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Currently, Warden Elementary School has two classes that have been quarantined. The elementary school is at 7.8% classroom quarantine rate.  If the rate reaches 10%, the school will need to go onto a two-week quarantine.  There are 73 individuals on quarantine, with 217 close contacts identified through school exposure. 

 As of this afternoon, over 30 individuals have been tested this week. The district will be reaching out to individuals identified as close contacts and offering appointments for free onsite testing as well as tracking any health changes.  Although every family with a student having an absence in the last two weeks has been contacted, the situation continues to need monitoring. In consultation with the Grant County Health District, the Warden Elementary School will remain on remote instruction for Thursday and Friday. Meals will be provided at the concessions stand and on bus routes. More information is expected to be available Sunday, May 9^th.

First, a big thanks to the contact tracing team for their hard work and efforts in quickly addressing the situation. Another big thanks to the Grant County Health Department for their cooperation and assistance. The before mentioned teams are diligently at work regarding the Warden Elementary School and an update will follow tomorrow, May 5th. At this time, the Warden Middle School has been cleared to return and will be back on campus this Thursday, May 6^th. We urge you to check official Warden School District communication platforms for the most accurate and up-to-date information. Thank you for your time and your patience as we work to ensure the safety of Warden School District Staff and Students, and the Warden Community.

The town of Warden is experiencing a surge in COVID-19 cases.  We have several potential exposures that we need time to contact trace.   We are in contact with the Grant County Health department and they have advised that the safest and most responsible way is have our elementary and middle school students go to remote instruction on Tuesday, May 4th while we contact trace these incidents.  Meals on May 4th will be available at the concession stand and delivered by bus for students on bus routes.  If additional day(s) are necessary, parents will be notified on Tuesday, May 4, 2021 by robocall and social media.  If your child was ill with COVID like symptoms including nausea, vomiting or diarrhea within the last two weeks, please contact your child’s school.

La ciudad de Warden está experimentando un aumento en los casos de COVID-19.  Tenemos varias exposiciones potenciales que necesitamos tiempo para contactar y rastrear.   Estamos en contacto con el departamento de salud del condado de Grant y han aconsejado que la forma más segura y responsable es que nuestros estudiantes de primaria y secundaria tengan instrucción vía remota el martes 4 de mayo mientras nosotros contactamos y rastreamos estos incidentes.  Las comidas del 4 de mayo estarán disponibles en el puesto de comida y se entregarán en autobús para los estudiantes en las rutas de autobús.  Si necesitamos días adicionales, los padres serán notificados el martes 4 de mayo de 2021 por una llamada automática (robocall) y por las redes sociales del distrito.   Si su hijo estaba enfermo con síntomas similares al COVID como náuseas, vómitos o diarrea en las últimas dos semanas, comuníquese con la escuela de su hijo.

 In an announcement this morning, the FCC revealed the start date for the EBB (Emergency Broadband Benefits) program as May 12, 2021. Interested parties should begin the application process as soon as possible due the the program only being available for a limited time. More information regarding the program may be found at the FCCs website.

Parents, Students and Community Members,

As you may be aware, the Warden School Board has accepted the notification of retirement for Dr. David LaBounty from the Warden School District effective July 1, 2021. The board is beginning the search process for a new superintendent. They are seeking input from staff and community members to help guide the search process. The board has prepared a short survey and are asking all community members to complete this survey by the end of the day Sunday, April 25, 2021. 

Thank you for involvement in the process. Please click on the link below to access the Superintendent Search - Community Survey.

https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=PlZWoY3-tEiySowT1jWwQ3ALwgJ1TvpPsen-8kDPsUhUMlIyQzdYNVVMWU1CR0o5OTBWVkxKUlQ0NC4u

Picture day for Warden Middle and High School students will be this coming Monday and Tuesday, by cohort. Students attending remotely (Continuous Remote Instruction) can have their photos taken from 3:30-4:00pm, Cohort A on April 19 and Cohort B on April 20. After a health screening at the middle school south doors, WMS students will head to the WMS Commons and WHS students will proceed into the Secondary Library to have their school pictures taken. 

Meet Prisma Corrales, Family Engagement Specialist for the Warden School District. She will be facilitating communication and outreach between the district and families to help ensure Warden families have help available for their students.

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the board will meet on April 15, 2021 in the High School Library at 6:00 PM for a special board meeting.

Agenda:

1. Call the meeting to order
2. Executive Session:  Pursuant to RCW 42.30.100, the Board will be meeting in executive session “To discuss the qualifications of a potential candidate for public employment”.
3. Discussion and potential action following executive session regarding whether to utilize the services of a third party superintendent search consultant.
4. Adjourn the meeting

By Order of the Board of Directors

Kacy Campos, Board Chairman

April 13, 2021

This meeting will be held in the High School Library at 7 pm with attendees in excess of capacity able to join the meeting, virtually from the Warden Middle School Commons. All in attendance must follow District safety protocols including masks for the duration of the meeting, social distancing, and a health attestation upon entry.

The Warden School Board welcomes input from the public during the designated portion of tonight's agenda. Comments will be limited to three minutes per speaker. Only those who have signed in can be recognized by the Board Chair. In accordance with the Open Public Meetings Act, the Board will not respond to the public comments about items that are not on the agenda. The Zoom portion will be audio only. 
Main Governing Board

Regularly scheduled School Board occur the second and fourth Thursday each month at 7pm PST. Board Agendas and Minutes can be found at the BoardDocs website: http://www.boarddocs.com/wa/warden/Board.nsf  
  
Please click the link below to join the webinar:  
https://warden-wednet-edu.zoom.us/j/85256131322?pwd=WmEzUXprUEt1c1JwWkVOKzY4blpHUT09 
Passcode: 75d!GA  
  
Or Telephone:  
  
Dial (for higher quality, dial a number based on your current location):  
US: +1 206 337 9723 or +1 253 215 8782  
Webinar ID: 852 5613 1322  
Passcode: 405514  
International numbers available: https://warden-wednet-edu.zoom.us/u/kdKGOAa28U 

Questions, comments, and concerns for the District.

There is a discussion in Warden School District about options for future academic schedules. It possibly affects students in both Warden Middle and High schools so see what the discussion is about and complete a survey.