Kearsley Chronicle
August 2018
Upcoming dates to remember
Tuesday, August 21:
Professional development:
Morning: Opening building staff meetings
Afternoon: Online Safe Schools training and ALICE e-learning
Dowdall open house: 5:00pm-6:30pm
Fall sports "Meet the Team" night: 7:00pm, KHS Auditorium
Wednesday, August 22:
Welcome back breakfast - 8:00am (Staff pictures begin at 7:00am, breakfast served starting at 7:30am)
ALICE training in KHS Auditorium: 8:30am-11:30am
AMS 6th grade orientation: 1:00pm and 6:00pm
Weston open house: 3:30pm-5:00pm
Fiedler open house 3:30pm-6:30pm
KHS open house: 5:30pm-7:00pm
KHS Freshmen orientation: 7:00pm-8:00pm
Thursday, August 23: Pumpkin Patch open house - 4:30pm-6:30pm
Monday, August 27: Students' first day
Wednesday, August 29: AMS open house - 6:00pm-7:30pm
Friday, August 31: No School
Monday, September 3: Labor Day - No School
ALICE/SafeSchools e-learning
You will also be receiving an email from SafeSchools. SafeSchools provides e-learning to school staffs on a variety of relevant topics. For the 18-19 school year, all staff members will be completing three modules covering Sexual Harassment: Student issues and response, Seclusion/Restraint and Diversity. There will also be designated time for certified staff to complete these modules on August 21st.
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2018-19 Welcome Back Breakfast
Wednesday, Aug 22, 2018, 08:00 AM
Kearsley High School, Underhill Drive, Flint, MI, USA
Mr. Jim Duplanty - District Security Director
Lagarda Security - new district security partner
Newly established Kearsley security team: Jim Duplanty and Lagarda Security
We are pleased to welcome Mr. Jim Duplanty as our new Director of District Security. For those who don't know Mr. Duplanty, he is a retired Burton Police officer who has served our district as our AMS security guard for the past seven years. Jim brings a wealth of law enforcement experience and is also a certified ALICE trainer. He will be based at the high school but he will have a strong presence in all district buildings.
The district has also partnered with Lagarda Security to provide security for both AMS and KHS. Lagarda has a long-standing relationship with several Michigan school districts and we look forward to them assisting us in proving a safe, secure learning environment for our students.
KHS front entrance/office remodel
KHS Front entrance/office remodel
Dowdall ramp replacement
Welcome Bill Chapman and Eric Doyle!
Mr. Eric Doyle comes to Kearsley from Lake Fenton Community Schools where he served as a ELA teacher at the middle school for the last nine years. Mr. Doyle brings several leadership experiences including serving as Lake Fenton Head Varsity Football coach, summer school principal and district ALICE trainer.
Bill Chapman
Eric Doyle
Bus Drivers needed!
Kearsley Community Schools
Email: pgaudard@kearsleyschools.org
Website: www.kearsleyschools.org
Location: 4396 Underhill Drive, Flint, MI, USA
Phone: 810-591-8000
Facebook: facebook.com/kearsleycommunityschools
Twitter: @KearsleyCommSch