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Quail Call

August 24, 2021

Quail CallAugust 24, 2021

Dear Families-Read on for the News

Welcome to our New Staff!

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Front Office Administrative Assistant

Please give a warm welcome to our new Office Administrative Assistant, Stephanie Hall. Stephanie was born and raised on the Palouse and received her B.S. in Finance from the U of I. After time spent in western Washington and Colorado, she returned to the Palouse. "I realized there's no place like home and I moved back, now with a family. All of my children have attended Palouse Prairie Charter and our family couldn't be more impressed with this school! I am so happy to be a part of this amazing organization." We are very happy to have her experience and warm personality at the front desk!
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Kindergarten Teacher

We are thrilled to welcome Amy Lichte to our staff. Amy has a blended teaching certification - Education birth-5

years of age and K-3 General Education. She has a high level of expertise in early childhood development, behaviors and special education. She has been teaching the last 5 years at the Developmental Preschool at McDonald and has often collaborated with our special education on transitioning incoming kindergarten students. She has supported students with ADHD, ASD, Down Syndrome and overall developmental delays. Not only will she be an incredible teacher for our kindergarten students, she has an area of expertise that will support our special education and K-2 teachers, as well.

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5th Grade Teacher

We are extremely pleased to introduce you to Emma Stalder, our new 5th grade teacher. With a master’s degree in teaching and 8 years of teaching 6-12 English Language Arts, she brings a high level of expertise in ELA. Emma also has experience working with an at-risk population and comes highly recommended by her previous employer. She applied at PPCS because she has a strong desire to move into elementary education and is very passionate about the EL Education model. She has experience integrating this type of instruction in her previous classrooms. We are excited to welcome Emma to our CREW.

COVID-19 Safety and Risk-Mitigation Procedures 2021-2022

The PPCS plan for safely re-opening was voted on at last night's board meeting. You'll find the entire plan at this link. Palouse Prairie will operate in person, five days per week, with rigorous safety protocols maintained, including consistent indoor mask-wearing by all students and teachers, regardless of vaccination status, distancing as feasible, hand-washing and sanitizing, and isolation of individuals who have symptoms or who have been exposed. See PPCS COVID Scenarios document for details.



If your family’s situation prevents your student from attending school in-person, including due to significant medical issues affecting the student or immediate family members, PPCS will provide a remote learning option. The remote option offered will be through Idaho Distance Learning Alliance (IDLA) in core subject areas only, which also allows your student to maintain their enrollment at PPCS. PPCS will try to include remote students in outdoor learning opportunities when possible. Families have the option to reevaluate quarterly. Please contact school leadership via email at leadership@palouseprairieschool.org by the end of the day on August 30th to discuss this option and other individualized accommodations.

Back to School Nights - In Person and Zoom - Save the Dates!!

Back to School Night will take place in two parts this fall. In order to avoid a large gathering in the multipurpose room, our introduction with information from our Executive Director, PPCS Board and Parent Crew will take place via Zoom on Monday, August 30 from 6:30-7:00 p.m. You'll the Zoom link in your Back to School Informational email from 8/20. Contact the office if you didn't receive the link.



Back to School Night Meet and Greet will take place on location at PPCS on Tuesday, August 31 as outlined below. Families will have the opportunity to explore the classroom and meet their students' teachers. Look for more information in the Back to School email coming soon.

5:30-6:15 K-2

6:00-6:45 3-5

6:30-7:15 MS

A Huge Thank You David Herbold!

PPCS Board member David Herbold recently spearheaded our grounds beautification project by supervising at PPCS during UI's Supporting Your New Community day. Ten UI students helped tackle the weeds on our grounds. David also took on re-sealing the playground climbing logs. Please let him know we appreciate his efforts!!

Getting Closer to our Playground Goal!

We are more than halfway to there! Thank you to all who have donated. We have raised $15,875 of our $25,000 goal. Construction on our playground starts soon and we need your contribution to complete it! Our current funds will allow us to install swings, monkey bars, and embankment slides. Please help us to add a basketball court and hoops, wall ball and much-needed landscaping. Every dollar counts. Please consider giving what you are able, so we can finish our beautiful playground for students to exercise their minds and bodies! You can donate here.