Educating and Protecting Our Students and Community
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Schools Closed Until Further Notice
Dear Little Chute Area School District families,
The health and safety of our students and staff are always our number one priority. We are closing our school buildings under order to help contain the spread of COVID-19, the coronavirus in Wisconsin. We know that keeping children at home may cause difficulties for your children and families as you juggle work, child care and other challenges, and our staff are committed to doing everything we can to help make this as positive an experience as possible for your children.
Gov. Tony Evers on March 17, 2020 ordered the closure of all K-12 Wisconsin schools, public and private, from Wednesday, March 18 for the duration of the public health emergency or until a subsequent order lifts this restriction. The announcement affects almost 855,000 students in more than 400 districts across the state - and adds Wisconsin to a growing list of states to close schools.
“Kids and families across Wisconsin often depend on our schools to access food and care," Evers said. "We are going to continue working to do everything we can to ensure kids and families have the resources and support they need while schools are closed.”
The Little Chute Area School District will be closed as of March 17. All after-school activities and athletics, including practices, also will be canceled until further notice.
For the latest communication sent to LCASD parents please refer to "Family Communication" in the blue section at the rightside or at the bottom of your screen.
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Free Meals Available During School Closure
The Little Chute Area School District has applied for a special program through the State of Wisconsin that will allow us to serve meals during the upcoming school closure. Our food service partner, Taher, will be providing free pre-packaged, grab-and-go Lunch and Breakfast meals to ANY child age 18 and under. The grab-and-go meals will include an entree, fruit/vegetable, and milk. Each day, children will receive two (2) FREE pre-packaged meals (lunch for that day and breakfast for the following day).
This program will begin Thursday, March 19 and continue weekdays (Monday - Friday) through Friday, March 27. We will not be providing meals during pre-planned absences (Spring Break).
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Children must be 18 years old or under.
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Children do not need to be school age nor attending the Little Chute Area School District to qualify.
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Everyone is welcome to participate, there is no income limit.
Meals will need to be picked up at the Intermediate/Middle/High School between 10:30 and 11:30 a.m. EACH day. Pickup will be in the horseshoe driveway near the District Office Entrance to the building.
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Distance and Digital Learning
Following Governor Evers mandate from March 13, all schools are to close beginning Wednesday, March 18. Our Distance/Digital Learning Days will start on March 18. The district recognizes that the minutes outlined below are minimum expectations for students during the closure. We encourage students to continue the physical activity, music practice, drawing, and reading during this time.
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4K: 30 minutes per school day, 10 minutes per day of choice reading should be included in this
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Grades K-2: Two hours per school day, 20 minutes per day of choice reading should be included in this.
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Grades 3-4: Three hours per school day, 30 minutes per day of choice reading should be included in this.
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Grades 5-8: Four hours of learning per school day, 30 minutes per day of choice reading should be included in this.
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Grades 9-12: Four hours of learning per school day.
Teachers and other professional staff are available to provide resources and work digitally with students and families throughout the school closure. Teachers in grades 5-12 will provide instructional resources through Google Classroom (LCCPA will also use Canvas) and answer questions via email. We understand that situations may arise that may inhibit your child from meeting these expectations and encourage you to contact teachers.
Parent and Student
Elementary in grades 4K-4 will receive distance learning packets that parents can pick up on Wednesday, March 18. Look for emailed information from the elementary principal.
Students in grades 5-12 are asked to login daily to Google Classroom (or Canvas for LCCPA) to view course content, progress, and feedback. The following steps is your student’s daily checklist:
- Check your assignments daily
- Create a learning plan for the day
- Submit assignments daily
- Send and receive messages to the teacher for support
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Special Education
For students with Special Education needs, teachers will be contacting you to discuss your child’s Individual Education Plan (IEP). The Department of Education has ongoing efforts to assist students, teachers, and education leaders as part of the Administration’s unprecedented, whole-of-government response to the viral outbreak.
We are dedicated to serving you and your child. This is unchartered territory for all of us. Please know we desire to offer the best services we can while providing safety for your child, your family, and our staff. Please don’t hesitate to reach out to our Special Education/Pupil Services Director Heidi Schmidt at hschmidt@littlechute.k12.wi.us if you have any concerns.
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Technology and Home WiFi Information
LCASD Technology Help Desk is available if you have a hardware failure or need more help.
Phone: 920-687-6639
Email: lcasdtech@littlechute.k12.wi.us
Equipment Drop-Off and Pick-up will be in the horseshoe driveway near the District Office Entrance daily from 9-10am.
Note: there will be no drop-off/pick-up service during Spring Break
- Parents need to call or email the help desk to report a hardware failure or device issue.
- A loaner device will be available for pickup the following day.
- Broken equipment needs to be dropped off when the loaner is picked up.
- Once the repair work is complete the parent will be notified by the Tech Staff to come and exchange the loaner for the student’s repaired device.
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Community Resources
Due to the nature of the COVID -19 situation, please CALL AHEAD to any non-crisis agency to guarantee they are still operating.
Crisis
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911 - life threatening emergency
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211 - will answer questions on how to reach various agencies
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Crisis Mental Health Services - 920-832-4646
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Suicide Prevention/Crisis Hotline - 1-800-273-8255 - suicidepreventionlifeline.org
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Family Services - 920-739-4226 counseling appointments
Food Resources
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St. Johns - 325. Pine St. Little Chute, WI 788-9033
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Loaves & Fishes Food Pantry - 2011 E. Main St. 766-9131
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St. Luke Lutheran Church - 705 Greenfield Dr. 788-4408
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Little Free Pantry - 625 Grand Avenue
Medical Resources
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Travel Restrictions
This is a rapidly evolving situation, with the World Health Organization declaring Coronavirus a pandemic, the President and Governor declaring it a public health emergency and the President issuing a month-long ban effective March 13 on all travel from Europe, including the UK and Ireland, to the U.S.
The state of Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) is asking schools and organizations to:
- Cancel events with over 50 people
- Avoid non-essential domestic travel
- Avoid traveling to areas in the US with sustained community transmission of COVID-19 (currently Washington, New York, and California). See map of US sustained community transmission of COVID-19.
- Self-quarantine for 14 days upon return for anyone who travels to any U.S. states with confirmed community spread of COVID-19.
Many families have travel plans for spring break. If your family is planning to travel to a country with a Level 3 travel health notice, the CDC is asking you to self-quarantine for 14 days before returning to school. Read more about travel on the CDC's website.
We appreciate your patience with this fluid situation and we will continue to update you as needed. Please rest assured that we will continue to put your students’ safety first. If you have any questions, reach out to Karen Moore, business manager at kmoore@littlechute.k12.wi.us.
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