Newsletter

Anser Charter School Flight Plan

November 4th, 2021

Welcome to the Anser Flight Plan. If you have Anser related submissions, please email them to Maua Romano at mromano@ansercharterschool.org by Monday 4:00 PM for inclusion in that week's Flight Plan.

Anser Website

Important Dates to Remember

November 1oth Q & A with Board Members and Directors at 6:30, link to meeting below

November 16th: Board Meeting at 6:00pm

November 19th-28th No School for Break

Anser Covid Update

Anser Specific Covid Data:

Week of 11/1-11/7 as of today: Number of confirmed cases in students or staff: 0

Week of 10/25-10/31 as of today: Number of students or staff in quarantine*: 8

Staffing limitations due to Covid and/or quarantine: Minimal

*Please remember that a student or staff person could be in quarantine for any number of reasons, including cold and allergy symptoms, while awaiting testing. Do not assume that a student or staff member who is absent or in quarantine should be interpreted as a “potential or probable” Covid case.

Wider Community Data

Cases of Covid in Ada county decreased to 326.84 cases per /100,000, down from 378.73 /100,000) last week.

Anser’s weekly cases are included in the Anser Covid Tracker on the website which is Linked here.

Link to Responsive Return Plan

Important Communications for Families

Q & A with Anser Board Members and School Directors

Please join us for our monthly Anser Office Hours next WEDNESDAY, NOV 10 from 6:30-7:30pm.

Join Zoom Meeting:

https://us06web.zoom.us/j/9767696717?pwd=VXg1L0VpdzJHYTJMRWdhem1pU1dpZz09

Meeting ID: 976 769 6717

Passcode: 857152

What Are "Office Hours"?

These are meetings that anyone in the Anser community may come to! It is an opportunity to connect with our school leaders, board members and other Anser families. You may ask questions in advance via this form, or ask questions in person the night-of. Even if you do not have questions, please come and listen!

This month's office hours will be an opportunity to ask questions and discuss "all things Anser". Do you have questions about topics such as EL education practices? How we do learning at Anser? Do you want to understanding how (in pre- and post-pandemic times) your student learning will include field work/CBC/adventure and the great things that make Anser so unique? What's life after construction at Anser going to look like?! These, and any other topics parents want to discuss will be open for conversation with our school leaders.

ALL ARE WELCOME TO COME LISTEN OR ASK QUESTIONS!

Please note, while covid-related topics are NOT off limits at the November office hours, please note that the Board of Director's Covid Response Team (CRT) will be back to host office hours to answer questions specific to covid policy again at the beginning of December. With this week's approval of the children's vaccine the CRT will continue to provide relevant and real-time information about the CRT's ongoing discussions and information streams related to these changes. In the meantime, if you have ANY questions related to vaccines at school, Anser's upcoming vaccination clinics, covid policy, the RRP, or anything else, DO NOT WAIT UNTIL OFFICE HOURS! Please email Michelle, Heather or the Board Chair, Caitlyn Scales (caitlyn@upthescales.com) and we will respond immediately! Our goal continues to be full transparency, as we want to respond to any comments, concerns or questions right away.

Covid Vaccine Clinic

Anser is hosting a vaccination clinic for those 12 and older. Anyone who needs their first dose, second dose or those who would like to receive a booster of the Pfizer or Moderna Covid-19 vaccine is welcome to sign up. The Flu vaccine will also be available. Pre-registration is required, and can be completed by using the QR found in the flyerlinked here. We will be vaccinating staff from 3:00-4:15 and then families will be served from 4:15pm to 6:00pm. If you have any questions or need assistance with the form please contact the main office at 208-426-9840.

Video on the Expansion with Heather and Michelle

Check out this awesome interview of our directors Heather and Michelle! They hihglight more on our expansion and how Anser will continue to service students and families in our area.

Fall Fund Drive

Did you know that, Idaho has the lowest school funding in the ENTIRE country? Year after year, our schools come in dead last. To make matters worse for Anser and other charters, we also do not receive any levy funding! That leads to a $1500 or larger gap per student in what a charter school receives per student versus a traditional school. These funding deficits impact every facet of Anser’s budget, including the unique opportunities we are able to offer your children.

This is why we do the Fall Fund Drive each year! We work together to help fill this gap!

You can make a one time contribution, or an annual pledge to the Fall Fund Drive! If it fits your family budget better, consider making a $20 monthly pledge, which makes a $240 annual donation! No contribution is too small or too large; the most important thing is that the gift is meaningful to your family. At whatever level, you can play a part in helping Anser overcome this funding deficit! You can help us meet our $40,000 goal!

Thank you to the following families for their contributions: Danielle Brand-Lemond, Kim Conner, Mike and Heather Dennis, Nancy Incorvia, Misty Kreissler, Christina Lenkowski, Melissa McCray, and Elizabeth Rosenberger.

Click here to donate!

Parent At Large Board Position Open

A Parent-At-Large board member position is open on the Anser Community Board. The Parent-At-Large is elected by the Anser parent community. The member serves on the Anser Community Board for a two year term and is assigned to at least one board committee. The Anser Community Board is the governing body of the school and is charged with setting the long term vision of the school, and working with the co-directors to make sure the mission of the school is realized. We encourage a parent with a passion for effective governance, and a willingness to serve. Currently, the Anser Board is looking to recruit a new member with a strong financial, business or accounting background, but those skill sets are not a requirement.

For more information about this position, please email Anser’s Community Board Vice President and Governance committee chair Leslie Brown for more information at lsbrown328@gmail.com. Names of candidates will be accepted until Friday November 5^th.

Kindness Campaign Donations

Family council has found a way to thank our support staff for keeping our kids safe at drop off and pick up and our neighbors, residents and UPS, on 43rd that are adjusting to our presence on their street. Small donations would be greatly appreciated to go towards getting the materials for the thank yous. You can drop cash donations off at the front door from now until Wednesday Oct. 20th. Thank you for all of your patience through the construction and help with our kindness campaign!

Click to Donate here!

Looking for Fast Covid Test Results?

Boise State has testing available to students and the turn around on results is often same day! They are offering both PCR and Rapid testing so you can get answers about your child’s illness! Anser is still offering PCR saliva testing, but the turnaround is 36-48 hours for results.

Lunch Calendar

Breakfast Calendar

Lunch Calendar

Reminder that lunch and breakfast are free to all students this year! However, you may add money to their student account though Infinite Campus if they would like to purchase a la cart items such as extra milk, or PBJ.