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Reopening School Survey
Dear WSD Families,
The Winooski School District (WSD) is planning for your children to return to school this August. Our district strongly believes that in-person instruction is by far the best learning model, as long as it is safe and healthy for our students and staff. As supported by The American Academy of Pediatrics, our priority is to have our students physically present in our schools in order to reduce the documented negative educational and social impacts of school closure. While our goal is in-person instruction for all students, we must be prepared for rapidly changing situations based on the most current health data and guidance.
Please take the time to fill out our Reopening School Survey. The survey should take approximately 10 minutes to complete and contains important information about our planning process. Your feedback is essential to help guide our Reopening Plan.
Thank you for your responses!
76th Annual Athletic Banquet
Wearing a Mask in Winooski
Wear a Mask or Face Covering in Winooski
The City of Winooski strongly encourages all of our residents and visitors to wear a mask or face covering when you’re not at home. This simple, thoughtful, and selfless act shows that you care about your neighbors. Governor Phil Scott and The Vermont Department of Health continue to ask all Vermonters to wear a mask or face covering whenever you are not at home. This includes inside any public building and outside whenever you are within 6’ of another person.
Data shows that wearing a mask or face covering slows the spread of COVID-19, especially before a person has any symptoms. A mask or face covering protects other people around you.
“Wearing a mask to protect others shows strength, not weakness. Please continue to follow guidance from the Department of Health to help slow the spread. We’re still fighting this pandemic, and it takes all of us working together and caring for one another.” – Governor Phil Scott
Please see the following resources for mask and face covering guidance:
CDC Resources
- Signage for Open Buildings: Please Wear a Face Covering Signage
- About Cloth Face Coverings
- How to Safely Wear and Take Off a Cloth Face Covering
- How to make your own cloth face covering – Dr. Jerome Adams, U.S. Surgeon General
Vermont Department of Health Documents and Signage
- Face Coverings for Children
To help prevent the spread of COVID-19, children ages 2 and older should wear a face covering in settings where they cannot keep a distance of 6 feet away from others. We can help children understand how to protect one another and make face coverings part of our daily routine so that play, learning, and other activities can be as safe as possible.
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- Using Cloth Face Coverings to Slow the Spread of COVID-19
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- I’ll Protect You, You Protect Me
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Mask Signage for Reopening Businesses
The City of Winooski is recommending that any business following the State’s “Restart Vermont” guidelines use the following signage to avoid confusion regarding the use of masks and facial coverings:
- Masks Required Poster
- Please Wear a Cloth Face Covering
- Workplace Safety Guidelines
- Restart Vermont Signage
Vermont Multilingual Task Force Videos
- Masks: Why we Wear Them, How to Make/Take Care of Them
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Other Helpful Resources
- PSA: Cover smart. Do your part. Slow the spread.
- PSA: Prevent COVID-19: Wear a Cloth Face Covering
- How to Sew a Fabric Face Mask- New York Times
- Coronavirus: Which Mask Should You Wear?
Local Mask Making Initiative
The City of Winooski is partnering with Vermont Teddy Bear to support their goal of creating 125,000 cloth masks for Vermonters – we need your help! Volunteer Home Mask Makers are needed to make re-usable fabric masks. Vermont Teddy Bear will supply you with a kit of cut fabric and elastic, at-home makers will only need a sewing machine and thread. Once completed, volunteers can drop their sewn masks off in the book return at the Winooski Memorial Library. A portion of the donated masks will stay right here in Winooski to support our community! If you are interested in being a Volunteer Home Mask Maker, contact our Volunteer Coordinator, Olivia Miller: [email protected] / 802 655 1392 – please leave your name and contact information.
Celebrate the Class of 2020!
Wondering how you can Celebrate the Winooski Class of 2020 on Saturday?
You can participate in three ways:
1) For Actual Graduation Day Coverage – Tune in to live radio using the following link: bit.ly/WSD_Class_Of_2020_Radio
Start listening at 9:45 am to hear the Commencement Address, student speeches, and special tributes to each graduate.
2) You can also follow the WSD Facebook page (www.facebook.com/
3) Below is the schedule for our Mobile Graduation Procession. When we are in your neighborhood, please come out to wave a flag, a green balloon, or just cheer on our graduates! (Remember to follow all health precautions by maintaining physical distracting, wearing a mask, and washing your hands!)
