Southeast of Saline Year End Wrap Up Newsletter …. Summer 2020

Our District says good-bye to two gentlemen who have been influencing students for many years as teachers and

coaches, and librarian. Mr. Gary McClure has been at SES since 1982 and Mr. Kendall Lynn since 1996. We wish them

the best in their retirement. They are pictured here holding watercolor portraits given to them by the talented Mr. Brad

Settle, our foreign language teacher.

A big thank you to our SES

parents!

Your support during distance

learning was amazing! We

could not have been successful

without you!!

We appreciate you!!

Southeast of Saline USD #306 5056 East K-4 Highway Gypsum, KS 67448 785-536-4287 FAX 785-536-4292 www.usd306.com Mr. Roger Stumpf Superintendent 785-536-4291 Mrs. Cassie Gorman Elementary Principal 785-536-4215 Dr. Paul Ogle Secondary Principal 785-536-4286 Mr. Wayne Sager Assistant K-12 Principal

Board of Education

Jill Ade

Lori Blake

Steve Bartholomew

Dwight Conley

Justin Knopf

Charisse Nurnberg

Jimmy Shelby

FROM OUR SUPERINTENDENT ROGER STUMPF Three months have passed since the beginning of this crisis and unfortu-nately we are still living in uncertain times. People are anxious to get back to normalcy. The virus is not gone, we have managed to slow its progress but it just takes one look at Ford County Kansas to see what can happen if we allow our impatience for normalcy distract us from our responsibility to keep ourselves and those around us safe.

The uncertainty we are living under dictates every decision at USD 306, in-fluences every meeting, and causes us to plan multiple contingencies for everything we do. We can recommend people wear masks while out, but what does that look like in August when we hope to resume classes? What does social distancing look like on a bus? Will we even be allowed to come back into the building or will we need to continue with distance learning? These are not questions that I can answer at this time. The conditions on the ground will dictate how we proceed. Keeping our students safe is what keeps school administrators up at night.

We have every hope of starting school in August according to the published calendar, welcoming everyone as they stream off the buses and into classes with their friends and enthusiastic teachers so eager to get back to busi-ness. I just can’t promise any of it.

There are two main thoughts that I would like to convey about school as it has been this quarter, and controlling the outbreak moving forward. First, please do not mistake what happened in the fourth quarter as normal dis-tance learning. Teachers were given essentially one week to design a learn-ing experience focused as much on the student’s well being as their learn-ing. Lessons were scaled back and allowances made. This was not a good example of what a virtual school looks like, nor will it be representative of what distance learning might be in the fall should we be forced back into that position.

Secondly, it is everyone’s responsibility to help control the outbreak moving forward. One of the many things we must consider is the possibility of a stu-dent or teacher testing positive after school restarts. The challenge we will face is that students get sick all the time under normal school conditions. As many of the symptoms mirror the common flu, it will become very difficult to distinguish when a child has an everyday illness, or Covid. We have pub-lished guidelines for when you should keep your child home from school and every year we have children arrive at school having thrown up or registered a fever within hours of loading the bus. The stakes are now higher. It is im-perative that students and adults monitor their health, follow the guidelines, and communicate with the school openly about their condition. Nobody wants to be in this position again in the fall with losing class time and activi-ties, but it is a real possibility. Saline County has done a fantastic job of lim-iting the spread, and with care and commitment we will have a normal school year in 20-21.

We are in this together, we are Southeast.

