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Please complete this survey for each of your children attending Hopewell as we will use this critical information to plan for the 2020-2021 school year. Those not completing the survey will be contacted by school personnel in order to gather this critical information.

The following survey identifies many of hte changes for the 2020-21 school year's potential re-opening plan. Please reivew each section and feel free to provide questions or comments. Only one survey is needed per family. Thank you for any and all feedback!

Re-Opening Plan Survey

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Hopewell Area School District - Class of 2020 Commencement

Class of 2020 Commencement

Hopewell Area School District

is pleased to present

The Graduates of The Class of 2020

The 80th Commencement Ceremony of Hopewell Area School District is being held virtually to ensure the safety of the families of the district. Although the ceremony is not being held in the traditional way, we were pleased to be able to spotlight each of the students with this video. These students have worked hard and deserve to celebrate their accomplishments. The link below will pull up the PDF version of the commencement program. If you would like to print the program you will have the ability to do so after you click the link. A formal printed copy will be mailed out with actual diplomas.

GRADUATION PARADE INFORMATION

Hopewell VFD, Independence Fire-EMS and Raccoon VFD would like to honor our Senior Class of 2020 with a parade. The parade will take place on Saturday June 6, 2020 at 4:00 pm. The seniors will decorate their cars and be led in a parade by Hopewell Police and Hopewell VFD, followed at the end by Independence and Raccoon VFDs. Seniors who want to participate in the parade must be at the high school at 3:15 PM on June 6th. Due to CDC restrictions, the parade route allows ample spaces for spectators to park and enjoy the parade and cheer for the seniors from the safety of their vehicles.

Parade Route: Line up is at the Hopewell High School. The parade will proceed from there by taking a left onto Longvue. At the intersection of Maratta and Longvue, the parade will turn left into the Hopewell Shopping Center parking lot. Proceeding through the shopping center, the parade will then turn right onto Broadhead Road, past The Fez (more parking opportunity), and turn right onto Clark Blvd. and circle the Hopewell Junior High. Please come out (practicing the social distancing still required in our Yellow Phase) and help us give these wonderful seniors the graduation send-off they deserve! Please call Nathan Beam 724-494-2621 with questions..

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Viking Facemasks!

The link below is an order form for Viking face masks. Please know that the state is dictating requirements about face masks/coverings at this time. If lifted, the District has not yet determined requirements.

We are passing this onto our families in case you are interested. Feel free to share the link with anyone who might be interested. Proceeds will go to the food bank and to each building’s Viking PRIDE committee.

https://shieldsembroidery.tuosystems.com/stores/vikings

Stay safe and healthy!

Hopewell’s Reset and Restart Parent letter

Please see the attached correspondence sent to all student homes on July 2, 2020. Please be sure to read the information regarding the re-opening of school in the fall and how to share your thoughts and ideas in two very important District surveys.

Click Here for the Letter.

July 18, Graduation Ceremony Information

Please see the attached document for details for the July Graduation Ceremony that is curretly planned for July 18th. for the document.Click Here

Hopewell athletic programs are set to begin

Please click on the link below with the Reintegration to Sports Plan. This plan provides details for coaches and athletes to return to sports this year. Our priority is to keep athletes and coaches safe while providing our athletes time with coaches and teammates to prepare for their next season. Outdoor conditioning may begin on June 29, 2020 and indoor conditioning may being on July 6, 2020.

Hopewell Reintegration of Sport June 22, 2020

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Reset and Restart: Hopewell’s initial re-opening plan

On June 22, 2020, the Board of School Directors approved the initial Re-opening plan for Hopewell students in the fall. Click the link below for the summary of the District’s re-opening. Over the next four weeks, the District will be seeking feedback from stakeholders and incorporating more guidance into this plan. The District will present the finalized plan at the July 20, 2020 Board of School Directors’ meeting. In the coming week, parents will be sent an overview of re-opening and a brief transportation survey to assist with District planning. Please continue to check back to learn how you can provide input and recommendations as this plan continues to develop.

Health and Safety Plan Summary 6/22/2020

Beaver County Superintendents Provide Joint Statement on Social Justice

June 15, 2020
Dear Beaver County Students and Families,

The recent weeks have brought yet another reminder of the need for all Americans to reassess the state of the cultural and racial issues that exist in our country. As members of the school communities of Beaver County, we strongly support the efforts of those who fervently and peacefully advocate for fairness and equal treatment for all people. We endorse reforms that keep our communities safe while respecting the rights and constitutional freedoms of all of our fellow citizens.

We believe that the offense taken against George Floyd in Minneapolis was indefensible, horrible and inhumane. As many have said, there is no place in our society for it and no place in our collective sense of righteousness and compassion. We commit ourselves, individually and jointly, to those efforts that will eliminate racism, improve community relationships with the police, and protect our children.

