Thursday, March 19, 2020

Announcements 3-20-2020

FRIDAY, MARCH 20th
SCHOOL IS CLOSED
The Governor stated that this directive "will last through April 6 -- but may very well be extended for a longer period." 
NOTICES

A MESSAGE FROM MAPLE RUN UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
Here are links to Maple Run Specifics for Schools Closings:


GOVERNOR PHIL SCOTT MARCH 18 ADDRESS ON COVID-19 RESPONSE
LINK TO ADDRESS


MEALS
IMPORTANT NOTICE

The Maple Run Unified School District has switched to the Free Summer Feeding Program to help feed the children of our community during the COVID-19 closures. We will have our pick-up sites listed below and we are also delivering to bus stops in Fairfield, St. Albans City, and St. Albans Town beginning March 19th. 

First - there is no charge for this meal program. It is free to all children under 18. For people living in Fairfield, St. Albans City, and St. Albans Town we have permission to deliver to bus stops. For any other families, we have four pick-up sites in the city open for all children under 18 even if they are not in our school system. Our charge is to feed our children during this uncertain time. 

The bus delivery will be once a day Monday through Friday. Someone must come out and meet the bus at the normal bus stops. If you are not there when the bus arrives, a meal cannot be left. For Fairfield and St. Albans City routes, the delivery will be from 10:30-11:30. For St. Albans Town routes, the delivery will be from 11:30-12:30. The package will have lunch for the day and breakfast for the next morning. There will be pick-up sites in the following locations; St. Albans City School, BFA St. Albans , St. Albans Town Education Center, and St. Albans Community Action. Pickups will be from 11:00-12:30. These sites are also providing two meals in each package, lunch and breakfast. 

If you have any questions please reach out to the following staff at your school: 

FCS - Brenda Goodhue 827-6639 or bgoodhue@maplerun.org 
SACS - Jennifer Seymour 527-0565 or jseymour@maplerun.org 
SATEC -Tammy Deso 752-2700 or tdeso@maplerun.org 
BFA - Teri Brunelle 527-6404 or tbrunelle@maplerun.org 

In accordance with Federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, the USDA, its Agencies, offices, and employees, and institutions participating in or administering USDA programs are prohibited from discriminating based on race, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity in any program or activity conducted or funded by USDA. 

This institution is an equal opportunity provider. Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication for program information (e.g. Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language, etc.), should contact the Agency (State or local) where they applied for benefits. Individuals who are deaf, hard of hearing or have speech disabilities may contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339.

Additionally, program information may be made available in languages other than English. To file a program complaint of discrimination, complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form, (AD-3027) found online at: How to File a Complaint, and at any USDA office, or write a letter addressed to USDA and provide in the letter all of the information requested in the form. To request a copy of the complaint form, call (866) 632-9992. Submit your completed form or letter to USDA by: mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights 1400 Independence Avenue, SW Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; fax: (202) 690-7442; or email: program.intake@usda.gov.


OPEN DOORS AND DRAMA
Information about OPEN DOORS will be posted when appropriate. For now, there is no OPEN DOORS and no Drama practice until April 6th or later.


ATHLETICS
At this point in time, a Spring Sports Info meeting on April 7th is planned in the library. That will be for 7/8 baseball and 6/7/8 softball.


INTERNET ACCESS FOR VERMONT FAMILIES

From our district technology staff... Below are a couple of different resources that are from companies providing free internet access for households without internet.

 LINK TO COMCAST, CONSOLIDATED COMMUNICATIONS, and CHARTER-SPECTRUM information.


Xfinity WiFi Free For Everyone: Xfinity WiFi hotspots across the country will be available to anyone who needs them for free – including non-Xfinity Internet subscribers. For a map of Xfinity WiFi hotspots, visit www.xfinity.com/wifi. Once at a hotspot, consumers should select the “xfinitywifi” network name in the list of available hotspots and then launch a browser.




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