Howe Public Schools

(More photos) Big THX to our Admin and Staff preparing for the Howe Grab & Go lunch program kicking off NOW! #HPSLions

Big THX to our Admin and Staff preparing for the Howe Grab & Go lunch program kicking off NOW! #HPSLions

The Howe Public Schools' Teachers & Staff will be participating in a "LION STRONG" PARADE CARAVAN on Friday (3/27) at Noon following our AM bus routes (main roads only). We want to stay hello to our students! As we drive by, feel free to stand in your yard & wave back! The three parade routes will be led by our school busses with staff in their own vehicles! We want our students to know how much we miss them, and we can't wait to see their smiling faces! #LionStrong #WeLoveOurKids #HPSLions #WeAreHowe

The Howe Public Schools' Teachers & Staff will be participating in a "LION STRONG" PARADE CARAVAN on Friday (3/27) at Noon following our AM bus routes (main roads only). We want to stay hello to our students! As we drive by, feel free to stand in your yard & wave back! The three parade routes will be led by our school busses with staff in their own vehicles! We want our students to know how much we miss them, and we can't wait to see their smiling faces! #LionStrong #WeLoveOurKids #HPSLions #WeAreHowe

Howe Public Schools Grab and Go lunch program will launch TODAY, Tuesday, March 23. Due to recent changes in guidance from OK SDE Child Nutrition Program, we will be handing out both breakfast and lunch meals for 4 days (T-TH) TODAY (a total of 8 meals at once). All meals for this week (4 days) will be provided TODAY between 10 - 11:30 am as a drive through Grab and Go service at the South Entrance of the cafeteria building (steps entrance.) PLEASE come up Spruce Street which is the street on the west side of the school/by old gym. The street is also marked ENTRANCE “D” when you turn off Railroad. Meals have been prepared based on the number requested on the recent parent survey that was sent to all Howe families via PowerSchool messenger (SMS and Email), as well as the School App. If you did not respond to this week’s survey, next week’s survey will be out later today. Weekly surveys will be shared to provide our Food Service staff accurate counts for meal planning. Full week’s meals will be distributed on a Monday schedule (10 - 11:30 am) starting next week. Just a reminder, due to OK SDE Child Nutrition guidelines: FOR A REIMBURSABLE SCHOOL MEAL, CHILDREN MUST BE PRESENT DURING PICK-UP. A BIG Thank you to our food service staff for all their efforts in organizing the Howe Grab and Go meal service for our community’s children ages 18 and under. #HPSLions

UPDATE: @joy4ok will propose a Continuous Learning Plan to the State Board when they meet Wed. #oklaed While education will resume with distance learning, there will not be traditional, in-person instruction or extracurricular activities. Read more: https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/OKSDE/bulletins/282c64e?fbclid=IwAR1fiVrupaepTmFE1AREDgz714YFdC3nhjtBWXgGCcIZtaBv3_9R6FP7BNY #HPSLions

Howe Public Schools, 18 minutes ago PARENT SURVEY: This confidential survey is for Howe Public Schools' staff to thoughtfully plan for remote learning opportunities due to long-term school closure (as needed) due to COVID-19. Our school is calmly planning for THE POTENTIAL of continuous learning for all students following and and all guidelines that could be developed by the OK SDE pending State School Board Mtg on Wednesday. We want to ensure that we are equipped to transition to a continuous learning environment, and are responsive to the needs of all Howe families. Please complete one survey per family! THANK YOU! https://bit.ly/howecontinuouslearning #HPSLions

If AT & T is your service provider, please note: Unlimited AT&T Home Internet – All AT&T consumer home internet wireline customers, as well as Fixed Wireless Internet, can use unlimited internet data. Additionally, we will continue to offer internet access for qualifying limited income households at $10 per month through our Access from AT&T program. We’ve expanded eligibility to Access from AT&T to households participating in the National School Lunch Program and Head Start. Additionally, we’re offering new Access from AT&T customers two months of free service. #HPSLions

Please note: For grab-n-go meals, PLEASE come up Spruce Street which is the street on the west side of the school/by old gym. The street is also marked ENTRANCE “D” when you turn off Railroad. This will help with traffic flow and for staff handing out meals so no one will have to exit their vehicle to receive their meals. Thank you.

