From the Foundation on Rural Housing - Reimbursement on Educational Expenses and Internet Assistance
The Foundation for Rural Housing is a nonprofit that helps to prevent homelessness. We have a program right now that is for reimbursement of supplement educational expenses. This program is designed to prevent, prepare, and respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. Qualified applicants can receive reimbursement up to $300 for supplemental educational expenses. You must provide us with receipts of the expenses. To qualify for this program you must be at or below 150% of FPL. Typically, if your child qualifies for the free lunch program you will qualify for our program. Examples of qualified expenses are masks, hand sanitizer, internet charges, electronic devices, paper, printer ink, printer and school supplies/clothes if you indicate you have other out-of-pocket expenses that have made it more difficult to purchase school related items.
In addition, we have a program called HomeNet. If you need internet at home and cannot afford the services for your middle/high school students, please give us a call at (608) 238-3448 or email. You can find all of our assistance program information on our website.
9/27/20 IMPORTANT MESSAGE
After mitigating the risk of COVID-19 exposure it has been determined due to potential COVID-19 exposure a select group of staff and students from grades K, 1, and 5 will be required to quarantine for 14 days.
9/22/20 IMPORTANT MESSAGE
Due to a confirmed COVID-19 exposure all 9th grade students, 6th grade group B, and their siblings will be dismissed at 12:20pm today and will need to quarantine for 14 days.
Due to insufficient staffing at the HS all 10th - 11th grade students will also be dismissed at 12:20pm. Further information regarding their return to school will be disseminated upon securing sub coverage.
All students are expected to participate in remote learning. All teachers are to continue to provide instructional materials to onsite and remote learners in their respective classrooms.
Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns.
715-274-3601 ext 410
Rhonda Elmhorst-Friemoth
Superintendent
School District of Mellen
PO Box 500
420 S Main Street
Mellen, WI 5454
What Will School Look Like in 2020-21?
The School District of Mellen has created a "Return to School" committee consisting of administration, teacher leaders, and school board members. As we begin the process of planning for the 2020-21 reentry we have identified the following mission, purpose, and goals:
Mission: Bring all students back on site with remote learning options for families choosing not to send their child to school
Purpose: Create a safe learning environment and provide a quality educational experience for ALL students
Goals of Returning to School
- Keeping students and staff physically safe
- Attending to, and caring for, the social-emotional and mental health needs of students and staff
- Keeping learning coherent, focused on the highest priorities for each grade level, and moving forward space -- whether learning is occurring in-person, remotely, or blended
- Meeting the needs of every student, across in-person and remote learning contexts
- Aligning teaching roles, responsibilities, and structures to the new reality of teaching and learning
- Designing schedules that flexibly accommodate this new reality, including new protocols for being together in school buildings and structures for continuing learning when it is happening remotely
As we develop this reentry plan we will continue to communicate information through multiple platforms.
Reentry Plan Overview
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3 Learning Options available for all students: Onsite, Full Online, or Full Remote Learning (changes can be made at the quarter time)
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Face coverings required for all staff and students in the building until further notice (exception: when eating and drinking)
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K-8 students assigned to cohort groups
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K-8 grade levels and HS classes will be divided into two groups when numbers deem necessary to allow for appropriate physical distancing
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No PreK program
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No Before and After School Program
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Daily temperature and wellness checks will occur
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Staggered arrival and dismissal times with assigned entry/exit doors
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Breakfast will be eaten in classrooms
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1st-5th grade will eat lunch in classrooms
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K, 6-8, and 9-12 will eat lunch in the cafeteria
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No Open Campus for 9-12 during the lunch period
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Nonessential visitors will not be allowed
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Fall athletic competitions to start on/after October 1
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Enhanced cleaning and sanitizing
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