Welcome to Halfway R-3 Schools!
Dear Summer School Parents,
We are so excited your student is enrolled for summer school! We have missed them and look forward to seeing them soon!
Our biggest responsibility is to help keep ALL of our students as healthy and safe as possible while they are at school. Our staff has all worked really hard the last few weeks to get our buildings clean and ready for students. We have put time and effort into reviewing CDC, state, and county recommendations, and thus we have added some new/stricter guidelines in regards to sending your child to summer school, as follows:
Sick/Illness Guidelines: Based on CDC Guidance, students and employees exhibiting one or more symptoms of COVID-19 without other obvious explanations are prohibited from coming to school, and if they do come to school, they will be sent home immediately. If symptom(s) develops during school day, they will also be sent home immediately. This includes, but is not limited to:
a) A fever of 100° F or greater
b) Cough
c) Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing
d) Chills
e) Repeated shaking with chills
f) Muscle pain
g) Headache
h) Sore throat
i) New loss of taste or smell.
Sick students and staff will be separated from well students and staff, and will be provided a mask to wear until they are able to leave school grounds.
If your child is sent home ill or you have kept your child home ill, our school nurse will review our summer school protocol for illness exclusion & return to school. If you have questions regarding this prior to summer school, please contact our school nurse at mkennedy@halfwayschools.org.
Temperatures of students will be taken daily and as needed.
Travel: We will be following the Polk County Health Center guidelines regarding travel during summer school. Please report any travel plans both internationally or to an area where there has been an outbreak of the COVID-19 virus to the school at 417-445-2200. If traveling internationally or to areas where there are outbreaks of the COVID-19 virus, a home quarantine may be recommended prior to returning to school.
Cleaning and Disinfecting efforts:
Healthy Hygiene:
a) Staff will teach and reiterate frequent handwashing with soap & water for at least 20 seconds;
including the beginning and ending of the school day.
b) Staff will teach and reiterate use of hand sanitizer while in the classrooms.
c) Hand washing will be expected after using restroom, playing outside, before eating, and after
coughing, sneezing, & blowing your nose
d) Students will be reminded not to touch their face - especially their eyes, nose, or mouth
e) Students will be reminded not to share personal items including, but not limited to: school
supplies, personal hygiene products, eating utensils, cups, drinks, or food.
f) It is highly encouraged students bring personal water bottles from home.
g) Students may wear a face mask to school if it makes them feel more comfortable and as
approved/directed by parent/guardian. These masks are not to be shared with other students.
If the student does wear a mask to school, it is the students responsibility to keep the mask on.
If the mask becomes a distraction or student is choosing not to wear their mask, their
parent/guardian will be notified.
h) If your student is riding the bus, they will be seated with either siblings, other children in the
same household, or individual seats on the bus.
If your student has a chronic illness, please contact our school nurse prior to the start of summer school at mkennedy@halfwayschools.org.
Only essential and approved visitors will be allowed in the school building during summer school.
It is our biggest goal to keep ALL of our students and staff healthy and safe during Summer School. We cannot achieve that goal without you!
Please contact the school with any questions/concerns.
We are so excited your student is enrolled for summer school! We have missed them and look forward to seeing them soon!
Our biggest responsibility is to help keep ALL of our students as healthy and safe as possible while they are at school. Our staff has all worked really hard the last few weeks to get our buildings clean and ready for students. We have put time and effort into reviewing CDC, state, and county recommendations, and thus we have added some new/stricter guidelines in regards to sending your child to summer school, as follows:
Sick/Illness Guidelines: Based on CDC Guidance, students and employees exhibiting one or more symptoms of COVID-19 without other obvious explanations are prohibited from coming to school, and if they do come to school, they will be sent home immediately. If symptom(s) develops during school day, they will also be sent home immediately. This includes, but is not limited to:
a) A fever of 100° F or greater
b) Cough
c) Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing
d) Chills
e) Repeated shaking with chills
f) Muscle pain
g) Headache
h) Sore throat
i) New loss of taste or smell.
Sick students and staff will be separated from well students and staff, and will be provided a mask to wear until they are able to leave school grounds.
If your child is sent home ill or you have kept your child home ill, our school nurse will review our summer school protocol for illness exclusion & return to school. If you have questions regarding this prior to summer school, please contact our school nurse at mkennedy@halfwayschools.org.
Temperatures of students will be taken daily and as needed.
Travel: We will be following the Polk County Health Center guidelines regarding travel during summer school. Please report any travel plans both internationally or to an area where there has been an outbreak of the COVID-19 virus to the school at 417-445-2200. If traveling internationally or to areas where there are outbreaks of the COVID-19 virus, a home quarantine may be recommended prior to returning to school.
Cleaning and Disinfecting efforts:
- Distribution of sanitation supplies throughout the school.
- Routinely cleaning surfaces by custodial staff including frequently touched surfaces.
- Teachers and students may be asked to assist in cleaning personal work spaces.
