December 1, 2015 Important Dates
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December 1, 2015
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Online Compliance Modules through SafeSchools
Important Dates
Dec. 7-13: Computer Science Education Week Dec. 10: Hometown Christmas Dec. 14: BOE Meeting @ 6:30 p.m. Dec. 21: All Schools Closed Dec. 22-Jan. 1: Holiday Break Dec. 25: Christmas Jan. 4: Professional Learning Day Jan. 18: Professional Learning Day
December 1 Erin Eilert Patrick Huddleston
December 5 Janet Filbert Jolene Rose
December 2 Andrea Carlson Dale Downing
December 6 Nancy Martin
December 3 Sarah Hershey Laurel Hopper December 4 Greg Hewitt
December 7 Rhona Harvey Janae Miller Kimberly Smith
Andover Public Schools believes that a safe and healthy environment makes our schools better places to learn and work. As part of our ongoing program to meet this safety commitment, adhere to regulatory requirements and contain health care costs, the completion of compliance modules through Safe Schools is required for all USD 385 employees. The courses will be available on Dec. 9, 2015. The deadline to complete the modules is March 11, 2016. You will receive an email notice from Safe Schools regarding the compliance modules on Wednesday, Dec. 9.
AAF Grant Applications Now Available!
Andover Advantage Foundation is now accepting grant applications for the 2015-16 year. The application is electronic again this year and you will have the option to edit your submission, but there is still no option for printing. Applications are due by Feb. 1st. Winners will be notified before Spring Break.
If you are considering a technology item (iPads, Chromebooks, 3D Printer, etc.), please be sure to discuss your idea with Stacy Hudson, Director of Technology & Innovation prior to submitting your grant. All technology grants must be approved by Stacy before review by the AAF Allocations Committee. This change to our process allows us to better partner with the district by funding technology that fits with the overall strategic plan. It does not mean pilots of new technology will automatically be discarded, rather it provides an opportunity for open dialogue regarding new ideas. Approval by Stacy also does not guarantee funding from the Foundation.
Computer Science Education Week: Dec. 7-13
The Hour of Code is a global movement during Computer Science Education Week by Code.org reaching tens of millions of students through a one-hour introduction to computer science and computer programming. For more information on Hour of Code, click here. Several Andover teachers have already planned activities during this week. We encourage you to involve your class, too! Code.org will be in Wichita on Saturday, Dec. 5 for a free workshop. Don’t miss out on this opportunity to learn the code. org’s “Code Studio” curriculum that teaches computer science to elementary and middle school students! To register for the free workshop, click here. Contact Dyane Smokorowski or Micah Brown for more information.
Teach Like a Pirate Workshop: Feb. 1, 2016
Derby Public Schools USD 260 is hosting Dave Burgess, author of Teach Like a Pirate on Feb. 1, 2016 from 4:158:15 p.m. The cost is $80 which includes a meal. For more information and to register, submit this form. Friends University is offering a one hour graduate credit for attending the workshop. The Andover Central competed for the State cost is an additional $85. Details for graduate credit enrollment will be provided 4A Championship for the first time in school history. Congratulations on a great at the workshop. season!
Teach Like a PIRATE
a K-12 Professional Development by Author Dave Burgess
Join New York Times best‐selling author Dave Burgess for a high energy, entertaining, and inspirational program that will transform the way you look at your role as an educator. Learn how to dramatically increase student engagement, design wildly creative lessons, and build a course that is a life‐changing experience for your students. Using a unique combination of magic and humor, he will reignite your passion for the education profession and show you exactly how to make school an amazing place that has students wanting to knock down the walls to get in. Teach Like a PIRATE has sparked a full‐scale revolution in the educational world and has inspired teachers from all over the globe to achieve new levels of excellence in their schools and classrooms. This program is your chance to experience the one‐of‐a‐kind presentational style of unbelievable intensity and outrageous energy that has transfixed audiences at packed venues across the nation.
Dave Burgess is the New York Times best‐selling author of Teach Like a PIRATE and co‐author of P is for PIRATE: Inspirational ABC’s for Educators. He received national recognition as recipient of the 2014 BAMMY Award for Secondary School Teacher of the Year presented by the Academy of Education Arts and Sciences.
Date Monday, February 1, 2016 • Time 4:15PM - 8:15PM Location Derby High School Auditorium, 920 N. Rock Road Cost $80 for Non-USD260 Employees (Meal Included) • Registration Deadline - January 8, 2016 Fill out this portion and send in with your payment to: Sandy Rusher, Park Hill Elementary Principal 1500 E. Woodbrook Derby, KS 67037 *Please make check payable to USD260 Name: ____________________________________________________________________________ District: _________________________________________________________________________________ School: ____________________________________________________________________________ Phone #: __________________________________________________________________________ E-Mail: ___________________________________________________________________________ *Friends University is offering a one hour graduate credit for attending the workshop. The cost is an additional $85. Details for graduate credit enrollment will be provided at the workshop.
