December 2007

December 2007
Volume XIII - Issue V
Enrollment Summary
and Budget Impact
DECEMBER
EVENTS
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• Christmas Concerts
• Senior Citizen Luncheon
Semester Tests
End of First Semester
Christmas Break
see calendar, page 15 for details
INSIDE THE PRIDE
Accelerated Readers.............. 8
Activities & Menu.................15
After Prom...........................16
Annual Progress Report...... 2-3
Band Notes.......................... 5
Board Minutes................. 9-12
FFA...................................... 4
FBLA.................................... 5
Food Pantry.........................12
Healthy Kids Tips.................13
Intermediate Principal........... 6
Kiya Koda Project.................. 5
Lacona Library...................... 8
Primary Principal................... 7
Sport Schedules................4,14
Veteran’s Day....................... 7
The WARREN PRIDE is a monthly
publication of the Southeast
Warren Community School District. Activities listed are subject
to change and may also be accessed via the online calendar at:
www.se-warren.k12.ia.us
To receive or be removed
from newsletter delivery
(if not Boxholder), contact:
LuAnn Ohnemus
641-466-3510
luann.ohnemus@
se-warren.k12.ia.us
Southeast Warren Comm. School
16331 Tyler St.
Liberty Center, IA 50145
The official enrollment count date is October 1. On that date this year, the district enrollment was 514. This is a decrease of 29 students from last year’s official
count of 543. That does not affect the current budget; however, that does impact
next year’s budget which is based on this year’s enrollment.
What does affect this year’s budget is the changes in the number of open enrollment students. Last year we had 32 students open enrolled in; this year we have
only 30. That is lost revenue of $10,256.
Last year we had 71.7 students open enrolled out; this year we have 88.2. That
is increased expenditures in the current budget of $84,612.
Putting those two numbers together ($10,526 + $84,612) represents actual lost
budget dollars this year of $95,128. We did anticipate some of these changes but
not to this extent. The current budget has proposed expenditures of $5,624,042 and
projected revenues of $5,221,508. This is a shortfall of $42,534. This is less than
one percent of the total budget, but this late into the year, it is not easy to find ways
to reduce line items significantly. We welcome any suggestions you may have for
cost reductions.
The above changes will also impact next year’s budget. While the allowable per
pupil expenditures will increase by four percent (from $5,333 to $5,546), our total
official enrollment has decreased by 8.8 students (1.5 percent). The net result is that
our budget will grow by only 2.4 percent.
If we assume no increases in costs for utilities, bus fuel, paper and other supplies
and no changes in open enrollment and salary/benefit settlements with employees
of four percent, we will be looking at a budget shortfall of approximately $80,000
to start the year.
This projected shortfall is one of the reasons that I have proposed possible
changes in the administrative structure of the District. The School Board will be
considering that possibility over the next few months; this topic will be on each
Board agenda until a decision has been made.
Harold Hulleman, Superintendent
FINE ARTS DINNER THEATRE AND
SILENT AUCITON
MARCH 8TH, 2008
The Southeast Warren Fine Arts Boosters (FAB) needs your help! We are planning our next Fine Arts Night on Sat. March 8th, 2008. This event is our primary
fundraising event and an opportunity for SEW students to share their arts related
talents. The evening will feature entertainment by talented SEW students and community members, a 50’s themed meal, and a silent auction.
To make this evening a success, your help is needed. The following is a list of
some of the ways you can help support the arts at SE Warren:
continued, page 5
PAGE DECEMBER 2007
Annual Progress Report
To All Residents of the Southeast
Warren School District:
Once again, we are pleased to present our Annual Progress Report for the
school district. This report contains
data that show progress toward our student learning goals. Every Iowa school
district is required to distribute this report to its patrons each year.
Again this year we are going to report some of the data each month for
the next four months. This month we
will report on reading achievement.
The data indicates the percentage of
students who are proficient. Proficient
is defined as scoring at the 41st percentile or higher on a standardized test; this
definition is used at all grade levels and
for all subjects. The standardized tests
used in Iowa are the Iowa Tests of Basic
Skills for grades 3-8 and the Iowa Tests
of Educational Development for grades
9-11.
The first table contains reading
data on our fourth grade students for
the past three years. Last year 85.3%
of our fourth graders were considered
proficient in reading. This percentage
is higher than students across the state
(79.9%) and in the nation (60%).
There was little difference between
fourth grade boys and girls. However,
students from less affluent homes scored
somewhat lower than their classmates.
The second table contains reading
data on our eighth grade students for the
past three years. Last year 77.1%f of
our eighth graders were considered proficient in reading. This is a significant
improvement from the previous year.
This percentage is greater than students
in the nation (60%) and students in Iowa
(72.4%).
A higher proportion of eighth grade
girls were proficient than were boys.
Students from less affluent homes and
special education students scored at a
level comparable to their classmates.
The third table contains reading data
for our eleventh grade students for the
past three years. Last year 70.7 % of
our eleventh graders were considered
proficient in reading. This was a significant decrease from the previous year
when 85.4% of the eleventh grade students were proficient. This percentage
is lower than students in Iowa (75.7%)
but higher than students in the nation
(60%).
Considerably more eleventh grade
girls were proficient than were boys.
Each year we establish an annual improvement goal in reading. Last year
our goal was to improve the number
of sixth grade students who are proficient. We met this goal as there was an
increase of nearly three percent. This
year our goal is to increase the performance of current tenth grade students.
In summary, reading achievement
is generally good across the District.
Many thanks and compliments to our
students and staff for this progress.
Next month we will report on math.
If you have questions about any information in this report, please contact
me or any one of the principals. Thank
you for your interest and your support.
Sincerely,
Harold W. Hulleman,
Superintendent
IN ALL CHARTS: * F/R Lunch – Free or Reduced Lunch students
+
IEP – Students with an Individual Education Plan
** Group consists of less than 10 students
Proficient = 41st percentile or above on assessment
Grade 4: Reading
Assessment: Iowa Test of Basic Skills
Annual Data
% Proficient = Intermediate + High percentages
4th Grade
No. of
Students
% Proficient
All Students
% of
Proficient
Females
% of
Proficient
Males
% of Proficient
Eligible F/R
Lunch*
2004-05
2005-06
2006-07
33
40
35
72.7%
87.5%
85.3%
66.7%
87.0%
86.7%
80.0%
88.2%
84.2%
55.6%
70.0%
90.0%
% of Proficient
% with % Non
Non Eligible
IEP+
IEP
F/R Lunch
79.2%
93.3%
83.3%
33.3% 87.5%
**
**
**
**
State and National Comparison: 4th Grade Reading
4th Grade
Reading
Southeast Warren: % of
Students Proficient
Iowa:
% of Students
Proficient
Nation:
% of Students
Proficient
2006-07
85.3%
79.9%
60.0%
PAGE DECEMBER 2007
Grade 8: Reading
Assessment: Iowa Test of Basic Skills
Annual Data
% Proficient = Intermediate + High percentages
8th Grade
No. of
Students
% Proficient
All Students
47
48
47
66.7%
60.4%
77.1%
2004-05
2005-06
2006-07
% of
Proficient
Females
81.5%
63.2%
86.4%
% of
Proficient
Males
47.6%
58.6%
69.2%
% of Proficient % of Proficient
% with % Non
Eligible F/R Non Eligible F/R
IEP*
IEP
Lunch*
Lunch
75.0%
36.4%
80.0%
63.9%
67.6%
75.8%
26.7% 84.85%
**
**
**
**
State and National Comparison: 8th Grade Reading
8th Grade
Reading
Southeast Warren: % of
Students Proficient
2006-07
77.1%
Iowa:
% of Students
Proficient
72.4%
Nation:
% of Students
Proficient
60.0%
Grade 11: Reading
Assessment: Iowa Tests of Educational Development
Annual Data
% Proficient = Intermediate + High percentages
11th
Grade
No. of
Students
% Proficient
All Students
2004-05
2005-06
2006-07
54
48
41
81.5%
85.4%
70.7%
% of
Proficient
Females
80.8%
84.0%
84.2%
% of
Proficient
Males
82.1%
87.0%
59.1%
% of Proficient % of Proficient
% with % Non
Eligible F/R Non Eligible F/R
IEP*
IEP
Lunch*
Lunch
66.7%
**
**
85.7%
**
**
**
**
**
**
41.7% 82.8%
State and National Comparison: 11th Grade Reading
11th Grade
Reading
Southeast Warren: % of
Students Proficient
2006-07
70.7%
Iowa:
% of Students
Proficient
75.7%
Nation:
% of Students
Proficient
60.0%
Long Range Reading Goal: All K-12 students will achieve at high levels in reading comprehension, prepared for success
beyond high school.
