PCKCS 5-1-08
FROM THE DIRECTOR
Looking for an exciting evening out? It’s free…it can be entertaining…and your presence will be a visible show of support for the seven Charter schools in Douglas County!
As a group of Charter schools, we have asked Jim Christensen, DCSD Superintendent, and the DCSD Board of Education (BoE) to include Charter schools as beneficiaries in proceeds from the passage of a successful Bond and Mill Levy election this coming November. The BoE has not yet made a final decision about whether go to the voters with a request for bond and/or mill levy funding, but we are fairly certain one or both questions will be on the November 2008 ballot; The BoE’s decision will not officially be made until August 2008. However, in anticipation of a ‘go forward’ decision, and in order to ensure some benefit to Charters, the DCSD Charter Administrators and our respective Boards/Operating Councils have been working collaboratively to achieve the following objectives:
1. Secure formal acknowledgement from the Superintendent and BoE that they consider Charter students the same as students who attend neighborhood schools. This is essentially a philosophical question that we would like the Board to answer, but it is one we believe significantly impacts their decision-making process when considering Charter questions/issues. Since parents of Charter school students pay taxes here in Douglas County, we believe Charter schools (their students, staff and facility) should also benefit financially when the taxpayers approve additional monies for the school district through successful bond or mill levy elections.
2. Strike an agreement with the Superintendent and BoE around what ‘Fair Share’ proceeds from a successful bond and mill levy election look like for Charters. There are some challenges associated with giving Charters direct bond proceeds, but the district has crafted creative alternatives in the past. Mill Levy money is much easier because there are no restrictions on sharing these funds with Charters. Our goal is to reach agreement about what ‘Fair Share’ entails, and then look for ‘out-of-the-box’ solutions to ensure fair share benefit for all DCSD students.
While we remain hopeful the district and BoE will find a way to include Charters as beneficiaries, the decision to include Charters has not yet been made – the next BoE meeting is critical! We are asking parents from each of the seven DCSD Charter schools to show their support for our request by attending the BoE meeting on May 6th at 5 P.M. Bond and mill levy questions have passed by very narrow margins in the past two elections, and we know that the school district will need large scale voter support in order to pass another bond/mill levy this fall. Your presence at the May 6th meeting will give the BoE a sense of the Charter community’s investment in issues impacting our students. Assuming we are successful in achieving our two objectives above, the Charter community must stand ready to join the campaign effort to help ensure the passage of a bond and/or mill levy ballot question in November.
Please join me, along with representatives from our Operating Council, at the DCSD Board of Education meeting next Tuesday, May 6, at 5 P.M. in the Board Room of the Wilcox Building 620 Wilcox Street, Castle Rock. Thank you, in advance, for your support.
MAY
7th Talent Show (2nd – 5th) 2:00 P.M.
8th Talent Show (6th – 8th) 2:00 P.M.
9th Moms and Muffins 7:00 A.M.
13th Volunteer Breakfast 8:00 A.M.
23rd Field Day
27th 8th Grade Graduation
New Staff Update - We are pleased to announce the following teachers/tutors have accepted positions with PCKCS for the 2008-09 school year:
Mrs. Sarah Scott – Kindergarten Teacher (Bonus Class)
Mrs. Heather Puckett – 6th Grade
Mrs. Wendy Randazzo – 6th Grade
Mrs. Julie Mansfield – MS Math Tutor
We are currently evaluating applicants for the Kindergarten Aide (Bonus Class) position and hope to have someone hired within the next two weeks.
PCKCS Talent Shows – Wednesday and Thursday next week at 2:00 P.M. See above! Everyone is welcome to come and watch!
Field Day is just around the corner and the PE teachers are in need of a few items to help the day go smoothly! Here is a list of supplies that are needed:
• Plastic cups (small size)
• Bottles of water or large water coolers
• Eggs (the day of, but let us know if you can help with this before hand)
• Portable volleyball net (1)
• Pretzels
• Fruit (apples and oranges cut up for the day of)
• Face painters and face painting supplies
Please contact Mrs. Whitley or Ms. Marion to let them know if you are able to help with any of the above.
