Message: Grandview R-II Request of Waiver due to flooding

Grandview R-II Request of Waiver due to flooding
Grandview R-II Request of Waiver due to flooding

From | Matthew.Zoph | Date Friday, May 5, 2017 12:16 PM

To | Dorson, Roger
Cc |
Subject | Grandview R-II Request of Waiver due to flooding

Request for Waiver Flooding.pdf (160 Kb )
Dr. Dorson,
Attached is Grandview R-II's official request for forgives of days missed due to flooding.
Thank You,
Matt Zoph
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Matt Zoph
Superintendent
Grandview R-II Schools
11470 Hwy C.
Hillsboro, MO 63050
636-944-3390
zophm@grandviewr2.org
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    GRANDVIEW R-II SCHOOL DISTRICT  11470 Highway C  HILLSBORO, MISSOURI 63050
           Matt Zoph   Kimberly Bequette Allen Davis  Andy Arbeitman Angie O’Brien
            Superintendent  Elementary Principal Middle School Principal High School Principal Special Education Director
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    May 5, 2017
    Dr. Margie Vandeven  Commissioner of Education  c/c  Dr. Roger Dorson   Deputy Commissioner, Financial and Administrative Services   Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education     RE: Request for Waiver     Per State Statute, the Grandview R-II School District in Hillsboro, MO is requesting a waiver to  forgive 3 missed days of school (May 1, May 3, and May 4) for a total of 20.9001 Hours of  attendance. This would have the district completing 161 days and 1121.6387 hours for the year.   The reason for the request is because on Monday May 1, 2017 all roads connecting the northern  part of the Grandview R-2 School district to the school were closed due to the flooding of the  Big River in our district. The flooding caused substantial property damage to many families’  homes and made it impossible for a large portion of our student body (approximately 80%) to  come to school.      Then on Wednesday May 3, and Thursday May 4, 2017 we were forced to close the district  again due to the flooding of the Meramec River in Northern Jefferson County affecting the  ability of approximately 20% of our staff members throughout the Grandview R-2 School  District’s ability to report to work because of road closings due to the flooding.  With all the  closures of major roadways and flooding throughout the district and the region causing safety  concerns for both students and staff, we believe our only choice was to call off school.     With many of our families having been displaced due to the flooding and even with the school  working collaboratively with groups within our community to support the victims of the flood.  Missing days at this point in the school year has turned out to be almost impossible to make up,  due to the in ability to change dates on key events such as graduations and summer school and all  the other events that happen at the end of a school year.  Due to the above reasons we the  Grandview R-II school district are requesting a waiver to forgive missed days.    Below is our amended testing schedule:    Thank for your sincerest consideration on this matter,    Matt Zoph  Grandview R-II Superintendent  zophm@grandveiwr2.org

        Grandview R-II School District (050-002)  Amended Testing Schedule
    Due to Flooding Spring 2017
    High School:     Friday, May 5, 2017 – Government EOC Makeup Testing – 4 students   Monday, May 8, 2017 – Biology EOC for 1 student – Makeup from Fall window
     Tuesday and Wednesday, May 9 & 10, 2017 – Algebra I EOC Assessment for 72  students   ACT 4 students to makeup test on MO state date set as May 16, 2017   MAP Grade Level Assessments will be completed week of May 8-12, 2017  Middle School:
     6
    th Grade: Completed
     7
    th Grade: 1 Student need to make up Math Session 1, 2 Students need to make up
    Math Session 2, and 3 Students need to make up Math Session 3, will be  completed week of May 8-12, 2017   7
    th Grade: ELA 2 student need to make up Session 1, 2 Students need to make up
    ELA Session 2, and 2 Student need to make up ELA Session 3, will be completed  week of May 8-12, 2017   8
    th Grade: 1 Student needs to make up Math Session 3
     8
    th Grade: 3 Students need to make up Science Session 1, 3 Students need to make
    up Science Session 2, and 4 Students need to make up Science Session 3, will be  completed week of May 8-12, 2017   8
    th Grade: 1 Student needs to make up ELA Session 3 and 1 Student needs to
    make up ELA Session 4,  will be completed week of May 8-12, 2017   Elementary School:   3
    rd and 4 th Grade: We have 87 Students that need to take all 3 Sessions of Math, it
    will be completed May 8 th and 9 th, 2017
     3
    rd and 4 th Grade: Make up Testing for 3 rd and 4 th Grade will take place Thursday,
    May 11, Friday, May 12 and Monday, May 15   5
    th Grade: 4 Student needs to make up Math Session 1 and 4 Students needs to
    make up Math Session 2, and 4 Students need to make up Math Session 3, will be  completed on Monday May 8 th and Tuesday May 9 th, 2017