2006-07 Annual Improvement Goal for Reading was to increase the percent of 2006-07 sixth grade students earning a score
considered proficient (41st percentile or above) on the Iowa Tests of Basic Skills (ITBS) Reading Comprehension measure by
two points as compared to their performance as fifth graders (70.6% proficient). We did meet the goal. Our students scored
73.5% proficient, which is slightly more than the two points we expected.
2007-08 Annual Improvement Goal for Reading is to increase the percent of 2007-08 tenth grade students earning a score
considered proficient (41st percentile or above) on the Iowa Tests of Educational Development (ITED) Reading Comprehension by two points as compared to their performance as ninth graders (59.6% proficient).
PAGE DECEMBER 2007
HS WRESTLING 2007-08
LEVEL
DAY
DATE
TH
November 29
JV/V
SA
December 1
JV/V
TH
December 6
JV/V
SA
December 9
OPPONENT
SITE
TIME
Carlisle/Nevada
Carlisle
5:30 PM
Woodward-Granger
Woodward
9:30 AM
East Union/Central Decatur
Afton
6:00 PM
V
Lenox Tournament
Lenox
10:00 AM
Creston JV Tournament
Creston
9:30 AM
M-St. M
Martensdale
6:00 PM
SA
December 9
JV
TU
December 11
JV/V
SA
December 15
V
Pride of Iowa
Martensdale
9:00 AM
TH
January 3
JV/V
Centerville/Chariton
Centerville
6:00 PM
SA
January 5
V
Gary Christensen Invite
Winterset
9:00 AM
TH
January 10
JV/V
Pleasantville/Wayne
H
6:00 PM
SA
January 12
V
Wayne Duals
Corydon
9:30 AM
TH
January 17
JV/V
Interstate 35
Truro
6:00 PM
January 19
V
I-35 Tournament
Truro
9:45 AM
January 24
JV/V
Corning/Nodaway Valley
Corning
6:00 PM
SA
January 26
V
Tigerhawk Duals
Colfax
9:30 AM
SA
February 2
V
Sectional Wrestling
TBA
12:00 PM
TU
February 5
V
Regional Duals
TBA
7:00 PM
SA
February 9
V
District Wrestling
TBA
12:00 PM
WE
February 13-16
V
State Tournament
Des Moines
TBA
SA
February 23
V
State Duals
Cedar Rapids
TBA
JH GIRLS
BASKETBALL
JH WRESTLING
SA
TH
DAY
MO
DATE
December 3
OPPONENT
Chariton/Interstate 35
SITE
H
TIME
4:00 PM
TU
December 4
Eddyville
4:00 PM
TH
December 6
H
4:00 PM
TU
December 11
Eddyville-Blakesburg
CD/Mt. Ayr/Wayne/I-35/
M-St. M/EU
Interstate 35
Truro
4:00 PM
TU
January 8
Carlisle
4:15 PM
TU
January 15
Martensdale
4:00 PM
TH
January 24
Carlisle/Winterset/Saydel
Norwalk/M-St. M/
Twin Cedars
Central Decatur/Wayne/
Twin Cedars
Leon
4:00 PM
DAY
DATE
OPPONENT
SITE
TIME
MO
November 19
TU
December 4
Interstate 35
Truro
4:00 PM
Wayne
Lacona
TH
4:00 PM
December 13
Murray
Murray
3:45 PM
MO
December 17
Melcher-Dallas
Lacona
4:00 PM
MO
January 7,
Chariton
Lacona
4:15 PM
TU
January 8
Central Decatur
Leon
4:00 PM
MO
January 14
Melcher-Dallas
Melcher-Dallas
4:00 PM
TH
January 17
Martensdale-St. Mary’s
Lacona
4:00 PM
TU
January 22
Interstate 35
Lacona
4:00 PM
Pleasantville
Lacona
4:15 PM
JH BOYS
BASKETBALL
MO
DAY
DATE
OPPONENT
SITE
TIME
MO
November 19
Interstate 35
Lacona
4:00 PM
TU
December 4
Wayne
Corydon
4:00 PM
MO
December 17
Melcher-Dallas
Melcher-Dallas
4:00 PM
MO
January 7
Chariton
Chariton
4:15 PM
TU
January 8
Central Decatur
Lacona
4:00 PM
MO
January 14
Melcher-Dallas
Lacona
4:00 PM
TH
January 17
Martensdale-St. Mary’s
Martensdale
4:00 PM
TU
January 22
Interstate 35
Truro
4:00 PM
MO
January 28
Pleasantville
Pleasantville
4:15 PM
FFA
The Southeast Warren FFA has just
completed a very busy October.
We received silver in the state soil
judging competition in Ames. Congratulations to Joe Ripperger, Danny
Eichhorn, Jake DeLay and Heidi Dittmer on an excellent job at State. A special thanks to DA-SHEL- Livestock for
digging pits for the Agronomy class to
practice on.
In October we finished up another
Trap shoot league at the local IKES.
This fall we sponsored one team of five
students to participate in the competition, and often had many other members show up to shoot for practice and
fun. Chase Reynolds and Devin Reed
were good enough to shoot perfect
scores of 25 out of 25 one night of the
competition.
The test plots in Milo were harvested in November by Mr. Dave Reynolds
and son Chase; we would also like to
thank them and the Coop for their help
throughout the year with the plots. The
yields and prices were at an all time
high for us.
The FFA also spent a day helping out
the Warren Co. Pheasants Forever with
their annual banquet in Indianola. We
had 21 members show up to help out
the Pheasant Forever crew with the very
impressive banquet.
On the 23rd of October members
from the chapter went to Indianapolis,
Indiana for the National FFA Convention. While at the Convention they listened to keynote speaker Rick Rigsby,
attended the career show and visited
many colleges and universities about
agriculture. They also toured Caterpillar Logistics, John Deere, Wolf Park
and several other places as well. Special thanks to Larry and Genie Snuggs,
and Terri Brummer for helping make
this trip to Indianapolis possible.
Weather permitting; fruit and cheese
will be delivered on Wednesday the 5th
of December. FFA members will be
getting out of school around 1 p.m. to
start delivering the fruit and cheese as
soon as possible
PAGE DECEMBER 2007
FBLA Fundraiser
Project
The Southeast Warren Chapter of
Future Business Leaders of America
(FBLA) is currently hosting a fundraising project that continues through
December 3, 2007. The students are
selling “Casey’s Donut Partnership
Cards.” The cards allow the purchaser
to receive six free donuts with the purchase of six at regular price. The card
is good for ten purchases and has no
expiration date. Cards sell for $10.00
with $5.00 of each sale going to our
local FBLA chapter. Funds raised by
the students will be used to pay their
expenses to the 2008 State Leadership
Conference next April in Cedar Rapids.
