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Wednesday, April 5, 2017 | Volume VIII, Issue XXXI
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Your weekly recap of student success
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| PHOTOS: Theodore Judah's "All Around Folsom Town" |
Third graders presented their "All Around Folsom Town" project-based learning projects on March 28 at Theodore Judah Elementary.
Students researched and visited landmarks around Folsom over the course of a few weeks and presented what they learned to their families, community members, and students.
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| NBC Sports All-Star Teacher voting begins April 10! |
Folsom Middle School engineering teacher Dale Waldo is one of five finalists being considered to win the NBC Sports Bay Area All-Star Teacher Award 2017.
Waldo was chosen out of 150 applicants.
NBC Sports Bay Area was out at Folsom Middle School on March 20, filming a feature story on Waldo and visited his classroom.
Waldo has been a teacher for FCUSD since 2001, at W.E. Mitchell Middle School for 13 years and at his current school Folsom Middle School for three years.
The voting period for the contest goes from April 10 to June 1. To vote for Waldo CLICK HERE! Please log on daily to vote for him.
Should Waldo win, Folsom Middle School would win $20,000 sponsored by NBC Sports and Provident Credit Union.
The winning teacher will be revealed at the Giants vs. Rockies game on June 28 at 12:45 p.m. All five finalists will be honored at a ceremony at AT&T ballpark in San Francisco.
Click here
TO VOTE FOR MR. WALDO starting 4/10! Make June 28 Mr. Waldo's best day ever!
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| The Lighthouse Literacy Award goes to Ms. Townsend |
Riverview STEM Academy teacher Andrea Townsend has been selected to receive a Dr. Barbara Schmidt Lighthouse for Literacy Award from the Sacramento Area Reading Association (SARA).
Townsend was selected by SARA for inspiring in children the love of learning in science, reading and writing, and for being a leader in literacy at Riverview STEM Academy.
Townsend, a 2015 FCUSD Teacher of the Year, is currently teaching a kindergarten/first grade combo class. She has been part of the Folsom Cordova family for 12 years and spreading science knowledge and literacy at Riverview STEM for the last two years.
Townsend will officially be presented with the award on April 26.
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Latest updates: www.fcusd.org/negotiations
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The current contract between the District and the union that represents teachers and certificated staff, the Folsom Cordova Education Association, expired on June 30, 2016. The parties are in discussions regarding a successor agreement.
Among recent updates to our website:
Deficit:
Under the governor's proposed budget, the District is anticipating a $3.8 million deficit in the next fiscal year beginning July 1. CLICK HERE for details.
Reserves: The District has $637,947 in unassigned money after setting aside legally required funds for economic uncertainty, English learners, socioeconomically disadvantaged students, foster youth, career preparation programs, and textbooks/technology. Some of this revenue is
one-time, and not an ongoing revenue source.
Rising retirement costs:
Like all school districts throughout the state, schools are being asked to carry the burden of sharply rising employee retirement costs, outpacing new revenues for schools. Click here for FCUSD's retirement cost projections.
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STUDENT VOICE: Who are your female role models?
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 To recognize Women's History Month in March, we asked students a simple question: Who are the women in your life you look up to as role models?
Click the links below, and hear from students at three high schools how women have inspired them to succeed and go after their dreams!
VIDEO: Folsom High
VIDEO: Kinney High
VIDEO: Vista del Lago High
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Marauder Mile raises $12K to support Mitchell programs
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Mitchell Middle School raised $12,275 for new sports uniforms, visual and culinary arts, and to support a new program called Where Everyone Belongs, at their Marauder Mile event.
Over 800 students ran a mile during their PE class on March 31 to raise money for their school. The event was organized by the Mitchell Middle School PTSA.
The students who raised the most money are Isabella Zilles ($615) and Kove Pena ($800) earned bicycles.
Three students who raised over $400 were awarded with a $25 Nike gift card: Coleman Lammy, Connor Wells, and Pete Muniz.
