Onaga USD 322 - Onaga | Havensville | Wheaton

In addition to Blue Valley updating their internet capabilities, cellular providers are upgrading as well. Please contact your provider to see how they can help and support your student’s continual learning. Sprint is: - Providing unlimited data for 60 days to customers with metered data plans. - Giving 20 GB of free mobile hotspot to customers with hotspot-capable devices. AT&T is: - Allowing all AT&T customer home internet wireline customers, as well as Fixed Wireless Internet, can use unlimited internet data. - Offering internet access for qualifying limited-income households at $10 a month through their Access from AT&T program. - Offering new Access from AT&T customers two months of free service. Verizon is: - Adding 15GB of data across nearly all of their plans to be used between 3/25/2020 and 4/30/2020. This is just a brief overview of a few cellular providers. There may be more that they can do for you than what is listed. If you are a family that thinks these services could help, please call your cellular provider to discuss your needs.

As of today, March 25, 2020 the school Wi-Fi has been set to a guest Wi-Fi that does not require a password. Although you can not be in the building, you may be able to get a signal out in the parking lot, or school grounds.This is a limited network.

Please have students in grades 7-12 check their school emails for information from teachers. Thank you.

For those families needing to update their internet capabilities to better support their child's learning, Blue Valley Technologies is currently offering to students in our service area. Please contact them immediately if you are interested, because they uncertain how long they will continue to go into homes to hook up new customers due to the coronavirus. For students who currently have BV Internet. As a thank you for their loyalty, those that are on lower speed tiers that need more speed due to online classroom work: They can upgrade to 40Mx10M at no additional cost for 60 days. For students who do not currently have Internet: They will waive all installation fees They will waive any deposit requirements They will give a $125 broadband bill credit to be credited on first month’s bill They will give a $50 phone credit to be credited on first month’s bill And there is no minimum term requirement For most families, these credits should allow the customer to have free service through the end of the school term. If you are a family in either of the above situations, please call Blue Valley Technologies at 785-799-3311or 877-876-1228 to discuss your needs.

For parents and patrons of USD 322: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/USD322Onaga The new superintendent hire survey is available on the URL above. Cut and paste it into your browser and let your voice be heard! Your input is important and appreciated! The deadline is March 25, 2020

Update on Meal Deliveries: If you have requested meals to be delivered, PLEASE be at the driveway entrance to pick them up. For safety reasons, our delivery drivers will not come to the door.

UPDATE: Local and District Scholarships - for safety reasons, please only send scholarship applications electronically to Mrs. Krause (krausem@usd322.org). If you need assistance, please reach out to Mrs. Krause. Due date is April 3, 2020 by 5pm.

Update on meals: If you have signed up for meals for your children and they will not need them on a certain day, please text Karla at 785-456-4640. Thank you!

District and Local Scholarship application due date has been extended to April 3. Please mail applications to the District Office, Attn: Michelle Krause, 500 High St. Onaga, KS 66521 or send them electronically to krausem@usd322.org. If you require any documents to complete the applications or have any questions, please e-mail Mrs. Krause at your earliest convenience.

USD 322 thanks you for your patience as we navigate through this unprecedented situation and work towards creating continuous learning plans for our all of our students. Here is a timeline of what will be taking place: * Daily lunch and breakfast begins serving today, Monday, March 23rd * March 20th-27th, custodians are disinfecting every area of the school and staff is organizing student belongings for student pick-up * March 23rd-April 3rd, staff will be developing continual learning plans for our students based upon the Kansas Continuous Learning Task Force Guidance. The plans will be creatively delivered via online or packets. * April 6th, students begin their continuous learning plans to finish the year As long as students complete their required continuous learning plans in a successful manner, they will move into the next grade level next year and seniors will graduate. There will be no graduation ceremony, but diplomas will be mailed to graduates. As always, please email you teachers, Mr. Poell or Mrs. Trimble if you have questions or need assistance.

7-12th grade students will keep their computers for the remainder of the 2019-20 school year. If they left them at school, they will be able to pick them up during their designated times on Wed, Thu, and Friday. They can also share with younger siblings to use them for remote learning if there is a need for a device for the younger ones to use. Thank you.

All band uniform and instrument access information/directions, etc, will be given out at a later date after we get through March 31. Thank you.

