| Week of
September 15, 2008
-The voice mail system at the HKHS and Central
Office of the school district has been down and inoperable for the
past two weeks. We anticipate it being back online on
September 16, 2008. We apologize for any inconvenience caused
by this necessary repair.
-The next meeting of the
Education Subcommittee of the Board of Education is scheduled for
Tuesday, September 16, 2008. The following is the agenda for
the meeting.
REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 17
BOARD
OF EDUCATION
EDUCATION SUBCOMMITTEE
AGENDA
DATE:
September 16,
2008
TIME:
7:30 p.m.
LOCATION: Library Media
Center, HKMS
1. Call to
order/opening of
meeting
2. Review
of HKHS Schedule Proposal
Presenters: Charlie
Macunas, HKHS
Principal
Kathleen Mozak-Pezza - HKHS Teaching and Learning
Specialist
Priscilla Luoma, HKHS Associate
Principal
3. Future
Meetings
4. Executive
session*
A.
Negotiations*
B. Personnel
Matters*
C.
Legal*
*The Board may vote to discuss this topic in
executive
session
5.
Adjournment
-The Board of Education
Communication Subcommittee submits monthly articles highlighting
various features of the school district. Look for the October
article soon.
-Killingworth Elementary School (KES)
will host a Scholastic Book Fair from Monday, October 20th through
Thursday, October 23rd, as a fundraiser for the PTO. Families,
teachers and the community are invited to attend the Fair, which
will feature the theme of "Book Fair Safari!"
The "Book
Fair Safari" will offer specially priced books and educational
products, including new releases, award-winning titles, children's
classics, interactive software, adult books and current bestsellers
from many publishers. In addition to purchasing books for
family and friends, you can help the school build classroom
libraries by purchasing books for teachers through the Classroom
Book Wishes.
Book Fair Safari hours are:
Monday, 8AM
- 3:30PM;
Tuesday, 8AM - 8PM
Wednesday, 8AM -
3:30PM
Thursday 8AM - 2PM
The Book Fair will be held
in the KES gymnasium, 340 Rt. 81 in Killingworth. All visitors
are asked to enter the building at the Main Entrance and sign in at
the office before heading to the gym.
For more
information, please contact Lynn Gallant, 663-2127, or Margaret
Whiteman, 663-3408, or visit the KES Book Fair website at
http://bookfairs.scholastic.com/homepage/kes.
-There
are a number of Open House programs scheduled for this week.
We hope you can join us.
Wednesday, September 17 @ 6:30
p.m..: Haddam-Killingworth Middle School (grades
5-6)
Thursday, September 18 @ 6:30 p.m.:
Haddam-Killingworth Middle School (grades
7-8)
-The fall sports seasons are well underway
at HKHS. Please consider taking some time to support the
soccer, field hockey, volleyball and football programs by attending
a game in the near future.
-Regional School District 17
is assigned to DRG (District Reference Group) C by the Connecticut
State Department of Education. DRG's are assigned by the
Connecticut State Department of Education using a formula which
includes such things as community capacity to pay, housing patterns,
demographic indicators, enrollments etc.
Group
A
035 DARIEN 090 NEW CANAAN 118 RIDGEFIELD 158 WESTPORT 209
DISTRICT NO. 9
046 EASTON 117 REDDING 157 WESTON 161
WILTON
Group B
004 AVON 054 GLASTONBURY 076 MADISON
107 ORANGE 155 WEST HARTFORD
018 BROOKFIELD 056 GRANBY 085 MONROE
128 SIMSBURY 167 WOODBRIDGE
025 CHESHIRE 057 GREENWICH 091 NEW
FAIRFIELD 132 SOUTH WINDSOR 205 DISTRICT NO. 5
051 FAIRFIELD 060
GUILFORD 097 NEWTOWN 144 TRUMBULL 215 DISTRICT NO. 15
052
FARMINGTON
Group C
001 ANDOVER 031 CORNWALL 092 NEW
HARTFORD 139 SUFFIELD 212 DISTRICT NO. 12
005 BARKHAMSTED 048
ELLINGTON 108 OXFORD 142 TOLLAND 213 DISTRICT NO. 13
008 BETHANY
050 ESSEX 112 POMFRET 204 DISTRICT NO. 4 214 DISTRICT NO. 14
012
BOLTON 067 HEBRON 121 SALEM 207 DISTRICT NO. 7 217 DISTRICT NO.
