School District of Newberry County

Mobile Hotspot Agreement 2020-21 School Year: https://forms.microsoft.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=ExhKkfLjwkC7a88ABRBezxuc4EH5rbxOlqAChTVwAKVUOVNIOTlSUDJTS1pZUTgzSUc3NTgwUlhLQy4u

USDA announced its waiver extension of the Seamless Summer Option, which allows schools to offer meals to all children at no charge through December 31, 2020 (dependent on available funding). What does this mean? Effective Tuesday, September 8, 2020, the School District of Newberry will offer all meals to all students at no cost. Elementary schools, which participate in Community Eligibility Provision (CEP), already receive the benefit of meals at no cost and will not be impacted by the change. Middle and High Schools however will notice the difference as they will not be charged for meals (limited to one breakfast and one lunch per day). Middle & High school students participating in the Hybrid Module can pick up meals as they leave school each Monday or Tuesday. If students are participating in after school activities, parents may opt to pick up meals for their student on Wednesday of each week. Newberry One e-Learning students will also continue to pick up meals on Wednesday of each week. Offering meals at no cost will increase participation and it is asked that parents complete an on-line order form or call the schools café to pre-order meals for Wednesday pick up. Details can be found on the Nutrition Department web site at www.ncsdnutrition.com

All students, including virtual, need to have a valid SC Immunization Certificate on file. As the nurses audit records, if there is not a valid SC certificate on file, you will be notified and given 30 days to send a valid certificate to your child’s zoned school. If there is not one on file at that time, the student will not be allowed to attend school and access to Newberry One will be discontinued until one is provided. These absences will not be excused. DHEC’s Immunization Division is not considering extensions beyond the initial 30 day grace period as this should be enough time to obtain immunization records.

Attention Newberry ONE Parents: Please join us for one of the Newberry ONE information sessions. 9/1- Newberry High School Auditorium @ 5:00 pm 9/2- Whitmire Community School Gymnasium @ 5:30 pm 9/3- Mid-Carolina High School Cafeteria @ 5:00 pm Parents will receive information and will have an opportunity to ask questions about the virtual programs.

Good morning, Newberry ONE Families - Core classes do not meet virtually on Wednesday, but students will have assignments. Wednesday is a district wide “E-Learning Day”. Elementary and middle school Related Arts classes will not be live virtual classes. Students will receive assignments/activities for related arts that they can complete at their leisure on Wednesday or throughout the week when they have their breaks.

If you need technology assistance please email the following email address: virtualhelpdesk@newberry.k12.sc.us

Good Afternoon Newberry ONE Families: We are so excited for our first official week back to school! While virtual learning is new for us, we are eager to begin and tackle this new venture. Please bear with us, as we are continually learning and updating our systems. Below are a few reminders to help us start our week off: 1. Student schedules can be found in parent/student portal starting today. Please be sure to check your child’s schedule. Middle school and high school schedules are still being updated over the weekend, so please check back Monday morning prior to logging on using the link below. If you have a question about your child’s log in time, please email the assigned teacher using parent/student portal. https://sdnc.powerschool.com/public/home.html 2. Schoology is the Learning Management System we are using for our virtual program. Please follow the steps listed below to log in. You will need your student’s User Name and Password. The user name is the student’s email and the password is the same password used to log on the computer. If you need this information please contact the homeschool or email khamilton@newberry.k12.sc.us . https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/875659/Schoology_-_Student_Guide.pdf 3. Parents will receive access codes for Schoology from their child’s teacher(s) once all schedules have been finalized. 4. HIGH SCHOOL ONLY- Spanish and Credit recovery will not be live streamed, and will take place at the students’ pace. Login information for these courses is being finalized and will be shared later. Please note that these classes will NOT begin on Monday. Your student will be contacted when these classes are ready.

Mobile Hotspot Agreement 2020-21 School Year: https://forms.microsoft.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=ExhKkfLjwkC7a88ABRBezxuc4EH5rbxOlqAChTVwAKVUOVNIOTlSUDJTS1pZUTgzSUc3NTgwUlhLQy4u

August 28, 2020 School Board Meeting at 6:00 pm https://www.youtube.com/ncsdliveevents Disclamer: The meeting is hosted by YouTube and is not closed captioned.

