State of Minnesota Dept. of Health COVID-19 Information
3/25/20
3/20/20
Dear Families,
To update all and keep everyone current I have listed 7 items below for clarification…Please be safe and be well.
- Currently we are serving 315 lunches to our students daily. If you are currently not receiving a lunch and want one provided for your student please call (218) 745-4646. These meals are fully reimbursed by the Department of Education.
- Please contact your school if you need internet connection, devices to connect to the internet, or both. We are currently compiling these lists and will address this issue next week.
- Please contact your school if you need any school supplies, pens, paper, etc.
- A reminder that there is NO SCHOOL scheduled for Monday, March 23, 2020. No meals or child care will be provided on this day as it’s a regular scheduled NO SCHOOL day. Meals and Child Care will resume Tuesday, March, 24, 2020.
- If you have Child Care needs per the Minnesota Department of Education Guidelines, please call (218) 745-4441 or visit the website below for guidance. https://education.mn.gov/MDE/dse/health/covid19/
- Our Distance/E-Learning plans are coming together. We will address this issue next week in full.
- We have protocols from the Minnesota Department of Health in place to address when and if WAO gets its first confirmed case or cases of COVID-19. Please be a part of the solution by not spreading hearsay or rumor.
Thank you to all educators, staff, parents, and students for your flexibility as we all deal with the pandemic.
Yours in education,
Dr. Lon Jorgensen
Dear Families,
Today, Governor Tim Walz and Education Commissioner Mary Cathryn Ricker announced that all Minnesota public schools will close to students starting Wednesday, March 18, 2020 with the plan to resume instruction no later than Monday, March 30, 2020. All PK-12 Parent-Teacher Conferences at WAO are cancelled.
During the school closure for students Warren-Alvarado-Oslo #2176 will be joining school districts and charter schools across the state to create plans to equitably distribute distance learning to our students should we need to close schools statewide for a longer period of time due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Minnesota Department of Education is defining distance learning to mean that a student receives daily interaction with their licensed teacher(s) and appropriate educational materials. Starting March 30, 2020, per the instruction from the Minnesota Department of Education, student learning will continue for the rest of the school year.
During this closure, our educators will be giving thoughtful planning to our distance learning plan, offering careful consideration for students in a variety of areas, including students receiving special education services, multilingual learners, students experiencing homelessness, and students who rely on meals served at school.
Once our distance learning plan is finalized we will communicate the plan to families on all available mediums.
As always, our first priority is the safety and well-being of our students and staff. We also want to ensure every child has access to the education they need and deserve.
We will continue to keep you informed as we navigate COVID-19.
Yours in education,
Lon Jorgensen, Supt. WAO