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The Iowa Testing Program data is now ready for district and public view in the electronic Annual Progress Re- port (APR). Data displayed in the APR include the Iowa Testing Pro- gram data as well as data from the Alternate Assessment. The Iowa Testing Program data used for the APR dis- play were reviewed and verified by the District for Adequate Yearly Progress (APY) reporting purposes. Districts should not be concerned if data displayed in the APR differ slightly from locally aggregated data. A number of factors may account for such differences, including the fact that the APR includes data from the following sources:
- All students, not just full academic year (FAY) students.
- All students enrolled in the district, regardless of their residence status (i.e., open enrolled in and tuitioned in).
- Students participating in the alternate assessment. The public view is accessible at http://www.iowa.gov/educate/content/blogcategory/61/896/
Several years ago, each school district in Iowa was required to create a mission statement. It was believed that any or- ganization should have its purpose clearly defined in order to achieve its intended purpose. The following is our mission statement: The Central Lyon Mission Statement The mission of the Central Lyon Community School District, in partner- ship with parents and community, is to provide an education and the opportu- nity for all students to become produc- tive, life-long learners. I find it beneficial from time to time to review the mission statement to see if we are truly achieving the ideals and in- tent of it. The trouble is, the true results are difficult to measure. As we work with students, parents, and community, we believe that what we are doing will make a difference, but sometimes those results do not occur until long after a student graduates from our school. Sometimes the vagueness of the mission statement leaves so much in question that perhaps the better guide to educa- tional decisions can be found in our stu- dent goals which are listed at the right.
Issue 20 Spring 2007 Published three times annually
Secondary Thoughts 2 100 Wins 2 DNA 2 What a Ride! 3 Counselors’ Corner 4 AD Angle 4 PTC Update 5 Principal’s Perspective 5 Kindergarten Round-Up 5 The Giving Project 6 Spelling Bee 6 Farming Game 6 Organized Chaos 6 Foster Grandmas 7 Lessons at Kiwanis Park 7 Note-Worthy Dates 8 2007-08 Calendar 8
Inside this issue: Superintendent’s Report By Superintendent Dave Ackerman
Central Lyon Student Goals
- Attain the language and communication skills needed to organize thoughts and in- formation and to express them in written and spoken composition.
- Acquire a comprehensive, quality back- ground in reading, writing, mathematics, science, health, fine arts, and vocational education.
- Understand the history, political system, and geography of the United States and the world.
- Attain the training and confidence to use current technology to obtain and process new information.
- Develop interpersonal skills for the home, workplace, and community.
- Understand the importance of being a life-long learner.
- Understand and model the district traits/ values of character: Honesty Respect Responsibility Fairness Citizenship Caring Safety Positive Attitude
- Provide leadership and a positive attitude in setting and achieving goals.
- Understand, appreciate, and enjoy the contributions of the world's many cultures, as well as both men and women, to our lives and work. These student goals guide the work we do on a daily basis. Again, most of these are subjective in nature and difficult to measure precisely, but these are also the guiding principles of the material we teach, the methods we use, and the relationships we build in educating ALL stu- dents. In conclusion, the boxed quote was shared with me by one of my former professors.
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“ A decade after the average athlete graduates, everyone will have forgotten when and where he played, but every time he speaks, everyone will know whether he was educated .”
Mary Hettinga from the Iowa State Extension Of- fice recently conducted a week of labs and group activities in biology and applied biology classes. During this week, stu- dents participated in a variety of labs dealing with DNA profiling, ex- traction, and transformation, along with biology ethical debates.
Students received first-hand experi- ence by working with specialized lab equipment, viewing their own DNA, culturing bacteria, and introducing new DNA into live bacteria.
two new math courses for the 2007- 2008 school year. Replacing Applied Math I and Applied Math II will be a pre-algebra course. Our math depart- ment believes our students will be bet- ter served outside a high school edu- cation by taking a minimum of one year of algebra. The course sequence following pre-algebra will be Algebra I. The second new course offering will be an ad- vanced math course. The ad- vanced math course would allow a step between Algebra II and calculus for seniors who are not interested in cal- culus but want to maintain their math skills for college. The new legislation for stu- dents graduating in 2011 will be to fol- low the requirements of the model core curriculum. Under the model core curriculum model students will follow a 4-3-3-3 course sequencing enrollment throughout high school.
