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Superintendent’s Message by Paula Wright
Think Spring!
At the time of this
printing we have
missed 3 school days
due to inclement weath-
er (snow days). We
were fortunate to have
built in 3 snow days, so
as of right now, there
will be no change in the
school calendar as it is
published. Unfortu-
nately, all this could
change if more snow
days are needed. Ac-
cording to the calendar,
any days missed due to
weather beyond the 3
built in days will be
added to the end of the
school year. We will
keep you posted. Any
additional days will not
affect graduation for
seniors scheduled for
Sunday, May 19, 2013.
Congratulations to the
wrestling coaches,
wrestlers, cheerleaders,
and fans for a great
2012-2013 wrestling
season. A special con-
gratulation goes out to
Tyler Nance, Tanner
Poush and Carter Isley
for representing Chari-
ton at the state wres-
tling tournament. I’m
sure you will join me in
recognizing the hard
work and dedication it
takes to reach this awe-
some accomplishment!
Springtime brings
many new beginnings
and changes are occur-
ring all around us. The
education community is
no different. This time
of year is extremely
busy as we move to-
wards the end of anoth-
er school year. March
is the time of year when
the district creates a
budget for the follow-
ing year. One im-
portant element that is
missing from the pro-
cess this year is the al-
lowable growth. This is
the amount set by the
legislature for the in-
crease in operating ex-
penses for school dis-
tricts. This year the
proposed allowable
growth rate is at 4%.
With our district’s de-
clining enrollment, we
will once again qualify
for the budget guarantee
if allowable growth is
set at 3% or below. The
chart below outlines the
impact of allowable
growth on our district’s
property taxes.
Bottom line – a 3% or
4% allowable growth
rate has the least nega-
tive impact on our prop-
erty tax rate. We will
keep you informed as
Volume 15, issue 8
March, 2013
Kindergarten Roundup
3
Preschool Roundup
4
Menu 5
Curriculum 6
High School Attendance Let-ter
7
Inside this issue:
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Allowable Growth Rate
Budget Guarantee Tax Rate impact New Money
0% $198,657 $0.74 ($92,171)
1% $116,991 $0.44 ($92,171)
2% $35,325 $0.13 ($92,171)
3% 0 0 ($45,830)
4% 0 0 $35,836
the legislature moves
through the process.
We are required to set
our tax rate by April
15th. Without action,
we will set our rate
assuming a 0% al-
lowable growth.
Volume 15, Issue 8 Charger Pride
March 5th- Young Writers at William Penn-
Oskaloosa
March 6th- Young Writers at William Penn-
Oskaloosa, Picture Day
March 11th- Ineligibility
March 13th- Professional Development -2 hr
early out
March 14-22nd- Smarter Balance Assessments
for 6th grade Math
March 15th- End of 3rd Quarter
March 22nd- 3rd Quarter report cards home
with students
March 25th- Ineligibility
March 28-29- No School – Spring Break
April 1st- No School- Spring Break
Columbus News
Top of the day to you on this fine March day! As
we look at the middle of March concluding our 3rd
quarter of school it seems unbelievable that time is
flying by so fast this year. Our students are defi-
nitely finding their “pots of gold” as they continue
to learn how to read in their classes. Something
good readers do is to form mental pictures as they
read. To improve your child’s comprehension, read
a book without letting him/her see it. Then ask him/
her to guess what the illustrations look like. Exam-
ples: How are the characters dressed? Is the setting
bright or gloomy?
Have your child show how to complete a math
problem in two or more ways. If one of the ways
selected is by doing an algorithm such as 14+78=
_____, some students get math problems wrong
simply because they haven’t lined up numbers cor-
rectly. Try this. Have your child work problems on
graph paper, using one box per number. Once he/
she gets used to this system, he/she will be able to
transfer her lining up skills to a regular paper.
I am proud of all the sales our students made for the
fundraiser. Mrs. Peterson’s 1st grade class made
the most sales. We also have 29 youngsters who
will be going on a limo ride and eating a special
meal with me to celebrate as they sold 25 or more
items each. It does not matter if you sold one or 25
items, all of your hard work is definitely appreciat-
ed . Way to go!
Regular attendance is important as it sets up a good
pattern for your youngster’s entire school career.
Show your child that school comes first by trying to
keep days off only for illnesses and family emer-
gencies. Also, if at all possible, schedule routine
doctor and dentist appointments for after school or
over school breaks.
