Pike Valley USD 426

USD 426 Pike Valley is searching for a candidate to take over our accounts payable/food service position located at our Central Office in Scandia. This position will be approximately 20-30 hours per week for the full 12 months. Health Insurance up to $500 per month on the district health plan is a benefit along with sick and discretionary days via negotiations. Computer competency is important for this position. Applications will be accepted until noon on November 9 th with an expected start date around the middle of December. Please call the district office at 785-335-2206 with any questions.

PUBLIC NOTICE OF HEARING REGARDING ENROLLMENT OF NONRESIDENT STUDENTS’ POLICY PUBLIC NOTICE Notice is hereby given pursuant to K.S.A. 72-3126, of a public hearing to be held on the 13th day of November, 2023, at 7:00 p.m, at the Pike Valley Board of Education Office regarding the Unified School District No.426, Republic County, Kansas proposed policy to determine the number of nonresident students that the school district has the capacity to accept in each grade level for each school of the school district pursuant to K.S.A. 72-3123, and amendments thereto, including clearly specifying the reasons that the board may use to deny continued enrollment of a nonresident student who is not in good standing. A proposal will be presented to the board for consideration in policy and the board shall hear testimony regarding the proposed policy.

Chain of Command There seems to be some confusion on proper procedures when a patron/parent has a concern about something in regards to the school system. We would like to encourage the following protocols be utilized when you have a particular concern you would like to address. Items in red are for coaches/sponsors and items in black are for staff (in the image). 1. In both cases focus on a 24 hour grace period when calmer heads can prevail. Obviously, if something happened that was perceived as a danger or detriment to the student or staff, then we want to deal with it expeditiously, but in most cases, it is wise to wait until you have calmed down. 2. In all cases, start with the individual you have the concern with. If it is a teacher or staff member, meet with them—a coach or sponsor—meet with them. 3. If you do not feel that this rectified the situation, for a coach/sponsor concern you would go to the athletic director and principal if it is a coach and the principal if it is a teacher or staff member. 4. The next step in these procedures—if you met with the athletic director and principal, the next step is the superintendent. If you met with the principal about a concern with a staff member and you do not feel this dealt with the situation properly, your next step would be to meet with the Superintendent. 5. After all these steps have been followed and you still do not feel that it has been dealt with to your satisfaction, then you would request to meet with the board of education. It is always a good idea to try and rectify the situation at the lowest level possible. Also—with any other items of concern, it helps all concerned if you discuss these items at the lowest level possible. As an example—if you are concerned about the direction of an organization or sport, start by discussing this with the coach or sponsor. They can help direct you (if needed) to the principal, superintendent or board depending on the specifics of the situation. I hope this helps clear up any confusion about how to proceed and, if you still need clarification, please do not hesitate to contact either the principals or the superintendent to clarify. Steve Joonas Superintendent of USD 426

Calling All Future Football Players! You are invited to a ceremony following the Final Jr.High Football game on October 12. We will be inviting to the field, all those who intend to be involved with PVJH Football next year. You are being given an opportunity to proclaim your willingness to invest your effort, time, and heart into a competitive family. It will not be easy, the call is not meant to be accepted lightly, you will be asked to work hard, sacrifice and strive to become better every day... but make no mistake, Pike Valley Football Wants You! Any Questions, call or text? 785 374 3065 Steve Benne

JH Games on Sept. 7th at Agra: 3:30 start Thunder Ridge vs Natoma Varsity 10 minute warm up Pike Valley vs Natoma Varsity 5 minute warm up Thunder Ridge vs Pike Valley Varsity 5 minute warm up Thunder Ridge vs Pike Valley Junior Varsity The football game will start at 6:00 even though VB will not be finished.

Mini Cheerleaders: Please be at the home high school football game on September 1st for the halftime show. The game starts at 7pm in Scandia. Please meet at the east bleachers with Mrs. Ashley Douglas with 5 minutes left in the first half. Thank you!

Don't forget to bring your school supplies to leave with your classroom teacher at tonight's PV Elementary Open House!!!

Parents, PV Elementary Open House will begin at 6:00pm in the gym for introductions. Then you may go to your child's classroom. We will also have watermelon in the cafeteria as a snack. Thank you and see you tonight!!!

Parents/Guardians, This is a reminder that if you haven't done your enrollment yet, please do so. If you need help with the online enrollment, feel free to call the office. Thank you,

PV Elementary Open House moved to Thursday, August 17th, 2023 at 6:00pm. We will have Water and Watermelon for you. See you then!!!

