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Safety Drills Practiced Today
Safety is our primary concern for all of our students and staff, so we wanted to let you know that we practiced lock down and fire drills this morning on campus. We are mandated by BVSD to practice monthly safety drills with our staff and students. There was no danger or threat on campus and the drills were only practice. Thank you everyone.
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Accountability Committee Family Survey
We want to hear from you! The Accountability Family Survey is a vital tool for Peak to Peak. We value your anonymous responses and would love to have every family in our community respond to our survey. As a reminder, the survey was emailed directly to families on January 7th. In addition, you can access a link to the survey by using your school-provided account and visiting the Parent/Guardian page.
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Free At-Home COVID Antigen Tests
Every home in the U.S. is eligible to order 4 free at-home COVID-19 tests. The tests are completely free. Please click here for more details: https://www.covidtests.gov
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Lost and Found Donation
Peak to Peak's lost and found items are located on the first-floor hallway of the south building just outside of the health room. Due to space constraints, items are donated at the end of each month. If your student is missing an item, we invite you to look through the items during school business hours. Please check for any lost items in January by 3:00 PM on Friday, January 28th.
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Volunteer Needs
We need your help with an upcoming staff breakfast and in the cafeteria. Please click to lift a hand!
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Contingency Planning Related to COVID-19
As you are aware, the arrival of the Omicron variant has recently led to a significant increase in confirmed COVID-19 cases in our area. Right now, we are effectively managing this situation at school using our existing protocols; however, the anticipated case level over the next two to three weeks has the potential to continue negatively impacting staffing at schools in BVSD, including Peak to Peak. Every day, we are troubleshooting and creating contingency plans to address staff absences. Please click to read the full letter from the leadership team.
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Social Media and Communication Pathways
We know that many families use social media as a way to build connections with other members of the community. For example, many parents, guardians, and students are members of closed Facebook groups, identified by the student’s graduation year, as a means of communicating and connecting with one another. These are different from the school’s official Facebook page, which is used to communicate school-wide announcements and celebrations. We encourage the positive community-building opportunities presented by social media, and welcome opportunities for families to build relationships with one another. If you participate in a social media group associated with your students’ class, please remember that information shared through these venues does not constitute official communications from the school. We encourage everyone using social media outlets to be mindful of the Communication Pathways in place at the school, to maintain appropriate and respectful dialogue when using social media, and to use the Communication Pathways when questions or issues arise.
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Virtual Community Q&A Session on January 25th, 6:00-7:30 PM
Peak to Peak will be hosting a virtual Community Q&A session Tuesday, January 25th from 6:00-7:30 PM. School leaders and representatives will be in attendance to answer your questions. The agenda and content for this session will take shape based on questions submitted by the community. Click for links to submit your question and join the discussion.
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Peak to Peak’s Strategic Plan Renewal: Virtual Presentation and Community Feedback on February 8th, 6:00-8:00 PM
The Peak to Peak leadership team and Board of Directors have been working behind the scenes on the renewal of the Peak to Peak Strategic Plan. Published in 2018, the plan evolved from previous iterations throughout the schools’ development, providing a target on which to aim our sights. The plan is refreshed every few years to adjust to the current needs of the school. As a part of the renewal, this virtual community meeting is an opportunity to hear an update on the renewal progress and to provide feedback on the plan. The plan is scheduled to be published in the fall, following the hire of and input from the new Executive Director of Education. This meeting is an important opportunity for all members of our Peak to Peak community to contribute to the development of Peak to Peak’s future. Please mark your calendars for February 8th from 6:00-8:00 pm. Click for a link to join the virtual meeting.
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EDE Search Community Webpage
To remain transparent with our community about the search for our next school leader in the Executive Director of Education (EDE) position, we have developed an EDE Search webpage. The page includes links to the job posting and description, a log of communications related to the search and hiring process, and information about the hiring team, including the external consultant. The Search Team held their first meeting this week, and we will add the details about the candidate evaluation/hiring process as they become available, including opportunities for community input. As we progress, we will continue to post communications in the weekly digest and to this new webpage as a single point source of information. You must be logged into your school-provided parent/guardian, staff, or student website account to view the page. More information about parent/guardian accounts can be found on the Parent/Guardian page. Please reach out with any questions or if you have any trouble logging in to the website.
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Our Community Rallies
First, a HUGE thank you to this community! In the last week we have been able to fill over 140 sign-ups. From meals and carpools to musical instruments and so many items in between. Each time we place new items on the sign-up, the slots are filled SO quickly! This is truly a generous and caring community. We are so grateful to be a part of it. Please click to read the full letter from volunteers.
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Reminder Accountability Committee Family Survey
A reminder to please complete your family survey, if you have not already done so. Your anonymous responses are invaluable and provide us with the ability to keep Peak to Peak a great school. As a reminder, the survey was emailed directly to families on January 7th. In addition, you can access a link to the survey by using your school-provided website account and visiting the Parent/Guardian page.
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Career Guidance Needed
Did you ever wish you had a better idea of what college or a job would actually be like? Peak to Peak current students have a lot of ideas of possible college majors or even jobs they may want to pursue without having concrete knowledge of what an academic program or career path actually entails. Please click for more information and to find out how you can contribute!
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Online Meeting for Parents and Friends of Culturally Diverse Students
We are trying to schedule our meeting for this semester. This would be time to report back what changes parents have seen (positive or negative) and teachers to communicate their efforts. Please join us on January 27th at 6:00 PM. Click for a link to the virtual meeting.
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Substitute Teaching at Peak to Peak
As we are all seeing on the news and across the country, staffing shortages continue to be a challenge for America’s schools. More importantly, illness among staff members continues to be a significant factor impacting the ability of schools to keep students on campus and learning in person. Peak to Peak is no different. More than ever, we need to work together as a community to ensure our students will be able to learn in person. Substitute teachers play a vital role in our in-person learning program. We need more substitute teachers! Please consider becoming a substitute teacher, even if only to get us through the next several weeks.
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Volunteer Needs: Cafeteria
Please contact Traci Schoeneweis if you can volunteer in the cafeteria any school day between 12:00-1:30 PM. Volunteers are needed during that time period to serve lunch to middle and high school students.
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01.05.22 Supporting our Community
We are truly grateful for your outpouring of concern and care for our Peak to Peak students and families, particularly those in crisis and experiencing loss. This letter provides an update on what has been happening at Peak to Peak since the Marshall Fire started on December 30th and what is still to come. We are also including information about where to get help and how to provide support to those directly and indirectly affected by the fire. Please click on the link to read the full message sent to the community.
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COVID Health & Safety Information
This link will take you to our COVID Health & Safety page where we will post the most updated information for this school year.
