Emergency Information Cards

Good evening.  Chances are, you might be wondering why we sent home emergency information cards after sending out multiple automated calls asking parents to enter this information through the Skyward parent portal.  There are several reasons for this.  This fall is our first time asking parents to enter several back to school forms in Skyward rather than filling out hard copies and sending them back to school.  We felt this would be easier for parents, and reduce the chances that information is lost en route between home and school.  For the most part, this has worked well, as a vast majority of parents have completed the required forms online through Skyward.  Despite the best efforts of our team, completing the emergency information form in Skyward has proven a challenge that we have yet to overcome.  After the first two or three attempts over the past several weeks, we were still not confident that all of the information submitted electronically was accurate.  There are several possible causes for this.  The form may not be set up correctly, parents may be hurrying through and not completing all of the information, or the defaults may be set incorrectly.  More likely, it is a combination of these and other factors that has caused hiccups in the process.  Since it is critical for us to have the most updated and accurate medical and emergency information on file in case of emergency, we sent home a hard copy of the emergency information card with students yesterday.  We ask that you complete the card and send it to school with your child on Monday.  On behalf of our team, I apologize for asking you to complete this information for a third or fourth time.  Sometimes the "old school" method just works better than the high-tech way, and at the present time this is one of those instances.  Thank you in advance for your cooperation and patience.