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Greeley Evans School District 6

Administration Building 1025 Ninth Avenue Greeley, Colorado 80631 phone: 970-348-6000 email: school-communityrelations@ greeleyschools.org website: www.greeleyschools.org

Start dates

• Grades 9th-12th: August 12th • Grades 1st-8th with last name A through L: August 12th • Grades 1st-8th with last name M through Z: August 13th • Kindergarten with last name A through L: August 17th • Kindergarten with last name M through Z: August 18th

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COVID-19 pandemic, Greeley-Evans School District 6 has followed health orders issued through the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, as well as taken advice from local health officials including the Weld County Department of Public Health and Environment. On May 31, the Third Amended Public Health Order 20-38 was released. Based on this latest order, the following changes were made to District 6 COVID19 protocols beginning, Wednesday, June 16: Face coverings will no longer be required for individuals 12 years of age or older who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Students age 11 and under will no longer be required to wear a face covering. Employees and students who are fully vaccinated will no longer be required to quarantine if exposed to COVID-19 but will be asked to monitor themselves for symptoms. Confirmation of having received a COVID-19 vaccine may be required to avoid quarantine.

Unvaccinated students and staff will need to quarantine for a minimum of 7 days, if receiving a negative COVID-19 test on day 5, 6, or 7 from the known exposure, returning on Day 8. If not tested, the quarantine will be for a minimum of 10 days. Staff who must quarantine and who have exhausted their paid sick leave will be required to use personal leave for quarantines and isolation. Anyone testing positive for COVID-19 will need to isolate for 10 days, regardless of vaccination status. Individuals who are fully vaccinated and children ages 11 and under can make a personal choice to wear a facial covering. That choice will continue to be respected and supported by District 6. Social distancing is still encouraged. These protocols are subject to change before the start of the 20212022 academic year. COVID-19 vaccinations are now approved for everyone 12 years of age and older and are widely available in every community. For information about where to receive a COVID-19 vaccination,

please visit: www.weldgov.com/ Government/Departments/Health-andEnvironment/2019-Novel-CoronavirusCOVID-19/Vaccine-Information. Thanks to an extension of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s school district reimbursement program, GR-E D6 will once again offer free meals to any enrolled student during the 202122 school year. Adult meals can be purchased for $2.60 (breakfast) and $4.00 (lunch).

High School, construction of a new Madison Elementary School and conversion to a Preschool-8 school, construction of the new Tointon Academy of Pre-Engineering, large renovations to McAuliffe STEM Academy and Chappelow Arts Magnet, construction of safe entry ways at all district schools, paint and new carpet at all schools, career and college preparation learning spaces at all schools, asbestos removal at select schools, and other repairs and renovations at select schools.

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Poudre School District

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To register on the district website, use school site locator to find your boundary • Visit Kindergarten registration for information on 2021-22 Kindergarten • Visit Preschool registration for information on 2021-22 Preschool • Visit Open enrollment for information on applying for 2021-22 Open Enrollment

Virtual learning options

D6 Online Academy is a free, fullyonline public school run by GreeleyEvans School District 6 for grades Kindergarten through 12th grade. Your student will receive materials, technology devices, quality instruction and support by fully licensed D6 teachers and staff in a virtual environment. D6 Online Academy is enrolling now for grades Kindergarten through 12th grade for the 2021-22 school year. Students are not required to reside in the District 6 boundary to attend. To apply, visit Open Enrollment

2407 LaPorte Avenue Fort Collins, CO 80521 970-482-7420 info@psdschools.org www.psdschools.org Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ poudre_school_district/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ PoudreSchoolDistrict/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/PoudreSchools YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/ channel/UCbM7Ir2W3E2fe8MbpdJ_6tw

Start dates

• Friday, Aug. 13: middle school/high school transition day for sixth and ninth-grade students • Monday, Aug. 16: first day for all students

COVID-19 updates and information

PSD does intend to start the school year with full-time, in-person education for all students. It is too early to say what

PSD’s fall COVID-19 protocols will be. Our most current information is on the COVID/Health and Safety webpages. We anticipate communicating with families around early August about our fall protocols. Health and Safey: https://www. psdschools.org/psd2020-21/healthsafety COVID: https://www.psdschools. org/psd2020-21/COVID19schoolstatus

Lunch prices

Thanks to an extension of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s school district reimbursement program, PSD will once again offer free meals to any enrolled PSD student during the 202122 school year. A la carte items will be sold at secondary schools. Families are encouraged to apply for Free and Reduced meals for the coming school year starting on August 1, 2021. Those who qualify for benefits are eligible for school fee/charge waivers.

