Tustumena Elementary Newsletter
October 26, 2018
Happy Halloween ( a little early)
It is here!! The carnival is tonight. Our doors open at 6pm and clean up begins at 9pm. Lots of fun and prizes for everyone. Please remember that children need to be accompanied by adults. There will be lots of food at the kitchen so dress the little ones up and head over. Mrs. Hayman will have hot dogs, pretzels, and more for purchase in the kitchen.
If you have a few minutes and a strong back, we would appreciate a few hands to help load the booths back onto my trailer and stuff them back into the storage building for another year.
Every Student Succeeds Act News Release
Our "school report card" is available at DEED’s System for School Success webpage.
There is a lot information on this page that will help you understand the data on the report. As with anything, we can improve and we are already using the data to adjust our instructional practice. In summary (very short summary) the scale is in 100pts. To receive the full 100pts all academic and attendance data have to be very high. The score that indicates a school needs to be on a plan of improvement is 15pts. Our score is 65pts. We will concentrate on academic improvement, you can help by supporting academics at home and be sure that your child is at school at least 96% of the time. If you have any questions, please feel free to stop by.
Coming Events
October
26- Carnival- 6-9pm
29- Hay Maze Lynx Track Field Trip- Gossett, Michael, Mills
29- Report Cards come home
30- Hay Maze Lynx Track Field Trip- Hanson, Werner
30- District Wide Budget meeting- 6pm in the library (Site Team meeting at 5:30)
31- Trunk or Treat
November
1-2- Parent/Teacher Conferences
20- PTO meeting- 4pm
21- Early Release Teacher Collaboration Time- 2:05
22-23- Thanksgiving Break
27- Site Council 4pm
December
18- PTO meeting
21-No School- End of second quarter- Inservice
Prizes are still coming!
Frequently Asked Questions about Visiting our school vs. Volunteering
Why do I have to do this? It is the responsibility of the KPBSD to safeguard students while they are in
our care. Therefore, every school volunteer must complete the volunteer screening process online and
agree to a background check. The process should only take a few minutes to complete, and all
information gathered will be kept confidential.
What constitutes a volunteer? A volunteer is anyone who will be in a school on a regular basis, or for a
designated project spanning a longer length of time than a one-time brief visitor. School visitors do not
need to complete the volunteer application. A visitor is considered a guest speaker, someone who
attends a large group function, or a parent visiting his or her student (an example of a parent visit would
be to have lunch, on a single occasion). Local school principals reserve the right to screen visitors.
Who gets to see the results of the background check? Information from the screening and background
check is not released to the schools or administrators. Only a few members of the KPBSD Human
Resources department have access to the information, and safeguards are in place to ensure its security.
What information is looked at? The volunteer background check only looks for criminal history and
motor vehicle records, not financial (credit rating), medical history, or civil matters. The school’s
principal will be notified if there is a problem with a background check, but the specifics of an offense
will not be released to the school.
What if I do not have a driver’s license or social security number? If you do not have a drivers license,
type None in the line for the driver’s license number and driver’s license state. If you do not have a
social security number, you may use I-94 number or Alien Number.
I know something will come up in my background check, should I even bother to complete the
volunteer application? There are many different ways to volunteer for KPBSD. The Human Resources
department will consider what is revealed in the background check, including the nature of the incident
and when it occurred before determining the areas you may be eligible to volunteer. Generally you can
assume that someone with a DUI will be approved to volunteer, but no to drive other students on field
trips.
How long will it take to be approved? The background checks typically take a week to be processed.
Once you submit your volunteer application you will receive an email from Pre-employ, Inc. our
background check service provider. This email will provide you with a link to their site if you wish to
view your background check results. When your background check has cleared, you will receive a
volunteer approved email from KBPSD. You will also be added to the Approved Volunteer list for each
school that you selected in your application.
When do I have to renew my volunteer application? Each July all volunteers are sent an email asking if
they would like to resubmit their application to be a volunteer for the next school year. When you
receive this email please follow instructions to resubmit your volunteer application.
What if I don’t want to provide a social security number, date of birth, and driver’s license? The social
security number, date of birth, and driver’s license are necessary for us to complete a back ground
check. If you do not want to type in your social security number, date of birth, or driver’s license you
may call our Human Resource office and provide them with the information