Castleton Village School

Vermont School Safety Tip Line Announcement Dear Parents and Guardians, We wanted to share some good news with you: All Vermonters now have access to a new anonymous Stop School Violence Tip Line. The purpose of this tip line is to enhance school safety and security by providing students, faculty, staff, and members of the community with a tool to report circumstances that may lead to violence. These reports will assist law enforcement, human services providers and school administrators with identifying school threats and preventing school violence. Tips will be received 24 hours a day, seven days a week and assessed to determine if an immediate action is required from law enforcement or first responders. Tips that are determined not to need immediate attention will be directed to VT 211 (United Way) for additional services. Any student, parent/guardian, educator, or member of the community can use this tip line at NO COST! There are three ways to submit a tip: 1.Go to www.SAFE4VT.org and click on submit a tip, then fill out the form with your information. 2.Dial 844-SAFE4VT (723-3488) and speak with a call-taker. 3.Send a text to 274637, type in keyword SAFE4VT and then your tip. This tip line was made possible by a federal grant from the U.S. Department of Justice and is being managed by the Vermont Department of Public Safety. Calls or texts to the tip line will be managed by a call-taking center, which will ensure the information is forwarded to the appropriate agencies for immediate review. REMINDER: All tips are anonymous. Who can use the tip line? ANYONE can submit tips, and all are encouraged to provide information that may help to stop an act of violence in our schools. The tip line is a toll-free number and can be used 24 hours a day! If at any time you need to report a school safety tip, please connect, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

Tonight! The Slate Valley Board will hold a public hearing to discuss the closure of Castleton Village School. Tuesday, September 21st - 6 p.m. at Castleton Elementary School Attend in person or join Google Meet https://meet.google.com/nmk-nqis-tyg or dial (US) +1 617-675-4444 PIN: 843 805 075 9156# (More phone numbers: https://tel.meet/nmk-nqis-tyg?pin=8438050759156)

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

On Thursday, 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

Tonight and Tomorrow: The Slate Valley Board will hold public hearings to discuss the closure of Castleton Village School. Please see below for details. Monday, September 20th - 5 p.m. at Fair Haven Union High School Attend in person or join Google Meet https://meet.google.com/swv-prjj-mhf or dial (US) +1 617-675-4444 PIN: 577 845 560 7807# (More phone numbers: https://tel.meet/swv-prjj-mhf?pin=5778455607807) Monday, September 20th - 7 p.m. at Castleton Village School Attend in person or join Google Meet https://meet.google.com/pbf-sqfr-txw or dial (US) +1 617-675-4444 PIN: 434 083 972 7435# (More phone numbers: https://tel.meet/pbf-sqfr-txw?pin=4340839727435) Tuesday, September 21st - 6 p.m. at Castleton Elementary School Attend in person or join Google Meet https://meet.google.com/nmk-nqis-tyg or dial (US) +1 617-675-4444 PIN: 843 805 075 9156# (More phone numbers: https://tel.meet/nmk-nqis-tyg?pin=8438050759156

Vaccine Clinic today at FHUHS: There will be a vaccine clinic at Fair Haven Union High School today (Monday, September 20th) from 9:00-5:00. A full list of clinics, clinic hours, and registration information can be found at http://www.healthvermont.gov/MyVaccine

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

The Slate Valley Board will hold public hearings to discuss the closure of Castleton Village School on the following dates: Monday, September 20th - 5 p.m. at Fair Haven Union High School Attend in person or join Google Meet https://meet.google.com/swv-prjj-mhf or dial (US) +1 617-675-4444 PIN: 577 845 560 7807# (More phone numbers: https://tel.meet/swv-prjj-mhf?pin=5778455607807) Monday, September 20th - 7 p.m. at Castleton Village School Attend in person or join Google Meet https://meet.google.com/pbf-sqfr-txw or dial (US) +1 617-675-4444 PIN: 434 083 972 7435# (More phone numbers: https://tel.meet/pbf-sqfr-txw?pin=4340839727435) Tuesday, September 21st - 6 p.m. at Castleton Elementary School Attend in person or join Google Meet https://meet.google.com/nmk-nqis-tyg or dial (US) +1 617-675-4444 PIN: 843 805 075 9156# (More phone numbers: https://tel.meet/nmk-nqis-tyg?pin=8438050759156

Slate Valley is hiring! To see our current employment opportunities, visit: https://www.slatevalleyunified.org/page/employment-opportunities

Upcoming Vaccine Clinic at FHUHS: Monday, September 20th there will be a vaccine clinic at Fair Haven Union High School from 9:00-5:00. A full list of clinics, clinic hours, and registration information can be found at http://www.healthvermont.gov/MyVaccine

Please save the date for the CVS Open House on Thursday, September 30th!