If you enjoy a delicious Casey’s donut
now and then, we hope you will help us
in our fund-raising effort. If you would
like to purchase a card, and have not
been contacted by an FBLA member,
please call Carol Carr, FBLA Adviser,
at 641-466-3331 (Ext. 106) by Monday,
December 3. THANKS FOR YOUR
SUPPORT!!!
Band Notes
The Christmas season is upon us
which means it’s concert time. The
High School / Jr. High concert is December 10th at 7:00 P.M. in the High
School gym. Both bands are putting
the final touches on their programs. Jr.
High band is a very talented group to
work with and I look forward to each
and every rehearsal with them. They are
performing “ A Festive Christmas Overture” by John Edmondson, and “Have
Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” arranged by Paul Cook. High School
band is presenting a brass ensemble and
a flute quartet performing traditional
Christmas carols. They will conclude
their performance with the jazz band
playing “A Jazzy Merry Christmas” and
“Winter Wonderland”. A little snow.
The holiday season. Some great music.
This promises to be a very entertaining
evening. See you on the 10th.
Willis VanderLinden
Band Director
FINE ARTS BOOSTERS, cont’d.
Master of ceremonies (1)
Entertainers (20-30)
Set up crew (12)
Tear down crew (12)
Ticket seller (1)
Wait staff (12)
Kitchen help (6-8)
Soda jerk (2)
Table decorations (2-3)
Host/hostess (will seat people) (2-3)
Follow up calls to businesses (4-6) Pick up items for the auction (2-3)
Assemble items into gift baskets (2-3) Set up auction display (2-3)
Auction monitors (1-2)
Auction cashier (1)
Auction set up (2-3)
Design and type the program (1-2)
Donate items for the silent auction
Cash donation
The SE Warren Fine Arts Boosters are a small, dedicated group of volunteers
who support the arts for all K-12 students in the SE Warren school system. All monies raised will be used to support K-12 fine arts programs at SE Warren. In the past
we have been able to:
a.. Purchase art supplies for K-12 art classes
b.. Fund transportation to cultural events
c.. Bring Opera Iowa to SEW Primary and Intermediate buildings
d.. Purchase choir robes and garment bags for HS choir
e.. Purchase sound system components for HS
f.. Hire accompanists for musicals
g.. Purchase band instruments for band
h.. Purchase material for new flags for HS flag squad
i.. Purchase awards for All State speech performances
j.. Provide refreshments at school concerts and plays
Please contact any member of the FAB with questions and your offer tohelp.
Thanks!! Jan Dittmer 534-4200, Cindy Klages 534-4065, or Cathy Nutting 9426593 -- Or email Jan Dittmer at [email protected]
Our regular meetings are on the first Monday of the month @ 6:30 pm @ the
Primary Building media center in Milo. Feel free to join us.
Kiya Koda Project
The seventh grade class at S.E. Warren Jr./Sr. High has selected the Kiya Koda
Humane Society to be the benefactor of their 2007-2008 class project. The students
are planning a SUPPLY DRIVE during the week of December 3-8, 2007. Students
will be collecting donations at the primary, intermediate, and jr./sr. high schools
during this week (December 3-7). Drop boxes will be provided at each center for
donations. Students will also be collecting contributions during the home basketball games on Friday, December 7, and Saturday, December 8.
Kiya Koda has a strong need for quality canned dog and cat food—please check
the expiration dates. They also can use dog/cat treats, new toys for the animals,
quality dry food, good used or new towels, and of course cash donations. We hope
you’ll help our seventh graders make the holiday season a little brighter for homeless animals in Warren County by assisting us with this SUPPLY DRIVE. Send
your contributions to school with any student in grades K-12 or bring them along
and enjoy a night of basketball December 7 or 8. Your contributions are greatly
appreciated!!! As stated by Immanual Kant – “We can judge the heart of a man by
his treatment of animals.” May our hearts show generosity and compassion to our
local animals in need! HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!!
PAGE DECEMBER 2007
INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL
Cindy Butler, Principal
Conferences were well attended with
96% of our students having a parent or
guardian come to school to visit with
the teacher(s) who were available. We
feel strongly about the benefit of communication between school and parent.
Besides conferences, we have several
avenues of communication: phones
in the classrooms, e-mail access, after-hours answering machine, or notes
home. In addition to the two-way communication, we provide one-way communication via the weekly update from
the office, the Pride, the Intermediate
Notebook, and the school web site.
Please contact us with any concerns or
questions.
We welcome Deputy Randy Spurr
back again this year. He leads the sixth
graders through a Drug Abuse Resistance Education (D.A.R.E.) program
for 14 weeks. The students learn about
types of peer pressure and ways to respond to different situations. Students
are introduced to the D.A.R.E. Decision
Making Model that will assist in problem solving and will help students make
wise decisions. This is Deputy Spurr’s
sixth year working with our school. We
appreciate his efforts and the efforts of
the Warren County Sheriff’s office to
keep our students drug free.
Sixth grade students and Mr. Jones recently hosted a Math Night at the Intermediate. The event was well attended and lots of fun! Students collaboratively developed math projects for attendees to
try. Projects ranged from measuring the
distance a paper frog could jump in 5
seconds to placing backpacks in order
by weight. Parents, grandparents, siblings, and community members enjoyed
trying their skills at each project. We
look forward to another Math Night
next year!
Fifth grade students at SE Warren
Intermediate, got
the chance to have
their weather questions answered by
Meterolgist Jason
Parkin of KCCI
News Channel 8.
Before his visit,
students
learned
about weather and
natural disasters in
Science class.
African Music Presented
The students of Southeast Warren Intermediate were privileged to have Father
Felix Onara visit with them as a culmination of a unit on African music. A native of Nigeria, Father Felix was known by many of the students as the Priest in
our St.Augustine’s/St.Mary’s Catholic churches. He learned music “at the foot of
his elders” and shared the differences between African and American music. He
brought many of the instruments he plays, which were all hand-made in his native
country. Every student was taught how to play one of the instruments and add a
rhythmic motif to the performance of the class ensemble. He discussed the different ways music is used in his native culture. The students loved the fresh approach
to making music, and truly appreciated having Father Felix share his culture with
us!!
PAGE DECEMBER 2007
PRIMARY SCHOOL
Charlotte Weaklend, Principal
The community is cordially invited
to our annual Elementary Christmas
Concert to be held at 7:00 p.m. on December 3rd in the High School Gymnasium. While you are there, be sure and
visit our Christmas Tree Lane decorated
by the children and vote for your favorite tree by making a donation toward
classroom supplies for that grade level’s
classrooms.
Please join us during Milo’s Small
Town Country Christmas on December
1st anytime between 9:00 a.m. and 4:00
p.m. Featured at the Primary Center
this year will be:
• Scholastic Book Fair where you
may purchase books for children of all
ages and for adults
• Elves Workshop where youngsters can make gifts for their parents for
a nominal fee
• Cookie Walk where you may purchase decorated cookies and cakes or
homemade candies
• Christmas Tree Lane where you
may vote for the “best decorated” class
tree and make a contribution toward
supplies for those classrooms
• Local Vendors, including several
high school groups, selling a variety of
gift items.
Monetary donations from the community may be made to the US Navy
Veterans Association, as we add your
amount to the student collection here
at school. Our goal is to raise at least
$50.00 to be used by that organization
to purchase care packages of needed
items for the service men and women
currently serving our country abroad.
Donations for this building service project may be mailed or brought to the Primary Center any time before December
7th. Letters and notes of encouragement
from the children will be included with
our contribution to this worthy cause.
We will include your notes along with
ours, should you wish to write them.
