the hawk way sept. 2015

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September 2015

A Newsletter for Shawano School District Families & Community

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Welcome back to school,

Shawano School District!

Here are a few notes for the month of September:

School day hours for the 2015-2016 school year will be 8:15 a.m. to 3:10 a.m. at Hillcrest Pri-mary, LEADS Charter, and Olga Brener Intermediate. They will be 7:30 a.m. to 2:40 p.m. at Shawano Community Middle and High Schools.

This change adds 10 minutes of instructional time to the school day, and also allows for full day professional development days for staff and no school for stu-dents, eliminating half days.

The school district’s final Com-munity Budget Meeting will be held on Wednesday, Sept. 9, at 7 p.m., at Shawano Community Middle School. Two other meet-

ings were held Aug. 18 and 24.

The district’s Annual Meeting and Budget Hearing will be held Mon-day, Sept. 21, at 8 p.m. at Shawano Community Middle School.

At a special meeting on Aug. 8, the Shawano Board of Education voted 9-0 to pass a resolution for referendum for the Shawano Community Middle School reno-vation project.

The referendum vote will be held Nov. 3. For more information on what the referendum entails,

see pages 8-9.

The Hawk Way Plan, which was adopted in May 2015, will contin-ue to guide teachers, students, and staff with

Learning Living Leading

the Hawk Way.

INSIDE:

2 From the District Office

3 Shawano High School

4 Shawano Middle School

5 Olga Brener Intermediate

6 Hillcrest Primary & LEADS

7 Activities & Athletics

Technology

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10 MOEMS Update

Community Education

11-13 New Year, New Faces

14-15 School Lunch Notes

16-19 Annual Public Notices

20 September Calendar

Shawano School District

@Shawano_SD

@shawanoschools

www.shawanoschools.com

Photo: Members of SCHS Student Council held an American Red Cross blood

drive on Aug. 7. The entirely student organized drive collected 44 units, exceeding

their goal by 9 units. The next drive will be Oct. 30.

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From Stuart Russ, SCHS Associate Principal

It’s a great day to be a HAWK! I am entering my second year as the SCHS

Associate Principal, and I am excited about what the 2015-2016 school year

has to offer.

My duties as the associate principal include scheduling, attendance, stu-

dent discipline, and assisting the SCHS Activities Director Mrs. Schreiber in

supervising evening events. I will also continue working with the SCHS Hawk

Way Team (PBIS) and the SCHS Learning Council in developing ways to as-

sist our students in their behavioral and academic growth.

Two areas of emphasis for the 2015-2016 school year will be student disci-

pline and attendance. While we did not meet our goals in these two areas last

year, I believe that we made great strides and can continue to see growth in

each this school year. Similar to last year, the staff at SCHS will continue to

work with our students to create an environment in which everyone is following

the Hawk Way (Be Respectful, Be Responsible, and Be Safe). We will also

continue to utilize resources available to assist and address students strug-

gling with attendance.

I look forward to supporting our students and staff in Learning, Living, and

Leading the Hawk Hay. GO HAWKS!!!

Photos: SCHS students and teachers

are pictured enjoying their first day of

classes.

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From Rod Watson,

Associate Principal

I am beginning my second year as associate principal at SCMS. The first year was a whirlwind. My head was spinning from the daily issues, decisions, and crises that I had to deal with. I had to learn a lot of as-pects to running a school that I did not need to know as a social studies teacher (special education proce-dures, PBIS, and finances, for in-stance) as well as work daily on my leadership skills. I survived and I am back for Round 2.

This year the game has already slowed down for me. At Back to School Night I was able to answer parents’ questions with responses better than last year’s “Let me look into that for you.” I have a much bet-ter grasp on student discipline. Alt-hough we have a lot of new teach-ers, I understand everyone’s role much better than I did. I am confi-dent that it will be a much smoother year.

Since my rookie year is over, I can be a bigger part of helping our school to reach its goals for the year. We are fixated on improving our reading and math scores. Alt-hough they were good last year, especially on the STAR exam, they can get better. I will work closely with the Response to Intervention Team to place struggling kids in the appropriate interventions to get them caught up. We saw a lot of gains with that last year. I will also work closely with the Learning Council to plan excellent profession-al development for teachers. Finally, and perhaps most importantly, I will work with teachers to make sure they have everything they need to do their jobs well. Often that simply means getting out of their way!

I know Year 2 will be excellent. I am sure I still have a lot to learn, but I know that with an excellent team like the one we have at SCMS, I am in the right place to grow profession-ally. I am ready for the next chapter in this adventure!

Greetings and Welcome to the 2015-16 School Year. Shawano Community Middle School has been working hard all summer to complete our new schedule and we are just finishing up.

Prior to my arrival, there had been a committee working to re-search new, viable options to replace our old schedule, with a goal to move from 10 periods a day (under 40 minutes a class) to something that provided more face-to-face instruc-tion time in the classroom. Our final decision this year was to move to an 8 period schedule with 51 minutes per class. This means fewer student class choices, but more than 50 addi-tional minutes per class every week.

As we built the schedule, we also took into account the placement of our incoming staff members. We have new staff at all grade levels. Ryan Cappaert is moving back from Olga Brener to a science position at the middle school, Jason Chitwood and Casey Weber will be joining us in the Social Studies Department, Carly Devine will be teaching ELA and Science, and Julie Kryll will be our new FACE teacher. Dawn Lorge will run the Help Desk, Tammie Schenk is our new Technology/Computer Aide, and Sarah Schuett-pelz will become our LMC Aide. We also have a few high school teachers coming down to teach courses at the

middle school; John Myers will teach a section of Math I and Lukas Rekow will teach Spanish. Finally, we are also hiring a new ELA and Special Education teacher. Whew — It has been a busy summer!

