Upcoming Dates For Your Calendar
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Monday, February 14 - Friday, February 18: Black History Month Themed Spirit Week
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Tuesday, February 15: Last day of SchoolChoice Round 1
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Monday, February 21: No School
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Dear Hallett Families,
This week DPS announced an end to the mask mandate starting Monday, February 28th.
While masks will no longer be required; we will continue to encourage mask-wearing, for everyone in our community, while indoors.
Please read the statement from the Superintendent below.
Our Black History themed Spirit Week starts on Monday! You can find the theme for each day in this newsletter!
Enjoy your weekend, everybody.
With love,
Dominique Jefferson
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Important Update from DPS on School-Mask Order
Dear DPS Community,
Throughout the pandemic, DPS has worked closely with our state and local health partners, including DDPHE and Denver Health. Our COVID-19 plan and procedures continue to be guided by their medical and public health expertise. Our health partners made this decision based on high rates of immunity and lower rates of severe disease. We have a very high vaccination rate in our community; about 80% of Denver residents ages 5 and older are vaccinated. DPS also is in full compliance, across all schools and worksites, with the city’s vaccine mandate.
“Coming out of Omicron, we’re now at a different phase of the pandemic,” said Dr. Steven Federico, Director of Pediatrics for Denver Health and our close partner on our COVID response team. “The focus moving forward needs to be on vaccination—including boosters for teens and adults, as well staying home and getting tested when we’re sick. The lifting of this mandate does not mean that individuals should not or cannot mask.”
I am so tremendously grateful to the entire DPS community for coming together during the pandemic to follow the guidelines set forth by our health agencies and to do our best to adapt to changes, always while helping to ensure the healthiest conditions in our buildings for our scholars, our educators, and each other. If you or your family members have not yet been vaccinated or boosted, please do so as soon as possible, as it remains the best way to protect our children, families, and neighbors.
We will continue to work closely with our health partners, and we will remain flexible and diligent as the COVID-19 situation continues to evolve.
There are ongoing discussions between public officials and the state about changes to quarantine and reporting as rates decline. And we will also be providing updated health and safety guidance in the coming days for meetings, Central Support sites, and athletic and other school events.
Thank you again for your patience and perseverance as we continue to support our scholars, schools, and each other.
In collaboration,
Dr. Alex Marrero
Superintendent, Denver Public Schools
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Attendance Reminder
If your child(ren) is/are out sick please call the front office to let us know! If we do not hear from you, then your child will have an unverified absence.
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Celebrations of Black History in the Halls of Hallett |
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Need an activity for the next snow day? DPS Online Library has a large selection of free books, audiobooks, and read-a-longs! Click Here to Explore!
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At Home Vision & Hearing Screenings
DPS cares about the health of your child. To support our efforts to identify health issues that may impact your child’s success and ability to learn, we are resuming our health screening program with in-person vision and hearing screenings at school.
Due to the impacts of the pandemic, we will be unable to provide in-person oral health screenings this year. Since good oral health is so important for concentration, we are asking that you please complete the Oral Health Screening At Home survey on the Parent Portal. A few minutes and a flashlight or good light source is all you need to complete the screening!
Along with the vision and hearing data, the information collected through the online oral health survey will help us connect you and your students to any health resources you may need.
Please complete the survey electronically within three weeks from today. Although the data is most accessible electronically, if there is a need to complete a paper copy, please contact the school’s health or front office, then return the document within 3 weeks of this message.
Click for further instructions on a Smartphone/tablet/laptop/desktop. At this time surveys in Burmese and Arabic languages are only available in a printed format obtainable from your school Nurse or Leadership Office.
Please follow the steps below to access the survey using a Computer/Laptop:
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Click the link or type into your web browser: myportal.dpsk12.org
- Click on the blue “Log In” button.
- Click on the “Sign In” button
- Sign in with your parent/guardian username and password
- Once in Parent Portal, click on the link “See All Apps”
- Scroll down and click on “IC”
- Once in IC, click on “Surveys”
- Click on the arrow on the right side of the survey titled “Oral Health Screening Form 2021-2022”
- Perform your student’s home oral health screening, fill out the form and submit!
Please follow the steps below to access the survey using a Smartphone/Tablet: 1) Click the link or type into your web browser: myportal.dpsk12.org
- Click on the blue “Log In” button
- Click on the blue “Sign In” button
- Sign in with your parent/guardian username and password
- Once in Parent Portal, click on the box with three lines
- Click on “See All Apps”
- Scroll down and click on “IC”
- Click on the bell icon if new alerts are present Or Click on “Surveys”
- Click on the arrow on the right side of the survey titled “Oral Health Screening Form 2021-2022”
- Perform your student’s home oral health screening, fill out the form and submit!
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If you live in the neighborhood around Hallett, you are in an “enrollment zone”.
Our Zone is: Greater Park Hill / Central Park Middle School Zone.
Your child is guaranteed a seat at one of the six area schools listed below, just not one school in particular.
If you live in Far Northeast, your Enrollment Zone has 13 options for Middle School. If you live west of Colorado Blvd, you may be in the Near Northeast Enrollment zone with 4 options.
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COVID-19 Vaccines for Children
INFORMATION FOR FAMILIES
The most effective way to keep our schools healthy and safe -- and our students learning in person -- is by getting your family vaccinated against COVID-19. Vaccines are now available for everyone age 5 and older.
Benefits of getting vaccinated:
Getting vaccinated against COVID-19 has many benefits for you, your child, your family and your community, including:
- More in-person learning days! The vaccine helps us reduce the unpredictability of the pandemic.
- If you are exposed to COVID you will not need to quarantine, unless you develop symptoms.
- Safer and easier to participate in extracurricular sports and clubs.
- Helps us get closer to returning to more of our pre-COVID freedoms, like not wearing masks.
- Protects your family members, particularly those at higher risk -- and means there can be more hugs!
Where to get a vaccine:
COVID vaccinations for all eligible individuals -- now including children ages 5 and up -- are available for free through our Denver Health School-Based Health Centers (SBHCs).
With 18 locations across the district, our SBHCs offer a quick and convenient way to get vaccinated. To learn more or to schedule an appointment, please contact Denver Health at 303-602-8958.
Other vaccine providers:
COVID vaccinations are widely available across the City and County of Denver. Talk with your child’s primary-care provider to find out if they are providing COVID vaccinations. You can also locate a vaccine provider through the national website Vaccine.gov.
To learn more about DPS’ response to COVID-19 and how to keep your student safe and healthy, please visit www.dpsk12.org.
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Free Mental Health Services
In October, the Colorado Department of Human Services, Office of Behavioral Health launched I Matter, a program that provides three or more free counseling sessions for any Colorado youth. Youth and their parents can visit the I Matter platform to take a confidential online survey about their mental health and schedule sessions with a licensed behavioral health clinician, primarily via telehealth. All Colorado youth ages 18 or younger—or 21 and younger if receiving special education services—are eligible to receive free services.
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Free Meals for All Students 18 Years and Younger Will Extend Through the 2021-22 School Year!
All students enrolled in Denver Public Schools will have access to breakfast and lunch meals at no cost, regardless of free and reduced meal eligibility. Breakfast, lunch, and snacks are eaten in the classroom daily.
Families who would like to get meals for children at home may go to their nearest school cafeteria and request meals for children 18 years and younger.
Families are encouraged to complete a Free and Reduced-Price Meal Application to be eligible for additional family benefits and school funding, including items such as fee waivers, EBT benefits, and to ensure proper funding for schools.
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“We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope.”
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
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