July 25, 2024
Aviators,
Welcome back! I hope you are all having a wonderful summer. I am so excited to see everyone return to school! We have many exciting activities already planned for this year. I wanted to make you aware of a few things before all of the back-to-school activities. Please make note of the following:
1. Summer Mailer
We sent our annual summer “Airline Ticket” with a QR code that will provide everything you need to know about coming back to school! I am very excited to see you all again! Here is the link to our “Back To School” summer mailer if you have not received it yet. Please note, that Adobe may temporarily shut down the site from time to time. You may need to try again at a later time.
2. School Community Council Interest
We have a few positions open on our School Community Council. Serving on the School Community Council is a wonderful way for parents and teachers to contribute and help improve academic performance at our school. If you are interested in serving and would like to be placed on the ballot, please fill out this SCC interest form.
3. Message From Our PTSA
On behalf of the PTSA (Parent Teacher Student Association), we ask you to take less than 5 minutes to fill out the following needs assessment. The PTSA aims to serve more effectively, and this is a great way to share your thoughts as parents. Additionally, the PTSA is looking for the following positions for the upcoming school year: membership chair, reflections chair, battle of the bands chair, and student leadership chair. Please contact Kimberly Horinek if you have any questions or you may call her at 801-573-9887.
4. Skyward Student Information Update
Please log into your parent Skyward account on a browser to review and complete all steps of the Student Information Update. The app feature is not available for this process.
Completing all steps is necessary for your student to use technology at school and bring their Chromebooks home. This update also allows you to update any outdated phone numbers and email addresses and set up Skylert, which manages how you receive notifications from the school.
If you need assistance logging into your parent Skyward account, please contact the school at 801-610-8825.
5. Chromebooks
Please make sure your student’s Chromebook is charged and ready for the first day of school. In addition, please ensure that you have completed the Computer Usage Agreement so your child’s account will remain activated and they will have access to Gmail and other educational programs.
6. HB 182 Survey Information
I wanted you to be aware of the new House Bill 182. Effective July 1, 2024 schools must have prior consent from parents for any non-academic surveys that include social emotional learning questions. This includes any survey that is a psychological exam, test, analysis, or evaluation where a student may reveal information, whether personally identifiable or not, concerning the student or family members political affiliation, mental or psychological philosophies, sexual behavior or attitudes, illegal or self-incriminating behavior, religious affiliation or beliefs or income.
Starting this year in Skyward, Alpine School District will be gathering prior consent for the following student surveys:
Alpine Culture, Climate and Connection Survey
State of Utah School Climate Survey
Title IX Surveys
In Skyward, a tab will be created where parents, as crucial stewards of their child’s education, will indicate their support of these surveys at the time of student registration. This process in Skyward will provide prior consent for the above surveys. Only students who have parental consent can participate in these surveys. Surveys not indicated above that request personal information listed in the second paragraph will require additional parental consent a minimum of two weeks before the survey will be given. Only students whose parents have given consent can take the survey. In addition, rewards for participation or consequences for non-participation in surveys is prohibited.
7. Upcoming Dates to Remember
2-week calendar
Enjoy the rest of your summer!
Sincerely,
Courtney Johnson
Cedar Valley High School Principal