Lincoln Attendance Center

No school tomorrow (Oct. 9) due to a teacher inservice. No school Monday (Oct. 12) in observance of Columbus Day. We appreciate your support in allowing us to serve your family. Have a great weekend! #BulldogPride

Reminder to all Carmi-White Co. Families- NO SCHOOL for students this Friday, September 11th. #bulldogpride #togetherwecan

Last week the National School Lunch Program, through the US Department of Agriculture and the ISBE, announced that they have approved a waiver for all students to receive a free breakfast and a free lunch each day through the end of December. Beginning Tuesday, September 8, 2020 Carmi-White County Schools will be participating in the Summer Food Service Program allowing all enrolled students, whether face-to-face or remote, to receive these meals during school days. Please keep in mind that the waiver does not eliminate any lunch/breakfast debt that is currently owed nor does it include any a la carte, extra milk, or extra food items outside of the standard meal. #BulldogPride

Reminder- Please refer to our district website for information regarding First Quarter schedule & calendar changes. #BulldogPride

WE ARE SO EXCITED TO GET BACK TO SCHOOL! We would like to invite in-person students and one parent/guardian to our Lincoln Back-to-School celebration on Tuesday, August 18th! Students should bring in their school supplies and MEET THEIR TEACHER! An administrator can also answer questions about safety precautions and/or other issues. Kindergarten Come-and-Go at your convenience during your class’ time! We ask that only ONE adult accompany each student. Ms. Whitsitt & Mrs. Winkleman’s classes come and go between 5:00pm to 6:00pm Mrs. Kuhlmann & Mrs. Courty’s classes come and go between 6:00pm to 7:00pm Mrs. Atteberry will meet with remote students and their families at another time. Keep watching for that information to be announced. 1st Grade Teachers will email parents their invitation to reserve a time that works best for you. We ask that only ONE adult accompany each student at the scheduled time. Each family will be given no more than 10 minutes with the teacher. Mrs. Pesavento will meet with remote students and their families at another time. Keep watching for that information to be announced. Please remember that in order for us to start the school year in a safe manner, we must keep the health of our students and staff at the forefront of all we do. Therefore, ALL students and adults entering the building will be symptom checked prior to entering the building, and everyone must wear a face covering. For those families who are not able to attend or do not feel comfortable, we hope to have a video out prior to the first day of student attendance.

C-WC #5 Question and Answer Addendum to the Back to School Plan #BulldogPride https://5il.co/je1q

C-WC #5 Return To School #BulldogPride https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qIpzmJpvGEE&feature=youtu.be

VOLUNTEER & EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES - With the start of the school year approaching, the Carmi-White County Unit #5 School District is looking for individuals who would be interested and willing to help at each school building starting August 20th. The District is looking for individuals willing to volunteer with temperature checks on school buses and buildings as well as those interested in temporary substitute nurse aides who would be interested in working 3-5 hours daily to help with temperature checks and tracing. Anyone interested in either of these opportunities should contact building administrators as soon as possible.

Our NEW online registration opens TODAY! Please view the online registration directions prior to registering on our district website. Students can be enrolled via a registration link on our district's website, app, and Facebook pages. We encourage parents/guardians to register online, including payment. All classroom fees, lock & agenda fees, and Chromebook insurance fees have been combined to one nominal fee. For most buildings, this has resulted in a reduced registration fee for families. Since registration for the 2020-2021 school year will be solely online, staff will be available to assist with online registration and payment via cash or check, on Thursday, August 6th in each building from 9am to 7pm. While registering your student in person, masks or face coverings will be required, and social distancing guidelines will be followed. In addition to online registration, please remember to fill out the Return-to-School Survey to let us know if your child(ren) will be attending in-person, remotely, or have chosen another option if you have not done so already. As soon as these surveys have been completed, we will be able to assign classroom teachers & schedules.

Please click on the link below for a News Release from the Superintendent regarding the opening of school. https://5il.co/ipl9

Please click on the link below to complete the Return-to-School survey. https://form.jotform.com/202037227487051

Please click on the link below to view the Back-to-School Considerations. https://5il.co/im4b

Letter from the Superintendent 7-21-2020 Please click on the link: https://5il.co/iguk

Click here to see the Fall 2020 Return-to-School Plan! https://5il.co/ige3

Guidelines for Board Meeting 7-20-20 THIS IS A REMINDER: The Carmi-White County CUSD #5 Board of Education will meet Monday, July 20, 2020 at 7:00 p.m. at the Junior/Senior High School cafeteria. At this meeting, the Board and other attendees will practice social distancing. When entering the room, please maintain a 6-foot distance between other members of the public. Guidance from the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) and the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) states that everyone entering a school building must wear a face covering at all times, even when social distancing is maintained. Therefore, all attendees at School Board Meetings will be required to wear a mask. Attendees at tonight’s meeting will also be asked to self-certify, by signing a form, stating they that they do not have any of the following symptoms: temperature above 100.4 degrees cough shortness of breath or difficulty breathing chills fatigue muscle and body aches headache sore throat new loss of taste or smell congestion runny nose nausea vomiting diarrhea We ask that anyone who exhibits these symptoms not attend tonight’s meeting. ALSO, Attendees at tonight’s meeting will be required to wear a mask or will not be allowed to enter the building, as per guidelines from the Illinois Department of Public Health and the Illinois State Board of Education.

Please fill out the following C-WC Unit #5 Back to School Survey: https://forms.gle/n6zoH1q3FNZgpn529

Transition Planning Phase Update (6/24/20)

Please visit our District Website/District App under News, for a district statement regarding Building Bulldog Pride-Facilities Update. #BulldogPride

Congratulations to our students who successfully completed the school year with PERFECT ATTENDANCE! Henry Bullock Toby Skinner-Henson Elijah Allen Avery Hill Triston Smith Zenley Templeton Makinzie Tucker Mossyn Blazier - 2 years perfect attendance!!

NEW! OPENS TODAY! ONLINE KINDERGARTEN PRE-REGISTRATION Lincoln Attendance Center will conduct online pre-registration for students who will be attending Kindergarten in the 2020 – 2021 school year. Children who are five years of age on or before September 1, 2020 are eligible to start school in August. The pre-registration portal will be open TODAY and will close Friday, May 29th. Please go to the CWC district website and click on the link to begin the pre-registration process. If you have any questions with this process, please contact Lincoln School at 384-3421 from 8am to 11am. Information obtained at this early registration provides us with a tentative number of kindergarten students. The data helps us purchase supplies, finalize staffing plans, and prepare bus routes for next year. Because of the current shelter-in-place order, we will not be able to conduct speech screening or the readiness assessment with each potential kindergartner in person, so we are hopeful that each parent will conduct the screening at home with their student and input the results. This is the beginning of the registration process. District-wide registration will be August 6th from 9:00am to 7:00pm in order to finalize registration, update records, and find out who your child’s teacher will be for the school year. We would appreciate you telling friends and family about this online registration if you know of a child who will be five years old by September 1, 2020. Amy Dixon, Principal * adixon@carmischools.org Lacey Moore, Dean of Students *lmoore@carmischools.org Lincoln Attendance Center * 113 Tenth Street * Carmi, Illinois * 384-3421