Registration info

All middle and high schools are trying to get students to register online since this is an option. Middle and high schools do not offer a designated new student registration period like elementary schools do. Middle and high school families should register their students through PSD’s online system as soon as they move to the area or enroll in middle or high school. Registrars and counselors are generally back in late July/early August and will reach out to the newly registered families as they are able.

Buildings under construction

The Tointon Academy of PreEngineering, the new preschool-8thgrade academy, is named after Bob and Betty Tointon, who have been strong supporters of public education in Greeley and Evans. Construction of the school is being funded through the 2019 Bond Issue approved by voters. This is the first new non-charter school, that is not a replacement school, to be built in District 6 in 20 years. This new school is planned to open Fall 2022. Other bond projects currently underway or planned include the construction of a new Greeley West BACK TO SCHOOL GUIDE

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F or more information: www. psdschools.org/2016-Bond-Mill/NewSchool-Wellington

Thompson School District Thompson School District 800 S. Taft Avenue Loveland, CO 80537 970-613-5000 Website: www.thompsonschools.org Facebook: “Thompson School District” Twitter: @ThompsonR2J

Start dates

• Monday, August 16, 2021: Transition day for kindergarten, 6th and 9th grade students. • Tuesday, August 17, 2021:All students attend school.

COVID-19 updates and information

Registration and options for the 2021-22 school year

If you still need to register for the 202122 school year, here are some helpful links with more information about registration, School of Choice and some secondary options: • General school registration info, www. psdschools.org/schools/schoolregistration • Apply to Early Childhood Education, www.psdschools.org/programsservices/early-childhood-education • Kindergarten registration, www. psdschools.org/kinder • Earn college credit, work toward an associate’s degree or industry certification in high school, sites. google.com/psdschools.org/cte/highschool • School of Choice second-consideration period, www.psdschools.org/schools/ school-options-choice Virtual learning options New option for 100-percent virtual learning in 2021-22: Poudre Global Academy Virtual (K-12) PSD Virtual sunsetted at the end of the 2020-21 school year. Those interested in a fully virtual model for the 2021-22 school year have the option of applying for School of Choice to the 6 | RMPARENT

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new Poudre Global Academy Virtual (PGAV). For more PGAV information, visit PGAV’s website.

New buildings/openings

• Bamford Elementary Phone: 970-488-8500 Address: 6055 Travers Stakes St., Loveland CO 80538 Grade Levels: PreK – 5 Principal: Alissa Poduska Email: apoduska@psdschools.org Website: https://bam.psdschools.org/ Opens: fall 2021 Starting with about 275 students with anticipated maximum enrollment of 600 students. For more information: www. psdschools.org/2016-Bond-Mill/NewElementary-School-Southeast • TImnath Middle-High school Principal: Jesse Morrill Email: jmorrill@psdschools.org Grade Levels: 6-12 Opens: fall 2022 For more information: www. psdschools.org/2016-Bond-Mill/NewSchool-Prospect • Wellington Middle-High school Principal: Kelby Benedict Email: kbenedic@psdschools.org Grade Levels: 6-12 Opens: fall 2022

Thompson School District will be offering full in-person Monday through Friday instruction for the 2021-2022 school year. Families who prefer a virtual educational option for their student this upcoming year were able to register this spring for a slot in the district’s Thompson Connect Online program. TSD staff have continued to partner with officials at the Larimer County Department of Health and Environment to help coordinate the safety precautions that will be in place throughout district buildings. Per the latest public health orders, face masks will not be required for any staff members or students attending Thompson schools. Students and staff are encouraged to continue to wear one if they prefer. There are no current public health orders regarding social distancing; however, TSD will continue to maximize space as much as possible in school buildings. TSD encourages students and staff to get vaccinated and will continue to provide opportunities to do so. Please note that there is always the possibility that changes will need to be made based on additional direction from county and state officials. Please visit the TSD website at www. thompsonschools.org for the most current information.

Meal Prices

Thanks to an extension of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s school

district reimbursement program, TSD will once again offer free meals to any enrolled student during the 2021-22 school year. A la carte items will be sold at secondary schools. Thompson School District invites parents and visitors to join students and staff members for a meal any day. Please contact the school in advance to reserve a meal. For more information on our Nutrition Services program or to see menus, please visit www. thompsonsdnutrition.org. Adults: breakfast, $2.95; lunch $3.95. A la carte items vary in price.

New Buildings/Openings

Registration InformationOnline

Weld RE-4 School District 1020 Main Street, Windsor CO 80550 970-686-8000 www.weldre4.org

registration for new students is available on the Thompson School District website at www.thompsonschools.org/ Page/9500.