December 1, 2015
List
Online Compliance Modules through SafeSchools
Important Dates
Dec. 7-13: Computer Science Education Week Dec. 10: Hometown Christmas Dec. 14: BOE Meeting @ 6:30 p.m. Dec. 21: All Schools Closed Dec. 22-Jan. 1: Holiday Break Dec. 25: Christmas Jan. 4: Professional Learning Day Jan. 18: Professional Learning Day
December 1 Erin Eilert Patrick Huddleston
December 5 Janet Filbert Jolene Rose
December 2 Andrea Carlson Dale Downing
December 6 Nancy Martin
December 3 Sarah Hershey Laurel Hopper December 4 Greg Hewitt
December 7 Rhona Harvey Janae Miller Kimberly Smith
Andover Public Schools believes that a safe and healthy environment makes our schools better places to learn and work. As part of our ongoing program to meet this safety commitment, adhere to regulatory requirements and contain health care costs, the completion of compliance modules through Safe Schools is required for all USD 385 employees. The courses will be available on Dec. 9, 2015. The deadline to complete the modules is March 11, 2016. You will receive an email notice from Safe Schools regarding the compliance modules on Wednesday, Dec. 9.
AAF Grant Applications Now Available!
Andover Advantage Foundation is now accepting grant applications for the 2015-16 year. The application is electronic again this year and you will have the option to edit your submission, but there is still no option for printing. Applications are due by Feb. 1st. Winners will be notified before Spring Break.
If you are considering a technology item (iPads, Chromebooks, 3D Printer, etc.), please be sure to discuss your idea with Stacy Hudson, Director of Technology & Innovation prior to submitting your grant. All technology grants must be approved by Stacy before review by the AAF Allocations Committee. This change to our process allows us to better partner with the district by funding technology that fits with the overall strategic plan. It does not mean pilots of new technology will automatically be discarded, rather it provides an opportunity for open dialogue regarding new ideas. Approval by Stacy also does not guarantee funding from the Foundation.
Computer Science Education Week: Dec. 7-13
The Hour of Code is a global movement during Computer Science Education Week by Code.org reaching tens of millions of students through a one-hour introduction to computer science and computer programming. For more information on Hour of Code, click here. Several Andover teachers have already planned activities during this week. We encourage you to involve your class, too! Code.org will be in Wichita on Saturday, Dec. 5 for a free workshop. Don’t miss out on this opportunity to learn the code. org’s “Code Studio” curriculum that teaches computer science to elementary and middle school students! To register for the free workshop, click here. Contact Dyane Smokorowski or Micah Brown for more information.
Teach Like a Pirate Workshop: Feb. 1, 2016
Derby Public Schools USD 260 is hosting Dave Burgess, author of Teach Like a Pirate on Feb. 1, 2016 from 4:158:15 p.m. The cost is $80 which includes a meal. For more information and to register, submit this form. Friends University is offering a one hour graduate credit for attending the workshop. The Andover Central competed for the State cost is an additional $85. Details for graduate credit enrollment will be provided 4A Championship for the first time in school history. Congratulations on a great at the workshop. season!
Teach Like a PIRATE
a K-12 Professional Development by Author Dave Burgess
Join New York Times best‐selling author Dave Burgess for a high energy, entertaining, and inspirational program that will transform the way you look at your role as an educator. Learn how to dramatically increase student engagement, design wildly creative lessons, and build a course that is a life‐changing experience for your students. Using a unique combination of magic and humor, he will reignite your passion for the education profession and show you exactly how to make school an amazing place that has students wanting to knock down the walls to get in. Teach Like a PIRATE has sparked a full‐scale revolution in the educational world and has inspired teachers from all over the globe to achieve new levels of excellence in their schools and classrooms. This program is your chance to experience the one‐of‐a‐kind presentational style of unbelievable intensity and outrageous energy that has transfixed audiences at packed venues across the nation.
Dave Burgess is the New York Times best‐selling author of Teach Like a PIRATE and co‐author of P is for PIRATE: Inspirational ABC’s for Educators. He received national recognition as recipient of the 2014 BAMMY Award for Secondary School Teacher of the Year presented by the Academy of Education Arts and Sciences.
Date Monday, February 1, 2016 • Time 4:15PM - 8:15PM Location Derby High School Auditorium, 920 N. Rock Road Cost $80 for Non-USD260 Employees (Meal Included) • Registration Deadline - January 8, 2016 Fill out this portion and send in with your payment to: Sandy Rusher, Park Hill Elementary Principal 1500 E. Woodbrook Derby, KS 67037 *Please make check payable to USD260 Name: ____________________________________________________________________________ District: _________________________________________________________________________________ School: ____________________________________________________________________________ Phone #: __________________________________________________________________________ E-Mail: ___________________________________________________________________________ *Friends University is offering a one hour graduate credit for attending the workshop. The cost is an additional $85. Details for graduate credit enrollment will be provided at the workshop.
