Vol 5: Issue 8 - Klamath Falls City Schools

KLAMATH FALLS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Volume 5, Issue 8
March 2016
Editor:
Dr. Paul Hillyer,
Superintendent
INSIDE THIS
ISSUE:
After School Matters
Every Hour Counts
1
We’re Hiring
1
Helpful Links
2
KFCS on Facebook
2
KU DECA
2
Everyday Hero &
Community Partner
Awards & Video
3
KU Cheer Squad
3
Open Enrollment
3
Grants In the Spotlight
3
After School Matters : Every
Hour Counts
By Gayle Yamasaki, CCLC Program Coordinator
Have you heard about the
unbelievable opportunity that is
offered to all our students? All our
students are offered well-rounded
experiences in art, fitness/health,
hands-on
science
activities,
motivating
math
games,
homework help and reading and
supper. Do you think this is too
good to be true? Read on.
volunteers teach five-six week
curriculum blocks.
The 21st Century Community
Learning Centers CCLC, is a part of
a system that coordinates efforts
and resources to bring young
people opportunities after the
regular school day has ended.
Junior
Achievement
Global
Marketplace through hands-on
activities
providing
practical
information about what makes
international trade work and how
it affects students’ daily lives at
Ponderosa Middle
Through the CCLC after-school
program, children and teens
benefit by frequent participation in
quality programs.
Those programs focus on building
science, math, language arts,
physical fitness, and art skills
through
active
learning
experiences.
 Early Childhood Intervention
Teacher
 Early Childhood Intervention
Paraprofessional
 Middle School Counselor
 Bus Drivers
 Elementary School RTI
Teacher
 Elementary Teachers
 Elementary Music Teacher
SPARK Specialist
 High School AVID Academic
Elective Class Tutor
 High School Head Girls
Soccer Coach
For detailed descriptions and
application information please
visit our personnel job listings
by clicking HERE
These
after-hours
programs
recognize that it takes more than
strong math and reading skills to
be successful in life. They also
develop persistence, compassion,
self-confidence and openness to
new ideas; self-control, time
management, goal setting, and
team building.
Community
involvement
evident. For example…
Oregon Tech students tutor math
at Klamath Union high school and
Oregon Tech athletics donates
over 500 basketball tickets during
this year’s 4th and 5th grade
basketball season for students and
families.
Oregon Community Foundation
Latino
Partnership
Program
provides scholarships for Latino
students to enroll in dual credit
programs in Career Technical
Education pathways at Klamath
Community
College
and/or
Oregon Tech.
How are kids spending their time
afterschool?
In grades
Kindergarten-8th
Children do math activities daily.
Children participate in weekly
science-learning activities.
Children engage in reading and
writing activities.
is
The Favell Museum’s Community
Art program is a traveling visual art
outreach and education program
at
Conger,
Mills,
Pelican
elementary
schools,
and
Ponderosa
Middle
where
Children complete weekly art
activities.
Children enjoy weekly physical
fitness activities.
4th and 5th grade students are
offered basketball, soccer, and
track and field.
Children
enjoy
weekly
technology/computer activities.
Children are given daily homework
help.
At Klamath Union grades 9-12
Students are offered math
tutorial, homework assistance,
and test make-up at least 4 times a
week.
Students are offered English
writing assistance, homework
help, test make –up at least twice
a week and a Math credit recovery
with KUHS teachers twice a week.
Background
In 2013 the Klamath Falls City
Schools was awarded a 21st
Century Community Learning
Centers after school grant award
of $2,120,750. This is a five- year
grant.
There are three elementary after
school programs at Conger, Mills,
and Pelican. Roosevelt students
can attend any of these three sites.
There is also after school
programming
at
Ponderosa
Middle School and KU. There are
over 480 students enrolled in after
school activities. These programs
are held for 2 hours every day
school is in session from
After School Continued on Page 3
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“ T h e g r e a t e s t g o o d y o u c a n d o fo r a n o t h e r i s n o t j u s t t o s h a r e y o u r r i c h e s ,
b u t t o r e v e a l t o h i m h i s o w n .”
~ Benjamin Disraeli
KFCS on Facebook
Helpful Links
NEW District Facebook Page
Bully Tip Link
After School Program
2015-16 Calendar
KFCS Policy Manual
Code of Conduct English
Code of Conduct Spanish
FamilyLink Portal
School Lunch Menus
Conger Elementary
Mills Elementary
Pelican Elementary
Roosevelt Elementary
Ponderosa Middle School
Klamath Union High School
Dr. Hillyer’s Twitter Feed
Visit our website often for
information & updates! If
there is something you would
like us to add, let us know so
that we can take it under
consideration!
