Waupun Area School District

Congratulations to Alaina Snow-Class of 2022. Alaina was selected for the Wisconsin State Senate-Senate Scholars Program! #WarriorPride

The Waupun Area School District Board of Education Communications Committee will meet on March 9, 2021, at 4:00 p.m. at the Waupun Area School District Education Service Center, 950 Wilcox Street, Waupun, WI 53963. If four board members are present at any committee meeting, it constitutes a quorum and is considered a meeting of the Board of Education. Thus, please also consider this a Gathering Notice because it is anticipated that additional board member(s) of the Board of Education to be in attendance during the committee meeting, and it may also be a Board of Education meeting. No district action will be taken by any governmental body specifically referenced to the above. Google ID: https://meet.google.com/xeu-yfxs-zmc Governing Board

The Waupun Area School District Board of Education Personnel & Finance Committee will meet on March 9, 2021, at 3:00 p.m. at the Waupun Area Education Service Center, 950 Wilcox Street, Waupun, WI. If four board members are present at any committee meeting, it constitutes a quorum and is considered a meeting of the Board of Education. Thus, please also consider this a Gathering Notice because it is anticipated that additional board member(s) of the Board of Education to be in attendance during the committee meeting, and it may also be a Board of Education meeting. No district action will be taken by any governmental body specifically referenced to the above. Google ID: https://meet.google.com/ddz-zpfp-nfh Governing Board

COVID-19 brought to light the lack of accessibility to internet by Fond du Lac County residents, which has led the County to be more proactive in addressing this important issue. Fond du Lac County partnered with Envision Greater Fond du Lac, the county-wide chamber of commerce and economic development organization, to conduct a survey of household internet access and use in the County. The survey, which starts March 1, asks you to provide information related to how you use the internet, your satisfaction with your internet service and providers, internet reliability, and other internet concerns. It is important for your household to complete this survey so that your voice is heard and change can occur in our County. Your household may receive a postcard in the mail with information regarding this survey. The results of the survey will be used to allow various organizations to apply for grants to help contribute to the cost of county-wide improvements in internet service. To participate in the Fond du Lac County Resident Internet Survey, please go to: www.surveymonkey.com/r/FDLbroadbandresident or call Envision Greater Fond du Lac at (920) 921-9500 to request that a paper copy be mailed to your residence.

Congratulations to Coach Rens and the Conference Awards winners: 126 lbs Easton Hull 2nd team 145 lbs Anthony Nighbor 2nd team 152 lbs Isaac Glewen 1st team 170 lbs Trevor Roecker 1st team

Congratulations to Coach Pickarts and the Conference Award Winners: Rhyer Smit-2nd team & Cole Hicken-Honorable Mention.

"How to Manage Student Stress virtual presentation tonight at 6:00. To join, please find the link on the WASD Facebook page. Tuesday, February 23rd, 2021 6:00-7:00 pm Presented by: David Francione, APSW, Psychotherapy Join Zoom Meeting @WaupNation https://ssmhealth.zoom.us/j/9821111463

4-year old kindergarten registration 4K registration for the 2021-22 school year is in full swing. 4K Sites are filling up fast. If you have not registered your 4 year-old for 4K please register soon. To attend 4-year old kindergarten, students must be 4 years old by September 1st. Registration information is on the Waupun Area School District website, under “4K Information”. If you have any questions please contact Linda Meagher at lmeagher@waupun.k12.wi.us or 920-324-3361. Placements will be determined during the month of March. Any registrations submitted after March 1st will be placed at the site that has the most availability. If you know any children that will be eligible for 4K in the next school year, please spread the word. Thank you, Waupun 4K Staff

Art Club members are making progress on a student-designed barn quilt.

The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction strongly encourages families to complete a free/reduced meal application. Families that qualify for free or reduced meals may be provided future EBT funds that can be used for food purchases at stores and may apply for school fee waivers. Federal funds are distributed to school districts based on the percentage of approved applicants. Please complete an application online in the Infinite Campus Parent Portal or pick up a paper application at any one of the schools.

The free student meals program has just been extended until the end of the 2020-21 school year. #WarriorPride

Dear WASD Families, The Department of Public Instruction (DPI) is committed to improving digital equity in the State of Wisconsin. DPI is collaborating with Measurement Lab (M-Lab) to collect data on Internet speeds across the state. The data collected will help the Governor's Task Force on Broadband Access to create reports on where broadband access is sufficient as well as lacking. We're inviting you to participate in the collection of this data. Please consider going to the site below several times throughout the next few weeks to take the Internet speed test. Also, please take the speed test on your child's Chromebook, a laptop, or home computer as this will give more accurate results than running the test on a mobile phone. The more data there is, the more accurate picture DPI will have about Internet speeds across the State of Wisconsin. Thank you for your help and participation. https://speed.measurementlab.net/#/

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As the seasons change, we know that activities and gatherings move indoors. Without precautions, groups of people indoors will increase exposure to colds, flu, and COVID-19. We are asking for your assistance to help keep our schools open for in-person education. Please click the link to read a message from your Dodge County Superintendents, Administrators and the County Health Officer. https://bit.ly/2ITmD9k

Calling all Retired Teachers - WASD is seeking Virtual ONLY substitute teachers to sub in the event that a class is attending school virtually and the classroom teacher is unable to virtually teach for the day. This would not require the virtual sub to come into the building, but have the ability to virtually teach from home. If interested, please reach out to Emily Sina at 920-324-9341 ext. 2107 or esina@waupun.k12.wi.us

If you have concerns about your child’s vision and/or hearing, please contact Jess Geisthardt, District Nurse, for a private screening. jgeisthardt@waupun.k12.wi.us or 920-324-5591 x2995 #WarriorPride

Does your family need support? The Wisconsin 211 system can help with food needs for families along with other needs. Dial 211 https://211wisconsin.communityos.org/ https://211wisconsin.communityos.org/contact-impact