Thanks
Veterans Day
2007
On Thursday morning, November 8, the Southeast Warren Primary students recognized Veterans’ Day with a special program held in the school gym.
Ten 3rd grade students marched into the gym holding the flag and then demonstrated the folding of the flag. The Pledge of
Allegiance was said by all, followed by Mrs. Spurgeon welcoming the guests. Special guests were veterans and community
members.
All students had an important part in the program with originally created songs and poems by the kindergarten, first and
second grade students, and a top ten list for living in America and history of our flag by the 3rd graders.
Mrs. Chambers, the school nurse, recognized the members of the Milo American Legion for their generous donation. This
donation helped raise $2,000 to purchase two AEDs for the Milo and Lacona buildings, and our school is very appreciative of
this support.
The program was concluded with the singing of “It’s a Grand Old Flag” and refreshments for the veterans and their guests
in the library
PAGE DECEMBER 2007
Accelerated Readers
We are proud of the second and third
grade students who continue reading
lots of AR books! The second AR party
will be coming up after the end of the
9 weeks, and those students who reach
their goal will be able to attend. ALL
READERS are announced at our closing
on Friday. Following is a list of those
students who have made it to the next
goal of Rising Reader and have earned
20 points. Other goals to strive for are
Super Readers (reading chapter books),
and the 25, 50, 75, and 100 Point Clubs.
We are very pleased with your success,
and KEEP READING!!
RISING READERS
Tyler Backstrom
Lane Becker
Kelli Chapman
Emilie Cooper
Mason Ohnemus
Jaden Schurman
Makayla Vinsick
Blake Bauer
Brock Graham
Randy Thomas
Jordan Ball
Brandon Dittmer
Elise Emmick
Grant Minton
Wyatt Shannon
Megan Donahue
Destiny Lawton
Brianna Shannon
Jed Balk
Trenton Carruthers
Morgan Collins
Kaleb Miller
Kortney Riggan
Dalton Thompson
Victoria Worthington
Shannon Coffman
Gabbie Smith
Dustin Backstrom
Dylan Deemer
Kindra Dittmer
Lauren Hartman
Kyle Rea
Rylee Youmans
Summer Hall
Max Lerch
SUPER READERS
John Tarwater
T. J. Dierking
Sammy Straw
25 POINT CLUB
Tyler Backstrom
Trenton Carruthers
Jaden Schurman
Dalton Thompson
Blake Bauer
Brock Graham
Randy Thomas
Brandon Dittmer
Elise Emmick
Grant Minton
Wyatt Shannon
T. J. Dierking
Jed Balk
Mason Ohnemus
John Tarwater
Makayla Vinsick
Shannon Coffman
Sammy Straw
Jordan Ball
Kindra Dittmer
Lauren Hartman
Kyle Rea
Rylee Youmans
Brianna Shannon
Primary Center Students have been
working very hard to achieve their reading goals for this quarter. Each student
who made their reading goal was invited to attend the first quarter Accelerated
Reading party. Second and third grade
teachers were pleased to send almost all
their students to this first party!
We want to extend a huge thank you
to all the wonderful parents who helped
put together such a fun “Halloween”
themed party! The thank yous also go
to the PIE organization who helps us
each year to put on these reward parties.
Second and Third grade teachers
SEW Primary Center
Red Ribbon Week
Students at the SEW Primary Center celebrated Red Ribbon Week with a
special guest. Trooper Shelley visited
with each grade and talked about the
importance of not putting anything into
your body which doesn’t have a label
of ingredients to read. He also showed
the students items which should never
be picked up off a playground, in a park
or on the street. Other activities for the
week included healthy snack day, shield
yourself from drugs, turn your back
on drugs and of course wear red day.
Thanks to the Red Ribbon Committee
and concerned citzens for providing the
red ribbons to wear this year
Lacona Library
Our Book Discussion for Dec. 17,
2007 is Christmas Shoes by Donna
VanLiere at 6:30 PM. The books are at
the Library to be picked up.
The next Board and Friends Meeting
will be Jan.28, 2008 at 6 pm and 7 pm,
respectively. For any information call
Pat at the Library.
We have several new books for
adults, children, big kids, youth and
new movies in. Come in and check
these out.
If you would like to donate your
Family Genealogy to our new Genealogy Section, just copy the information
and we will display it in our genealogy
section. Remember; what you donate to
the library becomes the property of the
Library.
The Lacona Public Library will be
closed Dec, 24 and 25. It will reopen at
regular time Dec. 26. We will be open
New years Eve, Dec. 31 at regular time,
but will be closed New Years Day and
will reopen Jan. 2, 2008 There will not
be a Story Time in Dec.
The Lacona Public Library Staff,
Board, and Friends want to wish you
and yours a Very Merry Christmas and
A Happy New Year. Have safe Holidays
also. Pat Neer, Director.
PAGE DECEMBER 2007
Southeast Warren Community School District
Organizational Board Meeting
October 8, 2007
The Southeast Warren Board of Education met
in regular session October 8, 2007, in the ICN
room of the Junior/Senior High School building.
Board President Ron Miller called the meeting to
order at 5:30 p.m. The following board members
were present: Paul Mead, Larrie Williams, John
Burrell and Jennifer Mihalovich. Superintendent
Dr. Harold Hulleman, Secondary Principal Terry
Gladfelter, Intermediate Principal Cindy Butler,
Primary Principal Charlotte Weaklend, Transportation Director Joel Mosher and Board Secretary
Julie Wilson were also in attendance, along with
members from the community.
AGENDA: Motion by Paul Mead, seconded by
Larrie Williams to approve the agenda. Ayes: 5.
FFA TRIP TO NATIONAL CONVENTION: FFA
students presented the itinerary for the trip to
the FFA National Convention in Indianapolis, Indiana, from October 23-26. Eight students and
four chaperones will be attending the convention.
FFA will pay the hotel and registration expenses
for all students and adults. The students and
adults will be expected to pay for their meals.
Motion by Jennifer Mihalovich, seconded by Paul
Mead to approve the trip to the FFA National
Convention. Ayes: 5.
REPORTS:
Transportation report submitted by Joel Mosher:
We had 31 extra bus trips for the month. The
month was spent doing general repairs. A lot of
time was spent planning the four-year-old preschool program route, including the noon route
and early dismissal route.
• mandatory self-assessment of our preschool
program
• the anti-bullying training for all K-3 teachers and
staff.
• On September 11th, the third graders traveled to the Iowa State University McNay Research Farm near Derby, Iowa. There they
learned about good nutrition and the connection
between Iowa’s farms and the American family
dinner table. This special field trip was provided
through the support of several county-based
extension services, Farm Bureau organizations,
Cattlemen’s Associations, as well as local area
schools’ FFA chapters. This trip, along with a
group picture, was highlighted on the education
page of the October 3rd Record Herald. Facts
learned by the students were listed on the back
of the September 14th and 21st Primary parent
newsletters. What a great opportunity for our
youngsters!
• We are again fortunate to be able to host
Ronald McDonald on the 23rd as he gets the students up and moving, shares a message of good
health habits, and encourages teamwork and
citizenship. I was pleased that they were willing
to provide separate assemblies for the Primary
and the Intermediate centers this year. That has
not always been the case. A big thank you to our
local McDonald’s restaurants who pick up the tab
for these assemblies.
