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Wednesday, January 11, 2017 | Volume VII, Issue XX
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Your weekly recap of student success
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SAVE THE DATE: Celebrated author John Lescroart
coming to Folsom
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Join us for the 2
nd
Annual
FCUSD Page Turner
Event on Monday, Feb. 6 at 5 p.m.
The Folsom Cordova Unified School District, along with our community partner, Barnes & Noble, invite you to support family and community literacy at the 2
nd
Annual Page Turner event, to be held at the beautiful new Barnes & Noble store in Folsom.
New York Times Bestselling Author
John Lescroart
will be on hand to sign copies of his latest book
Fatal
and will deliver the important message that when adults read books, children will be encouraged to read books as well.
Lescroart will speak about literacy, answer audience questions and sign books starting at 5 p.m.
Not only can you meet Lescroart, Barnes & Noble will donate a portion of all proceeds that evening toward FCUSD literacy initiatives such as
Community Readers.
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Firm selected to lead search for next superintendent
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Leadership Associates to hold initial meeting with Board on Jan. 19
The Folsom Cordova Board of Education on Saturday selected the firm
Leadership Associates
to assist in the Board's search for a new superintendent.
During a special meeting in which members reviewed proposals from three search firms, Board members voted unanimously to enter into a contract with Leadership Associates for $25,500. The firm has conducted more than 325 searches on behalf of California school boards since the group's founding in 1996.
Deborah Bettencourt, Folsom Cordova's superintendent since 2010,
announced last week
that she will retire at the end of the current school year.
The Board will hold a public study session with the search firm on Thursday, Jan. 19 at 5 p.m. at the FCUSD Education Services Center to review the search process, discuss next steps for gathering input from the community and staff members, and propose a final timeline.
The Board will incorporate the feedback collected on qualities and characteristics desired in the new superintendent to develop a position description, which will be used to recruit candidates.
In its proposal, Leadership Associates said it expects to recommend several highly qualified candidates from an anticipated field of as many as 30 applicants. The search firm said 85 percent of the superintendents they have recruited have stayed on the job for more than five years. As part of its contract, Leadership Associates will conduct a new search at no cost if FCUSD's new superintendent leaves the post within two years.
Two former superintendents will serve as lead consultants in the search: Richard Fischer and Sally Frazier, Ed.D. Fischer served 19 years as superintendent of the Mountain View Los Altos Union High School District, Lake Tahoe Unified School District, and the Harmony Union School District. He is also a member of the El Dorado County Board of Education. Frazier was elected Madera County Superintendent of Schools for six four-year terms.
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Strengthening Families: New series starting Jan. 19
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Parenting is a difficult task, and most of us could use some extra support and guidance.
Folsom Cordova is proud to offer a FREE, 12-week parenting class to help families improve communication, provide effective discipline, enhance children's behavior and understand the impact of substance abuse.
Strengthening Families is a research-based program for parents and children ages 7-16.
The classes are created to support and encourage the development of strong family ties, promote the integration of key principles in daily decision-making and assist with keeping kids from risky situations. The program features structured family activities, family meetings, children's games and activity planning.
Next series begins Jan. 19-April 6
Location: Cordova Church of Christ
10577 Coloma Road, Rancho Cordova, CA 95670
Contact Kerri Kaye for more information at 916-294-9013.
The program is free and includes dinner, childcare and materials.
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Oak Chan Elementary collects 80 bikes for those in need
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Children at
Oak Chan Elementary learned a lesson of community service during their recent "Bike Bucks" Project, sponsored by their Site Student Council.
Through the "Bike Bucks" Project, children collected enough money to purchase 80 bikes and helmets. The gifts were donated to the
Folsom Police Department to be delivered to those in need throughout the community.
The presentation took place on Dec. 15, where Folsom Police Chief Cynthia Renaud and members of the Folsom Police Department received the bikes in behalf of the community.
Supervised by their teachers and co-student council advisors Susan Woodman and Vicky Morgan, students were able demonstrate their spirit of giving and an early disposition to help others.
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Academy for Advanced Learning apps due 2/1
Located at Mather Heights and Theodore Judah Elementary schools, the academy extends and enriches instruction in state standards. It adds depth and complexity through an integrated exploration of topics, a variety of learning activities including research and independent projects, and an accelerated pace of instruction.
At the academy, students gain a pathway to honors and pre-AP courses at Mitchell Middle and Sutter Middle schools.
Application deadline is Feb. 1, 2017.
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Montessori Info Night 1/18 at Carl Sundahl
Folsom Cordova offers a Montessori Program at
"Children learn by doing" is the basis for the Montessori philosophy.
Children develop critical thinking skills, independent thought, and the satisfaction of conquering academic challenges by learning how to make good choices.
Carl Sundahl will hold a Montessori Info Night on Wednesday, Jan. 18 at 5 p.m.
Applications are due Feb. 1. A lottery will be conducted Feb. 10, and families will be notified by the week of Feb. 13.
Click here to learn more about FCUSD Montessori Program!
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Spanish Language Magnet apps due 2/1
Our Spanish Language Magnet Program, known as FLES, offer participating students a chance to begin their foreign language instruction at an early age.
Students enrolled in this program receive the same grade-level instruction in English as all other students at Cordova Gardens and Folsom Hills. Students also receive approximately an hour a day of instruction in the Spanish language by their regular classroom teacher.
All Spanish magnet students are taught by fully accredited teachers who are credentialed in Spanish and have multi-subject experience.
Applications are due Feb. 1.
Click here for Folsom Hill's application!
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