If you have any questions, concerns or good news
you would like to share, please call me at 774-4712
or email me at [email protected].
I will be happy to hear from you!
Mrs. Jorgenson
On Tuesday, March 5, Margarette Morr and
Laura Engelhardt are taking fourteen seventh
and eighth grade students to the Young Writers'
Conference in Oskaloosa at William Penn Col-
lege. The students attending this year are Gabri-
el Plank, Dayton Seuferer, Alyssa Herndon,
Morgan Cochran, Katelyn Thorne, Raegan
Beck, Ali Weiderholt, Aerial Giesken, Will
Exline, Gena Post, Pahri Boyce, Trinity Kem-
per, Shelby Jensen, and Jayce Laird.
6th Grade News on page 7
7th & 8th Grade News!
Volume 15, issue 8 Page 3
Kindergarten Round Up will be held at Columbus Elementary on April 12, 2013.
If you have a child or know of a child that will be five years of age on or before September 15,
2013, please call the Columbus Elementary School at 774-4712 and register your child. By regis-
tering, your child will receive an invitation to the kindergarten roundup.
The kindergarten roundup screening will be held April 12, 2013 at Columbus Elementary. One
half of the future kindergarten students will attend a two hour morning session from 9:00-11:00
and the other half will attend the afternoon session from 12:30-2:30. Parents will bring their child
to the school, help them locate their room and leave. Parents will return for the last half hour of
the session to attend a parent information meeting in the Media Center.
The children will be divided into groups and will rotate through a variety of activities in each kin-
dergarten room, meeting and working with each kindergarten teacher. We look forward to hearing
from you!
Kindergarten Announcement PROSPECTIVE KINDERGARTEN STUDENTS
FOR THE 2013 - 2014 SCHOOL YEAR
If you have a child or know of a child that will be five years of age on
or before September 15, 2013, please call the Columbus Elementary
School at 774-4712 or return the form below. By registering, your child
will receive an invitation to the kindergarten round up. The kindergar-
ten round up screening will be held April 12, 2013 at Columbus Elemen-
tary.
Prospective Kindergarten Student
Child’s Full Legal Name: Boy/Girl _______ Birthdate:__________
Name child will go by at school: _______________________________________
Parent’s Name(s):
Address:
City: Zip Code:
Telephone Number:
Kindergarten Round Up
At Columbus Elementary
Volume 15, Issue 8 Charger Pride
4 Year Old Preschool Round Up
Preschool Round Up will be held Friday, April 5th , 2013 at the Chariton Preschool locat-
ed at 140 E. Albia Rd.
The future Four year old Preschool students will attend 1of the 3 sessions. The 3 sessions
will last one hour long. After the parents have brought their child to the assigned room,
they should remain in the building and go to the designated area for information and to
fill out a registration form.
The children will be divided into two groups and will rotate to each classroom to meet
both preschool teachers and experience various activities. Each student will end the ses-
sion, and may be picked up in Mrs. Aulwes’ classroom.
Personal invitations will be sent to those who have registered. If your child has not re-
ceived an invitation by March 29th , please contact the Chariton Preschool at 774-4780 or
774-4781.
Prospective 4 year old Preschool Students for the
2013-2014 school year
If you have a child or know of a child that will be four years of age on or before Septem-
ber 15, 2013, please call the Chariton Preschool at 774-4780 or 774-4781 or return the
form below to Chariton Preschool or Columbus Elementary. By registering, your child
will receive an invitation to the Preschool Round Up.
Prospective 4 year old Preschool Student
Child’s Full Name:______________________________Nickname:___________
Boy/Girl _________________________Birthdate_________________________
Parent’s Name______________________________________________________
Address:___________________________________________________________
City:___________________________________ Zip Code:_________________
Telephone number:_________________________________________________
Volume 15, Issue 8 Charger Pride
Volume 15, issue 8 Page 6
If my memory serves me correctly, it was about
this time last year I was writing an article outlining
the legislative action regarding the Governor’s ed-
ucation reform plan; well here we go again. This
year, similar to last, the education plan is all over
the news. There is talk of stickers on diplomas,
increasing teacher pay and passing the plan with-
out a budget. I wanted to use this article to see if I
could simplify the plan and clear-up any miscon-
ceptions.
