District and Community Updates (October 22, 2020)

DISTRICT & COMMUNITY UPDATES

Edition XXII - October 22, 2020

Dear Friend of Wellness:

This COVID-19 has really been a tough dilemma for many people...especially for children looking forward to their education. We certainly are not in control; however, HOPE is what should keep us moving forward one little step at a time. No matter what each of us wanted or how clever we thought we were...we were stopped right in our tracks and directed to a new reality. Let's embrace this reality with grace.

Again...it goes without saying that this is a very challenging time - but it is also an opportunity as young people are trying to make sense out of all this. Will life return to normal? What is really important in life? What does this mean for me and my future?

Our hearts are being stirred to do more and give more...and that is comforting in building up our HOPE for a better tomorrow. I can reassure you that this District cares for each student and all its employees...at the same time, we continue building up our community. When we focus on promoting and delivering the Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child (WSCC) model everyday, the successful outcomes are priceless.

Life may never return to "normal" as we may know it. We may have to make many adjustments to how we live and interact with one another. As we see the resiliency of our students and staff...let's remember to come together as a community and let's be encouraged by practicing good and healthy examples.

Continue being a beacon of LIGHT for all the children

and each other...

let's grow STRONGER together!

Be healthy and safe ~ Paula

HOPE by Natasha Bedingfield...

Click HERE & DO NOT MISS HEARING IT!

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In The Know with Dr. Fennoy...Friday 5!

10/16/2020

Watch "In the Know with Dr. Fennoy" to learn more about the District's 300+ Choice and Career programs. This year’s Showcase of Schools will occur in an online platform starting on Tuesday, October 20th, and lasting throughout the Choice application window.

Watch "In the Know with Dr. Fennoy" to hear why families will soon be required to lock in their choice of instruction, either brick and mortar or distance learning, for each student for the remainder of the semester.

10/9/2020

#SupportSchoolMeals

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Click Here - School Meals...

We Operate With Compassion and Love!

IN OTHER NEWS...

Championing Diversity and Equity

Friday, October 23, 2020 @ 9:00 a.m.- 12:00 p.m.

Would you like to learn more about what it means to champion diversity and equity in your Out-of-School Time (OST) program? In this training, participants will define diversity, equity and inclusion and learn about how implicit bias affects youth outcomes in OST programs. Participants will practice ways to champion conversations within OST about diversity, equity and inclusion and create plans to increase equity in their programs for all youth regardless of race, gender, sexual orientation or ability level.

Physical Education and Physical Activity...

OPEN'S Bring Physical Education to Your Family Week is a special event in the school year that allows families the chance to experience physical education and learn about the importance of quality physical education and physical activity in their students’ school day routine.

It is important because it will teach us:

The benefits of being physically active with friends and family.
The importance of living a physically active lifestyle.

Would you help us develop solutions for our community?

Share the flyer below with your contacts to have everyone in Palm Beach County join the conversation!

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find out more.

The Migrant Family Education Program Open House virtual event for this school year is scheduled for Thursday, October 29th. Please note that there will be three different meetings, each conducted in one of the major languages. Please post in Google classrooms and share the information with students and families.

Check the Flyer HERE

K-12 Climate Action..

A State Policy Landscape 2020: looks at key areas where states have policies that can support schools in moving toward climate action.

Read it here.

The Palm Beach County Board of County Commissioners has allocated up to $4 million in emergency relief to nonprofit organizations who have been impacted by the Coronavirus (COVID-19), and has contracted with the United Way of Palm Beach County to administer distribution of the funds. Funds are available as part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act federal stimulus package. Qualifying nonprofit organizations may be eligible to receive a one-time grant up to $25,000 to help them recover from the negative financial consequences resulting from the Coronavirus (COVID-19).

Applications will be reviewed, and grants awarded, on a rolling basis until funding is exhausted or the grant period closes. Eligible organizations that meet the priority criteria will be awarded grants first.

Grant Guidelines

Eligible organizations that do not meet the priority criteria will be considered for funding only after all of those that do meet the priority criteria are reviewed and grant award decisions have been made.

One of the eligibility criteria is the nonprofit has not received more than $25,000 in financial assistance from a state and/or federal government grant or forgivable loan established in response to COVID-19 (Example: Payroll Protection Program). One of the priority criteria is the nonprofit is a health and human service or veteran service organization. Read the grant guidelines to learn all of the eligibility and priority criteria.

Grant Application

COVID-19 Updates...

Dr. David L. Katz Reality COVID Check Video...click here!

WPTF PURPOSE...

The District's Wellness Promotion Task Force (WPTF) purpose is to create an educational forum that allows students, staff, parents, community partners, and members of the public to successfully collaborate in the promotion of healthier lives. With the District's ultimate goal of improving student performance, the direction of the Wellness Promotion Task Force is to encourage a proactive approach to holistically address the health, wellness, and safety of all school children and staff.