Ellsworth Community School District

There is a special school board meeting planned for Monday August 16th at 6pm at EHS Cafeteria where the school board will be approving the Safe Return to School Plan.

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ECSD is currently hiring for a Middle School Special Education Teaching Assistant. Working hours are 7:45 am - 3:45 pm. This position primarily works with students with learning disabilities in the general education classroom. Ongoing training working with children with learning disabilities is required. Teaching experience in Reading, English Language Arts, and Math is preferred but not required. Special Education Teaching Assistants must hold a special education aide license or be in process from the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction in order to begin working. Special Education Teaching Assistants will be reimbursed the cost of obtaining a WI Department of Public Instruction aide license. All questions can be directed to Mary Zimmerman, Elementary Principal/Special Education Director by email at zimmermanm@ellsworth.k12.wi.us or by phone at (715)273-3912 or Tim Conway, Middle School Principal by email at conwayt@ellsworth.k12.wi.us or phone at (715)273-3908.

THANK YOU to these Ellsworth businesses and organizations for supporting the Back to School Supply Event. Your support provides supplies, backpacks and shoes for students with a financial need. *Ellsworth Ford *Walter's Electric *American Family Insurance Joanne Hines *Ellsworth Lion's Club

Four Year Old Kindergarten Open House is Monday, August 16th. Teacher assignments, bus information and open house details have been mailed for all children enrolled. If you have not received your information or are planning to enroll your child please contact Ellsworth Elementary, 273-3912.

ECSD is currently hiring for a Head 8th-grade boys football coach. Practice begins August 16, 2021. Compensation for this coaching position is $1,998.00 Questions can be directed to Ann Huppert at huppertan@ellsworth.k12.wi.us

Pierce Pepin Cooperative Services (PPCS) is excited to announce we are starting Dolly Parton's Imagination Library right here in Pierce and Pepin counties. Dolly Parton's Imagination Library is a program for children from birth to five years old. When a child is registered for the program through PPCS, they will receive an age-appropriate book in the mail once a month free of charge. Dolly Parton founded the Imagination Library to inspire the love of reading in young children with a particular emphasis on school readiness. PPCS is excited to offer this program to all families in Pierce and Pepin counties. On Saturday, August 7 we are hosting two launch events: one here in Ellsworth at Pierce Pepin Cooperative Services from 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM and one in Pepin at the city park from 2:00 -4:00 PM. We've planned fun activities that are family centered, including face painting, touch-a-truck, coloring, a local celebrity reading, and snacks.

Hey families! Check out this awesome virtual event that Scholastic Books is hosting on July 31! Registration is free - just click on the link for more information. Scholastic's Virtual Family Book Fest

We are excited to have FOOTBALL BACK for Ellsworth Youth in 2021! This year we have made a few big changes: - The season will begin on August 23 and go through October 2nd. - Practices will be on Mondays and games will be on Thursdays. - The ONLY Saturday game will be on October 2nd. - We have reduced costs. $60 for 1st player, $50 for a 2nd and $40 for a 3rd. Registration is now open and will remain open through August 2nd. The link for that is below. If you have any questions please do not hesitate to reach out. https://www.ellsworthpanthers.com/youthfootball

Open House Dates!!

THANK YOU to Plummer Concrete for supporting the Back to School Supply Event. We greatly appreciate the financial support to purchase needed school supplies, backpacks and shoes.

ECSD is currently hiring for 60% sub teaching positions for the upcoming 2021-2022 school year. All applicants must hold a WI DPI teaching or sub teaching license. All questions can be directed to Barry Cain or Ashley Halverson in the district office.

Ellsworth Community School District is excited to announce that we are once again planning to offer summer food service to our district families. This survey is for the first 3 weeks in August. Meals will again be distributed through the "Grab and Go" process with the same three pick up locations. These include: -Bay City Post Office Parking Lot -Our Saviors Church Parking Lot -Senior High School Cafeteria Entrance Meals will be distributed on Monday's each week from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Monday's pick up will have 6 days of meals. August dates are 8/2, 8/9, and 8/16. Please complete the survey by Friday, July 23th at noon, so our food service team can prepare for the needed meals. Survey Link: https://forms.gle/t5K2e94wECQXdahq6 Please stay tuned for possible updates in delivery times.