SCMS is also working hard to improve communication to families and to the community. We plan to continue using our Phone Messenger to communicate important infor-mation, and commit to being frequent users of Social Media to share the interesting and amazing things going on at our school.

Finally, the SCMS Learning Council and PBIS Teams have come together to develop “GREAT” Grades, a way to share students’ growth in the areas of Grit, Responsi-bility, Effort, Attitude and Timeliness. We will review these areas several times a year and provide feedback to parents. We feel this addition will provide parents with more detail about their children’s performance in middle school, and a way to hold “GREAT” conversation with their chil-dren.

We can’t wait to see returning faces and to meet our new students and staff. Here’s to an amazing 2015-16!

Regards, Mary C. Kramer Principal

Photo: SCMS

teachers and staff

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the labels and sending them back to school. Service your children’s school when you can and in your own home. See Wendy Retzlaff in the office or any of the PTO officers for more details.

The PTO met in the library at Olga Brener on August 18, 2015. The monthly meetings will take place in the Library on the first Tuesdays of each month. Get involved and have a voice in your child’s school! Next meeting is Tuesday September 1, at 6 p.m.

New officers are:

Dawn Walker, President

Jodi Guenther, Secretary

Kari Grassman, Treasurer

Barb Reed, Book Fair

Wendy Powell, Hoe Down

Principal’s Thoughts

Welcome Back!

It has been an exciting start at Brener! If you haven’t stopped in to meet me yet, I would love to see you. I can usually be found in the lunchroom, halls and playground each morning and end of day. If you would like a scheduled meeting time, the office secretaries can schedule that for you. New staff and students will be settling into a rou-tine, and our veteran staff are our lifelines as we Live Learn and Lead the Hawk Way.

Terri Schultz

Principal

Spotlight

More information on those who nurture our students...

Theresa Wilkinson -Theresa grad-uated from Central Michigan Univer-sity with a Bachelor of Science De-gree in Elementary Education. She enjoys reading, dance exercise, hiking, biking and travel. When she isn’t preparing for her students, you can find Theresa doing volunteer work in her community. Welcome Theresa!

Elizabeth Miller - Liz was a 2011 grad of Marquette University with a Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education and a Math minor. Liz believes in teaching students perse-verance and grit as a cornerstone of learning. She has been teaching the last four years in Clintonville and is looking forward to teaching in the same community she lives in. Wel-come Liz!

PTO

Do you want to help your chil-dren’s school but cannot commit to monthly meetings? Our PTO is looking to fill positions that can be done from your home.

PTO has openings for several people to help by clipping box tops and labels, counting and bagging

Elaine Buerman, 3rd Gr. Rep

Karen Braun, 4th Gr. Rep

Jenni Sperberg, 5th Gr. Rep

Wendy Retzlaff, Office

Parent Tips

Remember...whenever we are in sight or hearing of a child...we are teaching.

TO EVERY PARENT:

There are little eyes upon you,

And they are watching night and day;

There are little ears that quickly take

In every word you say;

There are little hands all eager to do

Everything you do,

And a little child who's dreaming of

The day he'll be like you.

Photos: Olga Brener

students go on a school

tour and enjoy recess on

their first day of school.

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A number of super heroes stopped

by Hillcrest Primary School and

LEADS Charter on the first day of

school to demonstrate Positive

Behavior Interventions and Supports

(PBIS) and the different routines and

expectations in various areas of the

school.

The demonstrations included visits

from Lego Hero talking about

playground safety (pictured below),

Bat Woman explaining “batroom”

routines (bottom left), the Hulk

demonstrating hallway expectations

(pictured in group photo), and many

other Marvel-ous characters.

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From Charmaine Schreiber, Activities Director

Coaching Appointments Shawano athletics would like to welcome the newest members to the Shawano Community School District coaching staff. High School David Ambrosius, Varsity Boys Basketball Brian Beyer, Varsity Boys and Girls Tennis Jason Chitwood, JV Basketball Erin Klement, Freshman Volleyball Luke Neubauer, Asst. Football Garrett Smith, Varsity Hockey Mike Schumm, Asst. Hockey Liz Teetzen, Asst. Varsity Girls Swim Middle School Cindy Easter, Cheer Laura Mielke, Asst. 7th grade Volleyball Mindy Nelson, Asst. 8th grade Volleyball Spencer Russ, Head Football Casey Weber, Asst. Football


Homecoming Homecoming week will be Sept. 21-26. The schedule includes:

Monday-Wednesday, Sept. 21-23

Float Building at the Fairgrounds

Thursday, Sept. 24

Pep Rally and Powder Puff

Friday, Sept. 25

Homecoming Parade 6 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 26 Hall of Fame Induction and FFA luncheon in the SCHS commons, noon

SCHS Football vs Green Bay West, 1 p.m.

Homecoming dance in the SCHS commons, 8 to 11 p.m.

Photo: SCHS Volleyball placed first at the Crivitz volleyball invitation on Aug. 25.

The summer allowed for a number of updates in Shawano School District’s technology, just in time for the 2015-2016 school year. Some highlights include:

An updated filter that will allow us

to offer some new and exciting features not available on the old filter. The Wi-Fi and bandwidth was also expanded, allowing the district to better handle online state testing, and moved all district wireless devices off a guest network and inside the schools’ network.

