Updates & Resources for Our Community
In this issue:

  • COVID-19 Update
  • Serve on the Board of Education
  • Virtual Youth Career Fair
  • Mental Health Matters
  • Free & Low Cost Events for April
  • Good News Stories
COVID-19 Update
As we see COVID cases in our area rise, we have also seen a larger number of cohorts needing to quarantine and go on rolling remote learning due to positive or presumptive positive cases of COVID-19 in our student populations. Local leaders are encouraging everyone to keep up mitigation efforts such as wearing a mask, washing hands and not gathering with those outside of our households until a higher percentage of our population is vaccinated. We know that students who have chosen in-person learning would like to be in-person as much and as safely as possible, and our community can help ensure that happens by continuing mitigation efforts as well as keeping sick or exposed students home from school.

This week, Englewood High School hosted a rapid COVID-19 testing clinic. Students and community members were able to get a free 15-minute BINAX At-School rapid antigen test. Students at EHS or EMS who were quarantined because of exposure and didn’t have symptoms were able to return to school after day 7 because they received a negative test result once they were 5 days past their exposure date. We are thrilled that many students were able to return to in-person learning more quickly thanks to these rapid tests.

Current Schools/Cohorts on Rolling Remote:
  • Salon & Spa Academy, returning April 16
  • Charles Hay 6th Grade, returning April 16
  • Colorado's Finest Cohort 2, returning April 16
  • Some EHS students, returning April 14 - 19
  • Colorado's Finest Cohort 1, returning April 19
  • ECE Room 160, returning April 20
Serve on the Board of Education
The Englewood Schools Board of Education will host a no-obligation information session for 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.

The Board will have four of five seats up for election in November 2021 -- three 4-year terms and one 2-year term.

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!
Virtual Youth Career Fair
Date: April 19-22, 2021
Time: 4:00pm to 6:30pm each evening (4-5p Career Panel, 5-6p Career Panel & 6-6:30p Special Topic Presentation)
Format: via Zoom
No-cost


The purpose of this event is to expose youth to a variety of careers, and for them to hear stories of how professionals journeyed from youth to where they are now. Students of any age and grade can explore careers during this informative fair for youth! The fair will feature career panels representing a wide variety of industries throughout the state. REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN for youth attendees, parents, educators, and potential career panelists via the website: www.youthcareerfair.org!
 
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.

Breathing Exercises to Alleviate Anxiety and Stress
In tense situations, our breathing becomes shallow due to a flight or fight response in our brain. This exercise will guide you in deep breathing to alleviate anxiety and stress.
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
Clayton CMAS Video

Staff members at Clayton Elementary put together this lighthearted video to encourage students to do well on the Colorado Measures of Academic Success (CMAS) tests.
Charles Hay Celebration

The Charles Hay World School PTSO put on a read-a-thon for students that raised over $26,000! The top five students who raised funds in the read-a-thon were able to put pies in the faces of the principal and dean. Great job, Charles Hay!
Englewood ECE Wins Building Design Award

The new building for Englewood ECE at Maddox has received a Grand Prize in the Learning by Design 2021 Spring Awards! Jury feedback highlights features such as the building's appropriate scale for little learners, indoor and outdoor connections, integration of playful spaces and the way the building facilitates a range of learning modalities and sensory experiences. Read more here.
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