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Bulldog News School District Open House From the Administrator’s Desk GRANTON by Granton Area School District Administrator Nancy Popp Aug.29 6-8 p.m. Summer projects complete; new PBIS supports, Smartlab coming this year No student pictures will be taken during the open house. Daycare/elementary/MS/HS picture date: Sept. 18 Picture retake day: Oct. 24 Nancy Popp BACKPACK PICKUP INFO BACKPACKS WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR PICK-UP: Starting Friday, Aug. 16 Monday-Friday from 7:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. at GRANTON SCHOOL OFFICE, 217 N. MAIN ST. allows administration to be more proactive about attending to issues. This will be a major focus for administration this year, and the plan is to compile a monthly report for the school board meetings. The most exciting thing for me this summer has been the completion of our Smartlab. I know that many of you are probably asking yourself what that is, so I’ll start with some background to help everyone understand the process. I have a lot of companies and salespeople approach me about the benefits of their products or programs. Since last year with the district was my first, I wanted to take the time to learn about what the kiddos needed and what funds we had available to meet those needs. At one conference I received information from Creative Leaning System about one of their products called a Smartlab and I was intrigued. I contacted the company and asked their representatives a ton of questions. I also talked with other school districts in Wisconsin to get their opinions and I was impressed. The final step was to present the idea to the school board and after they had a chance to meet with the representative in person, they were convinced this was a good idea too. I have always known that we need to prepare our children for occupations and opportunities that haven’t even been created yet. This means giving them hands-on experiences in STEM areas (science, technology, engineering and math) while developing teamwork and problem-solving skills. In the Smartlab, teachers will be able to choose from a variety of lessons in these areas. The lessons have kits that pose a problem or ask a question and then the students will work in groups to develop their solutions, so there could be a variety of ways to achieve the outcome. Lessons come in eight different areas: communication and media arts, mechanics and structures, circuitry, manufacturing and technology, robotics and control technology, software engineering, environmental technology, and scientific data and analysis. Our kiddos will have exposure to some exciting technology UntilIbeganworking as an administrator, I never realized how much work happens in a school district during the three months of summer vacation. First wassummerschool.Our enrollment increased this year, and the staff did a fantastic job offering our students unique learning activities. The maintenance staff deep cleaned pretty much the whole building while also doing necessary projects that are easier to complete when fewer people are around. The tech team has made updates that will help all our systems run more efficiently for staff and students. In the district office, we wrapped up the 2023-24 year while also getting all our systems set up for the new school year. Many of the teachers have also been back in the building setting up their rooms and planning lessons. I would like to thank everyone, because we need all these pieces to make it a successful year for the students. Agoal for this year is an emphasis on promoting positive behavior. In the past, we had used a system called PBIS, which stands for Positive Behavioral Intervention and Supports. The plan is to revisit this system because we had good results with it in the past. When the students come back, their teachers will spend time modeling the expectations for student behavior in a variety of areas. This starts with the staff agreeing what positive behavior looks like in the classroom, halls, bathrooms, lunchroom, on the playground and the bus. Every student comes to us with different experiences, so if we want one system to work for everyone at school, we must show them what we expect that to look like. Then a staff person can explain if a student doesn’t meet the expectation and reteach the appropriate behavior. This step should hopefully prevent a disciplinary referral. The staff will also be using a computer program called EduClimber to document student behavior. This will help all of us be more effective when we deal with behavioral issues. Any staff person who is working with the kiddos can add to the system so that if something happens at lunch, not only will the classroom teacher know, so will a specials teacher who may also see the child that day. If behavior escalates, the documentation compiles in the system which also Please contact Granton principal’s office at 715-238-7175 ext. 1, if you or a representative of your family are unable to pick up at this time. Questions? Please call 715- 507- 5007 or email info@ marshfieldareaunitedway. org. YA and CTE PROGRAMS The Granton Area School District recognizes that certain gifted, talented and/or accelerated students may expend all available courses and programming available in a particular area of study at the local level. If the coursework is exhausted, the guidance counselor and/or gifted and talented coordinator may recommend appropriate coursework or programs outside the regular curriculum or school. Students may file a written request with the Board of Education, requesting that the board allow them to enroll in post-secondary school coursework for high school credit, as long as the course requested is not comparable to a course being offered by the district. The Board of Education will make the determination of comparability. If the student does not agree with the board’s determination of comparability, he/she may appeal it to the state superintendent. The student shall specify on the application that if he or she is admitted, the institution of higher learning may disclose the student’s grades, the course that he or she is taking and his or her attendance record to the Granton Area School District. If the board approves the request for post-secondary enrollment for high school credit, the board shall be responsible for all costs for tuition, fees, books, and other necessary materials. The books and materials shall remain the property of the district. Students may, at their discretion, use the approved coursework credit for both high school and post-secondary credit. Unexcused absences or truancy from the approved post-secondary course(s) will be dealt with in accordance to district policy, and the administration may nullify the approved post-secondary enrollment, including the district responsibility of the program costs. If the number of requests for a post-secondary course offering is at a level normally required for the district to offer a course, and the situation is expected to continue, the district may offer the course at the district level the next school year. However, if the cost of offering a particular course would impose too great a cost for equipment or space, the district may appeal to the state superintendent, asking that the need to offer the course be waived. Please see Summer projects, page 17 PAID ADVERTISEMENT