The installation of around 40 smart

boards at Hillcrest, Olga Brener, and the middle school.

Conference rooms were updated

with more technology, and Chromebooks and wireless devices filled in at all buildings.

The change that Director of Technology Craig Young is most proud of is the upgraded phone system software, which is now updated for current 9-1-1 software. The security cameras also received new software, moving the school district over from analog to digital one camera at a time.

“It is my vision and goal to combine the security cameras and phone system, so that if a 911 call comes out, the extension automatically connects with nearest security camera,” Young adds.

Young also added Tammie Schenk (middle school) and Penny Ladwig (Hillcrest) to his technology team, and looks forward to continuing to provide the district with the most current technology for the best learning environments.

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At a special meeting on Aug. 8, the Shawano Board of Education voted 9-0 to pass a resolution for referendum for the Shawano Community Middle School renovation

project, totaling $9,250,000.

Shawano Community Middle School is the oldest building in the district and has not been a focus in previous referenda. Although smaller projects have been completed over the years, the current Middle School needs necessitate a long-term investment to create more efficient and enhanced learning environment for our students.

The majority of the HVAC (heating, ventilating, and air conditioning) system is original to the 1954 building, is past its useful life, is not compliant with current codes and regulations, and replacement parts are almost impossible to obtain.

The kitchen is outdated, and student flow in the commons needs to be improved for efficiency and supervision. The lack of ADA accessibility in the school limits access and utilization of the entire building.

The proposed plan includes replacement and upgrades to the HVAC system, an enhanced secure entrance and front office renovations, update of the commons and kitchen, renovations of the band/orchestra/choir rooms, renovations to the locker rooms and gyms, and a new counselor and social worker area.

Public informational meetings for the Middle School Referendum have been scheduled. They will be held at the Middle School on Monday, Sept. 21, 6:30 to 8 p.m.; Tuesday, Oct. 13, 5 to 7 p.m.; and

Thursday, Oct. 29, 6 to 8 p.m.

Community members will have

the opportunity to tour the school, ask

questions, and learn more about the

project concepts and costs.

For more information on the referendum,

visit www.shawanoschools.com.

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Note: $700,000 was allotted from the 2015-2016 operating budget and the Food Ser-

vice Fund to meet the projects costs, allowing for a $9,250,000 referendum.

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Contributed by Joanne Edwards, Instructional Coach

During the 2014-2015 school year, over 100 students from Brener School and Shawano Community Middle School participated in the Mathematical Olympiads for Elementary and Middle Schools. MOEMS® is a nonprofit corporation which provides opportunities for children to in engage creative problem solving activities while develop-ing a child’s ability to reason, to be logical, to be resource-ful, and occasionally to be ingenious.

MOEMS® goals for its participants include:

1. Developing enthusiasm for problem solving and math-ematics,

2. Deepening the understanding of mathematical con-cepts and strengthen ability to use these concepts,

3. Considering concepts that they might not otherwise encounter,

4. Enriching experiences in intellectually stimulating and significant mental activities, and

5. Building a stronger foundation for assessments and for future mathematics studies.

Last year nearly 150,000 students from 6,000 teams worldwide participated in the Olympiads. 49 of the 50 states and about 30 other countries were represented.

There are 5 contests held monthly between November and March. Students compete both as a team and indi-vidually. Shawano has a team at Grades 4-5 and a team at each grade level 6-8.

The following students were recognized for their individ-ual accomplishments and were the top scorers on their respective teams. Their cumulative score was in the top 10% approximately of all students in that division. What a wonderful accomplishment for these young mathemati-

cians! Congratulations to them all!

Clockwise from top left:

Grade 4-5, Andrew Popp

Grade 6, Sarah Carlson

Grade 8, Karelyn Malliet

Grade 7, Nick Sherman

and Drew Kane (tie)

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Brian Beyer G r a d e 5 , O l g a B r e n e r

H o m e t o w n : G r e e n B a y E d u c a t i o n : U W - G r e e n B a y , E d u c a t i o n a n d M a t h F a m i l y : w i f e M e l a n i e H o b b i e s : T e n n i s , F r i s b e e g o l f , f i s h i n g .

Britney Bramschreiber

G r a d e 5 , O l g a B r e n e r

H o m e t o w n : B o n d u e l E d u c a t i o n : U W -O s h k o s h , E d u c a t i o n a n d S p a n i s h P e t s : c a t M e i k a F a v o r i t e s : f a l l — c o z y c l o t h e s , f o o t b a l l , a n d w a r m d r i n k s H o b b i e s : r u n n i n g , v o l l e y b a l l , w a l k i n g , s p e n d i n g t i m e w i t h f a m i l y .

Jason Chitwood S o c i a l S t u d i e s ,

S C M S

H o m e t o w n : N o r t h F o n d d u L a c E d u c a t i o n : B S E f r o m U W - W h i t e w a t e r F a m i l y : w i f e M o n i c a , c h i l d r e n O l i v e r ( 6 ) a n d E l l i o t ( 2 ) F a v o r i t e s : b a s k e t b a l l , t e n n i s , c a r d s , S t a r W a r s .

Carley Devine E n g l i s h & S c i e n c e ,

S C M S

H o m e t o w n : S t e v e n s P o i n t E d u c a t i o n : U W - G r e e n B a y a n d U W - S t e v e n s P o i n t , E d u c a t i o n a n d P s y c h o l o g y F a v o r i t e s : c h o c o l a t e e v e r y t h i n g , t h e c o l o r m a r o o n C h r i s t m a s H o b b i e s : r e a d i n g , c o o k i n g , h i k i n g , f i s h i n g , g o i n g u p n o r t h .

