Hello Maple River families,
In light of the mandate set by Governor Walz this morning, schools across the state are closing until Friday, March 27. This includes all gyms, activities, conferences, events, and general childcare at Maple River.
As a district, we will be communicating with you regularly as more details become available. For today, there are a few key points we’d like to highlight as this first at-home week begins:
1. Please fill out this brief online survey.
- We are gathering information about the needs of our families, including internet access, nutritional support, and childcare for healthcare staff and others employed by emergency services. Your input will directly affect the ways in which we provide these resources. Please respond by tomorrow at 6pm.
2. Pick up your student’s school supplies.
- Staff will be on site with a checklist for your student and will ask you to sign in/out.
- Secondary students:
- Tuesday, 8am-3:30pm -- Secondary building will be open for students to clean out lockers, pick up Chromebooks and school supplies.
- High school students enter through Eagle doors
- Middle school students enter through Middle School doors
- Elementary students:
- Wednesday, 8am-3:30pm -- Elementary buildings will be open for students to clean out lockers and pick up school supplies.
3. Expect to hear from your student’s teacher(s) in the coming days.
- During this time, the staff at Maple River will plan and implement a variety of distance learning activities to engage your student academically. A long-term plan is also being developed in the event that school closures are extended beyond March 27.
- Our goal is to begin preliminary trials of online learning and home education next week.
If you have further questions about the information above, please email us at mr-info@isd2135.org. Thank you for your patience as we develop the most efficient and effective methods to provide quality education during this time.
Dan Anderson, Superintendent
