Parchment School District

Hybrid A Panthers: Please read the latest schedule change announcement from Mr. Misner! *Image Transcription* 2/15/21 Parchment Hybrid A Families, Next week Tuesday, February 23rd, our school staff is scheduled to get their second round of COVID vaccinations. Due to the appointment times, the following schedule changes will be occurring within the district to accommodate this: GSRP and Daycare: Remain Unchanged Elementary: Central, Northwood and North: Half Day of in-person school for Hybrid group A (11:40 dismissal)* Middle School: Half Day of in-person school for Hybrid group A (10:57 dismissal)* High School: Virtual Instruction Day for Hybrid group A *Transportation will be provided to school but will not be available after school. Arrangements will need to be made on this day to ensure your child is picked up from school. As always, we appreciate your flexibility, collaboration and support. Respectfully, Jason Misner Superintendent

Parchment Update with PCL's Library Ambassador Karen Woodworth talked with Principal Lindsey Newton and Behavior Specialist Marcy Carter this week! These Northwood El. educators talked about social/emotional learning. Check it out: https://vimeo.com/509568648 #weareparchment

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Panthers: Due to weather conditions and potential for worsening roads, tomorrow (Friday, Feb 5th) will be a SNOWDAY. This means it will be a snow day for ALL students (both virtual and in-person classes are canceled). PELC childcare will be open. Stay safe PSD! #weareparchment

PSD: We will be holding a virtual, asynchronous day on Tuesday, Feb 2nd for our staff to be vaccinated. Students will have work to complete at home from their teachers. Thank you for being flexible with this important change!

PSD: Please review our snow day policy in regards to our hybrid model. Mr. Misner has explained what will happen IF we get a snow day this year. #weareparchment *Image Transcription* 1/25/21 Good Afternoon, We wanted to take a moment to update you on snow days and how they will look in the event one is warranted. We will still have snow days on scheduled in-person instructional days. This means that ALL classes in the Parchment School District would be canceled for that day if the conditions warrant a closure. This is for both in-person and virtual/remote instruction. This means that ALL students would have a snow day if one is called. Let me be clear, we have NOT called a snow day! This is just solidifying what it would be like IF we have conditions that require an emergency closure due to weather. Respectfully, Jason Misner Superintendent

Attention all PSD families! Please take a moment to read and share this update from Mr. Misner on potential school day changes as we prepare for our staff to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. (1/22/21) https://5il.co/ovni

The Excellence in Special Education Award is to honor those who have gone above and beyond in supporting students with an IEP. If you are a Parent, Guardian, or Student, please complete the following nomination form: https://www.kresa.org/Page/2212 #weareparchment

Today, Monday, Jan 18th, we celebrate Martin Luther King Jr.! In 1963, Dr. King said, "Darkness cannot drive out darkness; Only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; Only love can do that." #weareparchment #MLK

Have a safe and wonderful winter break! School resumes on January 4th. #weareparchment

PHS Student Co. has an alternative to our annual food drive. We are partnering with Harding's to provide holiday meals to families in need in our district. If you would like to sponsor a family, please send donations to Parchment High School Attn: Holiday Dinner. #weareparchment

Panthers, please take a minute to read an update from Mr. Misner (link below). We are so proud of the response to the new changes by our staff, Panthers, and community. Thank you for keeping students safe and being flexible! #weareparchment #virtuallearning https://5il.co/n6z5

PHS: Your exam schedule has been modified due to the upcoming HS closure. Please be ON TIME to your Google meets tomorrow (Wed 11/18) to get more information from each teacher on your exam. If you have more questions, email your teachers now! Don't wait until it's too late!

11/15/20 ATTENTION Panthers: Please take a moment to read through this letter from Mr. Misner on how the latest announcement tonight will affect the Parchment School District. PHS Students: More information will be coming to you this week. https://5il.co/n2x4

11/15/20 Attention Panthers: Governor Whitmer is holding a briefing tonight at 6pm that we are told will affect schools. Please tune in to get the full information. We will have more for you once we know the nature of the announcement and how/if it affects PSD. #weareparchment

Join Parchment School District on November 18th at the high school parking lot between 10am-3pm as we Stuff the Van! We will be collecting non-perishable food items to benefit Kalamazoo Loaves and Fishes. Due to Covid-19 protocol we ask to please wear your mask and remain in your vehicle. A staff member will greet you. If you would like more info on KLF, visit https://kzoolf.org/. For more information on National Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week 2020,visit https://hhweek.org/ Any questions regarding this event, please contact Parchment School District Homeless Liaison, Sasha Hoyle at 269-359-7462 or via email at shoyle@parchmentschools.org

Nov 5th: We distributed 502 meals packs on Wednesday, which equals 7,028 individual meals to kids in our community! That’s right, our food service staff distributed those meals in one day, all while feeding our hybrid students at school and at home this week. #weareparchment

Panthers: Remember there is no school on Friday, October 30th for K-12 as our staff works on professional development. (No in-person for Group B that day)

Parchment School District is committed to creating an ongoing and responsive culture that values and celebrates Equity, Diversity & Inclusion. Check out the rest of our EDI statement here and on our website! #weareparchment

Attention PHS: We have some GREAT NEWS! The USDA has extended free breakfast and lunch meals to all students learning at school, or at home until the end of the school year. However, we still need ALL high school families to fill out an online school meal application as soon as possible to ensure additional State and Federal supplemental programs and funding for the building. Without each student having a dedicated meal eligibility, these additional funds are in jeopardy. Meal eligibility can also make PHS students eligible for certain fee waivers like testing, college application, and scholarship opportunities outside of school so this is very important to have on file. All of the other buildings in the district will be completing a Household Income Statement for their individual building funds and not the online meal application. Therefore, if you have students at PHS and another district building, you will be filling out the online meal application AND the Household Information Report. This is just how the Federal guidelines work! Please complete an online meal application this week at www.lunchapp.com so we can meet our deadline to submit data for these additional program funds. Please call 269-250-8928 or email our food services director at hwait@parchmentschools.org if you have any questions. The link to our food application can be found on: https://www.lunchapp.com/StartAnApplication