Casey Haupt G r a d e 4 , O l g a B r e n e r

H o m e t o w n : G r e e n B a y E d u c a t i o n : U W - G r e e n B a y , E d u c a t i o n F a m i l y : G e t t i n g m a r r i e d i n A u g . 2 0 1 6 t o D a n J u s z c z y k F a v o r i t e s : S t o c k c a r r a c i n g , s n o w m o b i l i n g a n d t h e c o l o r p u r p l e .

Brit tany Knueppel G r a d e 5 , O l g a B r e n e r

H o m e t o w n : C e c i l E d u c a t i o n : S t . N o r b e r t C o l l e g e , E l e m e n t a r y E d u c a t i o n a n d M a t h e m a t i c s F a m i l y : d o g S k i p , h o r s e W i n k , a n d m i n i a t u r e h o r s e s C o o k i e a n d C u t t e r F a v o r i t e s : H o r s e b a c k r i d i n g , c a m p i n g , g o l f i n g , o w l s , S u n D r o p , a n d C h r i s t m a s .

Kel ly Fr itz S p e c i a l E d u c a t i o n ,

S C M S

E d u c a t i o n : B . S . i n H u m a n D e v e l o p m e n t f r o m U W - G r e e n B a y F a v o r i t e t h i n g s : B o o k s a n d c a m p i n g .

Amanda Korth D i s t r i c t

C o m m u n i c a t i o n s

S p e c i a l i s t

H o m e t o w n : N a v a r i n o E d u c a t i o n : R i p o n C o l l e g e , A r t H i s t o r y , A n t h r o p o l o g y , a n d E n g l i s h F a m i l y : h u s b a n d J a c o b F a v o r i t e s : R e a d i n g , c h e e s e c a k e , p u p p i e s , t h e c o l o r n a v y , a n d C h r i s t m a s .

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Christopher Robinson B e h a v i o r a l

S p e c i a l i s t

H o m e t o w n : W a u s a u E d u c a t i o n : B . S . f r o m U W - L a C r o s s e ; UW -S t e v e n s P o i n t , M a s t e r o f S c i e n c e i n S p e c i a l E d u c a t i o n F a m i l y : w i f e H e i d i , d o g B a x t e r , c a t B u b b a F a v o r i t e s : r i d i n g m y H a r l e y a n d B a d g e r f o o t b a l l g a m e s .

Taylor Seliger G r a d e 4 , O l g a B r e n e r

H o m e t o w n : K r o n e n w e t t e r , W i s . E d u c a t i o n : S t . N o r b e r t C o l l e g e , E d u c a t i o n a n d M a t h F a v o r i t e s : c h o c o l a t e a n d W e s A n d e r s o n m o v i e s . H o b b i e s : c o o k i n g , b a k i n g , c r a f t i n g , f a m i l y a n d f r i e n d s . I n v o l v e d w i t h t h e O p t i m i s t C l u b .

Julie Kryl l F a m i l y a n d C o n s u m e r

S c i e n c e , S C M S

H o m e t o w n : N e w L o n d o n E d u c a t i o n : B . S . f r o m U W - S t e v e n s P o i n t F a m i l y : h u s b a n d M a t t ; k i d s E r i n , E l l a , a n d K a l ; d o g P e t e r ; c a t L u k e H o b b i e s : B o a t i n g , g o l f i n g , a n d w a t c h i n g m o v i e s .

Elizabeth Mil ler G r a d e 3 , O l g a B r e n e r

H o m e t o w n : P l y m o u t h E d u c a t i o n : M a r q u e t t e U n i v e r s i t y , E d u c a t i o n a n d M a t h P e t : d o g S o p h i e H o b b i e s : R u n n i n g , s p e n d i n g t i m e w i t h f a m i l y a n d f r i e n d s , r e a d i n g F a v o r i t e s : A n y k i n d o f f r u i t , t h e c o l o r p u r p l e , H a l l o w e e n , a n d I ’ m a c o l l e g e b a s k e t b a l l f a n a t i c .

Erica Narveson G r a d e 3 , O l g a B r e n e r

H o m e t o w n : O s h k o s h E d u c a t i o n : U W -O s h k o s h , E d u c a t i o n a n d S p a n i s h H o b b i e s : R e a d i n g a n d s p e n d i n g t i m e w i t h m y f a m i l y . F a v o r i t e s : c h o c o l a t e a n d m o v i e s .

Lucas Rekow S p a n i s h , S C M S a n d

S C H S

H o m e t o w n : G r e s h a m E d u c a t i o n : B r i g h a m Y o u n g U n i v e r s i t y -I d a h o , S p a n i s h / H i s t o r y a n d E d u c a t i o n ; B o i s e S t a t e U n i v e r s i t y , M a s t e r s i n B i l i n g u a l E d u c a t i o n F a m i l y : w i f e S h a n n a , c h i l d r e n K a t i a ( 9 ) , E v a n ( 6 ) , A v a ( 3 ) F a v o r i t e s : h i k i n g , p h o t o g r a p h y , t r a v e l i n g , b a s k e t b a l l .