Virtual Learning Options

Thompson Connect Online serves as the district’s online educational option for families who prefer a virtual educational setting for students in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. For students choosing this online option, all instruction will be remote, meaning the work will all be online. No in-person attendance is required. However, there will be synchronous (“real-time” or “at the same time”) instruction using Google Meet and asynchronous instruction (recorded or independent work with digital content) each day.

Riverview PK-8, home of the Riverview Raptors, is Thompson School District’s newest school. Riverview PK-8 is located in Johnstown and opens August 2021 for the 2021-2022 school year. The school was designed with strong academic programming, innovation, collaboration, social-emotional learning, the arts, and athletics in mind. Riverview PK-8 has the flexibility to offer a variety of elective course options based on student enrollment, student interest and community input.

Weld RE-4 School District

School dates and times

August 11, 2021: Learning Model School starts. All Weld RE-4 students, in all grades, will attend school daily, in-person in a pre-COVID-like schedule. School start and dismissal times are as follows: • Elementary: 7:55am-2:45pm • Middle School: 8:35am-3:55pm • High School: 8:40am-3:50pm

COVID-19 updates and information

Weld RE-4 will continue to work closely with public health officials and

local healthcare partners. Masks will be optional. The expectation is that staff or students will be treated respectfully whether they choose to wear a mask or not. While we will provide information to staff and students about opportunities to be vaccinated, the district will not request, collect, or store staff members’ or students’ personal COVID-19 vaccination records. Should a student or staff member test positive for COVID, or show symptoms commonly associated with COVID, they will be asked to isolate and stay home from school and away from school-sponsored events (including athletics) until they are advised by a medical professional that they can return to school/work. While we will not be conducting regular temperature checks, students who exhibit symptoms in school will be given a mask to wear while they wait in the health room to be picked up from school. Staying home when sick will be essential to limiting exposures and transmission. We will not initiate quarantines for healthy/non-symptomatic staff and students that have been in close contact with a confirmed case of COVID. We will continue enhanced cleaning protocols put in place last year in each of our buildings as well as circulating outdoor air and enhancing ventilation in our schools. Hand sanitizer will be available

Thompson Online Campus

The Thompson Online Campus provides an online educational experience for students enrolled in Thompson School District. The Thompson Online Campus is comprised of two programs that used to be known as Thompson Online (TOL) and Secondary Options for Achievement Resulting in Success (SOARS). Students taking classes through the Thompson Online Campus may be enrolled in one or both of the programs identified above. Students may also be enrolled in the Thompson Online Campus part time (as little as one class) while enrolled in a regular school. The Thompson Online Campus affords access to a variety of classes including credit recovery, core and comprehensive. BACK TO SCHOOL GUIDE

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and frequent handwashing encouraged. This information may be adjusted to align with changing public health circumstances as necessary in the immediate future or after school starts. When updates are necessary, we will let you know with as much notice as possible.

Meals

Thanks to an extension of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s school district reimbursement program, Weld R-E4 will once again offer free meals to any enrolled PSD student during the 2021-22 school year. Students will eat meals in the cafeteria. A la carte items will be available for purchase at middle and high schools.

Technology

Chromebooks will be issued to secondary students during the first week of school.

Visitors/Events

Schools will welcome visitors to their building aligned with their typical school-year procedures. Indoor and outdoor school events will have no capacity limits.

Facility Rentals

Facility rentals will resume for the 202122 school year.

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Mientras nos preparamos para dar Activities la bienvenida al personal y a los Field trips will resume, and athletics estudiantes de regreso a la escuela and activities will resume as normal in en agosto, estamos compartiendo accordance with CHSAA regulations. información sobre lo que puede esperar al comenzar el año escolar. Transportation Esta información se basa en lo que In 2021/22 we will transport elementary sabemos hoy y puede ajustarse para school students who live beyond a 1-mile alinearse con las circunstancias radius from school, middle school students cambiantes de salud pública según sea necesario en el futuro inmediato who live beyond a 1.5-mile radius from school, and high school students who live o después del comienzo de la escuela. beyond a 2-mile radius from school. Route Cuando sea necesario realizar information will be shared with families actualizaciones, se lo haremos saber directly, the week prior to the start of school. con la mayor antelación posible. 8 | RMPARENT

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Modelo de aprendizaje

Las clases de escuela comienzan el 11 de agosto de 2021. Todos los estudiantes de Weld RE-4, en todos los grados, asistirán a las clases de escuela todos los días, en persona, en un horario similar al anterior a COVID. Los horarios de inicio y salida de clases son los siguientes: • Primaria (Elementary): 7:55am-2:45 pm • Escuela secundaria (Middle School): 8:35am-3:55pm • Escuela preparatoria (High School): 8:40am-3:50pm

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