Tioga School District

Many schools have been posting about free meals for students. The USDA has re-started the Summer Program which means all students will eat for free. Tioga will participate with free breakfast and lunch for K-12 students. Details are unclear as to how far back we can go in giving free meals and how long the program will be in effect. Right now, it is due to expire in December or when the money runs out, whichever is first. It seems that now all meals for K-12 students are free so please share this with others. More information will be available when we receive it. Distance learning students will be able to participate starting on Tuesday, September 8. We ask that you call the school to get signed up, and we will run it as we did in the spring and summer. The time for pickup may change, and we will be giving out information next week about this. Right now, we are NOT serving any preschool or homeschooled children. Thank you. No school on Monday.

The football game at DLB will be played in Des Lacs. As of now there are no restrictions in place. They are encouraging social distancing and masks but masks are not required. Good luck Pirates!

The Lady Pirate's Volleyball team will have their home opener tonight against the Ray Jays. JH matches begin at 3:00 to be followed by C squad, JV, and Varsity matches. We do have a capacity of 500 people including players, coaches, officials, etc. in the gym. We ask fans for their cooperation in trying to maintain social distancing and general health standards. If you are ill, please stay home. If we need to make room for parents to be able to attend the JV/Varsity matches, those that were present to watch JH matches would be very supportive in exiting to allow the same for varsity parents. There will not be kitchen concessions served. The Letterpersons' pop, popcorn, and candy concessions will be open. The games will be available to watch via the NFHSNetwork. To watch online, please go to https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/ and search for Tioga High School. The match broadcast tonight will be split into to sessions with the links below. TIOGA HIGH SCHOOL | Tioga, ND Girls Varsity Volleyball vs Ray | 3:00 PM Central Girls Varsity Volleyball vs Ray | 6:00 PM Central Good Luck Pirates!

Pirates win 28-8 over Stanley tonight. Good job tonight!!!

The football field is in great shape and along with coaches and players, we are ready for a Monday Night Football double header with Stanley High School on Monday, August 31st. The JH game will begin at 5:00 as scheduled. There will not be a JV game. And the varsity game will begin sometime around 7:00-7:30 depending on when the JH game completes. The varsity players will not be able to work the JH game as they normally would so we may be looking for some help with the chains for the JH game. Maybe some JH football dads would like to help us out there? Both games will be broadcast on the NFHS network. To watch the games, please go to https://www.nfhsnetwork.com . In the search bar at the top of the page, search for Tioga High School - Tioga, ND. This will bring you to our dashboard where you will be able to find all events throughout the year. It is unclear right now if we will be able to forgo the subscription procedure as used last year. We all wish we were able to see both teams at full strength. To those players not able to participate, we are thinking about you and will continue to work for you! We know you are hurt and frustrated, and we will continue to fight to get a full season in for you to come back to! Go Pirates!

The Tioga Schools had a student test positive for COVID-19 on Friday, August 28. Cleaning has since been completed, and the infected person is following North Dakota Health guidelines concerning isolation and is not in school now. The school had been in contact with the ND Department of Health and following their guidelines. We have been advised that we can continue school. Continue to take your child's temperature twice a day and monitor for other symptomes. Take care! Thank you for your support.

Tonight's Varsity football game is postponed until Monday night. Time is to be determined.

Please see the decision tree for parents regarding COVID school attendance guidance.

If you ordered football apparel from universal it is in. Please go to High School and pick up from Jaimie. thanks

Pirate Football Seniors and their Parents. Thanks to everyone involved for having this for our Seniors. Good Luck tomorrow night as we host the Stanley Blue Jay's at 7pm. Pirate Pride...

Pirate football ready for Friday Night Lights!!

THS students and families - there will be no breakfast available at the high school tomorrow, Wednesday, August 26th. We apologize for any inconvenience.

The Tioga Schools had a second staff member test positive for COVID-19 on Monday, August 24. Cleaning has since been completed, and the infected person is following North Dakota Health guidelines concerning isolation and is not in the school now. The school had been in contact with the ND Department of Health and following their guidelines. Since this person has little contact with students, we have been advised that we can continue school. Continue to take your child's temperature twice a day and monitor for other symptomes. Take care! Thank you for your support.

Parents: If you want some assistance as to whether or not you should send your child to school, here is a link from North Dakota Health with their guidance updated August 21. The sheet can be found at: https://www.health.nd.gov/sites/www/files/documents/Files/MSS/coronavirus/NDDoH_COVID-19_Parents_Decision_Tree.pdf

Pirates lost 0-48 in New Salem today. Get better....We are playing football.

Position(s) Available: Tioga School District has 1 or 2 part-time custodian positions available. Work hours will be from 4:00 p.m. to approximately 8:00 p.m, Monday-Friday. Times will NOT be negotiable. For more information, contact Carolyn Eide, Superintendent, at (701) 664-2333. Open until filled. EOE

Upcoming attendance policies for games: @ New Salem-Almont: As of Friday morning all fans are welcomed 8/28 FB vs Stanley- State max is 500 people . Please make sure to do proper social distance. Concessions will be available. 9/3 VB vs Ray- Max attendance inside our gym is 500 people. This includes players, coaches, officials and stats. With this day including JH, C, JV and Varsity games attendance could be reached. We may need to ask for cooperation in staying within state guidelines. Only basic concession stand products will be available. Two other notes of interest: 1 is that we have moved up Senior/Parent nights to 8/28 and 9/10. Number 2 is that other schools have different policies for attendance according to their gym sizes and school board decisions. As a heads up if the state goes into the "yellow" category attendance numbers will be dropped to 250. We will continue to update you with attendance policies throughout the upcoming weeks.