Good afternoon. Here are the current plans for PK-6 students and the pick up of their items from school. Mrs. Utley will be contacting parents on Thu and Fri of this week to set up times for families to come to the school on March 30 and 31 at designated pick up times. These pick up times will occur between 8-4 on Monday, March 30 and 9-6 on Tuesday, March 31. We will have staff assist on the 30th and 31st and will place disinfected students items in bags on a table outside the school so no one has to enter the building to pick up their items. Please stick to your designated pick up times on these days and please wait for Mrs. Utley to contact you to set up your family pickup time. Also, students can keep library books at home and can turn them in at a later date when schools are allowed to open back up. We want them to have all the reading materials they can get their hands on. All of their books, textbooks, workbooks, supplies, etc. will be sent home in bags on these 2 days. Thank you for all of your help with this. Take care!

Here is the information on 7-12th grade students retrieving their items from their lockers, locker rooms, and dropping off their uniforms, that will occur later this week. Throughout all of this, it will be strictly enforced that only 10 people are in the building at a time and the 6ft. distance between people occurs. Students will enter the building at the west main entrance. Important reminder that if your child is sick, has traveled out of the country over break, or spent time in several Colorado counties or other COVID 19 hotspots over break, do not have them come to the school. We will make alternative arrangements for another time. In regards to uniforms, spray disinfectant on the uniform and on the tied bag they bring it in. The school will provide trash bags for the students to put their stuff in take home with them. Wed, March 25 4-5pm: Seniors 5-6pm: Juniors Thu, March 26 3:30-4:30: Sophomores 4:30-5:30: Freshmen Fri, March 27 3:30-4:30: 7th Grade 4:30-5:30: 8th Grade Thank you everyone.

We want to make sure that all of our children in our district get fed during this time. Over 150 children are already signed up to receive meals starting tomorrow, March 23rd. There is still time to sign your children up if you would like. Children MUST be present when picking up food behind Onaga Grade School or when dropping off food at the driveway entrance for those in rural areas - this is a state requirement. Those students of age can pick up their own food for themselves and for those younger siblings or receive it when delivered. Babysitters of children can receive food for them also. This will allow us to get more food to children ages 1-18 if parents aren't able to be with their children because they are working. Also, we will deliver food to children in Wheaton, Havensville, Duluth, rural areas, etc. - anyone age 1-18 who resides within our district or rides a bus to school and can't pick up meals at Onaga Grade School. If interested, please fill out the survey at the following link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/YJWZXX8

Continuous Learning Plan Survey: Our school is calmly planning for continuous learning for all students following guidelines set forth by KSDE. We want to ensure that we are equipped to transition to a continuous learning environment, and are responsive to the needs of all families. Therefore, we are asking all parents of USD 322 students to please complete this short continuous learning plan survey by clicking on the following link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/F63K73W

Updated Information on Food Pick-up & Delivery: Children MUST be present when picking up food behind Onaga Grade School or when dropping off food at the driveway entrance for those in rural areas - this is a state requirement. Those students of age can pick up their own food for themselves and for those younger siblings or receive it when delivered. Babysitters of children can receive food for them also. This will allow us to get more food to children ages 1-18 if parents aren't able to be with their children because they are working. Also, we will deliver food to children in Wheaton, Havensville, Duluth, rural areas, etc. - anyone age 1-18 who resides within our district or rides a bus to school and can't pick up meals at Onaga Grade School. If interested, please fill out the survey at the following link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/YJWZXX8

USD 322 will be offering breakfast and lunch to any child age 1-18 free of charge beginning Monday, March 23rd. If you are interested in participating in this free meal program, please complete the survey at the link below for children in your household. For those picking up their food, the pick-up location will be behind the grade school from 11:00am-12:00pm daily beginning on Monday, March 23rd. Meals will be delivered to the cars. Children must be present when picking up meals. For rural families needing delivery: deliveries will be made to the driveway entrance. A parent/guardian and every child receiving a meal MUST be present. Deliveries will begin on Monday, March 23rd. The daily meal will include lunch options and an additional breakfast item for the next day. Again, any child from the age of 1-18 can participate in this meal program free of charge. This food service will be provided beginning on Monday, March 23rd throughout the end of the school year. https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/8XLCGGR

Brought the Buffalo Fun Club garden home before quarentine to give it some pampering.

Good morning. As we adjust to our new reality and make plans to do the best we can under the circumstances, this is a reminder that the school building is currently not open to the public for any reason. This includes using it for meetings, sports practice, etc. Thank you.