When November 22 and 23 were changed to no school days for students, a part of the communication alluded to a possible ‘step two’.  This possible step two would be a proactive response to ongoing and increasing staffing challenges, and part of the effort is to continue to provide as much in-person learning for our students as possible between now and winter break. Step two would be a move from a typical five day school week for students to a four day school week.    

At this point, we are not yet moving to step two. We are planning to continue with a five day week of in-person school for all students next week, the week beginning Monday, December 6. 

Read more here: https://bit.ly/SPSHealthandSafetyUpdates

BinaxNOW at-home test kits are now available to all district families (PreK-12) who wish to have a kit on hand to test their child when COVID-like symptoms are present. The test kits are provided at no cost to the district and at no cost to families/students by the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) via the Minnesota Department of Education (MDE).  Click here to learn more.