Please click to read a message from Superintendent Perrins regarding a new legal requirement for school employees in Washington state. On August 18, 2021, Governor Jay Inslee announced a new directive legally requiring all K–12 school district employees to get a COVID-19 vaccination or a medical or religious exemption by mid-October. This proclamation does not apply to students.
Please click to read the back to school letters from the district and each building. It has information both from district and from each building about the upcoming school year.
State health requirement announcement from Governor Inslee:
Kick off the new school year at the Open House and BBQ, Wednesday, August 25th. BBQ at Gess Elementary from 4:30 pm - 6:30 pm and Open House at each school from 4:30 pm - 7:00 pm.
PUBLIC NOTICE
Let it be publicly known to all persons that the 2021/2022 FISCAL BUDGET and four-year budget plan of CHEWELAH SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 36, Stevens County, Washington, will be available on July 1st at 8:00 am at the School District Administrative Office located at N. 210 Park, Chewelah, WA 99109. A copy of the completed budget and four-year budget plan will be furnished to any person who might request such. Also, let it be publicly known to all persons that the Board of Directors of CHEWELAH SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 36, Stevens County, Washington, will hold a budget hearing on July 21, 2021 at 6:00 p.m. and an open public meeting on July 21, 2021 at 6:30 p.m. in the Gess Elementary Gym at 405 E. Lincoln, Chewelah for the purpose of fixing and adopting the 2021/2022 FISCAL BUDGET. All inquiries regarding this notice should be directed to Mara Schneider, Business Manager, at (509) 685-6800.
Persons with disabilities who would like to request assistance, services, or accommodations to attend school district functions are asked to call 509-685-6800, extension 1002.
WCAAP is partnering with the Washington State PTA to offer a virtual town hall-style forum at 7:00-8:00PM on August 17th to address parents’ questions and concerns about going back to school, including COVID-19 concerns, catching up on routine childhood vaccinations, COVID-19 vaccines, and behavioral health. Our thanks to WCAAP members Drs. Jasmin Zavala and Frank Bell for participating in the forum. We will also be joined by Lacy Fehrenbach, Deputy Secretary of Health for COVID-19 Response at DOH and Lisa Barrois, PhD, a clinical psychologist at Seattle Children’s Hospital.
https://www.wastatepta.org/event/back-to-school-healthy-strong-town-hall/
Chewelah staff thank the community for their continued support.
The Chewelah School District Board of Directors approve the accelerated academic student growth plan at the May 19, 2021 board meeting.
Chewelah School District is seeking applications from citizens interested in being appointed to a committee to write the for/against statements for the Stevens County Local Voters' Pamphlet related to the District's replacement capital levy for health, safety and educational improvements ballot measure to be considered at the November 2, 2021, election. Those interested should send their name, address, phone number and which position they represent to Katy Gaffney at 685-6800 ext. 1002 or
[email protected] by July 20, 2021. The Board will take action on the appointments at its July 21, 2021, regular meeting.
