Thank you, Nurse Jenn! In the year of Covid, I cannot share my appreciation enough for all Nurse Jenn has done. The job of school nurse took on so much more this year as Covid took over but Nurse Jenn has handled it all with grace. She continues to build relationships with our students and parents and provides a wonderful place for our students to receive medical attention. Her diligence with all things medical helps make CST a safer place for all. Whether she's tending to a bloody nose, a broken arm, a fever, stomach bug, tears, data, and, of course, Covid related matter, she does so with compassion and a smile for our students.

Please join me this week in celebrating our amazing nurse, Jenn Ross. CST is fortunate to have her serve our students' medical needs.

Rick

School Nurses Day is May 12th

Nurses Week is May 6-12

All 8th grade students and students not returning to Olathe School next year will turn in their device on May 19th.

Remote students (8th or non-returning) can turn their devices in on May 20th and May 21st at the front door of CST. There, building techs will verify the student's name, ID, asset tag, and check all components are returned and assess for damages.

Please have your child locate their power cord to return.

Kajeet Hotspots for ALL grades should be returned on the appropriate check-in day.

Any device not returned by May 21st will need to be turned in at the Technology Support Center (143rd and Black Bob) May 24th-May 28th.

Returning 6th and 7th grade students will keep their device for the summer. More information to come.

Parents/Guardians interested in continuing their students learning into the summer have numerous opportunities that include:

• Elementary learning options include Families Learning in Partnerships (FLIP), a program to connect parents to schools and student learning; mental health clinics for students and families in need of these services; and the migrant summer program is offered to qualifying families in the district to promote literacy and learning grades K-5.
• Middle school learning options include mental health clinics for students and families in need of these services; tutoring opportunities; the migrant summer program is offered to qualifying families in the district and is a four-week summer enrichment for students in grades 6-12; weightlifting sessions and more.
• High school learning options include credit recovery opportunities; the migrant summer program is offered to qualifying families in the district and is a four-week summer enrichment for students in grades 6-12; mental health clinics for students and families in need of these services; weightlifting sessions; Summer eAcademy, which will offer a limited selection of courses for advanced placement students who acquire counselor enrollment permission.

NEW this year for all families grades pre-K to 8th grade is Level Up Your Learning, a website designed to engage with key skills through games, activities, and lessons. Students may follow reading and math activities based on recommendations from their teachers or choose their own learning adventure based on their interests. The website will launch May 17 and families will receive district communication telling them more about its features.

Visit www.olatheschools.org/summerlearning to learn more about these summer opportunities at all levels.

The district is also hosting an Informational Parent Night May 10th and 11th at Olathe North High School to learn more about the Summer Learning opportunities. Please see the attached flyers in English and Spanish for more information and to register. If you have any questions, please call: 913.780.8121.

• General Education bus registration opens today! All enrolled families will receive an email on Monday with a link to olatheschools.org/transportation. Please see the attached informational page with a condensed version of our GenEd bus services.

• An online transportation request is available for families of students who are eligible for Special Services or Early Childhood transportation. Families will receive a link to the online forms in the coming weeks, but are currently accessible on olatheschools.org/transportation.

Today we were in 7th grade student classroom discussing all the high school options they have as a part of the Olathe Schools. You can access your students work through their Xello account in Class Link. Here is the link that can take you directly to the Olathe Career Pathways website: https://sites.google.com/students.olatheschools.com/career-pathways-fair/home.

Today was not about making decisions it was about getting your students the information they will need to make decisions next year. Please do not hesitate to reach out to your students counselor with any questions.

Thank you,

Ms. Silkett & Mrs. Rodden

There has been an update to the Primary and Secondary symptoms of COVID-19 per JCDHE. Fever is no longer considered to be a primary symptom of COVID-19 even in secondary students and adults. It is now a secondary symptoms which means there needs to be at least one other symptom of COVID in order to classify the person as have COVID-like Illness requiring exclusion and/or testing. The symptoms are now as listed below:

Primary (any one symptom):

• New, persistent cough
• Difficulty breathing
• Loss of taste and/or smell (this is so specific that even in the presence of a negative PCR test, the person is considered COVID positive)

Secondary symptoms (any two or more symptoms):

• Extreme fatigue
• Fever (100o +) or chills
• Congestion/runny nose
• Nausea/vomiting/diarrhea
• Sore throat
• Headache
• Muscle or body aches

