Kickapoo announcements Aug. 26 - 30, 2019

Kickapoo Families,

What an amazing 1st day of school and first week! We had a blast reconnecting with
our returning students and meeting each of our new students.
It was also great to meet several of you at our Open House. Thank you for attending.
We are looking forward to an outstanding year at Kickapoo!

Student drop-off & pick-up - students can arrive/be dropped off as early at 7 a.m. and
classes begin at 7:50 a.m. Monday - Thursday and 8:20 a.m. on Friday's. We dismiss
at 2:50 everyday and students not under the direct supervision of a coach or teacher
must be picked up by 3:30 p.m. each day.

Aug. 27th - 24 Hours of Giving
Several of our Kickapoo teachers apply for Foundation for
Springfield Public Schools grants each year. This year YOU
can make donations directly to KHS to help support our students
and staff.

When: Tuesday, August 27, 2019 – 24-hours! 

Where: Give online at www.supportsps.org/donate on this page you can designate your donation go to Kickapoo HS.

Please forward to family, friends, alum, and others who would like to donate to KHS.

Thank you for your support.

No School, Monday, Sept. 2nd for Labor Day

Senior Dates to Remember
Our counselors held a meeting with Seniors last week to go over important dates
and other information.
You can find information from the Senior meeting for Parents on the Counselor's
website HERE.

Stay Connected to Kickapoo!
As a reminder the information shared below is NOT all inclusive to what is happening
at Kickapoo High School. To find more information about KHS and what's happening
you will find it HERE or at kickapoochiefs.org

The best way to stay in the know is to check the calendar and daily announcements

as they are updated each day and can be found in the left column. I would recommend

bookmarking our web page and checking it daily to stay informed of the KHS
happenings.

I would also encourage you to connect with us via social media as we share what’s going on

at KHS. Check us out on

Instagram @KickapooHighSchool

Twitter @KickapooChiefs

Facebook - Kickapoo High School
Website - Kickapoochiefs.org

Reminder - Primrose and Jefferson Construction will delay drop off & pickup at KHS
Thank you for your patience and understanding.

Dear Kickapoo parents:

We are looking forward to welcoming our 2,000 students back to Kickapoo High School Aug. 13. In preparation for the first day of school, we want to make you aware that road improvements currently in progress may require you to modify your typical route to Kickapoo.

 The City of Springfield is widening Primrose Street to five lanes between South Avenue and Kimbrough Avenue, which will include the addition of bike lanes, sidewalks, storm sewer, curb and gutter, gas and water renewals, traffic signal upgrades at the intersection of Jefferson Avenue and Primrose Street, and a sewer extension.

 Once complete, this will improve traffic flow around our school. In the meantime, students, staff, parents and other visitors will need to adapt as road closures and other traffic modifications are required.

 Please be aware of the following changes:

1. Primrose will be reduced to two lanes of traffic and there will be no left turn lane for the duration of the project, which is estimated to be completed by the end of October. As a result, we suggest you avoid left turns from Primrose into the KHS campus.
2. Walkers and bike riders should also be aware that there are currently no sidewalks on Primrose.
3. In the next few days, Jefferson Avenue will be closed between Primrose and Birch Point for up to 30 days. You may still access Jefferson from Powell Street or Walnut Lawn.

To accommodate the anticipated traffic congestion, we encourage you to plan ahead, allow extra time and exercise caution and patience as you are traveling in these areas.

We appreciate your cooperation in adapting to this temporary situation so that we can ensure the safety of our students, staff and others who visit our school.

Thank you!

HallPass Visitor Management System

Please see below for more specifics. You can also watch a video here outlining the step-by-step process ALL visitors go through when they check into schools using Hall Pass. 

IF you are attending any of our assemblies during the school day
please plan ahead and pre-register with us through HallPass prior
to the day of the assembly. This will alleviate long lines and potential frustration the day of the assembly.
Once you have registered with HallPass at KHS the process is quick each time you visit.

Springfield Public Schools is pleased to announce that we will begin using a visitor management system

known as Hall Pass. The system will support our ongoing efforts to provide a safe environment

for our students and staff by helping us better track all visitors in our schools, including parents, friends,

volunteers and other guests.

To help prepare for this new process, we are providing the following overview of how the system works.

• Upon entering the school, visitors will be asked to present a valid state-issued ID, which will be scanned into the system. 
• Upon reading the information, Hall Pass will compare visitor identification data against an integrated, comprehensive database of registries for every state and the District of Columbia. This scanning process is quick, easy and has the ability to provide alerts on people who could jeopardize the safety of our school. 
• Once the ID has been scanned and entry into our school is approved, the system will create a unique badge that identifies the visitor and date of the visit. Visitors will be required to wear this badge throughout their visit. 
• Upon leaving the school, the badge is returned to the office for sign out. During that individual’s next visit to any SPS school, a new badge is easily produced through Hall Pass without the need to rescan the ID. 

Please note that through this process, no other data from the ID is gathered or recorded, nor is the information shared with any outside agency. If you are interested in learning more about the visitor management system, please visit the Hall Pass website: http://hallpassid.com/.

The safety of our students is our highest priority and the Hall Pass visitor management system provides a consistent way to help ensure that those who are granted access to our schools do not present a danger to our students and staff. This approach to visitor management complements the work to provide the 31 additional secure entrances approved by voters in April as part of Proposition S. In support of this integrated effort, all visitors to the school must be scanned into the system and obtain a visitor badge. 

Thank you for your understanding and support of enhancing safety protocols in our school. If you have any questions or concerns regarding this new process, please let me know.

2019 - 2020 Springfield Public Schools Calendar .

The first day of school for 2019 will be Tuesday, Aug. 13th.
Here is the FULL CALENDAR.

Please remember we are here for you and your student. Don't hesitate to reach out to us at
any time.

Have a great week and #GoChiefs #OneTribe #WeTribeTogether

Dr. Bill Powers

Principal
Kickapoo High School