Del Norte Schools Colorado

Update on School Closure from Chris Burr

Dear Tiger Families and Community,

Due to the ongoing health emergency , Upper Rio Grande Schools will be closed to onsite learning until Monday, April 20th, Next week is Spring Break for the URGSD, and we hope that everyone takes a much needed respite, On Monday, March 30th, teachers will begin working with students using a variety of online tools and resources, Our teachers have been working hard these past several days, preparing a distance learning program that will meet the most vital curricular needs of our students,

CHSAA has cancelled all activities until April 18th, and we expect the Friday message from the Governor to possibly have additional guidance, As you may have seen already, the schools in the San Luis Valley are making every effort to coordinate decisions around school closings .. ,it is our hope that all the communities in the Valley remain safe and healthy.

In these unprecedented times, it is important that we all work together. Please stay in touch with your teachers and school with any questions. We will be considering a plan for providing meals, but we must do so in a manner that will not spread the virus, As you may have heard or read, a lesson learned from the cruise ships inflicted with this illness was that food workers are some of the most vulnerable, When we have a safe plan in place, we will notify parents of that plan via the website and text, so please stay tuned,

Please stay safe and healthy,

Chris

We understand there rnay be some level of concern in our community, regarding the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) cases from Colorado and around the country and world. To our knowledge, we have had no cases in the local area. The school is taking precautions in the cleaning of our school, and will be working extra time over Spring break to deeply clean and disinfect all touchable surfaces.

Thankfully it seems that folks with healthy respiratory systems have a high rate of recovery. Even more thankfully, children worldwide have been largely unaffected by COVID-19 ... it seems the young have a secret!

Upper Rio Grande Schools will continue to monitor the COVID-19 outbreak and keep in contact with local and state Departments of Public Health in order to make the best decisions regarding the health and safety of our students. We encourage everyone to take precautions like washing your hands in order to help decrease the spread of the virus, and to stay home when you have symptoms of illness. Additional information will be sent to families via email or text, and will be posted on the district website as needed .

Update on Emergency Food Services:

The School Closure Food Services will begin on Wednesday, April 1, 2020, and also be provided on Thursday, April 2, 2020. Meals will not be available until that date to ensure adequate food ordering and proper preparation of food distribution.

Meals will become available Monday - Thursday starting April 6th.

Please remember the intention of the meal program is to provide food assistance to students in need. Please use the link provided below to access the order form for week one. Thank you to the families who have already completed the form.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAlpQLSdPr_ckZ3yjCKYQVvJ4FpjE1Y5toWcXt2a1R51SqzQbqrbEsQ/viewform?usp=sf_link

If you have questions about the free/reduced lunch program or this meal program, please contact Leslie Martinez at lmartinez@urtigers.co or call (719) 657-4050 ext 1100.