23/7 CAT SPLIT

CAT 7:50 – 8:13

1st hour 8:17 – 9:07

2nd hour 9:11 – 10:01

3rd hour 10:05 – 10:55

4th hour 10:59 -11:49 (10:59-12:14 for 6th grade)

• 6th grade Lunch
• 10:59-11:24 (Taulbee, Totte-Boyd, Clark, Williams, Horner, Parker)
• 11:24-11:49 (Grauberger, Snethen, Olvera, Marye)
  

5th hour 11:53 – 1:11

• 7th grade Staggered Lunch
• 11:49 – 12:15 (Ruffin, Jones, Cromer, Rodriguez)
• 11:55 – 12:20 (Reed, M. Kinzer, Hylton, Kusek)

• 8th grade 1st Lunch 12:20 – 12:45

• (Carroll, R. Sheffield, Boyd, Rotert, Woolcott, Waller, Sutter)

• 8th grade 2nd Lunch 12: 46 – 1:11
• (Stumbo, Detrick, Robison, Haines, Gibson,)

6th hour 1:15 – 2:05

7th hour 2:09 – 2: 59

CAT 3:03 – 3:10

State assessments will be coming up in April. All students, remote and in-person learners, are being asked to take the state assessment. We will communicate date and time opportunities for our remote students. These will be during non-school hours and for only our remote learners. Stay tuned for details in future weeklies. Below is the message from our director of curriculum and assessment.

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Dear District Families,

During the spring of the 2019-20 academic year, the Kansas Department of Education made the decision to not administer state assessments, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This spring, with schools being open and the majority of students learning in person, KSDE has made the decision to return to administering state assessments. This decision to move forward with testing is a positive one, embraced by the Olathe district. As we move towards the end of this school year, it is important our district has evidence of academic learning, as well as evidence of academic needs moving into the 2021-22 academic year.

KSDE has shared the expectation with school districts that ALL students take state assessments, even those students who have chosen to learn Remotely. For Olathe students who have chosen In-Person learning, this will feel very normal and state assessments will be scheduled during the normal school day, as in the past. For our students learning Remotely, the design of the state assessments requires that students take the assessments in person at school. Currently, each building is working on a plan to safely assess Remote students and they will reach out to families of Remote students in the next few weeks with those plans. The Olathe Public Schools expects all students to take the state assessments and provide the district and families with much-needed information to make the best decisions possible for 2021-22.

Once building administrators have sent state testing details to their communities, please feel free to contact your school’s principal (or building test coordinator) with additional questions.

Rich Wilson

Attendance Corner

Welcome Parents to the 2020-21 School Year. A few suggestions to help us tackle attendance for your student(s) during this hybrid learning experience. Attendance is more crucial during these unprecedented times. We ask that you notify Chisholm Trail Attendance Office, preferably before 8:00am with your students all day absence. You can use any of the following methods of contacting us:

1. Call dedicated Attendance Line (voicemail only) – 913-780-7241

2. Call CST Main Line – 913-780-7240 (voicemail after 4:00pm)

3. Email Connie Bray, Attendance Secretary @ cbraycst@olatheschools.org

*all emails will be responded to with a follow-up email for verification of receiving

Information needed to report absence:

· Student Name

· Student Grade

· Your Relationship to Student

· Reason for absence (i.e. illness description, appointment, etc.)

· Phone number to return call (if needed for further info)

Due to remote learning, if your student checks out for an appointment, we ask for a second notification to Attendance (again via any of the 3 methods listed above) if student returns to learning with a time of return. If you contact your student(s) teacher via email please cc Connie Bray with info as to help us.

Please refer to this request as we proceed to continue to help make this school year as positive as we possibly can. We are always here to assist you in any way we can. Please don’t hesitate to contact us with any questions. Thank you, and together we can do this.

Attendance Secretary,

Connie Bray

Receptionist: Chrissy Walters

Assistant Principal's Secretary: Angie Peterson

Attendance Secretary: Connie Bray

Bookkeeper/Principal's Secretary: Andrea Wescott

Data Operator: Melynda Marquardt

School Nurse: Jennifer Ross

Please keep info updated (email, phone number, medical, etc.). Contact the office at 913-780-7240 if you are concerned you may be missing communication or need to update your family's information.