Welcome ……………………………… Kai Daud (9:45)
Words to Class of 2020 ……………. Maryam Alchaderchi (9:47)
Graduation Speaker………………… Leon Wheeler, Former Principal of WHS (9:50)
Graduation Procession Route:
10:00am – Starts in front of Winooski High School.… Xavier Clark, Ramadan Hassan, Peguy Kulemfuka, Susmita Limbu, Isaac McIntire-Nunez, Milan Magar, Kassidy Rotuno, Farhan Sugow
10:10am – Main Street Neighborhood………………. Garraat Somboon, Jaysean Coleman, Najlaa Aref
10:15am – East Spring Street Neighborhood……….. Wendo Mbilizi, Scott Hunt
10:20am – Hood Street Neighborhood………………. Sara Schmoll
10:25am – Bernard Street Neighborhood…………… Andy Siki
10:30am – East Allen Street Neighborhood………… Abbas Abdulaziz
10:35am – Weaver Street Neighborhood…………… Kai Daud
10:40am – Champlain Place Neighborhood……….. Corbin Lawrence
10:45am – Forest Street Neighborhood……………..Prajwal Pradhan
10:50am – Elm Street Neighborhood………………..Shamir Gurung, Chandrika Kadariya, Najib Ali, Caleb Moore, Reeta Chamlagai, Lek Nath Luitel, Ali Hussein, Bishal Limbu, Maryam Alchaderchi
11:00am – Hickok Street Neighborhood……………. Alexis Gordon
11:05am – Malletts Bay Avenue Neighborhood……. Isha Mayange
11:10am – St. Peters Street Neighborhood………… Azee Zar
11:15am – North Street Neighborhood……………… Adison Granger
11:20am – Brisson Court Neighborhood……………. Parker Kane
11:25am – Dufresne Drive Neighborhood………….. Sophia Do
11:30am – Pine Grove Terrace Neighborhood…….. Dhiraj Dhakal
11:35am – West Spring Street Neighborhood…….. Austin Benoit
11:40am – Weaver Street Neighborhood………….. Padam Tiwari (In Honor and Memory)
Thank you for your continued support!
COVID-19 Testing Continues in Winooski 6/15/20 – 6/19/20
The Vermont Department of Health, in partnership with Community Health Centers of Burlington, continues to offer COVID-19 testing in Winooski from 6/15/20 – 6/19/20. Testing is free and available to anyone – registration is encouraged but walk-ups are welcomed. Anyone without symptoms who wants to get tested for COVID-19. People with symptoms should call their doctors. The test will tell you if you have a current infection. It is not a serology/antibody test, which means it will not tell you if you were infected in the past. Children under the age of 12 months cannot be tested.
Testing Schedule:
O’Brien Community Center (32 Malletts Bay Ave)
- Mon. 6/15/20 / 9 AM – 3 PM
- Tues. 6/16/20 / 1 PM – 7 PM
- Wed. 6/17/20 / 9 AM – 3 PM
- Thurs. 6/18/20 / 1 PM – 7 PM
- Fri. 6/19/20 / 9 AM – 3 PM
To register, visit https://humanresources.
- For registration help in English, call 802 828 2828 or 2-1-1.
- For registration help in other languages, Call 802 503 5402 or 802 355 0795. Interpreters will be provided at all Winooski events.
- Getting Tested for COVID-19
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*The Vermont Department of Health is aware of an email error in the registration system regarding signing up multiple people at once (in reference to “attendee emails” – the system will only allow that email to be added once per event). If you need assistance with this error, registrants can:
- Call 2-1-1 or 802 828 2828 for registration assistance
- use a fake attendee email for the other family members
21C AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMS
Due to Covid-19, 21C afterschool programs will look and feel a little different this year. We are hoping to pilot a few in-person programs beginning the week of October 5th using the models below. There will be no after school classes in-person on Wednesdays, however...
HEART Expectations During COVID-19
Winooski has HEART - especially during COIVD-19! Below are our HEART expectations for staying healthy and safe when we learn together this school year. Below are versions in French, Arabic, Somali, Swahili, Nepali, Vietnamese, and English!
Sept. 3, 2020 Updates
Dear WSD families, We hope you are your children are happily anticipating and preparing for a safe, healthy start to the school year. We know you are receiving quite a bit of information this week and we wanted to share some important updates and reminders. IMPORTANT...
Virtual Town Hall for All Schools
Join us for a virtual Town Hall via Zoom to learn more about our plans for reopening our schools and our learning models. Families will learn more about our plans for reopening school, the hybrid learning model, and what all of this means for your child. Please bring...
BACK TO SCHOOL PLANS FOR THE 2020/21 SCHOOL YEAR
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE WSD’S BACK TO SCHOOL PLANS FOR THE 2020/21 SCHOOL YEAR Reopening WSD Schools Website WSD’S SAFE REOPENING PLAN VIDEO! Please watch this reopening plan video with very important information about what school will look like when we reopen...
WSD Family Updates August 27, 2020
Dear WSD families, It’s hard to believe that students will start back in just over a week. Our teachers and staff are busy preparing to welcome everyone back safely. Here are some important updates and information. IMPORTANT UPCOMING DATES August 28 - Deadline for...
Sewing the Way Through Uncertainty
In July Winooski Middle School student, Ivy Resmer reached out to WMHS Co-Principal Kate with a question. She said that she had been making cloth face masks since the beginning of the pandemic, and had currently made over two-hundred. She wanted to know if Winooski...
WSD Family Updates August 20th, 2020
Dear WSD Families, I hope you are all well. Our teachers and staff are back for inservice this week, and while things feel and look very different this year, we are all very excited to welcome students back to our learning community. Below are some important updates...
Student Meal Time Preferences Survey
Family Update on Meals August 18 There will be no more student meals available until September 8. If you are experiencing food insecurity due to the pause in meal provisions, we have grocery store gift certificates available to help. Please call or text Emily Hecker...
Full Remote Learning Option for the 20/21 School Year
If you would like to choose the full remote learning option, please fill out this form. Winooski School District Full Remote Learning Option K-12 Winooski students in grades K - 12 may choose a fully remote option for learning instead of in-person learning. WSD is...
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