Castleton Village School

Dear Slate Valley Families, I hope everyone is staying healthy as the cold weather begins to take hold. Again thank you for your patience, understanding and willingness to collaborate as we navigate these trying times. We know it isn’t easy and every child, staff member and family is experiencing the pandemic differently. Our commitment is to meet every child everyday where they are academically, socially/emotionally and grow them. Please read the full letter from Superintendent Olsen-Farrell for a COVID update here: https://5il.co/10uqr

Dear Slate Valley Staff and Families, If you or your child are participating in our weekly COVID-19 surveillance testing on Wednesday please check to see if your results are in prior to coming to school on Friday. If you are still interested in signing up for the weekly surveillance testing the information is below: Weekly COVID testing on Wednesdays will be offered for ages 5 and up for both unvaccinated and fully vaccinated individuals. It is completely voluntary. If you are interested you need to complete a consent form on-line: https://www.cic-health.com/consent/vt. After consenting you should receive an email from COMMUNICATION INTEL. Your building nurse will be organizing the testing. Frequently asked questions about the testing program: https://education.vermont.gov/news/covid-19-guidance-vermont-schools/school-staff-covid19-surveillance-testing/school-staff-resources Please reach out to your school nurse if you have any questions. Best, Brooke

Join us virtually on November 3rd from 6:00-6:45 p.m. when we discover how Google Classroom works to provide learning to students wherever they may be. We will also be looking at how to best use the PDF file editor, KAMI. There will be time for questions at the end of the session. Link to join: https://bit.ly/3G2TlhL

Dear Slate Valley Families, As we head into flu and cold season, we are seeing more and more illness. If your child is sick, please keep them home. Please understand that this year, even with allergy symptoms, you need to keep your child home and if it lasts more than 24 hours, they also require a Covid test per the Vermont Department of Health. Please do not send them in and tell them to go see the nurse. Students with any symptoms will be sent home. This year, even seemingly innocent symptoms can spread illness and students need to stay home to prevent the spread of not only Covid, but other illnesses like colds, flu, and other viruses that end up spreading, requiring others to have to stay home. By keeping your child home, some of that spread is stopped. Please read the following document from the VT Department of Health, it should answer any question you may have about safe return to school with illness: https://5il.co/10qu5. Thank you very much for you cooperation with this important issue.

Emergency Broadband Benefit Program Did you know? The Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) Emergency Broadband Benefit Program (EBB Program) is a temporary federal program to help eligible households pay for internet service during the pandemic. To see if you qualify for the Emergency Broadband Benefit Program, please visit https://getemergencybroadband.org/do-i-qualify/. If you have questions about the EBB Program, your eligibility to participate, or to find information about participating providers near you, please visit https://getemergencybroadband.org, call 833-511-0311, or email EBBHelp@usac.org. To apply, you can fill out an application either online, by mail, or through a participating service provider https://getemergencybroadband.org/companies-near-me/.

Tonight! October 18th You’re invited to the Slate Valley Unified Union School District Board Meeting at 6:30 p.m. at Fair Haven Union High School. This meeting will be in person or you may virtually connect by going to https://meet.google.com/ehd-nyzc-hhm or join by phone (US) +1 617-675-4444 PIN: 634 020 265 3536# Tonight’s Agenda: https://5il.co/10hiu Previous Meeting Minutes: https://5il.co/zp13 Next Board Meeting: October 25, 2021, 6:30 p.m. at FHGS

Dear Slate Valley Families, On Friday, October 15th 2021 we learned about an individual in our learning community with Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) at Castleton Village School. Please read the letter from Superintendent Olsen-Farrell: https://5il.co/10ifv

A Reminder about Free Meals - All students 18 and under are able to eat free breakfast and lunch with the Abbey Group every day. Families do not need to fill out any paperwork to access free meals for students. Breakfast and lunch will be available free for the 2021-2022 school year!

Dear Slate Valley Families, On Tuesday, October 12th 2021 we learned about an individual in our learning community with Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) at Castleton Village School. Please read the letter from Superintendent Olsen-Farrell: https://5il.co/10df6

Dear Slate Valley Families, On Friday, October 8th 2021 we learned about 4 individuals in our learning community with Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) at Castleton Elementary School, Castleton Village School and Orwell Village School. Please read the letter from Superintendent Olsen-Farrell: https://5il.co/1076q

For your convenience, here is the 2021-2022 Academic Calendar. You may also view it as a PDF: https://5il.co/qnmg.

