Sandwich Spotlight- September
Sandwich Community
School District 430
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Fall Traditions
The weather has finally turned to fall, bringing with it many of our district traditions. Homecoming week has added spirit and energy throughout our schools, and we look forward to tomorrow’s parade and football game.
We have completed our first round of benchmark assessments. The results will help us identify students’ individual needs and respond through our district’s tiered support system. We have also been busy implementing our new K–5 reading curriculum. This work has given our teachers an opportunity to collaborate on their practices and apply current reading research within our new tool.
We continue to share information about the referendum question on the November 3 ballot with the community. We encourage everyone connected to the district to attend an information session and share the invitation with neighbors who may not receive district communications. We want families and voters to have the facts they need to understand the options before Election Day.
We are Sandwich!
Ryan Janisch
Superintendent, Sandwich 430
Sandwich Ballot Information- Know the Facts
We want to bring to your attention to an important question that will appear on the November 3 ballot. The Sandwich School District is bringing this question to voters to provide our community with a choice regarding how the district funds required Health/Life Safety repairs to our schools.
We encourage you to take a few minutes to watch our informational video and visit the district website to learn more about the facility needs, funding options, the state-approved HLS list, and estimated taxpayer impact.
We also hope you will join us at one of our upcoming community informational sessions, where we will share the facts, explain both options, and answer questions from community members.
Tuesday, October 6 at 9:00 AM- Sandwich Opera House
Tuesday, October 20 at 5:30 PM- Sandwich Middle School Library
Wednesday, October 28 at 1:00 PM- Sandwich Opera House
Our goal is simple: provide facts on both options so our community can make an informed decision on November 3.
Homecoming Parade | Friday, September 25 | 3:30 PM |
Everyone is invited to join us for the Homecoming Parade this Friday! Please see the parade route below. We are Sandwich!
Spectator Seating: Please feel free to line the sidewalks on Lions Road and Dayton Street.
Parking Lot Closure: The SHS parking lot will remain closed until all hayracks have exited the one-way.
Sandwich Music Boosters Events | Saturday, November 7 | 7:00 PM
Communication Apps- Infinite Campus and ParentSquare
The district utilizes two apps for communication and management purposes. Infinite Campus is used for all student-related functions—such as grades, attendance, fees, and more—while ParentSquare is used exclusively for communication. ParentSquare helps us share newsletters, send alerts, manage parent-teacher conference sign-ups, and coordinate volunteer opportunities. If possible, we encourage all families to download the mobile apps for both platforms to stay connected and informed throughout the school year.
Infinite Campus- Link
Schedules
Bus Information
Fees
Grades
Attendance
Food Services
Parent Square- Link
Communications
Sign-ups
Student Fees and Free and Reduced Lunch Rollover
The 2026-27 school year student fees have been assessed in Infinite Campus. Please note that school fees are due by Tuesday, December 1. Please go into your Infinite Campus parent portal to pay all student fees. This is located on the drop-down option labeled “Fees”. Again, student fees will populate in this field later in the week.
The carryover period for students who were receiving free/reduced lunch (FRL) for the 2026-2027 school year will end on September 24, 2026. If a new 2026-2027 application has not been submitted, your child will automatically be put on paid breakfast and lunch. Also, just a reminder that all families on FRL will also qualify for the student fee waiver. We will apply all fee waivers within a week of the September 24 rollover date.
If you would like to fill out an application, please log in to your Infinite Campus parent portal account and click on “More”, then “Meal Benefits”. Once your application has been submitted and reviewed, you will receive an approval/denial letter in the mail via USPS.
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Meal Rates for the 26-27 School Year
Breakfast (K-12) $2.15
Elementary/Middle School Lunch (K-8) $3.90
High School Lunch (9-12) $4.05
Schedule Reminders
We wanted to share a few schedule reminders that are coming up.
Friday, October 9- No School- District Improvement Day
Monday, October 12- No School- Holiday
Below you will find a link to our website and our school calendar for the 26-27 school year. There you will find an interactive school calendar and our “Calendar-at-a-Glance”.
District Leadership Team
The District Leadership Team will continue its work this year and begin with the continued implementation of our three-year district improvement plan. We have finalized the following goal areas for our District Improvement Plan:
Professional Learning Communities
Aligned Instruction and Curriculum
Student Support System (MTSS)
Supportive and Engaged Culture
District Resources (Finance and Facilities)
Under each of these goal areas we have specific tasks listed for each year. We will continue to hold ourselves accountable to these expectations. Having a clear understanding of the vision and direction of our school district is vital to our success and growth. Please take a few moments to read through the District Improvement Plan.
Attendance Policy
Last year the district worked closely with the Regional Office of Education to create an attendance policy that is more aligned with the rest of the county. Our goal is to reduce the number of Chronic Absentee students within the district.
CHRONIC ABSENTEEISM- a student who misses 10 percent of school days (18) within an academic year with or without a valid excuse. According to school research, these students are at greater risk of educational loss. Students within this category are reported to the state and monitored on the district/school report card.
To achieve this goal, we updated our attendance policy to create systems of support to monitor attendance and support families. The biggest changes are outlined below for families. Additional details can be found in the student handbook for each school.
All excused absences count toward a student's total of 10 days of absence.
After 10 absences, the district will ask for a doctor's note for future absences.
All absences must be reported daily by 10:00 AM
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If a student is not reported absent by 10:00 AM the district will begin to identify the student’s location and reason for the absence.
Parents/Guardians will be contacted first.
If no one can be reached, we will contact emergency contacts.
If no one can still be reached, we will contact the district SRO to do a safety check at the student’s home.
Support for student absences will begin at the seventh absence of the school year.
Please help us achieve a positive school outcome through consistent student attendance. This is a significant predictor of student and school success. If someone in your family is unable to attend school for the day, it will be important that you report the absence by 10:00 AM.
Core Values
Our District Culture and Climate Committee created a set of district Core Values. These values are designed to be the cultural base of our learning community. We are using these core values as a set of expectations for staff and students. We want to ensure that our learning community not only supports academic growth but that it embraces a high set of cultural expectations.
These District Core Values were presented to the District Leadership Team and the Board of Education for input. We continue to implement these Core Values with students every month. Please take a few moments to familiarize yourself with our core values.
District Core Values
We are Sandwich!