Baltic School District

The Baltic High School gym floor will be getting refinished July 25th - 29th. Therefore, all event and team open gyms will be held at the Old School Gym, 500 3rd St, Baltic, SD 57003. Open gym will be held at normal times (8 am to 11 am) and team practices will also stay the same. Please be checking with your student-athletes coaches for any practice time changes during that week.

​Dear Baltic Students and Parents, The following message was sent to all parents on July 11th. On-line registration for 38% of our students has been completed. If you are one of the other 62%, I encourage you to complete on-line registration as soon as possible. So that class assignments can be completed and bus routes established in a timely manner, we ask that registration be completed by August 1st. When completing on-line registration, please note that there are two separate parts that must be completed. Some parents completed only part one, so school staff contacted them and asked them to go back in and complete part two. It would be easier to do both parts the first time. Please contact the school if you need assistance. Pre-school parents are asked to complete the same on-line registration as K-12 parents, and this is in addition to the pre-school registration completed in June. I also cannot emphasize enough the importance of applying for free/reduced price meals prior to the start of school. Since the application does not carryover from previous years and elibility cannot be applied retroactively, students will begin to accrue meal charges on the first day of school that must be paid at some point even if later a family qualifies for free/reduced price meals. ******** The July 4 th holiday has passed, and school will start very soon on August 17 th. I hope you have had an enjoyable summer and are excited about the upcoming school year. Online registration is now open and is accessible via https://www.balticschool.org/page/online-registration or on the school district website at www.balticschool.org. We ask all families to complete this process by August 1 st if possible. Anyone needing assistance in completing online registration including needing access to a computer should contact the school office at 605-529-5464. As part of online registration, families can register for bus transportation available for PK-12 th grade out-of-town students and PK-6 th grade in-town students. To be eligible for bus transportation on the first day of school, transportation registration must be completed by August 1 st. Due to busses reaching capacity, it was necessary to implement a fee for in-town bussing for grades 4-6. All students who register for bussing will receive a bag tag indicating they either qualify for free bussing, or they have paid the required fee. In order for this process to be completed by the first day of school, it is essential for all students, in and out of town, who want bussing to complete transportation registration by August 1 st. Failure to register by the August 1 st deadline may result in a student not being eligible to ride the bus at the start of the school year. All of this is explained in the transportation registration section of online registration. A few weeks ago, information on online athletic registration was emailed to parents. This entire process including obtaining an athletic physical must be completed before a student will be allowed to practice or compete. With the first day of football practice on August 4 th and volleyball practice on August 11 th, it is essential to take care of this as soon as possible in order to participate when practice starts. If you have not already completed athletic registration, you may do so at https://baltic-ar.rschooltoday.com/home. The past two years, a federal government COVID program made school meals free for all students, but unfortunately, that program ended. Therefore, students will have to pay for all meals beginning this school year. If you think your family might qualify for free or reduced-price school meals, I encourage you to submit an application accessible via this link: https://www.balticschool.org/page/nutritional-services. Please note that qualifications for free/reduced-price meals cannot be applied retroactively, which is why it is important for families to submit the application well in advance of the first day of school. I am excited to welcome new staff members and to acknowledge current staff members assuming new positions. Please welcome them at your earliest convenience. Chris Aggen - Secondary (grades 6-12) Principal Edward Clark - Activities Director (in addition to Tech Administrator) Kristin Hamman - Special Services Director (part-time) Carrie Klein - Full-time Elementary Principal (formerly Elem. Principal/Special Services Director) Shawn Geigle - Title I Teacher (formerly 5 th Grade Teacher) Hailey Schmidt - 5 th Grade Teacher (formerly HS Computer/Business Teacher) Regan Specht - Kindergarten Teacher (formerly 1 st Grade Teacher) Bridgett McCallum - Elementary Special Education Teacher Bree Hoek - 1 st Grade Teacher Rachel Sterling - 1 st Grade Teacher Madisyn Jerman - HS Computer/Business Teacher Nicole Woods - Band Director Last, I would guess some are curious about the new high school building project made po

With school just around the corner here are the supply lists for each grade. P​K-5th (https://docs.google.com/spread...) 6th​-12th (https://docs.google.com/spread...) ​We are so excited to see you all soon. Please feel free to reach out with any questions by calling our school office at (605) 529-5464. Thank you and have a great rest of your summer break.

