Friday April 3rd at 11:30am Grace Baptist Church (large parking lot) 10816 S Parker Rd, Parker, CO 80134 please come get as much food as you can fit in your car! Most often: fresh fruit, veggies, frozen meats, shelf- stable pantry items, spices, condiments, milk, yogurt, candy, cookies, baked goods, breads etc.

We will be available to support students with academics, social/emotional counseling, and post-secondary planning during the remote learning period. We will be available during school hours, which are Monday through Friday from 7:30 am until 3:00 pm. Please contact us via email or phone.

Please realize while working from a distance, we may not be able to respond as we would within a normal working schedule. We will get back to you as soon as possible.

School counselors, school social workers and school psychologists will provide counseling and mental health services to students, both individual and group sessions, virtually using tools such as Google Meets. Students will have access to request a counseling session at any time. Counselors and mental health providers will also provide social-emotional learning activities students can do asynchronously at home. Mental health providers will make every effort to continue conducting special education evaluations and attend virtual IEP meetings throughout the closure. High school counselors will continue to do academic counseling with students. In the event of a safety concern, a counselor or mental health provider will conduct a safety assessment virtually, contact the parent, and connect the family with community resources. The following are important community resources for parents. • Call 911 if there is an immediate threat to your child or others • Colorado Crisis Services: 1-844-493-TALK (8255) • National Crisis Line: 1-800-273-8255 • Colorado Crisis Services: Walk-In Locations • AllHealth Network: 303-730-8858 • Denver Springs: 720-643-4300 • Highlands Behavioral Health System: 720-348-2800

DCSD is committed to providing students/ families who need assistance in obtaining a technology device, and internet access to participate in remote learning where possible through commercially viable means. This has been made possible thanks to our community who voted to approve a Bond measure in November 2018, as well as community partnerships with Douglas County Libraries and vendors such as Verizon and Comcast. Families still in need of remote learning technology can fill out DCSD’s technology needs survey to submit a request for a technology device or assistance with internet connectivity. Those who complete the survey will be contacted via email and provided information.

Teachers will not be taking attendance in Infinite Campus during the school closure, but will continue to monitor student participation which might look like: • Student task completion. • Student check-in with their teacher. • Student participation in a “live” virtual class session. • Student posts in Google Classroom or other digital platform as directed by the teacher. DCSD school administration, counselors and teachers will continue efforts to reach out to families when students are not engaging in learning opportunities

IB exams have been canceled. Please contact Mr.Fleet for more information- sjfleet@dcsdk12.org

The Higher Learning Commission (HLC) has made a one-time exception for Spring 2020 semester in response to the COVID-19 crisis. Rather than students being required to meet 100% of course learning outcomes, the requirement now is to meet 80% of the learning outcomes without jeopardizing the awarding of college credit. Please keep this lesser requirement in mind as some time may have been lost in transitioning to remote delivery. Students in CTE and CE courses who have completed 80% of the learning outcomes may choose to either freeze their grade a

During the remote learning time period, students can only improve their grades, third-quarter submissions, through their work remotely. Teachers will focus on opportunities to learn the essentials and give ongoing feedback to assess learning with engagement, growth and connection based on priority content and critical skills for students and parents/guardians to reflect progress on learning. Students who were failing courses before spring break should be given the opportunity to improve

College Board (developers of Advanced Placement courses and exams) announced the AP exams will only include topics and skills most AP teachers and students have already covered in class by early March. Traditional face-to-face exam administrations will not take place. For the 2019-2020 school year only, students may take a 45-minute online freeresponse exam at home. Colleges support this solution and are committed to ensuring that AP students receive the credit they have worked this year to earn. Advanced Placement grades will be in alignment with DCSD remote learning grading practices, with “a hold harmless” plan where grades will not go down from the end of third quarter; rather, they can only improve

• Helping students manage their online learning by encouraging them to engage in all classes and complete assignments. • Creating a comfortable, distraction-free place for their children to work and attend online classes. • Encouraging their children to incorporate physical activity and healthy breaks from classes during the day, while practicing responsible social distancing. • Asking their students use the usernames and passwords for instructional resources that are accessible via the district portal and/ or website.

DentaQuest has free dental kits available for those in need to help them stay healthy while they’re staying at home. The kits are for either adults or children and include toothpaste, dental floss and a toothbrush. Contact Sarony Young (sarony.young@dentaquest.com). For more information on Medicaid and CHP+ dental benefits visit: dentaquest.com/colorado

March - COVID 19 Issue - https://www.smore.com/b2vq9

February - Wellness Issue - https://www.smore.com/1ey90

January - Career and Registration Issue - https://www.smore.com/681gm

January - Wish Week/Teen Stresses Issue - https://www.smore.com/jdgrk