Congratulations 2020 Candidates for Graduation

Kohlton Jay Blackwood Jaycee Diane Norris

Madeline Mae Blake Hope M Nurnberg

Raef Alexander Boley Colyn Lee O’Connor

Blayke Renee Clemmer Mia Elizabeth O’Shea

Maliyah Marie Commerford Keely Irene Orr

Cade Andrew Cooper Noah Ryan Patry

Taygan Jayde Daisy Jocelyn Grace Pembleton

Seth Richard Eklund Olivia Nichole Pennington

Madison Rae Fear Anya Christine Pohl

Leah Kathleen Feldman Logan T. Qualls

Emily Jo Fryer Brooke Elizabeth Rohr

Jailynn Kasey Hammel Keircy JoAnn Sanchez

Peyton Rae Harp Logan Scott Spellman

Jessica Gwynn Henry Breanna Lynn Standley

Mason Alan Hill Caden Robert Starmer

Abigail Ann Johnson Carter Jay Sutherland

Alyssa Nicole Johnson Greyson Marie Tanner

Madison Grace Johnson Meredith Kaye Tillberg

Alex Elaine Keim Nicholas Glen Trimmell

Aaron Reid Kitchner Kenneth James Van Arsdale

Kylee Nicole Kogler Luke Oak Van Tassel

Shelby Elizabeth Kuhn Kate Avery Weis

Madison Faith Lawson Matthew G. Weiss

Taygn J. McBurney Hayley Nicole Whittecar

Braedon Wayne McVay Emily Kristine Woodall

Emily Ann Mears Addison Loren Worley-Bolby

Katie Marie Moddelmog

Excellence in Education...Preparing Future Leaders

Congratulations to 2020 graduates of SES. Southeast of Saline was required to post-pone graduation from the May 17 date. We now have a plan for providing for this important event. Below is the plan including contingencies if the state is unable to progress though the phased release as outline by the governor. Our hope and intention is to operate under Option A will a full ceremony has we have always hosted. The following options are contingencies only,

we are hoping to not have to use them

Southeast of Saline Graduation Plans: Date: July 17 @ 7:30 p.m.

Ceremony:

Option A. Full Traditional Graduation in gym with a live stream for those not

traveling. (800-1,000 people)

If conditions do not allow Option A then:

Option B. Restricted Graduation in gym with each senior getting 2 tickets for audience members with a live stream for those who can’t attend. No band/choir, limited

BOE/Admin/staff (<200)

If conditions do not allow Option B then:

Option C. Locked Down Graduation in theater with seniors only (no audi-ence) with live stream for parents and public. No Band/Choir, 1 admin, 1

BOE, 1 sponsor, photographer/videographer. (<60)

If conditions do not allow Option C then:

Option D. Mail diplomas home.

LEAVE A LEGACY

SES Education Foundation

Board of Trustees

Elizabeth Caselman

Cheryl Murray

Tobin Sawyers

Dorothy Sparacino

Jessica Sprecker

Jennifer Stutterheim

Scott Schlesener

Kim Vanier

Steve Weis

If you move, change mailing ad-dresses or phone numbers over the summer—please let us know!

Call 536-4287.

2020 Donations to the

SES Education Foundation

Annual Campaign

“Friends of the Foundation”

Patron $250-$499

Dr. Byron & Leanne Grauerholz

Dustin & Jessica Sprecker

Mike & Debra Berkley

First Bank of Kansas

Commercial Tire

Lee & Christine Young

David & Kristen VanTassel

Steve & Mary Weis

Leader $500-$999

Karl & Connie Stutterheim

Kejr Manufacturing

Arnold & Ann Tillberg

Scott & Trina Schlesener

Wally Koers

Benefactor $1,000-2,499

Mike & Cheryl Murray

Marc & Pam Wingo

Legacy Club $2500 +

Dan & Jennifer Stutterheim

John & Kim Vanier

Information/articles for the Enrollment

(August) issue of the SES District Newslet-

ter should be in by July 15. Email cmuel-

ler@usd306.com or call Cindy at 536-4387

and leave a message.

SES sends our thanks and good-bye’s to the following staff members at the completion of the 2019-20 school year: Kendall Lynn , Gary McClure who have retired and McKayla Kerkeart, Dr. Paul Ogle, Keri Breeding and Thaine Willer who are moving on to other positions.

Needed for next year: Substitute teachers for all grades K-12. We also will need substitutes in

our kitchen, along with bus drivers, custodians, and classroom aides and paras. If interested

in helping us our from time to time, please contact Kelsey Loader in the district office 536-

4291

Summer meals continue through June 30.

Free meals for children ages 1-18 Monday-

Friday. Gypsum and Assaria from 11 am—

12:30 pm and Kipp and Mentor from 11-noon.

This is a USDA program

Opportunity for school sport physicals! SES per-

sonnel will be on hand at COMCARE to help with

our student-athletes.

Saturday, June 13 at

Comcare - 2090 S Ohio St.

9 to 10:30 am for 7-9th graders

10:30 am to noon for 10-12th graders.

Keep an

eye on our

social media

accounts to find out en-

rollment information! We

will have an enrollment

newsletter out to you in

mid-late July.

Happy Summer!