Cutter Morning Star Public Schools

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We are trying to fine-tune tomorrow’s (Tuesday, March 31st) process for parents to pick up this week’s AMI packets and drop off their students’ completed packets for the week of March 16th. IF you can receive this week’s packets electronically, please let your child’s teacher know. You may also send the work back to us electronically. Email any of your student’s teachers for assistance. IF you want/need a hardcopy then our school will be open tomorrow (Tuesday, March 31st) from 7:30 am-3:30 pm. When you enter our High School go to each of your student’s classrooms. You can pick up your weekly AMI copies at each of our teacher’s classroom doors. There will also be an empty container there where you can drop off your student’s completed packet from the week of March 16th. PLEASE REMEMBER TO STAY 6 FEET AWAY FROM OTHERS. AND, ONLY ONE PERSON PER FAMILY SHOULD COME INTO THE BUILDING. Our teachers have worked hard to try to make these packets a reasonable amount that students can do with limited instruction. Please encourage your child to do the best they can but we don’t want our students or you to stress out over what we have asked your child to do. However, we will be checking each student’s work to give credit for completing their work. IF you have any questions or concerns you may email or DoJo your child’s classroom teacher OR call our office at 501-262-2414 Option 2. IF you have requested a Chromebook either through your child's classroom teacher OR our office, the Chromebook will be ready for you to sign-out in front of our office. We will need you to please sign for those because we will be required to account for each of those. Based on feedback from parents and teachers, we will be doing a Tuesday to Tuesday pick up and drop off. Therefore, you will NOT need to drop off your child’s completed packet for this week until Tuesday, April 7th. Report cards for the third nine weeks will be mailed to each student’s home address at the end of this week. Please be watching for those, Breakfast and lunch meals for students will continue this week on Monday-Friday. Pick up will be from 9:30-11:30 am in front of our cafeteria. We will also continue our meal delivery for our students who need those delivered. Thank you for your patience and understanding (and prayers) as we try to figure out how to continue to provide home based instruction for all of our students. We want to be as flexible and accommodating as possible so please let us know how we can make this process work better for your family. Take care and stay well!

CMS update regarding covid-19.

I am sure most of you have heard the Governor has closed schools until April 17th. We certainly do not have all the answers but your student’s safety, security, health and education is our focus. The administrative team will be meeting tomorrow to review our plans for continuing to serve our students and community. Again please contact the offices if you need food assistance or have any other concerns. We are here to help. We will be getting more information out to you tomorrow. Thank you for your continued support.

ACT Test scheduled for April 4th has been rescheduled for June 13th.

Students check your emails daily for correspondence with your teachers.

Good Morning, We hope everyone is doing well this morning. Please check our website for the latest video from Ms. Lawler on AMI instruction. With all the current uncertainty in the world, we hope this picture will make you smile and know the future at CMS is bright! Thank you for your support and trusting CMS to care for your student. #eaglestrong #thesmallschoolwiththebigheart

Parents and Students: We received the waiver that will allow us to deliver breakfast and lunch in one trip. So for the rest of the week, meal delivery will be begin at 9:00 and should be completed by 11:00 Again this will be breakfast and lunch at no charge for anyone 18 and younger. For those out of district or not having it delivered the cafeteria will be doing drive through pick up from 9:30 until 11:00 it will also be breakfast and lunch at one pick up. Again please let us know if we can assist you in anyway.

Thank you to our parents and students for your patience as we work through the details of continuing services for our students during the COVID-19. Please contact the building offices if you need any of following: AMI packet, devices or meals. We need to know today no later than 3:00 p.m. Faculty and staff are on campus today to ensure our students needs are met.

Parents and Students we understand the value of education and the importance of students being in school daily. However, these circumstances are out of our control and our number on priority is the safety and well being of our students and staff. CMS is dedicated to providing the best education possible to your student even during the mandated closure. Your student’s teacher or CAPs advisor will be making contact with you tomorrow to ensure your student has the necessary information to continue the learning process at home by utilizing AMI. Teachers will also develop a plan of daily communication with each student during the use of AMI days. If you have any questions or concerns please do not hesitate to contact the school tomorrow as teachers will be on staff to assist you.

While Cutter Morning Star District will be closed this week due to COVID-19 we will be offering breakfast and lunch to anyone 18 and younger at no charge. Because of the late notice of school closure we will be delivering breakfast and lunch to the homes of all of students that are currently bus riders. Those that are not bus rider can do a “drive through” pick up at the cafeteria by pulling through the front of the cafeteria. Individuals wanting to participate in the pick up should enter through the high school parking lot, drive between the cafeteria and multipurpose building, pick up their meals in front of the cafeteria building, then exiting between the playground and football field. Pick up and delivery times will be from 7:30 a.m to 8:30 a.m and 11:00 a.m and 12:00 p.m. please contact the school if you have any questions or concerns.

Following the latest Governor’s press conference concerning COVID-19 Cutter Morning Star will be closed March 16 -20. We will be closed March 23-27 for spring break. School is scheduled to resume on March 30th. Please check our social media accounts for future updates.

In regards to COVID-19, CMS is working with the Governor’s office, Arkansas Department of Education, (ADE/DESE), Center for Disease Control (CDC), and Arkansas Department of Health(ADH). We will update you as soon as possible if anything changes. Currently CMS will remain open until further notice.

A message from Arkansas Activities Association.

The Arkansas Department is Education in collaboration with with the Arkansas Department of Health is closing all public schools in Saline, Pulaski, Grant and Jefferson Counties startIng Friday, March 13th through Monday, March 30. Cutter Morning Star School District will keep you updated as the situation changes. Currently we are conducting school as normal unless advised differently.

