Written by: Josh Griffin, Principal
At the time of this writing, I am looking at weather forecasts calling for 15-to-25 inches of snow in the metro area and western foothills over the weekend. Regardless of the total volume of snow, I hope that you and your family have enjoyed a relaxing, fun, safe, and healthy weekend to the greatest extent possible given the weather forecast. The operations and planning at D’Evelyn are not slowing down with the weather. I hope that the following updates are helpful for you and your family as we quickly move into the last few months of the 2020-2021 school year. CMAS Testing We will be administering CMAS English Language Arts (ELA) and Math testing for junior high students Monday, March 22nd - Thursday, March 25th. As outlined in Mr. Wille’s CMAS schedules, 6th and 7th grade students will complete CMAS ELA on Monday, March 22nd and CMAS Math on Thursday, March 25th. 8th grade students will complete CMAS ELA on Tuesday, March 23rd and CMAS Math on Wednesday, March 24th. From Monday, March 22nd - Thursday, March 25th, students that are NOT completing CMAS tests each day will be participating in remote, synchronous learning in accordance with our established bell schedule. We wish our students the best as they complete these assessments prior to Spring Break. Return to 100% in-person learning on April 5, 2021 We are excited to welcome back our students to 100% in-person learning on Monday, April 5th, the first day after Spring Break. Thank you to the families that completed the change in learning model preference as we prepare for the transition to 100% in-person learning. As a reminder, we will continue the 100% remote option for students throughout this school year. We expect our students to have great enthusiasm and engagement upon a return to a more typical school experience starting on April 5th. However, we are asking for the partnership among our students, teachers, staff, and families, as we know that at times adolescent enthusiasm and health/safety guidelines (including social distancing) do not always correlate. As we prepare for our larger student population in attendance each day, I appreciate all the support that our D’Evelyn parents and families can provide in encouraging responsible, respectful behavior when students are in school and at school events. As we move closer to the official transition back to 100% in-person learning, we will share important details and information regarding our health and safety plans and precautions with our community. 100% remote option for 2021-2022 We are continuing to work and refine the plans for our remote-only option for D’Evelyn students next year. Thank you to those families that completed our remote only survey to let us know that you are considering the remote-only option for next year. This will be helpful in our planning as we proceed with important staffing and course selection decisions. I am grateful for your thoughtful consideration of this important issue for your child(ren). For those interested in learning more about our final plans for this program, I plan to present them to the Steering Committee in the April 5th meeting, which can be attended virtually via Google Meetings. For more information about accessing Steering Committee meetings, please visit the Steering Committee website. After the April 5th meeting, I will share an update more broadly with our community regarding these plans, and ask for a more formal commitment from families seeking the 100% remote option for their students. I hope that you all have enjoyed the weekend. I look forward to the next few weeks going well as we head towards a very well-deserved Spring Break for our students, teachers, staff, and families. Comments are closed.
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