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The Irene-Wakonda School District was notified of good news on Thursday from the South Dakota Department of Education that the free meals for ALL students will now be available to the end of the 2020 – 2021 school year.  Please remember, only breakfast and lunch meals are free.  Any second milk, a second meal, or a la carte items will NOT be free.  Students must have funds in their account to purchase these items.

Also, in an effort to keeps students in school, the Irene-Wakonda School Board approved a change to the “Start To School” Plan with a change to the 14-day quarantine recommendation for students that are deemed a close contact to a positive COVID case.  The new quarantine recommendation for a student deemed a close contact to a positive COVID case will be a 5-day quarantine as long as the student is asymptomatic after the 5-days and follows all protocols.  The new 5-day recommendation is attached.

Click Here for the 5-day recommendation.

Have a great day,

David Hutchison, Superintendent

Irene-Wakonda School District

605-263-3311

ALL students attending the Irene-Wakonda District will receive meals at no cost!

The Irene-Wakonda School District has finally met the criteria to be accepted into a program by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) that allows ALL students in the District to receive meals at no cost to them. Both breakfast and lunch will be provided free with no income guidelines. This program is retroactively in effect from October 1^st, 2020 and carries through December 31, 2020 or until the funding runs out.

Any meal purchased since the beginning of October will be credited back and funds placed in the student account for future use.  Only breakfast and lunch meals are free. Any second milk, a second meal, or a la carte items will NOT be free. Students must have funds in accounts to purchase these items.

The USDA Summer Seamless Program was initiated and now extended, as a result of the CARES Act, which supports families during the COVID-19 pandemic. All students in pre-school to 12th grade will receive free meals.

Offer good through October 9th.  Purchase the yearbook for the LOW, LOW price of $25.00 -- lowest price it has been in the last 10 years.

http://jostensyearbooks.com/?REF=A07747100

Congratulations Queen Emma and King Ben!

The Irene-Wakonda School District is committed to starting the 2020 – 2021 school year with the safety of students and staff as our highest priority. The Irene-Wakonda School District was informed late yesterday that there was the possibility of several staff members being considered a close contact to a positive COVID-19 case and that the arrival date of our electrostatic sanitizing machines utilized to sanitize classrooms, hallways, restrooms, and etc.has been moved to late next week.   Due to this information and to keep with our commitment to everyone’s overall safety, the school start date will be moved to Monday, August 24^th.  The Open House will be moved to Thursday, August 20^th from 5:00 – 6:30.  Thanks for your flexibility and patience as we continue to prepare for a great school year.

David Hutchison, Superintendent
Irene-Wakonda School District

Start to School Plan

Irene-Wakonda Yearbook Staff is looking for pictures of YOU to document this Historical Time in History.

Looking for students dressed up in their prom dresses at home or on your front stoop. How about your work stations as you and your parents work from home and online school?  Are you working on projects?  Baking together?  Dinner at the table with family? Exercising? Making signs? Signs on businesses? Hiding Easter eggs? The more faces we can see, the better.  

Upload them to this Irene-Wakonda Yearbook 2020 DropBox

https://www.dropbox.com/request/rEJywcwdcauDqCe5JBh5