VALLEY CITY, N.D. (NewsDakota.com) – Valley City Public Schools will be reopening all School Playgrounds,Tennis Courts, and “Sam’s Field” at Washington Elementary beginning on Monday, July 6th. We welcome the community to use these facilities and expect that individuals will follow the recommendations from public health and the CDC.

Dacotah Bank Track at Hanna Field will continue to be open for community use for the purposes of walking and/or running. We will continue to evaluate the use of our other indoor facilities, including the Hi-Liner Activity Center, for community use in our next phase of reopening on July 20th.

Valley City Public Schools will continue to adhere to the “Activity” Summer Smart Restart for all grade 7-12th activities in the school district. If you have any questions regarding this plan, please contact Activities Director Mike Schultz at 701.845.0483 or at email at mike.schultz@k12.nd.us.

Valley City Public Schools would like to wish the community of Valley City a safe and happy 4th of July. As a reminder, the district does not authorize the use of fireworks on school property and we would also appreciate all community members to avoid shooting fireworks near the Dacotah Bank Track. Believe it or not, running tracks have been known to start on fire this time of year as a result of fireworks.

Thank you, stay safe and Happy 4th of July!

In other news, Parents and Guardians:

Thank you for completing the survey and providing us feedback with regards to reopening our schools in the fall. We had more than 500 individuals respond to the survey, which is very impressive and appreciated. Thank you!

Please see the attachments (Q1-4) with the summary of survey results. We would like to acknowledge and thank those individuals that shared additional insights with us in the open responses. These insights have been helpful in understanding personal opinions on a more detailed level.

We have learned that the ND Department of Public Instruction and Governor Burgum intend to share guidance for schools on Wednesday, July 15th. We are planning to be prepared to share our preliminary plan with stakeholders of the school district on or before Friday, July 17th. This preliminary ‘draft’ will allow us to further collect feedback and input from our stakeholders and also meet with focus groups (students, staff, parents, community leaders) prior to recommending the final plan to the School Board at the end of July. Our goal is to begin implementing our Reopening Educational Plan on Monday, August 3rd.

Please know that we truly appreciate your support and feedback. I hope that you all have a very safe and enjoyable 4th of July!

Go Hi-Liners!

Josh Johnson

Superintendent

Valley City Public Schools

(701) 845-0483

Q1-Face-to-Face-in-Fall Q2-Safety-Precautions Q3-Counseling-Needs Q4-Training