First day of School Moved to Monday, August 17th

We'll give two extra days summer! :-)

With the many changes to the procedures of school due to COVID-19 concerns, Chadron Public schools will spend two extra days with teachers for training and preparations before students arrive. Pending School Board approval at the next regular meeting, the first day of school for students will be moved to August 17th. No announcement has been made whether it'll be a full-day or 1:30 dismissal.

Teacher are already scheduled for three full-days of inservice trainings on a variety of topics, the two extra days will provide time for additional training and practice of online learning platforms, discussions on instruction and grades during possible prolonged student absences as well as time to finalize classroom management and room arrangements for preventative COBID-19 measures.

Notice of COVID-19 Diagnosis

(From The Panhandle Public Health District www.pphd.org)

5th Grade and New Student Tours & Other Back-To-School Information

During the week of August 3rd-7th, 5th grade students and new students can schedule time to tour the middle school building. To set up a tour, please contact the CMS office at 432-0708. Parents are welcomed to join the tour, but no more than 3 family members (including the student) can be in a group. Also, masks will be required during tours without exception.

Aug. 10-12 will be unavailable during the day due to staff trainings throughout the district.

Please find additional and important back-to-school information below. More information regarding virtual parent meetings will come out later this week.

• Sign up for remind to receive text messages from the school. To sign up, text the message @chadronms to the number 81010 to sign up. It is also recommend that you download the remind app on your phone or device.

• Student schedules can be viewed on the Infinite Campus Parent and Student Portals. Schedules will be mailed early next week. It is important that students DO NOT lose these schedules because we will not have our usual back-to-school assembly on the first day of school. More information about the first day of school will be covered during the virtual parent meetings.

• School supply lists were posted to Facebook and Twitter on Tuesday, July 28th. The list is also below. Please note that students will not be issued school lockers. Instead, students will be allowed to carry their backpacks from class to class. This strategy will enable the school to stagger passing periods and limit congestion in the hallways. If your student needs a backpack, please contact the CMS office and we will provide one.