We have a wonderful program in the district called Feed the Creek. This program is intended to support the nutritional needs of our young developing children by providing a bag of food for students to take home and prepare and eat over the weekends.

Food will be provided by the local community and packaged and delivered to your child’s school building. Some of the items included will be Pop-top cans of fruit, vegetables, pudding, and microwaveable, as well as cereal and granola bars, peanut butter and fruit juice. The food packages are meant to help the family with food source for the child over the weekend, and to help the child learn healthy eating practices.

Participation in this program is optional. You may call or email Lindsay Mann if you would like to participate.

lindsay.mann@gocreek.org 937-458-2539

Welcome back students! Attendance will look just about the same this year! If you are new to middle school you might notice a couple changes!

Here are a few FAQ's and reminders to have an awesome attendance year! Please refer to the Student Handbook for a more comprehensive explanation of attendance policies and procedures!

Q: My Student will be absent all or part of the school day, what do I do?

A: Please call in your student anytime they will be late, not attending school, or leaving early. You can email us at coyattendance@gocreek.org or call the attendance voicemail line at 937-429-7577, option 1. You must provide the student's name, date of birth, and reason for absence when reporting.

Q: I'm bringing my student to school late, what do I do?

A: Just pull right up and drop them off! We will take it from there. You don't need to come into the building to sign a student in.

• If your student is returning to school from a medical appointment, you can drop them off with the medical note and they can sign themselves in! We will get them a pass to their class.
• If your student is returning to school w/o a medical note, they can still sign themselves in, but it will be unexcused unless we have a phone call from a parent or guardian with an excusable reason to return to school. You can also send them in with a parent note. They can sign themselves in and we will get them to class.

Q: What constitutes a TARDY?

A: A tardy is when your student comes to school between 7:31 and 8:29...a student must be in their 1st period seat by 7:30am or they are tardy. Your student can be tardy to school 2 times a quarter before consequences will begin. The only way to have an Excused tardy is with a medical note. Traffic, weather, overslept, parent overslept, missed bus, car trouble, not feeling well, etc. are not considered Excused.

Q: How do I pick up my student early from school?

A: When picking up a student you DO need to come in the front vestibule to sign them out. Due to Covid restrictions this year you cannot enter the office area so we have set up a sign out cart in the vestibule. Please come in, show a photo ID to the camera on the cart, sign out on the blue sign out sheet, and we will get your student if they are not already in the office. Please bear with our new system! It's a learning curve for us all.

Q: Will we receive Absence letters this year?

A: Yes, House Bill 410 is still in effect and attendance notices and letters will be sent out for excessive absences as we have always done. However, with that said, we will be working with families closely this year if excessive absences are occuring. Medical documentation is essential as a student will be medically excused with documentation from the healthcare professional.

Q: Do we have more than 10 Parent Notes this year?

A: No. A parent or guardian has 10 parent notes for the entire school year. You can write a note with an excusable reason without a medical note and this is still excused (see Student Handbook for excusable reasons). A letter will be sent home if and when you hit your 10 Parent Note threshold to let you know a medical note will be needed going forward for any absence.

Q: I'm going out of town or on vacation, what do I need to do?

A: Vacation requests forms are available here in the office or on our website and are part of your 10 Parent notes. You have up to 5 out of town days that our principal can approve, but this form must be submitted prior to your trip. If a vacation form is not submitted or you go over 5 days, an out of town trip is considered Unexcused.

Please feel free to call ANYTIME with any questions!

Thanks for all you do!

Jackie Stubbs

Building Office Assistant

Attendance Office

Starting Monday, August 31 online learning students ONLY will have the option to order meals for pick-up. Meal pricing is determined by the building your child would have been enrolled in with free and reduced-price meals still applying. If you have already received notification from the Student Nutrition Office regarding your child's status then nothing further needs to be done. If you have not and wish to apply for meal benefits, you can do this online at https://www.lunchapplication.com/ or download the paper copy on the BCS website under the Student Nutrition section or the Forms section. Paper applications can be dropped off or mailed to:

Student Nutrition Office

1258 Hickory Drive

Beavercreek, OH 45434

Paper copies of the Free & Reduced Meal Application can also be dropped off at any school main office and will be sent to the Student Nutrition office for processing.

To place an order, parents/students will need to e-mail Dawn Kacvinksy at kacvinsky@beavercreek.k12.oh.us or call (937) 458-2446. Meals can be ordered daily or on a weekly basis.

For meal options, you can view menus at https://beavercreek.nutrislice.com/menus-eula.

6-12 Buildings students are allowed 1 Entree, 2 Vegetables, 2 Fruits and 1 Milk.

Meals must be picked up from 12:00-12:30 p.m. by pulling up in front of the main entrance. Parents may pick up your child's meal which will be located in the main vestibule.

Your pre-ordered meals will be packaged in to-go containers, marked with your student's name in a to-go bag.

We look forward to providing you a nutritious, quality meal during your online learning experience. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us at (937) 458-2446. Thank you for allowing us the opportunity to serve you.