remain asymptomatic. If the close contact is having symptoms, it is recommended that the individual gets tested for COVID-19 and remains home until they no longer have symptoms.
Mask-to-Mask
If the COVID-19 positive individual and the close contact are both correctly wearing an approved face mask, the close contact does not need to quarantine. The close contact should monitor themselves for symptoms.
Vaccination
If the close contact is fully vaccinated at the time of exposure to the positive individual, which is defined as 14 days past the final dose of the vaccine, the close contact is not required to quarantine. This rule remains in effect for close contacts in household settings as well. The vaccinated close contact should monitor themselves for symptoms. Students who are fully vaccinated can upload their vaccine cards into PowerSchool to use this quarantine exemption.
Unmasked
If either or both the COVID-19 positive individual and the close contact were unmasked, the close contact has the following options available.
● Symptomatic: If the close contact is experiencing symptoms, the close contact is to remain home, only leaving to get tested for COVID-19, for 14 days following the exposure to the COVID-19 positive individual. If this is a household exposure, the COVID-19 positive individual must be no longer infectious before the close contact’s 14 days can begin.
● Asymptomatic:
1. No Test: If the asymptomatic close contact does not want to test for COVID-19, they are to remain home in quarantine, only leaving to receive medical care or get tested, for 10 days from the date of last exposure to the COVID-19 positive individual. If this is a household exposure, the COVID-19 positive individual must be no longer infectious before the close contact’s 10 days can begin.
2. Willing to Test Once: If the asymptomatic close contact is willing to test, they can quarantine and test on day 5 or later from last exposure to the COVID-19 positive individual and return to school on day 8. If this is a household exposure, the COVID19 positive individual must be no longer infectious before the close contact’s 5 days can begin.
3. Willing to Test Multiple Times: If the asymptomatic close contact is willing to submit to the FPS testing program* and test at least every other day through day 7, the close contact can remain in school and not quarantine unless they test positive.
Students willing to submit to the FPS testing program* to remain in school can have their consent form filled out in PowerSchool.
*The FPS Testing program is currently being created. Until this is up and running at our buildings, students and staff can get tested at the Fargo Cass Public Health testing site, or their healthcare provider. Negative test results must be submitted to the school in order to remain in school.
FPS COVID-19 testing program
Students and staff should park on the North side of the building and enter through door 4.
Students and staff may test here for the close contact testing or for individuals who want to test on a regular basis.
This is not for symptomatic individuals. Symptomatic individuals should get a PCR test from their healthcare provider or Fargo Cass Public Health.
Use the QR code before coming to testing. This is a different registration link than the Fargo Cass testing
testreg.nd.gov
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Lincoln School Improvement Goals
School Culture and Safety
Objective: Create environments that are physically and psychologically safe for students and adults.
Critical Initiatives:
· Implement K-12 Tier 1 Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports (PBIS).
· Implement and embed Tier 1 Restorative Practices into classroom routines and instructional content.
· Embed professional learning opportunities that foster strategy implementation aligned with trauma-informed schools.
· Implement the trauma-informed practice of Ukeru in all ECSE and K-12 Level C programs.
· Analyze key measured (including graduation and Choice Ready data) by student groups to assess the equity of the system’s response.
Student Achievement
Objective: Develop and implement equitable district-wide processes to support academic and social emotional growth and mastery of essential learning outcomes.
Critical Initiatives:
· Implement a guaranteed and viable curriculum through standards-based education (instruction, assessment, grading, and academic reporting) that utilizes essential learning outcomes.
· Embed the professional learning community practices that focus on learning, collaboration, and results.
· Implement a Multi-tier System of Support that supports the “whole child”, whether an advanced or struggling learner, through academic, behavioral, social and emotional services.
· Develop and implement Social Emotional Learning instruction for all K-12 students.
· Develop and implement a systemic professional development plan to increase staff competency in conducting FBA's and creating BIP's.
· We will analyze outcome data by student groups (race/ethnicity, SES, cultural-linguistic diversity, gender, and dis/ability) to assess the equity of the system's response.
· Develop a systematic plan for implementing researched-based Tier 1 instructional practices.
Community/Communication
Objectives: Create outreach systems to the community through partnerships and communications channels
Critical Initiatives:
· Foster positive partnerships with local government agencies, colleges and universities, and community organizations for overall student success
· Establish effective communication between school, parents, and families utilizing a variety of communication channels
· Establish communication and engagement with the community at large
· Establish effective internal communications systems
Boys & Girls Clubs of the Red River Valley
The Boys & Girls Clubs of the Red River Valley (BGC) offers affordable and flexible youth development programs for before school, after school, and school out days for youth K-5th grades, and Teen Club after school and summer for teens 6th through 12th grade.
Visit our website at www.bgcrrv.org for more information.
Boys & Girls Clubs of the Red River Valley
Scheduling, Registration, & General Information
701-235-2147 | schedule@bgcrrv.org | www.bgcrrv.org
Fargo South High School Activities Briefing
Welcome to the first Fargo South Activities Briefing! This will be included in your newsletter to provide information on the value of kids participating in activities, events happening at South High, and information on the great things that our South students are doing.
Did you know . . .
High school athletes have higher grades, lower dropout rates and attend college more often than nonathletes.
(Women’s Sports Foundation survey)
Fargo South sponsors 24 varsity sports and over 30 groups, co-curricular activities, and co-curricular clubs. You can find the full list of opportunities at https://www.fargo.k12.nd.us/domain/138.
Written Notification of School Accountability Report
Transparency to the Public
North Dakota is committed to informing communities about how well its schools are doing. North Dakota's future success depends on preparing students to graduate choice ready with the knowledge, skills, and desire to be successful. State education departments require accountability reports for every public school in the state. The School Accountability Report outlines how schools are performing on the elements North Dakota selected within its ESSA plan.
North Dakota has a public dashboard designed to help communities across the state access important data in K-12 districts and schools, including COVID-19 Response. Insights feature easy-to-read reports on many measures of school success, including test scores,
graduation rates, English Learner progress, student engagement results, and state accountability.
To find out information about our school, visit the dashboard at insights.nd.gov, select "Find My School", and search alphabetically. Please note, data made available to the public hides data for groups with less than 10 students to protect private information about individual students and will say "no data available".
Family Engagement
We have district plans for working to continuously improve educational programs at our schools. We would like you and your child(ren) to continue to be active in our educational system. Please help support our high expectations for student learning by participating in school initiatives, offering input and support in our educational goals to raise student achievement, and volunteering at school. Meeting our school's goals will take a united effort, and we look forward to working with families to continue the success for each student.
Continuous Improvement
Our school has completed a continuous improvement plan and it is also available on the Insights Dashboard.
Lincoln Elementary is a participating Title I school, with a student membership count of 352 students.
If you have any questions, please contact Ms. Kiser, Principal, Lincoln Elementary
Lincoln Title 1
TITLE 1: What you need to know:
Lincoln Elementary
Janelle Helm- Assistant Principal- Lincoln Elementary
JoDee Ternes- Administrative Assistant
Website: https://www.fargo.k12.nd.us/lincoln
Location: 2120 9th St S, Fargo, ND, USA
Phone: 701-446-4900