Brit tany Lamers E n g l i s h , S C H S

H o m e t o w n : C h i l t o n E d u c a t i o n : U W - G r e e n B a y , B . A . i n E n g l i s h E d u c a t i o n F a m i l y : h u s b a n d T o n y , c o c k a p o o L u c y , c a t F r a n k i e H o b b i e s : c a m p i n g , c o n c e r t s , d r a w i n g , p a i n t i n g F a v o r i t e : M y m o m ’ s t a c o s a n d H a l l o w e e n —c a n d y a n d d r e s s i n g u p !

Erin Prey S c h o o l P s yc h o l o g i s t ,

H i l l c r e s t

H o m e t o w n : S h a w a n o E d u c a t i o n : U W - S t o u t , M a s t e r i n E d u c a t i o n a n d E d u c a t i o n S p e c i a l i s t ; UW - E a u C l a i r e , D i r e c t o r o f S p e c i a l E d u c a t i o n a n d P u p i l S e r v i c e s C e r t i f i c a t i o n F a m i l y : h u s b a n d M i k e , s o n M a d d i n ( 3 ) , e x p e c t i n g s e c o n d c h i l d i n O c t . 2 0 1 5 , d o g s R e e s e a n d R i l e y .

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Casey Weber S o c i a l S t u d i e s ,

S C M S

H o m e t o w n : A s h w a u b e n o n E d u c a t i o n : U W - G r e e n B a y , H i s t o r y , P o l i t i c a l S c i e n c e , E d u c a t i o n H o b b i e s : F o o t b a l l a n d w e i g h t l i f t i n g . F a v o r i t e s : W i s c o n s i n B a d g e r s a n d G r e e n B a y P a c k e r s .

Sara Welsh S o c i a l W o r k e r ,

S C M S

H o m e t o w n : W a u s a u E d u c a t i o n : U W -M i l w a u k e e , M a s t e r s i n S o c i a l W o r k . F a m i l y : M a r r i e d w i t h 2 s o n s a n d a d o g . H o b b i e s : C a m p i n g , h i k i n g , t r a v e l i n g , a n d s p e n d i n g t i m e w i t h f a m i l y .

Theresa Wilkinson G r a d e 3 , O l g a B r e n e r

L i v e s i n : A p p l e t o n E d u c a t i o n : B . A . i n E d u c a t i o n . F a m i l y : S o n ( a g e 2 1 ) a t t e n d s UW - O s h k o s h . H o b b i e s : B i k e r i d i n g , s k a t i n g , h i k i n g . F a v o r i t e s : P i z z a , S l e e p l e s s i n S e a t t l e , C h r i s t m a s . I n v o l v e d i n h e r c h u r c h , Y M C A , a n d R e a d i n g A s s o c i a t i o n .

Maribeth Weidner G r a d e 6 - 8 R e s o u r c e ,

S C M S

H o m e t o w n : B o n d u e l E d u c a t i o n : U W -W h i t e w a t e r , E n g l i s h a n d T h e a t e r E d u c a t i o n ; S t . M a r y ’ s U n i v e r s i t y , S p e c i a l E d u c a t i o n L i c e n s e . P e t : L a n e y , a l a b /c o o n h o u n d m i x H o b b i e s : S e w i n g , s c r a p b o o k i n g , m u s i c p e r f o r m a n c e , B B C T V s h o w s , r e a d i n g .

Samantha Sperberg

S p e c i a l E d u c a t i o n ,

S C H S

H o m e t o w n : C e c i l E d u c a t i o n : U W -G r e e n B a y , H i s t o r y a n d E d u c a t i o n P e t : G e r m a n s h o r t h a i r p o i n t e r n a m e d S t e l l a .

James Van Kirk A l t e r n a t i v e

E d u c a t i o n , S C H S

H o m e t o w n : M i l w a u k e e E d u c a t i o n : U W -S t e v e n s P o i n t , B . S . B r o a d f i e l d S o c i a l S c i e n c e H o b b i e s : C o m p u t e r s , s p o r t s , t r a v e l i n g . F a v o r i t e s : L o o k i n g f o r w a r d t o C h r i s t m a s !

Josh Weigner E L A a n d M a t h , S C M S

H o m e t o w n : P i p e r s v i l l e , P e n n . E d u c a t i o n : S i l v e r L a k e C o l l e g e , W e s t e r n M i c h i g a n U n i v e r s i t y , C o m m u n i t y C o l l e g e o f t h e A i r F o r c e , I T T T e c h n i c a l I n s t i t u t e s . F a m i l y : w i f e G l e n d a , c h i l d r e n N a t h a n ( 1 4 ) , M a c k e n z i e , ( 1 1 ) , Z a c h a r y ( 4 ) . I n v o l v e d w i t h t h e A m e r i c a n L e g i o n .

Eileen Wel ler H u m a n R e s o u r c e s

L i v e s i n : W i t t e n b e r g F a m i l y : h u s b a n d P a u l , s o n s P a u l , B e n j a m i n , S t e v e n a n d D a n i e l H o b b i e s : L o o k i n g f o r w a r d t o b e i n g a n e m p t y n e s t e r t h i s y e a r , w o r k i n g o n h o m e p r o j e c t s , a n d s p e n d i n g t i m e w i t h m y h u s b a n d .

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SHAWANO SCHOOL DISTIRCT SCHOOL FOOD SERVICE

SCHOOL LUNCH PROCEDURES

Grades Kindergarten-5 School Lunch Prices:

$2.30 Paid Student $.40 Reduced $.30 Milk $3.20 Adult

Grades Kindergarten-8 Breakfast Prices:


Grades 6-12 School Lunch Prices:


Grades 9-12 Breakfast Prices:


Skyward is the computerized prepayment system for school lunch, break-fast or milk.