Central Parents/Guardians, Safety of all our students and staff are of paramount concern to the school district, and we take it very seriously. As we enter into this school year, we require your assistance to ensure the safety of all students. Please note the following and adhere to the procedures that are in place to protect the safety of students. Students may not be dropped off before 8:10am. Aides will be at doors. Once in the building students will go to their classroom. Breakfast will be a grab and go. We will not be having morning recess on the playground before school. When dropping off or picking up your child, make sure to park your vehicle and do not wait in the middle of the road. Best door to drop off your students because it is closest to their lockers: Door #1 for students in grades 5th-6th Door #2 for students in grades 3rd-4th Door #8 for students in Kindergarten and 2nd Door #7 for students in 1st grade The front of Central (Benson Street) is a drop off area only. You may not park where signs are located, just a drop-off. Do not make U-turns in front of Central During School Hours of 8:10am to 3:45pm. (This is the busiest time for students to be dropped off or picked up.) Parents/Guardians may not be in the building before school. With the new guidelines from the CDC we will only have staff/students in the building. Exceptions: you may come into the office area. Parents must sign in (if late) or sign out your child (if they must leave early). You are required to wait in the office area, until your child has walked to the office. We will not be letting parents/guardians/visitors eat at school this year. Students need to be picked up dismissal time which is 3:30pm. If you are not here by 3:45pm they will in the office. If you are going to change your child’s dismissal procedure you must contact the school before 3pm. Pick-up/dismissal procedure will stay the same: Bus students will get on busses. K-2 will be picked up on the playground. Parents please park on Main Street. Visit with teachers on other arrangements. Grades 3-4 will dismiss out door #2. Visit with teachers on other arrangements Grades 5-6 will dismiss out door #1. Visit with teachers on other arrangements. The wonderful Central staff and I feel honored to be a part of this school family with your children. We thank you in advance for your support and look forward an exceptional year. If you have any questions, please stop in to visit, or call me at: 701-664-3441 or email tim.schaffer@k12.nd.us Sincerely, Timothy J. Schaffer Elementary Principal

Here is a link to the Daily Health Checklist. We ask that you please follow the guidance as we would like to see everyone be able to stay healthy and continue with the 2020-2021 school year as normal as possible. Thank you! https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/downloads/community/schools-childcare/Daily-Home-Screening-for-Students-Checklist-ACTIVE-rev5A.pdf

THS Students and Families! We are very excited to see you all tomorrow with the first day of the 2020-2021 school year! It has been too long since we have been "in session". I just want to provide some quick updates as to our re-start operations. First and foremost, the "Before School Daily Health Checklist" (questions to be asked at home before going to school) will likely be posted later today. Please be vigilant with questioning whether or not you should attend school. We know that we are going to face challenges with COVID and other health scenarios. We can not stop nor completely avoid those health situations. However, by not attending school when unhealthy, we can help prevent spreading any illness. If you are ill, please stay home. We have not been able to schedule an open house. This is especially trying for 7th grade and new students. We have had some major HVAC construction taking place and the hallways are just cleared. Our custodians have done a fantastic job in a limited time frame in getting the building ready!The plus side is with this HOT week, the AC has sure been nice! We are prepared to help those new to the building navigate tomorrow when they arrive, and it may seem a little overwhelming. Patience and grace will be on full display! If you have a student that needs to be acclimated to the building, we are open today and will allow those new students to find their lockers, classrooms, etc. As with everything this year, please practice distancing and enter and exit out of the main lobby. The current recommendation of CDC is to NOT conduct temp checks when entering the building. We are planning to start the year following those recommendations, however that may change and we would do temp checks if recommended. That being said, we are going to practice social distancing as much as possible. The doors to the school will not be open until 8:10, which is when teachers shall be on site. At 8:10, students may grab their grab and go breakfast in the cafeteria, place materials in lockers and proceed to their 1st period classes. Hallway and gym activities will not be allowed. Last year, we made a lot of progress on back pack limits. This year, we are encouraging you to use a backpack between classes to limit the amount of time spent in the hallways. ALL students should become very fluent in using Google Classroom and piratek12.org email addresses. These tools will be heavily relied upon in all classroom situations, whether in person or Distance Learning. Distance learners - keep watching and we will be gathering your needed materials to get to you! New students/returning students - if you need class schedules yet - we will get them. It may just require some patience in the morning! At the end of the day, all students are asked to bring any materials going home with them PRIOR to going to practice, etc. We would like to eliminate the re-entry traffic in the hallways and classrooms as daily disinfecting will take place. We will all learn a whole lot more about how this unusual start will progress tomorrow. There will be a lot of adjustments made and change will be welcome. I am excited to see you all and encourage you to ask questions. Please email me at bodegaard@piratek12.org with any questions! See you tomorrow! Mr. Odegaard