CANBY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT

COVID Notification Document https://www.mshsl.org/sites/default/files/2020-08/mshsl-covid-final-notice.pdf

MSHSL Fall guidelines The MSHSL Board of Directors has approved the creation of optional Fall Training Seasons for volleyball, football, and MSHSL sanctioned spring sports+. These Fall Training Seasons are MSHSL sponsored programs. All MSHSL member schools have the authority to provide the entire Training Season, offer a reduced Training Season, or choose not to offer a Training Season. Volleyball and Football Fall Training Seasons: • Start Date—September 14 • End Date—October 3 • Maximum Number of daily sessions per sport — 12 Spring Sport Fall Training Seasons+: • Start Date—October 5 • End Date—October 24 • Maximum Number of daily sessions per sport — 12 Each sport will have the opportunity to have an organizational meeting and distribute equipment on a date to be selected prior to their Fall Training Season. Each sport-specific Fall Training Season provides the opportunity for high school coaches to connect with student athletes and provide sport-specific training and instruction. • Students who participate in the Fall Training Seasons must meet all MSHSL and school eligibility requirements for participation. • Coaches who participate in the Fall Training Seasons must meet MSHSL requirements and be certified by the school athletic administrator. o Required this fall: Concussion CER. o Required prior to competitive season: Online General Rules Meeting and Sport-specific online rules meeting. • At the discretion of school administration, students may participate simultaneously in Approved Fall Sports and Fall Training Seasons. The following activities or events are not allowed during the Fall Training Seasons: • Tryouts • Scrimmages—defined as any sport-specific training, instruction or interaction that involves members of your high school program with individuals or students who are not members of your high school program and who are not students at your school. • Jamborees • Competitions • Captain’s Practices All MSHSL rules, policies and bylaws are applicable with the following exception: Students may participate in an MSHSL Fall Training Season and also participate on a non-school team in that same sport. (Board Exception to MSHSL Bylaw 208) Fall Training Season interpretations: Fall Training Seasons are an approved extension of the MSHSL approved interscholastic season for each sport. • Fall Training Seasons are considered “in season.” Coaches within the approved interscholastic season may coach their student athletes within the Fall Training Season. (Interpretation of MSHSL Bylaw 208) • MSHSL Coaches may not coach a non-school team during the Fall Approved Training Season. Page 2 8/11/20 Additional guidance for Fall Training Seasons: • All aspects must align with the requirements of the Minnesota Department of Education plan for return to learning, must follow the requirements from the Minnesota Department of Health’s Guidance on Youth Sports, and must include the required actions identified in the Governor’s Executive Orders. • The first week of practice should focus on implementing effective protocols and routines for pre-participation screenings, effective social distancing, compliance with all health recommendations, establishment of pod limits of 25 or less, and additional actions that mitigate the spread of disease and enhance safety of students and coaches. • Athletic programs must follow the identified protocols for students or coaches who have tested positive, are experiencing symptoms consistent with a COVID-19 diagnosis or have had exposure to an individual who has been diagnosed with COVID-19. • For schools that are required by localized metrics to be in a distance learning mode, practices are limited to virtual contact only. + MSHSL Spring Sports include Girls Badminton, Baseball, Boys and Girls Golf, Boys and Girls Lacrosse, Girls Softball, Synchronized Swimming, Boys Tennis, and Boys and Girls Track and Field. Adapted sports offered in the fall and spring seasons will be reviewed with recommendations from the Minnesota Adapted Athletic

Parents/Guardians: We will be having our weekly parent meeting this Wednesday, August 12 at 7 p.m. Notice there is a time change. Below is the link or the telephone number to call in on: meet.google.com/xii-jcen-vsa or 1 337-346-2694‬ PIN: ‪994 681 032‬# Ryan Arndt Canby Elementary Principal

MSHSL Fall Sports Meeting https://www.mshsl.org/about/news/league-news/mshsl-board-directors-meeting-august-4-2020

Parents/Guardians, Last week's parent meeting was a great success and I appreciate everyone that participated. There were great questions. I will be doing the same thing this week on Wednesday August 5th at 6 pm. We will be following the same format. Below is the link or the telephone number to call in on: meet.google.com/vkw-wwub-vtd or 1 402-396-5287‬ PIN: ‪240 164 527 ​ I am looking forward to seeing everyone at the virtual meeting. ​ Ryan Arndt Canby Elementary Principal

Canby 4 Kids and Canby Elementary School invite you to National Night Out Tuesday, August 4th. Please see the image below for more details.

