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Thursday, December 20, 2018 | Volume IX, Issue XVIII
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News, Announcements, & Success Stories
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PHOTOS: The Holiday STAR shopping spree puts smile on Rancho Cordova elementary students' faces
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The Holiday STAR (Student Talent Achievement Reward) from the
Rancho Cordova PD
and the City of Rancho Cordova recognized more than 40 preschool and elementary school students in the city today who, despite challenging financial circumstances, have worked hard to become high achievers both academically and behaviorally.
The students were awarded a new backpack for school, clothes and shoes, plus got to go on a $100 shopping spree at the Walmart Rancho Cordova with a police officer buddy on Thur. Dec. 20.
It was such a heartfelt experience for our students and we are grateful for the support of Rancho Cordova.
Check out photos
of The Holiday Star event!
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VIDEO: Linda Burkholder, 2018 Administrator of the Year
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Meet Linda Burkholder, Director of Family Engagement and Support Services and the district's 2018 Administrator of the Year.
Burkholder has worked for Folsom Cordova for eighteen years supporting families and connecting them with programs and services the district has to benefit their students. She's been involved in the Healthy Start Program, administered home visits to student's homes, supports Parent Coordinators in collaborative work, oversees the (ASES) After School, Education & Safety Program, as well as the Family Engagement Summer Academy.
Burkholder said, what she loves most about working for Folsom Cordova is that she feels like she is making a difference for students and their families, as well as the community.
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VIDEO: FHS freshman participates in holiday PSA to discourage marijuana and alcohol use over winter break
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This month you'll see Folsom High freshman Lauren Wiegand in a PSA and ads around Sacramento County for the Future Forward Campaign an anti-marijuana campaign for youth in Sacramento County.
The
Sacramento County Coalition for Youth
, who runs the Future Forward Campaign just released their
Holiday PSA
, in an effort to deter teens from smoking marijuana or drinking while on winter break from school.
The PSA is showing in Century Theaters, on TV, on billboards and posters throughout Sacramento County all December.
Weigand explains in this video
why she wanted to become involved in this campaign to discourage her peers from drug use. She also participated in the
Fall campaign
as well, along with Sutter Middle School 8th grader Juliette Leeder.
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Three Board of Education members sworn into office
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The Folsom Cordova Board of Education welcomed back a long-time incumbent and two new elected leaders on Thursday, Dec. 13.
Ed Short
, who was first elected to the school board in 2002, was sworn in for his fifth term in office.
Joshua Hoover
and
David Reid
were newly elected to the Board in November. They replace outgoing members Zak Ford and Sarah Aquino.
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Internet Safety Forum gives tips on keeping kids safe from online dangers
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Protect Your Child from Internet Dangers Parent Forum was held on Nov. 14 at Folsom Middle.
The forum was hosted by both Folsom and Sutter Middle schools' administration for all parents of middle and elementary school students in Folsom.
Topics ranged from monitoring your child's cell phones, to knowing what social media platforms they are on, crimes committed locally against minors over the internet via their cell phones on popular apps, video game consoles they use to communicate with and victimize children, limiting time on social media, cyber bullying, how to have difficult discussions with your child and avoid power struggles, and the legal ramifications for children who inappropriately use the internet.
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Johnson Controls partners with Folsom Cordova Unified School District for $3.9M in LED lighting improvements
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Johnson Controls will improve lighting infrastructure in eight schools within the Folsom Cordova Unified School District (FCUSD) in Folsom and Rancho Cordova, California. The installation of intelligent LED lighting fixtures will help modernize school infrastructure, initiate energy savings throughout the growing district and improve the environment for student and faculty performance.
The installation project will take eight months according to the plan developed by FCUSD school officials and Johnson Controls Performance Infrastructure
TM
leaders. This plan leverages an energy savings performance contract (ESPC), projecting savings of $4.8 million over 20 years, as well as funds granted by Proposition 39, The California Clean Energy Jobs Act.
"We're thrilled to find an innovative way to help Folsom Cordova Unified School District improve schools and respect their budget," said Mike Kozlowski, Performance Infrastructure™ account executive, Johnson Controls. "Proposition 39 allows the school district to receive the money upfront to design and build the project, and still receive the expected payback in reduced utility costs of an equal or greater amount through the energy savings performance contract."
