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Dear Parent/Guardian:

In a few short weeks, the 2023-2024 school year will be upon us. I am excited and eager to have students and staff back in the building. I will share a little of our back-to-school plan - but please do not let that change your focus away from summer relaxation and rejuvenation, school will be here soon enough.

In preparation for the school year, we will be hosting an open house and online registration in cooperation with the Town of Clearmont and Clearmont Community Church on Tuesday, August 8, 2023, from 4:00 - 6:00. Please plan to join us for a community dinner beginning at 4:30, meet the new staff, and prepare for the first day of school. Clearmont Community Church will have backpacks full of school supplies available for all K-6 students, please remember to thank the church for their generous donation. If you are inclined, bring a lawn chair and some yard games and enjoy the evening among friends.

We would like to recommend that all parents complete the online registration from home, if possible, by logging into the PowerSchool student/parent portal at (https://ps.shr3.k12.wy.us/publ...) and clicking on the arrow to the right of the “Click Here”, choose school forms to update or register your student. Please remember that you will need to update forms for each child.

In addition to the online registration, we are having you complete a new 22-23 emergency/medical contact sheet for each child registered. These forms will be kept in the SCSD#3 Emergency Evacuation Binder.

Additionally, there will be an activities participation meeting for all students and parents planning to participate in any activities this year on the night of the 8th from 6:00-7:00.

Please contact the school at your earliest convenience if you will not be able to attend the open house on the 8th or if you have questions or concerns regarding registering your student online.

The district has been hard at work preparing to be even better for students going forward. The last long-term plan for the district was set for 2018-2023. With your participation, we were able to develop a strategic plan for the coming years.

Below are the three goals of that plan:

Additionally, the school staff met at the end of the year to develop an instructional framework that will be guiding instruction in all classrooms. The commitment of our teachers to begin preparing for the implementation of these two plans over the course of the summer has been tremendous, and I am excited to see the impact on student learning as we begin the year.

The instructional framework is:

Enclosures included with this letter:

Athletics/Activities Enclosures:

The 2023-2024 free/reduced lunch application packets will be available to pick up during the open house. You may also contact the school to have an application packet mailed to you. Please remember, you will be required to submit a copy of your 2022 tax return and copies of the past three months’ paycheck stubs with your application before the approval process may begin. For your information, full-price lunches will be $2.50 for K-6 students and $3.00 for 7-12; this will be charged until approval of the free/reduced application.

The first day of school will be Monday, August 14, 2022. If you have any questions or concerns please feel free to contact the school at (307) 758-4412.

Sincerely,