Barton School District wants to welcome everyone to another great school year starting tomorrow, August 24th. Please temperature check your child before coming to school. Anything above 100.4, please stay at home. Mask are required for 5th through 12th grade and strongly recommended for those under 5th grade. Remind your students to socially distance when feasible and wash their hands often. Also, remember to charge your Chromebook and bring your Chromebook and charger to school every day. Virtual students, be sure to log in to your Google Classroom to get your assignments. We hope everyone enjoyed their long break and can’t wait to start another year! Stay safe and healthy!
Virtual Open House has started! Kindergarten, 7th graders, and new to the district students are invited on campus tomorrow, 8/20/20 from 12:00 to 6:00. Follow the link below for driveway information, high school schedule information, buying lockers, and seeing whose homeroom your elementary student has!! 1st day of school is Monday, August 24th!! https://www.bartonsd.org/o/barton-lexa-school-district/page/virtual-open-house--23
Virtual Open House information is not posted yet. We will send a text with the direct link to the Virtual Open House page and post on social media when the information is published. Stay tuned...
Barton Bear Booster Club will meet today, 8/17/20, at 6:30 at Frank McClellan Field. Social distance and mask are required.
Today is the last day to decide on your instructional option! Please visit https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfmbx_1iWTdVPBP-JCFDbcIAH93K5qr4u6yBAuLUCaH3f5aKA/viewform
Today is the last day to pick up chromebooks. 7:00 to 1:00 and 5:00 to 7:00. All devices are ready. Tomorrow is the last day to make your instructional option selection. Please visit https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfmbx_1iWTdVPBP-JCFDbcIAH93K5qr4u6yBAuLUCaH3f5aKA/viewform
Chromebook distribution scheduled for tomorrow, August 4th, has to be postponed due to construction. 7th-9th graders that were scheduled for tomorrow can come on Wednesday or Thursday from 7:00 to 1:00 or 5:00 to 7:00. We apologize for inconvenience.
The Chromebook distribution will be next week. Devices will be distributed August 3-6. Every student in kindergarten through 12th grade will receive a chrome device, not just the students who chose virtual learning. Insurance is $25 for individual coverage or $25 for the 1st student and $15 for each additional student in the house for family coverage. Insurance payment is cash only. Please visit https://www.bartonsd.org/o/barton-lexa-school-district/page/chromebooks--72 for more information and grade assignment dates. MASK ARE REQUIRED
The Chromebook distribution schedule has changed. Devices will be distributed August 3-6. Every student in kindergarten through 12th grade will receive a chrome device, not just the students who chose virtual learning. Insurance is $25 for individual coverage or $25 for the 1st student and $15 for each additional student in the house for family coverage. Insurance payment is cash only. Please visit https://docs.google.com/document/d/1haU4Jptx06Mfd9ZF9x33veqs5ZtGtzkj9YJDREUJ1U8/edit?usp=sharing for more information.
Due to the governor extending the school start date, Barton School District has updated the school calendar.
1st day of school will be August 24, 2020.
The last day of school will be May 21, 2021.
In the updated calendar, you will notice 12 "Virtual Unfinished Learning Days." These are days that students will not report to campus but will have online work assigned to them to close the gap on things they were not taught in the 2019-2020 school year. Teachers will be available to assist students on these days by phone or email.
The dates are:
September 7
October 23
October 26
November 23
November 24
December 21
December 22
January 18
February 12
February 15
April 16
April 19
Updated Calendar: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1trsXpl6PaJt_l90o3N6uLxbClWlw0QZ0UAptxCAwxQk/edit?usp=sharing
In accordance with the governor’s announcement last week, Barton School District will postpone the start of school until August 24th. Our back to school plans, calendars, and contracts will all have to be altered. We plan to publish all the new information by Friday, July 17th.
Today, July 10th, is the deadline for choosing your instructional option for 20-21. Anyone who has not submitted their intent after today, will be agreeing to traditional on-site instruction. If you have already completed the form, please do not submit again. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfmbx_1iWTdVPBP-JCFDbcIAH93K5qr4u6yBAuLUCaH3f5aKA/viewform
In accordance with the govenor's announcement today that school will not start back until August 24th, the Barton School District is working with the Department of Education to see what our options are as a district and will announce as soon as we have an answer.
Tomorrow, July 10th, is the deadline for choosing your instructional option for 20-21. Anyone who has not submitted their intent after July 10th, will be agreeing to traditional on-site instruction. If you have already completed the form, please do not submit again. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfmbx_1iWTdVPBP-JCFDbcIAH93K5qr4u6yBAuLUCaH3f5aKA/viewform
This Friday, July 10th, is the deadline for choosing your instructional option for 20-21. Anyone who has not submitted their intent after July 10th, will be agreeing to traditional on-site instruction. If you have already completed the form, please do not submit again. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfmbx_1iWTdVPBP-JCFDbcIAH93K5qr4u6yBAuLUCaH3f5aKA/viewform
This Friday, July 10th, is the deadline for choosing your instructional option for 20-21. Anyone who has not submitted their intent after July 10th, will be agreeing to traditional on-site instruction. If you have already completed the form, please do not submit again. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfmbx_1iWTdVPBP-JCFDbcIAH93K5qr4u6yBAuLUCaH3f5aKA/viewform
We have extended the deadline for choosing your instructional option for 20-21 to July 10th. If you would like mail us a paper copy, you can print the form off of our website. We will NOT be mailing forms as originally planned. Anyone who has not submitted their intent after July 10th, will be agreeing to traditional on-site instruction. If you have already completed the form, please do not submit again. https://docs.google.com/…/1FAIpQLSfmbx_1iWTdVPBP-J…/viewform
*Please disregard if you have already sent in your choice! We have your response!*
Deadline to submit online: Sunday, June 28, 2020
Barton School District has 2 options for returning to school. Option 1 will be traditional on-site instruction. Option 2 will be virtual online off-site instruction. Parents should read all the information provided before making a decision. No changes will be made once a decision is made. Please take into consideration everyone in the households medical needs and exposures and capabilities for online learning. Go to: bit.ly/BSDCOVID19 for all the guidelines and question & answers. Go to: bit.ly/BSDInstructionOption to submit your choice for your method of instruction.
Barton School District has 2 options for returning to school. Option 1 will be traditional on-site instruction. Option 2 will be virtual online off-site instruction. Parents should read all the information provided before making a decision. No changes will be made once a decision is made. Please take into consideration everyone in the households medical needs and exposures and capabilities for online learning. Go to: bit.ly/BSDCOVID19 for all the guidelines and question & answers.
📣Please take a moment to complete our 1 question survey!
Barton School District would like our parents' opinions on how school should look for 20-21. This survey does not commit you to anything. We are just wanting a general idea of how our community feels school should open back up during the pandemic.
https://bit.ly/BSDParentSurvey