Sioux City Community Schools -

Just a reminder #SCCSD families: there will be no school tomorrow, November 5 for staff professional development.

#SCCSD families, your student's attendance in school matters! Chronic absenteeism is not just a matter of missed days; it's a barrier to success. If your child will not be in school, it's incredibly important to call your child’s school to report the reason for an absence. This information will be used to help your child's school determine the level of support your student needs to succeed. We encourage families to familiarize themselves with the new chronic absenteeism laws and policies in place. Students are considered absent when they are not in school, including time missed for general illnesses, doctor’s appointments, club sports, and family vacations. We want your child to be successful. While rare exceptions can occur, missing nine or more days in a semester is atypical. Absences for participation in school-sanctioned events do not count toward chronic absenteeism. For questions related to absences, please contact your child's school. We're committed to being a partner in your child's success and celebrate them for being in class, on time, every day!

We want to remind our families that we take every threat seriously, and each threat is investigated. Students should always report any threat they see or hear, not share or repost threats of any kind. Reposting or sharing a threat could lead to disciplinary actions at the school level and possibly criminal charges. How to report a threat: ▶️ Contact your school principals/administrators with safety concerns, no matter how small ▶️ After hours when you are unable to reach a principal, call police directly ▶️ Call 911 in an emergency or for a crime in progress ▶️ Send information to Safe and Sound Iowa, a threat reporting tool for the state of Iowa With help from our community and families, we can keep school safe for all students.

⚠️Attention Families⚠️ The #SCCSD is currently experiencing issues with incoming calls. If you need to contact your child's school, please email your child's principal here: https://bit.ly/our-buildings. Our team is working to resolve this issue as quickly as possible.

✏️ Attention Parents/Guardians ✏️ Schedules for both elementary and secondary students are now available in Infinite Campus. Log into your account here: https://www.siouxcityschools.org/o/sccs/page/infinite-campus.

Does your student need bus transportation for the upcoming school year? Fill out this form: https://tinyurl.com/ycx4cxt3 Elementary and middle school students who live over two miles and high school students living over three miles from their assigned boundary school are eligible for bus transportation. Families may also request paid busing if space is available on an existing route. To request busing, please complete the Transportation Request Form. You must complete the form every year to request transportation for the upcoming school year. For enhanced safety, new technology is available on district buses which will allow you to track your student riding the bus in real-time. Students are required to scan new bus passes when entering or exiting the bus. Your student’s bus pass will be printed once we have received and approved your completed Transportation Request Form. Passes will be given to K-12 students during Back to School Night on August 20 and during laptop checkout for middle and high school students before the school year begins. Please contact the Transportation Department at 712-279-6743 with questions.

Due to the flood conditions in Riverside, our summer meal program will not be serving lunch at the Riverside Pool location today. We hope to resume the lunch service at Riverside Pool beginning Wednesday (6/26)

Important reminder to all #SCCSD families- Beginning this coming school year, all schools will dismiss two hours early every *Friday* for staff professional development. This is in place of the previous early out on Mondays.

Iowa law requires students to have certain immunizations, vision screenings, and dental screenings before starting school in the fall. ⚠️Your student will not be able to attend school in the fall without proof of the required immunizations and screenings⚠️ Please make sure your student is up to date before the first day of school. You can find the complete list of necessary immunizations and screenings on our website: https://www.siouxcityschools.org/page/vision-dental-screening-immunization-requirements

🚨 Attention Families 🚨 Student medication + supplies will be sent home with your child on the last day of school. If you would like to make other arrangements, please contact the school office before the last day. Unused medication that remains at school will be disposed of.

The All-City Middle School Track Meet, scheduled today at Olsen Stadium, has been canceled due to the weather. Thank you.

Due to the weather and tornado watch, all district activities and events have been canceled this evening. This includes Beyond the Bell, practices and rehearsals, and night school. Thank you.

Free ACT testing for all high school juniors will be conducted on April 9 during normal school hours. 🚫 For high school freshmen, sophomores, and seniors there is no school on April 9. 🚫 No classes will be held at the Career Academy that day.

We hope you had a great spring break! Quick reminder that tomorrow will be a B day schedule

Spring break begins this week!

Mark your calendars, registration for summer driver's ed is nearly here! Registration opens at 7pm on April 8. Learn about driver's ed and the registration process before registration begins: https://www.siouxcityschools.org/article/1507467

✏️ BVU OFFERING EDUCATION FOR SCCSD STAFF✏️ Collaboration with Buena Vista University broadens educational benefits for Sioux City Community School District employees and their eligible family members. Buena Vista University (BVU) and the Sioux City Community School District have aligned as Strategic Partners to help support those who educate students while strengthening their communities and the people they serve. This partnership allows employees of the Sioux City Community School District, as well as eligible family members of full-time employees, to receive grant funding to lower the overall cost of education while enrolled in classes at BVU’s Storm Lake campus. Partner grant funding also lowers the cost per credit hour for students enrolled in BVU’s convenient online undergraduate programs or the organizational leadership graduate program... Read the full press release: https://www.siouxcityschools.org/article/1515938.

👨‍🏫 Career Fair Announcement! 👨‍🏫 Join us on March 20th at Briar Cliff University for their Spring 2024 Career & Internship Fair. We will be in the St. Francis Center from 9:30am to 12:00pm. We look forward to meeting you! Click the link below for more details on this event, https://www.briarcliff.edu/current-chargers/upcoming-events/events-list/career--internship-fair?event=b9a4b9a2-bad1-429f-a61c-15b0ea9e8097

👨‍🏫 Career Fair Announcement! 👨‍🏫 Join us on March 22nd at South Dakota State University for their Spring 2024 College of Education Career Fair. We will be in the Volstorff Ballroom located in the University Student Union Building from 1:00pm to 4:00pm. We look forward to meeting you! Click the link below for more details on this event, https://www.sdstate.edu/student-life/office-career-development/career-fairs-sdsu-students

Reminder: there is no school on Monday, March 11, for parent/teacher conferences.