PCCS : Workman School News, December 17, 2021

Press release from Plymouth-Canton Community Schools:

12/17/2021 4:00 PM

Workman Wildcat News (PDF)

Happy Friday Wildcats!

Thank you to everyone for your support last Thursday as we worked together to make sure that all kids got home safely. I was so proud of every staff member that stayed late to help and grateful for every parent who waited patiently for their students. This has been a year full of challenges but one thing for certain is that we couldn't have gotten through this year without the support of all of you. You are raising remarkable children who are full of joy and wonder. It is an honor to watch them grow and learn every day. Thank you for your grace and ongoing support. I wish you peace and joy this holiday season. See you in 2022 . 

• In order to provide a more predictable transportation program for our students and families returning to in-person instruction in January, 2022, we are making the following changes to our transportation program:
• Proactive Suspension and Rotating Routes Planned - Beginning January 10, 2022, we will rotate the suspension of 12 uncovered routes every two weeks. This plan will continue until such time that an adequate number of drivers are in place to reliably cover all routes. The purpose of this plan is to make suspensions more predictable (and fair) for all families while reducing delays and last minute cancellations in daily routes. Please note that state-mandated Special Education bus routes will not be canceled or suspended.
• Our plan is to rotate routes every two weeks, starting with bringing back the routes that have been suspended since the beginning of the school year. Once these routes are back up, they will be exempt from a planned suspension for the remainder of the school year. For more information, please click on this link: https://www.pccsk12.com/Home/Components/News/News/24544/19?backlist=%2f
• While we are not able to guarantee there won’t be additional suspensions/rotations of routes due to unexpected circumstances, the goal is to significantly reduce the frequency of last-minute suspensions or significant delays. This will provide more timely notice of scheduled route suspensions so that alternative plans can be made. 
• P-CCS is excited to announce that parents/guardians now have access to Securly Home. The district has been using Securly, an online content filter, to filter district-issued Chrome books for about four years. P-CCS has now expanded its contract with Securly to offer new and enhanced features, such as Securly Home, at no cost to families. Using Securly Home, parents/guardians can monitor and restrict the content that their students can access on their district-issued devices.
• All P–CCS families have/or will receive an onboarding email from Securly with instructions on how to enroll with Securly Home and link your account to your student(s). Please note that the email you receive will be from noreply@securly.com. Please also be sure to check your spam folder if you do not see the email in your inbox. The Securly Home portal will be accessible via app (Apple Store and Google Play Store), as well as web browser (https://securly.com/parentlogin). After you have logged into the portal, you will have access to the following:
• We are excited to bring this new feature to you and expect it to roll out without any issues. However, if you have any questions or concerns, first please check out the FAQs on the Securly Home help site or submit a support ticket with Securly. If further assistance is still needed, please contact your school’s technology support team.

This press release was produced by Plymouth-Canton Community Schools. The views expressed here are the author’s own.