Ray-Pec community,
I have three items I want to share with you as we end this week in Ray-Pec.
It’s all about the Y.
All of us have a "Y" that drives us. Author Simon Sinek describes this as "a deep-seated purpose, cause or belief that is the source of our passion and inspiration." Our "Y" can also be a source of strength in good times and not-so-good times.
When all staff returned to our campuses in mid-August, one of the Ray-Pec traditions is to start the new school year with an All-District Convocation the week before school begins. The Convocation includes a welcome message from several people, special messages from the reigning teacher of the year and support staff employee of the year, and employees being recognized for 10, 20, and 30-years of service to the school district. Given that this year’s All-District Convocation was done via video, I thought you might like to see the celebration. It can be found at this link.
It’s all about the Y.
A Sneak Peek At The Many Good Things Ahead
A process to renew the district’s strategic plan. The unveiling of the LEAD Center. Continued work on a new Performing Arts Center and a new Ninth Grade Center.
These are but a few of the items I plan to share with you over the next few weeks. We have a lot to look forward to this year, and I want to celebrate that with you! Stay tuned for more.
Our Continued COVID-19 Transparency
Last, I want to continue to share with you our efforts on COVID-19 reporting transparency. We made the commitment since the beginning of this pandemic to share with our parent and staff communities information of each positive COVID-19 case among students and staff within 24 hours of the District’s director of human resources being notified by the Cass County Health Department (CCHD). If you would like to be on the notification list for this information, please register here if you have not done so already. Additionally, we have recently added more COVID-19 information to our website dashboard. The dashboard will be updated regularly with the number of active cases of isolations, and quarantines that have originations inside and outside of our schools for the most recent seven-day period.
Thank you for entrusting your children to the Ray-Pec School District,
Mike Slagle
