Gallatin CUSD 7

Gallatin County Community Unit School District No. 7 Judy Kaegi, Superintendent 5175 Highway 13 Junction, Illinois 62954 March 31, 2020 Dear Parents and Guardians, Gallatin County CUSD 7 has continued to be committed in keeping students engaged in learning during Governor Pritzker’s mandatory statewide school closure/Act of God Days. Initially our teachers created and sent home-work packets for students, teachers utilized Google Classroom, many designed assignments considering those students who would not have access to online options. Books were sent home with Jr. High and High School students and assignments were emailed using their student school email address. On Friday, March 27, we received a guidance document from ISBE and the Governor announcing that current Act of God Days would change and become Remote Learning Days as of March 31, 2020. With this change expectations for the district, our students and families have also changed. • Students are expected to participate in remote learning and complete the work packets and any online content/activities assigned by teachers. • Teachers will prepare enough remote learning content for students two weeks at a time labeling the date work was assigned and date it is due. • Student work packets must be turned in every two weeks. Packets will be collected and also delivered with meal deliveries, or by emailing the teacher(s). Please make sure the name of student, grade, and teacher’s name is on the work so we can get it to the correct teacher’s classroom. • Teacher’s will continue to be available to students through email, district voicemail, or through other technology. Teachers will make every attempt to answer all questions you may have. • Principals will send out a letter detailing specific information for each school. The remote learning content and activities will be tied to the existing curriculum of Gallatin County CUSD# 7 schools. If you need assistance our secretaries are receiving school calls at home. Call 618 272-3821 Elementary ext. 1308; Jr. High ext. 1300; High School ext. 1224. Thank you for your support and your understanding as we continue forward. We are Stronger Together!” Superintendent Kaegi

Mr. Cruson Scholarship update- This week there a few scholarships that have due dates, among them are The Equality Masonic Lodge and the Robert "Radar" Patton. If you have those forms ready to turn in, the best way is to send them to my e-mail, which will be listed below. Remeber if you have questions please send those to me as well. I have spoken to several of our scholarship providers and they are being very flexible with their dates and scholarships due to current circumstances. Be safe and as always let me know if you have questions . Dcruson@gallatincusd7.com

Kenadee sanders pledge https://youtu.be/2qmzs2EicLs

Attention Jr High- tune into Z100 99.9FM at 10am today! Our very own Issac Walters, 8th Grade Student Council President, will be talking about the money that Gallatin County has raised for St. Jude! We know Issac will do a great job representing GCo! Everyone tune in!

Pledge challenge https://youtu.be/Be1OkZSLRTQ

Starting this next week on Monday, March 30 through April 3, Gallatin County CUSD 7 “Yellow Meals on Wheels” is going to make one delivery on Monday, Wednesday and Friday between 11:00-12:00pm. There will be no buses on Tuesdays or Thursdays. Our bus drivers will be at the same stops in our towns and villages bringing you enough breakfast and lunch for two days. Tuesday and Thursday meals will be Heat and Eat style. Delivering every other day one time per day will allow our wonderful employees and our school families more social distancing in the coming weeks.

Story time with Amoura today https://youtu.be/nh4eLR2hVrE

Thank you to everyone that helped Ms. Keri and Ms Beth today! You know who you are and so do we! During this crisis you stepped up and took care of our kids and put their needs first. Thank you all for all you do! Gallatin has a wonderful staff and we are proud of you for everything you have done and all you do for our kids every day! ❤️. #gallatinstrong

Mr. Cruson Scholarship update: After speaking with SIC, the SICEA scholarship deadline has been extended beyond the regular deadline today. They did not provide a set date but have set a target date of April 8th- they will provide me more info later. As always contact me at my email if you have questions or need to send me completed scholarships: dcruson@gallatincusd7.com

4th grade Abigail Eastman Story time for kids. Thank you Abby https://youtu.be/FIfCkYW6wHI

Thanks Collin Knott 4th grade pledge https://youtu.be/H9hCcQKp7D8

This is our first pledge video. I will post at least one a day in the order they come in. https://youtu.be/3vKt6w5LMr8

Unfortunately, we are canceling our Pre-K screenings that were to be held April 2nd and April 3rd. They will be rescheduled!! We aren’t sure yet when they will be, but we will let everyone know as soon as we find out. Thank you!

Another challenge Mr. Fromm’s pledge challenge any parents that want to video their children doing the pledge. Send the video or links to me at the school. Reminder videos will be able to veiled by the public. Cfromm@gallatincusd7 .com

Hello, this is Mr. Fromm I hope everyone is doing well. I have a reading challenge for all students at Gallatin County. Let’s create story time for our elementary. Have your parents Record a a video of yourself reading a short children’s story . I will post it on our pages. Reminder to all parents this video will be visible by everyone not just Gallatin County. Her is a link to the first video https://youtu.be/xW_WCB55RRs

Just a reminder, 3 scholarships are due this week: SICEA scholarship is due at the college by March 25th, The Legence Bank FFA and the academic scholarships are due at Legence Bank by March 27th. The academic scholarship can be found on the Legence Bank web site. As always if you email or drop off apps to me before deadline, I will get them where they need to be. In addition, there are many scholarships with due dates upcoming, please check school site for info. If you have questions or need transcripts or anything else I can help with, e-mail me at: dcruson@gallatimcusd7 Thanks

School meals will continue be delivered during our mandatory closing. Breakfast will be from 8:00 to 9:00 and lunch from 11:00 to 12:00. Meals will be dropped off in New Haven at the City Hall, in Equality at the fire station, Ridgway at the Catholic Church ( by the ballfields), Shawneetown on the mall, and Old Shawneetown at the City Hall. Any other students/families needing delivery, that are unable to make it to the above mentioned places, please call Pat Koester at the school bus garage at 272-7008 ext. 1287 a day in advance. Please continue to "grab and go!" Have a blessed week!

Today at 3 pm. the Governor shared that schools will be closed through April 7, 2020. As far as the shelter in place, schools will be seen as essential functions if we are providing meals to our communities. Gallatin CUSD 7 can and WILL continue meal service as we have been for the past week.

For any 8th - 11th grade student.

As of right now we are still planning to have our Pre-K Screenings on April 2nd and April 3rd. This year you need to bring a copy of a CERTIFIED BIRTH CERTIFICATE for the child that is being screened and INCOME VERIFICATION with you to the screening. This is to help us ensure we are meeting state guidelines. Below is a list of acceptable items to complete income verification. •Pay stubs (two most recent, consecutive) •Proof of WIC benefit •Proof of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefit •Proof of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) enrollment •Proof of Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefit •Proof the family receives Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP) •Tax return (most recent) •Wages and tax statement (most recent W-2) •Verification/letter from employer •Proof that parent is enrolled in Medicaid (a medical card with the child’s name does not prove income eligibility). •Signed written statement from the family (provide form for families with no income). This is only an option when families have no income sources. THANK YOU for your cooperation!