This information is in Mrs. Butler's column this week:
Kiker Transition Activities
For those families who will be attending Kiker Elementary next year, there are some transition activities planned for Thursday, April 15. They will start with Principal Lori Schneider hosting a coffee for parents at 8:00. Mills students will visit Kiker from 9:30-10:30, and Kiker will host an open house for Mills families at 6:00. More information will be provided to the families affected by this move.
As we get more information, I'll post it here.
Monday, March 29, 2010
Monday, March 22, 2010
Candidate Forum
Not sure how many of you out there are still following the blog. We'd really like to invite all of you who were so active during the boundary process to participate in a candidate forum scheduled for Wednesday, April 7 at 6:30pm.
Here are the details:
The Mills Elementary PTA is sponsoring a candidates’ forum for those seeking District 7 and At-Large District 9 seats. We will hold the forum on Wednesday, April 7 at 6:30pm in the Mills Elementary School cafeteria. The event is open to the public and will be widely publicized in the District 7 area.
Questions will be solicited from the audience and screened by a question screener for appropriateness. The moderator will ask the question of each candidate and a time keeper will ensure each candidate gets the same time to answer. After about an hour of questions, we will allow each candidate to give a summary of no more than five minutes. Our goal is to end the event at 8pm.
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Both of these races are contested...so your vote really counts.
District 7:
Robert Schneider is the incumbant - was first elected to the Austin ISD Board of Trustees in May, 2002 and re-elected in 2006. He has recently retired from fulltime work on massively parallel computing systems at The University of Texas at Austin after 30 years of research and departmental work. Mr. Schneider has a long history of community involvement serving on numerous neighborhood, environmental, and school committees and task forces. His primary interests include site-based decision making, promoting academic achievement, and studying models of board governance. Mr. Schneider serves as chair of the Board's Audit Committee. Mr. Schneider has been married to his wife, Kathleen, since 1986, and has four children who attend AISD schools.
Challenger Warren Faulkner is retired from AISD in May 2009 after 29 years of service as a teacher and administrator. He is currently a substitute teacher and administrator, a weekly mentor, and serves on the advisory board of a local child development center. His primary interests are improving AISD’s high school graduation rate, supporting cumulative examination of student knowledge with a goal of 100% passing rate, representing all students of AISD, remaining abreast of district growth and planning accordingly, being a good steward of district money, and fair compensation and retention of teachers, administrators, and classified district employees (office staff, teaching assistants, custodians, cafeteria servers and monitors). Mr. Faulkner has lived in District 7 since 1983. To learn more about Mr. Faulkner, visit friendsofwarrenfaulker.yolasite.com, or email him at friendsofwarrenfaulkner@yahoo.com.
We've been assured both of these candidates will attend the forum.
The at-large position is fairly crowded with 5 different candidates - Tamala Barksdale, Cassandra Enoch Brown, Julie Cowan, Dianne T. Mendoza, & Mike Reed. More on these candidates to come.
So bring your questions for the candidates for Board of Trustees, and be ready to vote in the election that comes up Saturday, May 8!
Here are the details:
The Mills Elementary PTA is sponsoring a candidates’ forum for those seeking District 7 and At-Large District 9 seats. We will hold the forum on Wednesday, April 7 at 6:30pm in the Mills Elementary School cafeteria. The event is open to the public and will be widely publicized in the District 7 area.
Questions will be solicited from the audience and screened by a question screener for appropriateness. The moderator will ask the question of each candidate and a time keeper will ensure each candidate gets the same time to answer. After about an hour of questions, we will allow each candidate to give a summary of no more than five minutes. Our goal is to end the event at 8pm.
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Both of these races are contested...so your vote really counts.
District 7:
Robert Schneider is the incumbant - was first elected to the Austin ISD Board of Trustees in May, 2002 and re-elected in 2006. He has recently retired from fulltime work on massively parallel computing systems at The University of Texas at Austin after 30 years of research and departmental work. Mr. Schneider has a long history of community involvement serving on numerous neighborhood, environmental, and school committees and task forces. His primary interests include site-based decision making, promoting academic achievement, and studying models of board governance. Mr. Schneider serves as chair of the Board's Audit Committee. Mr. Schneider has been married to his wife, Kathleen, since 1986, and has four children who attend AISD schools.
Challenger Warren Faulkner is retired from AISD in May 2009 after 29 years of service as a teacher and administrator. He is currently a substitute teacher and administrator, a weekly mentor, and serves on the advisory board of a local child development center. His primary interests are improving AISD’s high school graduation rate, supporting cumulative examination of student knowledge with a goal of 100% passing rate, representing all students of AISD, remaining abreast of district growth and planning accordingly, being a good steward of district money, and fair compensation and retention of teachers, administrators, and classified district employees (office staff, teaching assistants, custodians, cafeteria servers and monitors). Mr. Faulkner has lived in District 7 since 1983. To learn more about Mr. Faulkner, visit friendsofwarrenfaulker.yolasite.com, or email him at friendsofwarrenfaulkner@yahoo.com.