Baltic School District Online Registration is now live! Please go to the Baltic School Homepage at www.balticschool.org and click the button in the middle of the page "Online Registration" and follow the on-screen instructions. A reminder, that registration is best completed on a computer or laptop. Email or call the school with any questions at 605-529-5464 / edward.clark@k12.sd.us

Just a quick reminder that the Boy's Basketball Team will be holding their summer camp Wednesday and Thursday of this week. This is for grades 1-8 and the times will be as follows: Boys entering grades 7-8 (2:00 pm - 3:30 pm) Boys entering grades 1-3 (3:30 pm - 5:00 pm) Boys entering grades 4-6 (5:00 pm - 6:30 pm) If your son did not register and would like to still come, feel free to send them at the appropriate time. The cost of the camp is $30 and checks can be made payable to Baltic Boys Basketball.

HS Student-Athlete Parents, ​Due to a High School Girls Volleyball Team Camp next week Tuesday and Wednesday (June 28th and 29th) we are switching the high school boys and girls acceleration times. So, girls will start at 7 am and boys will follow at 8 am. This switch is only for Tuesday and Wednesday of next week. Also, a reminder that from July 1st to July 8th the weight room and gym will be closed for the mandatory state moratorium for all activities. If you have any questions, please let me know. Edward Clark Baltic School District 49-1 Network Administrator Activities Director

​Take a look at our bullying coaching campaign flyer from our parent coaching program. Bullying Coaching Campaign Flyer​ - https://m.box.com/shared_item/https%3A%2F%2Fapp.box.com%2Fs%2Fvok94zd627dk4vx2fftnk1b8hy4uyvy2

Dear Parents of Pre-School Students in the Fall, Baltic School District Pre-School Registration Link can be found below: https://forms.gle/NBVEtzwf7pABVo2R7

Check out the Parent Coaching May 2022 Newsletter using the link below: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1J5VBzozf6P2XVfIqXVVi2u4Du56EKxFj/view?usp=sharing

Versión en español al final. April 25, 2022 Dear Parents of Baltic Pre-School Students, The Baltic School District is once again planning to run a pre-school next school year. The pre-school will be a blended pre-school consisting of children who qualify for Headstart attending at no charge and children who do not qualify for Headstart paying a fee. Children must be 3 years of age by September 1, 2022 in order to be eligible to attend our pre-school. Following is information on our pre-school. Pre-School Calendar and Hours To run a pre-school in cooperation with Headstart, we must meet the Headstart requirement that the pre-school is in session four days per week for a total of 128 contact days. While the exact start date for pre-school has not been set, we anticipate it starting no earlier than August 22nd and no later than August 29th, running for 128 student contact days, and ending in early May 2023. Pre-school will meet Monday-Thursday with Fridays occasionally used as makeup days. Assuming there will be enough interest to have both a morning and afternoon session, the morning session will run from 8:15am to 12:00pm, with those not eating school breakfast arriving at 8:30am, and those not eating school lunch dismissed at 11:30am. The afternoon session will run from 12:30pm-3:15pm Monday-Thursday with school lunch not available for students in the afternoon session. Enrollment and Registration Pre-school enrollment is limited to 20 students in the morning and 20 in the afternoon. Parents may request either morning or afternoon, and the district will attempt to fulfill such requests, but request are not guaranteed to be filled. Families wishing to enroll in the Baltic pre-school should complete on-line pre-school registration via the link on the school website. The link will open at 10:00am on May 2nd with a registration deadline of June 1st. Non-residents may register for pre-school with the understanding that they will not be awarded placement in our pre-school until after the registration deadline. No slots are guaranteed until the district provides notification after the registration deadline. In general, slots will be filled on a first come-first serve basis based on the following priority order: Baltic School District resident children, non-resident children with older siblings open enrolled to Baltic, non-resident children with no siblings open-enrolled to Baltic. Once a child is accepted into our pre-school, parents are asked to complete school district on-line registration that all PK-12 parents are expected to complete. This registration will open in early July and be accessible via a link on the school website. Pre-School Fees The fees for non-Headstart in-district pre-schoolers in 2021-22 were $150 per month for 8 months (Sept.-April) and $175 per month for non-Headstart out-of-district pre-schoolers with payment due prior to the first day of each month. The fees for 2022-23 have yet to be established, but I would expect only a minimal increase, if any. The first payment (for Sept.) must be made by August 20th, or the slot may be given to a student on the waiting list. Transportation Transportation to and from pre-school is another issue of concern to parents. We realize that 3- and 4-year-olds cannot walk to and from school, and reality today is that quite often both parents are working and providing transportation to and from school can be difficult. However, pre-school is an optional program, and it is our belief that parents should share in the responsibility of getting their children to and from school. Final decisions about in-town bussing have yet to be made, but at this time, we do not anticipate any changes being made. If the district continues to bus in-town PK-6th Grade students, then in-town pre-school students would be welcome to ride the school bus either to pre-school in the morning or home from pre-school in the afternoon via various pickup points established once PK-12 registration is complete (busses do not stop for individual students/families in-town). Pre-schoolers who live outside the Baltic city limits will be allowed to ride the school bus to school in the morning or home from school in the afternoon, just as out-of-town K-12 students are allowed to ride the bus (busses would stop for individual students/families). The past three years, we provided transportation for pre-schoolers in the middle of the day to and from daycares in the City of Baltic at a fee of $20 per month, and we plan to do so again in 2022-23. Information on transportation will be provided in August prior to the first day of pre-school. Headstart All families are encouraged to investigate eligibility for Headstart as children who qualify for Headstart attend our pre-school free of charge. While Headstart is a program for low-income families, there are some opportunities for families that exceed Headstart income guidelines to qualify for Head