We’re hiring! To see our current employment opportunities, visit https://www.slatevalleyunified.org/page/employment-opportunities

We’re hiring! To see our current employment opportunities, visit https://www.slatevalleyunified.org/page/employment-opportunities

Reminder: CVS Open House is tonight from 4:30 - 6:30. Come any time during that time and your student will give you a tour and show you all of their hard work so far this year. See you tonight!

Tonight (September 27th): You’re invited to the Slate Valley Unified Union School District Board Meeting at 6:30 p.m. at Castleton Elementary School. This meeting will be in person or you may virtually connect by going to https://meet.google.com/tig-yqqa-txw or join by phone (US) +1 617-675-4444 PIN: 155 149 799 9941# Tonight’s Agenda: https://5il.co/zija Previous Meeting Minutes: https://5il.co/z3su Next Board Meeting: October 18, 6:30 p.m. at FHUHS

We’re hiring! To see our current employment opportunities, visit https://www.slatevalleyunified.org/page/employment-opportunities

We’re hiring! To see our current employment opportunities, visit https://www.slatevalleyunified.org/page/employment-opportunities

Tonight, (September 23rd) Slate Valley Unified Union School District is hosting a Community Engagement Meeting from 5:30-7:00 p.m. in the Fair Haven Union High School Gymnasium. You may also join virtually at https://meet.google.com/vis-nccm-ghw For more information and to provide feedback, please visit https://www.slatevalleyunified.org/page/esser View the ARP/ESSER Stakeholder Engagement September 2021 Presentation here: https://5il.co/yto9

We’re hiring! To see our current employment opportunities, visit https://www.slatevalleyunified.org/page/employment-opportunities

The IRS Stakeholder Liaison office is holding additional free Advance Child Tax Credit information sessions for New Hampshire & Vermont residents to learn about the Advance Child Tax Credit. Information provided will include: -Eligibility requirements for the Advance Child Tax Credit -Information on the IRS Update Portal, where those eligible can: check if they are enrolled to receive advance payments, unenroll to stop getting advance payments, provide or update bank account information for monthly payments advance payments -Information on the IRS Non-Filer Portal, where those not required to file a tax return can provide their information to determine eligibility and request advance payments Wednesday, September 22nd, 10:00am – 11:00am (Spanish) Join the Zoom meeting by clicking on this link: https://irs.zoomgov.com/j/1602290192?pwd=UFErSnEyTjg3eTExM2NQTjFKSmpHQT09 Or you can join the audio portion only by dialing: 669-254-5252, Meeting ID#: 160 229 0192 Wednesday, September 22nd, 3:00pm – 4:00pm (English) Join the Zoom meeting by clicking on this link: https://irs.zoomgov.com/j/1611398219?pwd=aklnSGx3TTFDRlhGbkZiTktVOWFIdz09 Or you can join the audio portion only by dialing: 669-254-5252, Meeting ID#: 161 139 8219 Tuesday, September 29th, 6:00pm – 7:00pm (English) Join the Zoom meeting by clicking on this link: https://irs.zoomgov.com/j/1601854824?pwd=MDZyc0hQc1I4Y05OOUwzdE12S2FzQT09 Or you can join the audio portion only by dialing: 669-254-5252, Meeting ID#: 160 185 4824 Monday, October 4th, 3:00pm – 4:00pm (Spanish) Join the Zoom meeting by clicking on this link: https://irs.zoomgov.com/j/1619616907?pwd=aEhOM2xUK3JiVVY2cmdTSC90dCtxdz09 Or you can join the audio portion only by dialing: 669-254-5252, Meeting ID#: 161 961 6907 Tuesday, October 5th, 1:00pm – 2:00pm (English) Join the Zoom meeting by clicking on this link: https://irs.zoomgov.com/j/1602679757?pwd=YmE5a1FwZWlBNEgwSFZLWFY5VFNkZz09 Or you can join the audio portion only by dialing: 669-254-5252, Meeting ID#: 160 267 9757 Tuesday, October 12th, 6:00pm – 7:00pm (Spanish) Join the Zoom meeting by clicking on this link: https://irs.zoomgov.com/j/1609804167?pwd=RmpYT0JEVFN1NHhWV3Mvd1AySlAvdz09 Or you can join the audio portion only by dialing: 669-254-5252, Meeting ID#: 160 980 4167 There is no pre-registration required. Just click on the links above or call in using the phone number provided.