Schley County Schools

Parents, Directions in Infinite Campus to take virtual school attendance video can be found at https://www.infinitecampus.com/video/covid-19-student-option-student-video We are taking attendance once per day rather than the once per course from the video. This process records your child's daily attendance. We apologize for the delay in Edgenuity. As soon as they have us online we will send you notification. Please check Facebook or website for more information.

Parents, Our virtual school platform through Edgenuity is not available at this time. They are extremely busy due to the influx of new accounts throughout the state. Our data files have been prepared, but we cannot provide parents and students with coursework until their implementation process takes place. Our plans were to provide roll out and login information this afternoon. We are still in communication with our implementation team in hopes this can be resolved before Friday. Virtual k-8 students will receive information via email (student and parent account) for beginning their STAR assessment. This will coincide with Edgenuity placement and help to identify areas that may need strengthening in math and ELA standards. STAR will be available for this purpose from 9:00 -3:00 Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. Please encourage your student to work independently on this assignment. We will post an alert for the Edgenuity access and corresponding email as soon as they have us loaded and our schools have access to the courseware. The guidance for Infinite Campus daily check-in will be posted on our website. High school guidance and other details will be sent as well as soon as we have an update for you. Scheduling matching for block courses cannot occur without access to Edgenuity. We apologize for the inconvenience, as there are a lot of moving pieces to try and get all details in place.

Schley County School Nutrition Department will provide meals for virtual school students. Meals need to be ordered each day by 9:00 AM the day before. Please complete the form at https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=_S8KMdP0MkmEcastia-509JJ_7XnoAZDi7965XLIeghUNDFCWDVSTFgxOFg3SUNHMENDTUQ3Q1pYSy4u to submit your order.

Dear parents, As we are set to begin this year, I want to thank you for your support and patience. There are many new procedures and steps that we are implementing in order to provide as much safety as possible. I am very sure that many of these precautions will be inconvenient at times. As you might expect, arrival and dismissal will be slow. The first days every year always take longer until the routine is established and each family falls into a pattern. This year poses the added challenge of not doing a “mass dismissal”. Our plans are to keep cohort groups together and avoid mixing students throughout the day. Our lunch schedule, class changes, and bus assignments will also seek to maintain the same groups as much as possible. Individual car riders will be called for pickup, and buses will load individually at dismissal, as well. This will take longer. Arrival times have been extended to accommodate the long lines in the morning. Pre-K will have an alternate pick up at an earlier time each afternoon. The middle/high school will be operating a second car rider line. Our first attempts at all of these changes will be this Wednesday. I would ask that you review the drop-off and pick-up plans and check with each school if you have a question. I also ask for your patience. Dispersing 1250 students while trying to socially distance will not happen swiftly, but the process will speed up in time. We will become more efficient as we see ways to improve the process. Thank you for your continued support.

Parents of Virtual Students, You will be able to pick up requested student devices at the board office beginning Monday August 3rd from 9:00-11:00 and 3:00-5:00 There is a $10 insurance fee that covers damage in the event of an accident, not abuse or neglect. Insurance is not mandatory but without it you must sign a liability form stating that you are responsible for damages. Your Infinite Campus daily attendance check-in will be provided, as well as your child’s email and login information. We will need a valid, current parent email so that we can send parents other information directly needed for Edgenuity. Optional school meal delivery for students is being coordinated. Virtual students will be able to pick up meals from four locations at assigned times. You will receive this information from the board office at the device pickup.

Parents, You will need your child's Georgia Testing ID (GTID) number to complete the application for the Georgia Division of Family & Children Services to provide food benefits of families with children who receive free and reduced lunch. This GTID number is available in Infinite Campus Parent Portal. Once you login select More and then GTID. In the top right you are able to select each child.

Parents, At the beginning of each school year, all returning parents should verify their address information, demographics, and family information online in Infinite Campus. This will be much easier than completing the forms that we have used in previous years. It is extremely important that we have your current information, especially in the case of an emergency. Please go to Infinite Campus Parent Portal, log in, then click "More" in the left column. The three areas that we need you to verify are: 1) Address Information 2) Demographics 3) Family Information If you do not have a parent portal account then you will need the last 4 digits of any of your school-age children's SSN and also his/her birthdate to lookup the unique activation key. Please follow the link https://5il.co/9xen to find directions for creating your Infinite Campus parent account.

