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March 31 Update
Good Evening Conewago Valley School District, Tomorrow kicks off our continuity of education to students and families! We are excited to offer this learning opportunity to our students. Our teachers have been working diligently to prepare meaningful learning experiences. Students, please check your district email for messages from your teachers. Parents, please be on the lookout for emails coming from Skyward to help engage you in this process, too. Students are encouraged to participate in the posted learning opportunities. The activities will not take the place of regular classroom instruction, but are meant to provide opportunities for students to engage in learning at home.
Learning opportunities for our students in Grades 7-12 will be accessible through the Schoology platform. Students should consistently check their district-issued email account, as well. For our students in Grades K-6, learning opportunities may happen through SeeSaw, Study Island, eSpark, IXL, and other educational sites. Communication with students and families will happen through SeeSaw and Skyward.
As you may know, Governor Wolf has closed schools indefinitely. What does this mean for Conewago Valley School District? We will continue to provide continuity of education on April 1-8 as we have communicated. Starting April 14, 2020, we will begin a new phase of our continuity of education. We are currently working on this, and when we finish our planning, we will share what our plan is for Conewago Valley School District. Our goal will be to share this new phase with you early next week. Thank you for your patience as we navigate through these unprecedented times in developing our continuity of education for our students.
I am sure there are still many questions you have. Please refer to the second page of this letter for answers to some of these frequently asked questions.
As we prepare for our continuity of education, we have developed a guide for students and parents. This guide will have information for students and parents to help during this time. In addition, this guide will have contact information for different areas you may have questions about. Click here to access our Continuity of Learning Guide.
Please do not forget about the parent resource site. Please click here to learn more about CVSD Digital Learning Resources. This resource is a work in progress and it will be updated regularly. As always, thank you for your continued patience and support. We will communicate updates in a timely fashion as they arise.
Yours in Education, Dr. Christopher Rudisill Superintendent
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS: What about grades April 1-8, 2020? ● For grades K-8, teachers will be providing feedback only for these 6 days of instruction. Grades 9-12 teachers will be providing the opportunity for students to complete and submit incomplete work to help finalize third marking period grades. What about school events (Prom, Graduation, Field Trips, Concerts, Sporting Events)? ● All events are postponed as long as our schools are closed What about devices for students K-6? ● If you are in need of a device for your child please complete the following survey What about internet service for students K-12? ● Conewago Valley School District is trying to secure hot spots to be able to distribute to families. If you are in need of internet service please complete the following survey, if you have not already.
Starting Monday, March 23, 2020, CVSD will be serving meals on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. The times will be the same 11:00 am - 12:30 pm. CVSD will be serving two lunches and two breakfasts for each family on Monday so they have enough food for Tuesday. The process will repeat for Wednesday and Friday.
Visitors and Security
After students have entered school buildings and sessions begin, all doors will be locked. All visitors must gain entrance through the main doors. A visitor must press the buzzer and state their name and purpose of their visit. Once permitted to enter the building, all visitors must report to the building office immediately. Even if you are only visiting for a few minutes to pick up a child or drop something off, you need to follow this procedure. A photo ID will be required. We appreciate your cooperation in this matter.
The Conewago Valley School District has implemented School Gate Guardian in all five buildings and the district office. This system is being implemented in order to continue to provide a safe and secure learning environment for the students within the district.
All persons entering a building within the district who are visiting with the purpose of going into a building, classroom or another area outside the office will need to provide a driver's license upon entry into the office. The license will be scanned into the School Gate Guardian system. The system will run a background check on the licensee and if all is clear it will generate a name tag which will be worn by the visitor while he or she is in the building.