Every student in the district has a Skyward account. The student account is only activated when a payment is made. Money must be in the ac-count in order to purchase lunch, cold lunch milk or recess milk. There is no maximum that you can pre-pay, but we ask that you pay for a mini-mum of 10 meals. We also request you to pay a minimum of 5 recess milks.

Free and reduced meal applications are available in paper copy or online on the Shawano District Webpage. These applications will also be avail-able at the schools or in the District Office. Completed applications can be returned or submitted online to their school or the district office from 7:00 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. daily.

Student I.D. cards are used at the elementary schools for lunch. Replacement cost for a lost I.D. card is $5.00. Student I.D. cards are used for many school activities. Students have one day to re-place a lost I.D. card. The high school and middle school students will enter their ID numbers into keypad for breakfast and lunch. If a student does not have their I.D. card for lunch, CASH IS ALWAYS ACCEPTED TO PURCHASE BREAKFAST AND LUNCH.

Important: Money deposited in the student’s school lunch account can be used to purchase school breakfast, lunch, or ala carte items. If a sec-ond main entrée is desired it can be purchased for $1.75. If an entire second meal is purchased the cost will be $2.75.

Payments can be made via Skyward Family Access using Revtrak or checks/cash will be accepted in a prepayment envelope.

Letters reporting student account balances will be sent home when the balance is $5.00 or less.

The student account is only activated when a payment is made.

Any money remaining at the end of the school year will be transferred with the student to the next grade.

Any refunds of $5.00 or more for students leaving the district must be made in writing to Food Service Director, Central Kitchen, Shawano Community High School. “Request for Refund” forms are available in the school offices.

If you have any questions, please call the school office or the Food Ser-vice Director at 526-2175, ext. 8250.

The Shawano School District Food Service and Nutrition Program welcomes

students and parents to the 2015-2016 school year.

There are requirements for school meals that will continue this fall. There are larger portions of vegetables, more whole grains and limited calories and

sodium per week. Students will be required to have ½ cup of fruit or vegetable on their tray to count as a full meal. Parents can support this effort by

encouraging your child to give the healthier meals a try.

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The Shawano School District Food Service and Nutrition Program welcomes

students and parents to the 2015-2016 school year.

There are requirements for school meals that will continue this fall. There are larger portions of vegetables, more whole grains and limited calories and

sodium per week. Students will be required to have ½ cup of fruit or vegetable on their tray to count as a full meal. Parents can support this effort by

encouraging your child to give the healthier meals a try.

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Not i f icat ion of

Non -Discr iminat ion

It is the policy of the Shawano School District that no person may be denied admission to any public school in this District or be denied participation in, be denied benefits of, or be discriminated against in any curricular, extra curricular, pupil ser-vice, recreational, or other program or ancestry, creed, pregnancy, mari-tal or parental status, sexual orienta-tion, color, or physical, mental, emo-tional, or learning disability or handi-cap as required by s.118.13, Wis. Stats. This policy also prohibits dis-crimination as defined by TitleIX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (sex), Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (race and national origin), and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.

This District encourages informal resolution of complaints under this policy. A formal complaint resolution procedure is available, however, to address allegations of violations of the policy in the Shawano School District and any questions concern-ing this policy should be directed to:

Gary W. Cumberland

District Administrator


218 Country Road B

Shawano, Wisconsin 54166

(715-526-3194)

This school district is an equal oppor-tunity employer and does not discrim-inate against applicants on the basis of race, color, creed, sex, national origin, handicap, age or political affili-ation.

Elect ronic Communicat ion

Devices

Students are prohibited from using or possessing an electronic paging, two-way communication device or cell phone during the regular school day while on school premises owned, rented by or under the control of the Shawano School District. In addition, electronic paging, two-way communi-cation devices, cell phones, or other picture taking devices are prohibited from use at all times in any locker room or restroom.

Such devices may be allowed if the Board or its designee determines that the device is used or possessed for a medical, school, educational, voca-tional or other legitimate purpose.

N o t i f i c a t i o n o f L o c k e r S e a r c h e s

The school provides a locker for the convenience of the student.

The locker assigned to a student is the property of the School District. At no time does the District relinquish its

Public Notices S t u d e n t R e c o r d s

The Shawano School District desig-nates the following personally identifi-able information contained in a stu-dent’s education records as “directory information,” and may disclose that information without prior written con-sent. 1. The student’s name

2. The student’s address

3. The student’s telephone listing

4. The student’s date and place of birth

5. The student’s major field of study

6. The student’s participation in offi-cially recognized activities and sports

7. The student’s weight and height if a member of an athletic team

8. The student’s dates of attendance

9. The student’s photograph

10. The student’s degrees and awards

11. The name of the school most re-cently previously attended by the stu-dent The parents or eligible student have two weeks from this publication date to advise the school district in writing (a letter to the principal’s office) of any or all of the items they refuse to permit the district to designate as directory information about the stu-dent. At the end of the two-week period, each student’s record will be appro-priately marked by the records custo-dian to indicate the items the district will designate as directory information about the student. This designation will remain in effect until it is modified by the written direction of the stu-dent’s parent or the eligible student.

The Shawano School District, in com-pliance with the Final Regulations - Family Educational Rights and Priva-cy Act, dated June 7, 1976, transfers/receivesstudent records to/from the school or school system in which the student is/was enrolled per written notice s.118.125(4) Wis. Stats.

