Mt Adams School District

For Families

Mount Adams School District #209 is committed to the health, safety, and well-being of our students, staff, and families. We are proud to  announce our partnership with @CareSolace to support our ongoing commitment. If you or a family member are looking for help with mental health or substance use, Care Solace will quickly connect you to community providers matched to your needs. Call 888-515-0595 at any time or search on your own at caresolace.com/masd209.

CareSolace Video Describing How To Get Help

What You Can Expect From CareSolace

What You Can Expect From CareSolace (Spanish)

***NEW*** Click here for online registration

Safe Schools Reporting: Use this link to report suspected bullying, harassment, safety issues, or any other information via the web.  You can also use the following to submit your tip via phone, text or email:
Phone/Text: 509-624-4358
Email: 1148@alert1.us

Shortcut page for district online resources - takes you to links for online programs used in our schools including AR and iReady.

We all want our children to succeed––and we understand the importance of supporting and guiding them as they prepare for successful lives after high school on the education and career pathway of their choice. These resources will give parents a better understanding of what their kids are learning and how to connect classwork to education and career aspirations, as well as ways to get more involved. See readywa.

https://explore.uw.edu/index.php/email/emailWebview offers an online platform for K-8 students to supplement their learning throughout the spring, while they are studying from home. After downloading a journal from our website, students track their completion of 30 minutes of daily reading over 30 separate days. Once they fill out the journal, they send the journal back to us to receive their Husky gear reward and certificate of completion. 

Character Strong, the social emotional curriculum used at the middle/high school is offering a 30 day "Kindness Journal".  Sign up here: character strong 30 Days of Kindness Practice

DAREBEE is an online middle/high school fitness resource.  It provides hundreds of different workouts and exercises.

www.scholastic.com/learnathome is from Scholastic which offers day to day projects to keep kids reading, learning and growing.  Select a grade level (PreK through 9th Grade).

abcya provides educational games for grades PreK through 6 that will keep kids engaged and having fun. Topics include math, reading, typing, just-for-fun logic games and more.

funbrain provides games that allow practice with math and reading skills.

National Geographic Kids provides learning about geography and fascinating animals.

PBS allows kids to hang out with their favorite PBS characters while learning.

Into The Book allows students to go "into the book" to play games that practice reading strategies.

Starfall provides practice with phonics skills with read-along stories.

Seussville allows students to read, play games and hang out with Dr. Seuss and his friends.

Storyline Online provides stories read to you by movie stars.

Highlights Kids allows students to read, play games and conduct science experiments.

Hour of Code allows students to learn about and practice computer science coding.

Bored Teachers provide 60+ websites for high school students to continue learning at home.

https://gocoderz.com/amazon-future-engineer/?utm_source=Email_Campaign&utm_medium=Amazon&utm_campaign=2020 Amazon Future Engineer offers free online virtual robotics & coding classes for any student or teacher affected by COVID-19 in the US.

OSPI  In response to school closures due to COVID-19, OSPI content experts have curated a selection of links to external organizations providing high-quality online educational materials – courses, lessons, videos, physical and outdoor activity suggestions, etc. 

COVID-19 you-and-your-family  This page contains links to programs and services that may be helpful for Washingtonians who are impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.

https://youtu.be/xfggtCi7hdo Google Classroom Tutorial for Students and Parents

Opportunities to Encourage Families:

• Six Tips to Keep Your Student Engaged with i-Ready
• Hear from one of our Extraordinary Educators who provides her perspectives for families on navigating distance-learning

Resources for Parent and Family Engagement    

Resources for Students with Disabilities
With technology becoming more and more relevant in the classroom, we have scouted out some of the best learning Apps for Students with Disabilities.  These iPad applications can be used both in the classroom and at home

• Is Your Child Reading to Learn?

Watch this series of videos from Great Kids that track reading to learn from kindergarten to grade 12.  Produced by Great Schools.

Parent Roadmaps to the WA State Learning Standards

• English/Language Arts
  • In English
  • In Spanish
• Mathematics
  • In English
  • In Spanish

Graduation Requirements
In  2019, the legislature passed HB1599, which updated graduation requirements for the Class of 2020.   All public high school students are required to meet statewide graduation requirements in order to earn a diploma. The goal is that more students will be better prepared to meet 21st-century demands in their working and personal lives.
See High School and Beyond Plan, where families, students and educators can learn more about each of the new requirements, including what each requirement is designed to do and how students will be supported.
To earn a high school diploma, a student must:

• Complete a High School and Beyond Plan
• Earn high school credits
• Complete a Graduation Pathway
   

Data Dashboard
Visual representation of various data in the Mt Adams School District

• MASD Data Dashboard v2
   

Files for Parent Resources

• SpanishEarlyCounting
• MASD Parent Involvement Opportunities
• Board Policy 5630 - Volunteers (English)
• Board Policy 5630 - Volunteers (Spanish)
• Board Procedures 5630P - Volunteers (English)
• Board Procedures 5630P - Volunteers (Spanish)
• Volunteer Form (Revised 2019) (English)
• Volunteer Form (Revised 2019) (Spanish)
• ParentRequestforStudentRecords
• Coronavirus Resources for Practitioners, Educators, and Families updated April 2 2020
• SchedulingHomeEnvironment