We are excited to welcome all of our students back. For students who will be attending schools via the hybrid model, please make sure you bring your mask, or one will be provided for you. We encourage you to send your student with a clear water bottle filled with water to start the day. For students who will be attending the Newberry ONE eLearning institute, log on instructions can be found on the district website by selecting Menu – Documents- 1:1 Folder. We are asking students to all log on at their designated time on Monday. High school students are asked to log on at 8:00. Middle school students at 8:15. Elementary students are asked to log on at 8:30. Your teachers will give you more information about what the remainder of your week will look like. Our Child Nutrition Department is asking for assistance in ordering meals for students. Please make sure you complete the Google Form on the district website to order your meals. This will need to be completed each week. We thank you for your patience and understanding as we embark on a new school year.

Attention Parents - please pre-order your child's lunches for the upcoming week. There are separate order forms for students who participate in hybrid learning and Newberry ONE eLearning. Information for ordering lunches can be found at http://newberrysc.apptegy.us/o/sdnc/page/office-of-child-nutrition. All students will continue to receive free breakfast. Lunch charges may apply and parents will need the Student ID# to order.

Revised parent/guardian toolkits as well as revised staff toolkit for reopening have been posted: http://newberrysc.apptegy.us/o/sdnc/page/school-health-services-home

Afterschool Recruitment Flyer has been posted: https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/858544/Afterschool_Recruitment_Flyer.pdf

Revised COVID19 Frequently Asked Questions - English: https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/847486/COVID_FAQs_8-10-20.pdf

Revised COVID19 Frequently Asked Questions - Spanish: https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/847487/COVID_FAQs_SPA_8-10-20.pdf

Parents are asked to please make sure your child’s final selection between the hybrid and eLearning models has been communicated to your child’s school by 4:00 pm tomorrow, Monday, August 10. We are making class and teacher assignments and must finalize those next week; there will be no changes allowed after that time. We have updated our face mask requirement for students who will attend face to face instruction. Please refer to the Parent/Guardian Toolkit for Reopening for the additional information. Again, we are asking parents to have their choice of hybrid or eLearning finalized with their child’s school by 4:00 pm tomorrow. If you have already made your selection by completing our surveys or calling the school, and you are happy with your choice, you do not need to contact your child’s school. If you did not make a choice on our Google survey, and you do not contact the school, your child will be scheduled for the hybrid model.

Attention parents! If you chose the Newberry ONE Institute for eLearning option for your student on our recent survey, you must complete the form linked below to confirm your choice. Please do this no later than Monday, Aug. 3, 2020, or your student will not be enrolled this program and will instead by enrolled in our hybrid option. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdGsBwbdq758tYg8IqOA01v_G6uhqpQvYeq6qSSFzfIPjqqSg/viewform

As a reminder, parents of students in the School District of Newberry County are asked to complete one questionnaire per child to determine how they would like their child to return to school for the 2020-2021 school year. Option 1 allows parents the choice of sending their child to school on a Hybrid schedule – meeting in person 2 days per week and eLearning 3 days per week. Option 2 is for parents who wish to have their child participate in the Newberry ONE Institute for eLearning, a completely online option for a semester at a time. The questionnaire can be found at https://bit.ly/SDNCLearningPref and must be submitted prior to midnight on July 28, 2020. Parents who do not return a completed survey will have their student automatically enrolled in Option 1 (Hybrid Schedule).

July 27, 2020 School Board Meeting at 6:00 pm https://www.youtube.com/ncsdliveevents Disclamer: The meeting is hosted by YouTube and is not closed captioned.

The School District of Newberry County Board of Trustees Meeting on July 27, 2020, will be closed to the public. Only Board Members and Cabinet Level Staff will be in attendance. The public may view this live feed at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEjlMiqioa_BqC8YS2sOYqQ