Center Consolidated School District

Communications Plan

2022-2023

Purpose

The Center Consolidated School District’s Communications Plan for the 2022-23 school year will be to ensure that all stakeholders are kept informed of district happenings in a timely manner. This shall include district work focused on our District Action Plan, strategic goals, events, emergency situations, and regular updates. It is the goal of the district to effectively communicate and create an environment of cooperation, collaboration, and a sense of community.

Effective communication involves getting information out to all involved parties along with listening to the staff and the community. These structures will be put in place to ensure an eye towards continuous improvement. This plan will be geared towards families, students, community members, business partners, media, emergency services, and the Board of Education.

Implementation Plan

The Communications Plan contains the strategies and actions that fall under the following categories:

Parent and Community Outreach

Family, school, and community partnering can be defined as the collaboration of families, schools and communities as active partners in improving learner, classroom, school, district and state outcomes.

o Cultivate and strengthen relationships with the Center community to encourage partnership and support of the district.

o Regular communication to the community through newsletters, district website, and district App which includes several social media sites, live news feed, text messaging and voice calls

o Family, School and Community partnering is one of the Essential Components of our MTSS framework- welcome families, communicate effectively, support student success, speak up for every child, share power, collaborate with the community

o Representative family/parent participation on teams and committees- District Accountability Committee, Calendar Committee, PICS, DLT, BLT

o Parent liaisons at both elementary and secondary level to support families and communication efforts.

o Families and school staff engage in regular, two-way, meaningful communication about student learning through email, phone calls, text messages, and letters

Prom

May 6, 2023

Grand March starts at 7:00 PM

Theme: Paradise Park

For more information you can contact any of the Junior Class Sponsors at school. 719-754-2232

Jan Vigil

John Noriega

Stephanie Archuleta

Laurice Butler

The San Luis Valley Broadband Community Outreach is sharing information about SLV BCO, about their work here in the Valley, and a community feedback Survey and a link to their website, a link to the survey, and a QR code for the survey.

Their group is looking to help achieve digital equity within the San Luis Valley, this means getting feedback from the communities to create a picture of the barriers and challenges to create solutions, and achieve some of this through a simple survey we have formulated. This is available in both English and Spanish. Its also available in PDF form if any of you feel that we could get feedback in written form — the more responses the better!

I would also like to address the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) that most all families in the SLV can qualify for, this usually means a savings of $30 a month on a families internet bill. We are working in conjunction with EducationSuperHighway for marketing on this program. I am including that link as well. Finally, I would like to offer that we can set ACP sign up help in any communities that could benefit for this service.

https://slvbco.org

https://slvbco.org/community-feedback-response/

https://getacp.org/esh

"With integrity, and an interest in elevating all within our region, we are a dedicated team focused on closing the digital divide in the San Luis Valley.

Enabling equitable options to broadband connectivity access through collaboration and coordination with industry service providers, relevant agencies, and directly with our communities.

We appreciate your interest in this project, your voice, and your support!”

Dre Oaks-Jaramillo

SLV Broadband Community Outreach Manager

San Luis Valley Broadband Coordination Office

(719) 588-3191

dre@slvbco.org

Equitably Evolving Access to Digital Connectivity

Letter to Parents Regarding Safety Drills

Dear Center Consolidated School District Families,

We wanted to share the six safety drills your students will participate in as part of our comprehensive safety plan. The goal of practicing the drills is to help our students feel safe at school and to know what to do should an emergency arise. We are sharing this information with you so you may discuss the drills with your students. Below is a brief description of the drills that will be practiced in the future. COVID has been an obstacle in preventing most drills to be performed. We are expecting to get started with performing drills this coming 4th quarter to get back on track with familiarity of drills.

Hold: How students are asked to clear the hallways and remain in a classroom with doors locked and kept safe until ALL CLEAR is instructed. This occurs if there is an altercation or a fight or an emergency in the hallways.

Secure/Lockout: How students are kept safe inside the school when there is a potential threat outside of our school. We make sure all students are inside the building behind secured perimeter doors. Business as usual continues within the school and parents are able to enter the school through the main doors showing proper identification.

Lockdown: How students are kept safe when there is a potential threat within the school. Students practice staying quiet and unseen within classrooms or closest classrooms. Nobody may leave their classroom during a lockdown and entry into the school is not permitted.

Shelter in Place: How students are kept inside the school building during a hazard from the outside environment. The hazard can vary from a natural hazard to a manmade hazard. (Example: Blizzard.)

Evacuation: How to exit the school in a quick and orderly manner. Each class follows an exit route and are accounted for while waiting quietly with teachers outside the building. We practice fire drills on a periodic basis. No one can enter the school during an evacuation. Evacuations vary from on-site fire drills to off-site evacuation locations.

Reunification: How students and parents/guardians are brought together after a crisis response at an announced off-site location area. Reunification method provides school and district safety teams proven methods for planning and practicing and achieving a successful reunification. Parents are required to bring photo ID to the mentioned reunification location during the reunification process. The parent/guardian will need to fill out a reunification card prior to reunifying with child.

Expectations for Reunification Process:

-Meet student at designated location set in place by the School District Administrator.

-Listen to the instructions given to you at the door by the GREETER at the door and have your student/students name available to share with the GREETER.

-You are expected to fill out a short document about student name and guardian name.

-Only legal guardians are only allowed to pick up students at designated location.

-Please have proof of ID available upon receiving student at site.

-Expect delays to give staff enough time to gather students in designated areas of the building.

-When it’s your turn at the door you will be asked to enter the building to retrieve your child and then be asked to exit the building as soon as you can to clear the area for other students and parents.

We strongly encourage you to talk to your students about the reunification process with your student in the event of a crisis so all are familiar with what to expect.

If you have any questions about any of our safety procedures please don’t hesitate to contact us at

719-754-2232

Sincerely,

Steve Martinez

Steve Martinez

Center Consolidated School District Director of Safety and Behavior

Attendance

Why is being in school every day important?

IT IMPACTS YOUR GRADES

Even if you miss just a few days here and there, your grades are likely to suffer.

IT AFFECTS HOW YOU LEARN

When you are in class you learn the material along with your classmates. When you’re not in class, you need to learn the material on your own, which is stressful, time-consuming, and a much less effective way to learn.

GRADUATION IS AT RISK

Chronic absenteeism is the leading indicator that a student will drop out of high school and not graduate.

YOUR FUTURE DEPENDS ON IT

When you’re in school every day, you get a better education, which means you’ll have more career options and a much brighter future!

MISSING TOO MUCH SCHOOL?

-Have a good night time routine that includes getting everything ready for the next day.

-Go to bed early enough to ensure you get enough sleep-and don’t risk oversleeping in the morning.

-Have a plan in place if you miss the bus or your ride to school.

-Form a support network at the school, including friends, teachers, and other staff.

-Know and understand your school’s attendance policy, and know that to do if you must miss school.

* Please understand that as a Parent/Guardian, you are responsible for notifying the school secretary to excuse your child. If the call is not completed by the end of the day your child will be marked as unexcused.

** We cannot emphasize enough how important it is to not miss any school days**

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