Fall 2020

District leadership has been working in conjunction with Chippewa County Public Health, the WI Department of Public Instruction (DPI) and guidelines from the World Health Organization (WHO), and the Center for Disease Control (CDC) to map out and align details of our school reopening plan.

Families will have two options to start the school year:

• Fully in-person learning 5 days per week

• Fully virtual learning from home

Both options have benefits and drawbacks, but offer families two equitable and viable options to continue your child’s education for the 2020-2021 school year. This Roadmap to Reopening plan is a lengthy document and contains a lot of information. Please take the time to read the sections that pertain to your family. These protocols are subject to change as we learn and adapt to a different set of operational standards and we sincerely thank you for your patience and understanding.

Your child’s school will communicate how these protocols and instructional practices will be adhered to in specific school buildings.

Reopening Our Schools - Detailed Plan

Resources for CFAUSD Families

(Updated 04/27/2020)

Below please find resources for Chippewa Falls Area Unified School District families. This website is meant to serve as a single place where families can visit to find everything they need for food programs, internet service, technology tools, mental health, community resources, and learning resources. If you have a need specific to your child, please contact your child’s school directly. If we can’t meet your need, we will help you connect with someone who can. 

Thank you for your continued support and patience! We are proud to serve the Chippewa Falls Community… from afar, for now.

• Chippewa County Resources
• Learning Resources for Families
• CFAUSD Take Home Technology (Elementary Families)
• Troubleshooting Chromebooks at Home
• School Based Mental Health Support 
• How to Talk to Kids about COVID-19
• Technology Access for Families
• Special Education and IEP Meeting Information
• Picking up a Student Device or Getting a Device Repaired
• See sidebar on right for meal information

Resources for Staff

• Tech Resources for Staff at Home
• Virtual Learning Plan
• Cloud QuickFix from Home

Information for High School

• High School News Letter

What You Can Do and Our Cleaning Measures

Chippewa Falls Area Unified School District has a routine cleaning regimen in place to help reduce the spread of germs and communicable disease. In addition to our regular cleaning and disinfection, we are increasing the cleaning of high-touch areas and hard and soft surface items throughout the day. We will follow all guidelines of the CDC and our local and state health departments.

We all play a role in helping reduce the spread of communicable disease. We are asking our students, staff and families to practice regular preventive actions (see flyer in English, Spanish, Hmong and Mandarin Chinese) including:

• Wash your hands regularly, for 20 seconds, using soap and hot water. Make sure to wash your fingertips. This is especially important after using the restroom, coughing or sneezing into your hands, and before preparing or consuming food.
• Avoid coughing or sneezing into your hands or in the air. Always try to cough or sneeze into a tissue, and then throw the tissue away. If you don’t have a tissue, cough/sneeze into your arm.
• As much as you can, avoid touching your eyes, mouth and nose.