<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif">Dear Needham Public Schools Families:</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif"><b><br></b></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif"><b>• Family Questionnaire</b> While most families have responded to <a href="https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/NPS-FamilyData">Family Questionnaire</a>  (Thank you!) there are still several hundred families who have not. <font face="georgia, serif" color="#000000"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit"> </span></font><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit">In order to plan and schedule classes for the start of school in September for students in grades K to 12, the district needs your help with completing this <a href="https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/NPS-FamilyData" target="_blank">Family Questionnaire</a>. Please take a couple minutes now and complete <span style="font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;text-decoration-line:underline">one form per child</span> so we can best support your family.</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit"> <i>We are extending the deadline until tomorrow morning, Wednesday, August 5th.</i>  Given that parents have incomplete information about our school reopening plans, you will have an opportunity later in August to make a different decision should that be necessary. If you do not complete the form, we will assume your child(ren) will participate in the planned hybrid model which involves a week of in school learning and a week of at home or remote learning.</span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif"><br class="gmail-Apple-interchange-newline"></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif"><b>• School Committee Meeting</b> The School Committee will meet on Thursday, August 6th at 6:30 p.m. (note change of time) to review and discuss our school reopening plans and the adjusted 2020-21 school calendar.  Here is the link to the meeting:</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif"><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84899409985?pwd=VERiZW16dm9CQnJ4MnBtS3RzZ3dTdz09" target="_blank" style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(5,99,193)"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Palatino;color:rgb(17,85,204);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84899409985?pwd=VERiZW16dm9CQnJ4MnBtS3RzZ3dTdz09</span></a></div><div class="gmail_default" style=""><div class="gmail-gE gmail-iv gmail-gt" style="font-family:Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;padding:20px 0px 0px;font-size:0.875rem"><table cellpadding="0" class="gmail-cf gmail-gJ" style="border-collapse:collapse;margin-top:0px;width:auto;font-size:0.875rem;letter-spacing:0.2px;display:block"></table></div><div class="gmail-" style="font-size:medium"><div id="gmail-:12v" class="gmail-ii gmail-gt" style="font-size:0.875rem;direction:ltr;margin:8px 0px 0px;padding:0px"><div id="gmail-:12u" class="gmail-a3s gmail-aXjCH" style="overflow:hidden;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:small;line-height:1.5"><div dir="ltr" style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Palatino"><span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Passcode: <b>779561<br><br></b>Or iPhone one-tap :</span><br><span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">    US: +19292056099,</span><br><span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Webinar ID: 848 9940 9985</span><br><span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Passcode: 779561</span></span>    </div><div dir="ltr" style=""><font face="georgia, serif"><br></font></div><div style=""><font face="georgia, serif">Many thanks for completing the <a href="https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/NPS-FamilyData">Family Questionnaire</a>.</font></div><div style=""><font face="georgia, serif"><br></font></div><div style=""><font face="georgia, serif">Respectfully,</font></div><div style=""><font face="georgia, serif"><br></font></div></div></div></div></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><font face="georgia, serif">Dan Gutekanst</font></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><font face="georgia, serif">Superintendent of Schools</font></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><font face="georgia, serif">Needham Public Schools</font></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><font face="georgia, serif">1330 Highland Avenue, Needham, MA 02492</font></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><font face="georgia, serif">781-455-0400 x11203</font></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><font face="georgia, serif"><a href="mailto:dan_gutekanst@needham.k12.ma.us" target="_blank">dan_gutekanst@needham.k12.ma.us</a></font></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><br></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><font size="1">ATTENTION: If you speak a language other than English, language assistance services are available to you free of charge. Contact your child’s school for assistance.</font></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><font size="1">Chinese (Simplified): 请注意：如果您的母语不是英语，我们将免费提供您语言辅助服务。如需协助，请与您孩子 的学校联系。</font></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><font size="1">Spanish: ATENCION: Si usted habla un idioma que no sea el inglés, hay servicios de asistencia lingüística disponibles gratis. Contacte la escuela de su hijo para asistencia.</font></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline"><font size="1">Russian: ВНИМАНИЕ: Если вы не говорите на английском языке, для вас доступны бесплатные языковые сервисы на вашем языке. Обратитесь за помощью в школу, в которой учится ваш ребенок.</font></span></span></p></div></div></div></div></div>