Mr. Montenegro's Advisory class raised $2,240 and will receive a catered lunch from Chick-Fil-A.
Each student who raised money will be invited to an ice cream social on April 28.
The fastest runners from each grade were presented with a $50 Nike Gift Card:
- 6th Grade Girl: Jaylee Ojo
- 6th Grade Boy: Blake Albert
- 7th Grade Girl: Victoria Amador
- 7th Grade Boys (Tie): Raymundo Vega Felix & Wyatt Stephenson
- 8th Grade Girl: Eva Graf
- 8th Grade Boys (Tie): Enriquez Agulo & Ryan Fiquero
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SHARE YOUR INPUT: Folsom Cordova's LCAP spending plan
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The state of California directs a greater share of public education funding to high-need schools, and requires districts to plan for and show how these funds are spent in a document called a Local Control Accountability Plan (LCAP). Every school district in the state receives a base amount of funding, then additional funding based on their percentages of English learner, low-income and foster youth students.
As school districts plan each year how to best spend that money, they must include community feedback. That's where you can help:
FIRST:
Review our 2016-17 LCAP spending plan. You can check out an easy-to-use overview infographic, or dig into the full 93-page document for more details (you can also access a t
www.fcusd.org/lcap
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Questions?
Contact FCUSD Communication and Community Engagement at (916) 294-9000 ext. 104530.
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See your school performance: CA School Dashboard
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California is field-testing a new web resource that gives families and community members across the state a better idea of how our public schools are performing. At
Folsom Cordova, we want to make sure our stakeholders understand how to use this resource to make informed decisions about their neighborhood schools.
Remember the Academic Performance Index, or API? The single number, based primarily on test scores, that for years we used to rate and rank public schools? That's gone.
The new system, called the California School Dashboard, doesn't rely just on test scores to tell you how a school is doing. It also gives you detailed information on graduation rates, suspension rates, English learner progress, and more. Are schools that have challenges making changes to improve student success? Are historically high-performing schools improving outcomes for all students? The dashboard gives you much more information to help answer those questions.
Visit
www.fcusd.org/dashboard
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videos, resources, and answer to common questions to learn more about the new state website. Then take some time in the driver's seat to explore Folsom Cordova schools!
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Folsom Cordova PTA thanks Superintendent Bettencourt
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The Folsom Cordova PTA Council presented retiring Superintendent Debbie Bettencourt with a gift basket full of memorabilia from all the schools in the district.
The parent groups throughout the schools wanted to thank Debbie for her unwavering support of all students and families. She now has shirts, hats, mugs, water bottles, and bags to remind her of all our wonderful schools.
The Folsom Cordova PTA Council says they will greatly miss her!
Bettencourt is set to retire on at the end of the school year.
To read more about Bettencourt's career click here.
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Folsom High Art and Engineering Fairs
The art and engineering departments at
Folsom High are hosting a two-day event beginning Thursday April 6 from 5:30-8 p.m. for parents and the community.
On Friday April 7 the art show is from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. The engineering show is from 9:15 a.m. to 1 p.m.for students and staff.
This gives student the chance to show off their art work and innovative
STEM projects.
Locations:
Art Show - Library, Career Center, and AC / IB Building.
Engineering Show- Gym,
Foyer, and patio entrance to Gym.
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Barnes & Noble Celebrates Teachers and Administrators
Spring Teacher and Administrator Appreciation Days at Barnes & Noble are April 1-9.
Both stores Folsom/Citrus Heights and Barnes and Noble.com offer special discounts, sweepstakes and giveaways to Pre-K-12 public, private and homeschool educators and administrators.
Barnes & Noble Educator's Appreciation Days occur several times during the year recognizing educators and providing the opportunity to explore their vast selection of products.
Some of the special discounts are:
- 25% off on most books, gifts, music toys and games for classroom
- 10% off select NOOK devices
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Board of Education Update: April 6, 2017
The FCUSD Board of Education will hold its regular meeting on Thursday, April 6, at 6 p.m.
Agenda items will include :
The full agenda can be found here.
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