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Extra Meeting to Discuss iRock

There will be a Called Work Session focusing on iRock on Thursday, March 21 at Dutchman Creek Middle School beginning at 6:00 p.m.

Summary of March 11 School Board Work Session

• Board heard from students on their reflections on the value of iPads in the teaching and learning process and listened to updates from the Evaluation, Finance/Resources, Communications, and Teacher Input Critique Teams. The Finance Team recommends that parents pay a $65 insurance fee (down from $85). Board wants answers to additional questions before March 25 vote on iRock.
• Board received a report on technology infrastructure capital requests totaling $1.4 million. Requests involve replacing obsolete switching and  increasing wireless access points.
• Board Policy KF, “Community Use of School Facilities,” will be up for first-reading approval on March 25 while Policy BEDB, “Agenda,” will be up for second-reading. Board reached consensus that Policy BID, “Board Compensation,” should remain as written. Changes to Policy BDE, “Board Committees,” are still under consideration.

 

In the News

CN2, always a great supporter of the district, did a great job last week on two topics. Check out (1) the Hi-Tech Gala and (2) David Wallat’s construction and engineering students at the ATC, who are building dugout style shelters for the NHS soccer teams, at http://www.cn2.com/web/guest/sports_videos?p_p_id=SportsVideos_WAR_CN2NewsContent&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=normal&p_p_mode=view&p_p_col_id=column-1&p_p_col_count=1&_SportsVideos_WAR_CN2NewsContent_videoId=009114&#p_SportsVideos_WAR_CN2NewsContent. The new breakfast program at Oakdale Elementary was featured on Tuesday's news.

 

Congratulations to . . .

• Students and staff at Lesslie Elementary on raising $2,418 for the American Heart Assn. Hats off to Trey McDaniel, organizer.
• Saluda Trail’s Tim Davis, an 8^th grade science teacher, who has been selected to attend the Astronomy 8 session of the 2013 Science P.L.U.S. Institute at Roper Mountain Science Institute in July and to Julia Millar, a 6^th grade science teacher, who was selected as first alternate for the Weather 6 session.

 

Noteworthy Dates

• March 15 – Free car seat safety check at ParentSmart, 9:00-1:00
• March 18-22 – Basic Computer Class at the Flex Center offered through Adult Education, 10-noon daily, $50, open to the public
• March 19-20 – PASS Testing dates
• March 21 – “Future Chefs” competition at Dutchman Creek, sponsored by Sodexo, 3:30-6:00. Elementary winners will compete to see who can make the best “healthy salad.”
• March – May – Great American Cleanup, project of Keep America Beautiful

 

 

Elaine T. Baker

Director of Information Services

Rock Hill Schools