KLAMATH FALLS
CITY SCHOOL
DISTRICT
1336 Avalon St.
Klamath Falls, 97603
Phone: (541) 883-4700
Dr. Paul Hillyer
Superintendent
School Board
Lori Theros, Chairman
Bill Jennings, Vice Chairman
Trina Perez
Michael Moore
Mychal Amos
Jeremy Player
Donald Ambers
Board meetings are held the
second Monday of each
month at 6:00 p.m. in the
boardroom of the district
office. If you are unable to
attend you may view the
agenda & minutes of all the
meetings by clicking HERE
The KFCS recently implemented a
social media presence.
Our
Facebook page will complement
the existing communication tools
including print, e-newsletters,
School Messenger, as well as our
district website.
The primary audiences for our
page are parents, community
members, news media, alumni,
community partners, teachers and
staff. We believe this is mainly a
tool
for
communicating
information to adults although it is
obvious that students may decide
to “like” the page as well.
Our primary goal in using social
media is to provide an additional,
convenient
way
for
parents/guardians to receive
immediate updates from the
district as they are posted, through
a tool that they already access
regularly.
We
know
that
not
all
parents/guardians wish to set up a
Facebook account or to receive
information through this form of
communication. If you do not
have your own Facebook account,
you are still able, if you wish, to
visit any of our district or school
pages at your leisure to see recent
updates.
Simply click the
Facebook button on the district’s
website homepage.
We hope you enjoy our new
Facebook page!!
Click Above
Everyday HERO Awards
IMPORTANT DATES
Spring Break
Mon. 3/21/16 – Fri. 3/25/16
Congratulations to these fine district
employees who were selected to
receive the Everyday Hero Award for
Going Above & Beyond for Kids. The
presentations were made recently at
the annual event held
Ponderosa Middle School.
at
Sharon
Becerra;
Conger
Resource
Paraprofessionals;
Becky Barker; Chrys Dawes; Sally
Erlei; Tammy Grey; Ken
Hendricks; Melody Morello;
Ruth Ann Hammond; Toby
Flackus; Calandra Frederick;
Brent
Hakanson;
Victor
Haudenshild; Charlotte de los
Reyes-Gardner; Staci Hanson;
Jessica Hill; Lindsey James;
Andrea Lassett; Maureen Lundy;
Ann
Malcolm;
Courtney
McDonald; KFCS Transportation
Team; Deb Rhoades; Evan
Mortenson; Carmen Salinas;
Patti Shultz and Dan Stearns.
Congratulations also go out to
our Community Partner Award
winners Mike and Sandy
Connelly of Green Blade Bakery
who do so much to increase
student success and who are
such a community treasure!
Watch the Everyday Hero Award
video starring KFCS students by
clicking HERE.
KU DECA MAKES
IMPRESSIVE SHOWING
In February the KU DECA team
participated in three days of
intense competition at the
State Career Development
Conference. DECA members
Vanessa Sanchez and Bailey
Elliis made school history
when Sanchez became the
first person in the history of
the KU DECA chapter to earn
first place in all three
components of her event and
Ellis became the first freshman
to place in two events!
The complete list of results is
impressive:
Individual Awards:
Vanessa Sanchez 1st place test
Hospitality cluster exam; 1st place
test; 2nd place role play and 1st
place overall quick serve
Restaurant Management. 1st
place test, 1st place role play #1,
1st place role play #2, 1st place
overall Restaurant Management.
Brin Rey 3rd place Marketing
cluster exam; 1st place test, 3rd
place role place, 4th place overall
Business Services Marketing. 1st
place test Food Marketing, 3rd
place overall. 1st place test Food
Marketing 3rd place overall.
Hunter Ellis 4th place Food
Marketing,
1st
place
test
Marketing Communication.
Jacob Slinker 2nd place role play, 6th
place
overall
Retail
Merchandising.
Bailey Ellis 4th place overall Retail
Merchandising, 3rd place overall
Apparel & Accessories.
Hunter Ellis & Jacob Slinker 6th
place
overall
Marketing
Communication Team Decision.
Josh Budden & Hunter Ellis 3rd
place
Overall
Creative
Management project.
Chapter Awards:
 Largest professional
membership
 Largest alumni membership
 Bronze level membership
increase
 Thrive level membership
campaign
 Thrive level promotional
campaign
 2nd place Oregon DECA
chapter of the year
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“ T e a c h i n g sh o u l d b e su c h t h a t w h a t i s o ffe r e d i s p e r c e i v e d a s a
v a l u a b l e g i f t a n d n o t a s a h a r d d u t y .”