PCKCS Art Show Needs Your Help - Volunteers are needed to help hang and label art pieces before they are displayed in the Art Show starting May 9th. We could use your help anytime from May 5th – May 8th. Please leave a message for Mrs. Ackerman as to what day and time you can help.
Roman Villa $20 Certificates - Need a break from cooking dinner? Roman Villa has an answer that can help you and PCKCS. As you know, Roman Villa provided the meals for the dinner theater shows this past weekend. They are now offering $20 gift certificates for purchase by PCKCS families and friends. The restaurant will then donate 20% of ALL sales back to the school.
The certificate is a $20 value for $20 and 20% of proceeds come back to PCKCS. If you would like a certificate or two, just email Cindy at cindypiggott@comcast.net or call 303-805-1969 by May 7th. All purchased certificates will be sent home in Thursday folders on May 8th. Please send in either cash or a check made payable to PCKCS in an envelope addressed to Cindy Piggott and leave it with Sara Mundt. Much thanks for thinking about this convenient purchase that will benefit our school.
Art Department Needs - Old tennis balls and/or styrofoam balls.
8th Grade Parents - Graduation and year-end events are being planned for our 8th grade students. A flyer/registration form has been emailed home to everyone with details. If you did not receive one, please contact Diane Flores (720-851-7555 or dlfloresd@msn.com). Check out the MS link on the front page of our school website (ckcs.net) for more details.
Looking for an exciting evening out? It’s free…it can be entertaining…and your presence will be a visible show of support for the seven Charter schools in Douglas County!
As a group of Charter schools, we have asked Jim Christensen, DCSD Superintendent, and the DCSD Board of Education (BoE) to include Charter schools as beneficiaries in proceeds from the passage of a successful Bond and Mill Levy election this coming November. The BoE has not yet made a final decision about whether go to the voters with a request for bond and/or mill levy funding, but we are fairly certain one or both questions will be on the November 2008 ballot; The BoE’s decision will not officially be made until August 2008. However, in anticipation of a ‘go forward’ decision, and in order to ensure some benefit to Charters, the DCSD Charter Administrators and our respective Boards/Operating Councils have been working collaboratively to achieve the following objectives:
1. Secure formal acknowledgement from the Superintendent and BoE that they consider Charter students the same as students who attend neighborhood schools. This is essentially a philosophical question that we would like the Board to answer, but it is one we believe significantly impacts their decision-making process when considering Charter questions/issues. Since parents of Charter school students pay taxes here in Douglas County, we believe Charter schools (their students, staff and facility) should also benefit financially when the taxpayers approve additional monies for the school district through successful bond or mill levy elections.
2. Strike an agreement with the Superintendent and BoE around what ‘Fair Share’ proceeds from a successful bond and mill levy election look like for Charters. There are some challenges associated with giving Charters direct bond proceeds, but the district has crafted creative alternatives in the past. Mill Levy money is much easier because there are no restrictions on sharing these funds with Charters. Our goal is to reach agreement about what ‘Fair Share’ entails, and then look for ‘out-of-the-box’ solutions to ensure fair share benefit for all DCSD students.
While we remain hopeful the district and BoE will find a way to include Charters as beneficiaries, the decision to include Charters has not yet been made – the next BoE meeting is critical! We are asking parents from each of the seven DCSD Charter schools to show their support for our request by attending the BoE meeting on May 6th at 5 P.M. Bond and mill levy questions have passed by very narrow margins in the past two elections, and we know that the school district will need large scale voter support in order to pass another bond/mill levy this fall. Your presence at the May 6th meeting will give the BoE a sense of the Charter community’s investment in issues impacting our students. Assuming we are successful in achieving our two objectives above, the Charter community must stand ready to join the campaign effort to help ensure the passage of a bond and/or mill levy ballot question in November.
Please join me, along with representatives from our Operating Council, at the DCSD Board of Education meeting next Tuesday, May 6, at 5 P.M. in the Board Room of the Wilcox Building 620 Wilcox Street, Castle Rock. Thank you, in advance, for your support.