Each lighting unit will be manually dimmable and have a daylight harvesting sensor that will automatically dim fixtures if natural light is available. The fixtures will also have motion sensors that will interconnect with all of the other lighting elements in a room in order to reduce the amount of equipment and wiring needed.
"Our district is focused on creating a positive learning environment for our more than 20,000 students to do their best work and having modern, updated facilities is an important part of achieving that goal," said Dr. Sarah Koligian, superintendent, Folsom Cordova Unified School District. "By collaborating with Johnson Controls to fund this project through the help of Proposition 39, we are able to implement the improvements to meet our goals without dramatically impacting our operating budget."
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Bulldogs football team wins fourth CIF I-AA state championship in a decade
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The Bulldogs football team played Cathedral Catholic of San Diego in the CIF I-AA championship game on Friday Dec.14 at Cerritos College, where the Bulldogs came out ahead with an amazing win in overtime beating them 21-14.
This is the second consecutive Div. I-AA State Championship title for the Bulldogs and the fourth for the team in the past 10 years, under the leadership of coach Kris Richardson.
Congratulations to the Bulldogs team on an amazing season coming in overall 14-1 and 6-0 in the league and for winning the state championship two years in a row!
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Sign up for Strengthening Families Program
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Strengthening Families program offers research-based classes for parents and their children ages 7-17 designed to support and encourage the development of strong family ties. It also promotes the integration of key principles of making daily decisions and helps keep kids safe from risk.
The next 11 weeks series runs from Jan. 31, 2019 thru April 11, 2019. This program is free and includes dinner, childcare and materials.
For more information contact Rhonda Franks, RN with Folsom Cordova USD Health Programs at 916-294-9013 or
[email protected].
The program will be held at Cordova Church of Christ, 10577 Coloma Rd., in Rancho Cordova.
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Latest on Vista del Lago High School capacity
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On Thursday, Dec. 13, the Folsom Cordova Board of Education approved the criteria that will be used to determine registration priorities at Vista del Lago for the next school year (2019-20). These priorities will help the school and District keep enrollment at a previously approved cap of 1,850-1,900 students, a short-term, temporary solution to help alleviate overcrowding.
What happens next?
By Dec. 21:
School sites will distribute "Resident Student Enrollment Information" forms to students in grades 8-11.
Jan. 7-18:
"Returning Student Enrollment Information" forms and Proof of Residency are due from students currently enrolled in FCUSD schools. Forms should be submitted to the student's current school.
Feb. 1:
School Choice forms are due and should be submitted to the student's resident school. Note: For the 2019-20 school year, School Choice forms will not be accepted for Vista del Lago High School.
Feb. 1-19:
PowerSchool Online Registration opens to students currently enrolled in FCUSD schools.
Feb. 20-March 8:
PowerSchool Online Registration opens to new students and students returning from non-FCUSD schools.
March 18:
Sites will begin notifying families of student status.
Questions?
Please contact Secondary Instruction at 916-294-9000
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Enjoy your Winter Break!
Schools are closed December 24, 2018 to January 4, 2019.
Students return back to school on Monday January 7, 2019.
The District Office will be closed Dec. 24 and 25 and Jan. 1 for the holidays.
There will be no District Digest newsletter over Winter Break. The next edition of the District Digest will be January 10.
Happy Holidays and Happy New Year!
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FCUSD is hiring: Find open positions here!
Here are some current employment openings with Folsom Cordova Unified School District:
STARS Team Leader (MtMS)
frequently for the most up-to-date postings throughout the year!
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Board of Education: December 13, 2018
The FCUSD Board of Education held
its regular meeting on Thursday, Dec. 13.
Agendas are posted online the Friday before each regularly scheduled meeting.
Last week's agenda items include:
- Adopt Folsom Cordova Education Association 2018-19 Proposed Contract Openers to the Board of Education
- Approve McGraw Hill History/Social Science Curriculum and Materials for Grades 6-8 without Additional Conditions
- Approve the 2019/20 Vista del Lago High School Registration Policy
All agendas can be found
here
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