Basketball Schedule 20-21
We have a date error on our flu forms for remote learners to receive their flu shots! Remote learners WILL be able to receive their flu shots on THURSDAY, October 1, 2020, not Friday, beginning at 1:00 pm at the Crossett Elementary Wellness Center (gym). Forms are available online at crossettschools.org under the Menu tab and then click Documents.
On site students will receive their flu shots on the following dates:
Crossett High School, Thursday, October 1, 2020
Crossett Middle School, Thursday, October 1, 2020
Crossett Elementary School, Friday, October 2, 2020
Crossett Learning Center, Friday, October 2, 2020
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Census results affect planning and funding for education—including programs such as Head Start, Pell Grants, school lunches, rural education, adult education, and grants for preschool special education. The following link provides more information on the importance of the 2020 Census.
https://2020census.gov/en.html
Channel 10 and Fox 14 News posted a story related to the Crossett Eagle Football team and their understanding of our situation was not correct. In the story found on their website, they stated, “At least a dozen players on the team received positive tests for COVID-19.” This is not correct.
Under the Arkansas Department of Health guidelines, a person who tests positive is isolated and may return to their normal activities after they have met the criteria set forth by the Arkansas Department of Health.
Under those same Arkansas Department of Health guidelines, if a person is within six feet for longer than 15 minutes of a known positive that person must quarantine for 14 days as a preventive measure. These individuals are identified as a Probable Close Contact (PCC). Again, if a person is quarantined they are not a known positive, but rather they have been in close contact with a known positive individual.
Currently, the Crossett School District does have a small number of individuals who have a positive test and are in isolation. At the same time, we do have others who have been identified as Probable Close Contacts and are in quarantine.
Crossett School District follows the Arkansas Department of Health’s guidelines and protocols when notified of a positive case within the student body and staff. Once notified the District’s Point of Contact will begin contact tracing within the District. This is to identify any individual who was within six feet of the known positive individual for 15 minutes or longer. These individuals will be identified as a Probable Close Contact and are not positives. Once an individual has been identified as a Probable Close Contact they or their parents are notified and begin their 14-day quarantine. Again, a person in quarantine is not a known positive. The District will post an updated statement to our website once we have been notified of a positive case within our students/staff members and all identified Probable Close Contacts have been notified. This can be found by going to the MENU on our website and then clicking on the COVID-19 link.
Information from the Arkansas Department of Health regarding Positive Cases and isolation, and Probable Close Contacts and quarantines can be found under the COVID-19 link as well. You can also view the documents by clicking on the following link.
https://www.healthy.arkansas.gov/programs-services/topics/covid-19-guidance-for-self-home-isolation
https://www.healthy.arkansas.gov/programs-services/topics/covid-19-guidance-for-self-home-quarantine
Channel 10 and Fox 14 News are aware of the mistake and are in the process of correcting the story. We appreciate their interest and continued coverage of our District. For updated information regarding known positive COVID-19 cases within our students/staff members please, visit our website.
Crossett School District is administering the MAP Growth assessment to onsite students this week in their classrooms. Remote students will take the test next week, September 21 through 25 at different scheduled times. Please have your child check their school email and Google Classroom for the directions that will be sent to them on how and when to access the assessment using their Chromebook. Please contact your child’s teacher or the Building Principal with questions or concerns. We appreciate your support to complete this assessment which will help our teachers guide your student’s learning.
Progress Reports for the 1st 9 Weeks will be sent home with students next Wednesday, September 23rd. If your student is a remote learner, their Progress Report will be mailed. Thank you!
Sunday, September 13th, 2020
Dear Parents, Students, and Faculty:
Today the Crossett School District was notified by the Arkansas Department of Health (ADH) of a positive case of COVID-19 at Crossett High School. The District followed the ADH protocols to identify Probable Close Contacts. Those who have met the criteria as a Probable Close Contact have been contacted. If you have not been contacted you do not meet the criteria based on the information provided to the district.
Classes will continue on our current schedule in all buildings. Crossett School District will continue to work with the ADH and follow their protocols as directed. We appreciate the work and cooperation of our students, staff, and parents during this situation.
