Elcho School District
Wednesday Weekly Buzz
Wednesday, May 6, 2020
District-Wide Information

  • Grades 6-12: We will be moving to a Pass/Incomplete grading scale for Quarter 4 and Semester 2 grades. Pass grades will have no impact on student’s grade point averages for this semester. A special note will be made on each high school student’s transcript stating “Mandated closure for COVID-19” to ensure this does not impact students applying to institutes of higher education in the future. 
  • Grades 6-12: Students that did not earn a passing grade have already been contacted by their teachers to develop a plan of improvement. If you have specific questions about your child’s grades please contact their teacher. 
  • Report cards will be sent home the second week of June for all students.
Rescheduled Events

  • Saturday, July 25: Class of 2020 Commencement Ceremony at 1:00 p.m. in the field house.
  • Thursday, July 30: Prom from 7:00 - 11:00 p.m. (Grand March at 8:00 p.m.) in the commons.

**All rescheduled events are subject to change their date, time, and location based on state restrictions for social gatherings.

Reminders
  • The food service department offers meals to children for curbside pickup or delivery Monday through Friday from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. If you need drop off, please fill out this survey. If you have questions, please contact Chef Charlie, Food Service Director, at (715) 275-3225 EXT. 1420. 
  • If you are an essential worker and have childcare needs, please contact Ann Schmidt, Early Learning Center Director, at (715) 275-3225 EXT. 1670. 
  • The school building is still closed to the public until further notice. Our office is open for phone calls Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
  • This spring, Elcho School had planned to host the 2020 Northern Lakes Conference High School Art Show, a curated display of high school student artwork from all the Northern Lakes schools, May 4th through May 8th. Since we can no longer hold this onsite due to mandated closures, we placed this event online so we can enjoy these student works of art virtually. You can find the art show on our website under the District Tab or by clicking HERE.
  • Our NLC Middle School Art Show is also still on display. Check their art out as well!
Resources
  • Check out the Educational Resource page on the Elcho School website for helpful links.
  • ABC Countdown is on!  You can find the link to all of our celebration days here. Remember to share your photos with us! Posting on our Facebook page or tagging @elchoschool on Instagram is great. You can send your photos to lstensberg@elchoschool.org as well!  
  • Mr. Wilsens offers virtual counseling services to students in need of support during this time. You can find his new webpage on the Elcho website here. If you’d like to schedule a meeting, please click the Calendly link found at the bottom of his page.
  • Parents and students have started seeing videos shared by Ms. Betsy on ClassDojo and through emails. These videos were created and shared by our friend, Mike McGowan. Mike has visited our school multiple times, so our students and staff may remember him. He has some fabulous messages to help us through these challenging times.
COVID-19 Updates
  • The Governor’s General Counsel has defined the end of the 2019-2020 school year as June 30, 2020 – the statutorily determined end of the school year. This means that school buildings and associated grounds are closed to students for instructional and extracurricular activities through that date. It is possible that an additional order may extend that time further.
  • The Badger Bounce Back Plan from Governor Evers can be found here.
  • Safer At Home FAQs from Governor Evers can be found here.