Friday Thoughts
January 18, 2019
Did you know?
Did you know that Mrs. Racine Baker, secretary for maintenance and transportation, has been with school system for more than 40 years. She has served most of her time at the school level serving staff, parents and student.
There's more...... Mrs. Baker served as the secretary for the CLAS division for school secretaries for 25 years!!!
Mrs. Baker is a jewel for our district......what a blessing!!
#teamcolbertcounty
One Team....One Goal....Our Legacy!!
Faculty and Staff Shout outs
- Jaime Carder has completed all course work for her Master's. (LES)
- Matt Osborn has complete all course work for his Education Specialist.
Unconditionally accepted and admitted as a Doctoral Candidate to the Orleans Beeson School of Education at Samford University on December 9th. Dissertation coursework begins January 21, 2019 (Central office)
- Kayla Thorne has completed all course work for her Master's. (HES)
New Enrollments per School for 2019 - We are growing!!!
- Hatton Elementary 1
- Leighton Elementary 6
- Colbert Heights Elementary 8
- New Bethel Elementary 2
- Cherokee Elementary 2
- Cherokee High 4
- Colbert County High 5
- Colbert Heights High 2
2019 Pre-K Registration for 2019-2020 School Year
Currently each school has the following registered:
- CES- 1 (2 classes)
- CHES- 7 (3-classes)
- HES- 8 (1 class)
- LES- 11 (2 classes)
- NBES- 6 (1 class)
Please tell our 4-year olds about our First Class Pre-k Program. Students are not required to live in the school zone of the program of their choice.
2019 Alabama Early Childhood Eeducation Pre- Conference
Healthcare Watch
Scale Back Alabama
Monday, Jan 21, 2019, 04:00 PM
Colbert County Board Of Education, U.S. 72 Alternate, Tuscumbia, AL, USA
January is here and its time for Scale Back Alabama 2019. Scale Back Alabama (SBA) is a free statewide weight-loss campaign designed to encourage Alabamians to get healthy and to have fun while doing it. Since the first challenge in 2007, Alabamians have lost more than one million pounds!
If you are interested in participating please see your school nurse for more information. Participation is in teams of two. The only completing qualification is to lose 10 pounds individually. Please see attached participation guidelines. More information to follow.
Attachments area
2019-2020 Space Camp for Rising 5th Graders
Space Camp for CCS
Friday, Apr 12, 2019, 08:00 AM
Space and Rocket Center, Tranquility Base, Huntsville, AL, USA
Career Coach - Mrs. Emily Crisler
2019 Colbert County Schools College Signing Day
We are planning on having a HUGE college signing day on March 21st. This would be county-wide for all seniors that are going to college. Please encourage your students to apply to college. Finally, this grand day is for ALL students accepted into college NOT just students who are receiving scholarships. #teamcolbertcounty
One Team...One Goal...Our Legacy!!
Thursday, Mar 21, 2019, 05:00 PM
Colbert County Board Of Education, U.S. 72 Alternate, Tuscumbia, AL, USA
FAFSA Days
January 28th- CHS
January 29th-CCHS
January 31st-CHHS
Shoals Spark - An Idea Competition for Students
UNA is working on our second annual Shoals Spark competition. Shoals Spark (https://www.shoalsspark.com) is an idea competition for middle and high school students living in the Shoals area. The purpose is to foster innovation and entrepreneurship by getting young people in our community to generate unique and creative ideas about how to make the Shoals a very cool place to live and work.
ARMY EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH PROGRAM SUMMER APPRENTICESHIPS
Are you a student, or do you know a student, who is interested in STEM?
The Army’s Educational Outreach Program (AEOP) offers several summer apprenticeship programs for high school and college students - all provide educational stipends while working with a mentor in a research lab.
Please do not hesitate. Applications close on February 28th.
Please see attached flyer for specific contact information if you have questions.
For High School Students:
REAP offers underserved high school students (Grades 9 – 12) a research experience in a university lab. For more information and to apply:
REAP: https://www.usaeop.com/program/reap/
SEAP is a high school program that matches students (ages vary) with scientists in a Department of Defense Lab. For more information and to apply:
SEAP: https://www.usaeop.com/program/seap/
HSAP offers high school students (rising juniors and seniors) a research experience alongside university researchers sponsored by the Army Research Office. For more information and to apply:
Job Opportunties with the Department of Transportation
Engineering Assistant I
High School graduates
State Personnel: Class Code 2480
Mr. Chris Prince is the contact person. 256.668.1230 email: princec@dot.state.al.us
Please share with our graduates and non graduates.
