WELCOME BACK!

The first day of school is Thursday, August 22nd. School will be in session and breakfast will be served. Buses will run their regular routes. (Please note route information will be sent out when available) The Elementary playground (on the north side) will also be available beginning at 7:45 am with supervision provided.

The school calendar is available on the school's website:
https://www.central-cass.k12.nd.us/calendar

The start time for grades K-12 is 8:25 am. Grades K-5 will be dismissed starting just before 3:30 pm and Grades 6-12 at 3:30 pm.

Back to School Night

WHEN

Tuesday, August 20th, from 5-6:30 pm

WHERE

Central Cass, 802 5th Street North, Casselton

MORE INFORMATION

Open House/Elementary Back-to-School Night will be Tuesday, August 20th. Come hungry as food trucks, organized by the PTA will be parked outside the Early Childhood wing and will stay open until 8:00 pm. Stop in to meet your child's teacher (Grades PreK-8) from 5-6:30 pm and bring any school supplies they would like to drop off. Please enter through the new Early Childhood Center doors.

Parent/Guardian(s) PK-4: Please plan to attend one of the short scheduled parent/guardian presentations. Bring your phone as we want to make sure that everyone gets connected to our communication tool.

Where: West Gym

When: 5:00, 5:15, 5:30, 5:45, OR 6:00

Why: We want to share some important information and make sure everyone is connected. You are asked to attend one of the five scheduled presentations.

Grades 6-12 can pick up their schedules and locker assignments from the District Office.

Also included is the 5th-grade band concert at 7:00 pm in the BankNorth Theatre.

Parent Back to School Check List

Fill out the ENROLLMENT FORM on the website to register and pay fees before the first day of school. Registration will all be done online again this year.
Make sure the office has a copy of your child's birth certificate and shot records. Immunization rules have changed, please see UPDATED REQUIREMENTS. Students are able to obtain the immunizations from your local healthcare provider or at Fargo Cass Public Health.
Make sure you know your login for PowerSchool to see your child's class assignments, grades throughout the year and to stay connected. See our POWER SCHOOL WEBSITE TAB for tutorials on the downloading the PowerSchool app and other details if you need help with your account. The parent portal will be closed until August 12th at 1:00 pm. See below for more info.
Check out the SCHOOL SUPPLY LIST for grades K-8. Note: If you purchased a School Supply Kit this spring they will be in your child's classroom at Back to School Night. Also, the United Way and Bremer Bank have donated over 100 backpacks and school supplies that will be available to pick up in the District Office on August 15th (First come first serve).
Fill out the FREE AND REDUCED MEALS application if applicable.
Support Central Cass Students, join the BOOSTER CLUB!
Support Central Cass Students, join the FRIENDS of FINE ARTS!
Support Central Cass Students, join the PTA!
Check out the other activity tables at Back to School Night to sign your kids up for any other fun extracurricular opportunities they may be interested in!

New Staff/Roles

The following will have new roles for the upcoming year:

Karren Bartholomay - Regular Education Pre-Kindergarten
Cassie Bastian - 2nd Grade

Tommy Butler - Head Football Coach

Kelly Everson - Elementary Office Aide (Previous District Office)

Kim Giermann - 3rd Grade

Mary Beth Pilon - PreK-4th Grade Counselor (Previous K-6)

Dustin Renner - Head Wrestling Coach

Trista Ziegelmann - 9-12 Grade Counselor (Previous 7-12)

Please welcome the following people new to Central Cass this year:

Kendra Bartholomay - Grades K-3 Music
Jason Beilke - MS Math

Jessica Burns - 5th Grade

Rylee Danielson - 1st Grade

Tessa Delzer - Middle School Counselor (Grades 5-8)

James Fornes - Theater Programming Director

Sara Forness - STEM Coordinator & HS Science

Dave Glennon - School Board

Michelle Hanson - Speech and Language Pathology

Kaitlyn Holleman - Grades 4-5 General Music & Grades 6-12 Choir

Alyssa Kasowski - Head Volleyball Coach

Brianne Marthe-Roe - 2nd Grade

Cindy Moen - MS/HS Special Ed
JoAnn Rood - Middle School English

Todd Sears - School Board

Madalyn Vaudrin - Grades K-3 PE

Nicole Zimmerman - Kindergarten

After School Program

We still have several spots available for our After-School Program. Please click HERE to register! The After-School Program will run Monday through Friday 3:30 pm - 5:30 pm on scheduled school days. Early outs (ex. Parent/Teacher Conference Night) and early dismissals (Weather Related) the After-School Program will NOT be available.

