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Wednesday, August 30, 2017 | Volume VIII, Issue IV
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News, Announcements, & Success Stories
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| VIDEOS: May The Force of Kindness Be With You |
 Our district wide Cool2B Kind week was held Aug. 21 to Aug 25. This year's theme was " May the Force of Kindness Be With You."
Schools participated in various Star Wars themed kindness activities and class lessons through out the week, to reinforce the power of having a positive attitude, being nice and helpful.
To watch videos of some of the kindness activities click on the links below:
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Black Hawk helicopter surprise promotes learning
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 The City of Rancho Cordova organized a special surprise for students in our schools within the city limits.
Students at W.E. Mitchell Middle School and Williamson Elementary had a surprise landing by the
California National Guard in a Black Hawk Helicopter.
Twelve of Folsom Cordova's elementary, middle and high schools in Rancho Cordova received a total of 2,560 student/parent tickets to the California Capital Airshow. Tickets will be awarded at the school's discretion based on positive behavior and academic success.
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Volunteer for Folsom Community Service Day on Sept. 16
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Last year, 350 volunteers worked on a Saturday morning to make our schools beautiful. See what they did
here.
This year, six of our schools, are looking for volunteers to help weed, plant, spread mulch and enhance the beauty of our schools' landscape: Vista del Lago, Folsom High School, Folsom Lake High School, Blanche Sprentz, Folsom Hills and Sandra J. Gallardo.
Please come out on September 16
th and be a part of Folsom's biggest community giving event. For more information, visit the city's
website.
To sign up to volunteer
click here. If you have questions regarding Community Service Day contact:
Angela Griffin Ankhelyi at
[email protected].
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| SAVE THE DATE: Plan ahead to attend FCUSD's College Fair |
| English Language Proficiency Assessments for CA: What you need to know |
We are pleased to announce that your school may participate in the state field test of the English Language Proficiency Assessments for California, the ELPAC, which will replace the current California
English Language Development Test (CELDT). This is a great opportunity for our schools.
The purpose of the field test is to gather information about the design of the test and the performance of the test questions. This year's field test is happening in specially-selected schools across California, and some English learners and English-proficient students in our schools will participate in this field test.
The test will be administered over a period of several days from Aug. 28 through Sept. 22. Because this is a field test, neither students, parents, nor teachers will receive individual student test scores or reports.
If you wish to exempt your child(ren) from participating in this opportunity, please submit to your school principal a written request specifying your child's name, grade, and the name of the test.
Questions?
Please contact FCUSD's Testing and Assessment Department at (916) 294-9000.
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Save a life! Free teen heart screenings available Sept. 17
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All teens and young adults ages 12 to 25 are invited to participate in Via Heart Project's free heart screening event.
The screenings are being held on Sunday, Sept. 17 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Cordova High School, located at 2239 Chase Drive, Rancho Cordova .
Your child must be registered online in advance and turn in a completed health form at the event. For more information on the free screenings, to register and get a health form
click here. Registration is limited to 750 students and closes on September 15.
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| IN THE MEDIA: Learn more about Dr. Sarah Koligian |
 Folsom Cordova's new superintendent Dr. Sarah Koligian was recently featured in stories by local news organizations. She was able to share her background and enthusiasm for leading our district.
Click here to read the article by The Folsom Telegraph.
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Spring testing scores coming: Learn how to understand reports
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Folsom Cordova families of students who were in grades 3-8 or 11 last year will soon receive the individual score reports for their students under the state's new testing system. These scores are one tool designed to help teachers better understand how our students are performing under new state standards, measure student growth, and implement effective learning strategies tailored to individual children.
Families, students, and community members may have many questions about how to read these score reports, and what the results mean.
Please visit www.fcusd.org/testing, where we have provided answers to common questions and additional resources for you to help support your child's learning.
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Safe Routes to School Workshop being held
Join us to learn about Safe Routes to School in Rancho Cordova. During this workshop you will
hear about ways to make walking and biking to and from school safer, as well as ways to make it simple and fun.
The workshop will take place Thursday, Sept. 7 from 2-6 pm. at the Cordova Community Center, 2197 Chase Drive in Rancho Cordova.
You will leave the workshop ready to work with your community partners in Rancho Cordova's Safe Routes to School program.
Click here to reserve your spot.
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Meal applications: Help increase funding for your school!
Folsom Cordova is asking our families to apply for free and reduced school meals - even if they're not sure they'll use it.
Why? Because those applications could increase the amount of money your school receives to pay for resources that help students: academic coaches, technology, musical instruments, field trips and more!
Schools receive more money and resources based on the number of families who qualify for free and reduced meals - regardless of whether they decide to use the program or not.
Do I qualify?
Click here to see if your household income qualifies your family.
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Board of Education: There is not board meeting this week
The FCUSD Board of Education will hold its next regular meeting on
Thursday, Sep. 7 at 6 p.m. in the Education Services Center Board Room, 1965 Birkmont Drive in Rancho Cordova.
The full agenda will be posted here Friday, September 1st.
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