Lead-Deadwood School District

December 10, 2020: School, Parent and Community Assembly: “Angst: Raising Awareness Around Anxiety”. On December 10th, the Lead-Deadwood School District will hold a special screening of the documentary via Zoom in order to open a dialogue between local families, community leaders and experts. The event will feature a viewing of the 56-minute film, followed by an informative panel discussion, led by Amanda Bender, NCC., Elizabeth McPherson, NCSP and Michelle Soberalski, B.S. Participants in the live webinar on 12/10/2020 should register at the following link: : https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_b91-AMhMQZOJ_JPBKcRtOA If this date and time is not convenient for parents, a recorded version will be sent out on 12-11 and will be available for 48 hours. Here is the link: www.angstmovie.com We will start the documentary at approximately 8:40 am on 12/10/2020. The documentary and following panel discussion should last approximately an hour and a half.

To help students navigate the wide variety of resources available to them, the South Dakota Statewide Family Engagement Center has created The Ultimate College and Career Resource Guide (https://sdsfec.org/college-career-guide/). This is a free online “one-stop-shop” resource guide for students, families, schools, and communities. From exploring careers to looking at colleges to figuring out how to pay for college, this guide is intended to help students and their families plan for the future. We encourage you to check out this useful resource as you plan for the future. You are also encouraged to visit with Mrs. Britzman, high school counselor, for additional information and resources.

Elementary Christmas Concert information located here: https://www.lead-deadwood.k12.sd.us/article/351046?org=lead-deadwood-school-district

Dear parents and guardians, On Monday, November 16th the Lead-Deadwood MS & HS will be conducting choir concerts. 6:00 – MS Choir Concert in Gym 1 7:00 – HS Choir Concert in Gym 1 The following guidelines will be in place: • Participants will be arranged in the east side bleachers, properly social distanced. • Spectators will be arranged in the west side bleachers, properly social distanced. • All student participants must wear masks. • All spectators are strongly encouraged to wear masks. • Only family members of participants are allowed. Families need to sit together. There must be six feet between families. • When the MS Choir is done, all students and parents must exit the rear gym doors. There will be a short cleaning/sanitizing period between performances. All families that have students in both MS and HS Choir will then return through front Gym 1 doors.

Dear Parents/Guardians, Parent-Teacher Conferences will be held on Nov. 5th from 1:00pm -7:00pm. Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the schools will be moving all conferences to a virtual or phone conference setting. To schedule a virtual or phone conference, parents should contact the individual teachers to set up a time slot. Face to face conferences will only be allowed at the discretion of the building administrator for extreme circumstances only. Masks will be required for any face to face conferences. If you have any questions, please contact your building. HS: 717-3890, MS: 717-3898, ES: 717-3884.

On Wednesday, November 11th, @ 8:30am, all seniors will be taking the National Career Readiness Certificate Exam (NCRC). The exam will take approximately 2 ½ hours to complete. All seniors are required to take this exam. This is a proctored exam which requires a face to face setting. This does include remote learners, unless exempted by the principal. *Students will report to the high school resource room on Wednesday, Nov. 11th, @ 8:30am. *Students that do not attend will be considered truant.

K12Connect Program announced by Gov. Noem. Read more here: https://www.lead-deadwood.k12.sd.us/news?org=lead-deadwood-school-district

Dear Parents/Guardians, Parent-Teacher Conferences will be held on Nov. 5th from 1:00pm -7:00pm. Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the high school will be moving all conferences to a virtual or phone conference setting. To schedule a virtual or phone conference, parents should contact the individual teachers to set up a time slot. Face to face conferences will only be allowed at the discretion of the building administrator for extreme circumstances only. Masks will be required for any face to face conferences. If you have any questions, please contact Mr. Jacobs @ 717-3899

There has been an update to the Food Service Program. View details here: https://www.lead-deadwood.k12.sd.us/article/329994?org=lead-deadwood-school-district

Lead-Deadwood School District parent/guardians may now make bus reservations for October 13th thru November 13th. If you have a student that needs to ride a bus and you have not yet signed up, please do so as soon as possible even if you child is currently riding the bus. If you need to ride the bus, you must reserve a spot on the bus every three weeks, you must wear a mask/face covering, and there will be assigned seating. There is a possibility that routes may be cancelled or if they all run, some students will not be able to ride. If you need your children to ride the bus, please call your building office to let us know which students will be on which routes.

