Jayhawk USD 346

Jayhawk Junior High Football Camp for those planning on participating this fall will be next Tuesday-Thursday August 11-13 at the High School. Schedule Two sessions: Session 1: 8th graders 6pm-7:15pm Sessions 2: 7th graders 7:15-8:30pm Please bring your own water bottle, mask, and tennis shoes and/or cleats. We will meet at the front entrance to the high school.

Next week is VOLLEYBALL CAMP WEEK! If you are interested in playing volleyball this season, make plans to attend our 4 day camp, Monday, Aug. 10th- Thursday Aug. 13th. Junior High (7th and 8th) camp - 4:00-5:00 p.m. High School (9th-12th) - 5:00-6:30. Please bring a water bottle, a face mask, and a willingness to get better! Meet us in the new gym for some new skills and drills! Let’s have some fun!

If you are still interested in completing enrollment online, but do not have a PowerSchool Parent account, please email us at techhelp@usd346.org or contact your child’s school to request the account.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ’s) for USD #346: 1. What data does the district look at to determine on-site, remote, or hybrid models of instruction? Answer: Number of confirmed cases of students (not public because of HIPAA-Health privacy rule), number of students exposed (not public because of HIPAA), county total of new cases and total cases (KDHE website). In general, if our district experiences a steady 14 day decline in COVID numbers or better has no new cases during that time, we will “pivot” to on-site learning and bring all students back. WE WANT ALL KIDS IN SCHOOL - having all students back would be easier on everyone, just not safer at this time. We are planning for the worst and hoping for the best! 2. Will families be grouped together in the A/B hybrid model? Answer: YES, when enrollment is over we will provide you with student groups in PowerSchool. 3. Will the buses run for transportation? Answer: YES, when enrollment is over we will contact you with student bus route information. 4. Will SPED children share the A/B hybrid model? Answer: Yes, after enrollment our staff will be contacting you to share the individual education plan for your child. 5. Will the school have activities and can remote students participate? Answer: YES, the school will follow KSHSAA rules and recommendations. Practices will begin August 17th and remote students may participate if they are full time students per KSHSAA rules. 6. Why aren’t all Linn County Schools doing the same thing? Answer: The Kansas State Board of Education voted 5-5 to override an executive order from the Governor that all schools in the state start September 9th. Now, the state probably has 286 different plans for its 286 school districts. Based on the information we shared in Question 1, schools are determining what’s best for their individual district based on their data. If you have other questions please email me at rpowelson@usd346.org. Thank you for your patience. Changes are happening everyday from our state agencies. We will do our best to keep you updated. Royce Powelson Ed.D Superintendent USD #346

USD #346 family. Due to the current Linn County COVID-19 numbers, the first day of school for USD 346 students will start school in a Hybrid model on August 20th, 2020. Hybrid model means your child will receive on-site instruction two days a week and remote learning 3 days a week at home. In the hybrid model we begin school with students organized into two groups “Group A” and “Group B”. Group A students will be on campus Monday and Tuesday while Wednesday will be a deep cleaning day of the facilities; Thursday and Friday will be Group B on-site instructional time. On this schedule, ONLY Group B will begin school on August 20 and 21. Group A will begin attendance on Monday, August 24. Building administrators will communicate with students/families regarding students in Group A and B. All students and staff will be required to wear a mask at least until September 15th. If you want your child to have all remote learning (5 days a week at home), we will be able to accommodate that as well. Building administrators will be in contact with families who requested all remote learning after enrollment is completed. When Linn County COVID-19 numbers decline, we will bring all hybrid students back into a traditional on-site 5 day a week learning model. Currently, our Building Leadership teams have met and begun the redesign of teaching methods for your child under the hybrid model. Reminder that Online enrollment is available July 29th through August 7th on PowerSchool through our USD346 website. We will send online enrollment instructions to the email address you provided in your Return to School survey and we recommend online enrollment. If you are unable to enroll online, in person enrollment at JES and JLHS will be open Monday, August 3 - Thursday, August 6, for enrollment from 10am to 6pm. Please use the following schedule for enrolling your 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 Thank you for your patience as we continue to prepare for our students to return to school.

Online Enrollment for Jayhawk Linn Junior/Senior High School opens on Wednesday, July 29. In-Person enrollment is still scheduled for August 3 through August 6.

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