Guidance for Schools and Childcare Programs regarding COVID-19 The Arkansas Department of Health (ADH) is providing the following guidance in an effort to help schools prepare in light of the spreading epidemic of Novel Coronavirus disease of 2019 (COVID-19). Though the current risk to Arkansans is low, the fact of international travel from areas affected by the epidemic requires that administrators be prepared for (1) how to answer questions regarding students or staff who may have traveled to countries where community spread of the virus is occurring and (2) begin making plans for what schools will do to help maintain continuity of teaching and learning if there is community spread of COVID-19 in Arkansas in the future. Background on COVID-19 The virus that causes COVID-19 is transmitted from person-to-person between people in close contact with one another (about 6 ft) through respiratory droplets, such as when an infected person coughs or sneezes. These droplets can then land in the mouths or noses of those nearby and be inhaled into the lungs. This transmission is much like other respiratory viruses, such as influenza. It Guidance about Students and Staff Who Have Traveled or Possibly Been Exposed to COVID-19 At present ADH are monitoring travelers who have returned within the last 14 days from countries with sustained community transmission. At present these are the affected countries: China, South Korea, Italy, Iran, and Japan. As the epidemic spreads, we will likely also monitor travelers from other affected countries. Travelers from affected countries are advised to stay at home and monitor for symptoms until 14 days have passed from their departure from that country, while limiting interaction with others. Once 14 days have passed without any symptoms of illness, CDC recommends these travelers be allowed to return to school and public activities.  It is recommended that schools communicate with parents to let them know that the district is aware of the risk of COVID-19 internationally, the district is working with ADH to identify students and staff who may have traveled from the affected countries, and district staff will collaborate with ADH if any such students or staff are identified. spreads. The illness caused by this virus can range from mild to severe, and the most common may be possible that a person can get COVID-19 by touching a surface or object that has the virus on it and then touching their own mouth, nose, or possibly their eyes, but this is not thought to be the main way the virus symptoms are typically fever, cough and shortness of breath. For more information regarding this virus, go to https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html .  Districts are requested to identify any student or staff who may have departed China (or, in the future, any other affected country) within the last 14 days. This information is permitted to be shared with ADH under the public emergency rule. The following information can be printed and given: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/downloads/THAN-english.pdf .  Schools should inform their school nurse if any students or staff have traveled to these countries so that the nurse can advise regarding home self-quarantine and assist with self-monitoring.  Please report this information to ADH at 501-537-8969.  If a student is identified as having traveled from China (or other affected country) in the last 14 days and has symptoms (fever, cough, and shortness of breath), they should immediately be placed in a single room and have a mask placed on them. Others in the room should wear a mask. If physical contact is required, then gown, gloves and mask should be worn.  Any suspected case (with symptoms) of COVID-19 should be reported to ADH immediately at 501-537-8969 (M-F 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM) or 1-800-554-5738 (after hours and weekends). Guidance for Schools on Preparing for Possibility of Community Outbreaks of COVID-19 The CDC has said, “As this global outbreak evolves, US communities, including schools, are encouraged to prepare for the possibility of community level outbreaks in the United States.” Therefore, we recommend school districts prepare to implement the following steps if community spread occurs in Arkansas:  Actively encourage sick students and staff to stay home and develop flexible sick leave policies, including for those caring for sick family members.  Implement school absenteeism monitoring systems to track student and staff absences and determine what level of absenteeism will disrupt continuity of teaching and learning.  Establish procedures for quickly separating sick students and staff from those who are well and for sending the sick home as soon as possible.  To help reduce the possibility of further transmission of COVID-19 within schools and within the larger community, consider temporary dismissals of 14 days if a student or staff member attended school prior to being confirmed to have COVID-19 infection. The duration, geographic scope and public health objective of school dismissals may be reassessed and changed as the local outbreak situation evolves. More detailed advice from CDC regarding this planning can be found here: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/specific-groups/guidance-for-schools.html . We urge you to review this website carefully as it will answer many of your questions.

A message from our Food Service Management Company. We are closely monitoring the impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) in Arkansas after the recently confirmed case in the state. Our number one priority is health and safety of our associates, your students and communities. In an effort to stay ahead of this dynamic situation, earlier this year we established a Coronavirus Response Team comprised of senior leadership representing Food Safety/Quality Assurance, Workplace Safety, Human Resources, Supply Chain, Legal and Communications that continues to monitor developments closely and follow guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the World Health Organization (WHO) and other health authorities. In addition, we updated our comprehensive Pandemic Management Policy that has been successfully used in previous health threat situations to ensure we are prepared to manage the potential escalation of COVID-19 effectively. This document outlines how we are approaching the impact of Coronavirus (COVID-19) at Chartwells K12 and the measures we are putting in place across our organization. You can also rest assured we are taking many steps to ensure a safe foodservice environment and to reinforce our stringent health and hygiene standards. This includes: Maintaining strict cleaning, sanitizing and disinfecting protocols Ensuring CDC guidelines for handwashing and hygiene etiquette Reinforcing Food Safety Management System/HACCP standards for food preparation and service Please know that while we are working to mitigate any service disruptions, it is also important for us to collaborate with our clients and coordinate actions closely. This includes ensuring we have a clear understanding of your existing plans or policies and discussing our approach to minimize risks to employees and students. If your director has not already been involved in planning efforts with you, they will be reaching out early this week to discuss the District’s plan in case of potential school closure. We recognize this situation will continue to evolve and want you to know we’re committed to our partnership and appreciate the opportunity to work with you. If you have any questions or concerns, please let us know.

Way to go, Ms. Turner's class! They read a total of 10,896 minutes last week and are the winning class of our Read-a-Thon! As a school, we read a total of 71,758 minutes; that's over 1195 hours! Ms. Turner's class will be receiving popsicles on Friday provided by EPIC.