Ellsworth Community School District

ECSD is currently hiring for a part-time Panther Kids Club After School Care Support Staff. This is a part-time position with working hours of 3:15 p.m. -5:30 p.m Monday- Friday. Child care certification and experience working with children are preferred but not required. All questions can be directed to Mary Zimmerman, Elementary Principal/Special Education Director by phone at (715)273-3912 or by email at zimmermanm@ellsworth.k12.wi.us

Urgent update from the bus garage! Bus Garage phones are currently down. If you get a busy signal, please email chisholmm@ellsworth.k12.wi.us or call 715-245-6486 if you need assistance.

ECSD is currently hiring a full-time substitute teacher position for the upcoming 2021-2022 school year. All questions can be directed to Superintendent Barry Cain by email at cainb@ellsworth.k12.wi.us or Ashley Halverson by email at halversona@ellsworth.k12.wi.us or the District Office by phone at 715-273-3900.

ECSD is currently hiring for the following positions for the upcoming school year: Ellsworth Elementary School - 5.75 hours/day Teaching Assistant This is a part-time position working 28 hours/week- 5.75 hours/day, five days/week. This position includes assisting in the general education classroom including supporting students in academic work and supervision at lunch and recess. Ellsworth Elementary School- PKC and Special Education Teaching Assistant- 8 hours/day Working hours are from 6:00 - 8:00 am in the PKC Child Care program and 8:00-2:30 providing support to Special Education students. This position is health insurance/additional benefits eligible. All questions can be directed to Mary Zimmerman by phone or email.

ECSD is currently hiring for a full-time special education teaching assistant at the middle school for the upcoming 2021-2022 school year. This position is health insurance eligible. This position is for a student with health needs and will be directly working with the student throughout the day in a one-to-one setting. Applicants must have a High School diploma or GED. SE Aide license must be in process at DPI in order to begin working. Special Education aides will be reimbursed the cost of obtaining a WI Department of Public Instruction aide license. Ongoing training working with children with learning disabilities is required. Teaching experience in Reading, English Language Arts, and Math is preferred but not required. CNA license and experience preferred but not required. All questions can be directed to Mary Zimmerman, Elementary Principal/Special Education Director by email at zimmermanm@ellsworth.k12.wi.us or by phone at (715)273-3912 or Tim Conway, Middle School Principal by email at conwayt@ellsworth.k12.wi.us or phone at (715)273-3908.

Is your child interested in swim club? River Falls Swim Club has registration on Sept 2nd & Sept 3rd from 5-7pm at the River Falls High School pool. More details can be found on their website. http://riverfallsswimclub.org/

There is a special school board meeting planned for Monday August 16th at 6pm at EHS Cafeteria where the school board will be approving the Safe Return to School Plan.

RECEIVE DENTAL CARE RIGHT AT SCHOOL! Oral Screening Dental Cleaning Fluoride Varnish Sealants Silver Diamine Fluoride Referral Assistance Services are provided during the day and visits are held throughout the school year. Enroll Now! https://enrollment.bbsmiles.org/ Bridging Brighter Smiles, Inc. accepts Forward Health/BadgerCare Insurance Only. Any Questions Please Call Bridging Brighter Smiles at (262)896-9891 or visit www.bbsmiles.org

ECSD is currently hiring for a Middle School Special Education Teaching Assistant. Working hours are 7:45 am - 3:45 pm. This position primarily works with students with learning disabilities in the general education classroom. Ongoing training working with children with learning disabilities is required. Teaching experience in Reading, English Language Arts, and Math is preferred but not required. Special Education Teaching Assistants must hold a special education aide license or be in process from the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction in order to begin working. Special Education Teaching Assistants will be reimbursed the cost of obtaining a WI Department of Public Instruction aide license. All questions can be directed to Mary Zimmerman, Elementary Principal/Special Education Director by email at zimmermanm@ellsworth.k12.wi.us or by phone at (715)273-3912 or Tim Conway, Middle School Principal by email at conwayt@ellsworth.k12.wi.us or phone at (715)273-3908.