Grow Ag Leaders Scholarship
Students must apply by February 6
Make sure students pursuing ag careers know about Grow Ag Leaders!
Each year, the America’s Farmers Grow Ag Leaders scholarship program awards more than $500,000 to eligible students pursuing ag-related studies. The application period ends February 6, 2019 - encourage students to apply today!
Spread the word by:
- Promoting this opportunity to students in your school (this is open to non-FFA members too!)
- Following the America’s Farmers Facebook, Twitter and Instagram pages and sharing our posts about Grow Ag Leaders
- Encouraging farmers in your community to support – each application needs two farmer endorsements
ESL Edge - Ashley Harris Teacher
Students at English Learner Level 3 - Developing:
Understand academic English with less difficulty
Speak using a variety of sentence structures and grammar
Use newly acquired vocabulary to experiment with English
Great choices for level 3 support are:
Graphic organizers
Tiered instruction
Build on prior knowledge
The Danielle Denton Scholarship Fund
Miss Kayla McKinney Art Instructor at CHHS
Kennedy-Douglass Art Center Volunteers grant for 2019.....$527 granted. This money will buy 12 light boxes to help teach art history to 7th grade students.
Congratulations Miss McKinney........ you consistently look for ways to support and enhance your classroom setting!!
Hatton Elementary School
HATTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TAKES THE GREAT KINDNESS CHALLENGE
Great Kindness Challenge
Monday, Jan 28, 2019, 08:30 AM
Hatton Elementary School, Hatton School Road, Leighton, AL, USA
Leighton Elementary School
Mrs. Mary Underwood, media specialist, earned her Google Educator Level 1 Certification on January 4th. Congratulations.......The Best is Yet to Come!!
One Team.... One Goal... Our Legacy!!
Off-Site Counseling Appointments
Retirement Preparation Seminars
This e-mail contains an attachment that includes: the bulletin; dates and locations; and registration form for the
2019 TRS Retirement Preparation Seminars.
These seminars are for members who are within 5 years of retirement eligibility!
Please Don’t Delay!
Registration is required and seminars tend to fill quickly.
RSA Seminar Announcement:
Retirement Preparation Seminars
This e-mail contains an attachment that includes: the bulletin; dates and locations; and registration form for the
2019 TRS Retirement Preparation Seminars.
These seminars are for members who are within 5 years of retirement eligibility!
Please Don’t Delay!
Registration is required and seminars tend to fill quickly.
12th Annual Shoals Earth Day Fest
The 12th Annual Shoals Earth Day Fest will be held on Saturday, April 6, 2019, from 11 am until 5 pm in Wilson Park, Florence.
Attached is the information and form for the 12th Annual Shoals Earth Day Fest Official T Shirt Design Contest.
All Colbert County School students in grades 4-12 are eligible. FYI: A NBES student won last year!! :)
For more information about our group please visit:
Colbert County Reporter
- Every Friday, our students and staff are the paper..doing something awesome!! Check them out!!..
- Please, please, please check out your local hometown paper…..
- May I encourage you to renew your subscription because students from our district will be writing and editing for each distribution?
Another great partnership!!
Student Support Services
Resources for Suicide Prevention
Crisis Services of North Alabama (Huntsville) Phone: (256) 716-1000 Toll Free: (800) 691-8426 Hours of Operation: 24/7
Lifelines/Family Counseling Center of Mobile Phone: (251) 431-5111 Toll Free: (800) 293-1117 Hours of Operation: 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. (CST) Monday-Friday
Academic Competitions
Junior High Scholar’s Bowl
Thursday, Mar 7, 2019, 08:30 PM
Cherokee High School, High School Drive, Cherokee, AL, USA
High School Scholar’s Bowl
Thursday, Apr 11, 2019, 08:30 PM
Colbert County High School, High School Street, Leighton, AL, USA
Valedictorian/Salutatorian Luncheon
Monday, May 13, 2019, 11:30 AM
Rhoda P's Restaurant & Catering, North Montgomery Avenue, Sheffield, AL, USA
Colbert County Honor’s Night
Thursday, May 16, 2019, 06:00 PM
Highland Park Baptist Church, South Wilson Dam Road, Muscle Shoals, AL, USA
Pre-K Completion Ceremony
Sunday, May 19, 2019, 02:00 PM
Highland Park Baptist Church, South Wilson Dam Road, Muscle Shoals, AL, USA
Saturday School
Saturday, Jan 12, 2019, 08:00 AM
Colbert County Board-Education, George Wallace Boulevard, Tuscumbia, AL, USA
School Board Meeting
Thursday, Jan 17, 2019, 05:00 PM
New Bethel School, New Bethel Road, Tuscumbia, AL, USA
Work Session
Monday, Feb 4, 2019, 09:00 PM
Colbert County Board Of Education, U.S. 72 Alternate, Tuscumbia, AL, USA
Professional Development for School Board Members with AASBO
Mr. David Yarber and Superintendent Satchel
January is School Board Appreciation Month
We are excited about this month's observance of School Board Member Recognition Month and are hoping you will join us in recognizing your local school board!
