The WOLFPACK Family/Community News

This week our students will release on a regular schedule. After this week, all Wednesdays will be 1 hour early release.

At Thursday night's board meeting, the board recognized three staff members whose work goes well beyond what any job description asks of them.

Grace Castle was honored for her dedication to theater at Coupeville Elementary. Grace has spent countless hours working with students to stage full productions at the elementary level, which is an enormous amount of work and not something every district can say it has. Principal Ferguson shared that she has already heard from staff about how much they appreciate Grace's professionalism and her commitment to the arts.

Elizabeth Bitting was recognized for her work as our cross country coach. Elizabeth runs alongside our athletes rather than watching from the sideline, and she brings a positive presence to every practice and every meet. Athletic Director Willie Smith spoke about the many ways she has strengthened our program.

Megan Austin was honored for her work with the Leo's Club. Megan volunteers at community events throughout the year and provides the guidance and support that keeps the club thriving. Principal Cays described the club's contribution across our community and Megan's role in making that happen.

1. We are taking a hard look at our aging facilities and have developed options - not a decision. Information describing what we are considering can be found on our Facilities Planning Task Force page, and there will be real opportunities to ask questions and tell us what you think. You can find a feedback survey and you are invited to a community open house on Sept. 17 at 6 p.m. at the elementary school library.

Dear Coupeville Families,

I want to give you a heads-up about our change to an updated version of the app you use to register for transportation and track your student’s school bus. This summer, our software company listened to suggestions and requests made by users and worked hard to put together a new app called EZ Arrival.

What this means for you:

• It combines many of the different features of our previous apps, Bus Quest and EZ A2B, into one streamlined tool.

• EZ Arrival still continues to provide real-time bus tracking as before and now provides enhanced proactive parent notifications, added a broad foreign language support, and many other upgraded features.

• Best of all, your existing account and settings will work automatically in EZ Arrival; no new registration or additional setup required!

• The transition is simple — same login, same password, no re-registration.

Important Notice to Families:

• All students who wish to ride a school bus to or from school are required to register for services. Due to the large number of changes to the routes this year, no previous year riders have been rolled over for the coming year. You can register via the EZ Arrival app, visit the Transportation Department page of the District website, or contact the Transportation Department Dispatcher directly.

• We have limited space on buses so students needing services must have a regular riding schedule of at least 1-2 times every 2 weeks.

• You can find additional information regarding all transportation related services on the newly updated Transportation Department page of the district website.

To download EZ Arrival:

1. Write down your current login information, if you have one, and then uninstall previous versions of Bus Quest or EZ A2B.

2. Next search for and download “EZArrival” in the Apple App Store or Google Play Store

3. Log in with your current EZ A2B username and password — same login, no new account needed.

4. If you need to create a new account simply follow the few quick steps once you click on the “Create an Account” in the app.

Questions? Contact the Transportation Dispatcher at dispatcher@coupeville.k12.wa.us

Thank you,

Rob Wallace

Transportation Department Supervisor

Coupeville School District

To all of our returning families and those joining us for the first time — welcome! Our Food Service team is excited to start serving you again and has truly missed seeing your faces over the summer.

The School Farm is looking fabulous, and we can’t wait to fill our salad bars with fresh cherry tomatoes, cucumbers, and other peak summer veggies. Don’t miss the last few weeks of School Farm Days, every Thursday from 12–3 p.m., for a chance to visit the School Farm and sample some of the veggies that have made their debut a little early!

Keep an eye on the Nutrition Services website and follow us on social media @connectedfoodprogram1 for updates, including September’s menus, coming soon.

If you have questions about free/reduced-price meal eligibility or adding money to Qmlativ Food Service accounts, please contact Donna Bailey, 360-678-2403 or dbailey@coupeville.k12.wa.us

If you have questions regarding dietary accommodations or other food service-related questions, please contact Laura Luginbill, Food Service Director, at 360-678-2452 or lluginbill@coupeville.k12.wa.us.

We’re so happy to be back — and we can’t wait to see you in the cafeteria!