Delavan-Darien School District

Delavan-Darien School Board Elections for our Two Seats. For more information please go here: https://5il.co/ea03

Congratulations to Phoenix Middle School for being recognized as a 2019-2020 Wisconsin Title I School of Recognition. This is the 5th time in 6 years Phoenix earned this recognition. Read more here: https://5il.co/e9ah

Congratulations to Tia Bethke, an 8th Grade Student at Phoenix Middle School, who was recently selected for the Youth Citizenship award from the Daughters of the American Revolution.

We would like to remind everyone that there is still time to sign up and select your courses for Comet Summer Camp. Course selection closes on Wednesday, April 15. For more information go to: https://www.ddschools.org/o/delavan-darien/page/summer-school--74

To kickoff week #2 of virtual learning & teaching we are celebrating Spirit Week in the DD Schools. Take a photo and share with your teacher or principal. For more information use the links: Spirit Week-English https://5il.co/e6t5 Spirit Week-Spanish https://5il.co/e6ta

Delavan-Darien High School and the Delavan-Darien School District are proud to announce that Jarod Comas, a senior at DDHS, was recently selected for the Good Citizen award from the Daughters of the American Revolution. Read more here: https://5il.co/e3eg

Please read the latest update and Spring Break send off from DDSD. In English https://5il.co/e00p In Spanish https://5il.co/e00q

Padres/Estudiantes, Aunque es recomendable practiquemos el distanciamiento social y permanezcamos en casa, hemos expandido nuestra señal de internet a los estacionamientos de las escuelas DDHS y Darien. Charter ha marcado los lugares en la ciudad con internet gratis (ver foto).

Parents/Students, While it is recommended that everyone practice social distancing and staying home. We have boosted the signal at the High School & Darien staff parking lots. Also, Charter has locations within the city that have free open wifi, (Please see attached photo).

Reminder on Auto Payments through My School Bucks With classes currently closed due to COVID-19, families may want to temporarily suspend any auto payments to their child’s lunch account through "My School Bucks." The My School Bucks website can be reached at the link below. A link is available on the login page if parents have forgotten their username and password. https://www.myschoolbucks.com/ver2/login/getlogin

Parent Pickup of School Meals The Delavan-Darien School District recently received updated guidance from the Wisconsin Department of Instruction regarding the free meal service provided through the USDA. Moving forward, parents are allowed to pick up meals for their children without children being physically present in the vehicle in an “effort to provide some leniency for children who may be sick or immunocompromised and should not be going out to the site”. All Students are Welcome All students age 18 and under are able to receive a free breakfast and lunch each weekday regardless of whether they are currently enrolled in Delavan-Darien or another District. The District is happy to provide this service to all families and students. If you have not already picked up a meal, or filled out our survey, please do so that we can have an idea of your needs while avoiding waste. Please note you only need to take the survey once. The English version of the survey can be found here. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfvsf1B4VlqU8y6BVs-XpfXDA0O_M5zGT9ku1oEPt-Tz7PyxA/viewform?usp=sf_link The Spanish version of the survey can be found here. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdDn2fv-ztpUUdkyELPPXpHzgWMgwf2gi72Cugc-MOVKunpLQ/viewform?usp=sf_link Drive-Through Reminders Meals are served each day from 7am – 10am at the front doors of the Delavan-Darien High School and Darien Elementary. If you do not see anyone outside, please pull forward in the circle so that they can see you from the front door lobby. Staff are always there but they may be inside the front door packing more meals or staying out of the wind and rain. No Meals During Spring Break and the Weekend Due to USDA regulations, the District is currently unable to provide free meals to the community during regularly scheduled breaks such as the weekend and during Spring Break (March 23 - March 27).

DDSD is providing children with meals. We received approval from the Wisconsin Department of Instruction to provide a free prepackaged breakfast and lunch daily to all community members who are 18 years old or younger. We will not provide meals on weekends or spring break week.

All, We are now restricting the Board of Education meeting to only 2 people tonight from the public as the restrictions of only 10 people are allowed at a public meeting. It will be "first come first serve" for those two seats.  We will be opening the doors at 6:45 pm.  

Please read our Virtual Learning FAQ for families/students. In English: https://5il.co/dsyu In Spanish: https://5il.co/dsyv

DDSD will be providing children with meals. We recently received approval from the Wisconsin Department of Instruction to provide a free prepackaged breakfast and lunch daily to all community members who are 18 years old or younger. Meal service will begin on Tuesday, March 17, after plans are finalized and the food service area can be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized. A Frequently Asked Question (FAQ) for Families document with more information on virtual learning, attendance, and meals to name a few will be provided to the community on Monday. Thank you for your understanding in this ever evolving situation. DDSD proveerá comidas para los niños. Recientemente recibimos aprobación del Departamento de Instrucción de Wisconsin para poder darles a los estudiantes de 18 años para abajo, desayuno y almuerzo preempacado. El servicio de comida comenzará el martes 17 de marzo, después de que el área de servicio de comida sea debidamente desinfectada. Un documento con preguntará frecuentes para las familias de enviará el lunes a la comunidad. Este documento tendrá más información sobre el aprendizaje virtual, asistencia y comida para dar algunos ejemplos. Gracias por su comprensión en este asunto que constantemente evoluciona.

Please read this very important letter in both English and Spanish on school closure due to Coronavirus. https://5il.co/dptb

The Delavan-Darien High School Business Boardroom is open! Business students at DDHS were busy today experiencing the new business media room at DDHS. Business students had the opportunity to come up with current topics and even record Podcasts. #CometProud

Aplazamiento de los Próximos Eventos Es con tristeza que debo anunciar que tendremos que posponer el Musical Pippin, el Banquete de Deportes de Invierno, el Banquete de FFA, y el evento de Tazones Vacíos. Por favor sepa que esta decisión fue muy difícil, pero pienso que las reuniones grandes no son lo mejor para nuestra comunidad en este momento. Mi esperanza es que podamos tener estos eventos después en la primavera. Estamos trabajando en un plan de reembolso.

Postponement of Upcoming Events It is with a sad heart that I announce that DDSD will be postponing the musical Pippin, the Winter Sports Banquet, FFA Banquet, and the Empty Bowls event. Please know this decision was very difficult, but I feel large gatherings are not in the best interest of our community at this time. It is my hope that we will be able to host these events later this spring. We are working on a reimbursement plan.

Families, Please take a moment to read a school update on Coronavirus. https://5il.co/dn5l