There will be a combination of teaching styles during distance learning. High school students can view their live teaching schedule HERE. Middle school students can view their live teaching schedule HERE. Principals will communicate with parents of elementary students about schedules during distance learning. The schedules have been created so there will be no time conflicts between elementary students and older siblings who need to share devices. - Updated 11/13/20

Daily. Teachers and principals will send information on what to expect during Distance Learning. - Updated 11/11/20

You can call their school number that is listed on the Staff Directory Website and leave a message if they do not answer. The teacher will then be able to call you back using Google Hangouts Meet. When a teacher calls you from their Hangouts Meet, it may say “Google Hngts ME” in the caller ID or it may be from another area code. - Updated 11/20/20

It is hard to predict. At this time, we are planning through January 19. - Updated 11/24/20

Yes, the district is working to purchase additional Chromebooks which are required for distance learning models. These Chromebooks will be purchased with federal COVID funding from the CARES Act.

Yes, as long it can operate the Google Suite tools and can connect to the internet.

Information about Chromebook distribution will be sent to families by each school.  - Updated 11/13/20

Please complete a Tech Help Desk form.

If you live in the city limits of Cambridge or Isanti, then Midcontinent is offering a low-cost option.  Please see this document for all options within the Cambridge-Isanti community

Grading will remain consistent throughout the learning models. Students will receive progress reports for each trimester.

Attendance will be based on engagement with the teacher(s) and/or completion of learning activities in distance and hybrid models when students are not in the building. - Updated 11/13/20

This is a legislative decision. The guidance states that we need to adhere to current requirements. It is likely that this could change based on circumstances throughout the year, especially if we are required to move in and out of the three models.

Be on the lookout for an email from the school with information about the materials pick-up plan! - Updated 11/12/20

Picture days were originally scheduled for November 16 & 17. These have been postponed. We understand families value school pictures and some have already paid for them. We are working with Lifetouch to reschedule Picture Days. The disruption is disappointing; photos will NOT be ready before the holidays. - Updated 11/11/20

They could be exempt from wearing a mask, but alternative face coverings will be determined based on individual education plan considerations.

Yes, they will be provided.

This will be evaluated case by case in various models. We are obligated to meet special education requirements and work with MDE guidance.

Tier 1 Critical Worker Emergency Child Care is child care that is available through the school district for children of critical workers as mandated by the State of MN on distance learning days at no cost to parents during the school day. You can view the requirement and registration process HERE.

Adventure Center Preschool will remain open Monday-Friday from 6:00 am-6:00 pm in both Cambridge and Isanti. 

Adventure Center School Age will be open for before and after school care for K-5 Tier one critical worker child care children at a reduced rate. The Isanti program will have limited availability during distance learning days.

You must register for Adventure Center child care through Eleyo.

Children must be students enrolled at C-I Schools to be eligible for Tier one critical worker child care in our school district.

Executive Order 20-99 has paused a number of activities where social gatherings create risk of COVID-19 spread, including all organized adult and youth sports and activities which include games, performances, competitions, practices, and other in-person gatherings of teams or groups participating in extracurricular activities, effective November 20, 2020. This includes any non-school activity in school facilities. During this time, schools are not allowed to rent out their gyms, weight rooms or other facilities. - Updated 11/20/20

If a case of COVID-19 is reported, MDH guidelines will be followed. MDH will interview the student or parent/guardian, determine the dates when the case was infectious, identify anyone who may have been exposed, and collect contact information for those individuals. People identified as exposed (close contacts) are those who spent at least 15 minutes within six feet of the infectious student. Coaches/advisors will keep accurate practice/contest rosters so contact tracing can be done quickly. 

Activities & Athletics Director, Mark Solberg, will be working with our district administration and the Mississippi 8 activities directors regarding allowing spectators at events. The total number of spectators allowed at an event will not exceed the recommendations of the Minnesota Department of Health (25% capacity up to 250 people). Spectators will not be allowed indoors at girls’ swimming and diving. If we are allowed a limited number of fans at outdoor events, parents/guardians of participants will have priority in terms of attending the event. We may need to set aside seating for visiting team parents/guardians as well.  We plan to video stream as many of our home/away events as possible.

Cambridge-Isanti will provide team transportation for away events. Per our coaches’ and advisors’ handbook, students and coaches/advisors will travel to and from the away event by school transportation. No students shall drive themselves to an away event. The only exception is when a student’s parent/guardian provides a written note to the coach at the contest stating they are taking their student home. We will follow the Minnesota Department of Health recommendations regarding how many students are allowed on a bus each time. Masks will be required when traveling to events on a district bus.

Yes, students enrolled in the C-I Online Program are eligible for all co-curricular activities.

All Community Education programs are on pause or moved to virtual or distance learning options until at least December 18 due to Executive Order 20-99. This includes our ECFE program. If you are registered for a program, please watch for an email with additional details.