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would jeopardize the health of the student, the student would not be able to attend school if the medica-tion were not administered during school hours, or the child is disabled and requires medication to benefit from his/her educational program.

For purposes of this policy, "practitioner" shall include any phy-sician, dentist, podiatrist, optome-trist, physician assistant, and ad-vanced practice nurse prescriber who is licensed in any state. "Medication" shall include all drugs including those prescribed by a practitioner and any nonprescrip-tion drug products. “Administer” means the direct application of a nonprescription drug product or pre-scription drug, whether by injection, ingestion, or other means, to the human body. “Nonprescription drug product” means any nonnarcotic drug product which may be sold without a prescription order and which is prepackaged for use by consumers and labeled in accord-ance with the requirements of State and Federal law.

Before any prescribed medication may be administered to any student during school hours, the Board shall require the written instructions from the child's practitioner accompanied by the written authorization of the parent. Nonprescription drug products may be administered to any student dur-ing school hours only with the prior written consent of the par-ent. Substances, which are not FDA approved (i.e. natural products, food supplements), will require the written instruction of a practitioner and the written consent of the par-ent. The document authorizing the ad-ministration of both prescribed medi-cation and nonprescription drug products shall be kept on file in the administrative offices.

Only medication in its original con-tainer; labeled with the date, if a pre-scription; the student's name; and the exact dosage will be adminis-tered. Parents, or students author-ized in writing by their practitioner

exclusive control of such lockers. A locker may be searched as deter-mined necessary or appropriate with-out notice, without student consent, and without a search warrant. The search may be conducted by the dis-trict administrator, a building princi-pal, an associate principal, a police liaison officer, fireman, or a school employee or agent designated by the district administrator or building prin-cipal. Any unauthorized item found in the locker may be removed. Items removed from the locker may be held by the school for return to the parent(s)/guardian of the student or re-tained for disciplinary proceedings, or turned over to law enforcement offi-cials. The adult student or parent/guardian of a minor student shall be notified of items removed from the locker and turned over to law en-forcement officials.

The District shall include a copy of this policy in the student handbook that is distributed annually to each student enrolled in the District.

Student Rel ig ious

Accommodat ions

The Board recognizes that reasona-ble accommodations with regard to examinations and other academic requirements may have to be made from time to time because of a stu-dent’s sincerely held religious beliefs. Parents/guardians may make re-quests to the building principal. The requests will be judged individually, based upon state and federal guide-lines. (Shawano School District Poli-cy & Procedure #334 Parent Rights and the Curriculum and Guidelines for Parents Rights and the Curricu-lum).

A d m i n i s t e r i n g

M e d i c a t i o n t o

S t u d e n t s – P o l i c y 5 3 3 0

The Board of Education shall not be responsible for the diagnosis and treatment of student illness. The ad-ministration of medication to a stu-dent during school hours will be per-mitted only when failure to do so

and parents, may administer medi-cation.

No student is allowed to provide or sell any type of medication to anoth-er student. ( ) Violations of this rule will be considered violations of Poli-cy 5530 Drug Prevention and of the Student Code of Conduct.

Medications will be administered and the instruction and consent forms will be maintained in accordance with the District Administrator's guide-lines.

G e n e r a l S t u d e n t

C o n d u c t R u l e s

1. No student shall be permitted or assigned the responsibility of partici-pating in the discipline of another student.

2. Students will not coerce, intimi-date or harass any other students.

3. Students will be held responsible for needless damage to school prop-erty or equipment, and shall make restitution to the school in the amount determined by the princi-pal. Where the students are unable to make restitution, the parent/guardian shall be held liable.

4. Gambling shall be prohibited on school premises at all times.

5. Great importance is placed on individual honesty and integrity of students. Therefore, any breach of these qualities, i.e., cheating, shall be dealt with on an individual basis.

6. Student materials, equipment or devices which interfere in any way with the educational process will be prohibited. School personnel may confiscate such materials, equip-ment or devices and hold them until the end of the school day, or longer if necessary. In some cases materi-als, equipment or devices will be returned to parents. Illegal materials will be turned over to the proper au-thorities.

7. Students are expected to follow the specific rules and regulations of their respective schools, classrooms, and/or student handbooks, whichev-er applies.

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M eningococcal In format ion

Meningococcal disease, a type of meningitis, is a bacterial infection that is potentially life-threatening. It is transmitted through direct contact with respiratory and/or oral secre-tions from infected persons. Symp-toms may include high fever, sever headache, stiff neck, nausea, vomit-ing, sensitivity to light, confusion, exhaustion and/or a rash.

The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommend rou-tine meningococcal immunization for adolescents at one of the following times; 11 to 12 year olds; 15 years olds at high school entry; college freshmen living in dormitories. The meningococcal vaccine provides pro-tection against four of the five types of bacteria that cause meningococcal disease. Immunization is the most effective way to prevent this very serious disease.

For more information, please go to your healthcare provider, your local public health department, or the school nurses, Molly Oleson and Heather Demerath at Extension 8108.

Screening and Evaluat ion of Possib le Spec ia l Needs Students

The Shawano School District pro-vides evaluations and special ser-vices to those students identified as

handicapped in accordance with the state and federal guidelines. Each child between birth to 21 years of age is entitled to screening for, and evaluation of, suspected handicap-ping conditions. These services are at no cost to the parents or student identified. Child Find days are scheduled each school year. In ad-dition, screening of other students will be done at parental request. Requests can be made by contact-ing the building principal or by con-tacting Karen Smith, Director of Pu-pil Services, 526-2192, extension 8322.

