JES enrollment Information:
Online enrollment is available July 29th through August 7th on PowerSchool through our USD346 website. We recommend online enrollment. If you are unable to enroll online, the Jayhawk Elementary office will be open Monday, August 3rd - Thursday, August 6, for enrollment from 10am to 6pm. Please use the following schedule for enrolling your elementary student(s):
Monday, August 3rd: Last name beginning with A – D
Tuesday, August 4th: Last name beginning with E – K
Wednesday, August 5th: Last name beginning with L – R
Thursday, August 6th: Last name beginning with S – Z
We will be practicing social distancing in the building. The lunchroom will be available for space to fill out enrollment forms. We are asking that only one parent per family come into the building to enroll. If there are too many in the building we may ask that you wait in your car while you are in line to enroll.
On-site enrollment for Jayhawk Linn Junior/Senior High will take place beginning August 3rd and running through August 6. 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM each day. Please use the following schedule to enroll your 7th thru 12th grade students:
Monday 8/3 = Last name beginning with A through D
Tuesday 8/4 = Last name beginning with E through K
Wednesday 8/5 = Last name beginning with L through R
Thursday 8/6 = Last name beginning with S through Z
Safety Protocols including social distancing will be in place. Please help us by limiting the number of family members in the building. Thank You!
Weights and Conditioning for girls, 7-12th grades, is BACK! We will have sessions on Tuesday and Thursdays at 6:00-7:00 p.m. with volleyball skills after conditioning, from 7:00-7:30.
Come and Join us and let’s get BETTER TOGETHER! Meet at the track!
Teachers and custodians are putting 6 ft social distance reference points in the JES hallways today. The reference points will spell Jayhawks.
Summer Conditioning and Sport Specific Practices may resume on Monday July 27.
If you are gong to be a Senior at JLHS, we would like to meet with you next week to look at your graduation progress and your plan for enrollment. Please contact Mr. Kramer to set up a time to discuss your upcoming plans for the your senior year. We can accommodate your schedule and meet in person, via ZOOM, or phone call.
bkramer@usd346.org
Jayhawk Elementary is excited to be working on a plan to reopen this year. Please watch this video to see what is happening at JES this month. https://youtu.be/v0BMjtshbpI
We are excited to have students back on campus this Fall. Please watch this short video with information concerning that reopening.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0G8AUn5R1p0
USD #346 patrons: Today 7-22-20
UPDATE regarding the 2020-2021 SCHOOL YEAR:
Jayhawk has completed an on-line enrollment option for you to enroll your children which will be available beginning Wednesday, July 29. On-site enrollment will be different than in the past and will not occur until the week of August 3, 2020. We will share more about enrollment in later posts, so stay tuned.
We would also like to communicate the current district challenges:
1. We received the Kansas State Department of Education guidance document last week to redesign schools. We need to provide training time for the teaching staff to develop lessons associated with the Navigating Change document as it is over 1000 pages. The recommended redesign involves providing 3 methods of education to our students: On-site learning, remote learning, and/or hybrid learning plans.
2. As of today our district has received about a third of the required Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) needed to have on-site school- even though it was ordered in April/May.
3. We are currently a “hot spot” with our students having at least five positive cases and cross tracked students ”exposed” being over sixty so far. Sixty student exposures represent about 10% of our student enrollment. We believe this number will rise in the coming weeks. We have had two new county cases this week so far which is good news compared to last week.
As we continue planning for the 2020-2021 school year we have included a survey for your input. We appreciate you taking the time to fill out the survey completely as much of the data will assist into our continued planning for the 2020-2021 school year.
Survey Link:
https://forms.gle/cp2cA4GgKTcKq5cGA
Royce R. Powelson
Superintendent of Schools
Watch the 2020 JLHS Graduation Speeches here:
https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=883233208852687
Drivers Education classes will begin at JLHS on Monday July 20. Social Distancing protocols will be utilized and students are encouraged to wear a mask. Temperature checks will be conducted when students arrive. If a student is feeling ill, we ask that they please stay home!
Summer conditioning and sports specific events are cancelled for Monday July 20th. Our hope is resume those events later this week.
Jayhawk students, parents, patrons - We are just a few hours away from Graduation 2020. Thanks to everyone for your patience as change has been frequent these past few months. The students have their time slots for tomorrow (7-18-2020) to share with family and friends. Graduation speeches will be played at 9 a.m. and again at 9:15 a.m. on both the FM radio station 106.3 and on line at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OkmuoXkyYeY . At a later date we will have a full video of the graduates and the speeches available to all. Please note that the FM radio station 106.3 will only travel about a mile from the high school and is intended for you to hear as you stay in your car in the parking lot. Parents and guests we encourage you to “park outside the lines” when you are parking in the JLHS parking lot tomorrow. The stage is in between the flag pole and the front doors of the high school, please feel free to angle your vehicle where it gives you the best view of the stage even if it’s outside the lines. At 9:30 the first group of students will begin the drive-through graduation ceremony. Please feel free to leave after your graduate has received his/her diploma as it might allow another family to see the stage better. Graduates- If you have any questions, please find me in the morning on the south side of the bus loop.
