Greetings Glenwood Families and Plain Local Community,
Welcome to the 2020-2021 school year at Glenwood Intermediate School. We have been working very hard to prepare for the upcoming school year. We spent the summer updating the building to ensure that we are in accordance with the health department’s guidelines. Student and staff health and safety is Glenwood’s main focus for this coming year. We have created an educational plan that allows for GWIS students to have face to face instruction 5-days a week with social distancing guidelines. This year, it is imperative that the school and families work as one unit to provide the best possible education for all students as we navigate through this unprecedented time. We are all in this together and together we will move forward.
School Schedule:
This year at Glenwood Intermediate School students will be separated into two teams. Students will be categorized as either Team 1 or Team 2. The two teams will follow an A/B rotating schedule with Core Content Learning Days and Arts and Academic Lab Learning Days. A calendar with the schedule for the first nine weeks is included in this mailing.
For the health and safety of our students and staff, arts/elective classes have been selected for students to assist with the controlled flow of traffic and social distancing guidelines. I know student arts selection is very important but during this unique time, it was a necessary precaution.
No schedule change requests for art offerings will be accepted at this time. At this time band, choir and strings will not be offered at GWIS. Musical keyboarding, music appreciation, music exploration will be offered in place of these classes.
Home Access Center:
Access to the Home Access Center (HAC) is open for all students. All students and parents are able to access their child’s schedule, homeroom, community and team through the Home Access Center (HAC) prior to the first day of school.
Fifth grade parents will need to create a HAC account using the following instructions:
- Step 1: Visit www.plainlocal.org
- Step 2: Click on “Home Access Center” at the top of the page
- Step 3: Click “Click Here to Register for HAC”
- Step 4: Select “Plain Local Schools” from the drop down
- Step 5: Fill in the required fields
- Step 6: You will receive an email containing a URL and a one-time access code
- Step 7: Click on the URL in the email, enter the one-time access code and the birthdate of one of your registered students.
- If you have any questions regarding this process please contact the Glenwood main office at 330-491-3780.
School Meals:
Effective at the start of the 2020-2021 school year Plain Local Schools Nutrition Services will no longer accept cash or checks. Parents can pay for school meals online using a credit/debit card or an electronic check online at payschoolscentral.com. You will need your student’s ID number to log in or create an account. Questions regarding online payments can be made at 330-491-3738.
- Breakfast: $1.50 (Reduced price: free)
- Lunch: $2.75 (Reduced price: $0.40), which includes the meal and milk
- Milk Only: $0.50
Final Forms:
As a reminder, please be sure that all of your child’s back to school forms are complete in Final Forms, you can access Final Forms by visiting plain-oh.finalforms.com. We use many important pieces of information that you provide in Final Forms to ensure safe and efficient school operations. Many of you completed a few sections of Final Forms several weeks ago to indicate bussing and your Eagle Online preference. Now that we are preparing to have your children in school, we need each family to complete the remaining documentations in Final Forms. You can access Final Forms through the email you provided upon enrollment. If you need assistance, please contact the school office.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me at 330-491-3780.
Respectfully,
Brett Niarchos
Principal
Deirdre Coar
Assistant Principal