Enfield High School

Good morning Enfield High School Students and Families,

I miss all of our students’ smiling faces! With the Governor’s announcement yesterday that school will be closed at least until April 20th, I’m sure you have many questions.  While we can’t predict the future, my goal is to give you updates as frequently as possible so that you can stay informed.

First, to our seniors, I know you are all very concerned about senior activities like class night, prom, and graduation.  While we cannot predict the future, there are currently no changes to senior activities.  If the crisis continues, and school is closed longer, we will consider every possible way to carry out senior activities.  Unfortunately, at this time, it is too early to make any decisions. My heart goes out to all our seniors wondering what the future holds, but I plan to stay positive.

Regarding what you will be required to do for school in the coming week, I want to provide some clarity.  First as I mentioned in my last email.  All students have to complete all 4 packets with the exception of seniors (who may be excused from the Science and Social Studies packets only).  What does this mean?

• Seniors without a Math or English class still need to complete those packets
• Underclassmen have to complete all 4 packets (Even if they don’t have a math, English, Science or Social Studies packet)
• When we submit these assignments, any student not enrolled in a Math, English, Science, or Social Studies class, please email the specific department coordinator the packet for that subject area. 

For example: 10th Grade student Jane Doe with no Social Studies class, email Social Studies packet to: jsenez@enfieldschools.org.   See below for coordinator email addresses:

• English to Mrs. Gaskell dgaskell@enfieldschools.org
• Math to Mr. Lamesa jlamesa@enfieldschools.org
• Science to Mr. Ponte cponte@enfieldschools.org
• Social Studies to Mr. Senez  jsenez@enfieldschools.org

These packets should be submitted electronically to your teacher by April 3rd (next Friday), and our recommended method for submission is to use the camera function on your iPad to scan into a OneDrive folder.  For instructions, you can visit our website: https://enfieldhigh.sharpschool.com/ed_tech/how_to_scan_documents.  If you have issues with submitting your packet electronically, contact your teacher for help.  As a backup, you can always email images of your packet to your teacher.  

There is also a scan feature in the Notes app that some find to be very easy to use.  All packets can be found on our district website: http://www.enfieldschools.org/for_students/special_resources.

For those of you taking AP courses, College Board is providing opportunities for students to take online exams.  They have adjusted the test so that it is shorter and only tests concepts from the first 75% of course material.  They are also providing free resources such as AP review classes delivered by AP teachers across the country.  For more information, reach out to your AP teacher or consult the College Board website: https://apstudents.collegeboard.org/coronavirus-updates.

You may have also heard that the CT SAT School day has been cancelled for the 2019-2020 school year.  According to the CT State Dept. of Education, they are working with College Board to offer interested grade 11 students an opportunity to take the SAT on a weekend administration at no cost.  They have promised to share more details as they are available, and we will keep you updated.  Other standardized assessments like the NGSS Science assessment have also been postponed or cancelled.

Additionally, in the robocall sent yesterday, I shared that EHS staff are calling all students over the next few days to check-in and see whether you are able to access online learning materials.  We hope to speak with all of you or your parents over the next week or so.  Also, some of you have asked about getting into the building.  Unfortunately, no one is allowed access to the building at this time.  I recognize some students may have items in the building and we will let you know as soon as the building is open for you to retrieve materials.

Our team is taking into account the suggestions and feedback you provided on the survey I shared with you my last email.  For example, we are encouraging teachers to send you a weekly email on Mondays to help you plan for the week.  I will be sharing information on the next round of distance learning with you in the next few days.  Thank you for your patience and stay tuned!

Sincerely,

Ms. Clark

Principal

Enfield High School

P.S. If you did not get a chance to fill our distance learning survey, you can access it here: https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=1T-LCDuI3EC0hDWAWYitT8F9H50FWMxMkukYUZ-Tt8VUOTJGOE4zNDg2VkxSRUs4RTE4Q0pUNVhENS4u