Williston Basin School District #7

Personnel & Finance Committee Meeting Thursday, November 18, 2021 at 5:30 p.m. Agenda Link: https://meeting.sparqdata.com/Public/Organization/2185

Upcoming meetings: CTE Committee Meeting, 11/15/2021, 7:00 a.m. Special School Board Meeting, 11/15/2021, 12:00 p.m. Coyote SEL Advisory Committee Meeting, 11/16/2021, 5:30 p.m. Agenda Link: https://meeting.sparqdata.com/Public/Organization/2185

Joint Statement from Dr. Thake and the WBSD7 School Board To the Williston Basin School District 7 administration, teachers, staff, students, parents, and community members: Dr. Thake and the School Board jointly issue this statement to provide notification that Dr. Thake and the School Board have come to an amicable resolution and will be parting ways. Dr. Thake has voluntarily submitted his resignation, and the Board will take action on Monday, November 15, to determine the acceptance of that resignation. Both Dr. Thake and the School Board care tremendously and want nothing but the best for District 7 and its administration, teachers, staff, students, parents, and community members. Both parties respectfully ask that everyone place their focus on the students of District 7 and providing quality education and a strategic plan that will guarantee the success of District 7 in the years to come. Thank you.

Do you have questions about your child's online time? Do you worry about your student being cyber bullied? Do you know what your child's digital footprint is? Get answers to these questions and more at #FamDigLit, a monthly Digital Literacy chat for families of K-12 students. The first meeting will be Thursday, 11/18 from 5:30-6:30 p.m. at the Williston Community Library. For more information, check out www.willistonschools.org/pages/famdiglit

Basketball Parent Meetings

On Friday, the ASB Innovation Academy will be hosting a Veteran's Day reception to honor all those who have served, and are currently serving. The reception will be Friday, 11/12/2021 from 1:00-3:00 p.m.

This week's COVID-19 Report Card is posted on our District Website. https://www.willistonschools.org/page/covid-report-card *Please note - WBSD7 will no longer be tracking school related close contacts, and so those numbers will no longer be included on the COVID-19 Report Card.

Williston Basin Career & Technical Education Center Informational Meeting at WHS Theater Tuesday, TONIGHT from 4:30-6:00 p.m. Can't attend in person? Join on Zoom: https://zoom.us/j/98462594010?pwd=SmwrM1NzNmx4aERyTlAwM0V5Z2RCQT09

If you missed last night's board meeting, you can check out the Quarter 1 Highlights here: https://spark.adobe.com/video/xyXiswyeNaCB4

Williston Basin Career & Technical Education Center Informational Meeting at WHS Theater Tuesday, 11/9/21 from 4:30-6:00 p.m.

Reminder: On Thursday, 11/11/2021, all WBSD7 Schools and Offices will be closed for Veteran's Day. Friday, 11/12/2021 will be a regular school day.

Attention Preschool Families: Waterford UPSTART is an in-home kindergarten readiness program that will give your child a successful start in reading or math and science in just 15-20 minutes a day, 5 days a week. The UPSTART program is now accepting 1,200 learners for the 2021-2022 school year to participate in the program at no charge. For more information call 888-982-9898 or visit waterfordupstart.org/register.

We apologize for the delay! This week's COVID-19 Report Card is posted on our District Website. https://www.willistonschools.org/page/covid-report-card

Regular School Board Meeting Monday, 11/8/2021 at 6:30 p.m. WHS Auditorium Agenda Link: https://meeting.sparqdata.com/Public/Organization/2185 Zoom Link: https://willistonschools-org.zoom.us/j/89875458719

Attn: Verizon Customers It has come to our attention that calls coming from our District are being categorized as 'Spam' by Verizon. To make sure you are receiving important calls from the district & your student's school, please add (701)572-1580 to your contact list. Thanks!

Policy Committee Meeting Thursday, 11/4/2021 at 4:00 p.m. Agenda Link: https://meeting.sparqdata.com/Public/Organization/2185

Congratulations to Victoria Sonii, graduate of Del Easton! 🎓

Reminder: There is no school on Friday, November 5th for Teacher In-Service.

November's SEL Word of the Month: Gratitude. What are you thankful for? How can you show appreciation to others this month?

CTE Committee Meeting Tuesday, 11/2/2021 at 12:00 p.m. Agenda Link: https://meeting.sparqdata.com/Public/Organization/2185