We encourage you to share photos and other posts on social media showing how your communities are celebrating School Board Member Recognition Month, using the hashtags #Heroes4AlaStudents and/or #ThanksBOE.
School Board Members:
- Thomas Barnes
- Thomas Burgess
- Bitsey Moore
- Ricky Saint
- Sandra James
- David Yarber
Education Foundation
Fall 2018 Payroll Deduction Fundraiser
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CONGRATS Mrs. Baylee Porter!
Your name was randomly chosen out of 66 people who give through payroll deductions. YOU WON THE $500 Classroom Supplies Grant from the Education Foundation.
Thank you for contributing to the Payroll Deduction Fundraiser. The funds you donate will go directly back into our schools and classrooms. The $500 classroom supplies grant can be used to purchase needed classroom materials and supplies.
Education Foundation Inserts - Sheffield Utilities
I am happy to say that we have completed a full cycle of the Colbert County Board of Education mailers and are getting some response. Special thanks to CCEF members for setting this up.
Northwest Shoals Comunity College
The NW-SCC In-Service Program will be on Wednesday, January 2, 2019, at 8:45 a.m. Classes will begin on January 7th.
NW-SCC Important Dates
Friday, Jan 18, 2019, 08:00 AM
Northwest-Shoals Community College, George Wallace Boulevard, Muscle Shoals, AL, USA
NWSCC-Important Dates
Monday, Jan 21, 2019, 09:00 PM
Northwest-Shoals Community College, George Wallace Boulevard, Muscle Shoals, AL, USA
NWSCC-Important Dates
Friday, Jan 25, 2019, 09:00 PM
Northwest-Shoals Community College, George Wallace Boulevard, Muscle Shoals, AL, USA
University of North Alabama
Save the Date: DerbyDay 2019
We're moving! Mark your calendars for our seventh annual Derby Day at a brand new location, Turtle Point Yacht and Country Club, on May 4, 2019!
Interested in becoming a sponsor or joining the volunteer committee? Please email derbyday@una.edu or call 256.765.5214 for more information.Saturday, May 4, 2019, 05:15 PM
Turtle Point Yacht & Country Club, Club Dr, Killen, AL, USA
Department of Social Work with UNA
Next Level of Instruction:
College and Career Ready
Here are the top 3 things I documented most frequently as areas of improvement:
1) A random method of calling on students during questioning or class discussion is needed. I saw several classes where the same student answered several times while others never answered. How can we know that all students are on task and learning? If you need help with developing a method, just let me know.
2) More higher-order thinking skills and questions are needed. We need our students to learn to think critically and problem solve for themselves. We need to dig deeper. This may sometimes involve the teacher or another student "talking" them to the answer until they get it.
3) Every classroom needs small-group instruction. Small-group instruction should be a routine practice and procedure for every class. Data and research strongly support the use of small-group instruction. This is not debatable or negotiable. It is what is best for students and that is what we should be doing. Small-group instruction is a requirement at all Colbert County Schools. If you need assistance with this, the instructional coaches will help you.
The Alabama Learning Summit Is Just Around The Corner
Stem Website
TVA has launched a STEM website with information for students to explore various careers, and. resources for teachers as well.
The Alabama Learning Summit is just around the corner. At this year's event we look forward to helping you refocus operations, empower teachers, drive student growth and increase student & parent engagement. Note: This agenda is tentative and subject to change. We look forward to seeing you soon! The PowerSchool Learning Summit Team
The tentative agenda is now available online. You can click here to access the Cvent registration site. If you haven't registered yet, click Register. If you are registered, click Already Registered, and log in to modify your existing registration. Click Registration next to your name, and select your courses.
