Piñon Unified School District

Greetings PUSD- You can tune in live to our August Governing Board meeting at 5:00pm by using this link: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCykbR6HBy6TU0Hw0hyeuGCA The Board packet and agenda is always posted online at: https://go.boarddocs.com/az/pusd4/Board.nsf/vpublic?open

Greetings Pinon Unified Community!

Greetings Pinon Unified Community! Thank you students and families for your efforts to make the first four days of school successful. We do appreciate your patience as we move to the new structure for the first quarter of the year. A reminder on attendance: All students do need to check in with the schools every day for attendance. Each of the schools is sending a Google Form for checking in each morning. The link to the form is in the student’s PUSD email each day. Students are asked to check in before 7:55 am. If students are unable to complete this form then the parent or guardian would need to call into the school office. Attendance can also be taken by participating in the Zoom or Google online meetings each day. We do have students with perfect attendance for the first four days of school! Congratulations! Daily attendance is still required under Arizona law, even during this time of distance learning. A student’s enrollment will still be dropped for ten consecutive days of absence.

Happy 1st Day Of School! Welcome back to SY 2020-2021! We know this is not the usual first day of school but we are excited to welcome back our students and families. Thank you for taking this learning journey with us!

PAMS Parents and/or Guardians, Your PAMS student will receive an email every morning to check in for attendance. Please have your child check in by 8:15am every day. Directions to check in: 1. Go to www.google.com 2. Click on google email in upper right hand corner. 3. Enter student’s email address (lunchnumber@pusdatsa.org) 4. Enter student’s password: DOB, Capitalized Student’s Initials, special character 6th grade: mmddyyLO# 7th grade: mmddyyPL# 8th grade: mmddyyLB$ 5. You should be in Google email. Click on the Google Form Attendance in the student’s email. Complete all questions and submit by 8:15am every morning. *If your child does not check in by 8:15am, a front office staff member will be calling you. Check in will be easier from the Google email app. If you would like, you can download this app on your phone or onto your child’s phone from the App Store. It’s a free app. Otherwise, you can access Google email from the internet through your browser. You can access Google accounts from any smart phone, tablet, Chromebook or laptop with a data plan or internet connection. *Welcome packages were sent out on Friday, so please check your mail Monday or Tuesday. Instructional packet #1 will be mailed out on Monday, so that should be in your mailbox Wednesday. If your child is online for instruction, Google classrooms and assignments have already been set-up. Live class sessions start tomorrow with ELA Class at 10:30am and Math Class at 12:15pm. If you have any questions, please call our front office at 725-2301.

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Download the totally free, Piñon Unified app from the Apple App Store or the Google Play Store to keep up with all the announcements and news from the district. Parents and students—please be sure you have current phone #s and email addresses on file with the school offices.

Welcome Back To Pinon High School! Mr. Nelson would like you all to know that our PHS Distance Learning Plan is ready and you can see it here!

Welcome Back To Pinon Accelerated Middle School! Our Distance Learning Plan information is ready and you can see it here! We are excited to start the new year!

Greetings Pinon Unified Community! Please join our We R Family challenge!

Pinon Unified School District No. 4 Student Enrollment Updates for SY 2020-2021 Returning Students A. Returning students to Pinon USD #4 do not need to turn in an enrollment packet to begin the school year: a. Your school site will work with you on verification of Arizona residency as required by A.R.S. 15-802 throughout the school year. b. An updated immunization record may need to be provided for some students and again your school site will work with you on obtaining this information. ****Immunizations can be picked up at Pinon Clinic, park in the Medication Parking area in the back row, an IHS worker will come out so they can retrieve your child's’ information from you and will return with your up-to-date copy of immunizations. (HAVE YOUR Driver License/ID) Bring your own PEN for signature and wear a mask. B. Students moving from one school to another school would need to submit a re-enrollment packet. I.E. All sixth graders and ninth graders. New Students A. New Students will need to fill out an enrollment packet to begin the school year. B. Enrollment packets can be mailed back or dropped off at the drop box located at the security station. C. Immunizations for New enrollments: Immunizations can be faxed or emailed from the Medical Facility to the school office. Please call the school that your child will attend for information the on fax number. ***Pinon Unified is conducting instruction for 1st quarter by distance and/or online learning. Thank you and have a great day!

