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Our Social-Emotional Learning Team offers these strategies for helping your child through uncertain times. More information, examples, and tools can be found on our SEL for families page.

Find information on why we are transitioning classes on Monday, March 1 and resources to support your student.

Here are some of the most pressing questions we have heard this week.

Starting March 1, our meal distribution will change. Families can choose to pick-up pre-ordered meal kits on Mondays or Wednesdays. We will no longer provide daily meals.

In a year full of challenges, one of the biggest challenges has been preparing to bring students back to school for in-person learning. We will postpone the start of hybrid learning, which was scheduled to begin March 1.

We recognize the change in our timeline has an impact on our families. Childcare is available for families who need it. 

See an important update for high school athletics.

While the transition to hybrid in-person learning will start with our youngest learners, we want everyone to be prepared for when it's their turn to go back to school. What should students expect when going to school in-person? What do families need to know? Our safety expectations and plan are based on current information from local, state and federal public health agencies. Each layer of protection keeps us safer.

Check out this important update for elementary families about online registration, change in assignment process, transportation and photo opt out.

Here are some of the hybrid questions that have come up this week.

School board meetings will be held in-person starting next month, thanks to new safety guidelines from Governor Jay Inslee. Superintendent Susan Enfield shares this news in her weekly video message, along with plans for the first day of hybrid learning and her continued appreciation of our hard-working staff.

To the Class of 2021:Superintendent Susan Enfield has a message just for you. In it, she discusses plans for graduation and new 24/7 resources to help you reach that goal. We are proud of you. The year hasn’t been easy, and it hasn’t been the senior year you wanted. What’s important now is to be on the path you choose for after graduation. It’s not too late to get the help you need!

We have a new tool to track positive COVID cases among staff and students working and learning in our schools and facilities. We developed the COVID Dashboard in the interest of transparency about the number of COVID cases in our schools.

Please see an important update to next week’s school schedule.

Families attending schools in-person or remotely may request a change in assignment:

To provide additional support to our students, we are offering unlimited, live tutoring for students in all academic subjects--24 hours a day, seven days a week. We are partnering with a company called PAPER to provide this service. 

Check out today’s family update that includes information on changes to meal distribution and P-EBT.

We continue to monitor COVID activity data published by Public Health - Seattle & King County. As of the time of this posting, King County continues to experience a resurgence in COVID-19 cases. 

As promised, we are sharing our school safety plan with you as we prepare to transition to hybrid learning.

From time to time during the winter months, the weather may force a change in the normal school schedule-—even during remote and hybrid learning. We want you to be prepared and know where to get information. 

Congratulations to the second round of Mini Excel Grant awardees! The Highline Schools Foundation awarded 46 Excel Mini Grants worth up to $500. The grants support teachers and staff to obtain the resources they need for distance and hybrid learning. 

Here are answers to more questions we are hearing. How will we ensure students keep their masks on? What circumstances trigger the closure of a classroom or school? Why are hybrid students only in person for 2.5 hours a day?

Check out the family update for February 9. It includes information about meal distribution during the long weekend and the schedule for in-person instruction.

Do you work with or for a person who has made a significant contribution in Highline? The Highline Schools Foundation would like to recognize their work. Take this opportunity to give recognition to the outstanding staff and volunteers in Highline

What is your student doing on iReady and how can you help? Join us for iReady Family Night on Thursday, February 18 from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. to learn how to support students learning at home.