Westfield Academy and Central School

A lot of great learning is happening this summer!

Good morning Westfield, We are holding two virtual parent/guardian Zoom meetings to review the district’s opening plan for September. Meeting Times: Thursday, August 6 at 8:00 a.m. Thursday, August 6 at 6:00 p.m. To Participate: Email Mrs. Tina Winslow at twinslow@westfieldcsd.org to register and receive the link. Please be sure to include in your email the time you would like to attend. Additional Information: We will use the chat feature in Zoom to answer questions during the presentation. Additional questions should be sent to michaelcipolla@westfieldcsd.org. We look forward to seeing you Thursday!

Good afternoon WACS Families: Our District reopening plan is now posted and can be viewed below. As September approaches, we will continue to use our plan as a foundation for discussion and be certain to make any necessary revisions along the way. We invite you to join our next Board of Education meeting, virtually, on Monday, August 3 at 7:00 pm. At this meeting, a presentation will be made to our Board of Education and the Westfield Community about our plans for reopening. You may view the meeting by using the link below. Additionally, we are scheduling Zoom meetings for WACS families to discuss the details, procedures of our plans and answer any questions. Meeting dates and times will be shared in the near future. Our governor plans on announcing a direction for NY schools and reopening by August 7, 2020. We will continue to keep you updated and will make the necessary changes to our plans as the situation evolves. We are appreciative of your continued support, feedback and patience as we work through this process. VIEW our Reopening Plan: https://documentcloud.adobe.com/link/track?uri=urn:aaid:scds:US:34763883-3e5d-4e9d-bab2-ce1b7f215c97 VIEW our BOE Meeting: https://ensemble.e2ccb.org/hapi/v1/contents/permalinks/westfield/view

This link will take you to a document that contains a compilation of questions and the District's answers from the six Re-Opening Parent Meetings that were held on Zoom. The District Plan that is referenced will be shared tomorrow. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1JGbfi5AfCdHNRzXabUuCY7adWA4nFfBpzwrGqfqQitU/edit?usp=sharing

Good morning Westfield! We would like to provide clarification in response to the article posted in today's edition of The Observer. The article explored the topic of school resource officers in our county. WACS indeed has a fully funded school resource officer in partnership with the Westfield Police Department for the 2020-2021 school year. This position provides support to our school community and our students. Have a wonderful weekend WACS.

Good evening WACS, We are sharing the guidance below as a follow-up to our parent/guardian meetings. This week, the New York State Education Department released guidance on the reopening of schools in September. We are in the planning phases and will continue to keep you updated on our progress. Have a wonderful weekend! July 16, 2020 http://www.nysed.gov/common/nysed/files/programs/reopening-schools/nys-p12-school-reopening-guidance.pdf July 13, 2020 https://www.regents.nysed.gov/common/regents/files/2.%20Recovering%2C%20Rebuilding%2C%20and%20Renewing%20the%20Spirit%20of%20Our%20Schools%20School%20Reopening%20Guidance.pdf

Please see below for the New York State Public High School Athletic Association's announcement of changes to school athletics, including the delay of fall sports seasons. You may want to visit their website for more information. http://www.nysphsaa.org/

We apologize that our live-feed connection is unstable this evening, preventing us from streaming the Board of Education meeting live at this time. The meeting is being recorded and will be posted at the conclusion of tonight's meeting.

Congratulations to Westfield's first two Seal of Biliteracy Graduates, Katie Bodenmiller and Eliora Brown. This prestigious program is formal recognition of students who have studied and attained a high level of proficiency in two or more languages (English plus a Foreign Language) by high school graduation. This program requires students to complete a portfolio of carefully designed tasks that allow them to demonstrate their proficiency, and culminates in a formal presentation of their research in both languages to a bilingual panel. Westfield is one of only a handful of schools across the region to offer this honors program to students and we are so proud of our recipients and their dedication to this honor. Congratulations to the senior recipients, Katie Bodenmiller and Eliora Brown, and to the junior recipients, Emma Heim and Elber Lopez Hernandez.

