The Galesburg-Augusta Community Schools District Facebook page has been compromised & we are currently working on recovery.
*Please do not send messages or ask questions on the Facebook page. We cannot access it at this time. (The Primary, Middle & High School Facebook pages are all fine.)
Please call your school office with questions or email a staff member. Our email addresses can be found on our website under "Staff". (Please remember to go to your school 1st, click Menu, then select "Staff". Thank you.
The G-A daycare center at the Primary school will be open on Dec. 21st, 22nd, and 23rd as well as Dec. 28th, 29th, and 30th.
If you need child care during this time, please contact Jillian Turner at 269-484-2075 or Jillian.turner@garams.org.
Family Movie Night
Featuring: The Polar Express
Thursday, December 17th @ 6:00 PM
HS Parking Lot
Families are invited to join us for a holiday evening at your "local drive-in theatre".
Everyone will remain in their vehicle throughout the event in order to respect social distancing & covid guidelines. (The building will not be open for use.)
In the event of inclement weather, our rain date will be Tuesday, December 22..
*** MEAL DELIVERY & PICK UP TOMORROW!! ***
G-A will provide free meals to ALL kids under age 18. We will deliver 5 days of breakfast & lunch.
~ The buses will leave the HS at 10am & follow the normal afternoon bus routes.
~ There will also be pick up sites at the Primary & Middle schools from 10:30-11:30am.
~ The intent is to have the last full delivery on Wednesday, December 16th, weather permitting.
Our Primary school kitchen got a face lift this week. We can't wait for our Little Rams to see it!
Special thank you to Alisha Bowen & Amber Peugeot. It looks AWESOME!
#WeAreGA #GAPride
NOTICE OF SPECIAL SCHOOL BOARD MEETING
The Galesburg-Augusta Community Schools Board of Education will be conducting a Special School Board Meeting via video conferencing.
DATE OF MEETING: December 7, 2020
HOUR OF MEETING: 6:30 p.m.
To join Zoom Meeting by computer:
o Enter: https://zoom.us/j/3416004497
o Then Click Open Zoom Meeting
o Enter Password: 123456
Meeting ID: 341 600 4497
Meeting Notice: https://5il.co/nlkx
The following is the District's plan for reopening and virtual learning through December and January.
For Pre K – 7th grades, face to face classes will resume Monday, December 7th as planned in the hybrid model for two weeks until the winter break.
8-12th grades will continue to learn virtually until the holiday break.
~ All extracurricular programs will continue to be suspended until after the winter break.
Pre K-12th will learn virtually the week after the winter break, January 4 - 8th.
We will offer daycare January 4 - 8th at the Primary School for a reduced rate of $20 per day. Please contact the director, Jillian Turner at 269-484-2075 for more information about childcare.
Face to face learning will resume for all Pre K – 12th students in the hybrid model on Monday, January 11, 2020.
Thank you for supporting our learners at home and communicating your questions and concerns with our administrators.
You can read the full statement on our website: https://5il.co/nk6x
*** MEAL DELIVERY & PICK UP TOMORROW!! ***
G-A will provide free meals to ALL kids under age 18. We will deliver 5 days of breakfast & lunch.
~ The buses will leave the HS at 10am & follow the normal afternoon bus routes.
~ There will also be pick up sites at the Primary & Middle schools from 10:30-11:30am.
~ The intent is to have the last full delivery on Wednesday, December 16th, weather permitting.
Due to the move to all virtual learning, we will switch back to FULL meal delivery for the next few weeks!
Galesburg-Augusta will provide free meals to ALL kids under age 18. We will deliver 5 days of breakfast & lunch.
This week meal delivery will be TOMORROW, TUESDAY, November 24th.
~ The buses will leave the HS at 10am & follow the normal afternoon bus routes.
~ There will also be pick up sites at the Primary & Middle schools from 10:30-11:30am.
Wed. December 2nd, 9th & 16th:
~ The buses will leave the HS at 10AM & run the normal afternoon bus route.
~ There will be also be pick up locations at the PS & MS from 10:30-11:30AM.
~ The intent is to have the last full delivery on Wednesday, December 16th, weather permitting.
*** ATTENTION PARENTS OF KVIC STUDENTS ***
The 2nd semester commitment form needs to be filled out by NOVEMBER 20th. If you have not completed this form, please do it today! Thank you!
https://www.g-aschools.org/article/345929?org=gahs
The Board of Education updated our Extended Covid-19 Learning Plan during the school board meeting last evening.
Our PreK-7th grade students (Gold cohort) will return to face to face learning this Thursday (11/19) and Friday (11/20). The Enhancement Center will be open for the Cardinal Cohort.
Our 8th - 12th grade students will be learning virtually now through December 8th.
The Board of Education voted last evening to close all face to face learning for students as follows:
~ PreK-7th grades will learn 100% virtually on Monday, November 23rd & Tuesday November 24th, as well as the week after Thanksgiving, November 30th - December 4th.
~ Daycare will be available to families through the shutdown.
~ 8-12th grades will continue learning virtually through December 8th.
PreK-7th grades will return to hybrid learning on December 7th, and 8-12th grades on December 10th.
** Meals will be distributed Tuesday, November 24th and Wednesday, December 2nd.
For more information please read the full update letter on our website: https://5il.co/n5kv
G- A Families,
Because we are waiting on test results that likely will not come back until later this afternoon, we will not hold face to face learning tomorrow, Tuesday, November 17. Students will continue to learn remotely. All buildings will be closed to students. Depending on the results, we may still need to contact trace tomorrow.