Slate Valley Unified Union School District is hosting a Community Engagement Meeting on September 23rd 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, please visit https://www.slatevalleyunified.org/page/esser.

September 14, 2021 Dear Slate Valley Families, If you have not done so already, we are asking you to notify us of your child’s COVID vaccination status. This pertains to all eligible students (age 12 and up). School districts are permitted by law to request that parents voluntarily disclose their student’s vaccination status to assist with the implementation of pandemic precautions. You may opt to not disclose this information. If you decline to provide the school with their child’s vaccination status, your child will be counted as not-vaccinated. Understanding the accurate percentage of vaccinated students in our district is critical to knowing when we meet the 80% threshold where masks will no longer be required. It is also important to know in terms of contact tracing. If your child is fully vaccinated, they will not need to quarantine due to an exposure. We greatly appreciate your help and support in getting this information to our school nurses. Please fill out the form below and return to the school nurse in your building. Again this only pertains to eligible students (12 and up) at this time. We will be mailing forms home as well. As always, if you have any questions please reach out to your school nurse. Best, Brooke Olsen-Farrell Vaccination Attestation Letter: https://5il.co/yvyg Student Vaccination Attestation Form: https://5il.co/yvyi

Tonight (September 13th) 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/jjz-yxpn-xyn or join by phone (US) +1 617-675-4444 PIN: 411 413 765 0756# Tonight’s Agenda: https://5il.co/yo9x Previous Meeting Minutes: https://5il.co/xtg7 Next Board Meeting: September 27, 6:30 p.m. at CES

Dear Slate Valley Families, We recently announced that your child’s school will be offering weekly COVID testing for ages 5 and up for both unvaccinated and fully vaccinated individuals (staff and students). Unfortunately, due to technical issues with the vendor/state we will not be able to start on September 15th as originally planned. Instead we are planning on starting weekly surveillance testing on September 29th. It will occur weekly every Wednesday after that. Again, 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 Olsen-Farrell, Superintendent

Dear Slate Valley Families, Your child’s school will be offering weekly COVID testing for ages 5 and up for both unvaccinated and fully vaccinated individuals. We will be starting weekly surveillance testing on September 15th. It will occur weekly every Wednesday after that. It is completely voluntary. If you are interested you need to complete a consent form on-line which can be found on the following link. https://bit.ly/3jXlspB 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 can be found here. https://bit.ly/3BUmAk0 Please reach out to your school nurse if you have any questions. Best, Brooke

Reminder - Tonight! Please join Casey O'Meara, Slate Valley's Director of Curriculum, for an informational meeting on leveraging Title I Schoolwide Programs to Address Barriers to Academic Success at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, September 9th at Castleton Elementary School. The meeting can also be accessed using the following google meet link: https://meet.google.com/wpn-eika-ozr?hs=122&authuser=0. You may view the slides (with a survey at the end) from the presentation here: https://bit.ly/3h1Bddb.

Reminder - this Thursday! Please join Casey O'Meara, Slate Valley's Director of Curriculum, for an informational meeting on leveraging Title I Schoolwide Programs to Address Barriers to Academic Success at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, September 9th at Castleton Elementary School. The meeting can also be accessed using the following google meet link: https://meet.google.com/wpn-eika-ozr?hs=122&authuser=0. You may view the slides (with a survey at the end) from the presentation here: https://bit.ly/3h1Bddb.

Please join Casey O'Meara, Slate Valley's Director of Curriculum, for an informational meeting on leveraging Title I Schoolwide Programs to Address Barriers to Academic Success at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, September 9th at Castleton Elementary School. The meeting can also be accessed using the following google meet link: https://meet.google.com/wpn-eika-ozr?hs=122&authuser=0. You may view the slides (with a survey at the end) from the presentation here: https://bit.ly/3h1Bddb.

Correction/Update - Boys and Girls Club will be opening tomorrow, Thursday, September 2nd, at all locations except Benson Village School. Boys and Girls Club at Benson Village School will be delaying their opening to Tuesday, September 7th due to COVID related staffing issues. We apologize for the confusion and any inconvenience this may cause.