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Wednesday, March 7, 2018 | Volume VIII, Issue XXVIII
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News, Announcements, & Success Stories
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| Schools, community participate in Read Across America Day |
In celebration of Read Across America Day on March 2 - author Dr. Seuss's birthday - community members and schools participated in many activities celebrating the importance of literacy.
View this photo gallery of some the highlights from Riverview STEM, Mather Heights, Empire Oaks, and Gold Ridge Elementary Schools.
Check out Good Day Sacramento's coverage on Mather's Heights 5th Annual Dr. Seuss 5K run to promote healthy activity and reading for students, staff and their families. There was a t-shirt design contest for the 5K run, and fifth-grade students from Anne Marten's class won for their design.
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| VIDEO: Cordova High's message to Stoneman Douglas High |
Leadership students at Cordova High School brainstormed a way to show support for students and staff at Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, so they created a video message for the school community there.
A group of students, along with teachers Josh Creeger and Erin Muse created this video with a heartfelt message letting Stoneman Douglas High School
know that they are not alone in this tragedy.
More in the news: Local TV stations KCRA and ABC10 produced stories on Cordova High's video message to students and staff in Parkland, Florida.
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| Folsom Cordova Teacher of the Year honored at Kings game |
Folsom Cordova's Teacher of the Year 2018, Jessica Cisneros-Elliott of Walnutwood High was honored on "Salute to Educators Night" at the Sacramento Kings vs. Utah Jazz game on Sat. March 3.
Cisneros-Elliott was honored along with all Sacramento County Teachers of the Year during halftime of the game.
We are proud to have Jessica represent our hardworking educators in the region!
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| Riverview STEM Academy earns national recognition |
Project Lead the Way (PLTW) announced the 2017-18 Distinguished School Awards, and Riverview STEM Academy was selected as a recipient of the prestigious honor!
Riverview STEM Academy was one of 340 schools nationally to receive top honors for their commitment to student access and engagement involving STEM education.
PLTW is a program that supports STEM education in schools by engaging students in problem solving, process thinking, developing technical knowledge and communication skills, as well as exploring career opportunities in the STEM field in an interactive classroom environment.
Congratulations to Riverview STEM Academy! To read the full list of honorees
click here.
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FCUSD community collaborates to strengthen school safety
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Families, students, law enforcement, employees, and community members were invited to two large gatherings Monday, March 5 designed to dialogue over Folsom Cordova schools' existing safety measures and ways we can work together to improve our efforts.
The sessions were regularly scheduled meetings of the District's Safety Committee, a volunteer advisory group formed by Superintendent Sarah Koligian last fall - and comprised of administrators, law enforcement, school employees, parents, students, and Board of Education members - to provide routine review and improvement of school safety plans.
After the tragic events in Parkland, Florida, the Safety Committee opened up its meeting to the community at large and used the opportunity to evaluate all of the District's safety and security measures through a deeper lens. Participants explored existing practices related to prevention and planning; existing and potential security measures, communication; and response to threats.
The District collected input from roughly 100 stakeholders during separate morning and evening meetings. Folsom Cordova will compile, publish, and distribute comments and questions received, as well as post past agendas and meeting presentations to its website in the coming weeks.
The feedback will be used by District officials, law enforcement, and security experts to determine next steps - short-term actions and longer-term projects - which will be discussed at the Safety Committee's next meeting on May 10.
Interested in getting involved?
Contact Communication and Community Engagement at (916) 294-9000 ext. 104530 or
[email protected]
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'How to Adult' festival happening March 17
If you are between the ages of 12 and 19 and want to build your financial, social, communication, and job-seeking skills come to the How to Adult Festival.
The festival is being held on Sat. March 17, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Marconi Learning Center, located at 2444 Marconi Ave. in Sacramento.
Local professionals and community members will hold workshops on: t
axes,
jobs
, cooking, social interactions,
home maintenance, and much more!
Employers and organizations serving youth will be on-site throughout the day, including Sacramento Public Library Job Coaches to help with resumes and interviewing skills.
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Disney's The Lion King Jr. coming to FMS
Folsom Middle School's Visual and Performing Arts Club Presents Disney's The Lion King Jr.
Performances are March 15-16, at 7 p.m., and March 17, at 2 p.m.
Students will be performing music and lyrics by Elton John & Tim Rice, as well as additional music and lyrics by Lebo M. Mark, Jay Rifkin, and Hans Zimmer. The play in based on a book by Roger Allers and Irene Mecchi, and on the Broadway production directed by Julie Taymore.
The Artistic Director is Zenaida Mendoza-Lopez, Technical Director is Penny Rome, Director's Assistants are Leslie Dickason and Madelyn Harding, Technical Assistants are Leah Madrigal and Yoly Stroeve.
Tickets are $8 for students and seniors and $10 for adults.
Click here to buy tickets online.
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Board of Education: March 1, 2018
The FCUSD Board of Education held its regular meeting on Thursday, March 1 at 6 p.m. in the Education Services Center Board Room, 1965 Birkmont Drive in Rancho Cordova.
Agendas are posted online the Friday before each regularly scheduled meeting.
Last week's agenda items included:
- Approve Memorandum of Understanding with the Folsom Cordova Education Association
- Adopt Revisions to Board Policy 5030: Student Wellness
Special
Presentation: Career Technical Education (CTE)
All agendas can be found here.
can be found here.
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