Brantner Bulletin

We would like to announce that Mrs. Laura Fine, our amazing registrar, has accepted a position with 27J's newest school, Discovery Magnet. Her last day at Brantner will be this Friday, 11/18/2022.

We are excited to announce our new registrar, Ms. Lupita Medrano Perez will be joining the Brantner family on 12/01/2022.

Brantner Giving Tree- 11/08-12/16

11/17- Original Works Deadline!

11/17- PTA Meeting @5:30 Brantner Library

11/22-11/25- Thanksgiving Break

12/27-01/06- Winter Break

THURSDAY November 17, 2022 is the last day to order Original Works!

Orders placed by 9pm Mountain Time on that date will be processed and shipped to the school as per the date on your date confirmation schedule.

Orders placed after that will be in the Late Order Phase and will arrive separate from the main orders. Late Orders will probably arrive in January.

If your student did not have a completed artwork to be uploaded into our Original Works Online School Gallery.

The GOOD NEWS is, you can still order Original Works products with your child’s artwork reproduced on them!

CLICK HERE for instructions.

OR

Go to www.originalworks.com

Click on the tab at the top that says SHOP

Click on the dropdown that says PLACE A PERSONAL ORDER

Then click on the red tab that says ESTORE INSTRUCTION.

Here you will find 2 ways to place an order:

1. Photograph or scan your artwork and upload it to place an order online.

2. Print an Order Form and MAIL it with your art to Original Works.

Mail with a trackable carrier and keep the receipt in case you need to track it.

Be sure to add our school code which is:

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when you checkout so our school gets the credit.

Shipping will be added to your total and the products will ship directly to your home.

The 27J Schools community approved the district’s mill levy override proposal, 5B, on Tuesday, Nov. 8.

This approval will infuse about $17.7 million to support critical needs like school safety, improved teacher/support staff compensation, and staffing our high schools’ new STEM and Career and Technical Education Centers.

We know, as a parent, student, staff member or community member, your biggest questions are:

• How will this money impact my child’s school?

• When will we begin to see the benefits of increased funding?

What does this mean for our school?

The passage of 5B for our school means:

• Having a professionally trained safety officer dedicated to our school. This is a critical need as our school currently lacks a school resource officer or trained security professional.

• Our teachers and support staff will receive increased compensation. Our teachers and support staff will receive better pay so we can hire and keep the best staff. This not only gives our district the opportunity to better compete with surrounding school districts in hiring and retaining quality teachers but also in hiring staff for hard-to-fill positions such as learning assistants, nutrition services staff and other critical roles.

• Our district will not need to consider cuts to services such as transportation, sports and extracurricular activities.

What happens now?

The funds from the property tax supporting the new mill levy override won’t be available to our schools or district right away. The new tax will be incorporated into homeowners’ tax rate and those funds are typically collected in January. The district will, however, finalize its plans for implementing the programs approved by voters. The new programs will launch at the beginning of the school district’s new fiscal year which starts July 1, 2023.

The next eight months will give the district and schools time to finalize plans to ensure a smooth launch of the new programs. We encourage you to follow the progress of this planning at ibelievein27j.com/

Mill Levy Override Accountability Committee

One of the most important first steps that will be taken is the formation of a Mill Levy Override Accountability Committee comprised of community members representing various portions of the district. The Board of Education will appoint the members of that committee much like it did for the 2021 Bond Oversight Committee. That group will be responsible for monitoring how the district is putting into action, the plan it promised voters. The committee will work with district staff, which will report on the rollout of the plan and the financial resources being used to operate the programs. The committee’s role is to ensure the funds are being used for their stated purposes.

To create the committee, the Board will solicit names of community members interested in serving on the accountability committee for this specific mill levy override. Please complete this form if you’re interested in learning more about the committee and serving on it. The Board will announce more details about the selection process and deadlines in the coming weeks.

This is an exciting time for the students, families and staff of our school and the 27J Schools community. Thank you for believing in 27J Schools!

• As our weather here in Colorado progresses into fall/winter, please help your students dress appropriately for the weather. Play and movement are important for our kids, so we try to go out as much as we can. Moderate/Heavy participation, below 20 degrees or unsafe conditions would stop us from going out.

Parents: Please remind students that Library books can be returned any day of the week directly through the "Book Drop."

As many are aware, we continue to face labor challenges throughout our 27J community. Our teacher and para workforce has grown, but our sub pool has not yet recovered to match this growth. We need more teacher and para substitutes. We need your help. Many parents and community members support us in the important work of substituting. As a 27J substitute, you are able to choose your location (hopefully at Brantner) and your work days. Please call Julie Martin 720-685-5055, or contact our 27J sub coordinator, Julie Trujillo, at 303-655-2900.

The Colorado Department of Education (CDE) has training and a recruitment stipend to get you started…Here is the link with the application and information: CDE LINK. Check us out at Workat27J.com. Please share with your friends and on social media. I appreciate your continued support of Brantner.

Heather Garcia - Principal

Our PTA is looking for parent volunteers! Please visit their Facebook page or email them at: Brantnerpta@gmail.com

Our Watch Dog program is looking for Parent Volunteers. Times are flexible, we are just hoping to provide more volunteer security around our campus. Please email Julie Martin at jmartin@sd27j.net for more information.

Please remember that all students being checked out early must be signed out in the front office by someone with a valid ID. We will check ID every time a student is signed out of the building to ensure student safety. We cannot release a student to anyone who does not have their ID with them.

After 3 weeks back to school and review of our cafeteria space, we unfortunately cannot accommodate family/friends to join our students during their lunch. We know this is disheartening to many of you but we simply do not have the space due to the increased number of students here at Brantner. Families can still drop off lunches for their student/s or check them out and take them to lunch, but we cannot facilitate family/friend lunches here at Brantner at this time.

Click on the Pay Schools Central Image to manage your students lunch account.

Attendance Line: 720-685-5050