September 8, 2021

Hello to All!

We are very happy to have our students back in school! Students and teachers are all happy to be learning together every single day. There is a strong feeling of getting back to business and we love to see all of the great work!

As you know, we all continue to face obstacles with COVID. We had over 100 students quarantined recently within our first two weeks and over 20 students and teachers have been doctor diagnosed. Because of this we are having our students wear masks with an opt out option for high school and middle school students.

We are doing this to provide us with the best chance to keep our doors open for all of our students. What we have learned is that students learn the best when they are in school in class with their teachers everyday. This allows each child to develop academically. This also fosters social/ emotional growth as well. Because of this, we are doing everything we can to have our students attend everyday.

We will continue to evaluate our situation. If the number of students quarantined becomes lower and safer, we will evaluate our mask situation at the end of the month. Of course, if our numbers continues to rise, then we would search for more restrictions to keep our students safe. 

Beyond this we have many excellent things happening in our district. Our fall sports teams are doing very well. Our high school band is growing bigger than ever before. We have Grandparent's Day coming up soon at the Primary! 

If you are interested, follow me on twitter @shawn michael braman to find out the latest things that are happening here everyday at Northwest!

Thank you,

Shawn Braman, Ed.D