THANK YOU to these Ellsworth businesses and organizations for supporting the Back to School Supply Event. Your support provides supplies, backpacks and shoes for students with a financial need. *Ellsworth Ford *Walter's Electric *American Family Insurance Joanne Hines *Ellsworth Lion's Club

Four Year Old Kindergarten Open House is Monday, August 16th. Teacher assignments, bus information and open house details have been mailed for all children enrolled. If you have not received your information or are planning to enroll your child please contact Ellsworth Elementary, 273-3912.

ECSD is currently hiring for a Head 8th-grade boys football coach. Practice begins August 16, 2021. Compensation for this coaching position is $1,998.00 Questions can be directed to Ann Huppert at huppertan@ellsworth.k12.wi.us

Pierce Pepin Cooperative Services (PPCS) is excited to announce we are starting Dolly Parton's Imagination Library right here in Pierce and Pepin counties. Dolly Parton's Imagination Library is a program for children from birth to five years old. When a child is registered for the program through PPCS, they will receive an age-appropriate book in the mail once a month free of charge. Dolly Parton founded the Imagination Library to inspire the love of reading in young children with a particular emphasis on school readiness. PPCS is excited to offer this program to all families in Pierce and Pepin counties. On Saturday, August 7 we are hosting two launch events: one here in Ellsworth at Pierce Pepin Cooperative Services from 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM and one in Pepin at the city park from 2:00 -4:00 PM. We've planned fun activities that are family centered, including face painting, touch-a-truck, coloring, a local celebrity reading, and snacks.

Hey families! Check out this awesome virtual event that Scholastic Books is hosting on July 31! Registration is free - just click on the link for more information. Scholastic's Virtual Family Book Fest

We are excited to have FOOTBALL BACK for Ellsworth Youth in 2021! This year we have made a few big changes: - The season will begin on August 23 and go through October 2nd. - Practices will be on Mondays and games will be on Thursdays. - The ONLY Saturday game will be on October 2nd. - We have reduced costs. $60 for 1st player, $50 for a 2nd and $40 for a 3rd. Registration is now open and will remain open through August 2nd. The link for that is below. If you have any questions please do not hesitate to reach out. https://www.ellsworthpanthers.com/youthfootball

Open House Dates!!

THANK YOU to Plummer Concrete for supporting the Back to School Supply Event. We greatly appreciate the financial support to purchase needed school supplies, backpacks and shoes.

ECSD is currently hiring for 60% sub teaching positions for the upcoming 2021-2022 school year. All applicants must hold a WI DPI teaching or sub teaching license. All questions can be directed to Barry Cain or Ashley Halverson in the district office.

Ellsworth Community School District is excited to announce that we are once again planning to offer summer food service to our district families. This survey is for the first 3 weeks in August. Meals will again be distributed through the "Grab and Go" process with the same three pick up locations. These include: -Bay City Post Office Parking Lot -Our Saviors Church Parking Lot -Senior High School Cafeteria Entrance Meals will be distributed on Monday's each week from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Monday's pick up will have 6 days of meals. August dates are 8/2, 8/9, and 8/16. Please complete the survey by Friday, July 23th at noon, so our food service team can prepare for the needed meals. Survey Link: https://forms.gle/t5K2e94wECQXdahq6 Please stay tuned for possible updates in delivery times.

Important information for families who may qualify for Pandemic EBT (P-EBT) benefits). School Pandemic EBT (P-EBT) is a program that provides benefits for families to buy food if their children were not getting free or reduced price meals because they were learning from home during the COVID-19 pandemic. Your child is eligible to receive School P-EBT benefits if: They were direct certified or had applied and qualified for free and reduced price meals for the 2020-2021 school year. Their school confirms the child learned from home for at least part of the 2020-2021 school year. All families who qualify and are interested in these benefits must request student attendance records to submit with their application to the P-EBT benefit program. Any family who feels they may be eligible for benefits may contact the individual building(s) in which students attended in the 2020-2021 school year to get attendance information that can be used to verify days of school in which the student(s) attended school virtually. Upon request, the school district will provide a document that will meet the needs of families for verification purposes.