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- MNPS Press Conference Scheduled for this Thursday
- Financial Aid Deadline Extended
- New Online Spirit Wear Store
- Important Kindergarten Information
- School Supply Lists by Grade
- Immunizations Offered in July
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Dr. Adrienne Battle, Director of Schools for MNPS, will hold a press conference this Thursday, July 9th, at 1pm to announce more information about the 2020-2021 school year. Metro Nashville Network will stream the event.
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The Tennessee Department of Human Services (TDHS) and the Tennessee Department of Education (TDOE) announced this month that Tennessee families are now eligible to receive financial support for their children’s nutritional needs during the COVID-19 pandemic. This support is provided through the Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer (P-EBT) program. The application period has been extended to July 13, 2020 at 4:30 pm.
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Under the new P-EBT program, families of children who receive free or reduced meals at school or attend a Community Eligibility Provision school may receive financial assistance to replace school meals during the months of March, April and May due to COVID-19 school closures. The program will provide parents with $5.70 per child for each day that child qualifies for P-EBT.
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“Families across our state depend on the meals their children receive at school and many were not prepared to immediately replace those meals when schools shut down for COVID-19,” said TDHS Commissioner Danielle W. Barnes. “The P-EBT program brings economic support to ensure children receive the nutrition they need. Helping families through this emergency is how we continue building a thriving Tennessee.”
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Parents who already receive Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) or Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) benefits currently, do not need to apply. The funds began arriving on the EBT card they already use beginning June 12. Parents who do not receive SNAP benefits, but whose children do qualify for free or reduced school meals, will need to apply for P- EBT online here beginning June 15.
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Individuals who need assistance completing their P-EBT application or have general questions about the program are encouraged to call the TDHS hotline at 1-833-496-0661 and select option 3. Qualifying families will receive P-EBT support in two installments, one for meals in March and April initially, and then one additional disbursement later next month for May meals.
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“During the COVID-19 school closures, we saw an incredible, herculean effort to keep providing meal services to students and families,” said TDOE Commissioner Penny Schwinn. “This additional relief from P-EBT will be helpful during this time of uncertainty for families and it is important to make sure every eligible family knows about the program.”
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Throughout the COVID-19 school closures, many districts and schools across Tennessee used innovative ways to continue delivering meals to students and families, such as “grab and go” options, drive-throughs, or bus delivery, and on average provided 1.5 million meals a week to families regardless of a student’s enrollment. Many emergency sites are continuing to provide student meals and receiving these meals does not disqualify a family from the P-EBT program.
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The Families First Coronavirus Response Act authorized the U.S. Department of Agriculture to approve states for Pandemic EBT (P-EBT). Approved state agencies may operate P-EBT when a school is closed for at least five consecutive days during a public health emergency designation when the school would otherwise be in session. Tennessee is among the more than 40 states that have received P-EBT approval.
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This year, there are additional t-shirt styles and colors available as well as the option to ship directly to your home for a $6 flat rate. We are still offering our basic $10 short sleeve shirt (in new colors) shipped for free to the school. Let’s show some Panther pride!
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Welcome new Sylvan Park families! Kindergarten families can find important back-to-school information and a supply list by visiting the PTO website at sylvanparkschool.org. We are looking forward to you joining our school community.
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The Metro Public Health Department will have extended hours at all three of their preventive health clinic locations starting July 21st for 4 weeks. See important details about what to bring and how to make an appointment in the multilingual flyer on the PTO website. Scroll over the bottom of the flyer to access additional pages.
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The time to start stocking up on back-to-school supplies is upon us. See what your child needs for the 2020-21 school year:
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Returning School Library Items
Families will have until August 5, 2020 to return library items, however, you may return your MNPS library books on personal belonging pick up day. We will have collection bins labeled for library items as part of the pick up line. To see what books your child has currently checked out:
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- Go to http://www.library.nashville.org
- Click on the orange "My Account" button in the top right corner
- Enter your child's 190# for the Library Card Number
- Enter the MMDD of your child's birthday for the PIN
- A list if both NPL and MNPS books will be displayed. All MNPS library books have a 10 digit item number beginning with two letter (example: QQ00305012).
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You may also return any MNPS library items to any Nashville Public Library branch over the summer. Please contact Laura.calverley@mnps.org with any questions about library items.
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The plan for PNA will be finalized after we learn more details about the district's reopening plan on July 9. After that time, we will post updates on Facebook, Twitter and IG.
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Sylvan Park needs volunteers of all types to make each school year great. For those still interested in serving in a leadership role, we will have many chair positions open that do not require you to serve on the board. We welcome co-chairs. It is always fun to serve with friends! Reach out to Sarah Grace at sngrace@gmail.com if you are interested.
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Many parents have expressed interest in having dates for school and PTO events well in advance.We are hopeful for a full school year. See the 2020-2021 calendar here.
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It is important for families to complete the 2020 Census Survey because information gathered impacts how much money schools receive in Title I funding. Children not counted in our district could negatively impact funding for the next 10 years. It is critical that as many households in Nashville as possible submit the forms.
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Families are encouraged to fill out and submit the census information. The census can be submitted online, via phone, or mail. It is also crucial to note that information identifying individuals is not supposed to be shared with other government agencies.
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Kindergarten Parent Coffee - Thursday, July 30 at 8 am
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1st-4th Ice Cream Social - Thursday, July 30 from 4:30-5:30 , August 1
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Parent Work Day - Saturday, Aug. 1
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Kindergarten Ice Cream Social - Monday, August 3 from 4-5 pm
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First Day of School/Coffee and Kleenex - Tuesday, Aug. 4
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All Dates for 2020-21 School Year - click here
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* All dates are subject to change
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Trey Stephens will lead West End Middle School this year as the new principal. Read all about Mr. Stephens and other WEMS news on the West End PTSO site.
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Submissions for the newsletter: please submit any school-related news, photos or announcements by each Sunday at noon in order to get it in the following Tuesday's newsletter.
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If you know of anyone who is not receiving the newsletter, please forward this email to them, and let them know they can sign up at sylvanparkschool.org/subscribe.
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