We will be accepting Kindergarten through fourth-grade students into the After-School Program based on availability. The cost per day will include an afternoon snack. A monthly fee will be due by the 5th of each month. A $10 non-refundable registration fee will be due with the first month’s payment.

Cost is $10 per day per student. Students will be billed for each day they attend and will only be charged on days we have school. Students who attend everyday will be charged for each day of the week we are in session. Note there is a minimum fee for students who choose not to attend every day. A minimum cost for the week is $10 less than the total days in that week for students who do not attend every day (5-day week = $40 minimum, 4-day week = $30 minimum, 3-day week = $20).

Billing and Late Payment Fees
If a payment is past due a notification will be sent. Payments are due by the 5th of each month, starting in September. If payment is not made 10 days after the due date, a $15.00 per month late fee may be assessed. If a family has two consecutive months of late payments, a meeting will be scheduled with the business office. Payments that are late on a continual basis may result in the family making different arrangements for their child at the request of administration.

Late Pick Up Fees

If students are not picked up by 5:30 p.m. a (non-prorated) late fee will be charged for each half hour they are late. Each late fee will be added to the monthly billing statement and will be due on the 5th of each month.

Breakfast and Lunch

Central Cass offers a breakfast program for all grades from 7:30 am to 8:25 am starting on the first day of school. Please see the lunch and breakfast fees page regarding pricing details. Please remember to keep your lunch accounts up to date. To help make things more convenient checkout our e-funds for schools option to pay online.

Free & Reduced meal applications: Please return these forms as soon as possible so you will be set up for free or reduced meals for the first day of school. Many of the federal dollars our district receives are based on the number of free and/or reduced applications we have on file. In other words: if you meet the requirements, PLEASE APPLY! You will be helping the district out. Please be assured that all applications are kept confidential.

See our website for the Free and Reduced Income Guidelines and the Free and the Application!

ONLINE ABSENCE FORM

An additional option to calling in to let us know if your child is going to be absent, is the online absentee form. It is located on the main page of our website. Click here to bookmark the form if you would like. After submitting the form the office staff will alert your child's teachers of their absence. Please reference the ATTENDANCE & ABSENCES tab on our student handbooks, located on our website under the "Schools" tab for more detailed information on the North Dakota law and our policy requirements on attendance.

It is important that we know in advance if your child will be absent for any reason. If they are marked absent and you have not informed us you will receive a call and e-mail reminding you to do so.

Class Lists and Student Schedules:

PowerSchool Parent and Student Portal will be reopened on August 12th at 1:00 pm for grades K-12. Please login to view homeroom teacher and schedules. Please note: Building access and locker assignments will not be available until August 20th for all Central Cass Students.

See our POWER SCHOOL WEBSITE TAB for tutorials on the downloading the PowerSchool app and other details if you need help with your account.

PHONE SYSTEM/NUMBERS

Please check out our Faculty and Staff Directory for numbers. When you call there will be auto attendant options that will give you choices for attendance and bus pick-ups, a voice message can be left and the office will receive it and let the appropriate people know. We hope this saves everyone time and effort not having to be transferred from one end of the building to the other.

ADVISOR/ADVISEE TIME

Students grades 5-12 will continue the Central Cass Advisory Program, Squirrel Time. To help students figure out who they are, where they’re headed, and how they’re going to get there. Through our advisory program, each student has an adult who knows them and helps them navigate high school so that they leave with a meaningful, personalized plan and are prepared for postsecondary options. Students will meet with their advisory groups daily from 3:06-3:30 for leadership activities, academic check-in time and tutoring, post-secondary guidance and planning, and most importantly to build relationships among the students and adults at Central Cass.

