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Volume 3 - Issue
29 - April 25, 2005 |
Message
from Lois Lalley
Dear
Kyrene Family,
I
want to thank you for the outpouring of support that you
have shown me over the loss of my husband, Michael. Your
thoughts, prayers, and kindness are truly appreciated. So
many of you came to share in the celebration of Mike’s
life, and words can never express what that meant to our
family. I realize how blessed I am to work with
such a wonderful group of people that are always willing
to help a colleague through difficult times.
Sincerely,
Lois J. Lalley
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Strategic Planning
A group of parents, teachers, support staff, and
administrators have met a number of times to examine the
vision, mission and goals of the District. This work and
the accompanying work plan have been directed and
approved by the Governing Board. The next step in this
process will be to conduct a Study Session with the
Board to discuss the process and how to gather feedback
and input from the community. More information regarding
Strategic Planning will be provided as it becomes
available, and a Strategic Planning page for the Kyrene
Web site is being developed.
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District
Calendar
The recent elimination of the February Staff Development Day
resulted in a change to the Annual District Calendar for
the next two years. Schools and the District Office will
now be closed on the Friday before Winter Break. You can
view the 2005-2006
and 2006-2007
calendars on the Kyrene Web site.
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Summer
Opportunities from Curriculum and Assessment and
Technology
These summer classes are for teachers and administrators.
There are some wonderful opportunities that you won’t
want to miss. Robert Marzano, Vickie Spandel
and Nancy Lyle from MAX Teaching will be
presenting for teachers and administrators in Kyrene
this June. Click on the links below to access summer
classes offered by the Technology and Curriculum & Assessment
Departments. Register for
classes at https://pgo.kyrene.org/.
Summer Technology Classes: http://www.kyrene.org/edtech/classes/sum_05/index.htm
Summer Curriculum Classes: http://www.kyrene.org/edtech/classes/sum_05/sum_05_curric/
Note: The three-hour June and July planning with Harcourt
or Holt classes are completely different trainings than
the 2-hour overview classes in May. It is expected that
individuals implementing the new reading programs attend
this 3-hour session. If individuals can’t attend a
summer training, additional opportunities will be
provided once school begins.
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Benefits
Information Meetings
All employees are invited to attend upcoming forums where
information about employee benefits will be shared. Any
employee can attend any forum. The schedule is listed
below:
Monday,
May 2nd - 4:00 pm – KMS Multi-purpose Room
Tuesday, May 3rd - 4:00 pm – Sierra Elementary School
Thursday, May 5th - 4:30 pm – District Office
Governing Board Room
Friday, May 6th - 2:00 pm – Akimel A-al Media Center
Monday, May 9th - 4:30 pm – Pueblo Middle School
Tuesday, May 10th - 4:00 pm – Aprende/Brisas
Main Library
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Contact
Information Now Available on Web Site
Looking
for school contacts info? Go to the school listing pages
and you will find the contacts for that school listed at
the bottom of the page.
Link to this page: http://www.kyrene.org/ksdportal/school_directory/
Looking
by Service? Go to the Programs and Services listing
Link to this page: http://www.kyrene.org/ps/
Looking
for Department info? Go to the department pages and you
will find employees on the specific department listings.
Link to this page: http://www.kyrene.org/ksdportal/departments/
Looking
for info by name? Go to the Contact Us section and click
on the Employee Search link at the top of the page.
Link to this page: http://www.kyrene.org/ksdportal/contact/
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Toshiba
America Foundation Grant
The Toshiba America Foundation is making grants available for K-6 Science
and Math Education. Any K-6 teacher is eligible to
apply. Grants will be awarded to the teacher’s school
and will be restricted for use in his or her classroom.
For additional information, visit the Toshiba
America Foundation Web site or contact Linda
Stewart at x4175.
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ACE
Club Service Learning Activity
This
year, the Altadeña ACE Club students chose to
participate in a community service activity by raising
funds to donate desperately needed supplies to a local
animal shelter, and to visit the shelter to make their
donation and spend time with the animals. The students
achieved their goal of raising more than $100 ($147.66
exactly) by selling hot chocolate to other students
before school on several chilly winter mornings. The
students were thrilled to receive a generous donation
match from PETCO, Inc. The Altadena ACE Club will visit
the animal shelter on April 29 to make their $300
donation, and to walk the dogs and spend time playing
with the animals. The students are thrilled to be a
service to their community in this way and look forward
to future volunteer opportunities. Kudos to the ACE
teachers and Coordinators Sarah Segal, Sara Braddy, and
Stephanie Leake for their hard work in helping the ACE
students make a contribution in this way.
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Ahwatukee
Family Pages Art Contest
Attention all Ahwatukee Art Teachers! The Ahwatukee
Family Pages is sponsoring an art contest for
kindergarten through 6th grade students at
Ahwatukee schools again this year. Contest winners will
have their art displayed on the cover and in certain
sections of the publication. The attached
flyer provides additional information. For
questions, contact Johnny
Cruz at x4174.
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Cerritos
Unveils Mosaic Wall Mural
On
Thursday, April 21st, at Cerritos’ Annual Celebration
of Learning, a 4th grade mosaic wall mural (5' x 12')
was unveiled. The Artist-in-Residency for this project
was shared by Viki Reed, Art Specialist at Cerritos and
her daughter, Heather Ross, a local mosaic artist.
Working with Mrs. Reed and Mrs. Ross, 4th graders
slabbed the clay, cut their template designs, glazed the
fired pieces and turned them over to Mrs. Ross for
assembling and grouting. The mosaic mural, entitled
"Lifelong Learning Through Many Hands," will
be a permanent installation on the wall outside the
office door. Stop by and see the artwork of these
incredible 4th grade artists!
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Annual
Employee Appreciation Event
Please
mark your calendars for Wednesday, May 18, from 4-5:30
p.m. to honor our valued employees who are either
retiring or reaching a milestone year of 15, 20, 25, or
30 years with the District. We will be celebrating their
contribution to Kyrene in the MPR at Manitas Elementary
School. Click
here to see who will be recognized this year.
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Retirement
Celebrations
Mariposa
will hold an Open House Retirement Tea on Thursday May 19, from 3:15-4:30 p.m. in the Mariposa Library. The
following Mariposa staff members will be recognized:
- Patti
Brown, Kyrene Teacher for 20 years
- Elaine
Stohler, Kyrene Teacher for 20 years
- Sara
Arnold, Mariposa Teacher for 13 years
- Kay
Harris, Building Manager at Mariposa for 10 years
KMS will host a
retirement celebration for Jim Beadle on Tuesday, May 17
from 4:30-5:30 p.m. in the KMS Media Center.
A retirement celebration
for Sharla Reid will be held on Tuesday, May 3 at 4 p.m.
at Teakwoods (southwest corner of Ray and Kyrene). BBQ
wings and hot wings will be provided.
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Kyrene
Recognized by Arizona School Public Relations
Association
Kyrene was recently
recognized by the Arizona School Public Relations
Association (ASPRA) with three Awards of Excellence for
its communications, marketing, and public relations
efforts. Each year, the Arizona School Public Relations
Association (ASPRA) recognizes standards of excellence
in school public relations through its ASPRA*tions
Awards. This year, Kyrene is receiving ASPRA’s top
awards for overall excellence in public relations and
for its enrollment marketing campaign. In addition,
Governing Board President Rae Waters was recognized with
an Award of Excellence for her contributions to public
education.
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Arizona
State Retirement System Newsletter
Attached
is the latest edition of the Arizona State Retirement
System newsletter.
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