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Dear Warden School District Families,

Last week the Board approved our Elementary school to progress from a Level 2 to Level 3 instruction.  Our focus is to provide increased in-person instruction to meet our students’ needs. Based upon space availability in each of the elementary classrooms, student in-person instruction will be 15 students per class cohort, four days per week, as aligned to Governor Inslee’s reopening plan while maintaining all the Department of Health guidance.  The four in-person instruction days will be Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday.  Wednesdays’ will remain the same with all students online. 

Our student numbers have adjusted from 1^st semester of 18.2 elementary students per class average to 15.7 students for 2^nd semester.  There are several things that need to be accomplished to make it possible to reach a capacity of 15 student per each classroom for us to move forward.  Two of our six elementary grade levels have the appropriate number of students per class to progress.  The remaining four grade levels will need to have some students reassigned to another class to balance the student numbers.  We know how sensitive this is and are taking care in those students’ selection and reassignment.  In addition, two additional classrooms will need to be created to accommodate the student counts above 15 to get our Pre-Kindergarten through 5^th grade students in four days per week.  We will be requesting Board approval to add certificated and classified staff to meet this need.  In addition, extra bus route(s) and driver(s) need to be secured.

We have a target goal of beginning this the first part of March.  As mentioned, numerous steps are being worked out and secured to provide increased in-person instruction for our elementary students.  Our students deeply need this to progress.  We have different groups working on these and other items to get this going as soon as we can.  We have been making parent calls pertaining to needed transportation and will have a parent informational announcement out on our website.  We are waiting for some key information that we anticipate getting the first of next week that will provide us with a clear date of when we will be able to begin.  More information will be provided once we get confirmation of staffing, transportation, student reassignment, and start date.

Sincerely,

Dr. David B. LaBounty

Just a reminder that Monday February 15 is Presidents' Day and there will be no school. Cohort A will be on campus next on Tuesday, February 16. Cohort B will be on campus next on Thursday, February 18. 

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  

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International numbers available: https://warden-wednet-edu.zoom.us/u/kdKGOAa28U  

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  

The school district is closed today but still will be providing a meal bag today with breakfast and lunch for all students that want one. It will only be available at the school concession stand from 10 AM to 12 noon today. Delivery on bus routes will not be possible today.

Warden school staff, parents and students.

The district is closing school tomorrow, Friday January 22, because of the evacuation of Warden caused by the fire at Washington Potato. Because of the uncertainty of the situation, school will be closed. There will be no remote learning and this day will be made up based on the school calendar, just like a snow day would be. Please stay safe and monitor law enforcement guidelines concerning the evacuation notice. Thank you.

Due to the upcoming holiday Monday, the Cohort A/B schedule will be offset. Beginning Tuesday, January 19, Cohort A direct instruction days will be Tuesdays and Fridays. Cohort B direct instruction days will be Mondays and Thursdays. Please refer to the WSD Cohort Calendar for details. Other important dates will be listed there along with in letters to families from each school. 

Our Transportation team will be delivering Attestation Forms to cohort B students today.  We will also have them available at the Concession Stand during lunch pickup.  You may also check the WSD website under the COVID-19 section for Cohort B attestation forms.