Monday the 28th

• I have been watching a string of emails over the course of the afternoon in regards to outdoor masking and the changes beginning March 11th. All I am going to say is these have been highly confusing. Beginning tomorrow masks optional outdoors. Messaging will go out to families this evening.  As students go to their lunch recesses staff will encourage them to put it in a pocket or  continue to wear it with the mask pulled down under their chin. I will make an announcement tomorrow morning in regards to this. This is an option and some students may choose to wear a mask. Please reiterate this to your students. In the event they come in from recess having lost their mask, please have them put one on immediately upon return to your room. Do not have them wait outside before entering or send them to the office (we are often short staffed in here during lunches).  If you do not have any masks in your room please email Shannon. We have asked parents to send extras with their students, but anticipate this may not happen. We will reach out tomorrow for input on how things went and fine tune over the next few days.
• As  a reminder we will have MTSS staff here tomorrow to conduct our FIT Assessment. If you have any questions on this schedule please reach out to Emily. Those who are being interviewed or are in discussion groups have been made aware. 
• As went out this morning we are in full ELPA  preparation and testing mode. Please continue to work with our amazing ESL team and encourage our ESL students over the next few weeks. 
• As you may have seen this afternoon the district is closing down the employee COVID testing at the BESC. The email provided guidance on where you can go to get tested. 
• As a reminder tomorrow a portion of proceeds from That Fresh go to our 8th grade end of the year activities. Call an order in for lunch or grab some dinner for tomorrow night!