Again, if you have not been contacted you are not considered a Probable Close Contact. Please monitor our website and social media for updates as they become available.
Gary Williams, Superintendent
Starting on Monday, September 14th, Crossett School District is providing free breakfast and lunch meals to all remote learning students Monday through Friday between 11 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. at each school cafeteria effective until December 31st. Pickup locations for each school are as follows: Crossett Learning Center circle drive, Crossett Elementary bus drop off area, Crossett Middle School rear cafeteria door, Crossett High School rear circle drive. Each student will receive (1) breakfast and (1) hot lunch. Please do not hesitate to pick-up a free meal or contact us with any questions.
Crossett School District is happy to announce that we are providing all students with a free breakfast and a free lunch each day, effective until December 31st, 2020. If you have not turned in your free/reduced meal application, please do so! Thank you!
Boys and Girls Club Flag Football and Soccer Information
CSD students, onsite and remote learners, will begin taking the NWEA MAP Growth assessment the week of September 14 through September 30. This assessment measures what students know and are ready to learn—to help teachers plan and differentiate with each unique learner in mind. Please follow this link to explore the Family Toolkit to learn more about this assessment.
https://www.nwea.org/the-map-suite/family-toolkit/
Tonight we will try our hand at live streaming our Eagle football game! We are excited and nervous, but we know this will mean so much to our fans.
Please be patient with us as our live stream platform and live streaming in general is new.
Follow the Crossett Eagles tonight LIVE kickoff at 7 pm on www.crossetteagles.live! This video broadcast will be paired with audio provided by KAGH 104.9 FM Larry Cantley!
Eagles Fly High!
Guidance for attending Football Games at Yarborough Field
Tickets for this week's football games will be on sale between 8:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. tomorrow morning(Tuesday) and again Wednesday evening from 5:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m. at the football field ticket booth. Advanced ticket sales are for the Junior High away game Thursday at Hamburg and the Senior High home game. We will sell half of the available tickets tomorrow morning and the other half will be on sale Wednesday afternoon.
For those traveling to Osceola for the game on Saturday we would like to share some important information. The game begins at 6:00 and COVID 19 guidelines will be in place. It is essential if
the season is to last these requirements be followed. Arkansas Department of Health officials are monitoring games across the state for compliance. They have indicated that if guidelines are
not followed the season is at risk to be cancelled. If you choose to attend, please be willing to follow these guidelines for the sake of our students, coaches, and fans. The guidelines for
football games are different from other events. They are as follows:
Six feet of physical distancing must be maintained for those not in the same household at all times while entering and leaving the stadium, and while in the stadium.
Masks are required at all times. The only exception is while you are eating or drinking.
We recognize these requirements are not what we want to do, but they are required by all in attendance and we ask for your cooperation. As mentioned earlier, if physical distancing is not maintained and masks are not worn for the entirety of the game the season is subject to being
cancelled by the Arkansas Department of Health. Please help by doing your part.
Concessions will not be available during the game out of an abundance of caution taken by the Osceola School District. However, you will be allowed to bring in food and drinks.
For those not attending you will be able to listen to the game on 104.9 and it will be streamed by the Osceola School District. It will be available on Facebook and YouTube and can be found by
searching Seminole Nation.
We are all excited to see our students back in the classrooms and to see our Eagles back on the field. If you are attending the game tomorrow, please travel safe and remember Eagles Fly
High!
Due to the large number of families without power, the District will have a virtual day on Friday. Teachers will be working from home via their Google Classroom and will be available through email and phone. Students not able to access Google Classroom will be allowed to make up their work on Monday.
Onsite classes are cancelled on Friday due to power outages in multiple schools. Friday will be a remote day with teachers monitoring email and Google Classroom.
Due to power outages in the community, CSD will be closed Friday, August 28.
Due to the threat of more weather coming into the area, we will dismiss school early today. Car riders can be picked up at 11:15 a.m. and buses will leave the schools at 11:30 a.m.
We are currently monitoring the weather situation with the possibility an early school closure today. If the storm continues to track east, a closure is most likely to occur. We will keep everyone posted, but we encourage parents and guardians to make plans now to pick up their students in case we do have an early dismissal today. Thank you!