FROM THE DESK OF DONALD MOOK, Ed.D. 

2019-2020 – Columbiana School District is The Place to Be!

Dear Parents and Community Members,

I wanted to update you about some important information regarding the state mandated school closure because of COVID-19. We appreciate your patience and understanding, as this is an unprecedented situation. This is something no one expected, but our teachers and staff are committed to ensuring your child still receives a high-quality education. Virtual learning has started for most of our students. This education looks different building to building, but please know your child’s teachers are dedicated to meeting the needs of every student. 

New protocols have been established in regards to packet pickup and drop off to ensure the safety of everyone. We are trying to minimize paper exchange during this, but understand there are families who have limited or no internet access. Teachers will place new packets in bins on Monday. However, as a safety measure, packets will be under quarantine until Thursday. Thursday is the new designated packet pickup/drop off for all grades, K-12, and will take place exclusively in the Commons at Columbiana High School from 8- 2 p.m. Teachers will not retrieve dropped off packets until the following Monday as a safety precaution. 

 I also want to let you know about a change in meal delivery. We are now moving to Curbside Pickup starting March 30. Curbside Pickup will have five days worth of food. Again, please complete the following survey if you have not already done so.

Here’s the link for the survey.

If you don’t have internet access, please call your school building, leave your name, contact information and your child’s name. Meal distribution is free and for every student in the district. 

 Curbside Meal Pickup

  • Family Names A-F will pick-up at Dixon, Front entrance

  • Family Names G-N will pick-up at Columbiana Middle School- Multipurpose entrance

  • Family Names O-Z will pick up at Columbiana High School- Band entrance

 

PLEASE DO NOT GET OUT OF YOUR VEHICLE FOR CURBSIDE PICKUP

 A special thank you to our food service and transportation workers for all they’re doing. 

Thank you for your continued support, and GO CLIPS!


Joshua Dixon

Report cards are in the mail, so please be on the lookout. A letter from Mrs. Sharshan is also included with your child’s report card with important updates about learning.

Teachers have reached out to every family, however there are some families we have not heard from. That said, if you haven’t heard from your child’s teacher, please call the school at 330-482-5355.

We will make sure your contact information is updated and shared with your child’s teacher. Teachers have attempted to make contact via email, phone, and Remind®. Please double check, and if you have received something, take the time to respond.

Current Blizzard Bag Lessons and Instructional Packets 

CURRENT packets and bags are due by April 3.

  • Other than on-line Blizzard Bag work, I would like to ask every parent to lay out your child’s completed packet of work, snap a picture, and email it to your child’s teacher. This is how teachers will be keeping attendance as such, as well as grades for accountability purposes.

  • Kindergarten students received a packet taking them until April 10. The remainder of packets not picked up, have been delivered to homes.

  • If any family cannot take and send the picture(s), please contact your child’s teacher for alternative options for sharing your child’s completed work.

Beginning April 6, 2020, teachers will be replacing Blizzard Bags with Remote Learning Activities.

These can be found on teacher web pages. They will be available to students from April 6- April 17, 2020. These, just as the instructional packets, will mimic a ‘day in the life’ in that teacher’s classroom. Our goal is to provide quality, impactful, rigorous education. The remote learning activities, along with specials teachers requirements, can be found as a drop-down choice from our school’s webpage.

  

Food Pantry

For the safety of all, our pantry has been relocated to the First Christian Church Oasis Food Ministry. They have the proper license to continue distributing food.