~ Albert Einstein
Cheer Dynasty
This month we wanted to focus on
some exciting news that we received
recently regarding two grants.
Klamath Union has been selected to
participate in the Nike School
Innovation Fund (NSIF) College and
Career Readiness Program. Since
2007, Nike has awarded over $12
million to schools through this
initiative.
This is a fantastic opportunity to be
partnered with an organization such
as NIKE that is devoted to
accelerating innovation in the school
setting to promote college and
career readiness.
In Klamath
Union’s
second
year
of
implementation, Nike is sponsoring
the sending of six teachers and one
administrator to an AVID training in
Denver, Colorado this summer.
After two years of partnering with
Nike, Klamath Union will have sent
12 staff members and two
administrators for this specialized
training.
As a K-12 AVID district, we are
committed to the AVID vision: Close
the achievement gap by preparing all
students for college readiness and
success in a global society. We are
grateful for Nike’s support!
MATH GRANT
“Math Best Practices: How Math
Teaching Matters” is a two week long
summer academy to increase
pedagogical
preparedness
of
teachers to successfully implement
inquiry-based practices within applied
mathematics instruction in Klamath
Falls City Schools. This instructional
model uses Algebra and basic math,
as the content of instruction, while
also placing emphasis on Language
Acquisition, Academic Vocabulary
Development, and using technology
as real tools for applied Math
applications. This model will provide
teachers with engaging, enriching,
rigorous, hands-on instruction, which
demonstrates the relevance of Math
as it relates to the real world around
them.
Teacher training and implementation
of this model during the academic
year is being made possible by a
$45,000 grant which was the district’s
portion of a larger award with
SOESD.
The district is excited that the
Klamath Union High School
competitive cheer squad captured
a rare three-peat recently when
they handily claimed another state
title.
The Pels won the Class 4A small
squad championship with 174.10
points beating out second place
South Umpqua by 12.8 points.
The squads coach, Paulette Rico,
credits their success not only to
increased fitness and condition
levels, but to teaching young
women discipline that they will
use for the rest of their lives.
Although the competition grows
with each passing year and, the
pressure that the squad places on
themselves to do well for their
school and their community, it
seems that the Pels have built a
cheer dynasty to be envied.
Squad : Alyssa Calamuda; Chelsea
Henslee; Shayleigh Heater; Molly
Dively; Georgia Garcia; Natalie
Bruner; Breanna Croy; Maya
Calamuda; Charity Legg; Anna
Kendrick; Makalia Harrington.
Coaches: Aubrey Rico; Paulette
Rico; Vern Reynolds and Elise Rico.
After School Continued from Page 1
from September–May. There is a
registration fee for participation of
$30 per child or $50 per family for
the year. Scholarships are
available and volunteer options in
lieu of cash payments are
available. Transportation after
school is available for eligible
students.
MARCH EVENTS
 Ice Skating for Mills
 Favell Art Outreach at Pelican
& Ponderosa
 Jr. Achievement at Ponderosa
 4th & 5th grade girls’ basketball
season final tournament
 4th & 5th grade recruitment
and sign-ups for track & field
(practice starts April 11th)
 Conger Family Night March 8th,
5:30 pm – Supper, math games
&
reader’s
theater
presentations
 Pelican Family Night March
10th, 5:30 pm – Supper, math
games & reader’s theater
presentations
 Mills Family Night March 11th,
5:30 pm – Supper, math games
&
reader’s
theater
presentations
 Ponderosa Family Night March
14th, 5:30 pm – Supper, math
games & the reader’s theater.
MAY EVENTS
Annual CCLC After School
Celebration “Because of You!”
Tuesday, May 24th, 5:30 – 7:30 pm.
SUMMER FOR GRADES 6-12
Open Enrollment
Open enrollment for students not
residing in the district, but who
wish to transfer to our district, is
open between March 1st & March
31st. All applications must be
submitted no later than March 31,
2016. If you have questions please
contact Dena at 541-883-4702.
 July 11th – 29th @ Ponderosa
Middle School. Grades 6-8
featuring a Math Academy and
9th grade elective credit JumpStart to KUHS.
 July 11th – August 5th @
Klamath Community College.
Grades 9-12 featuring Math
credit recovery and dual
credits in career pathway.
MDA 100: Exploring Health
Careers 3 credits
a)
b)
CAS 133: Intro to
Computing Skills 4
credits
AMT 101: Work
skills
training
Automotive
Technology 4 credits
For more information contact
Gayle Yamasaki 541-883-4702
ext. 7139 or via email at
[email protected]