Healthy Hygiene:
a) Staff will teach and reiterate frequent handwashing with soap & water for at least 20 seconds;
including the beginning and ending of the school day.
b) Staff will teach and reiterate use of hand sanitizer while in the classrooms.
c) Hand washing will be expected after using restroom, playing outside, before eating, and after
coughing, sneezing, & blowing your nose
d) Students will be reminded not to touch their face - especially their eyes, nose, or mouth
e) Students will be reminded not to share personal items including, but not limited to: school
supplies, personal hygiene products, eating utensils, cups, drinks, or food.
f) It is highly encouraged students bring personal water bottles from home.
g) Students may wear a face mask to school if it makes them feel more comfortable and as
approved/directed by parent/guardian. These masks are not to be shared with other students.
If the student does wear a mask to school, it is the students responsibility to keep the mask on.
If the mask becomes a distraction or student is choosing not to wear their mask, their
parent/guardian will be notified.
h) If your student is riding the bus, they will be seated with either siblings, other children in the
same household, or individual seats on the bus.
If your student has a chronic illness, please contact our school nurse prior to the start of summer school at mkennedy@halfwayschools.org.
Only essential and approved visitors will be allowed in the school building during summer school.
It is our biggest goal to keep ALL of our students and staff healthy and safe during Summer School. We cannot achieve that goal without you!
Please contact the school with any questions/concerns.
Halfway Cardinal Families,
Under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act of 2020, families that qualify for free or reduced price meals at school may be eligible for a new one-time Pandemic Electronic Benefits Transfer (P-EBT) of up to $302 per child (Pre-Kindergarten – Grade 12) to help cover the cost of meals students have eaten at home on days that schools have been closed. Students can receive P-EBT benefits even if they have been or continue to receive meals provided by the school district during the school closure. If your child was not previously eligible for free or reduced price meals, but you have now lost income, you may be eligible to receive P-EBT benefits (review the P-EBT Eligibility Criteria document below).
The benefit is placed on an Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) card families use to buy food. If you received Food Stamp (SNAP) benefits in March, do not apply for these new/additional benefits. The full $302 will automatically be loaded to your existing EBT card. If you did not receive Food Stamp (SNAP) benefits in March, you must apply for this benefit by June 30, 2020 (see below).
The most efficient way to apply is to submit your application online at EmergencyMealSurvey.com/MO. You will also likely experience a faster approval process. If you’re not able to apply online, you can follow the link below to the paper application. The fillable PDF document can then be emailed or mailed to the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE). You will find complete instructions and additional details in the letter to families below.
Please review these important documents carefully:
· P-EBT Letter to Families
· P-EBT Eligibility Criteria
· P-EBT Online Application
· P-EBT Paper Application (hard copy to fill out and email or mail to DESE if you’re not able to submit the application online)
· P-EBT Frequently Asked Questions
The Department of Social Services (DSS) will send families a letter indicating they are approved or denied. If you have questions on how to apply for the P-EBT benefit, contact DSS through the online chat feature at mydss.mo.gov or call 855-373-4636. For more information on the EBT card, visit: mydss.mo.gov/food-assistance/ebt.
Mallory McGowin | Communications Coordinator | (573) 751-3469 | dese.mo.gov
Facebook.com/MOEducation | Twitter.com/MOEducation | Youtube.com/MODeptofEducation
Under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act of 2020, families that qualify for free or reduced price meals at school may be eligible for a new one-time Pandemic Electronic Benefits Transfer (P-EBT) of up to $302 per child (Pre-Kindergarten – Grade 12) to help cover the cost of meals students have eaten at home on days that schools have been closed. Students can receive P-EBT benefits even if they have been or continue to receive meals provided by the school district during the school closure. If your child was not previously eligible for free or reduced price meals, but you have now lost income, you may be eligible to receive P-EBT benefits (review the P-EBT Eligibility Criteria document below).
The benefit is placed on an Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) card families use to buy food. If you received Food Stamp (SNAP) benefits in March, do not apply for these new/additional benefits. The full $302 will automatically be loaded to your existing EBT card. If you did not receive Food Stamp (SNAP) benefits in March, you must apply for this benefit by June 30, 2020 (see below).
The most efficient way to apply is to submit your application online at EmergencyMealSurvey.com/MO. You will also likely experience a faster approval process. If you’re not able to apply online, you can follow the link below to the paper application. The fillable PDF document can then be emailed or mailed to the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE). You will find complete instructions and additional details in the letter to families below.
Please review these important documents carefully:
· P-EBT Letter to Families
· P-EBT Eligibility Criteria
· P-EBT Online Application
· P-EBT Paper Application (hard copy to fill out and email or mail to DESE if you’re not able to submit the application online)
· P-EBT Frequently Asked Questions
The Department of Social Services (DSS) will send families a letter indicating they are approved or denied. If you have questions on how to apply for the P-EBT benefit, contact DSS through the online chat feature at mydss.mo.gov or call 855-373-4636. For more information on the EBT card, visit: mydss.mo.gov/food-assistance/ebt.
Mallory McGowin | Communications Coordinator | (573) 751-3469 | dese.mo.gov
Facebook.com/MOEducation | Twitter.com/MOEducation | Youtube.com/MODeptofEducation
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