CCA District-Wide Newsletter
5-26-22
IMPORTANT DATES
- May 27 - snow makeup - full day of school - LAST DAY OF SCHOOL
- May 27 - Graduation
This will be the last regularly scheduled Thursday newsletter for the summer but information will be shared periodically throughout the summer and prior to 2022-2023 registration opening.
Class of 2022 Graduation
Clear Creek Amana High School Graduation
The weather is cooperating and it is confirmed that graduation will be held in the High School Outdoor Stadium tomorrow night, Friday, May 27th, at 7:00 PM.
Additional Information:
Parking: Seniors park in the middle school parking lot and public parking is available in the high school and middle school parking lots.
Seating: General seating is available starting at 6:00 PM.
Livestream: Commencement will be livestreamed at this link.
Photographer: A professional photographer will take a picture of each graduate. The photographer will contact the graduates directly regarding picture purchases. Any purchase of pictures is optional.
Senior Breakfast and Graduation Rehearsal: The Senior breakfast is Friday, May 27, 2022 at 8:45 AM in the high school commons. Graduation rehearsal is immediately following the Senior Breakfast. Breakfast and rehearsal are mandatory for participation in the graduation ceremony on Friday evening.
The District is excited to introduce Kayla Amelon as the next principal at Clear Creek Elementary. Ms. Amelon will begin her contract with Clear Creek Elementary July 1.
Kayla grew up in Kalona and has spent the last seven years with the Waukee Community School District where she serves as a Special Education Instructional Coach for 9 elementaries, four middle schools and two high schools. When she's not working, she enjoys running, fishing, cheering on the ISU Cyclones, and spending time with friends and family. Ms. Amelon stated, "I'm honored to work alongside the talented teachers of CCE as we team together to deliver our mission statement of preparing students to be productive, responsible, community members by providing an environment that inspires quality life-long learning." She is excited to serve the students, staff and families of Clear Creek Elementary.
There will be no Summer Meals and No Free Meals for the 2022-2023 School Year
Congress recently declined to continue funding this program. All families will need
to carry a positive balance in their students’ school meal accounts starting 2022-2023 school year.
In is important to complete a 2021-2022 Application for Free and Reduced Meals now if you have not already filled out the 2021-2022 application. Why? This will give you a 30-day grace period next fall to complete another application for the 2022-2023 school year. After July 1, 2022, you will need to complete the online application for the new school year once it becomes available. Click on this link to complete an application now https://clearcreekamana.familyportal.cloud/
If you do not quality for free or reduced meals, it is important that you start budgeting for the cost of school lunches next year. You may pay off negative meal account balances or deposit money in your student’s account by logging into the PowerSchool Parent Portal and go to Purchases & Payments.
Did you know you can set up automatic deposits weekly, bi-weekly or monthly into your student’s meal account? This will help so you don’t forget and makes it much easier to budget.
For questions regarding this change or for assistance with the Free and Reduced Meal Application, please contact the School Nutrition Department at (319) 828-4510.
Do you have Before and After Care for the 2022-2023 School Year.
CCA partners with Champions for the Before and After School Program (BASP). Please go to the district website under CCA PARENTS>Before/After School Programs for more information.
Early Registration Ends May 27 for Preschool and Kindergarten
Early Registration for preschool and kindergarten will close tomorrow, May 27th. We are scheduling appointments now for new student registration, opening July 6th. Returning student registration will open July 11th, and parents will be notified by email, including instructions for accessing registration.
Baseball/Softball Facility Update
School administration has formulated an estimated timeline and is in the early planning phase for a baseball/softball facility. The initial planning phase could take seven to eight months and will determine the financial scope of the project. The cost will determine the next steps for the District.
A sign up sheet was available at the April 20 board meeting for any community members in attendance to sign up if interested in helping with this project. Once more information is gathered, per policy, the school board of directors will need to approve an ad hoc committee and determine the role of the committee. Following the approval of the committee, there will be a planning meeting for all community members to attend. Anyone else interested in being on the committee can sign up at that time.
CAMPS AND COMMUNITY WIDE SUMMER OPPORTUNITIES
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319-828-4510 or lorirobertson@ccaschools.org