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The Kansas Board of Education did not approve Gov. Kelly’s executive order to delay the opening of schools until after Labor Day. The board voted 5 to 5 on the executive order, but a tie means a "NO" vote. When school starts is up to each local school board to decide. SO WHEN DO WE START SCHOOL AT FAIRFIELD? Your Board of Education has previously approved a calendar where school for students starts August 19th, 2020. Our website has all of the current dates. You will get your printed calendars at enrollment in the first week of August. Whether you were for or against this order, we will work together with you for solutions to keep your children safe at school.
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When does school start? Right now it all depends upon several things. First, the Governor will issue an executive order to not start public school classes until after Labor Day. This is supposed to happen today. Secondly, the Kansas State Board of Education will hold a special meeting to discuss, and then either accept/reject the governor's order. It will be broadcast virtually later this week, maybe Wednesday. (3) What happens after that is still being debated . It could eventually end up being the decision of either our County Commissioners or our local school board. We will let you know once we know.
Even though some things are uncertain at this time, one thing is for sure. We are planning on doing what we can to make children and staff safe at school when we do return.
Operation School Supplies
First Call For Help, Inc
17 West 2nd Avenue, Hutchinson, KS 67501
firstcallreno@gmail.com
Telephone: (620) 669-0159
Please fill out the form below by July 31st or call the number to register for supplies.
https://forms.gle/dQ8ZSQxTEKVmZ9t49
FHS graduation will be held on Sunday, July 19 at 4:00. For those attending, masks must be worn in the building. For anyone who is not comfortable attending the graduation in person, it will be live-streamed at the following link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R70pbGEgD0U&feature=youtu.be
2020 Seniors--If you haven't sent pictures to Mrs. Mathes for the senior slideshow, please do so ASAP so that they can be included in the slideshow at graduation!
Governor Laura Kelly announced today, July 15, that she will issue an executive order next week that will delay the opening of schools until after Labor Day. According to Governor Kelly, this additional time will allow schools to thoroughly review the plan and create strategies that are best for each district.
The State Board of Education on Wednesday accepted the K-12 reopening guidance but board members said local school boards will be making final decisions on how to start the school year. Meanwhile, Gov. Laura Kelly has scheduled a news conference at 3 p.m. today to talk about the upcoming school year. This chart gives an easier-to-understand visualization of the way that things could work! Source: KSDE and KASB
State education officials Tuesday released their guidance to help start the new school year amid the COVID-19 pandemic, but the leaders emphasized that local districts with local input will decide how their schools will reopen. The “Navigating Change 2020” draft guidance was released to the State Board of Education, which is scheduled to vote on it Wednesday. The document is 1,088 pages long. Here is a link to it: https://www.ksde.org/Portals/0/Communications/Navigating%20Change/DRAFT%205%20Navigating%20Change%20Kansas%20Guide%20to%20Learning%20and%20School%20Safety%20Operations-WEB.pdf?ver=2020-07-14-113912-290
Graduation will be Sunday, July 19 at 4:00 PM in the gymnasium! In response to the mask mandate now in effect for Reno County, everyone attending the graduation will be required to wear a mask. Masks will be available as you enter the building or you may bring your own!
Fairfield High School students, we are looking for three more high school girls to fill our cheerleading team. We
also have room for more male yell leaders. If you are
interested in trying out, please email at Coach McCurry at hmccurry@usd310.org. There will be virtual tryouts beginning the week of July 20th.
Please complete this brief survey to provide important information for our district as we prepare to return to school.
https://forms.gle/Rsbni1A9CQVJ8U1U6
The Kansas State Department of Education will release its guidelines to the public this Thursday, July 16th at 12:30. A Fairfield committee composed of teachers, parents, Board of Education members, community members, and staff will be watching Dr. Watson’s zoom session together. Then afterwards we will start refining and editing our existing plan to match the KSDE recommendations. As soon as our plan is available, I will share it with you electronically. The KSDE document is 1078 pages, but we will do our best to follow each recommendation. It’s our goal to do everything we can to keep children as safe
as possible. Your Board of Education is committed to this goal and spent considerable time last night discussing aspects of our reopening plan. Please know that we are doing everything we can in an uncertain time. There will also be a parent survey posted soon so you can share how you feel at this point. Thanks for your support and patience in a difficult time.
Betsy McKinney, USD #310 Superintendent
There are 5 more weeks of food delivery available
to students for volunteer hours! Students, use this link to sign up for any open days. Remember, only one helper per day. If you use this form to sign up and you help on your assigned day, you do NOT have to fill out a community service form! Bonus! https://tinyurl.com/ybkyywuy
Sorry parents, only students signed in to their USD 310 account can see the form!
Class of 2020 and Families:
Please see the message below regarding graduation!
Congratulations to Fairfield students Abilene Busick (Little Miss Britches) and Brecken Bergkamp (Uncle Sam) at the 2020 Abbyville Rodeo! We are proud of both of you. Picture by Denise Welker.
Visit the FHS fireworks stand in Arlington for all of your firework needs and support the FHS football and girls basketball teams!
Have you submitted your census yet? Our congressional district is in LAST PLACE for the percentage of people who have taken care of this (61.5%) so please, make sure your and your family are counted! Go to https://2020census.gov/ or call 844-330-2020 and make sure you are included.