• Employees will be expected to screen for symptoms each day before reporting to work
• Requiring masks for all students and staff.
• Built-in mask breaks at all levels.
• Implementing physical distancing where feasible. 
• Requiring personal protective equipment (PPE) like face coverings and plexiglass barriers.
• Cleaning desks between student use.
• Cleaning high touch areas frequently throughout the day.
• Extensive cleaning and disinfecting every night.
• All supplies & equipment cleaned between uses - limit sharing of supplies.
• Restricting visitors to schools during the school day.

 Learn more on the Health & Safety website

Yes, Cambridge-Isanti Schools has prepared in-depth cleaning practices to prevent the exposure of COVID-19. View the list of cleaning procedures on the Health & Safety webpage.

A statewide face coverings order is now in effect for Minnesota. Minnesota Schools are required to adopt a masking policy that mandates mask wearing in all school facilities. Each student and staff member will be provide at least one cloth face covering. You can learn more about face coverings on the Health & Safety webpage.

The District is partnering with Isanti Public Health Department and MDE to provide all staff personal protective equipment, including:

• OSHA approved N95 and KN95 Respirator Masks
• Face Shields (2 variations)
• Cloth and Disposable Face Coverings
• Gloves and gowns as needed for staff who are in prolonged close contact with students
• A free at-home COVID-19 saliva test (provided by MDE) to be used if you believe you have had close-contact or may have been exposed to the virus.

Please visit the Health & Safety webpage to learn how suspected and confirmed COVID cases will be handled.

Yes. The district is using some of the federal funding under the CARES Act to pay the additional custodial staff.

There will be stations throughout the building and product in the classrooms.

Students will then wash their hands at a sink. Frequent hand washing is one of the three key prevention strategies and is preferred over the use of hand sanitizers. As with any allergy, students and families will work individually with the school nurses to plan accordingly.

All schools, including classrooms and other learning spaces, will be arranged to allow for physical distancing in accordance with the model that the school is currently in. Distancing procedures and protocols have been the focus of our health and safety teams and administration for the past several weeks and will continue to evolve.

Yes. Free grab and go breakfast and lunch meals will be available at no cost to all C-I Students! View the pickup times and locations below:

• 8:00-1:30 - Cambridge Isanti High School (Door 31)
• 9:00-12:30 - Cambridge Middle School (Back door by loading dock)
• 9:00-12:30 - Isanti Primary School (Door 20)
• 9:00-12:30 - Isanti Intermediate School (Door 2)

- Updated 11/13/20

Not at all, please use whichever location is most convenient

Please give us a call at (763)689-6237

You can pick up meals for any children you are caring for, provided they are district students or using a district service.

No, parents are able to pick up meals without students being present.

We are not able to provide for multiple days at this time.

Please give us a call at (763)689-6237

The free meals program is for students enrolled in the district or who are receiving care in C-I's Tier 1 Childcare services or Adventure Center.

Yes. There will be hub sites set up for those students on distance learning days or students who are in our C-I Schools Online program to pick up free grab and go meals.

Although we always encourage families to fill out the free and reduced applications, they do not need to to qualify for this program. This is a summer waiver that allows ALL students to get a free meal. We have been told that the waiver is only through December and that the money could run out ahead of time with little warning. This would propel us back to the pay meal program and if families were qualified under free and reduced, it would allow them at that time to continue to receive free meals. 

Yes. Positive cases should be reported through the regular attendance channels. Please contact your student's school nurse if you have questions. - Update 11/11/20

With any illness, we will ask that families work with the school nurses to determine the best course of action depending on symptoms.

Our focus is always the health and safety of our students, we will work closely with each family as we navigate through various medical concerns.

The school will not test students for COVID, but will work with families, local medical institutions, and public health officials to respond accordingly and support students.

This information can be found at www.health.state.mn.us.

Yes, Isanti County Health and MDH will guide families through situations like these.

The Centers for Disease Control has provided a thorough back-to-school checklist for families. It includes talking with children about physical distancing, wearing a face-covering and who to contact if you have concerns about your child.

Families and staff are asked to self-screen for symptoms of COVID daily. Please do not come to school if you have any of the following symptoms. Call your school Attendance Office and report symptoms.

People with COVID-19 have had a wide range of symptoms reported – ranging from mild symptoms to severe illness. See MN COVID-19 Response for more information. Symptoms may appear 2-14 days after exposure to the virus. People with these symptoms may have COVID-19:

• Fever (100.4) or chills
• Cough
• Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing
• Fatigue
• Muscle or body aches
• Headache
• New loss of taste or smell
• Sore throat
• Congestion or runny nose
• Nausea or vomiting
• Diarrhea

If you have symptoms, use this online interactive screening tool.

Learn more about what to do if you or your child are sick?

If you have recently been in close contact with someone known to have COVID-19, have been told by a healthcare provider you have been exposed, or have tested positive, call your school Attendance Office.

Not at this time. Free Grab and Go meals will be provided at multiple locations for families to pick-up meals. - Updated 11/11/20

Yes! If you have questions about Tier 1 Childcare please view the Tier 1 Information or call (763)689-6214.

No. Visitors to the offices are by appointment only. - Updated 11/20/20

Yes! Donations can be dropped off at the Education Services Center (625A Main St N, Cambridge, MN 55008). Masks will be laundered before being distributed. We are taking donations for both child-size and adult-size masks.