Garrison Public Schools

The weight room and acceleration will be closed for the rest of the summer due to gym floor repairs and fall sports beginning. Thank you to all spent your mornings with us! Great work!

High School office hours are now back to 8:00 am to 4:30 pm except for during registration, which is until 6:00 pm.

This is Mr. Divins and he will be teaching Kindergarten. He came from Brooksville, Florida and is originally from Erie, Pennsylvania. He chose Garrison because he has always dreamed of living in North Dakota. He was looking for a small town with a strong sense of community. He heard and read wonderful things about Garrison. What better place to call his new home. He enjoys getting in the car and exploring North Dakota and all it has to offer. Please make him feel welcome.

Football Information

Hello all! We understand that the discussion of reopening schools can be a “hot topic” issue for some but we also feel that the discussion of how that might take place still needs to happen. Our Garrison Public School COVID-19 Response Team has come up with a draft Health and Safety Plan. The plan can be viewed here: https://tinyurl.com/y2b4rroh Please provide feedback via this survey: https://forms.gle/bwc1TvD3ASAPnXy97 We ask that each person only fill out the survey once.

Distance Learning Enrollment Only *Parents choosing to register their child for Distance Learning only, please read all of the following attached information to ensure this is what you are wanting for your child this fall. Must be completed by July 31, 2020 at 4:00 pm* To enroll, click here or copy and paste this URL: https://forms.gle/zYvGNhZUYheqcgNC7

There will be no pool workout on Wednesday. Please report to the gym at normal times.

As of today, we have received 367 surveys from parents for their children and 61 staff surveys. Below are the results.

We have rescheduled the Reading Counts store date from August 6 (during registration) to August 21 (during school hours). We will utilize school staff to be personal shoppers to cut down on contacts and minimize risks to facilitate this event. We continue to plan Elementary Picture Day on August 6 during registration. More information will be sent home soon. Thank you!

Phones are down at the high school so we can move to a temporary phone due to the remodel.

Football players meeting is for grades 9-12 this Sunday at 7:00 pm at the football field.

We are pleased to announce Mr. Folk as our interim head football coach. He will be assisted by Mr. Mattheis and Mr. Miller. ** Players meeting for anyone interested in playing football Sunday evening at 7 pm at the football field for a short meeting.**

All, Please click the link below to complete our re-opening survey for each child who will be attending Garrison Public School this fall. We will be using this data to develop our reopening plans in the near future, so please do this ASAP. https://forms.gle/edMUN9V5E3YJTBfW7

All... This afternoon we received an outline of the guidance for plans moving forward with our schools at the same time all of you did. We have not seen the specifics referenced in the press conference; however, there were some details shared during the press conference. What we do know is we will be required to submit a safety plan and another distance learning plan. Both of these plans will require input from a variety of stakeholders throughout our community. A general outline for both plans will be completed and the stakeholders will then assist in the development of the finer details. Both the school board and the state will need to approve of these plans moving forward. Ultimately, this will all take time to digest and complete knowing we will do the best we can for our students, staff, and community. Thank you in advance for your patience. More to come... Dr. K.

Our lifters of the week for last week are Kamryn and Gaige! We love the effort and consistency.

*Deadline order date for 20% off at www. ndschoolsupplies.com is July 17, not July 20. Thank you for noting this correction.

School supplies... Just a heads up to you all that you can get 20% off site-wide discount on www.ndschoolsupplies.com for the next week. All custom packages and individual supplies are 20% off through July 20. They drop down to 10% the following week and regular price after that. Orders placed by the end of the month are guaranteed by Aug. 12 -- with the option of either delivery or free pick up at any BHG location. Our school supply list for both the elementary and high school can be found on our website... use the search feature to find it the easiest.

All… We are still anxiously awaiting the guidance from the Governor and the NDDPI regarding what are specific plans are going to be for the upcoming school year. We are hoping we are given some degree of flexibility when we develop our plans moving forwards. The most obvious matter we will be contending with is the greater need for sanitizing to accompany our regular cleaning schedule. We have purchased some machines to assist us in this process. Nevertheless, we will be developing a plan and intend to garner input from others prior to our submission to the state. More to come on this once the guidance is released to us. On a different note, the buildings are still under remodel. We have several classrooms with new flooring with several more to come along with the hallways. A majority of the new lights are installed, and the network is also receiving an upgrade. Additionally, there has been an immense amount of painting completed with a bit more to go. Specific to the remodel at the high west entrance, this is slated to be done by August. The remaining portions of this should be completed prior to our anticipated start date of August 19. What is done looks awesome! We may have older buildings, but these enhancements definitely do a lot to the feel of the interior. We believe this will be well received by all and we can’t wait for others to see it and our students to enjoy it. Have a safe and enjoyable weekend! Dr. Nick Klemisch, Superintendent

School is approaching soon! Registration is August 6 in each building from 8 AM-6 PM. Elementary pictures are during registration this year with Jostens in the gym, so bring your PreK-6th grade child(ren) to take their photo(s). (We will have 1 retake day in case you cannot attend.) We will have our Reading Counts store set up during registration in the elementary gym to shop points earned for students entering grades 1-7, as well!

We’d like to give a shout out to the parents and volunteers who made prom memorable for our students! Thank you!