FROM THE DESK OF: Laura Myrah, Superintendent

Thank you to the 713 people who participated in the recent Parent Satisfaction Survey, which was emailed to all 3,100 parents/guardians in November. This represents a 23% return rate, and the following summary represents the opinions of those participants.

Disclaimer: Since this survey was not taken by every parent, nor was the survey administered to a particular number of randomly chosen parents, the results are not to be considered statistically accurate.

Arrowhead's Three Areas of Highest Strength

(Percentages may be more/less than 100% due to rounding)

I understand my child's academic progress.

93.3% strongly agree/agree, 1.2% neutral/don’t know, 5.48% disagree/strongly disagree

Course offerings and programs offered at AHS meet my child’s needs and interests.

91.6% strongly agree/agree, 2.0% neutral/don’t know, 6.4% disagree/strongly disagree

Arrowhead’s Enduring Goals align with your beliefs about a high quality high school education.

89.4% strongly agree/agree, 3.2% neutral/don’t know, 7.4% disagree/strongly disagree

Arrowhead's Three Areas of Highest Relative Weakness

(Percentages may be more/less than 100% due to rounding)

I trust the Arrowhead School Board and the direction it is leading the district.

43.5% strongly agree/agree, 29.6% neutral/don’t know, 26.9% disagree/strongly disagree

When my child is struggling with academics they receive the support needed.

68.5% strongly agree/agree, 11% neutral/don’t know, 20.6% disagree/strongly disagree

When my child is struggling emotionally they receive the support needed.

40.6% strongly agree/agree, 39.9% neutral/don’t know, 19.5% disagree/strongly disagree

Click this link to read a full summary of the Parent Satisfaction Survey results.

From the results of this 30-question survey, we see that Arrowhead High School students, families, staff, school board, and community have a good deal to be proud about! However, even outstanding schools like Arrowhead have room for growth and improvement. At Arrowhead, we do this through our Focus Plan's Enduring Goals and strategic annual work toward those goals and our mission. Administration will use the analyzed results from student, staff, and parent surveys to confirm our current work initiatives and to inspire new continuous improvement efforts.

UPCOMING EVENTS

Jan.19th-21st: Midterm Exams - 1/2 days for students

Jan. 24th: No School for students - Staff Development Day

Jan. 26th: Incoming Freshman Orientation Night

Feb. 2nd-Feb 6th

AHS Presents, Les
Miserables!

Feb. 11th/14th: No School. Winter Break

Upcoming School Board Meetings
Jan. 31 Community Conversation with the School Board (open discussion forum), 7pm South Campus Library
Feb. 2 Buildings & Grounds Committee, 7am, District Office
Feb. 3 Personnel Committee, 7am, District Office
Feb. 9 Regular School Board Meeting, 7pm South Campus Library
Feb. 24 Curriculum Committee, 7am, District Office

EXAM SCHEDULE

Please see the first semester exam schedule below.

A few reminders to help your student succeed this week!

Sleep is more important that late-night cramming.
A healthy breakfast helps energy, brain focus, and recall.
Drink lots of water
Bring materials for your upcoming exams to study after the exam is completed.
No single test dictates opportunities or defines a person.
Students do not need to be in attendance for study hall periods; if a student is unable to leave there are supervised areas at each campus for their use.
Students must stay for the entire exam / period and are not to leave early.

Important information for families. This information was emailed from Superintendent Laura Myrah early last week.

Greetings Arrowhead families and staff members,

Due to the dramatic increase in the number of positive or presumed positive COVID-19 cases amongst Arrowhead students, we will no longer be providing individual notices that your student was a close contact to someone who tested positive. Currently, we are operating 3 days behind on identifying close contacts and find that as the information becomes increasingly delayed it has less of a useful impact.

Arrowhead has 67 students who have active, confirmed COVID-19 cases. Last week, we averaged 137 students per day absent from school for all illnesses, whereas during pre-COVID school years that average was approximately 20 students per day. These numbers are updated at least weekly on Arrowhead’s COVID-19 Communication webpage.

We closely monitor and track cases at our schools, classrooms, and community. With the rapid increase in cases of the new Omicron variant there are a few things that will help to reduce the spread:

Students stay home if they are not feeling well. Students and staff who are experiencing the following symptoms are expected to stay home: Temperature of 100.4°F or higher, chills, fatigue, muscle or body aches, headache, sore throat, nasal congestion or runny nose, nausea or vomiting or diarrhea, cough, difficulty breathing or new loss of taste or smell.
If your student has tested positive for COVID-19, please complete this form to help us expedite our process of following up with students who test positive.

The updated Center for Disease Control (CDC) guidance now allows for ending an isolation period after 5 full days and returning on day 6, provided that there has been no fever for 24 hours and other symptoms have improved. The day that a person tests positive or first experiences symptoms is considered day zero (0), day 1 is the first day after the positive test or first onset of symptoms. CDC states that if people are ending isolation after 5 days they should wear a mask for the following 5 days because they are still infectious, though less so than the initial days of illness. To be sure of your student's return date, log into your student's attendance record via Skyward.

If you have any questions about the change to procedure please feel free to contact our Director of Student Services, Adam Boldt at boldt@arrowheadschools.org or 262.369.3611 ext. 4112.

SEMESTER EXAMS

Additionally, we realize that with semester exams approaching (January 19-21) many students are worried about the impact of absences during finals week. Please know that if your child is ill resulting in absences during the days of finals, they will have time to make up final exams and an incomplete will be recorded for the exams they miss. We have extended testing windows and grading deadlines to allow time for students to make up any necessary work or tests and replace the (I) Incomplete. Students should communicate directly with their teachers to make up any missed exams.

Take care and stay healthy,

Arrowhead Administration Team

CELEBRATIONS!