School Start Date Update First of all, I want to thank all the parents and students for understanding and having patience as we work through this process. Things are moving along, but we will not be ready to start school next Thursday the 17 th . Our plan now is to have our first day for students on Monday August 21 st . We feel this will be the earliest possible date that we can truly have rooms ready for students to attend. Again, thank you for your patience and understanding. We cannot wait for you to see all the upgrades and renovations. Thank you Steve Joonas Superintendent of Schools

Pike Valley Online Enrollment: Dates of online enrollment are August 4th, 7th, and 8th. If you have questions with the process or you need your Access ID and Password, the office personnel will be available from 8 am- 4 pm on these dates at the board office in Scandia 785-335-2206 extension 106. New to Pike Valley? Here’s the link for new students: https://pikevalley.powerschool.com/public/formbuilder/form.html?formid=8672 Thank you for beginning the process of online enrollment for your child with Pike Valley. Below are instructions about enrolling your child. If you do not have an online parent account, instructions are also included in setting up your account. 1. Sign in to your account using this link. https://pikevalley.powerschool.com/public/home.html To Set up a Parent PowerSchool account if you don’t have one: If you do not already have a PowerSchool account, you can set one up by doing the following: a. Click on "Create Account" Tab on the link above b. Fill in the information requested for your desired username and password. c. Enter your student's full name, Access ID and Password as shown below. Contact the School to receive your student Access ID and Password if you don’t have this information. Student Name: Access ID: Access Password: (all are case sensitive) To add another child on your account: On the left hand menu click on the bottom choice: Account Preferences Click on the Students tab (should be behind the profile tab). Click Add (top right hand corner if your student name does not show up) Type in the following: Student Name: Access ID: Access Password: (all are case sensitive) 2. Step 2: Complete Enrollment forms Once you have all of your students' names entered they should now appear with your other students' names in the top left corner of the blue bar under PowerSchool. You can toggle between student information and fill out or update each student's form and submit. Some forms are listed as optional, review, and required. Please fill out and submit [Required] Enrollment Fees form and then mail or drop off payment at the school or district office by August 14th. We are working on online payments for the future. Select the student you are enrolling and click on the FORMS link with the left navigation menu. At the bottom of each form hit the SUBMIT button please. Step 3: Provide Documentation If you are unable to upload documentation via the document upload elements on the form or email them to the school secretary: Elementary: jcooper@pikevalley.com JH/HS: stacey.runft@pikevalley.com Please make sure all updated immunizations are brought to the board office sometime between 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM on August 4th, 7th or 8th or to your school after these dates. If you have questions contact: Junior High/High School: jeremy.miller@pikevalley.com or call 785-335-2294 Elementary School: mgritten@pikevalley.com or call 785-374-4221 Thanks,

The Courtland Arts Summer Program will be at 11:30am tomorrow, July 29th due to the rain tonight. Please be at the Arts Center by 11:15am. The mini cheerleaders will perform right before.

Pike Valley will be doing online enrollment this year on the following dates: August 4th, August 7th, and August 8th Instructions for enrolling online will be posted by August 1st. New students to the district will need to enroll in person on the enrollment dates.

Construction Effects for the Start of School: Hello Everyone and thank you in advance for your patience and understanding with all the construction updates we have going on in USD 426. We are continuing to keep a close eye on progress and I am working closely with our custodial staff in determining how we need to proceed for the start of school. With all this being said, we know that we are really having things tight for the start of the school year. We plan to continue to make adjustments as we go along this last month or so, but want everyone to know that we may have to push the start of school back a week or so. This will only be done if absolutely needed. We do want to start school on time. We will make a final decision one week prior to the actual first scheduled day for this fall. In other words, we will have a notification go out on August 10th with the most updated information for the actual start of the school year. If you have any questions, please give Mr. Joonas a call at 785-335-2206 for clarification, but again, be patient as we will send out a notification on August 10th. Thank you. Steve Joonas

KSHSAA Summer moratorium is July 3rd-July 9th. This is a required break for all coaches and athletes. There will be no school related activities, including weights and sport specific activities, during this time. School facilities are not to be used for any school activities during this time. Enjoy the time off!

No board meeting for Pike Valley USD 426 tonight, June 12th, 2023, due to the lack of a quorum. It will be rescheduled at a later date. Thank you

PV Exploration Trip ***Bring a water bottle and shoes for walking*** Thursday June 8th Mankato Field Trip Museum- 9:05- 5 grade and up 9:40- K-2 2nd group 10:10- K-2 1st group 10:40-3rd and 4th Jail- 9:05-3rd and 4th 9:40-5 and up 10:10-K-2 2nd group 10:40-K-2 1st group Machinery- 9:05-K-2 1st group 9:40- 3rd and 4th 10:10- 5th and up 10:40-K-2 2nd group Park/Snack 9:05-K-2 2nd group 9:40-K-2 1st group 10:10-3rd and 4th 10:40-5th and up All meet back at the park to load up.

Reminder: Please bring your pencil boxes, crayons, scissors, and glue with you for PV Summer Exploration today. Thank you.

Just a reminder that the bus will leave Scandia city park at 8:15am for summer school and drop off about 11:45am at the park as well. Please bring a water bottle. We'll have porta potties and the church for bathrooms. We'll have water in coolers as well.