Bulldog News School District Open House From the Administrator’s Desk GRANTON by Granton Area School District Administrator Nancy Popp Aug.29 6-8 p.m. Summer projects complete; new PBIS supports, Smartlab coming this year No student pictures will be taken during the open house. Daycare/elementary/MS/HS picture date: Sept. 18 Picture retake day: Oct. 24 Nancy Popp BACKPACK PICKUP INFO BACKPACKS WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR PICK-UP: Starting Friday, Aug. 16 Monday-Friday from 7:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. at GRANTON SCHOOL OFFICE, 217 N. MAIN ST. allows administration to be more proactive about attending to issues. This will be a major focus for administration this year, and the plan is to compile a monthly report for the school board meetings. The most exciting thing for me this summer has been the completion of our Smartlab. I know that many of you are probably asking yourself what that is, so I’ll start with some background to help everyone understand the process. I have a lot of companies and salespeople approach me about the benefits of their products or programs. Since last year with the district was my first, I wanted to take the time to learn about what the kiddos needed and what funds we had available to meet those needs. At one conference I received information from Creative Leaning System about one of their products called a Smartlab and I was intrigued. I contacted the company and asked their representatives a ton of questions. I also talked with other school districts in Wisconsin to get their opinions and I was impressed. The final step was to present the idea to the school board and after they had a chance to meet with the representative in person, they were convinced this was a good idea too. I have always known that we need to prepare our children for occupations and opportunities that haven’t even been created yet. This means giving them hands-on experiences in STEM areas (science, technology, engineering and math) while developing teamwork and problem-solving skills. In the Smartlab, teachers will be able to choose from a variety of lessons in these areas. The lessons have kits that pose a problem or ask a question and then the students will work in groups to develop their solutions, so there could be a variety of ways to achieve the outcome. Lessons come in eight different areas: communication and media arts, mechanics and structures, circuitry, manufacturing and technology, robotics and control technology, software engineering, environmental technology, and scientific data and analysis. Our kiddos will have exposure to some exciting technology UntilIbeganworking as an administrator, I never realized how much work happens in a school district during the three months of summer vacation. First wassummerschool.Our enrollment increased this year, and the staff did a fantastic job offering our students unique learning activities. The maintenance staff deep cleaned pretty much the whole building while also doing necessary projects that are easier to complete when fewer people are around. The tech team has made updates that will help all our systems run more efficiently for staff and students. In the district office, we wrapped up the 2023-24 year while also getting all our systems set up for the new school year. Many of the teachers have also been back in the building setting up their rooms and planning lessons. I would like to thank everyone, because we need all these pieces to make it a successful year for the students. Agoal for this year is an emphasis on promoting positive behavior. In the past, we had used a system called PBIS, which stands for Positive Behavioral Intervention and Supports. The plan is to revisit this system because we had good results with it in the past. When the students come back, their teachers will spend time modeling the expectations for student behavior in a variety of areas. This starts with the staff agreeing what positive behavior looks like in the classroom, halls, bathrooms, lunchroom, on the playground and the bus. Every student comes to us with different experiences, so if we want one system to work for everyone at school, we must show them what we expect that to look like. Then a staff person can explain if a student doesn’t meet the expectation and reteach the appropriate behavior. This step should hopefully prevent a disciplinary referral. The staff will also be using a computer program called EduClimber to document student behavior. This will help all of us be more effective when we deal with behavioral issues. Any staff person who is working with the kiddos can add to the system so that if something happens at lunch, not only will the classroom teacher know, so will a specials teacher who may also see the child that day. If behavior escalates, the documentation compiles in the system which also Please contact Granton principal’s office at 715-238-7175 ext. 1, if you or a representative of your family are unable to pick up at this time. Questions? Please call 715- 507- 5007 or email info@ marshfieldareaunitedway. org. YA and CTE PROGRAMS The Granton Area School District recognizes that certain gifted, talented and/or accelerated students may expend all available courses and programming available in a particular area of study at the local level. If the coursework is exhausted, the guidance counselor and/or gifted and talented coordinator may recommend appropriate coursework or programs outside the regular curriculum or school. Students may file a written request with the Board of Education, requesting that the board allow them to enroll in post-secondary school coursework for high school credit, as long as the course requested is not comparable to a course being offered by the district. The Board of Education will make the determination of comparability. If the student does not agree with the board’s determination of comparability, he/she may appeal it to the state superintendent. The student shall specify on the application that if he or she is admitted, the institution of higher learning may disclose the student’s grades, the course that he or she is taking and his or her attendance record to the Granton Area School District. If the board approves the request for post-secondary enrollment for high school credit, the board shall be responsible for all costs for tuition, fees, books, and other necessary materials. The books and materials shall remain the property of the district. Students may, at their discretion, use the approved coursework credit for both high school and post-secondary credit. Unexcused absences or truancy from the approved post-secondary course(s) will be dealt with in accordance to district policy, and the administration may nullify the approved post-secondary enrollment, including the district responsibility of the program costs. If the number of requests for a post-secondary course offering is at a level normally required for the district to offer a course, and the situation is expected to continue, the district may offer the course at the district level the next school year. However, if the cost of offering a particular course would impose too great a cost for equipment or space, the district may appeal to the state superintendent, asking that the need to offer the course be waived. Please see Summer projects, page 17 PAID ADVERTISEMENT
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