SNAPSHOT: EHS welcomed the Class of 2024 this week during Gr. 9 orientation. Students were assigned to a morning or afternoon session, when they got to meet their teachers and walk their schedules. EVA students viewed the same teacher videos and participated in a virtual meet-and-greet with their team at noon.
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Screen for COVID before you come to work!
ECC construction and DO access update
Construction at the ECC is beginning to move into the south end of the west side. Tenants Yamaha and West Metro Credit Union are returning to their original locations on the west hallway. Demolition is nearly completed on the north end, including the Board Room and meeting rooms.
- Access to the Third Floor is no longer available through Door 2. Third Floor access is available via the stairwell on the east side (Door 4).
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This year, all elementary students will be eating lunch and snacks in their classrooms. To ensure a safe dining experience for all students, foods with peanuts and tree nuts cannot be brought to school. There are many students with life threatening food allergies and exposure to a peanut or tree nut product puts many students at risk of anaphylaxis. We need your help to keep everyone safe.
- Do not send snacks or lunches that contain peanuts, almonds, cashews, hazelnuts, pistachios or walnuts.
- Please read labels carefully to make sure that products are peanut and nut free. Products with labels that read “May contain traces of peanuts/nuts” or “Manufactured in a plant that processes peanuts/nut products” are not allowed.
*SunButter, a product made from sunflower seeds, is a good substitute for peanut butter. Visit this webpage for a list of prohibited nuts and products and alternate lunch and snack ideas.
Edina Public Schools recognizes a number of significant milestones reached by numerous staff members this year. Typically, an awards luncheon is held to celebrate these achievements, which of course is not possible this year. Nevertheless, the district wishes to congratulate and thank these employees for their commitment to serve Edina students and families!
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Keep immunizations up-to-date!
In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, it is even more important to keep your students’ immunizations up-to-date. Visit the Immunizations web page for information about Minnesota’s Immunization Law. Contact your health care provider if you have questions.
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Buttons for grade level academics have been added to the Family Dashboard. These pages include Orientation Schedules for elementary, middle and high schools, plus sample schedules and technology support information. We will continue to build these pages so check back often.
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Check the Portal!
Login to the Portal for all of the following information:
- Your student’s chosen learning model and hybrid alpha assignment;
- Bus numbers, bus stop addresses, and pick-up and drop-off times;
- Update your contact information to ensure timely communication!
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A printable version of the EPS COVID At-Home Screener is available on the Family Dashboard. Keep it on your fridge or the kitchen table -- where ever you will remember to review it every day before sending students to school. And check the Dashboard for information about Safe Learning Spaces, COVID Monitoring, Nutrition Services, Transportation, Mental Health and Wellness, FAQs and more. edinaschools.org/FamilyDashboard
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There are a number of weeks during Semester 1 with holidays or no-students days. View the Hybrid Calendar to know which days your student should be in-person in school.
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Virtual Technology Orientation and Virtual Q&A will help ready you for the school year
Next week, as we prepare students for the school year, we want to also offer some orientation opportunities for parents and guardians!
District Technology Services in collaboration with Community Education, is offering a series of virtual classes designed to help parents navigate the digital tools of the coming school year.
Join us to learn more about topics including:
- Digital Learning Essentials
- Tech Tools
- Communications Tools and Expectations
- Instructional Content
- Support
There are specific classes for EVA and Hybrid learning, for elementary and secondary grade levels, and translated options. The classes are free but registration is requested. Click the link above for dates, times and registration.
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Virtual Q&A Sept. 10
You’ve got questions, we’ve got answers. The district will host a Virtual Q&A on Thursday, Sept. 10. Submit your questions about the 2020-21 school year by emailing Communications@edinaschools.org, subject line: Virtual Q&A. We will sort questions and identify themes, and then gather a panel of district experts who can provide answers and information addressing areas of most interest. There will be two sessions:
- 6 - 7:25 p.m. Early Learning and Elementary School topics
- 7:35 - 9 p.m. Middle and High School topics
The Virtual Q&A will be live streamed on the district YouTube page. Please submit your questions by noon on Tuesday, Sept. 8.
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Nutrition Services Updates |
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ALL students eligible for FREE breakfast and lunch
The USDA has extended the Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) through Dec. 31, 2020. This means ALL students under age 18 may receive a free breakfast and free lunch per day if they choose, through EPS Food and Nutrition Services. Student eligibility status is not required for the SFSP program so lunch accounts will NOT be charged; ALL meals are FREE.
Milk is required for ALL meals and will be one of the components in the bag, whether a student wants it or not. Elementary students who bring lunch from home unfortunately will not be able to purchase milk ala carte, as it is not part of the SFSP program. (Students have to take a complete meal or take nothing.) At the secondary schools, a small selection of ala carte items will be available for a charge for students with a positive balance in their lunch accounts.
Students learning in EVA and Hybrid programs may pick up meals for days they are not in the school building -- five days of meals for EVA students, and three days of meals for Hybrid students. Curbside pickup of meals will be once a week on Wednesdays, beginning Sept. 9, at Door 15 behind EHS. *Complete the form below if you need delivery of meals.
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Meal Delivery Request Form
Families who have challenges coming to EHS for curbside pick up of meals may request delivery of breakfast and lunch meals, in addition to food assistance for dinner and weekend meals. Please complete this new Meal Delivery Request Form. (Note that you must fill out a separate form for each child.) The dinner assistance is managed by the COVID-19 Response Fund, a collaboration of the Edina Ed Fund and Edina Give and Go, and in partnership with EPS Food & Nutrition Services. Home delivery of meals will begin on Wednesday, Sept.16.
Apply now for lunch benefit
Although lunch meals will be provided free of charge to all students through December, it is important to complete the application for lunch benefits now, in the event that the program is not funded after the first of the year. A new application must be submitted each year. (Last year’s application expires in October.)
You should apply if::
- Your family qualified for meal benefits last year.
- Your family applied last year but did not meet income guidelines. (The guidelines change a little each year and you may now qualify for benefits.)
- Your household income has been affected by unemployment, health crisis, death or other circumstances.
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Regular School Board meeting: Monday, Sept. 14, 7 p.m.
Dates and full agendas for Regular Meetings and Board Work Sessions are posted in the Agenda and Minutes section of the School Board Meetings page three days prior to the meeting. Meeting agendas, dates and times are subject to change.
Board meetings to be virtual during pandemic
Due to COVID-19 social distancing guidelines, School Board meetings will be held virtually, live streamed and recorded as usual. School Board Work Sessions will also be held virtually and live streamed to accommodate public access. (Work Sessions are not recorded). Visit the School Board Meetings webpage to learn more about Virtual School Board Meetings.
Public Comment at virtual Board meetings
Members of the public may provide comments regarding items on the Board Meeting agenda by sending an email to SchoolBoard@edinaschools.org, Subject line: Board Meeting Comment. Comments must be received by noon on the day of the Board Meeting. The Board will designate an individual to read a representative sample of the comments at the Board meeting. Comments must include the sender’s name and contact information. Anonymous comments will not be read. The public will not be given an opportunity to be heard in person at the Board meetings. This temporarily supersedes Section IV of Policy 206.
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