Isanti Middle School

Secondary students (Grades 6-12) return to a Transitional Hybrid Model for one week, January 19-22, and then move to the Regular Hybrid Model the following week, beginning January 25. Again, this is very similar to the way we started school in September.

• January 14-15: No school for students. As provided by MDE’s Safe Learning Plan, we have two planning days next week, Thursday and Friday which will be non-instructional days for all students (including C-I Online Students). The Minnesota Department of Education mandates that districts use planning days when transitioning models.

• Tuesday, January 19: (Monday is a holiday), secondary schools begin on a Transitional Hybrid Schedule for one week with students attending in person once during the week. Tuesday and Friday will be Distance Learning Days with opportunities for interventions. Group A will report in-person on Wednesday and Group B will report in-person on Thursday.

• Monday, January 25: All secondary students will return to the regular Hybrid Learning Model five days per week. (see table below)

There will be no school for K-12 online students on January 14 and 15. Many of the online program staff also teach in the in-person model and need to participate in the planning days.

Isanti Middle School will continue the Hybrid learning model in a similar format as we have done already this school year. During Hybrid Learning days, teachers will post assignments, discussions, and/or other course material to Google Classroom.

New Opportunity: New this trimester, students will also have the opportunity to connect daily with their teachers during a Hybrid Learning hour. I will explain in more detail in a video next week. On Fridays, all students are in Distance Learning and staff are able to connect via Google Meet, or through other forms of communication/interaction that best fit the given content area.

In all, teachers will provide clarity of Hybrid Learning days through Google Classroom. It is important to remember that at IMS, with the number of content areas we are privileged to provide, Hybrid Learning will look different from course to course. Please continue to encourage your student to follow their Google Classrooms closely for Hybrid Learning expectations.

It is the expectation that students are active in learning on all Hybrid Learning days. Attendance is taken on days when students are not physically present in the building, and that attendance is based upon completing or participating in class activities. There will always be an activity of some sort to complete, so there will be no "off" days of learning!

Free and Reduced Application Reminder

While there is currently no charge for student meals, there is still plenty of benefit to filling out a Free and Reduced Meals application! Approval may also qualify you for discounts with Athletics and Activities, Community Education, Advanced Placement testing and various fees throughout the district. Please see the following income guidelines to see if your family might qualify.

You can submit an application electronically through Skyward Family Access or complete the paper version of the application, which can be faxed at 763-689-6200 attention: Debbie or emailed to dknickerbocker@c-ischools.org. If you have any questions regarding the application please feel free to contact Debbie at 763-689-6237.

Important Pandemic EBT Benefits Reminder!

There has been a change at the state level with Pandemic-EBT eligibility. Families who received P-EBT benefits last summer are not automatically eligible for further benefits. To be considered, households must submit an application for free or reduced-price meals for the 2020-2021 school year, or be approved for either Minnesota Family Investment Program (MFIP) or Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits.

If you have already completed an application or have been directly certified for free or reduced meals there is no further action necessary on your part.

Got questions about an assignment? Not sure how you want to structure your work? Just need to speak to an adult about your assignments? If you answered "YES" to any of these questions then the Virtual Resource Rooms are for you. With us going to full Distance Learning we have adjusted our staffing and will now have a separate Resource Room for each grade.

Email: rpauly@c-ischools.org
Website: https://www.c-ischools.org/domain/33
Location: 201 Centennial Drive Northwest, Isanti, MN, USA
Phone: (763) 691-8600
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