PUSD #4 will be holding a sale for our used Chromebooks. Please see flyer for times and location. We will also be collecting enrollment packets during the drive through to purchase a Chromebook. Purchase of a Chromebook is NOT required for enrollment or distance learning at PUSD.

Greetings Pinon Unified Community! You can join us this evening for the live stream of our Public Hearing on the 2020-2021 budget at 4:30pm and our July Board special meeting at 5:00pm by clicking the link below. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCykbR6HBy6TU0Hw0hyeuGCAhttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCykbR6HBy6TU0Hw0hyeuGCA

Greetings Pinon Unified Community! Frequently asked question: When does school start? The 1st day of school for students, and the reporting back date for staff, has not changed. We are still following the SY 20-21 calendar. Governor Ducey’s order does not allow students to return to campus until mid August. PUSD had already decided to do distance learning for the 1st quarter so we do not need to adjust the calendar. The first day for students is still Monday, July 27. There will be more updates in the next few days. Have a great day!

Greetings Pinon Unified Community! The Governing Board unanimously accepted my recommendation to open the new school year with online-distance learning for the 1st quarter instead of our traditional instructional program with students on campus. It was also approved to cancel the fall athletic seasons. They were difficult recommendations to make but heath and safety considerations must come first. COVID-19 is still very much a health emergency in our community. There is still much work to be done and many more decisions to be made. Please be on the lookout for additional information and updates in the upcoming weeks. I hope you are all enjoying your summer break but please remember to wear a mask when in public, follow the curfew orders, practice social distancing and stay home as much as possible. Thank you, Superintendent Ostgaard

Join us today to view the Special Governing Board Meeting. It begins at 1:00pm. You can view the meeting on YouTube live at the link below. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCykbR6HBy6TU0Hw0hyeuGCA Prior Governing Board meetings are also available here for viewing.

Greetings Pinon Unified Community! Please use the link below to take our survey about the reopening of schools at the end of July. Your feedback is IMPORTANT as we make our plans! The survey is open until Monday at 9:00pm. https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/6TQM2CP

Good afternoon PHS Students & Parents! We are excited to announce that next 𝗧𝘂𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝟮, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟬, 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝟭𝟭:𝟬𝟬 𝗮𝗺 𝘁𝗼 𝟭:𝟬𝟬 𝗽𝗺, Pinon High School will commence a "Drive Thru Graduation" for the Graduating Seniors. Graduating Seniors will stop by the High School Auditorium in their cap and gown to receive their diplomas with a picture with Mr. Nelson, HS Principal, and Superintendent Chris Ostgaard. Graduating Seniors and their parents will enter campus in one vehicle, entering by the Security Office, stopping by the HS Auditorium for their diploma, and exiting campus through the Transportation entrance. Students will exit the vehicle for their diploma and photo opt. **We asked that you please wear a mask during this time.** Only the student will exit the vehicle for Diploma pickup. Parents, please remain in the vehicle. Thank you.

SY 19-20 End of the Year Virtual Awards. Use the following link to listen to the Awards at https://youtu.be/4ufOi_Owp2w.

Good Afternoon PES Parents/Guardians, You have the opportunity to pick-up your student(s) belongings at PES. Someone will be available at the elementary school to bring you your students belongings. To promote social distancing, pick-up will be in Alphabetical Order by day. The schedule is as follows: Students with the Last Names A-M: Monday, May 11, 2020 from 8:00-10:00am AND 2:00-4:00pm Students with the Last Names N-Z Tuesday, May 12, 2020 from 8:00-10:00am AND 2:00-4:00pm Any Remaining Students Wednesday, May 13, 2020 from 8:00-10:00am AND 2:00-4:00pm All belongings will have sat untouched for at least three days to self-sanitize before pick-up. On the scheduled days and times, parents will come to the PES Front Entrance and give a PES staff member the name of their student(s). The PES staff member will pick-up the student(s) bag of belongings in the Art room, carry it to the parent/guardian waiting outside the PES main entrance door and hand it to the parent/guardian. Nobody will enter the school. The parent/guardian will be given their student(s) belongings, then leave. This is to promote social distancing.