The plan basically consists of five components and
I will give a brief explanation of each component
here, but you can find the complete plan at: http://
educateiowa.gov
Component #1 – Teacher Compensation and Ad-
vancement
This first component is comprised of two separate
topics, teacher pay and career pathways. The
teacher salary piece is pretty straight forward. The
plan asks to increase the minimum annual teach-
er’s salary to $35,000 from the current $28,000.
The second part of this component is slightly more
confusing, but basically it outlines several career
pathways teachers could utilize. These pathways
are: Career, Model, Mentor, Lead and Administra-
tive. It goes without saying each pathway will
have a different expectation and salary attached to
it.
Component #2 – Teach Iowa Initiative
This is all about attracting the best and brightest
into education. This initiative consists of tuition
reimbursement for those who qualify as well as
increasing the time of student teaching to one year.
The final piece to the Teach Iowa initiative is cre-
ating a centralized job search web-site where all
education jobs in Iowa would be posted.
Curriculum & Instruction by Ken Harrison
Component #3 – Iowa Promise Diploma Seals
The seal would be placed on the student’s diploma
indicating they are college and career ready. To
achieve this seal, students would have to demonstrate
competencies in such things as: college readiness
exams, special courses of study or career tracks, and/
or senior portfolios.
Component #4 – Educator Development System
This component tackles the issue of teacher and ad-
ministrator standards. There are currently 8 teaching
standards and 6 administrative standards, by replac-
ing these standards with a new accountability frame-
work, the State could obtain a waiver from the puni-
tive components of the No Child Left Behind law.
Iowa was the first state denied a waiver from the Fed-
eral Government, primarily due to the current ac-
countability system that is in place.
Component #5 – Iowa Learning on Line
Iowa Learning on line has been around since 2004,
but it is limited in the curriculum it can offer and the
number of students that can utilize the service. The
idea is to provide Iowa Learning on Line with the
funds to restructure to a self-financing model. Future
funds would come from user fees.
Volume 15, issue 8 Page 7
Van Allen Spring pictures are scheduled for March
5th. Please remember to fill out the envelopes for
your selection and send money.
A big thank you to everyone who purchased food
from our recent fundraiser. It was a huge success. I
am taking 28 students to lunch in a limo. Please re-
member that this money is used for field trips, play-
ground, and technology needs. The fundraiser food
will be available for pick-up on March 5th from
3:30-5:30.
On March 21st, Van Allen will be treated to a
"Russian Kaleidoscope" presented by Sergei
Shapoval from a group called The Cultural Kaleido-
scope. Sergei will be dressed in traditional Russian
folk costume and will be sharing art, music and sto-
ries from the Russian culture. This will be a fascinat-
ing multicultural exploration.
Van Allen Update... On March 6th, ten Chariton Middle School
sixth graders and their teacher, Mrs. Lazear,
will attend the Young Writers Conference at
William Penn College in Oskaloosa. The
Great Prairie Area Education Agency annual-
ly provides students from grades 3-6 with an
opportunity to attend various writing work-
shops, meet an author, and share a piece of
their own writing with peers. Author and il-
lustrator Nancy Carlson will share her experi-
ence and expertise as a children’s book writer
with all the students throughout the day. The
ten students attending will be: Mikenzy
Beaty, Grant Goering, Sierra Halligan, Gizzy
Keeler, Ben Lahart, Autumn Shelton, Mat-
thew Stout, Aaron Sullenger, Ty White, and
Kyle Wright.
The Chariton School District takes great pride in our students having outstanding attendance. We
believe that each student’s attendance in school has a direct effect on their academic success. Being
in school and being on time will help prepare our students to accomplish their goals outside of school.
Chariton School personnel want to work with parents and guardians to improve attendance at school.
If your child must miss school, please notify the school as soon as possible on the day of the absence.
Students, who have excessive absences, more than nine each semester, must have proper documenta-
tion from a health care professional. Students at the middle school and high school level may also be
dropped from a class and receive no credit if they have more than six unexcused absences per semes-
ter. Parents or guardians are required to contact the school to verify their child is leaving, before they
need to leave. Also, students must sign in and out of the building during the school day.
We have had a great first semester and are looking forward to improving our schools’ attendance sec-
ond semester. Please help us by working together in regards to our school attendance.
Thank you,
Marcus Kious, Chariton School Liaison
High School Attendance
Sixth Grade News
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educational programs or employment practices. If you have questions or grievances related to this policy
please contact the Equity Coordinator, 140 East Albia Road, PO Box 738, Chariton, Iowa 50049.
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