Greetings Parents/Guardians. The school supply list for Canby Elementary was sent out in the class placement letters earlier this month. However, I have placed it on the website under out documents tab and then elementary. The school ssupply list can also be accessed by clicking on the link below: https://5il.co/ik7r

I hope this message finds you and your family doing well this summer. As the start of the school year begins to creap up on us, I want to take a moment of your time to provide you with a brief update on what is taking place to prepare for the school year. As you know we are living in a time of uncertainty and it is important we prepare for whatever is thrown our direction this school year. The Canby Public School District is scheduled to begin the 2020-2021 school year on Tuesday, September 8, 2020. Staff members at C.P.S. are busy preparing for students to return. We are excited to be welcoming staff and students back into our buildings this fall! This has to be the longest stretch of time any district has gone without students in its classrooms, hallways or on the buses. The Canby Public School District is working to develop a Return to School Plan for the 2021 school year. This plan includes three different scenarios in which school will operate depending on the status of the COVID-19 pandemic in our area or state. Scenario one is a “traditional” or in person learning plan, scenario two is a Hybrid Plan which will require the district to have students and staff follow the 6 foot social distancing guidelines, and scenario three is a Distance Learning Plan. Once this plan is finalized it will be posted to the district website. On July 27, Governor Tim Walz is scheduled to inform Minnesota School Districts under which one of the three scenarios school will return. At this time we do not know what the Governor will announce, but it is the goal of Canby Public Schools to return to school in a traditional format. Our staff will be ready to welcome students back! Please enjoy the rest of your summer and we will see you on September 8! If you have any questions or concerns about the return to school please contact me.

The maintenance crew is training today to learn how to properly clean our facilities for COVID. We are thankful for our maintenance team’s dedication to keeping everyone safe in school.

An important message from Nick Kockelman related to summer baseball. Due to the ongoing restrictions related to COVID19 (limiting number of participants, social distancing, and no contact with used equipment); youth baseball for the summer will be cancelled. All fees for this year will be returned (checks will be torn up and cash will be returned). We are sorry for the inconvenience and we look forward to having baseball back again next summer.

Diploma station is ready. Parking space signs ready! Thank you Blue and Gold for the signs!

Congratulations to Vickie Kuchta and Marylee Giese on their retirement from Canby Public Schools! Thank you for the love of learning you brought to school each and every day during your career. We wish you the best! Pictured are Dr. Robert Slaba, Vickie Kuchta and Superintendent Ryan Nielsen.

A reminder that the last packet drop-off is tomorrow from 7:30-9:30 and 11-1:30.

The final day of school for students is Friday, May 22. This will also be the final day for both the school meal and day care service.

This Friday, May 22nd at 2 PM, there will be an end of the year parade in town! The teachers and staff of the Canby Schools will drive up and down the Avenues in town to wish the students a happy summer! It would be great to see many of our families! We have missed you a lot!

Greetings Parents/Guardians: We are in our final week of Distance Learning. I would like to thank all the students, parents, and everyone else that has helped make this difficult time a success. We will be doing a final drop-off this Friday, May 22 at the Elementary. The drop-off will follow the same times as the other drop-offs. It will run from 7:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. and 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. The procedure is as follows: 1. Drop-off will be at Door #2 as before. Please drop off all school work, IPad (w/chargers), library books, text books, community ed. basketball jerseys. 2. We will ask that everyone stops at Door # 1 after dropping off to see if there are any additional items for your students. These items could include: *Year books if you ordered them. *Memory books for certain grade levels. *Miscellaneous student materials left over. Grades/Awards Canby Elementary is looking out for the best interest of our students. We are modifying grading procedures to benefit our students. On certain subjects you will see a pass or fail for them for quarter 4. We will also be modifying the awards for this year. We will be mailing them out in the student’s report card envelopes in early June. There will not be an attendance award this year given the circumstances that we have been faced with. Not all awards will be given out this year.

Greetings Parents/Guardians: We are on the home stretch of distance learning. Again, I thank everyone for their hard work. The next dropoff and pickup is on Monday, May 11, 2020. The times are the same which are 7:30-9:30 a.m. and 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. The procedure will be the same which is enter the bus lane and drop off the last two weeks packets at door #2 (middle doors) and you will be greeted by staff members to get the work. Then you will proceed to door #1 to pickup the new work for your student. For the final dropoff we would like all textbooks, Ipads, and any library books that are still out there. The final dropoff is as follows: May 22: Final Dropoff of packets. 7:30-9:30 a.m. and 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. There is another Optional opportunity for students. Typically we send students to Marshall in May for a Science and Nature conference. Of course this year that is not possible. Our cooperative has offered a free opportunity for all of our students. More information and how to access this free opportunity follows: The SWWC Science and Nature Conference is one of our largest and most popular events, attracting nearly 1,500 participants each year. It provides an amazing opportunity for students to explore the wonders of science and technology that can be found in the world around them. We are sad that we can’t celebrate in-person this year, but are excited to offer our first Virtual Science and Nature Conference at NO CHARGE to schools and parents from the SWWC Region. Schools and students can participate any time from May 5 through the end of the school year. Just share this link with your students - www.swwc.org/sn. The link will bring them to this exact page where they can explore all of the sessions and activities in each of the 16 different categories. We have added grade level suggestions for each session and students are free to explore any of the sessions! If you do have any questions or concerns please feel free to reach out to myself or your teachers. Sincerely, Ryan Arndt Canby Elementary Principal

Happy National School Nurse day to our two outstanding nurses Glenda Olsen and Krystal Schmitt!! Thank you for everything you do for our students and staff. We appreciate you!!

Parents/Guardians: Preschool registrations are due Monday May 11. We need to know our numbers for preschool for the 2020-2021 school year in order to accommodate students and staffing. If you have questions please call the office at 507-223-2003 or for more information. Ryan Arndt Canby Elementary Principal

Meal service will be offered Friday, May 1 and Monday, May 4 for all students.