July 22, 2020 To the parents of Schley County Students, To help ensure the health and safety of all our students and staff, we ask that parents please consider funding their student’s meal account online through MySchoolBucks. This will help minimize the amount of cash/check deposits that need to be handled throughout the day, which allows us to focus on serving meals as fast and efficiently as possible. Create your free MySchoolBucks account to conveniently and securely add money to your student’s meal account online or with the mobile app. With MySchoolBucks you’ll also be able to view cafeteria purchases, check your student’s balance, and receive low balance alerts. Get Started Today: 1. Go to myschoolbucks.com or download the mobile app 2. Create your free account and add your students using their school name / student ID 3. Add funds using your credit / debit card or electronic check Note: For each transaction, you will be charged a program fee of $2.49 4. Set up automatic payments and never forget to send in lunch money again If you need assistance with your account, you can find helpful how-to videos and answers to commonly asked questions by visiting myschoolbucks.com. Or, you can contact MySchoolBucks directly by logging into your account to start a chat conversation or give them a call at (855) 832-5226. Thank you, Tracey Johnson, Schley County School Nutrition

Parents, School begins August 5. Two models for instruction being offered are in-person and virtual learning. For parents choosing virtual instruction, please visit https://5il.co/i7ed to complete the commitment letter requirement before July 22nd.

Under the FAQ box,https://www.schleyk12.org/article/271871?org=schley-county-schools, you may review the questions generated from our Virtual Learning Option Zoom Meetings held last week. The deadline for commitment letters to be turned in for parents choosing the virtual learning option is Wednesday July 22nd. If you have questions regarding your choice, please email wildcathelp@schleyk12.org or call 229-937-2405. The signed document enrolls your child in the virtual learning program for the semester (6-12) and the nine weeks (k-5).

Parents, If you need important information about bus assignments or the timing of bus stops, you may email SC_Buses@schleyk12.org. Include your child's name and address with your questions and we will respond with the information you need to get ready for our start to school on August 5, 2020.

Important information and links regarding the virtual school instructional delivery option can be seen on the Schley District website. https://sce.schleyk12.org/article/270061?org=schley-county-schools

Happy 4th of July from SCE!!!

Dear Parents, Thank you for your support and patience throughout this period of uncertainty. We are continuing to work toward a successful 2020-2021 school year. Planning has been especially difficult and prone to changes as new developments present themselves. Your survey results and candid comments were very much appreciated. Decisions and choices will continue to evolve over the next couple of weeks. We do not have all the answers, but parents will be involved in the choices for their child’s instructional plans. We will begin releasing key elements of our back-to-school plans next week. Please continue to keep our community and our young ones in your thoughts and prayers as we put together the procedures to begin this school year. Sincerely, Brian Hall Superintendent

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We will be discontinuing our Tuesday and Thursday meal pick ups this week. Participation has dropped considerably since the first weeks we began serving. We do thank our lunchroom staff as well as the faculty and bus driver volunteers that helped serve.

Meals program for this week: Our lunch program will be serving meals and snacks on Tuesday and Thursday (May 5th and 7th). Food will be ready for pick up at the bus loading zone near the high school lunchroom and is available for children ages 2 – 18. Meals are provided to those present at pick up. We would ask that anyone picking up food to remain in their vehicle at all times. Our staff will bring the items to you as you pull through. We would recommend those picking up to have some type of face covering in order to take as many precautions as possible. Serving time will be 11:00-12:30.

Our lunch program will be serving meals and snacks on Tuesdays and Thursdays beginning Thursday, April 30th. Food will be ready for pick up at the bus loading zone near the high school lunchroom and is available for children ages 2 – 18. Meals are provided to those present at pick up. We would ask that anyone picking up food to remain in their vehicle at all times. Our staff will bring the items to you as you pull through. We would recommend those picking up to have some type of face covering in order to take as many precautions as possible. Serving time will be 11:00-12:30.

Students with district laptops can receive tech support on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 10:30 AM to 12:00 PM at the front of the middle/high school. We have some devices that were returned for repairs that are now ready for pickup. Please contact dbond@schleyk12.org if you have any questions.

Parents, For general needs or questions, you may email wildcathelp@schleyk12.org . We will be glad to help with issues that might arise as a result of the early closure and the current shelter in place.