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Wednesday, January 25, 2017 | Volume VII, Issue XXII
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Your weekly recap of student success
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| Superintendent Search: details, community forum & survey |
With the announcement of
Superintendent Bettencourt's retirement
at the end of this school year, the Folsom Cordova Unified School District Board of Education selected Leadership Associates Executive Search Advisors Rich Fischer and Sally Frazier to conduct the recruitment and comprehensive search process for the selection of our next district superintendent. Community input will be an essential component of the process.
INPUT FORUMS:
A community forum will be held for members of the public Wednesday, Feb. 1 at 5 p.m. in the Education Services Center Board Room, 1965 Birkmont Drive in Rancho Cordova.
Other input sessions for employees and other stakeholder groups will be held earlier in the day:
See schedule here
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ONLINE SURVEY:
Additional opportunity is available for input via an online survey in English, Spanish, and Russian:
Survey deadline:
Monday, Feb. 6.
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VIDEO: See inside a day in the life of this RCE student!
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Video by Reijer Den Dulk and Sydney Northcutt, FCUSD Communication Internship Program
Science fairs, spelling tests, recess; we all have our own unique experience in elementary school.
Wouldn't you like to get a closer glimpse? Check out this short video of Dulce Conejo Amezquita, a second grader at Rancho Cordova Elementary School to see what it's like for many of our students to learn, grow, and thrive in FCUSD schools.
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School will begin Aug. 10 in the 2017-18 school year |
After considering input from students, families, and employees, the Board of Education has adopted a new school year calendar for the 2017-18 school year.
Under the new calendar (
click here for a full copy
), the school year will begin on Thursday, Aug. 10 for students and end Thursday, May 31, 2018. Teachers will begin the school year with two workdays beginning Tuesday, Aug. 8 and end with a workday on Friday, June 1, 2018.
There will be no school on Oct. 9; Winter Break will run Thursday, Dec. 21-Jan. 5, 2018; and the District will maintain a travel day at the end of Spring Break (Monday, April 2, 2018).
The District took into consideration significant feedback from teachers, staff, families, and students when recommending the Aug. 10 start date to the Board, including feedback from students and teachers who preferred a Thursday start.
In addition to public comment at District meetings, there were more than 4,800 responses to an online survey from families, staff, and students.
Folsom Cordova will continue to evaluate the impact of the school year calendar on staff, students, and families and make revisions to best meet the needs of our community.
If you have any questions, please contact the District at (916) 294-9000 or
jdrumm@fcusd.org.
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| Board approves changes to Folsom secondary school choice to address capacity challenges |
The Folsom Cordova Unified Board of Education on Jan. 19 approved a series of changes to interdistrict transfers and school choice applications to alleviate overcrowding at Folsom secondary schools and accommodate families living in the district's and schools' boundaries as enrollment continues to grow.
A number of factors are creating the school capacity challenges: Vista del Lago High School has seen an increasing number of approved transfers of students from both outside and inside of the FCUSD boundaries, as well as new students within its own attendance boundaries.
We understand that any discussion of school choice and capacity must consider the impact to students and families, and we recognize that some members of our school communities may have questions or concerns as we enter this year's registration period. District staff members recommended these solutions to minimize the impact to our families while ensuring there is enough room in our schools to accommodate those who live in our school and district boundaries.
If you have questions or would like to offer feedback, please feel free to contact our office of Business Services at
jmagowan@fcusd.org or (916) 294-9004.
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| Assistant Superintendent for HR announces retirement |
Veteran educator Karen Knight, Folsom Cordova's Assistant Superintendent for Human Resources, has announced that she will retire at the end of the school year.
During her decades of service to Folsom Cordova schools, employees, students, and families, Knight has become known for her expertise in instruction, school site management, working with families, and has been a professional mentor to many.
She has held numerous teaching and leadership posts in the District, beginning her career as a music and math teacher at Mitchell Middle School, where she served until 1989. She was promoted to Teaching Director of Student Activities at then-Folsom Junior High School and, the next year, promoted to Vice Principal.
She previously led Folsom Middle School for 11 years as its principal and also served as Director of Human Resources until her appointment to Assistant Superintendent in 2013.
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SAVE THE DATE: Celebrated author John Lescroart
coming to Folsom
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Join us for the Second
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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| FCUSD employees help families in need for the holidays |
During the holidays, 44 families were identified and 99 students ages toddler to 19 were served with the support and generosity of
FCUSD
staff who were willing to share and brighten the holiday season of those less fortunate.
Necessities such jackets, hoodies, and pants were highly requested, followed by gift cards for food. Donated dolls, balls, scooters, bikes and video games helped make the holidays brighter for our students in need, thanks to the outreach program sponsored by FCUSD Homeless Services.
All gifts were collected by the Department of Categorical Programs & Grants during November, then wrapped and successfully delivered to families on the week prior to Winter Break.
"This Holiday Outreach event provides the FCUSD staff the opportunity to make someone's life a little merrier. The pride in giving can be seen and felt in every donor.
As Winston Churchill said "We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give," said Elena Cabrera, Director of Categorical Programs & Grants.
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"
Be the First" PSA Anti-tobacco video contest
Breathe California Sacramento invites students in middle
and high school to show their creativity and inspiration to make an original anti-tobacco /nicotine Public Service Announcement centered on the theme "Be the First."
What it would be like if your generation were the first to be tobacco free?
Submission deadline is Jan. 30 at 5 p.m.
For more information about this event and our program, click here.
Prizes:
1st place winner: $300
2nd place winner: $ 200
3rd place winner: $100
Winning PSA's will be featured at the Youth Media Awards on Feb. 25 at the Elks Tower Ballroom in Sacramento.
or by mail to:
Breathe California of Sacramento
909 12th Street Suite 100
Sacramento, CA 95814
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Next Parent Summit: S
aturday, Feb. 4
Parents are a crucial factor in the entire education equation.
Parents of students K-12 are invited to attend our next Parent Summit for Student Success on
February 4, 8:30 -11:30 a.m.
The District will share information on resources available to students and families, and many ways to support student learning.
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Board of Education Update: Jan. 19, 2017
The FCUSD Board of Education held its regular meeting on Thursday, Jan. 19.
Agenda items included:
- Process & timeline for superintendent search
- Approve Middle and High School Course Outlines
- Approval of the 2017-2018 Instructional Calendar
Special Presentation:
The full agenda can be found here.
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