Howe Public Schools Grab and Go lunch program will launch tomorrow, Tuesday, March 23. Due to recent changes in guidance from OK SDE Child Nutrition Program, we will be handing out both breakfast and lunch meals for 5 days TOMORROW (a total of 10 meals at once). All meals for the week (5 days) will be provided tomorrow between 10 - 11:30 am as a drive through Grab and Go service at the South Entrance of the cafeteria building (steps entrance.) Meals have been prepared based on the number requested on the recent parent survey that was sent to all Howe families via PowerSchool messenger (SMS and Email), as well as the School App. If you did not respond to the survey, please contact the Elem (PH (918) 658-3508) or HS office (PH (918) 658-3368) between the hours of 8 am - 12 pm to request meals. Weekly surveys will be shared to provide our Food Service staff accurate counts for meal planning. Full week’s meals will be distributed on a Monday schedule (10 - 11:30 am) starting next week. Just a reminder, due to OK SDE Child Nutrition guidelines: FOR A REIMBURSABLE SCHOOL MEAL, CHILDREN MUST BE PRESENT DURING PICK-UP.

COVID-19 SCHOOL CLOSURE: School MEAL update: Breakfast and lunch will be served each day starting Tuesday, March 24 as a grab-and-go service. Drive-through pick-up will be located at the SOUTH entrance of the cafeteria building (steps entrance). The planned DRIVE-THRU service time will be from 10 -11:30 am Monday-Friday. To help our food service staff plan how many meals will need to be prepared each day, please complete the attached survey. Just a reminder: FOR A REIMBURSABLE SCHOOL MEAL, CHILDREN MUST BE PRESENT DURING PICK-UP. Menus will be posted later today. https://bit.ly/howemeals

Attn CASC Concurrent enrollment students: “After careful review of the available information, and after consulting with our higher education peers, we have made the decision to transition to distance learning (online, virtual, etc) beginning the Monday after Spring Break for a two-week trial period, after which the situation will be re-evaluated. The health and well-being of our Carl Albert students, staff, and faculty remains our priority. Your campus leadership continues to closely monitor the evolution and spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). The situation continues to evolve nearly daily, so we remain in close communication with the local and state departments of health, our resources at the Office of the State Regents for Higher Education, and fellow higher education peers.” - Update from CASC Full press release can be viewed here: https://okwnews.com/news/whatzup/updated-carl-albert-state-college-covid-19-press-release. Email Mrs. Wright margowright@howeschools.org if you have any questions. #HPSLions

A message from OSSAA re: State Basketball Championship Tourn h/t Mrs. Donathan #HPSLions

Here are two resources shared with our school Nurse Lori Hall today during a LeFlore Co Health Dept Webinar: OK State Dept of Health COVID-19 Home Care Guidance https://5il.co/dv7x OK State Dept of Health COVID-19 Large Gatherings Guidance 031620_home_care_eng For more information visit: Coronavirus.health.ok.gov and follow Twitter.com/HealthyOklahoma & Facebook.com/OklahomaHealth #HPSLions

In compliance with the mandatory statewide school closure decision of the Oklahoma Board of Education, Howe Public Schools will be closed until April 5th. This period of closure includes many events, including Jr/Sr Prom. Once school resumes, rescheduling may be considered based upon CDC & OK SDE guidelines at that time. #HPSLions

Our school nurse Lori Hall and our Resource Officer Jody Cooper attended an informational mtg with the LeFlore Co Health Dept earlier today. We will share resources from this meeting, but you are also invited to attend a repeat of the mtg today at 3 pm. Here’s the info: To protect the health of our community partners and members, planned in-person community meetings for COVID-19 updates are cancelled. However, keeping you informed is important, and we are hosting conference calls this week for partners and citizens in Atoka, Bryan, Choctaw, Coal, Latimer, LeFlore, McCurtain, Pittsburg and Pushmataha. To join, please call our conference call service at: (605) 472-5339 When prompted please enter the Access Code 331844 followed by the ‘#’ sign. Calls will be held at multiple times throughout the week: March 16th 10:00 a.m. 2:00 p.m. March 17th 11:00 a.m. 3:00 p.m. March 18th 11:00 a.m. March 19th 11:00 a.m.

Today's featured value is resilience. You can Pass It On by doing today's values idea: Welcome every difficult situation as a teacher that is helping you to learn and grow. #HPSValues

School closure letter can be found at https://5il.co/dtef #HPSLions

As a result of the Oklahoma State School Board, ALL schools in OK will be ordered to cease operations effective March 17 - Apr 6, to include all instruction, extracurricular activities, etc. #HPSLions

School closures expected in Oklahoma until April 6. See attached release. #HPSLions