Chase County USD 284 -

USD 284 has updated its website (www.usd284.org). It is a work in progress, but you'll be able to find the breakfast/lunch menus under Dining. You will also find the school calendar under Events (I'm adding more months daily). The Live Feed and/or Athletics will provide updates on sports. The Live Feed will also allow us to send out other school updates. The new website has a big picture of the high school kids at a football game last year. If you don't see that picture, you are connecting with the old site due to caching and browser history.

HS VOLLEYBALL FAN UPDATE COUNCIL GROVE - Only parents and siblings of the volleyball players listed on the roster are able to attend the volleyball games on Tuesday, Sept. 1. Fans will be temperature checks and are asked to wear masks.

7-12 CROSS COUNTRY FAN UPDATE MISSION VALLEY - Fans are allowed at the cross country meet on Thursday, Sept. 3. Fans will need to wear masks.

HS Football Fan Update Moundridge - Only four spectators per participant are allowed to attend the game on Friday, Sept. 4. Names will be on a fan list submitted to Moundridge. The players were asked to submit names to their coaches for this list.

The Lady Bulldogs finished with a 4-1 record at the Peabody Quad today, beating Peabody, Burrton and Solomon in pool play to advance to the semifinal round. Defeating Peabody for the second time, Chase County met up with Solomon again in the championship round. The Bulldogs lost that match, 16-25, 25-20, 23-25.

Good Afternoon, We will have incoming 7th grade students visit CCJSHS on Tuesday the 25th at 6:00pm. We will split the students into 2 groups with Honor Society students leading the tour. If you have any questions, please let me know. Thanks Alberto Carrillo Also- School calendars may be picked up at the high school on weekdays from 8:00 to 4:00. Calendars are labeled one per household. Extras not available at this time. Pocket calendars are not yet available. Thank you!

Junior High back to school swim is from 8pm to 10pm tonight!

Dear parents, We will have our annual 7th – 12th grade sports meeting Thursday, August 13th - 6:00pm at Chase County Jr/Sr High School. All students that will participate in any sport should plan on attending to watch the concussion video. While students are watching the video, parents will meet with coaches in the following rooms. JH Football-Mr. Johnson’s room HS Football-North Gym JH Volleyball-Music room HS Volleyball-Mrs. Hansford’s room JH/HS Cross Country-Mrs. Budke’s room Boys concussion video- Commons Area Girls concussion video-Auditorium Please bring your physical forms.

Please remember to pickup enrollment packets at CCJSHS from 8am to 4pm through the end of the week. They are located by the office. Thank you!

Dear Parents, Students, and Staff Members, I know many of you are wondering what the Executive Orders mean for Chase County and what our plan for reopening schools will look like. Executive Orders: 20-58 Delay the Start of School: The state Board of Education did not approve this Executive Order. It is up to the local school districts to determine the date school will start. We are having a Special Board Meeting on Wednesday, July 29 to discuss this and other issues. 20-59 Masks, Temperature Checks, Washing Hands, and Physical Distancing: We are working to learn more about the legalities and requirements of this Executive Order. As you know from the news, there are conflicting reports if local counties can override the order. Reopening Plan: The Reopening Plan will be released by the end of the month. Our plan allows for a number of scenarios based on the amount of community spread. These scenarios range from face-to-face instruction to Chase County’s version of remote learning which will be different from what we did in the spring. Students will be held accountable for learning. Also in the plan is “full-time remote learning” for parents and students who feel uncomfortable returning to the school setting for face-to-face instruction due to medical issues or safety concerns. This full-time remote learning experience will require daily teacher and student check-in, daily attendance requirements, completing class assignments, and parent involvement. We will be sending out a questionnaire about this as our plan is released. A group of staff members have been working to formulate the reopening plan. We know that a student learns best in a face-to-face environment with instruction from a teacher. We are committed to finding a way for this to happen in a safe manner, for all of our students. Glenna Grinstead Superintendent USD 284 Chase County 620-273-6303

The reopening guidelines were released today. The document is over 1000 pages in length. On Thursday, a group of teachers, administrators, the technology director,the school nurse and others will be attending a Zoom meeting about working with this document and moving forward with the USD 284 plan. I appreciate your patience in allowing us to work with this document and to plan for the upcoming year. We are looking at every aspect of school and working toward a cohesive plan with the education of students and the safety of students and staff utmost on our minds. Additionally, we also working with number of educational scenarios. Again, thank you for your support and patience. https://kasb.org/nb0714/?fbclid=IwAR0JOAyIg5PqUqSzWqG-mbcaESCueTl6kRByedgaA7ujkDpyNLd81aax63k

On Wednesday, July 8, the football team traveled to 5-on-5 football in Waverly. We have since learned that a Waverly player had been exposed to COVID-19 and is quarantining. At this point, our players need to remember to social distance, practice good hygiene and make good decisions. They do not need to be tested. If anything changes, we will be calling parents. After talking to the Chase County Health Official Carol Courier, we will be suspending all summer activities and workouts for July 13-16. Thank you.

Congratulations to Kinzie Rogers and Brock Griffin, 8th grade recipients of the KSHSAA Citizenship Award for 2020. Each year this award is given to one 8th grade boy and girl who show great respect and reverence for world and people in it, as well as demonstrate the responsibility of what it means to be a good citizen in school, community, state, and nation.

Our district office hours changed, effective November 25, 2019. The new hours are 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Monday-Friday.

The Kansas School Safety Hotline (1.877.626.8203) is available for use by students, parents and community members ​to anonymously report any impending school violence.