District eNews - April 27, 2021

Please note that you can select the Spanish language on any web page on our official Edmonds School District website. At the top left of any page, click on “select language” then select “Spanish”, you will immediately notice that the content of the page will appear in Spanish.

Managing Student Usage of District Google Accounts with Hapara

Now that many students have returned to school campuses, teachers may use Hapara Highlights to manage student use of district-provided Google Apps accounts. Highlights is an extension that is installed in students' Google Apps school accounts so that teachers and administrators can see the tabs that students have open in Chrome. Highlights also allows teachers to open and close web pages for students. This applies to any student signed into Chrome with their school district Google Apps account, at school, or at home, while on their assigned Chromebook or Chrome on a personal device.

Some students may use a shared personal device when they are at home. This Hapara FAQ for Parents (website only available in English) will answer many of your questions and help you understand how to log a student out of the Chrome browser on a personal device when someone else is going to use it. Having your student only use their assigned Chromebook is an easy way to ensure Hapara won't affect other family members.

If you need any help related to Hapara Highlights, please contact the Student Technology Support Team at techsupport@edmonds15.org or call 425-431-1211. You can also contact your teacher. (Remember that when you call, you can ask for assistance in Spanish.)

Students in grades 7-12 have returned to campus, and we have an update on summer learning opportunities!

We loved welcoming our 7th-12th grade students back for in-person learning last week! Our students and staff have adjusted to daily health checks and are supporting each other well as they learn this new process.

We know that for many this year has been a challenge. To help students prepare for the 2021-22 school year we will offer the following summer programs:

• Summer school for high school students.
• In-Person Summer Learning Program for K-8 Students
• Online Summer Learning Program for K-8 Students

The programs will take place from July 6 to August 5.

For more information, visit our summer learning website .

Coming soon! Free and voluntary COVID-19 testing in our schools

The Edmonds School District, in collaboration with the Washington Department of Health and the Health Commons Project, will soon offer free testing for all students and staff who develop symptoms while on campus.

Testing our schools is one strategy we can use to mitigate the transmission of COVID-19. Families will not have to go anywhere else to get tested. The test is self-administered and we hope it will help get students back in the classroom quickly.

We are collaborating with a company called Curative, which uses fairly reliable oral swab test kits. Students and staff will collect their own saliva samples under the supervision of trained test administrators. Results will be provided within 48 hours.

Every precaution we take is like an extra layer of protection, and when used together, they dramatically lower the risks.

The district will begin offering school-based COVID-19 testing through a pilot program at three schools: Spruce Elementary, Meadowdale High and Meadowdale Middle. We hope to expand this offer to all schools in mid to late May.

Updates on graduation ceremonies

In order to provide in-person graduation ceremonies, each high school's graduation planning team is working to develop plans that meet specific state guidelines .

We are considering the option of creating smaller groups of high school seniors who have a specific number of tickets for their families to attend the ceremony in person. We are also looking at the possibility of all seniors graduating together and having a limited number of immediate family members attend the ceremony.

In each of the plans we are considering, there will be limited access for viewers, so we are also planning to livestream the ceremonies online.

Although we don't have all the specific schedules worked out, we do have dates for our general high schools:

• Edmonds-Woodway High School – Saturday, June 19
• Meadowdale High School – Saturday, June 19
• Lynnwood High School – Sunday, June 20
• Mountlake Terrace High School – Sunday, June 20

Our other high schools are working to determine new graduation dates in order to use the stadium for the ceremonies. Dates will be announced soon for:

• Edmonds Heights K-12 TBC
• Edmonds eLearning Academy TBC
• Scriber Lake High School TBC

United through music

Quad Concerts are an annual event that brings together elementary through high school musicians to learn and perform. This year, the Quad concert had to take place virtually. Directed by Meadowdale High School's Jeff Horenstein, the concert may look different, but when it comes to music, appearances are secondary.

Here's another example of how a heavy dose of skill, tons of passion, and a bit of tech savvy come together to make amazing music in a remote learning environment.

Tshotsholoza - The Northwest Quad of the Edmonds School District

Special delivery! Volunteer Meal Kit Drivers Needed

The district, along with the Edmonds School District Foundation, is grateful for our volunteers who bring our free Grab n' Go meal kits to families without transportation.

