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August 2022 | SPAPSD Staff Update
In This Newsletter
- August 8 School Board Meeting Highlights
- Telling Our 'Back-to-School' Story
- Parent and Community Back-to-School Information and Communication
- Mrs. Kate Kaster (SPASH) Celebrated as Skyward Teacher of the Year
- Welcome New Team Members
- New Online Ticketing for WVC High School Events
- Adventures in France
- We're Hiring - And You Can Earn $100
- Around the District
- Gesell Preschool - Now Enrolling
- Read the Mirror - SPASH's Student Newspaper
๐ School Board Highlights - August 8
The Stevens Point Area Public School District School Board held its Regular School Board Meeting on Monday, June 13, 2022.
Minutes from the July 11, 2022, Regular Meeting, schedule of monthly bills, and employment recommendations were approved as presented.
Human Resources
The board approved a recommendation to to establish a pilot program to provide employees the option to rollover up to three days of unused personal leave into their sick leave balance or to receive a payout at the substitute rate of pay at year end. Success of the program will be determined by reduction in usage and relative cost of the program versus substitute use and absences.
Business Services
The board approved the Goerke Park Area Usage and Financial Agreement with the City of Stevens Point as presented.
A revised 2021-22 Budget was provided and approved. The board also received information on the overall performance of the 2021-22 budget with ended with a positive change in equity of $483,641.
Educational Services
Academic Standards for the 2022-2023 school year were approved as presented.
Student Services
The annual appointment of an independent hearing officer to determine student expulsion cases was approved as presented.
General
2022-2023 Superintendent Focus Priorities and Strategic Initiatives was presented by Dr. Hirsbrunner and approved as presented.
School board members worked collaboratively to review School Board goals for the upcoming year and will review revisions at an upcoming meeting.
The next regular meeting of the School Board will take place on September 12, 6:30 p.m. The Educational Services Committee is held the 1st Monday of the month at 6:00 p.m. with the Business Services/HR Committee to follow at 7:00 p.m.
๐ Getting Ready for Back-to-School Stories
Help tell our story! Can you send Sarah O'Donnell, director of communications, ONE PHOTO and caption during August of how you're getting ready for the upcoming school year?
Some ideas of photos to share:
- Painting or final cleaning preparation
- Getting your classroom ready
- 'Unboxing' school supplies
- Meeting new team members
- Photo of school staff meetings
- Picking out your first day of school outfit
- Print and download our 'First Day' signage
Celebrate the hard work of students and team members in your schools by sharing their stories to socialmedia@pointschools.net.
๐ธ Share Your Back-to-School Photos on Your First Day
๐ Back-to-School Information and Communication
๐ Kaster Named Skyward Teacher of the Year
Assistant Superintendent and Director of Elementary Education
Joel Burgener
Principal, Ben Franklin Junior High
Sara Grant
Student Services Coordinator
Jeff Mlsna
Director of Secondary Education
Aimee Burazin
Student Services Coordinator
โฝ New Online Ticketing for WVC High School Events
All Adult, Family, and Student WVC Ticket Spicket passes will get you into all Home SPASH athletic events for WVC and Non-conference games. These passes are not eligible for WIAA Events.
Ticket Purchases at www.spicket.events/wisconsinvalley
- Var. Football
- Var/JV Soccer. Hockey, Wrestling, Swimming
- Var/JV/JV2 Volleyball, Basketball
โ๏ธ Adventures in France
This summer, Madame Peeters and Madame Clabots took twenty students on a two-week adventure of a lifetime. After months of preparation and fundraising, they departed in mid-June for France. The trip started in the south and included stops in cities including Nice, Monaco, Arles, and more. Next, the students had a six-night stay with host families in the Bรฉziers area which is near the border of Spain. The students enjoyed being truly immersed in French life and many reported it was the best part of the trip. The last leg of the trip brought the group to Paris for four nights where they stayed in the lively Latin Quarter and explored many sights including the Champs Elysรฉes, Versailles, the Louvre, the Eiffel Tower, and Musรฉe dโOrsay. There were many adventures along the way that helped each student broaden his/her horizons. The next trip will take place in June of 2024 and students who have finished at least French 3 and 9th grade will be eligible to attend! For details and photos from the trip, check out the travel blog.
๐ธ We're Hiring - Get a $100 Referral Bonus
We're looking for great team members and you can help us find them. Earn a $100 referral bonus after your referral is hired by the District and has worked for 90 days.
How the Program Will Work:
1. The referred candidate applies online on WECAN (HR or Transportation personnel can assist an applicant with this)
2. The first question on WECAN is "How did you learn about this job?"
3. The referred candidate must put the name of the employee who referred them (one employee name only)
4. If the referred candidate is hired, the employee making the referral will receive a $100 bonus in their check after the referred candidate completes 90 days of service.
See a list of current certified and classified openings.
๐ Around the District
๐ Congratulations Musicians
๐ฆบ SRP and SRM Training
Local law enforcement, including fire and EMS, SPAPSD, Pacelli Catholic Schools, St. Paul Lutheran School, and the Boys and Girls Club of Portage County spent the day with national school safety trainers from the "I Love U Guys" Foundation to review the Standard Response Protocol (SRP) and train in the Standard Reunification Method (SRM).
The Standard Response Protocol (SRP) provides consistent, clear, shared language and actions among all students, staff, and first responders for all hazards. It is action-based and allows organizations, first responders, students, and parents to share a specific vocabulary for quick and coordinated action.
The District adopted the Standard Response Protocol (SRP) for emergency situations in 2019 at the recommendation of the Office of School Safety and request of local law enforcement following the adoption of ALiCE response protocol in 2015.
๐ฌ Summer School Fun and Learning
Superintendent Hirsbrunner visited classes at McKinley Elementary Summer School earlier this week. She got to hear from students what they were learning about and even got to be part of an experiment for S.T.E.M.
Check out SPASH's student newspaper, The Mirror. This month features poetry from SPASH students. You will be impressed!
Contact Us
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Location: 1900 Polk Street, Stevens Point, WI, USA
Phone: 715-345-5456
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