Intermediate Principal’s report submitted by
Cindy Butler:
October 2, I attended a literacy meeting sponsored by the Department of Education. A presentation by Tim Shanahan from the University
of Illinois “How Do You Raise Reading Achievement?” centered on his Literacy Improvement
Pyramid as shown below.
factor in student learning (2-3 hours of reading
and writing instruction K-12)
• Explicit curriculum is important in ensuring
that teaching occurs
• Professional development has to focus on
how to teach/assess
• Need to assess student learning frequently in
order to make needed adjustments
• Instructional materials should be consistent
with research
• Regular program will not be sufficient for all
kids
• Parents often need guidance to support
learning
• Environment that encourages/supports learning
• Need to build motivation into your programs
at all levels – to keep everyone moving towards
the goal
Secondary Principal’s report submitted by Terry
Gladfelter:
Homecoming – Mrs. Mitzelfelt and the Student
Council are to be commended for their planning
and organization of this year’s Homecoming.
Though all did not turn out as expected, Mrs. Mitzelfelt and the students did spend a great deal
of time putting together events and activities for
the week. I want to publicly acknowledge their
efforts.
MAP Testing - Testing has been completed and
we are preparing to get the results. We will be
distributing the results through our Connections
groups and teaching our students how to interpret their data. This MAP report now shows data
for the past five years. Students will be able to
view their academic progress. It will also provide
the staff with good information on our progress
and areas of needed improvement. Further data
will be presented next month.
Primary Principal’s report submitted
Special
Parents
Quality
Motivation
Pursuing Victory with Honor –
Special
Quality
Motivation by Charlotte Weaklend:
Kids Parents
Kids
`````` This conference is going to be held in Des
October promises to be a busy month
Moines on October 30 for students and coachat the Primary with:
Assessment
Professional
Teaching
es
throughout the state. We will be sending 12
&
Monitoring
Development
Materials
Assessment
Professional
Teaching
• our first round of K-3 DIBELS testing
students and 3 coaches to this event to further
& Monitoring Development
Materials
• fall student portraits
promote the positive aspects of team sports,
Amount of
Curriculum
• Fire Prevention Week
Instruction
leadership, and sportsmanship.
• the building energy audit
Amount of
Curriculum
Instruction
• end of the first quarter
D/F List (Mid Term) – The following table shows
• Red Ribbon Week
Leadership
a comparison of the number of D’s and F’s from
• Kindergarten Grandparents’ Week
Leadership
last year to this year. I would like to see fewer
• the first of our second/third grade Accelerated
F’s but overall totals show a decrease from last
Reader reward parties
year.
• the first of Mr. Babcock’s “Positive Parenting
# of
with Love & Logic” classes
Year
F’s
D’s
Total
Students
The Pyramid starts at the bottom with those
• Ronald McDonald character assembly
07/08
60
121
181
102
things research has identified as making the
• the delivery of PIE’s first fundraiser of the year
06/07
57
149
206
114
most difference in reading achievement.
• the start of the in-depth QPPS training for our
• Many correlational studies show the imporpreschool teacher in Adel
tance of leadership in school improvement
• the start of regular preschool District/AEA team
continued, page 10
• Amount of instruction is the biggest alterable
meetings
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BOARD MINUTES, cont’d.
3R Program – We are continuing our 3R this
year. It is based on “Respect, Responsible, and
Role Model.” When a teacher or staff member
observes a student demonstrating one of the
three traits they inform me and I have a certificate
prepared for the student. We meet, award the
certificate, and have some type of treat (food) for
the student. These are the students recognized
so far this year:
Tiffany Bailey, Alisha Bales, Justin Brummer, Emily Claghorn, Ashley Clay, Jake Carnes, Carl Davis, Jake Delay, Heidi Dittmer, Tristan Gardner,
Amy Kimzey, Emmett Konrad, Brandon Knight,
Madison Martin, Ashley Mills, Emily Nutting,
Travis Owens, Austin Putz, Amanda Quinn, Joe
Ripperger, Ruth Sorensen, Brody Schaeffer, Alex
Sudbrock, Dylan Webb, Bret Yeggy, Zach Yeggy
Trap Shooting Team – Last year Mr. Dirkx worked
with a group of our students and formed a trap
shooting team. They competed at local, regional
and state events as a team and as individuals.
We have had 9-10 students involved with the activity and the Isaac Walton League sponsors it.
Last year we were the only team in the area, but
this year Indianola also has a team. In northwest
Iowa this is a significant activity with students being able to letter in the event.
Athletic Department report submitted by Dave
Ripperger:
Football
Boys are playing well despite some of the adversity they are dealing with. Still an outside shot
at making the playoffs. Will have to win all of
the games they are supposed to and have some
help from other members of the district to have
a shot.
Volleyball
We will be hosting four volleyball matches here
(Oct 15, Oct 17, Oct 23, and Oct 25).
The girls are starting to play well at the end of
the season. Although the team has not lived up
to expectations, I feel, through my conversations
with Mr. Dicks, that most of the problems have
dealt more along the lines of personality conflicts
and inability for the team to mesh than with the
coaching. I speak to many of the players on a
daily basis. When I ask them if they are having
fun, they always answer with a resounding yes.
Cross Country
Mr. Tierney has about five student-athletes out
(two boys, three girls). They continue to show
progress and the hope is that there will be a
strong showing at the district meet.
JH Athletics
Ineligibility has not been as serious of a problem
as there has been in the past for the JH Foot-
DECEMBER 2007
ball team. In years prior we have had to finish
the season by playing only one JH FB game. In
speaking with Mr. Carr many of the students that
were ineligible have “earned” back their privileges.
JH Volleyball is going extremely well. These girls
have shown a tremendous amount of improvement from last year to this year and during the
season itself.
Softball and Baseball
We have will be hosting an invitational tournament for both baseball and softball this spring on
May 24. This was a request that was made by
the coaches last year and we have finally had
enough interest from other schools to pursue this
event. Trophies and an All-Tournament team will
be the awards provided. This event will be an
excellent opportunity for us to showcase both of
our highly successful summer sports.
The baseball tournament will only have three
teams (hoping to find a fourth team through
posting on the IHSAA website and through mass
emails to schools throughout the state). Madrid
and Bondurant-Farrar have expressed interest.
We will play both schools in a round-robin format. State rule limit the number of games played
in a day to two.
The softball tournament will be highly competitive. I have confirmations from Newton, Des
Moines Christian, Southeast Webster, and
Woodbury Central. I have also been talking to
Clarke Community and they are interested. This
field is highly competitive (some of these teams
are in contention for state tournament appearances) and should be fun to watch. Once again,
I would like to add two more teams to create a
classic tournament, but for the time being we
will be doing two pools with three teams, playing
each team and then pairing up for a championship game. A tournament this size will lead us
to have to play at two sites (our HS Softball field
and the Milo Little League field). I have already
discussed using the Milo diamond with Joel
Mosher and he has assured me that it will not
be a problem.
Pursiuing Victory with Honor Summit
This is an annual event sponsored by the Character Counts! in Iowa organization and has the
full support of the IGHSAU, the IHSAA, UNI, Iowa
State, and the University of Iowa. This year’s
event will be held October 30 at Drake University.
We participated in this same summit two years
ago when it was in Ames and I felt that it was very
worthwhile to attend again. The summit focuses
on improving sportsmanship and the leadership
of our student-athletes. I have personally used a
lot of the information from Pursuing Victory with
Honor in preparing my slide shows for the beginning of the school year.
I first approached Shelly Mitzelfelt, as the advisor
to the Student Council, and asked for some help
in funding this trip. The only condition she held
was that there would be several members of the
Student Council in attendance. With that in mind
I tried to select students who were members of
the council and held leadership positions within
most of the sports we offer at Southeast Warren. I tried to get a balance of girls to boys and
emphasized the numbers of sophomores and juniors who will continue to use this information in
future seasons. Attendees include: Kacee Arey,
Ed Steil, Wade Williams, Torey Mason, Jamesa
Wadle, Seth Nutting, Kylee Horton, Skylar Thornton, Kayli Schurman, Kara Gaul, Tara Hommer,
Sydney Smith.