Parent, families, and community members, here is the April 2022 Coaching for Parents Newsletter. The topic of this months newsletter is "The Facts Around Bullying". Click this link to check out the newsletter --- https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Ysx9l9YwACc3th6V0NnqZ0hi0q0VaQhh/view?usp=sharing

Parents and families here is the March 2022 Newsletter - Mental health Series from our Coaching Parents Program --- https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-Rez0JcW2mq-GEf7Pt4Tt4rphWqF4Yvn/view?usp=sharing

Baltic School District has partnered with ParentGuidance.org to bring the Baltic community, Coaching for Parents. Check out the website link - https://CookCenter.ino/GetCoaching to find out more.

Parents! Please join us in person or virtually for our Kickoff on 1/11/22 @ 7:00 PM. We will have childcare and refreshments provided! Help take a proactive approach to your child's and family's mental health and well-being!

Baltic PTO SCRIP Gift card Christmas Fundraiser Not sure what to get a staff member for Christmas? Get them a SCRIP gift card! If you would like to give a gift to a school employee this holiday season, you can purchase a SCRIP gift card or drop off a dollar amount at the elementary office (you choose the amount). That dollar amount will be combined with other contributions and used to purchase a SCRIP gift card of the staff members choice. . On December 16th, the teacher will be asked to which place they would like a gift card. The teacher will receive the gift card along with a greeting card from each person that gave money for that teacher. To contribute money towards a gift card, you can simply stop in at the elementary office and tell Brittany which staff member you would like the amount to go. You can also fill out the attached form and send it with the money in an enveloped labeled " SCRIP Christmas Fundraiser" to the office. This is a great way to recognize one or more of our staff members while at the same time supporting the PTO Program that raises money to benefit the school, staff, and students. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1XJ50XdNtsxptwkvnA2qNWWpCQtJYD4IA/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=106538193156935530973&rtpof=true&sd=true If you have questions, please email the PTO at balticpto@gmail.com. Baltic PTO

