Trojan Tidbits
A Monthly Newsletter from the NCSD District Office
Nexus of Two School Years
We have many important things to wrap up in the last couple months of the school year, and have already begun putting plans in place for next school year. Hopefully this newsletter outlines some of those things for you.
I'm honored to continue the important work of serving the great people of the North Crawford School District, and look forward to a strong finish to the year. Please do not hesitate to drop me an email, phone call, or stop in the office if you ever have questions or concerns regarding the district.
It's a great day to be a Trojan!!
~Brandon Munson, Superintendent
Wisconsin State Assessments
Along with the annual spring traditions of the budding of trees, the growing of flowers, and longer daylight, springtime also brings the Wisconsin State Assessment season for students. Many of our North Crawford students will take one or more state assessments over the next several weeks. The Wisconsin Forward Exam is given to all 3rd-8th grade students in English-Language Arts and Mathematics, to grades 4 and 8 in Science, and to grades 4, 8, and 10 in Social Studies. Additionally, all of our 9th and 10th grade students will take the ACT Aspire. Our 11th graders have already completed the ACT with Writing for Reading, English, Mathematics, Science, and Writing.
In addition to those state assessments, many of our students will take local district assessments, such as the FastBridge assessment for elementary, middle school, and 9th and 10th grade students. Several of our high school students will also be taking Advanced Placement (AP) test over the next several weeks.
To help our students be best prepared for the testing season, we ask families to please make sure your child is getting plenty of rest and eating healthy to allow their brain to work top notch so they do as well as possible on these assessments. Additionally, when you know your child is scheduled for testing here at school, please try to avoid taking your child out of school during those important testing dates.
Your child's teacher or Principal should be able to give you a schedule as to when your child will be taking the state and local assessments. Please feel free to reach out to them directly with any questions you might have.
District Referendum
The district has partnered with FEH Design Services out of Dubuque, IA to assist us in the pre-referendum planning, facilitating community meetings, and architectural designs of potential projects in the district. Additionally, the district is partnering with Kraemer Bros. construction services to serve as construction manager to assist the district with the planning, bidding, and construction of identified projects.
At this point, we have held three Community Task Force Meetings. This group of staff and community members have assisted the district in brainstorming ideas of projects, and will ultimately provide a recommendation to the school board of the scope of projects to consider completing. We have one final CTF Meeting scheduled for Wednesday, April 13th from 5:30-7:00 p.m. at the school. All are welcome to attend to listen and engage in this process.
Through the spring and summer, we will conduct community surveys to get a sense of what the community might support, and will hold several community meetings to present the final referendum ideas to the community.
Again, we encourage your participation and engagement in this process. To learn more, feel free to contact Superintendent Brandon Munson at (608) 735-7203.
District Staffing
Allison Lynn - 1st Grade
Julie Kruizenga - 2nd Grade
Christopher Connelly - Middle School Math
Linda Dworschack - Middle/High School Science
Anna Davidson - Elementary Physical Education
Michael DiPadova - K-12 Art
JoAnne Gratz - Speech/Language
Summer School
Upcoming Dates
Easter Holiday Break for Students
May 13
Staff Development - No School for Students
May 28
Senior Graduation (10:00 a.m.)
June 2
Last Day of School for Students