Two coaches and myself will be in attendance
(John Burrell and Phil Oliver). I wanted to select a girls coach but was unable/unwilling to because they either worked outside of the building
or will soon be retiring. I wanted to look at how
we would benefit the most student-athletes in the
long run. While the Student Council will be supporting the student-athletes, the athletic department will be paying for the coaches to attend.
If you have any questions about this event don’t
hesitate to call me.
Boys Basketball Tournaments
Received word from the IHSAA that we will be
hosting three rounds of basketball playoff games
here on Feb 11, Feb 14, and Feb 19. Teams will
not be decided until after January 26.
Curriculum: Pat Butler and Sara Seligman presented information on CORI (Concept Oriented
Reading Instruction). All of the fourth through
sixth grade teachers have now been through the
CORI training. CORI principles are being used to
teach science and social studies in grades 4-6.
CONSENT AGENDA: The following items were
on the consent agenda:
1. September 10, 2007, minutes
2. Financial reports
Motion by John Burrell, seconded by Larrie Williams to approve the items on the consent agenda. Ayes: 5.
SUPERINTENDENT’S REPORT: Dr. Hulleman
reported on the following items.
1. The IASB District Meeting will be held on October 18 in Indianola.
2. Staff development for all employees will be
held on October 24. The topic of the inservice
will be “School House Bullies: Preventive Strategies for Professional Educators”.
3. Ads will be placed in the Record-Herald and
continued, page 11
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DECEMBER 2007
BOARD MINUTES, cont’d.
Warren Pride for the sale of two used school
buses through sealed bids.
AIR CONDITIONING PROJECTS: Dr. Hulleman
related that in researching air conditioning for
the buildings it appears that individual air conditioning units in each classroom would be a cost
effective way to air condition the buildings. Dr.
Hulleman will follow up with the electric company
to see if the building systems could handle the
additional electrical load. Dr. Hulleman will arrange a visit to the Twin Cedars School District to
look at their air conditioning system. They have
installed individual units in two of their buildings
and are very satisfied with their performance.
HOMECOMING: Dr. Hulleman related to the
Board that the Children First Forum had discussed whether to eliminate Homecoming or find
ways to make Homecoming a better experience.
The Children First Forum requested input from
the Board to be considered at the next Children
First Forum meeting on November 26. The consensus of the Board was to not eliminate Homecoming entirely, but to consider not having some
of the activities.
AWARDING OF LETTERS FOR TRAPSHOOTING AND BOWLING: Dr. Hulleman asked for the
Board’s input on awarding letters for trapshooting
and bowling as is done for athletics and band.
The consensus of the Board was to award letters for trapshooting and bowling. Dr. Hulleman
will have the coaches develop criteria for earning
letters.
TOBACCO-FREE ENVIRONMENT: The Board
discussed Board Policy 1006.2, “Smoke-Free
Environment”. The current policy prohibits
smoking in school district buildings, bleachers,
and school vehicles, but does not prohibit smoking outside. The general consensus of the Board
was to leave the policy as it currently is.
SUPERINTENDENT EVALUATION FORM: Legislation passed in 2007 requires that Iowa school
boards use the evaluation process developed
jointly by the Iowa Association of School Boards
and the School Administrators of Iowa. The new
superintendent evaluation form was reviewed
by the Board. A training session on the new
superintendent evaluation process will be held
on November 2 for board presidents and vice
presidents.
OFFICIAL RESULTS OF REGULAR SCHOOL
ELECTION: The Board reviewed the results of
the September 11, 2007, regular school election.
Motion by Jennifer Mihalovich, seconded by Paul
Mead to accept the results of the regular school
election. Ayes: 5. The results of the September
11, 2007, election were as follows:
Director District #5 (term 9-07 to 9-10)
Larrie Williams 68 Votes
Write-In Scattering 0 Votes
President Ron Miller adjourned the meeting at
7:07 p.m.
ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING
The organizational meeting of the Southeast
Warren Board of Education was called to order at
7:17 p.m. by President Ron Miller. The following
board members were present: Larrie Williams,
Jennifer Mihalovich, Paul Mead and John Burrell.
Superintendent Dr. Harold Hulleman, Secondary
Principal Terry Gladfelter, Intermediate Principal
Cindy Butler, Primary Principal Charlotte Weaklend, Transportation Director Joel Mosher, and
Board Secretary Julie Wilson were also in attendance, along with members from the community.
AGENDA: Motion by Paul Mead, seconded by
John Burrell to approve the agenda. Ayes: 5.
OATH OF OFFICE: Board Secretary Julie Wilson administered the oath of office to Larrie Williams.
ELECT PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT:
Board Secretary Julie Wilson called for nominations for President. Jennifer Mihalovich nominated Paul Mead. Larrie Williams nominated Ron
Miller. Motion by Ron Miller, seconded by Larrie
Williams for nominations to cease. Ayes: 5. Roll
call vote was taken. Paul Mead and Larrie Williams voted for Ron Miller. Jennifer Mihalovich,
John Burrell, and Ron Miller voted for Paul Mead.
Paul Mead was elected President.
President Mead called for nominations for Vice
President. Ron Miller nominated Larrie Williams.
Jennifer Mihalovich nominated John Burrell. Motion by Ron Miller, seconded by Larrie Williams
for nominations to cease. Ayes: 5. Roll call vote
was taken. Jennifer Mihalovich and Larrie Williams voted for John Burrell. John Burrell, Ron
Miller and Paul Mead voted for Larrie Williams.
Larrie Williams was voted Vice President.
Board Secretary Julie Wilson administered the
oath of office for President to Paul Mead and for
Vice President to Larrie Williams.
APPONT BOARD MEMEBERS TO SERVE AS
REPRESENTATIVES: President Paul Mead appointed board members to serve as representatives for the following groups:
1. Warren County Conference Board – John
Burrell
2. Children First Forum – Ron Miller
3. Athletic Boosters – Larrie Williams
4. Fine Arts Boosters – Jennifer Mihalovich
5. Legislative Action Network and delegate to
IASB Assembly – Paul Mead
RESOLUTION TO APPROVE SIGNATURES ON
CHECKING ACCOUNTS: Julie Wilson reported
to the Board that all checks are to be signed by
the Board President and Board Secretary. A
resolution is required in order for someone other
than the Board President to sign checks. Currently Sue Ellingson is signing the Lunch Fund
checks and LuAnn Ohnemus is signing the Activity Fund checks. Motion by Jennifer Mihalovich, seconded by Larrie Williams to approve the
signatures of Sue Ellingson on the Lunch Fund
checks and LuAnn Ohnemus on the Activity
Fund checks. Ayes: 5.
PERSONNEL CHANGES: Dr. Hulleman recommended accepting the resignations of Donna
Clay, Associate, and Phil Oliver, Assistant HS
Boys’ Track Coach; and the approval of the appointments of Sherri Riggan, Associate; Steven
Melone, Special Education Teacher; Joyce Blum,
Daycare Associate; Andrew Gladfelter, Part
Time Evening Custodian; and Julene Ripperger,
Preschool Route Driver. Motion by Ron Miller,
seconded by Jennifer Mihalovich to approve the
personnel changes as presented. Ayes: 5.
APPROVE ALLOCATION OF TEACHER QUALITY MONEY: Dr. Hulleman related to the Board
that the District would receive $166,841 in Teacher Quality money for the 2007-2008 school year.
Dr. Hulleman recommended dividing the allocation equally between all teachers on an FTE basis. Motion by Larrie Williams, seconded by Ron
Miller to approve the Teacher Quality allocation
as recommended. Ayes: 5.
