Welcome Back!

I hope this post finds you relaxed, rejuvenated and excited to start a new school year!  We have many successes to celebrate from last year and many good things are yet to come.  

You've already received the email about the district "Kick-Off" day.  I will resend it so you don't have to dig through your "in box", but the gist is that August 28 from 8:00 - 3:30  is our district professional development day.  Please register for 3 classes HERE

Here is a rundown of days and times:

8/22 -  8:00 - noon   Leadership Day - For department heads

8/23 - 10:30 - 6:00   Registration BBQ Open house- For all certified staff

8/28 -  8:00 - 3:30    District-wide PD at LCHS  - For all certified staff

8/29 -  8:00- 11:00   Staff meeting in the library- (Work day is 7.5 hours)  For all certified Staff

8/30 -  8:00 -11:00   Staff meeting in the library -(Work day is 7.5 hours)  For all certified Staff

8/31 -  9:00 - noon    Resiliency training in the library (Work day is over when training ends)  For all certified staff

9/5   First day of school

A few more updates:

Opening the Resiliency Window....This year we will continue our commitment to provide academically rigorous instruction along with high levels of support to ensure our students can access the instruction.  Most of us have received training in ACES, trauma and resiliency and we will  continue that training this year with three more resiliency workshops led by Teresa Hurliman from Sound Discipline.  These workshops will be on Mondays and Teresa is tailoring them for our unique needs.

Therapeutic Classroom....As you know, we decided to close the daycare because the need for that service has declined over the years.  In that space, we will be housing a Therapeutic Support Classroom, formerly called Pathways.  The space is ideal to provide fully contained services for some students in need of high levels of support.  

Advisory...This summer, Angie, Christy and Heather attended training in Austin for our new advisory program.  They brought back a tremendous repertoire of knowledge and skills which they will be sharing with us throughout the year.  The new advisory class will be called 21st Century Skills and this team will be talking about what they learned and how we will be applying the knowledge during our meeting on 8/30.

I hope you enjoy the rest of summer and look forward to seeing all of you!