M il i tary Recru i ter Access to Students /Records

Districts receiving federal education funds are required to notify parents of secondary school students:

(1) that a secondary school student or the parent of the student may request that the student’s name, address and telephone listing not be released to military recruiters or in-stitutions of higher education without prior written parental consent; and (2) that the district must comply with such request. School districts receiving federal education funds are required to pro-vide, on request made by military recruiters or an institution of higher education, access to secondary school students’ names, addresses and telephone listing unless access

to such information has been restrict-ed by the secondary school student or the student’s parents as outline above. Federal guidelines issued to implement this requirement state that if a school district does not designate student names, addresses and /or telephone listings as directory data it must still provide all three items to military recruiters and institutions of higher education upon request.

2015 -2016 School Year

Asbestos Not i f icat ion

As a result of recent federal legisla-tion (Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act - AHERA), each prima-ry and secondary school in the nation is required to complete a stringent inspection for asbestos and to devel-op a plan of management for all as-bestos-containing building materi-als. Shawano School District has a goal to be in full compliance with this law and is following the spirit, as well as, the letter of the law. As a matter of policy, the school shall continue to maintain a safe and healthful environ-ment for employees and students.

In keeping with this legislation, all buildings (including portables and support buildings) owned or leased by Shawano School District were in-spected by EPA accredited inspec-tors and samples were analyzed by an independent laboratory. Based on the inspection, the school prepared and the state approved a comprehen-sive management plan for handling the asbestos located within its build-ings safely and responsibly.

Furthermore, Shawano School Dis-trict has completed their 3-Year Re-inspection required by AHERA. Our district buildings, where asbestos-containing materials were found, are under repair, removal and Operations and Maintenance.

This past year Shawano School Dis-trict has maintained all asbestos con-taining materials in good condition through proper Operations & Mainte-nance activities.

Federal law requires a periodic walk-

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through (called “surveillance”) every six months of each area containing asbestos. In addition, the law re-quires all buildings to be re-inspected three years after a management plan is in effect. MacNeil Environmental, Inc will accomplish this task under it’s current contract.

Short-term workers (outside contrac-tors - i.e., telephone repair workers, electricians and exterminators) must be provided information regarding the location of asbestos in which they may come into contact. All short-term workers shall contact the lead mainte-nance person before commending work to be given this information.

The Shawano School District has a list of the location(s); type(s) of asbes-tos containing materials found in that school building and a description and time-table for their proper manage-ment. A copy of the Asbestos Man-agement Plan is available for review in the school office. Copies are avail-able at 25 cents per page. Questions related to the plan should be directed to MacNeil Environmental, Inc., Burnsville, Minnesota, at 952/890-3452 x618 or by contacting the Shawano School District at (715) 526-3194 x8011.

Vocat ional Educat ion

Offer ings 2015 -16

Agriculture Explorations

Animal & Pet Care

Large Animal Science

Advanced Horticulture/Greenhouse

Beginning Horticulture & Greenhouse Management

Wildlife Conservation

Forestry

Aquaculture Production

Veterinary Science

Food Science

Leadership

Computer Communications

Accounting I

Accounting II (Prerequisite Account-ing I)

College Success & Study Skills

Computer Science I

Computer Science II

Computer Science III

AP Computer Science

Excel I (Prereq C or better in Com-puter Communications)

Excel II (Prereq Excel 1)

Marketing II

Microword

On the Job

Per$onal Finance

Small Business Development/Entrepreneurship I

Small Business Development/Entrepreneurship II

Sports & Entertainment Marketing

Multi Media: Yearbook

Multi Media: TV SSD News

Multi Media: Web Page

Today's Children

Life Skills

Living on Your Own

Let's Make a Meal

Health Occupations

International Foods Assistant Child Care Teacher

Healthy Lifestyles

Theatrical Technical Education

Design and Blueprint Reading

Concepts of Mechanical Design and Engineering

Concepts of Architectural Design and Engineering

Computer Aided Design and Drafting

Communication Systems

Graphic Arts

Graphic Arts II (Prereq Graphic Arts)

Electricity/Electronics/Computer Maintenance

Electricity/Electronics/Computer Maintenance II

Engineering Technology

Material & Processes

Production Systems

Wood Products Manufacturing

Wood Products Manufacturing II (Prereq Wood Products Manufactur-ing)

Beginning Carpentry Techniques

Machine Tool

Machine Tool II

Residential Building and Construction (Prereq C or better in Beginning Car-pentry)

Residential Building & Construction II (Prereq C or better in Residential Building and Construction )

Welding I

Welding II

Transportation Systems

Small Gas Engines

Automotive I

Automotive II Service and Repairs (Prereq Automotive I)

Automotive III Electronics (Prereq Automotive I)

Please contact Mr. Gary Cumerland, Superintendent or Ms. Kelley Swartz, Director of Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment, regarding any questions relating to the coordination of Title IX and Section 504 compliance at:


218 Country Road B

Shawano, Wisconsin 54166

(715-526-3194)

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218 County Road B, Shawano, WI 54166

715-526-3194 www.shawanoschools.com

Dates to Remember:

Sept. 1 – First Day of School

Sept. 4 – No School (Vacation)

Sept. 7 – No School (Holiday)

Sept. 25 – No School

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Photo: SCMS students work on a project about their summer during the first day of school.

the hawk way sept. 2015

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