APPROVE LEARNING CENTER PROGRAM
AGREEMENT: Dr. Hulleman recommended
approval of the Learning Center Program Agreement with the Indianola Community School District. Motion by Jennifer Mihalovich, seconded by
Larrie Williams to approve the Learning Center
Program Agreement with the Indianola Community School District. Ayes: 5.
PARKING LOT PROJECTS: Dr. Hulleman recommended accepting the final completion of the
Liberty Center and Milo parking lot projects and
to approve final payment to Norris Asphalt Paving Company in the amount of $9,710.00. Motion
by Ron Miller, seconded by Larrie Williams to accept the final completion of the parking lot projects and to approve final payment in the amount
of $9,710.00 to Norris Asphalt Paving Company.
Ayes: 5
CERTIFIED ANNUAL REPORT: Julie Wilson
briefly reviewed the Certified Annual Report for
the period ending June 30, 2007.
continued, page 12
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DECEMBER 2007
BOARD MINUTES, cont’d.
BOARD POLICIES: The Board reviewed Board
Policy Sections 804, “Reports”, 805, “Records”,
and 806, “Insurance”. There were no revisions
made to the policies.
The Board scheduled a work session for October
16 at 5:30. Topics to be discussed include the
Good Conduct Policy, Homecoming, dress code,
harassment/bullying and planning for the 200809 school year.
President Paul Mead adjourned the meeting at
8:08 p.m.
Southeast Warren Community School District
Work Session
October 16, 2007
The Southeast Warren Board of Education met
for a work session October 16, 2007, in the ICN
room of the Junior/Senior High School building.
Board President Paul Mead called the meeting to
order at 5:32 p.m. The following board members
were present: Larrie Williams, Jennifer Mihalovich, and John Burrell. Ron Miller was absent.
Superintendent Dr. Harold Hulleman, Secondary
Principal Terry Gladfelter, Intermediate Principal
Cindy Butler, Primary Principal Charlotte Weaklend and Board Secretary Julie Wilson were also
in attendance, along with members from the
community.
GOOD CONDUCT POLICY: Considerable discussion was held concerning the Good Conduct
Policy and the enforcement of the penalties for
violating the Good Conduct Policy. There was
a very strong opinion among board members
and community members present that the Good
Conduct Policy should be followed exactly as
written with no exceptions made to the penal-
ties. Discussion was also held that non-athletes
should receive the same penalties as outlined in
the Good Conduct Policy as the students who
participate in extracurricular and co-curricular
activities do. The current Good Conduct Policy
only applies to students involved in extracurricular and co-curricular activities. Mr. Gladfelter will
hold an assembly with the Junior/Senior High
School students later in the week to inform them
that from this point on the Good Conduct Policy
will be enforced exactly as written.
HOMECOMING: Discussion was held concerning Homecoming activities. The general consensus of the Board was not to do away with Homecoming entirely, but to eliminate the activities that
are not working well. The Board would like to
hear input from the students on what activities
they would like to have and would participate in.
Suggestions to improve on Homecoming next
year included changing the dance back to Saturday night, including younger students in the parade, and seeking community involvement. The
Children First Forum will continue discussion on
Homecoming at their next meeting.
DRESS CODE: Discussion was held concerning
the Dress Code. The consensus of the Board
was to enforce the Dress Code as written and
to be consistent in the enforcement of the Dress
Code.
HARASSMENT/BULLYING
PROCEDURES:
The Board reviewed Board Policy 502.12, “AntiBullying/Harassment Investigation Procedures”.
ADMINISTRATIVE STRUCTURE: Dr. Hulleman
presented the October 2007 Certified Enrollment
numbers to the Board. The actual enrollment (includes resident students, open enrolled out and
tuition out students) for the District was down by
8.8 FTE students. The number of open enrolled
out students went up by 16.5 FTE and the number of open enrolled in students went down by
2.0 FTE. Dr. Hulleman related that there would
be a budget shortfall of approximately $76,988
for the 2008-09 school year based on current expenses and a projected increase in salaries and
benefits for employees for next year. Dr. Hulleman proposed a change to the administrative
structure for 2008-09 as a way to cut expenses.
His proposal was to reduce the Superintendent’s
time to a 50, 55 or 60 day contract, have Charlotte Weaklend cover both the Primary and Intermediate buildings and have Cindy Butler move to
the High School building and be responsible for
curriculum, ELP, the AYP, APR, and other data
reports. The savings in reducing the Superintendent’s contract would be approximately $27,075
to $32,490 depending on the number of days the
Superintendent is contracted. A second option
for savings would be to contract with the AEA for
superintendent responsibilities.
OTHER AREAS OF COST SAVINGS: Dr. Hulleman asked for the Board’s input on other areas
of cost savings. One response was to address
open enrollment out. Consider putting the Junior High practices back into the school day to
make it more convenient for parents, looking at
the graduation requirements to see if they are
too high in comparison to surrounding schools,
and promoting school pride as a way to attract
students to the District.
TEACHER EVALUATION PROCESS: Dr. Hulleman reviewed the teacher evaluation process
with the Board. The major elements of a performance review and the procedures and timelines
were briefly outlined.
President Paul Mead adjourned the meeting at
7:39 p.m.
SOUTHEAST WARREN FOOD PANTRY
2007 CHRISTMAS OFFERING
.
The Food Pantry has been blessed to be able to carry over a balance for the last two years. We will, therefore, not be
actively soliciting for donations for the 2007 Christmas Offering.
The deadline for patrons to register
for the 2007 Christmas Offering is
December 3, 2007.
Late registration requests will be honored, provided funds are available. If you wish to receive a Christmas Offering
of a gift certificate to Fareway, please contact Pauline Ripperger at 534-3208.
Thank you for your support!