Free student flu shots will be available again this fall, on a first come first serve basis. Consent forms must be signed and returned to the offices no later than Tuesday, October 20. These forms are available in each school office or online at http://www.lead-deadwood.k12.sd.us/o/lead-deadwood-school-district/browse/26163 The Vaccine Information Statement can also be viewed or printed from this site. https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/hcp/vis/vis-statements/flu.pdf Vaccine will be given to: Elementary on Friday, Oct. 23 Middle School Tuesday, October 27, 2-3:30 High School Thursday, Oct. 29, 2-3:30 pm

Follow the link below for some important news about the LDSD Lunch Program: https://www.lead-deadwood.k12.sd.us/article/314639?org=lead-deadwood-school-district

Lead-Deadwood School District parent/guardians may now make bus reservations for September 21st thru October 9th. If you have a student that needs to ride a bus and you have not yet signed up, please do so as soon as possible even if you child is currently riding the bus. If you need to ride the bus, you must reserve a spot on the bus every three weeks, you must wear a mask/face covering, and there will be assigned seating. There is a possibility that routes may be cancelled or if they all run, some students will not be able to ride. If you need your children to ride the bus, please call your building office to let us know which students will be on which routes. (ELEM 717-3884; MS 717-3898; HS 717-3899).

Download Yearbook Snap from Walsworth on Google Play or the App Store and share your photos with the Publications and Yearbook teams. Use code: “Pub14-15” to start uploading photos you take this year. Learn more here: https://www.dropbox.com/s/alcini2ondcndqk/Yearbook%20Snap%20from%20Walsworth%20Yearbooks.mp4?dl=0

Hello, Here are some helpful "How-to" documents for students and parents. The first two highlight Microsoft 365 and Teams. The others are miscellaneous tips on different programs. More documents will be added as they are requested/created. https://tinyurl.com/y35psqru Thank you

In the interest of keeping our students and staff healthy, your help in reviewing this short check-list with your student/s each morning before school would be appreciated. If your student is not feeling well, please keep them home. Thank you for your help, stay well! https://5il.co/k7hz

The Lead Deadwood School Board has confirmed that the opening day of school will be on Wednesday, September 2 as originally planned. If you have a student that needs to ride a bus and you have not yet signed up, please do so as soon as possible. If you need to ride the bus, you must reserve a spot on the bus, you must wear a mask/face covering, and there will be assigned seating. There is a possibility that routes may be cancelled or if they all run, some students will not be able to ride. If you need your children to ride the bus, please call your building office/building principal to let us know which students will be on which routes. ELEM (717-3884; MS 717-3898; HS 717-3899).

You may purchase activity tickets before the start of the school year. • Adults $30 • Students $20 You can purchase them in the counselor office or in the main office. Call 717-3899 if you have questions. Thank you.

At its August 18th board meeting, the Lead Deadwood School Board approved attendance rules for high school football, volleyball, and dance contests this fall. The District will use a pass list system to limit the number of people in attendance. Each rostered member for each team (player, coach, manager, cheer members, etc.) for football, dance, and volleyball will be allowed to list four names for admission to the contest. High School students and pre K-12 staff members from both competing schools will be allowed to attend without being on the pass list, as long as they have, a valid/current school issued ID or are identified by a school official. Elementary and Middle School students must be on the pass list to attend. There will be no pass list for Golf and Cross Country, nor for Middle School contests. Other essential game personnel (officials, event workers, administration, and media) will be allowed to enter the game. The list will be generated by both schools and given to the host school AD 24 hours before the event is to take place. While Black Hills area schools may have similar protocols, they will likely be slightly different based on local decisions. Please call Dan Leikvold at 717-3890 if you have questions. Thank you.

Back to School Information located here: https://www.lead-deadwood.k12.sd.us/article/289356?org=lead-deadwood-school-district