Link to the Live Stream for our 2020 JLHS Graduation tomorrow.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OkmuoXkyYeY
Today's Class of 2020 salute goes out to senior Ethan Thomas- Congratulations!
Today July 15th, 2020
Today we had another case of COVID-19 confirmed in our county and believed to have close ties with our school district. We may have as many as 5 students who have tested positive at this time. Because of these numbers and the possibility of others exposed we will proceed with our safest plan- the Drive through Graduation Plan for this Saturday.
Students will be allowed to have 2 carloads of family or friends drive through in front of JLHS where there will be a stage. Family/friends may exit the vehicles to take pictures and share the moment with their senior receiving a high school diploma. (We request that the student pick a person from their family to present them their diploma on stage). We will share the ceremony over a FM radio band for those who are supporting a student in the parking lot. Speeches and the receiving of diplomas will be live streamed for those at home. To follow social distancing guidelines, we will have (6) 30-minute sessions for graduates to be recognized beginning at 9:30 am. In other words, 6 graduates will drive through from 9:30 to 10 am and another group of 6 graduates will drive through from 10 to 10:30 and so on until the final group from noon to 12:30. I will share tomorrow the graduates’ specific time slots so your family can be present at the correct time to support your graduate and leave if they wish.
Seniors we will go ahead with graduation rehearsal tomorrow evening at 7 pm, but I request you stay in your car. I will give you directions over the radio from the stage area. I realize this is not a traditional graduation, but our seniors have been unique since grade school, and no other class has had a graduation like this. They have shined on the darkest days, stayed calm during the craziest of times, and adapted to change like no other class has encountered. We are truly proud of our Jayhawk seniors and can’t wait to celebrate with you on Saturday.
July 15th 2020
Parents and Students: As the number of active cases of COVID-19 continues to rise and hospitals in parts of the state fill to capacity with patients affected by this virus, Governor Kelly and the Kansas Department of Health and Environment have decided it would be in the best interest to push back the reopening of schools. On Monday, a record spike pushed Kansas to over 20,000 cases with nearly 300 deaths. Schools will reopen after Labor Day on September 8th. We will release more information later on enrollment dates, Drivers Ed, and what the school year will look like. We are still mandated to provide 1116 hours of instruction to the students and to be clear this is a delay in the reopening of schools.
Today July 14th, 2020
Parents and Students: Monday evening we received word that we may have possible student cases of COVID -19. Today we were able to confirm that information. We believe at this time that there are multiple exposures in our area and may continue to multiply. Because of this latest trend in the county, we will hold graduation outside this Saturday. We have 2 choices under consideration at this time: 1. Host the graduation program in the football stadium; or 2. Hold a drive-through graduation at the JLHS. We feel the stadium graduation would offer a more traditional ceremony for our students, while the drive-through approach would be the safest option for our students. We will monitor the county’s COVID numbers the next few days and try to give you a definite answer Thursday as to which direction we will move toward. In all probability if the county’s numbers stabilize or decrease, we will do a traditional outside ceremony. If the numbers increase the next few days, we will probably host a drive-through ceremony. Whatever that direction is, we appreciate the hard work of our seniors throughout their school years and hope to provide the safest celebration for their efforts. Please check back for information.
Royce Powelson
Superintendent USD #346
What we know today for USD #346:
Graduation is our top priority this week and is still planned for Saturday July 18th at 9:30 am. We plan on holding the ceremony inside the main gym where each graduate will have a designated space for their family and friends to social distance from others. The space or “pod” has enough seating for 8 guests of each graduate. If a graduate has more than 8 people attending the celebration there will be overflow areas designated in the JLHS auditorium, JLHS cafeteria, and corridor area. Wearing a mask is strongly recommended as well as keeping a social distance of at least 6 feet from others during your time on campus. We plan to “live stream” the ceremony to accommodate those that feel more comfortable staying at home. A link for the live stream will be released later in the week. We have also developed a contingency plan to host graduation at the football stadium if need be on Saturday. Thank you for your patience, consideration of others, and interest of celebrating our students’ years of hard work! Stay safe.
During your time on campus we encourage you to:
1. Wash hands and use hand sanitizer frequently;
2. Cover coughs;
3. Refrain from touching faces or other surfaces.
4. Wear a mask.
5. Don’t attend if you are not feeling well and/or have a temperature;
6. Remain 6 feet apart from others
7. Submit to any wellness protocols established by the district for participation in school activities. Such protocols may include, but may not be limited to, temperature screening upon entry to any school facility, property, or event.
Summer Conditioning and sports workouts for both High School and Junior High will not be held until further notice. We hope to begin those workouts again soon!