Several hands on deck would be a great help! And we would love for you to help us! The first step is to fill out this form: bit.ly/ESDVolunteerbit.ly/ ESDVolunteer

High school student artwork must be submitted by April 30

The Edmonds Festival of the Arts invites students in grades 9-12 to submit a work of art at the 2021 festival. From August 27-29, a total of 100 works will be selected by the jury for the virtual exhibition, and the six best works will be exhibited at the festival and will receive a prize of 50 dollars. For more information: bit.ly/EAFStudentEntries

Spanish-English Dual Language Program Begins Next Year

Next year a new Spanish-English dual language program begins for two of our schools. If you have an incoming kindergartner at College Place or Cedar Valley Elementary Schools and are interested in our program, please be sure to register by June 1st. You can get more information on the program website: bit.ly/ESDDualLanguage

Starting May 15, the health and wellness expo will be held for a week.

The online health and wellness expo returns in 2021 and runs from Saturday May 15th to May 22nd.

There are ways to enjoy health and wellness at home.

Sign up here for the event link, which will also allow you to be entered into random prize draws.

The confinement of Japanese Americans, the subject of a documentary

Join us for a screening of the documentary Alternative Facts: The Lies of Executive Order 9066, from 6-8 pm on Wednesday, May 12.

Sign up here for the screening via Zoom. A round table will be held afterwards.

Everyone is invited to a Community Forum on Mental Health

"Let's keep moving forward together"

We know that the mental health of many students has taken a hit this past year. Please join us as we discuss how we can work as a community to support student mental health today, and in the future. We will provide tools and resources to help increase your confidence in mental health treatment, how to know when to get help, suicide prevention, and strategies for having difficult conversations with loved ones.

6-7:30 pm Wednesday, May 26, 2021. See district calendar for Zoom link details

A student's black and white photograph receives an honorable mention

Edmonds-Woodway High School senior Logan Bury earned an honorable mention in the Schack Art Center's 2021 Black and White Photography Contest.

His photograph, Snowing in Seattle, was awarded in the category of juniors and seniors in high school.

He was on display, along with 14 other award winners, as part of the center's Young Emerging Artists Gallery from April 1-24. The Schack Art Center received more than 168 works this year. Edmonds School District students have won prizes in the contest since its inception in 2011.

Here you will find more information about the contest.

Edmonds-Woodway High student receives National Merit scholarship

Edmonds-Woodway senior Sophia Sinnett is one of 13 Washington students to win a National Merit Scholarship (national competition for scholarships) in 2021, earning the National Merit Boeing Scholarship.

She plans to study chemical engineering in college. Congratulations Sophia!

Health screening tips for families whose students attend school in person.

Schools have done a great job taking on the challenge of daily health attestation forms, and the past few weeks have shown that their planning and hard work have paid off.

All students attending school in person must have a health attestation on file before entering the school campus. Emails titled “Action Required: Student – ​​Edmonds School District Daily Symptom Check” are sent directly to families around 5 a.m. The email links provided are specific to students, so you must complete an attestation form to every student who attends school in person.

Here are some tips that will help schools streamline the attestation process for students:

1. Fill out the attestation as far in advance as possible. An hour before arriving at school is ideal. When the green check mark appears, it means that the attestation has been completed successfully.
2. If you drop your students off in the car, you can take a screenshot of each attestation and have it ready on your phone. When you arrive at the curb, just show a staff member the green check mark(s), and your students are ready to walk onto campus!
3. If your students ride the bus or walk to school and your student has a mobile phone, you can share screenshots of the completed attestation with them, so they can easily show it to staff upon arrival.

The health attestation process is an important protection to mitigate the transmission of COVID-19. Students who do not have a completed attestation form will not be permitted to enter school campuses until we are able to verify their health status with a family member or until a trained staff member completes a comprehensive health screening that includes questions about possible symptoms and take temperature.

Thank you for supporting our efforts to streamline this process and ensure the safety of our students and staff.

Online School Board Meetings

Stream School Board meetings every other Tuesday on our YouTube channel: bit.ly/ESDYouTube .

For more information about the Board, including upcoming agendas, visit our website: bit.ly/ESDBoardMembers

Write the date on your calendar

See upcoming events below. You can also view our district's online calendar for the latest information on our website – https://bit.ly/ESDcalendar .

• 6:30 pm Tuesday, April 27: School Board Meeting
• Wednesday, May 5: District Early Dismissal
• 6:30 pm Tuesday, May 11: School Board Meeting

Please note that you can select the Spanish language on any web page on our official Edmonds School District website. At the top left of any page, click on “select language” then select “Spanish”, you will immediately notice that the content of the page will appear in Spanish.