WACS has partnered with Chautauqua Opportunities to provide summer meals to children in our district. Meals will start on Monday, July 6th and can be picked up by the cafeteria loop between 11-12 Monday thru Friday. Once there, please follow the information on the signs directing you where to go as the building is not accessible at this time.

Hello WACS Families: Throughout July, we will be hosting a series of information sharing meetings via Zoom for parents/guardians of WACS students about the reopening of school. Each meeting will follow the exact same agenda, but will be offered on multiple dates to enable parents/guardians to attend one of the meetings on the day/time that works best for their schedule. Parents/guardians can select from one of the following options to participate in this information sharing meeting: 1. Wednesday, July 15th from 4pm-5pm 2. Thursday, July 16th from 4pm-5pm 3. Tuesday, July 21st from 4pm-5pm During each the meeting, we will follow an agenda that covers the following items: • Provide parents/guardians of WACS students with current information that is available from various agencies pertaining to the reopening of school. • Provide parents/guardians of WACS students with school updates regarding our planning and preparation. • Gather thoughts, ideas, questions and feedback from parents/guardians to be considered in our reopening plans. Questions, thoughts and ideas will be gathered in advance to ensure we use our time as efficiently as possible while using Zoom as our meeting platform. To register for the event, please email Mrs. Tina Winslow at twinslow@westfieldcsd.org. Please be sure to specify the meeting date you plan to attend and include your name, your student’s name and any questions, thoughts or considerations you may have about the reopening of school. Mrs. Winslow will respond to your request with the web link for the meeting. We thank you for your continued support and look forward to seeing you at one of our scheduled information sharing meetings!

Summer school will begin on Monday, July 6th. Our staff is currently calling or messaging all parents regarding the time of pickup and drop-off. Students should bring a towel, swimsuit and sunscreen if you want it applied because we will have small group water activities. Breakfast and lunch will be provided but we also welcome classroom snacks that are purchased and wrapped. A parent zoom meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, July 1 at 6PM to answer any questions you may have regarding our protocols due to COVID 19. We will message you the link.

Class of 2020 Commencement Ceremony is tonight - Saturday June 27th! Graduates with the last names A-H will receive their diplomas at 7:00pm and Graduates with the last name I-Z will receive their diplomas at 8:30pm.

Good Evening this is a Class of 2020 Graduation Ceremony update. Due to weather conditions for Saturday morning, we have postponed the Class of 2020 Commencement Ceremony to Saturday night. Graduates with the last names A-H will receive their diplomas at 7:00pm and Graduates with the last name I-Z will receive their diplomas at 8:30pm. Again, we are postponing the Class of 2020 Graduation Ceremony until Saturday night at 7:00 and 8:30. Of course we will continue to monitor the weather conditions and will notify you with any changes.

Class of 2020 Scholarships, Awards & Other Recognitions https://5il.co/hn3m

There will be a practice Facebook live today, Friday 6/26, at 4pm if you would like to hop on our page and make sure you can connect to the live stream for Graduation.

Reminder: 2020 Yearbook Pick Up Grades 6-11! Friday, June 26th ~Bus Loop~ 10 am-1 pm and 2:30 pm-5:30 pm! Grades 6-11. Please stay in your car; we'll bring your book to you. We can't wait for you to receive your yearbooks!!

Good afternoon all: Please see the attached letter from Mr. Cipolla Thank you! https://documentcloud.adobe.com/link/track?uri=urn:aaid:scds:US:233c106b-a6a0-4401-9f3d-a9302e3893a6

Grades 6-12: 2020 Yearbook Pick Up! Friday, June 26th. All students in grades 6-12 ~ Bus Loop ~ 10:00 am-1:00 pm and 2:30 pm-5:30 pm. Please stay in your car; we will bring your book to you. Please reach out to Ms. Alonge with any questions!

Check out this creative project from the Chautauqua Theatre Young Playwrights. Westfield students participate each year and have been able to watch this in person in years past. Congratulations to our featured writers! https://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=mc2qMOeOrDc