AHS was proud to recognize Coach Craig Haase as we celebrated the naming of the basketball court, now named Craig Haase Court.

Coach Haase has had an incredible influence and tremendous impact on students and student-athletes, both on the court and in the classroom.

Congrats, Coach Haase!

Don't miss AHS's presentation of Les Miserables! For tickets and more information, check out the following link. Les Miserables.

Parent Support

We apoogize for any delays in response or action from our staff. We continue to see significant staffing issues and subbing shortages. This necessitates the use of our teachers to cover classrooms during their planning time. In turn, they do not have that time to respond to emails, catch up on grading, etc. Staff are doing their best to keep up with the needs of our students during their off hours.

A Community Conversation with the School Board

Attention Arrowhead students, parents, staff, and community members! The Arrowhead School Board will hold a Community Conversation with the School Board on Monday, January 31 from 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. in the South Campus Library.

The purpose of this gathering is to hear from, and converse with, the public on topics of interest to you; no predetermined agenda topics will be scheduled, nor will any decisions be made or votes be taken. The format is an informal discussion forum, rather than the "Comments from the Public" agenda item during monthly school board meetings, wherein the board just listens rather than engages in discussion with attendees.

At the request of our school board, we are sharing our Student Support Board Presentation with families that outlines how AHS staff support student behavior, positive decision making, and efforts toward a safe environment. The presentation can also be viewed on our school board meeting recording, starting at about 1:18 minutes in.

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Dear Friend of Arrowhead High School,

It is with great excitement that we invite you to participate in a very special fundraising event. Arrowhead Scholarship Fund has awarded more than $1 million in scholarships to graduating Arrowhead High School seniors to further their education at technical colleges and four-year universities. This will be our 22nd event and our vision is to continue to grow the Fund, with help from individuals like you, so that more of our young people will have the opportunity to realize their dreams through education.

There are many ways you can support our cause:

Attend our Event. Our annual event will be held on February 25th, 2022, at Arrowhead High School. This will be our 3rd Annual Trivia Night and the night promises to be an exciting time!

Donate an Item for our Auction. Items that have been successful in the past include the following, but we are excited to have your new unique items as well:

• tickets to sporting events

• golf or ski outings or weekend getaway packages

• memberships

• jewelry

• gift baskets

• dining or other retail gift cards

• monetary donations

We will include your item and list your name in our online auction, which will be sent to all Arrowhead parents one week before our event. All donations are tax deductible; our Tax ID Number is 51-0453773.

Please see the linked 2022 ASF Auction Letter for more information.

Please contact June Ernst or Abbie Holland if you have an item or gift package you are willing to donate. An ASF board member will be available to pick up items from your home or business.

Sponsor our Event. In addition to auction items, we are looking for businesses to sponsor our event at various sponsorship levels (see attached document). Again, we would love to have you attend our event on February 25th! Please contact us if you can join us.

Thank you for your consideration,

June Ernst Abbie Holland

ASF Board Member & Event Co-Chairperson ASF President & Event Co-Chairperson mjernst2k@yahoo.com (847) 274-3082 abbiemholland@gmail.com (262) 751-0869

HONORING ACHIEVEMENT

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ARROWHEAD SCHOLARSHIP FUND Post Office Box 462, Hartland, WI 53029 arrowheadscholarshipfund.org

Part-Time Position Opening:

Are you interested in being part of an amazing TEAM and looking for part-time employment? We are looking for a part-time Study Hall Aide (12:00pm-3:00pm) and Lunch Room Aide (10:00am - 12:00pm). This position is a school-year position and is located at our South Campus. You can find more details on this position, as well as other staff positions, on the WECAN.education.wisc.edu website or the Arrowhead website https://www.arrowheadschools.org (scroll to the bottom of the page and click on "WORK"). Please feel free to spread the word! Thank you for your continued support!

Consider Hosting a Foreign Exchange Student!

Learn about Italian culture this spring!

Has your family ever considered hosting a foreign exchange student? This spring semester, get ready to learn about Italian culture from a student like Riccardo. He is 17 and comes from a small but closely-knit family in Italy. He grew up playing piano and knows how to make a few Italian dishes. He enjoys being on swim team and looks forward to experiencing uniquely American events with his host family! Learn more about being a host family by visiting https://www.afsusa.org/host-family/ or contact Kelly Fitzgerald at kfitzgerald@afsusa.org or call/text 815-345-0098.

Virtual Conferences Survey

Last opportunity to provide feedback as we evaluate our approach for Spring conferences.

South Campus Associate Principal

Welcome Mr. Brian Beaudet!

Mr. Beaudet will be filling in for Ms. Paradowski at our South Campus as she will be on medical leave for the next 6-12 weeks.

Please reach out to Mr. Beaudet if you need anything or have any questions regarding your freshman or sophomore. He can be reached at beaudet@arrowheadschools.org or 262.369.3611 ext. 4100

FOLLOW AHS!

FREQUENT LINKS

2021 Arrowhead Annual On Point Newsletter

Attendance Codes for 2021-2022 School Year

2021-22 COVID 19 Mitigation and Learning Plan Letter

Confirmed Positive COVID 19 Data

AHS Calendars and Schedules

CONTACT INFORMATION

LAURA MYRAH- myrah@arrowheadschools.orgSUE CASETTA- casetta@arrowheadschools.orgADAM BOLDT- boldt@arrowheadschools.orgDONNA SMITH- smith@arrowheadschools.orgADAM KURTH- kurth@arrowheadschools.orgRYAN MANGAN- mangan@arrowheadschools.orgDEB PARADOWSKI- paradowski@arrowheadschools.orgBECKY GORDON- gordon@arrowheadschools.orgStaff Contact Website

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