End of 2019-2020 School Year Information

The end of another remarkable and memorable school year is quickly approaching. Listed below are some important dates and events for you and your child. We know that graduations and end-of-year celebrations are always a highlight of the school year, especially for our graduating seniors, but with our current shelter-in-place orders, and much to everyone’s disappointment, the end-of-year graduations and promotions will not be able to take place in our traditional manner. However, we are working toward making our high school graduation as special as possible for our seniors and their families with the present restrictions. Also, elementary students may be provided some manner of end-of-year celebration, promotion, or send-off through their virtual classroom. Thank you all for your continued flexibility and support as we wind down this year

End-of-year dates and events

The following are some important end-of-year dates and events:

• May 18th-June 5th- Elementary students’ desks and lockers have been cleared out. You may pick up belongings from 8:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m., Monday through Friday at both Linderman and Cherry Valley.
• Friday, May 29th – Polson Middle School, Linderman and Cherry Valley Students: No new school assignments or school work will be assigned after May 29th.  Also, May 29th is the last day that seniors may turn in missing school work. 
• Tuesday, June 2nd - 1:00 p.m.-2:00 p.m. Summer Send-Off Wave! Students are invited to drive by Linderman and Cherry Schools where staff will be lined up in front of the buildings to wave at students to say our goodbyes.  Come see your teachers and staff one last time before summer vacation! 
• June 1st - June 5th – This week has been designated for elementary and middle school students to complete missing assignments. If your K-8th child has any missing school work to turn in, June 5th is the last day he or she may turn it in.  Elementary classrooms may have virtual end of the year awards and celebrations during this week. 
• Friday, June 5th – Polson Middle School, Linderman and Cherry Valley Students: Please return any borrowed devices, such as laptops by 2:00 p.m. on June 5th. The District needs to disinfect, organize and update the devices that were loaned out in preparation for next year’s learnings.  Polson Middle School, Linderman and Cherry Valley students, please return textbooks, borrowed classroom books, book bags, and library books.  
• Monday, June 1st – PHS: Senior checkout: Return all school property and pickup personal belongings.
• Wednesday, June 3rd – PHS: Junior checkout: Return all school property and pickup personal belongings.  Also, June 3rd is the last day that freshmen, sophomores and juniors may turn in missing school work.
• Thursday, June 4th – PHS: Sophomore checkout: Return all school property and pickup personal belongings.
• Friday, June 5th – PHS: Freshmen checkout: Return all school property and pickup personal belongings.
• Sunday, June 7th – PHS: High school graduation will be held on Sunday, June 7th at 1:00 p.m. at Polson Sports Complex. More information to follow.

Looking ahead

The 2020-2021 school year is scheduled to begin on August 26th. What exactly that will look like is still unknown. It may consist of us returning to the classroom, teaching and learning remotely, or some kind of a hybrid model. However, whatever the learning model may look like, we have been hard at work planning and preparing for the different scenarios under the guidance of Federal, State, County, and the Office of Public Instruction. We will continue to update our families as more information becomes available throughout the summer.