As the instructional leaders of our districts, we welcome discussion and discourse in our schools and are proponents of creating opportunities for students to seek ways to become part of solutions to the problems we face as a society. We will continue to be strident advocates for diversity and inclusivity and opponents of discrimination in any form. We hope for a day when all our nation’s children will be judged simply by “the content of the character and not be judged by the color of their skin.”

As superintendents of the fourteen school districts, and Directors of the Beaver Valley Intermediate Unit and the Career Technology Center, we denounce any act of violence in our community, especially when it is perpetrated based on the color of one's skin.

Though Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s words were spoken more than a half-century ago, they remain true today.

Dr. Jane Bovalino, Superintendent Rochester Area School District

Mr. Alan R. Fritz, Jr., Superintendent South Side Area School District

Dr. Peter Carbone, Superintendent Aliquippa School District

Dr. Jeffrey A. Fuller, Superintendent Freedom Area School District

Dr. Joseph A. Guarino, Superintendent New Brighton Area School District

Dr. Donna Nugent, Superintendent Big Beaver Falls Area School District

Dr. Joseph Pasquerilla, Superintendent Ambridge Area School District

Dr. Eric Rosendale, Executive Director Beaver Valley Intermediate Unit #27

Mr. Sean D. Tanner, Superintendent Midland Borough School District

Mr. David A. Wytiaz, Administrative Director Beaver County Career & Technology Center

Dr. Michelle Miller, Superintendent Hopewell Area School District

Dr. Nicholas Perry, Superintendent Central Valley School District

Dr. Robert H. Postupac, Superintendent Blackhawk Area School District and Western Beaver County School District

Dr. Carrie Rowe, Superintendent Beaver Area School District

Mr. Bret Trotta, Superintendent Riverside Beaver County School District

Public Written Comments and Responses from June 8, 2020 Board meeting

Please click here for the document.

Facility Update as Beaver County is GREEN

In anticipation of Beaver County being identified as GREEN on June 12, please see the re-opening of our outside facilities:

Outside facilities will be available for informal or personal use beginning Saturday, June 13 with expectations of following CDC guidelines.

Inside facility requests are on hold at this time due to the need for appropriate staffing/cleaning in order to follow all required safety measures.

School athletics are dependent on the PIAA guidance. Further information will be forthcoming.

Outdoor facilities by community athletic groups can begin June 13, pending that fields and/or facilities are prepared and ready for use and proper request process is followed. Please note that any indoor facilities that have been previously used in conjunction with outdoor facility use will not be available until further notice.

Education Letter

June 4, 2020
Dear Beaver County Students and Families,

We want to thank everyone for your patience, flexibility, and understanding during these uncertain times. The last few months were unlike any that we had ever seen in our lifetimes and we hope that you and your families are safe and healthy as our country heals from all that it has faced. We realize that as the school year closes the traditional summer excitement is being replaced with questions and uncertainty surrounding what lies ahead. We are as anxious as you are to get your children back to their typical routine and for everyone to return to a sense of normalcy.

We, as educators and school leaders, are continuing to work together as we receive guidance from our state and federal leaders. We are engaged with regional experts to gather more information and determine our next steps. And, we know that while one size does not fit all, we must look at what is best for the county and focus on how all Districts come together to support our students, families, and communities.

This week the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) released initial guidance on school re-opening. This guidance is expected to be the first of many releases throughout the month of June. We are anticipating another release by the PDE in mid-June, along with recommendations from some of the leading public education associations across the

state. Today, we want to assure you that we are reviewing this information, awaiting future releases, and beginning to formulate a way for our Districts to work together in planning for the 2020 – 2021 school year. The work we do together will help lay the groundwork for what is needed throughout the schools of Beaver County and will then be complemented with specific guidelines for each individual District.

We recognize that school is often a place of comfort and normalcy for our children and the closure has caused significant disruption to daily schedules. We know that this virus has implications that are unique to each family and we must take that into account when planning for the future. We wanted to reassure our communities that we are actively monitoring the issuance of recommendations from the PDE and the PA Department of Health, so we may utilize those resources to collectively and productively plan for the 2020 – 2021 school year.

Beaver County school leaders will continue to work together to help guide our educational communities through these challenging times. We will continue to provide updates as information becomes available. It is our sincere hope that the disruptions of this school year will be temporary and that we will soon be able to get back to doing what we do best, upholding our District’s educational mission for our students. We appreciate your patience as we adapt to these unusual circumstances. Ensuring that we are a healthy community must remain our top priority until this threat has passed.

Thank you,