SOUTHEAST WARREN FOOD PANTRY
Pauline Ripperger
DECEMBER 2007
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VARSITY
BASKETBALL
2007-08
JV
BASKETBALL
2007-08
DECEMBER 2007
DAY
DATE
LEVEL
OPPONENT
SITE
TIME
TU
November 13
G
Chariton Jamboree
Chariton
6:15 PM
TU
November 20
B
Carlisle Jamboree
Carlisle
6:30 PM
MO
November 26
V
Iowa Christian Academy
DSM (AIB)
6:15 PM
FR
November 30
V
I-35
Truro
6:30 PM
TU
December 4
V
Martensdale-St. Mary’s
Martensdale
6:30 PM
FR
December 7
V
Central Decatur
H
6:30 PM
SA
December 8
V
Twin Cedars
H
5:00 PM
TU
December 11
V
Wayne
Corydon
6:30 PM
FR
December 14
V
Corning
Corning
6:30 PM
TU
December 18
V
I-35
H
6:30 PM
FR
January 4
V
Bedford
H
6:30 PM
TU
January 8
V
Pleasantville
Pleasantville
6:30 PM
FR
January 11
V
East Union
H
6:30 PM
SA
January 12
V
Adel-DeSoto-Minburn
H
4:00 PM
TU
January 15
V
Martensdale-St. Mary’s
H
6:30 PM
FR
January 18
V
Lenox
Lenox
6:30 PM
TU
January 22
V
Central Decatur
Leon
6:30 PM
FR
January 25
V
Mount Ayr
H
6:30 PM
SA
January 26
V
Melcher-Dallas
Melcher-Dallas
6:15 PM
TU
January 29
V
Wayne
H
6:30 PM
TH
January 31
V
Mormon Trail
H
6:15 PM
FR
February 1
V
Nodaway Valley
Greenfield
6:30 PM
TU
February 5
V
Pleasantville
H
6:30 PM
Feb 7-12
G
1A Districts
TBA
7:00 PM
MO
February 11
B
1A Districts
H
7:00 PM
TH
February 14
B
1A Districts
H
7:00 PM
TU
February 19
B
1A Districts
H
7:00 PM
Feb 13-16
G
1A Regionals
TBA
7:00 PM
SA
February 23
B
1A Substate
TBA
7:00 PM
MO
Feb 25-Mar 1
G
State Tournament
Des Moines
10:00 AM
MO
March 3-8
B
State Tournament
Des Moines
10:30 AM
DAY
DATE
LEVEL
OPPONENT
SITE
TIME
MO
December 3
JV
Lamoni
Lamoni
6:00 PM
TU
December 4
JV-B
Martensdale-St. Mary’s
Martensdale
4:45 PM
TH
December 6
JV
Mt. Ayr
H
6:15 PM
TU
December 11
JV
Wayne
Corydon
6:30 PM
TH
December 13
JV
Mormon Trail
H
6:15 PM
MO
December 17
JV
East Union
Afton
6:00 PM
FR
January 8
JV-G
Pleasantville
Pleasantville
4:45 PM
TH
January 10
JV
Melcher-Dallas
Melcher-Dallas
6:15 PM
MO
January 14
JV
Wayne
H
6:30 PM
TU
January 15
JV-G
Martensdale-St. Mary’s
H
5:00 PM
TH
January 17
JV
Interstate 35
H
6:15 PM
MO
January 21
JV
Melcher-Dallas
H
6:15 PM
FR
January 22
JV
Central Decatur
Leon
6:30 PM
TH
January 24
JV
Lamoni
H
6:00 PM
MO
January 28
JV
Interstate 35
Truro
6:15 PM
MO
February 4
JV
Nodaway Valley
Greenfield
6:15 PM
TU
February 5
JV-B
Pleasantville
H
4:45 PM
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DECEMBER 2007
Southeast Warren Menu & Activities DECEMBER 2007
Activities & menus are subject to change. Refer to online information: http://www.se-warren.k12.ia.us
Sun
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Sat
JV/V WR Tourn
@ WoodwardGranger
Milo Country
Christmas
B: Pastry
L: Sloppy joe/bun, carrot
sticks, fruit, chips
JH WR (H) v. Chariton &
I-35, 4:00
JVBB @ Lamoni, 6:00
Elementary Christmas
Concert, 7:00 @ H.S.
2
9
B: Pastry
L: Hot pockets, mixed
veg, fruit cookie
3
School Board Mtg.
5:30 @ H.S.
JH/HS Christmas Concert, 7:00
10
B: Pastry
L: Chicken patty/bun,
potato rounds, fruit
JHBB v. Melcher-Dallas,
4:00, Girls-@ Boys (H)
JVBB v. E. Union, 6:00
16
17
B: Pancakes
L: Corn dog, green
beans, fruit, B/B
JHWR @ Eddyville, 4:00
JHBB v. Wayne, 4:00,
Girls (H) Boys @
BB @ Mart. St. Marys,
JV Boys 4:45, Var . 6:30
B: Waffles
L: Hot dog/bun, cole
slaw, fruit, cott. chees
4
B: Eggs/toast
L: Cooks Choice
B: French toast
L: Pizza, lettuce salad,
fruit
JHWr @ Leon, 4:00
JV/V Wr v. E.Union/
Cent. Decatur @ Afton,
6:00
JVBB (H) V. Mt. Ayr,
6:15
12:30 Dismissal
Teacher Inservice
5
B: Eggs/toast
L: Chili/crackers, pickle,
applesauce, cinn. roll
JH WR @ I-35, 4:00
JV/V Wr @ Mart.-St
M., 6:00
JV/V BB @ Wayne, 6:30
11
B: Pancakes
L: Sausage patty, hash
browns, juice, toast
Var. BB (H) I-35, 6:30
12
B: Egg/toast
L: Salis. steak, mashed
potatoes, fruit, B/B
6
B: Muffin
L: Chicken/noodles,
mashed potatoes, fruit,
B/B
JH GBB @ Murray, 3:45
JVBB (H) Mormon Trail,
6:15
13
B: French toast
L: Cheeseburger/bun,
lettuce salad, fruit
HS Semester Tests
JHBB V. I-35, 4:00,
Girls @, Boys (H)
B: Sausg. gravy/biscuit
L: Christmas Dinner
Senior Citizen Christmas Luncheon
Var.BB (H) v. Cent.
Decatur, 6:30
7
B: Pizza
L: Nachos, corn, fruit,
PB sandwich
1
ACT Testing
Var. WR @ Lenox
Tourn. 10:00
JV WR @ Creston
Tourn, 9:30
Var. BB (H) Twin
Cedars, 5:00
8
Var. WR @ POI
Tourn. @ Mart.St.-Marys, 9:00
Var. BB @ Corning,
6:30
14
B: Saus. gravy/biscuit
L: Cooks Choice
15
HS Semester Tests
End 2nd Qtr/1st Sem.
2:15 Dismissal
18
19
20
21
22
25
26
27
28
29
NO SCHOOL
Christmas Break
School Resumes Jan. 3
23
24
30
31
To access your lunch account and/or make deposits online, call the high school or email: [email protected]. You may deposit
any amount into your family/student account.
DAILY LUNCH PRICES: $1.50 (K-6) $1.60 (7-12) $.40 (Reduced) $2.50 (Adult)
DAILY BREAKFAST PRICES: $1.00 (K-12) $.30 (Reduced) $1.25 (Adult)
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DECEMBER 2007
Southeast Warren
After Prom
SENIOR CITIZEN
CHRISTMAS
LUNCHEON
DECEMBER 7
Lacona Pioneer
Christmas
December 8th
8:00 am - noon
Christmas wreath sales concluded October 30th.
!39 wreaths were sold and will be delivered at the high
Transportation provided.
school on Saturday, November 17th at 1:45 pm for the
Call the HS secretary at
CRAFTS in the
seniors to deliver.
641-466-3331
Lacona Public Library
A can drive was also held Saturday,
to make your reservation.
SANTA in the Willis Log
November 17th.
Cabin
Garment Orders --COOKIE WALK and
We are also selling the following items: Green plaid boxers with “Warhawks”
DECORATING in City Hall
printed on the leg $12.00, Green plaid flannel pants with “Warhawks” printed down
JAPANESE DISPLAYS in the
one leg $15.00. These are available in adult and youth sizes. Black, cotton-lined
Community Hall
windbreakers with SEW embroidery on the chest and a zip off white strip embroiCOME JOIN THE FUN!!
dered with “Warhawks” on the front $45.00 for adult, $40.00 for youth size. Additional strips may be purchased for $15.00 each that can say, Football, Wrestling,
etc. if you are interested. Also available are green drawstring backpacks that say
“Warhawk Country”on them for $8.00 and yard signs that say “Warhawk Country”
Second Annual
for $8.00 also. Order forms are available at any school office or you may call ProWarhawk Open
motions Plus @ 942-6134 to place an order.
We are selling ice cream on Fridays in the cafeteria during lunch and will also be
Golf Tournament
serving at the home basketball games.
will be
All parents of a senior are welcome to attend meetings and help raise funds for a
May 3, 2008
safe, fun alcohol-free night after prom.
Deer Run Golf Course
more details later
It is the policy of the Southeast Warren Community School District not to illegally discriminate on the basis of race, color,
national origin, gender, disability, sexual orientation, religion, creed, age or marital status in its educational programs or employment practices. If you have questions or grievances related to this policy please contact the Equity Coordinator, 16331
Tyler St., Liberty Center, IA, 50145.
Southeast Warren Community School District
16331 Tyler Street
Liberty Center IA 50145
BOXHOLDER
DISTRICT MISSION STATEMENT
The Southeast Warren Community School District, in partnership with parents and the community,
will provide quality education and promote character development that will enable our students
to become responsible and productive citizens of a global society.