Registration for the 2007- school year took place during the first weeks of February. Mr. Tausz, high school guidance counselor, at- tended classrooms to review the registration procedures for students in grades eight through eleven. All students were given a course de- scription handbook and a copy of the registration forms to be completed in order to sign up for next year’s classes. Parents can also review our course of- ferings on-line at our school’s website www. central-lyon.k12.ia.us. If you would like to review our curriculum at our web- site, go to high school and class in- formation to view our course offer- ings. May Term registration will be- gin in March. The math department at Central Lyon High School will be offering
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Good Progress By Curt Busch, Secondary (High School) Principal
“Feedback for the D.E.A.R.
program continues to be
positive ...”
This will mean four years of English, three years of math, three years of science, and three years of social studies. Our current policy requires only two years of math and science for graduation from Central Lyon High School. Two programs at the high school which are continuing to show good progress are the D.E.A.R. program and the STRIVE program. Students and staff are reading for fourteen minutes daily from the book of their choice. Feedback for the D.E.A.R. program continues to be positive. We are interested to view our future test scores in reading based on this new strategy at the high school. The STRIVE program is also in its first year of existence. This pro- gram is sponsored by our local Ki- wanis organization. Both mentors and students meet once a month to help improve the academic perform- ance of our students. Thank you to the Kiwanis for your support of this program.
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Even though the great football season caused a late start to the wrestling season, this did not pre- vent the Lions from having a great start to the wrestling season. The 2006-2007 season has been a success with some great individ- ual and team performances.
The season started with a fourth place finish at the Em- metsburg Tournament. We went on to win the West Sioux, Central Lyon, and Sioux Center tournaments. The team compiled a dual record of 24-0. Individually, Jordan Gacke and Nate DeBoer each completed the regular season undefeated at 31-0. Nate Herda and Nate DeBoer both reached their 100th win in their career. This is a very special accom- plishment, especially considering they are just juniors. They joined an elite group of wrestlers; only eleven have reached the 100 win club at Central Lyon.
100 Wins By Curtis Eben, Varsity Wrestling Coach DNA By Shawn De Stigter, High School Biology Teacher 100 Win Club Year Wins Keith Van Beek 1984-1987 102 Justin De Jong 1996-1999 114 Curtis Eben 1997-2000 118 Nathan Robinson 1997-2000 117 Jeremy Boogerd 1997-2000 107 Andy Rust 1998-2000 103 Tom Meester 1998-2001 152 Dan Stewart 2000-2003 103 Tim De Boer 2001-2004 137 Dan Rockhill 2002-2005 120 Drew De Groot 2002-2005 102
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Back in October, 25 sophomores took the PLAN test and 35 juniors took the PSAT test. The PLAN is a preliminary ACT test that gives students an excellent idea of what the actual ACT is all about. The PSAT is a preliminary SAT and also a beginning point for the National Merit Scholarship Program.
PLAN &
PSAT Tests
Students Score Well
on Standardized Tests
During the last weeks of October, students in grades two through eleven took the Iowa Tests of Basic Skills (grades 2-8) and the Iowa Tests of Educational Develop- ment (grades 9-11). Individual results were sent home to parents/guardians at the high school level and were distributed at parent teacher conferences at the elemen- tary/middle school level. The table below contains the results by grade level.
IGE stands for Iowa Grade Equivalent. NGE stands for National Grade Equivalent. These scores are useful when measuring individual grade growth. For ex- ample, our 10th grade students had an overall IGE of 12.4. This score indi- cates that overall our 10th grade test performance was approximately the same as those of typical students finishing the 4th month of 12th grade in the state of Iowa. IPR stands for Iowa Percentile Rank. NPR stands for National Percentile Rank. These scores show the standing or rank order of the Central Lyon grade groups compared with similar grade groups throughout Iowa and the nation. For example, our 10th grade students had an IPR of 95%. This means they scored as well or higher than 95% of the other 10th grade classes in Iowa. Our students’ scores were awesome, with every grade scoring above aver- age. Everyone at Central Lyon is extremely proud of our students and their efforts.
By Toby Lorenzen, Elem/MS Success Coordinator & Terry Tausz, High School Guidance Counselor
Grade IGE NGE IPR NPR
2nd 2.6 2.8 84 95
3rd 4.0 4.7 99 99
4th 5.1 6.1 96 99
5th 5.9 7.2 87 96
6th 6.9 7.9 76 89
7th 8.3 10.0 90 94
8th 9.3 10.9 84 90
9th 10.3 84
10th 12.4 95
11th 12.4 83
For the fourth consecutive year, the College Planning Center in West Des Moines came to Central Lyon to assist parents with filing the FAFSA online. Several families of seniors utilized this free service on Monday, February 12. Now available from the guidance office is the paper application for the 2007- FAFSA. For those who will file the FAFSA online, there is a new 2007-2008 FAFSA ON THE WEB WORKSHEET. Both of these may be obtained from the guidance office.
