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March 11, 2021 - Update #33 - Referendum, Calendar, Commencement, and Summer School

Dear HSSD Families and Staff,

With long-awaited warmer weather and the official first day of Spring on March 20 comes the excitement for outdoor activities and our upcoming Spring Break. Tuesday was the best and brightest day of 2021 so far, and we are grateful for the residents who joined us at the first of three Community Information Sessions for the upcoming HSSD referendum. There will be two more in-person sessions at the Bay View Middle School Auditorium Thursday, March 18 at 6 p.m. and Wednesday, March 31 at 8 a.m. We will also have an online webinar version of the information session available for viewing on the HSSD website next week.

Thank you for your ongoing interest and engagement. Please review the important updates below.

Referendum Updates

Tuesday, March 16 marks the beginning of early voting for local public offices and the HSSD referendum. Visit our website for more information on the referendum and how to request an early voting ballot.
Beginning tomorrow, HSSD will publish a weekly referendum email update for families and staff each Friday. Our goal is to keep you connected to up-to-date information and answer questions related to the referendum.

Calendar, Commencement, and Summer School

Don’t forget! Turn your clocks ahead one hour for Daylight Saving Time beginning Sunday, March 14.
A reminder: March 19 and April 5 will be no-school days for students in grades K-6.
Following Spring Break March 29-April 2, students in grades 7-12 attending in person will return to school Monday, April 5 and students in all grades attending in person will return Tuesday, April 6.
The 2021-22 HSSD school calendar has been released and is posted on the district website.
To support our planning and staffing for the 2021-22 school year, we are asking families with students entering grades K-8 next fall to complete a brief questionnaire to indicate potential interest in a new K-8 virtual learning program or a K-6 project-based learning program. Responses are due by March 22.
Graduation update: Discussions with Bay Port administration are in progress regarding the HSSD commencement ceremony scheduled for Sunday, June 13, 2021. Look for more details to come in the near future.
HSSD is planning in-person and virtual options for Summer School. More information regarding registration and class options will be available in April. Ongoing updates will be posted on the HSSD Summer School website.

COVID-19 Reminders

All students and staff should continue to use the Frontline screening app each day before arriving at school. Directions for download and use are linked on the HSSD website. This is an essential component of our in-person learning plan and your participation is important.
Please use the HSSD COVID-19 Hotline (920-662-7233) for questions or to report COVID-19 exposure and COVID-19 test results. The hotline voicemail is monitored daily by our student services and organizational development team members. Working in tandem with the District’s exposure protocols, our hotline is a valuable resource for understanding how COVID-19 exposure or a positive test result will affect your family. The best way we can reduce the possibility of school-based COVID-19 exposure is to keep students home from school when they are sick.

With COVID-19 vaccinations now available for our staff, please join me in sharing appreciation for our local medical providers and health care workers as they engage in this enormous logistical undertaking. We are grateful for the role they play in keeping our schools safely open for in-person learning.

With Unity,

Damian LaCroix
Superintendent
damilacr@hssdschools.org
920-662-8103

HSSD Reopen Schools Q&A Videos

Episode 1: Leading and Learning in
a Pandemic

Expert: Dr. Ashok Rai, President and CEO of Prevea

Episode 2: HSSD Family Choice: Online Learning Plan

Expert: Mark Smith, HSSD Deputy Superintendent

To view the entire playlist of videos on YouTube, click here.

News and Media Coverage

HSSD News Regarding COVID-19 and the Plan to Reopen HSSD Schools

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Oct 28 2020

HSSD has extended virtual learning through November 23. Click here to view HSSD gating criteria.

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HSSD Transitioning to Plan C Virtual Learning Effective September 30, 2020

Sep 25 2020

Effective September 30, all HSSD schools and 4K Programming will transition to Plan C Virtual Learning.

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COVID-19 Dashboard and Contact Tracing

Sep 11 2020

View the COVID-19 dashboard here.

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Superintendent Damian LaCroix speaks at press conference

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Community Support Urged for Reopening Schools

Aug 6 2020

The community needs to come together to ensure the health and safety of students, teachers, staff and families in the school districts throughout Brown County.

School leaders emphasize the importance for everyone to follow CDC, state and local guidelines, and mandates when it comes to reopening schools during the pandemic.