17
023 CANTON 078 MANSFIELD 127 SHERMAN 208 DISTRICT NO. 8 218
DISTRICT NO. 18
030 COLUMBIA 079 MARLBOROUGH 129 SOMERS 210
DISTRICT NO. 10 219 DISTRICT NO. 19
Group D
007
BERLIN 033 CROMWELL 084 MILFORD 119 ROCKY HILL 152 WATERFORD
009
BETHEL 040 EAST GRANBY 094 NEWINGTON 126 SHELTON 153
WATERTOWN
014 BRANFORD 042 EAST HAMPTON 096 NEW MILFORD 131
SOUTHINGTON 159 WETHERSFIELD
027 CLINTON 045 EAST LYME 101 NORTH
HAVEN 137 STONINGTON 164 WINDSOR
028 COLCHESTER 072 LEDYARD 106
OLD SAYBROOK 148 WALLINGFORD
Group E
003 ASHFORD 032
COVENTRY 068 KENT 113 PORTLAND 154 WESTBROOK
013 BOZRAH 036 DEEP
RIVER 071 LEBANON 114 PRESTON 160 WILLINGTON
019 BROOKLYN 039
EASTFORD 073 LISBON 122 SALISBURY 169 WOODSTOCK
021 CANAAN 041
EAST HADDAM 074 LITCHFIELD 123 SCOTLAND 201 DISTRICT NO. 1
024
CHAPLIN 053 FRANKLIN 098 NORFOLK 125 SHARON 206 DISTRICT NO.
6
026 CHESTER 063 HAMPTON 099 NORTH BRANFORD 140 THOMASTON 216
DISTRICT NO. 16
029 COLEBROOK 065 HARTLAND 102 NORTH STONINGTON
145 UNION 903 WOODSTOCK ACADEMY
Group F
022
CANTERBURY 086 MONTVILLE 111 PLYMOUTH 134 STAFFORD 147
VOLUNTOWN
047 EAST WINDSOR 100 NORTH CANAAN 124 SEYMOUR 136
STERLING 165 WINDSOR LOCKS
049 ENFIELD 110 PLAINVILLE 133 SPRAGUE
141 THOMPSON 166 WOLCOTT
058 GRISWOLD 211 DISTRICT NO.
11
Group G
011 BLOOMFIELD 062 HAMDEN 083 MIDDLETOWN
116 PUTNAM 146 VERNON
017 BRISTOL 069 KILLINGLY 088 NAUGATUCK 138
STRATFORD 162 WINCHESTER
044 EAST HAVEN 077 MANCHESTER 109
PLAINFIELD 143 TORRINGTON 901 NORWICH FREE ACAD.
059 GROTON 902
GILBERT SCHOOL
Group H
002 ANSONIA 037 DERBY 080
MERIDEN 104 NORWICH 156 WEST HAVEN
034 DANBURY 043 EAST HARTFORD
103 NORWALK 135 STAMFORD
Group I
015 BRIDGEPORT 089
NEW BRITAIN 093 NEW HAVEN 095 NEW LONDON 151 WATERBURY
064
HARTFORD 163 WINDHAM
-There continue to be changes made
to the district website to keep you better informed about many
things happening in the district. Please bookmark
www.rsd17.org and visit it often.
-Please visit the
District Calendar located on the district's homepage (www.rsd17.org)
to see when the Open House programs are scheduled to be held.
We look forward to seeing you at them.
-A reminder that
the district utilizes the Honeywell Instant Alert system to
communicate with parents during times of emergency or to deliver
messages of high importance. Please be sure that you are
registered with Honeywell (link available at www.rsd17.org) and have
indicated how you wish to have messages received. If you have
questions regarding this, please do not hesitate to contact the
Principal of any one of our schools for assistance.
- If you wish to have something included in any
future Weekly Message, please forward the text to be included to
Cindy Fetteroll, Administrative Assistant the Superintendent of
Schools, at fetteroll44@rsd17.org.
- If you have any comments or suggestions about
the Weekly Message initiative, please do not hesitate to contact
Gary S. Mala, Superintendent of Schools, at gsmala@rsd17.org or
(860) 345-4534
Best wishes for a great week.
Gary
Gary S. Mala
Superintendent of
Schools
Regional School District 17
(860)
345-4534
http://www.rsd17.org
"Believing is
Achieving"
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