Juniors interested in taking the ACT test during the 2006- school year were given registra- tion materials during the fall semester. They were encouraged to take the test either April 14 or June 9—several of them choose to take it earlier. If your student is planning to take the test in April or June, mail the material by the early regis- tration deadline, or there will be an $19 late registration fee added to the $29 basic fee. Please keep in mind that registra- tion for the ACT can also take place online. There is a big push for students to do that. Online registration can have a faster turn around time in processing the application. The ACT is generally used by four year colleges and some nursing schools as part of their entrance requirements. Stu- dents who plan to attend a vocational/technical program or specialty school usually will not be required to take the ACT. Please call or email me if you have any questions concerning the ACT test.
ACT Notes
By Terry Tausz, High School Guidance Counselor ttausz@central-lyon.k12.ia.us
We have an important issue that affects the business owners within our school district. The issue is advertising agencies. Companies sometimes call upon local businesses using a Central Lyon coach’s name or the activities director’s name in an attempt to sell advertising on the back of t-shirts, pompoms etc. Central Lyon appreciates all of the support we receive from our community, but we suggest that you call us before you commit to any advertising campaigns. If you have any ques- tions, please call the school at 472-4051. We would like to take a moment to extend our sympathy to the family of Jim Johnson of Sioux Center. Jim passed away Friday, 1-26-07. Jim was the AD and former football coach at Sioux Center for many years. He was a true supporter of the Siouxland Conference, and he will be greatly missed.
AD Angle By ElDon Maxwell, A ctivities D irector
Greetings everyone from the ele- mentary/middle school office. The third quarter is well underway. The winter activities are winding down, and spring is around the corner. It’s hard to believe we’re already preparing for the 2007-2008 school year. Where does the time go! I’m sure by now most of you have heard about “No Child Left Behind.” I’ve often been asked if it actually has any impact on our local school. It does. “No Child Left Be- hind” has forced schools to become more accountable. This to me has been the most obvious change. We are continually asked to report more information to both the state and local levels. Just recently, during parent-teacher conferences, we were required to inform all parents of kindergarten through third grade students of their child’s score on a recent D.I.B.E.L.S. (Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Liter- acy Skills) test. This particular report is a state, not federal, man- date. This particular test is not part of “No Child Left Behind” legislation, but the fall-out is obvious. Another recent example involves the scheduling of our eighth graders for their high school classes. It is now a requirement that students in the eighth grade meet with school personnel and plan out their high school career. Most schools do career planning with their students but not necessarily during a student’s eighth grade year. The plans are not etched in stone but students must now have the opportunity to look at their options and plan accordingly. The school must also provide documentation to the parents that this has been done. Fortunately at Central Lyon, we had already been providing this opportunity to our eighth grade students.
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There will be a kindergarten round-up meeting at 1:00 p.m. on March 15 in the elementary/middle school media center. There will be a transitional kindergarten meeting at 7:00 p.m. on March 22 in Mrs. Pytleski’s room 18 in the lower level of the elementary. Central Lyon would like to determine the number of parents in our district that plan to send their child to kinder- garten or transitional kindergarten during the 2007-2008 school year. Please complete the form below and return it to the elementary school office or call 472-4041 by March 10.
Kindergarten Round-Up
No Child Left Behind^ By Dan Kruse, Elementary/Middle School Principal
I will be sending (child’s name)
__________________________________
to Kindergarten/TK in the fall of 2007-08.
(Please circle one.)
NOTE: Your child must be five on or before September 15, 2007.
Parents:___________________________
Address:___________________________
Phone:____________________________
Birthdate:__________________________
Please return this form to the Elementary School Office or call 472-4041 by March 10.
The Central Lyon PTC (Parent Teacher Council) organ- izes fundraisers for the sole purpose of raising money to fund elementary and middle school classroom purchases.
Over the past four years the PTC has donated more than $16,000 for the purchase of classroom supplies and instructional materials, ranging from whiteboard markers and Weekly Readers to a kiln for the art room. Teachers submit a list of items they would like to purchase for their classrooms to the PTC in May. Members of the organiza- tion review the requests and award funds based on need and monies available. A total of $4,081 was awarded for the 2006-07 school year.
The PTC's major fundraiser is the soup and pie supper, which will be held March 8 from 5:00-7:00 p.m. in con- junction with the Academic Fair at the elementary/middle school. The PTC also raises money through the General Mills Box Top Program ($3,073 since 2003), Land O Lakes milk cap program, and a tailgate supper in the fall.
