IMPORTANT
BACK TO SCHOOL
INFORMATION
Dear LNC Families,

Whether your student is new to LNC or a returning Knight, welcome to the 2020-2021 school year! With just 14 days to go until August 13, we have a lot of important information to cover, so thanks for staying with us for the entirety of this email. Next week you will hear from your building principal with additional school-specific details.
Since “back to school” looks different this year, please continue to consult the Reopening Plan and FAQs for answers to your questions. You can use the FAQ Questionnaire to ask us a question, however please be sure to check the Plan and FAQs first. Remember, as stated at the bottom of this message, the mailbox we are sending this email from is not monitored, so please do not “reply” to it; rather use the questionnaire link above.
Our Elevate LNC Project – A safer, better-functioning and more attractive campus drive .
We will host virtual coffee chats next Tuesday, August 4 . The links to join the coffee chat livestream will be posted next Monday to the LNC2Parent groups in Schoology . In the meantime, parents can use the links below to submit a question for us to address during the chat. Please be sure to submit your question by next Monday evening so we can organize the questions ahead of time. We will record these coffee chats and post them to the appropriate LNC2Parent group for those who cannot join us live.
Before school begins, please review the following three important school documents:

Once you have reviewed each, please use THIS LINK to indicate that you have read and agree with the content. We must have this form returned from every family by August 12 . Thank you for making this a priority prior to starting school and thanks to the 400+ families who have already done this.     
Regarding our 1:World Technology program, we do need partnership from our parents to offer this important piece of our students’ educational experience. This includes an annual student Tech Co-Pay of $125. We appreciate your support of our 1:World program, which is taking on an even greater significance during this time.

Families with MS students should use this MS Co-Pay LINK to pay the Tech Co-Pay. If you have a returning MS student(s) in 6th-8th grades, please pay the Co-Pay by August 12 . If you have a 5th grade student or a new student in grades 6-8, please be reminded the Tech Co-Pay is due today, July 30 (as communicated earlier). This different deadline is because our new MS Knights will receive their iPads next Monday, August 3! (If you haven’t already signed up for a pick up slot, please do so here .)

Families with HS students should use this HS Co-Pay LINK to pay the Tech Co-Pay no later than August 12 . We know that the majority of our freshmen have already paid their Co-Pay and have or will receive their laptop this week during Freshman Kick-Off.

Hopefully, everyone reading this email has established a parent account in Schoology and has connected to their child’s “Class of” group and their school’s “LNC2XX” group, depending on your child’s school (LNC2HSP, LNC2MSP or LNC2ESP). Here is a list of Schoology access codes for your convenience. Please take a few moments this summer to visit your LNC2Parent group’s Resources area where you will find a wide range of information that will be valuable to you once we begin school. Investing a little time familiarizing yourself with what resides there will pay off once school begins. Lastly, check out the recent parent Schoology trainings: Level I training is perfect for parents who are new to Schoology and Level II training is good for parents who know the basics, but could better support their student if they had additional Schoology expertise.

Finally, below are extra steps we are taking to support your student given our initial distance learning setting:

Academics – We are committed to providing our students a robust, engaging high-level learning experience, employing a blend of synchronous (“real time”, i.e., Zoom) and asynchronous (static learning on student’s own, i.e., watching a pre-recorded video) learning. It can be challenging to engage and keep students on track from a distance and that is why we have committed the following resources:

  • Instructional Technology Facilitators (ITFs), because a device is only a plastic box without our ITFs helping our teachers and students to maximize its potential. Ms. Jamie Lord supports the high school and Ms. Marianne Rogowski supports the middle school in providing this important expertise and guidance and are your “go to” for Schoology questions. Ms. Shelly DiVito is cross training in this role at the elementary school and will assist as possible.


  • Hardware to bring the classroom alive for our students, such as Hue HD document cameras with built-in microphone to allow teachers to record presentations, HD cameras with magnifying capability for up-close demonstrations and video streaming, Bluetooth wireless microphones for capturing audio and more.
Counseling – Our counselors across all three schools are collaborating in the next two weeks to plan the best way to support our students’ social and emotional needs from a distance. Understanding that our students are missing their friends, teachers and school routines and also may be anxious about their health and even their family’s economic circumstances, we are committed to proactively reaching out to our students at every grade level. Next week we are also training our teachers on how to identify students who are hurting, offer them coping mechanisms and lead them to additional help if needed.
Our Elevate LNC Project – A more secure MS entrance with additional instructional space .
Schoology Improvements – We have improved Schoology so it will be easier for your student to use and for you to support them. Teacher usage and organization will be consistent across all schools, grades and courses. Again, here are the links to both Level I and Level II Parent Schoology training.
Student and Family Connection – We are committed to providing our students with outlets beyond the academic day to connect with their teachers and their classmates. We also feel it is important to provide a framework for our parents to connect with and support each other. You will hear more about these opportunities once the students begin school, but in the meantime, parents can sign up for the LNC Family Directory here . The Family Directory is a great way to connect with other LNC families.

We will share additional information regarding schedules, teacher assignments, orientations and more next week. We truly appreciate your support and trust as we venture together into this unusual year with one shared goal – making 2020-2021 successful for your child no matter what it holds. If, together, we stay focused and unified on that common goal we will certainly achieve success.
Our Elevate LNC Project – A new field and track for PE, recess and sports.   
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