Cardinal Notes
information and reflection about Joseph Case High School
Volume 16, No. 32 *** April 16, 2020
Morning announcements for Thursday, April 16
Two conference opportunities
Case teachers and students can check their email on Friday morning for information to log in to our first Town Hall opportunity to learn some detail about the course registration process. The meeting will be live on Friday, April 17 at 11 a.m. and recorded for your asynchronous viewing via Friday's Cardinal Notes.
Please select Turn off my video after you join in using the meeting code and password. The room will be open at 10:55 a.m. until 11:05 a.m. when the event will be locked. If your video is engaged, I will manually Stop Video.
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Teacher have access to a link for an in-house training on how to use Google Voice to connect with your stakeholders. I'm looking to conduct this training at 2:30 p.m. on Friday as well.
Free/Reduced Lunch Applications
These were emailed earlier this week to Case families who previously were not a part of free/reduced lunch. Completed applications must be emailed to lnunes@swanseaschools.org.
MCAS canceled for Spring 2020
MA Department of Elementary and Secondary Education on Friday evening:
MCAS
We previously requested and received a waiver from the federal requirement for annual statewide student assessment. Now, with the state legislation enacted, the MCAS testing requirement is waived for the remainder of the 2019-20 school year.
As a result of these federal and state actions and in light of the on-going health crisis, I am cancelling this spring’s regular administration of grade-level MCAS tests for students in grades 3-10.
In addition, the legislation allows the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, upon my recommendation, to modify or waive the requirements of the competency determination for high school graduation in order to address disruptions caused by the outbreak of COVID-19 or the state of emergency. I am considering various options, and further guidance will be forthcoming.
Advanced Placement Exam Informational Opportunity for Students and Families
The webinar will provide information about the upcoming AP exams and tips for helping students prepare for the upcoming exams. Click here for information about the webinar.
Updated Scholarship Information
Scholarship opportunities have been copied from the binders in guidance into PDF form and posted on the high school's website.
In the high school site, click Guidance Department.
Click Scholarships.
Click Additional Available Scholarships.
Scroll to the bottom the this past the statement THE PIETER SMIT MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP WILL NOT BE OFFERED.
Scholarships are in three PDFs, beginning with the American Legion Post 303 Scholarship.
Grab and Go Breakfast/Lunch available
Last week, all school districts in Massachusetts under the 50 percent Free/Reduced eligibility threshold were finally given the approval from the USDA to provide "free" grab and go meals to children and teens.
With this great news and much work behind the scenes, the decision was made for Swansea to participate in this venture that will assist some of our most economically-challenged families at this time.
Grab and Go Breakfast (for the following day) and lunch meals will be available outside the front door of Joseph Case High School, which has been designated as a new emergency "open site". Pick up time is between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m.
Verification of meal eligibility and student identification is not required, but Chartwells still needs to track the number of meals distributed.
All strict COVID-19 and child nutrition food safety guidelines will be followed. The plan is to offer this service until school reopens.
Transitioning to remote learning -- No school thru May 4 per order of the governor
And finally...Term III Report Cards
Term 3 Report cards will be published electronically on the afternoon of Friday, April 17.
About Joseph Case High School
Email: joseph.case@swanseaschools.org
Website: www.swanseaschools.org
Location: 70 School Street, Swansea, MA, United States
Phone: (508) 675-7483
Facebook: facebook.com/josephcasehs
Twitter: @josephcasehs