Updates & Resources for Our Community
In this issue:

  • COVID-19 Update
  • Superintendent's 2021 Art Purchase Awards
  • Would You Make a Good Board of Education Member?
  • Virtual Youth Career Fair
  • Mental Health Matters
  • Free & Low Cost Events for April
  • Good News Stories
COVID-19 Update
The survey for learning options for next year has closed. Families who did not respond to the survey will be contacted by their school regarding their learning preferences for next school year.

Families are encouraged to continue symptom screening of students every day. Please do not send students to school that are having any COVID symptoms. Call the school first to find out the protocol for your student’s specific symptoms. Students who have had a known exposure to COVID or whose household members are having COVID symptoms should also stay home from school. Thank you for doing your part to keep our students and staff safe, healthy and learning in-person.

COVIDCheck Colorado has free drive-up testing sites families can utilize if they are having symptoms or have been exposed.

Current Schools/Cohorts on Rolling Remote:
  • Bishop 3rd grade, returning April 26
  • ECE Ms. Amber Reddington's class, returning April 26
  • ECE Ms. Misty's class, returning April 26
  • Clayton 2nd grade/Ms. Plaza's class, returning April 27
  • CFHSC cohort 2, returning April 27
  • EMS cohort 8A, returning May 3
  • ECE Ms. Kim's class, returning May 3
  • EMS cohort 8D, returning May 3
Superintendent's 2021 Art Purchase Awards
This year, the Englewood Schools District Art show has gone digital...and so have the Superintendent's Art Purchase Awards!

Each year, Superintendent Rubin offers to purchase student artwork from one student at each of our schools. The purchased artwork is added to the district's permanent collection on display in the Board room at the Englewood Early Childhood Education Center at Maddox.

Watch the video below to find out this year's winners!
Would you make a good
Board of Education Member?
The Englewood Schools Board of Education will have four of five seats up for election in November 2021 -- three 4-year terms and one 2-year term. Our next Board member could be you!

The Board will host a no-obligation information session for prospective Board candidates on May 18, 2021 from 5:30 - 6:30 p.m. via zoom. This is an opportunity for community members to learn more about the time commitment and role of being on the Board as well as the process and timeline for becoming a candidate.

If you or an Englewood community member that you know has these characteristics:

  • desire to serve children and the community, and a strong belief in the value of the public schools
  • ability to work as a member of a team, including an open mind and ability to engage in give-and-take
  • willingness to spend the time required to become informed and to do the homework needed to take part in effective school board governance
  • respect for the needs and feelings of other people, a well-developed sense of fair play and the ability to listen and communicate well
  • recognition that the school district may be the largest business in town and that the board is responsible for ensuring that business is well managed

Please attend or encourage others to attend!
Mental Health Matters
During these challenging times, we know that parents and caregivers may need some extra mental health support. In this section, we will provide resources that families can access in order to support their mental wellbeing.

There's a Name for the Blah You Might be Feeling: It's Called Languishing
Many people are struggling with the long-haul emotions of the pandemic. In this article from the New York Times, the author discusses why many people may not be depressed, but may feel aimless.
If speaking to someone would help, please reach out. AllHealth Network provides several supports.

  • To speak with someone in the Colorado Spirit Program about stress related to the pandemic, please call 720-707-6789 or visit the webpage at www.allhealthnetwork.org/Colorado-Spirit
  • If you are experiencing a mental health crisis and are in need of immediate assistance, please call the Colorado Crisis Hotline at 1-844-493-8255 (TALK) or text TALK to 38255.
Free and Low Cost Events for April
Explore free and low cost events virtually or in our community in the month of April.
Good News Stories
EHS Polar Plunge

Englewood High School hosted a team for the Special Olympics Polar Plunge. The Polar Plunge raises money for sports programs and supporting athletes with disabilities. This year, the EHS team had 30 people: 16 were EHS staff members, 8 were Englewood police officers, including Matt Creaghe our school resource officer, 3 were students and the final 2 were family members of EHS staff. Six members of the team ran the 5K and 24 plunged into icy water on a snowy, cold morning. All together, the team raised over $5,000 for Special Olympics.
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