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VALLEY CITY, N.D. (NewsDakota.com) – The following is a message from Valley City Schools Superintendent Josh Johnson thanking the community for their support and patience during the COVID-19 school shutdown.

“Thank you parents, guardians, and community members for your continued support of Valley City Public Schools. We miss the students and the excitement that happens this time of year in our schools (plays, performances, activities, contests, etc.) We continue to hope that there will be an opportunity for us to resume normal school operations before the end of May. Please see an update on information regarding our school district:

Update on School Closures:

All VCPS schools will remain closed thru Friday, April 3rd. Governor Burgum has closed all schools state-wide thru Tuesday, March 31st and we are currently awaiting further announcements from his office regarding school closures beyond these dates.

As required by the Department of Public Instruction, VCPS has submitted a Distance Learning Plan to the state. This plan details our process for continuing to deliver instruction for students in the district during school closures. Upon approval of this plan, VCPS will share this with all of you and also continue to follow the plan until normal school operations resume.

We WILL be prepared to make a decision on possible school closures on the morning of Wednesday, April 1st in the event that the Governor does not extend his closure of schools state-wide. We, of course, will continue to consult with our local and state health officials to determine if, and when, we may be able to re-open our schools. Please be looking for this announcement from the school district on the morning of April 1st regarding a decision on school for the week of April 6-9th and April 14-17th.

School Meal Service Continues:

Please see the attached PDF that shows the number of students and meals that have been served since Tuesday, March 17th from Valley City Public Schools. This coming week we will be highlighting the efforts of our school nutrition team members and thanking them for their service! Please look for more regarding this coming on Monday. #ThankyouVCPSschoolnutritionteam

Family Engagement:

Reminder that our Family Engagement team will be sending out strategies for our parents and guardians on Sunday evening via Facebook and email. Look for this information brought to you from our parents for our parents!

Thank you again everyone for being such an awesome community of caring, kind, and supportive people. COVID-19 has rocked the world and Valley City has been impacted in so many ways besides the closures of our schools. If you are struggling with your mental health, or how to educate students, or any other ways in which VCPS can provide you support and assistance, please let us know. The resolve of our community will surely be tested in the midst of COVID-19 and our community spirit will shine bright!