We've been assured both of these candidates will attend the forum.
The at-large position is fairly crowded with 5 different candidates - Tamala Barksdale, Cassandra Enoch Brown, Julie Cowan, Dianne T. Mendoza, & Mike Reed. More on these candidates to come.
So bring your questions for the candidates for Board of Trustees, and be ready to vote in the election that comes up Saturday, May 8!
Monday, March 1, 2010
Parents Transitioning to Kiker
This note came out today from Mrs. Butler and contains some information from Kiker Principal Lori Schneider about their letter writing/class placement process.
If you will be going to Kiker next year, please see the following letter that Kiker sent home regarding input for class placements. If you would like to provide input, the forms are available in our front office - Ms. Butler
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Dear Parents and Guardians,
It is hard to believe that we are already thinking about the next school year when there is so much yet to do for the remainder of this one. After we return from Spring Break, we will begin our process of placing students in classes for the 2010-2011 school year. This process begins at the end of March with input from you and input from all of your children's teachers. This process lasts approximately five months and will not be final until August. It is critical that we are diligent and purposeful as we create classes that will lead to success for all.
We consider many criteria as classes are formed. First and foremost, we consider your child and the best teacher and environment for him or her. Other criteria include: gender, general achievement levels, student behavior, special needs, academic programs and services, etc.
If you would like to provide input for your child’s placement, you are invited to do so by completing the form that is available in the school office. Feel free to come and pick one up anytime between March 2nd (Tuesday) and March 12th (Friday). The form will not be available after that date.
As you begin to provide us information about the many gifts and talents of your child, as well as any struggles you wish us to consider, please do not request a specific teacher by name. Although it is incredibly tempting, there are so many factors to consider during this process. The administration and counselor know best each teacher's style, strengths, skills and talents and will work with your child's teacher to make the best placement for your child. Please do not ask your child’s current teacher or possible future teacher to arrange a particular placement for your child or to request one teacher to recommend another teacher. This can be awkward for our faculty and may not provide the outcome you are seeking.
Again, the teachers, administration and counselor will work together to assign students to classes. Each child is hand placed into a class. In addition, although teachers of prior siblings may seem like the best option, remember that all children are different with unique talents, strengths and needs and must be assigned accordingly.
Final placement will not be complete until August 2010; some students leave us, and new students enroll.
Completion of the form is optional—it is NOT required. If you decide to complete it, please return it to your child’s teacher or to the school office no later than Friday, March 12. Let us know if you have any questions. Thank you for your cooperation and understanding.
Lori Schneider
Kiker Elementary Principal
(512) 414-2584
If you will be going to Kiker next year, please see the following letter that Kiker sent home regarding input for class placements. If you would like to provide input, the forms are available in our front office - Ms. Butler
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Dear Parents and Guardians,
It is hard to believe that we are already thinking about the next school year when there is so much yet to do for the remainder of this one. After we return from Spring Break, we will begin our process of placing students in classes for the 2010-2011 school year. This process begins at the end of March with input from you and input from all of your children's teachers. This process lasts approximately five months and will not be final until August. It is critical that we are diligent and purposeful as we create classes that will lead to success for all.
We consider many criteria as classes are formed. First and foremost, we consider your child and the best teacher and environment for him or her. Other criteria include: gender, general achievement levels, student behavior, special needs, academic programs and services, etc.
If you would like to provide input for your child’s placement, you are invited to do so by completing the form that is available in the school office. Feel free to come and pick one up anytime between March 2nd (Tuesday) and March 12th (Friday). The form will not be available after that date.
As you begin to provide us information about the many gifts and talents of your child, as well as any struggles you wish us to consider, please do not request a specific teacher by name. Although it is incredibly tempting, there are so many factors to consider during this process. The administration and counselor know best each teacher's style, strengths, skills and talents and will work with your child's teacher to make the best placement for your child. Please do not ask your child’s current teacher or possible future teacher to arrange a particular placement for your child or to request one teacher to recommend another teacher. This can be awkward for our faculty and may not provide the outcome you are seeking.
Again, the teachers, administration and counselor will work together to assign students to classes. Each child is hand placed into a class. In addition, although teachers of prior siblings may seem like the best option, remember that all children are different with unique talents, strengths and needs and must be assigned accordingly.
Final placement will not be complete until August 2010; some students leave us, and new students enroll.
Completion of the form is optional—it is NOT required. If you decide to complete it, please return it to your child’s teacher or to the school office no later than Friday, March 12. Let us know if you have any questions. Thank you for your cooperation and understanding.
Lori Schneider
Kiker Elementary Principal
(512) 414-2584
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