HS students (9-12th grades) will now be 100% virtual through December 8th. The HS return date will be Thursday, December 10th.
PK-8th Grades ~ We will update you again on Wednesday to let you know what the plan will be for the rest of this week.
We appreciate your patience & flexibility as we work through these difficult times. Thank you.
*** ALL BUILDINGS WILL BE CLOSED TOMORROW 11/16 ***
*** NO students report ***
We have just learned of several staff members who are exhibiting covid like symptoms. They were present at school at the end of last week. Therefore, out of an abundance of caution we are closing the buildings to ALL students, until we are able to conduct an investigation with the health department tomorrow, and determine close contacts. (This includes the daycare & preschool programs.)
We will update you tomorrow with regard to our Tuesday plans.
Again, NO buildings will be open to students tomorrow, Monday 11/16.
We are very sorry for the sudden change in plans. We appreciate your patience & flexibility as we navigate these difficult times.
Thank you & stay well!
*** ALL K-12 Students in the Cardinal cohort CAN still report tomorrow!!!
~ We will continue learning as normal tomorrow.
~ The preschool & daycare will be open.
~ The HS senior breakfast scheduled for tomorrow has been postponed.
~ All athletics are suspended as of today.
We know that there will be many questions about the new MDHHS orders. You will receive a robo call tonight & we will update further tomorrow.
We appreciate your patience & flexibility as we shift gears quickly.
Thank you.
NOTICE OF REGULAR SCHOOL BOARD MEETING
The Galesburg-Augusta Community Schools Board of Education will be conducting a Regular School Board Meeting via video conferencing due to the current Covid-19 Pandemic.
DATE OF MEETING: November 16, 2020
HOUR OF MEETING: 6:30 P.M.
To join Zoom Meeting by computer
o Enter: https://zoom.us/j/3416004497 into your web browser
o Then click Open Zoom Meeting
o Enter password: 123456
Meeting ID: 341 600 4497
Meeting Notice: https://5il.co/n1xc
Agenda: https://5il.co/n1xd
*** Food PICK UP Today!!! ***
** The NEW schedule. **
Pick Up Sites:
HIGH SCHOOL: 10:00 A.M until 12:30 P.M
MIDDLE SCHOOL: 10:00 A.M until 11:30 A.M
PRIMARY: 10:00 A.M until 11:30 A.M
Limited Bus Stops:
GALEVALLEY FROM 10:10 A.M. UNTIL 10:20 A.M.
ANDREWS ESTATES FROM 10:25 A.M. UNTIL 10:35 A.M.
35TH ST. APARTMENTS FROM 10:45 A.M. UNTIL 11:00 A.M.
*** New Food Distribution Plan ***
For safety reasons, going into the winter, we need to change the way that we distribute meals. Instead of running the full bus routes, we will have multiple pick up sites & limited bus stop delivery on Wednesdays.
** The changes will take affect this Wednesday, 11/11. **
Please click this link for all the details: https://5il.co/mw52
*** What's Happening Next Week 11/9-11/13 ***
The PS school will be OPEN next week!
~ The Enhancement Center and Daycare will be OPEN.
• MS & HS students will learn virtually through Friday, Nov. 13th
• MS & HS students will return to in person learning Monday, Nov. 16th
Again, the closure is due to the number of staff quarantined, NOT the number of Covid19 positive tests.
If you have questions, please call your school office.
Thank you.
*** WE NEED YOUR HELP! ***
Galesburg-Augusta Community Schools will continue to serve nutritious meals through this school year. All children ages 18 and under may receive meals at no cost. This includes both breakfast and lunch. In this time of uncertainty, it is even more important to stay as healthy as possible. School meals are being provided at NO charge to all students this year.
Even though all meals are available at no cost during this school year, we still NEED families to complete the free and reduced meal application. The collection of this information is CRITICAL as it is directly tied to state and federal educational funding for G-A Schools to support our students.
Applications are available online at www.lunchapp.com. A free and reduced lunch application will be included with every meal we distribute this Friday 11/6. We can accept a mailed, faxed or e-mailed application just as easily! So, don’t delay—fill out and return an application today! If you have questions, please call Cheryl Cadwell at 269-484-2016.
While applications may be submitted at any time during the school year, those received by November 9th will be included in the district’s fall count!
Covid-19 Update 11/2
GACS has identified a total of five (5) G-A individuals who tested positive this weekend & today. They include: 1 high school student, 1 high school teacher, 1 middle school teacher/coach, 1 middle school support staff & 1 primary school teacher have tested positive for Covid-19. All contract tracing has occurred.
Unfortunately, like most workplaces, we also have staff who are quarantined because of exposure OUTSIDE of school. ALL staff & students who have been exposed MUST quarantine for 14 days.
As difficult a decision as this is, we are unable to staff our buildings for in person instruction.
• At this time learning for Pre-K – 12th grade students will occur VIRTUALLY the rest of this week, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday (No School Friday).
• 4th – 12th grade students will learn virtually through Friday, Nov. 13, 2020.
• MS/HS students will return to school on Monday Nov. 16, 2020.
• The Enhancement Center and Daycare will remain OPEN. Students MUST attend ONLY on their normally scheduled days.
Again, the closure is due to the number of staff quarantined, NOT the number of Covid19 positive tests.
You can read the full statement here: https://5il.co/mp5l
Total COVID-19 positive cases per building & the district totals are now available on our website under “COVID-19 Dashboard.”