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End of Year Calendar Change
At the May 20 meeting, the Houston School Board voted
to modify the current calendar for June 2. June 2 will now be
a full day of in-person classes for all Houston Elementary and
High School students. June 3 will remain a half day (morning)
in-person instructional day. Vaccine Availability
Even though Houston County does not have availability
to supply the Pfizer COVID vaccine, other locations in
Houston County or surrounding counties do. If you are
over 11 and would like to receive a COVID vaccine,
please access one of the locations below: Sterling Pharmacy- Please call Pharmacy to get on list. Caledonia – 507-725-3328 (Caledonia is scheduling for 5/21). Spring Grove – 507-498-5509 La Crescent – 507-895-8784 Gundersen Health System Patients under age 18 need a parent or guardian consent in person
(walk-ins are available at select Gundersen locations) or by calling the
Gundersen scheduling line at (608) 775-6829. Walk-in vaccine appointments are available at the Gundersen Onalaska
Clinic 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday. Walk-in appointments
are also available at select Gundersen regional locations.
Call a Gundersen vaccine location for availability. Mayo Clinic If you are not a Mayo Clinic Health System patient currently or do not
have access to Patient Online Services, call 608-392-7400 to schedule
a vaccine appointment. La Crosse Vaccination Clinic:
1–5 p.m. weekdays
Former Occupational Health Building, 10th and Market streets.
Get directions. Children under the age of 18 will need to be accompanied by a
parent or guardian to their appointment to provide consent for
the vaccination. Alternatively, the child can bring a signed consent form
completed by their parent or guardian. In the “Limitations” box on
the form, please write “Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine.”
Mask Guidance
According to MDE, "Through the end of the 2020-21 school year
(last teachercontact day), masks must continue to be worn by
everyone inside school buildings or on a school bus.”
Our last teacher contract day is June 4; therefore, masks will
be required for all individuals in the buildings and on buses
through June 4.
Hurricane Sports & Activities Live Stream Links:
JV/V Girls Athletics Link:
https://www.meridix.com/channel/?liveid=canes2021#/
JrH Girls Athletics Link:
https://www.meridix.com/channel/?liveid=canesjhgirls#/
JV/V Boys Athletics Link:
https://www.meridix.com/channel/?liveid=canesjvvboys#/
JrH Boys Athletics Link:
https://www.meridix.com/channel/?liveid=canesjhboys#/
General Hurricane Activities Link:
https://www.meridix.com/channel/?liveid=canesactivities#/
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Hybrid Model Status: We are back!
This tool will indicate when the current learning model might need
to change. Green indicates no change; yellow indicates a change
might be needed; red indicates a change will be made. The lights will
remain red as long as we are in Distance Learning.
Following the Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) guidance, Houston Public Schools
will take into account not only the county-level case data when determining learning
models, but also the number of confirmed cases, quarantines, and close contacts in
our school community, each school building within our district, and other data such
as individuals with influenza-like illness. This is what MDE is calling the “scalpel approach.”
This approach allows school districts and charter schools within the same county to have
different learning models. This scalpel approach is why some school districts that have
high county-level case data are still operating in an in-person or hybrid learning model.
Houston Public Schools will make decisions on the learning model based on all these
data points, keeping the education and safety of our students at the forefront of all
decisions.
Important Announcement Regarding FREE Meals
Due to a waiver extension by the USDA, Houston Public Schools finally
received notification that we are able to offer meals (breakfast and lunch)
FREE of charge to ALL our students, whether or not they qualify for free-
or reduced-priced meals. This waiver only goes through June 30,2021,
but is retroactive to the first day of school. The waiver does not apply to the
snack milk program at Houston Elementary and Preschools. It is still extremely important that families complete the Application for
Educational Benefits now or before the December 15, 2020 deadline. Our
school and students benefit from the funding we receive.
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Houston Public School District has been ranked one of the best school districts in America. Our district is ranked 
on’t typically under-perform in key areas. Revenue taken in by school districts is used to keep resources and curriculums up to date and allow schools to hire the best teachers available as faculty. There’s really no substitute for good funding.