MAY
7th Talent Show (2nd – 5th) 2:00 P.M.
8th Talent Show (6th – 8th) 2:00 P.M.
9th Moms and Muffins 7:00 A.M.
13th Volunteer Breakfast 8:00 A.M.
23rd Field Day
27th 8th Grade Graduation
New Staff Update - We are pleased to announce the following teachers/tutors have accepted positions with PCKCS for the 2008-09 school year:
Mrs. Sarah Scott – Kindergarten Teacher (Bonus Class)
Mrs. Heather Puckett – 6th Grade
Mrs. Wendy Randazzo – 6th Grade
Mrs. Julie Mansfield – MS Math Tutor
We are currently evaluating applicants for the Kindergarten Aide (Bonus Class) position and hope to have someone hired within the next two weeks.
PCKCS Talent Shows – Wednesday and Thursday next week at 2:00 P.M. See above! Everyone is welcome to come and watch!
Field Day is just around the corner and the PE teachers are in need of a few items to help the day go smoothly! Here is a list of supplies that are needed:
• Plastic cups (small size)
• Bottles of water or large water coolers
• Eggs (the day of, but let us know if you can help with this before hand)
• Portable volleyball net (1)
• Pretzels
• Fruit (apples and oranges cut up for the day of)
• Face painters and face painting supplies
Please contact Mrs. Whitley or Ms. Marion to let them know if you are able to help with any of the above.
PCKCS Art Show Needs Your Help - Volunteers are needed to help hang and label art pieces before they are displayed in the Art Show starting May 9th. We could use your help anytime from May 5th – May 8th. Please leave a message for Mrs. Ackerman as to what day and time you can help.
Roman Villa $20 Certificates - Need a break from cooking dinner? Roman Villa has an answer that can help you and PCKCS. As you know, Roman Villa provided the meals for the dinner theater shows this past weekend. They are now offering $20 gift certificates for purchase by PCKCS families and friends. The restaurant will then donate 20% of ALL sales back to the school.
The certificate is a $20 value for $20 and 20% of proceeds come back to PCKCS. If you would like a certificate or two, just email Cindy at cindypiggott@comcast.net or call 303-805-1969 by May 7th. All purchased certificates will be sent home in Thursday folders on May 8th. Please send in either cash or a check made payable to PCKCS in an envelope addressed to Cindy Piggott and leave it with Sara Mundt. Much thanks for thinking about this convenient purchase that will benefit our school.
Art Department Needs - Old tennis balls and/or styrofoam balls.
8th Grade Parents - Graduation and year-end events are being planned for our 8th grade students. A flyer/registration form has been emailed home to everyone with details. If you did not receive one, please contact Diane Flores (720-851-7555 or dlfloresd@msn.com). Check out the MS link on the front page of our school website (ckcs.net) for more details.
Thank Yous
To Melissa Grissom and her hospitality crew who once again put on a fabulous luncheon for the staff during our in-service day last Friday - Janet Belter, Debbie Calahan, Dianne Daniels, Amy Geels, Patti Snell, Kay Leenerts, Jen Weems, Julia Hutchison, Judy Beckman, Nancy Gassen, Alyson Weaver, Nancy Wade, Christel Kozar, Nicole Llewelyn, Liz Dooley, Karen Hearn, Aly Auster, Jennifer Sparks, Lynaia Kennedy, Gina Daly, Stephanie Schannuth.
In addition the following students helped out with the staff luncheon on their day off - Megan Grissom and Jackie McRill – thanks girls!!
Fiddler Wrap-Up
Thank you to all parent volunteers who made this year's show a tremendous success! A special Thank you to Karen Kaley who supervised and managed the serving of food for all three shows! To Cindy Piggott, Cristy Johnston, and Shannon Clark for heading the dinner theater committee's, Cristy Pearson and Yvonne Knapp for organizing and creating all of the beautiful costumes. And, finally to Starbucks, Roman Villa and Parker Evangelical Presbyterian Church for donations of coffee, providing the amazing food, and providing the serving supplies!
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