Dear Parents, To promote two-way communication between the school and parents, we form a Parent Advisory Committee (PAC) that meets 2-3 times throughout the school year. At the PAC meetings, the administration presents information to parents on various topics and gets feedback, and parents have the opportunity to ask questions about topics or concerns of general interest. It should be noted that the PAC meetings are not a time to ask questions or address concerns about specific students or staff. Parents are asked to serve on the PAC for two years, so each year we have half of the PAC serving their second year and half serving their first year. Of course, if a parent is not interested in serving a second year, we will find a replacement, but the experience must not be too painful as most return for the second year. Please email me at Robert.sittig@k12.sd.us if you are interested in serving on the PAC. We are looking for five new PAC members, and if we have more interest than spots, members will be selected to have a good cross-section of K-12 parents. The meetings are usually held on a Monday, Tuesday or Thursday at 6:30 or 7:00pm and usually last 1.5 hours. Once we have the PAC members set, we will determine the date of the first meeting, which we hope to hold in late October or early November. Thank you for considering participation on the PAC. Supt. Bob Sittig Queridos padres, Para promover la comunicación bidireccional entre la escuela y los padres, formamos un Comité Asesor de Padres (PAC) que se reúne 2-3 veces durante el año escolar. En las reuniones del PAC, la administración presenta información a los padres sobre varios temas y recibe comentarios, y los padres tienen la oportunidad de hacer preguntas sobre temas o inquietudes de interés general. Cabe señalar que las reuniones del PAC no son un momento para hacer preguntas o abordar inquietudes sobre estudiantes o personal específicos. Se les pide a los padres que sirvan en el PAC durante dos años, por lo que cada año tenemos la mitad del PAC en su segundo año y la otra mitad en el primer año. Por supuesto, si un padre no está interesado en cumplir un segundo año, encontraremos un reemplazo, pero la experiencia no debe ser demasiado dolorosa ya que la mayoría regresa para el segundo año. Por favor envíeme un correo electrónico a Robert.sittig@k12.sd.us si está interesado en servir en el PAC. Estamos buscando cinco nuevos miembros del PAC, y si tenemos más interés que lugares, los miembros serán seleccionados para tener una buena muestra representativa de padres de K-12. Las reuniones generalmente se llevan a cabo los lunes, martes o jueves a las 6:30 o 7:00 pm y generalmente duran 1,5 horas. Una vez que tengamos los miembros del PAC establecidos, determinaremos la fecha de la primera reunión, que esperamos tener a fines de octubre o principios de noviembre. Gracias por considerar la participación en el PAC. Supt. Bob Sittig

Dear Students, Parents, and Staff, This is just a reminder that the Spirit Wear on-line store is open now through Oct. 31. Our Fall / Winter Spirit Wear store is officially open..... we are opening it a little earlier than usual, since supply and demand on some items are taking a little longer than expected and this way if we get the orders in now, we will hopefully have the items in hand in time for the 1st games..... The Spirit Wear store is open NOW thru midnight, Oct. 31st., again, NO exceptions as that will delay the orders even more than predicted. When ordering, if our wonderful Bulldog supporters see something they like, they just have to click on the item, then in the next screen to the right of the item, there is a drop down that states "Choose Design". This is where they will choose a new Generic Baltic Bulldogs logo, or a mens/womens basketball logo. As they choose their logo option, the image will change so that they know they are ordering the correct logo that they prefer. There are specific items notated on the site that they will take longer to arrive, just so that everyone is aware that those particular items will arrive at a later date. Thanks again and here's to another successful Spirit wear shopping season...... https://hauffsports.chipply.com/balticbasketball/

Hello 7th and 8th grade families, Sioux Valley has a scheduling conflict for Monday. We are now moving our JH volleyball game from Monday to Tuesday, October 12th. The games will still begin at 4:00PM and they will still be at the Sioux Valley School in Volga. Thank you, Cameron Kerkhove Secondary Principal/AD

Congratulations Owyn Anderson (1st Grade) for selling the most Krispy Kreme donuts to support the music program at the Baltic School District. Thank you for all your hard work!

Dear Students, Parents, and Staff, Our Fall / Winter Spirit Wear store is officially open..... we are opening it a little earlier than usual, since supply and demand on some items are taking a little longer than expected and this way if we get the orders in now, we will hopefully have the items in hand in time for the 1st games..... The Spirit Wear store is open NOW thru midnight, Oct. 31st., again, NO exceptions as that will delay the orders even more than predicted. When ordering, if our wonderful Bulldog supporters see something they like, they just have to click on the item, then in the next screen to the right of the item, there is a drop down that states "Choose Design". This is where they will choose a new Generic Baltic Bulldogs logo, or a mens/womens basketball logo. As they choose their logo option, the image will change so that they know they are ordering the correct logo that they prefer. There are specific items notated on the site that they will take longer to arrive, just so that everyone is aware that those particular items will arrive at a later date. Thanks again and here's to another successful Spirit wear shopping season...... https://hauffsports.chipply.com/balticbasketball/