With the agenda you can now do the following:
Alabama History Institutes
We would love for teachers in your district to participate in our sessions. Teachers are paid $100 per day. Elementary teachers will meet 3½ days for a total of $400, and secondary will meet 3 days for a total of $300. Those on a 12-month contract will not receive a stipend. Teachers are offered numerous free resources that they can take back to their students, and of course, earn STIPD hours. In each location, teachers visit important sites in their area and make connections with resource people in their own backyard. They are required to perform turn around training, as well, which helps to broaden their reach. Administrators can earn a PLU, which are available at every location.
You can view all our sites and offerings here. I have also attached our official flyer to this email. The deadline is January 18. This is the LAST chance to participate for Alabama’s bicentennial, and slots are filling up all the time! We want to encourage people to register as soon as possible!
In addition to the contact information listed there, please do not hesitate to reach out to me via email or telephone if you or any teachers have questions.
Hayden McDaniel
Education Program Specialist – Alabama Bicentennial Commission
Alabama Department of Archives and History
624 Washington Avenue
Montgomery, AL 36130-0100
(334) 353-9154
TEACHER INPUT
A new survey finds 96% of principals think teachers are involved in making important decisions about their schools — far more than the 58% of teachers who feel the same way. Teachers likely don’t want to be polled every time the bus schedule changes or the nutrition staff is considering changing the lunch menu. And they want school leaders who they can trust to keep operations running smoothly so they can focus on teaching. But surveys have shown that school climate is a leading factor in whether teachers remain at their schools. Teachers want their voices to be heard. And if decisions regarding curriculum, student assignment to classrooms, teacher evaluation, assessments or other issues related to instruction need to be made, teachers want principals to value their expertise and experience.
Friday Roundup - Lisa A. Wood (Governmental Affairs Director)
Business Highlight
Corporate Sponsors
Special thanks to our community partners for supporting professional development and for believing in our school system:
Gold Partner:
Mr. & Mrs. Charles Anderson
Medical Associates of the Shoals
Silver Partner:
First Metro Bank
Bronze Partner:
J.T.Ray Company
Terminix
North Alabama Gas District
Lanier Ford Shaver & Payne, P.C.
Valley Credit Union
Legal Shield
Community Sponsor:
Cherokee Auto Part
Wittichen Supply Company
Lewis Electric Supply Company
Mangas Tool & Die Division
Special thanks to the staff for covering unpaid meals for numerous students. Thank you for the blessing..... we had no idea!!! God is good......all the time.
"This year, Mangas wanted to do a different kind of charity Drive that we called "Skip a Lunch to Buy a Lunch." We collected money to help ay-off negative lunch balances at the schools that our employees are associated with. We had a jar in our break room for employees to donate money. One day, we asked our employees to "skip lunch" and we had a Pot-Luck Meal and collected donations. With the money we collected, we were able to help 5 different schools in the Colbert County School District!"
Representative Jamie Kiel
Please let your school principals know that I will be glad to assist with any trips that they may be taking to Montgomery this spring. I will be there (for the most part) Tues/Wed/Thurs after March 5 this school year.
GENERALLY, the legislature is in session on Tuesday and Thursday. Visitors may sit in the gallery if the teachers would like for their students to see the legislators working on the house floor. If they come on Wednesday, there is a better chance of actually getting to go on the House floor, sit in the member’s chairs, etc. I would love to meet your teachers and students if they will be visiting Montgomery during this time. If it is outside this timeframe, I can assist with tours, etc.
As always, you, your principals, and your teachers are welcome to contact me on my cell phone. Please let me know if I may be of assistance to you!
Sincerely,
Representative Jamie Kiel
256-810-1247
Love Notes
- Happy Birthday and Happy Anniversary to all those who are celebrating in the month of January!!
- Unspoken prayer request for students, faculty, and staff.
- Please be in prayer for Louis Delbert.... he is home and getting accumulated to the new norm.
- Please continue to be in prayer for Joyce Clements..... she will start her treatment soon.
- Please continue to keep the following staff members lifted: If your heart desires, please send a card. Invite your students to send a card...
Dr. Gale Denise Story-Satchel
One Team...One Goal....Our Legacy!!
#teamcolbertcounty
"Hard work is Hard"
Email: gsatchel@colbert.k12.al.us
Website: www.colbert.k12.al.us
Location: 425 U.S. 72, Tuscumbia, AL, USA
Phone: 256-386-8565