Important information for families who may qualify for Pandemic EBT (P-EBT) benefits). School Pandemic EBT (P-EBT) is a program that provides benefits for families to buy food if their children were not getting free or reduced price meals because they were learning from home during the COVID-19 pandemic. Your child is eligible to receive School P-EBT benefits if: They were direct certified or had applied and qualified for free and reduced price meals for the 2020-2021 school year. Their school confirms the child learned from home for at least part of the 2020-2021 school year. All families who qualify and are interested in these benefits must request student attendance records to submit with their application to the P-EBT benefit program. Any family who feels they may be eligible for benefits may contact the individual building(s) in which students attended in the 2020-2021 school year to get attendance information that can be used to verify days of school in which the student(s) attended school virtually. Upon request, the school district will provide a document that will meet the needs of families for verification purposes.

ECSD is currently hiring for a special education teaching assistant at EES. All special education teaching assistants must hold a special education teaching license or a teaching license from the WI Department of Public Instruction. This license must be current or in process before starting work. Working hours for this position are 8:25 a.m.- 2:40 p.m. Monday through Friday. All questions can be directed to Mary Zimmerman, Special Education Director/Elementary Principal by phone at (715)273-3912 or by email at zimmermanm@ellsworth.k12.wi.us

ECSD is currently hiring for the following extracurricular vacancies. Varsity Baseball Coach Compensation $3,329.00 Practice start date 3/21/2022 8th grade Assistant Volleyball Coach Compensation $1,307.00 Practice start date 08/30/2021 All questions can be directed to Ann Huppert, Athletic Director

UPDATE: The Referendum Study Committee meeting that was scheduled for tonight has been canceled.

OPENINGS TODAY! FREE SPORTS SCREENINGS- Ellsworth Mayo Clinic Mayo Clinic Health System is pleased to offer our free sports screenings for the 2021 – 2022 school year. Please share this information with you student athletes in need of sports screening. Please find attached schedule of dates and locations. We ask that students call the number on the flyer to schedule their appointment. Note, that if a date in your location doesn’t work you can call another location to schedule.

Infinite Campus announced it is switching payment processors for all online payment functions in the Campus Portal. We have chosen to make the switch on 07/12/2021. This will have minimal impact to you. However, any payment methods you’ve set up for your credit cards or eCheck accounts will be deleted to ensure the security and confidentiality of your data. After we make the switch, you will be asked to enter your payment methods into the Parent Portal. Any Recurring Payments you may have set up (if you intend to continue making payments this way), will also need to be updated to use the new payment methods you create. There are no other changes in the way you will experience online payments. The instructions below will walk you through the process of setting up your payment methods and updating your recurring payments. This change will improve financial reporting efficiency for the district, as well as the support experienced by district staff when researching reported issues. Add Payment Methods If you need assistance adding payment methods, please follow these instructions. Add Recurring Payments If you need assistance with recurring payments, please view these instructions. Make a payment. If you need assistance making a payment, please follow these instructions: · Fee Payment · Recurring Payment · Optional Payment

Ellsworth Community School District is excited to offer an in-person Jump Start program for students going into grades Kindergarten through 7th! Please read through all the information carefully. Jump Start will be Monday-Thursday, August 9th-12th from 8am-11:30am. The purpose of Jump Start is to help students get back in the swing of school through fun and educational math and reading activities along with providing fun, structured games and activities appropriate to their grade level. All Jump Start classes will be held in the school building where your child will be attending this fall. Registrations are time-stamped when submitted and classes will be filled on a first come, first served basis. To insure your child’s spot in Jump Start, register early. We will monitor registration and close grades when they are full to avoid overfilling. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1QA_VysPjF-FSpdjE1aVt_od9UmaVhPtLJ0ew-mVeeWw/edit