Fine Arts Info

August

5th -16th: Band Camp (Grade 5)
20th: Band Concert (Grade 5)

October

7th -11th: Artist-in-Residence
26th & 27th: One Act Play (Grades 7-12)
28th: Fall Band Concert (Grades 6-12)

November

5th: Choir Concert (Grades 6-12)

December

5th: Christmas Program (Grades 1-3)
6th: Christmas Program (Grade K)
12th: Christmas Program - Choirs (Grades 4-12)
16th: Christmas Program - Band (Grades 5-12)

*Note: More info will come out soon on all of these events, so please stay tuned!

Fall Sports Info

Sports Physicals: All student-athletes entering grades 7-12 must have a current physical on file signed by the doctor and parent before they are able to start practice. Please turn them into the district office before the start of the season or to your coach on the first day of practice.

July 31st

Stellar Healthcare will once again be doing sports physicals at Central Cass for the upcoming year. Physicals begin at 8:00 am. You can sign up in the District Office. The fee is $55, payable to Stellar Healthcare at the time of the physical.

August 5th

First day of Boys Soccer. If you have any questions contact Travis Lemar or Coach Ryan Christianson by email at Ryancchristianson10@gmail.com.

August 7th

There will be a Fall Sports Parent Meeting at 7:00 pm in the BankNorth Theatre. Anyone interested in participating in athletics this fall should attend this meeting, along with a parent.

August 12th

First day of Cross Country. Cross Country will start practice at 8 am that day. If you have questions please contact Coach Nelson by email at Kim.Nelson@k12.nd.us.

August 14th

First day of JH and High School Football. If you have questions please contact Coach Butler by email at Thomas.Butler@k12.nd.us.

August 14th

Team pictures for the Cross Country, JH Football, and HS Football teams at 12 pm on the football field. If we have inclement weather pictures will be taken in the North gym.

August 19th

First day of JH and High School Volleyball. If you have questions please contact Coach Alyssa Kasowski by email at amkasowski@icloud.com.

August 23rd

First day of practice for 5th and 6th Grade Girls Volleyball. Practice will begin at 4:00 pm in the elementary gym for 5th grade with 6th-grade practice starting at 5:00 pm. If you have any questions please contact Coach Shelly Sinner by email at Shelly.Sinner@k12.nd.us.

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First Home FB Game

September 6th at 6:00 pm
vs Stanley

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First Home VB Match

September 5th at 7:00 pm
vs MPCG

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First Home XC Meet

September 17th at 4:00 pm
Cottonwood Golf Course

The Central Cass recently approved our 2019-2024 Strategic Plan, which is an organized management tool that is used to set priorities, focus energy and resources, strengthen operations, and ensure that employees, board members, and stakeholders are all working toward common goals. It will guide fundamental decisions and actions to shape the future of Central Cass. Please see below for our NEW mission, vision, and beliefs & values statements and more about our Strategic Plan.

The Central Cass Public School District will achieve its mission, vision, and values through the fulfillment of its Strategic Plan. The following strategic initiatives will guide our efforts as we “Foster student excellence by inspiring individuals to be their best.”

1. Academic Engagement
Goal 1: Implementing North Dakota State Standards
Goal 2: 21st Century Readiness
Goal 3: MTSS (Multiple Tiered Support System)

2. Professional Learning and Development

Goal 1: Professional Development
Goal 2: Marzano Teacher Evaluation Framework

3. School Culture and Climate
Goal 1: Emergency Procedures
Goal 2: Building Positive Relationships
Goal 3: Community Collaboration
Goal 4: Participation in Extra and Co-Curricular Activities

4. Resource Management and Planning
Goal 1: Long-Range Facilities Planning
Goal 2: Long Range Technology Planning
Goal 3: Long-Range Financial Planning

5. Continuous Improvement & Data-Driven Decision-Making
Standard 1: Leadership Capacity Domain
Standard 2: Learning Capacity Domain
Standard 3: Resource Capacity Domain

See our website at www.Central-Cass.k12.nd.us/StrategicPlan to view the entire plan.