Late in the day on Friday, April 9, New York State released updated guidance for school districts following the CDC's new social distancing recommendations. All documents and information on the District's plan to incorporate this new guidance will be posted here. Please note that this page will be updated frequently as planning develops.

Important Technology-Related Information for Gr. K-4 Return to Classroom:

Now that our students in Grades K-4 will be returning to the classroom for live instruction every school day, all Group A, Group B and In-Person students in Grades K-4 will be asked to return their iPads/Chromebooks on Wednesday, April 28. More information can be found here:

Gr. K-4 Technology Information

Middle/High School Communications:

Middle/high schools have posted letters to their websites with additional information regarding topics such as Wednesday instruction, grading, exams, events/activities, and more. For your convenience, the links can be found below.

Franklin Middle School:

• https://www.ktufsd.org/cms/lib/NY19000262/Centricity/Domain/853/Wednesday%20Info.pdf

Hoover Middle School:

• https://www.ktufsd.org/cms/lib/NY19000262/Centricity/Domain/668/End%20of%20School%20Year%20Parent%20Letter.pdf

Kenmore East:

• https://www.ktufsd.org/cms/lib/NY19000262/Centricity/Domain/254/KE%20June%202021%20Exam%20Letter.pdf
• https://www.ktufsd.org/cms/lib/NY19000262/Centricity/Domain/254/KE%20April%20Wed%20Letter.pdf

Kenmore West:

• https://drive.google.com/file/d/1O-f-nWX4simPIYyHDh2H-gunkV34oM2x/view
• https://drive.google.com/file/d/14kORY_v3lbPR9pPqw-L52o9Gk-tb7VAI/view

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ):

The following link will take you to a Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) compilation which covers the most common questions that have been raised regarding the transition to 3 feet of social distancing:

FAQ Document

Friday, April 16 Update:

Click the following link for the Friday, April 26 edition of the Ken-Ton Weekly Connection, Superintendent Cimato's weekly update for the Ken-Ton community which includes updates/information regarding the transition to 5 days of in-person attendance for Gr. K-4 students:

April 16, 2021 Ken-Ton Weekly Connection

April 15, 2021 Virtual Q&A Session:

A virtual Q&A meeting for all District stakeholders took place from 5-6 p.m. Thursday, April 15 via YouTube Live with hundreds of people tuning in live or for the replay. The format was the same as previous sessions with an update by the Superintendent followed by a Q&A. Anyone could ask questions/share concerns in Live Chat which were answered on screen and in Live Chat by the Superintendent and by District administrators. You can watch a replay of the event here:

https://youtu.be/tdGn0ZtNk50

Click here to view the Live Chat comments in PDF format:

Live Chat Comments

April 13, 2021 Board of Education Presentation:

Click here to see the slides from Superintendent Cimato's presentation at the April 13, 2021 Board of Education meeting:

April 13, 2021 BOE Meeting Slides

Click here to view a video recording of the entirety of Superintendent Cimato's presentation from the April 13, 2021 Board of Education meeting:

https://youtu.be/A7sNGcZ1v7U?t=7155

New York State Guidance:

The NYS guidance document can be found here:

NYSDOH Interim Guidance for In-Person Instruction (April 9, 2021)

CDC Recommendation:

The revised recommendations from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention can be found here:

Operational Strategy for K-12 Schools through Phased Prevention