Pizza Ranch and Pizza Hut have also donated generously over the years to their fundraising efforts by sponsoring a night when businesses donate a percentage of their pre-tax revenues. In addition to its fundraising role, the PTC hosts Kinder- garten Roundup, cashiers the Book Fair, organizes room mothers for classroom holiday parties, and provides gifts for new teachers and rolls for teacher in-service in the fall. PTC membership consists of parents and elementary/ middle school faculty. Each volunteer member commits to a 2-year term on the council. Members for the 2006- school year are Jackie McCarty, President; Sonya Kooiker, VP/Secretary; Kathleen Wallenburg, Treasurer; Kathy Gorter, Cindy Iwen, ReJean Metzger, Carol Molitor, Dawn VandenTop, Deb Hunt, Janet Friedrichsen, Lila Kennedy, Geneva Grooters, Polly McDonald, and Susan Van Wyhe. If you are interested in becoming a PTC member, please contact Dan Kruse at 472-4041.
PTC Update By Jackie McCarty, PTC President
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JoAnn Douglas has been a foster grandma volunteer at Central Lyon for eight years, all of that time helping the third grade students and teachers Mrs. Foltz and Mrs. Clasen. She was born in Rock Rapids in 1935 and has lived here all her life. She has two daughters (both graduates of Central Lyon) and five grandsons. When JoAnn’s husband passed away in 1977 she went to work at Central Lyon as a cook. After she retired, she found that she missed school so much that she decided to return as a grandma!! JoAnn has also been very involved with the girl scouts pro- gram for 25 years.
JoAnn is great with special projects and is a loving addition to the childrens’ school day. We love having her share our day and hope she continues to volunteer for many years.
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Iona Van Dyke has been a volunteer for the Foster Grandparent Program since
- She was introduced to the program by Joanne Bren- neman and Tillie Huyser. She has worked with many stu- dents and teachers at Central Lyon, including Mrs. Van, Mrs. Krause, Mrs. B. Boek- hout, Miss Wiener, Mrs. Keizer, Mrs. Metzger, and Mrs. J. Boekhout. Iona moved to Rock Rapids in 1936, when she was in third grade. Iona and her husband Herman farmed north of town for 19 years. Herman was also a school custodian for 3 years and Iona served 25 years with the school kitchen staff at Central Lyon. They have five children, ten grandchildren, and eight great- grandchildren. Iona volunteers every day from 8:00 - 12:00 and said what she loves about being a foster grandma is “working with the kids”. She is a tremendous help in the classroom and assists us in keeping things organized and running smoothly. Last year we helped Iona celebrate her 80th birthday. She is a priceless addition to our school district and we hope to have her around for many years to come.
Spotlight on Foster Grandmas By Julie Boekhout, Kindergarten Teacher
and Barb Foltz, Third Grade Teacher
Fourth grade teachers and students combined social studies
and science lessons at Kiwanis Park. Using the science cur-
riculum on animals, fourth grade students learned about in-
sects. They studied the characteristics and life cycles of in-
sects and classified them with the invertebrate groups. As a
culminating activity at Kiwanis Park, they used “insect bingo”
cards to locate various insects, their relatives (spiders), insect
food, insect habitats, insect eggs, larva, or pupa, etc.
For their social studies lesson, they completed their commu-
nity service project (Adopt-A-Park) and cleaned up the park.
They removed litter and large sticks while studying bugs.
Lessons at Kiwanis Park
By Geneva Grooters, Fourth Grade Teacher
The following is a sampling of statements written by students about their foster grandmas:
- “Grandma helps me read my A.R. books.”
- “Grandma is nice because she helps people.”
- “Grandma is thoughtful and thankful for kids.”
- “Grandma is pretty and she is nice and she helps kids and me too.”
- “Grandma helped me when I missed school.”
- “I like Grandma because she has helped me with all kinds of stuff, like math, reading , and phonics, thank you so much.”
- “Grandma , I am thankful you are in our class and I love the way you always smile.”
- “I like it when she helps because she is patient.”
- “Grandma helped me learn my spelling words.”
- “Grandma makes everything look good!”
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Note-Worthy Dates
9 Academic Fair/PTC Supper 3/
9 No School—Staff Development 3/
9 Kindergarten Round-up 3/
9 FFA Banquet 3/
9 CL Basketball Rodeo 3/
9 No School—Staff Development 4/
9 No School—Spring break 4/6-
9 School Board Meeting 4/
9 No School—Staff Development 4/
9 Prom 4/
9 HS May Term begins 4/
9 Baccalaureate 5/
9 Seniors last day 5/
9 Commencement 5/
9 Last day of school (if no snow) 5/
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The Central Lyon 2007-2008 calendar has recently
been approved by the Board of Education. The first
semester is similar to the 2006-2007 calendar but the
second semester has several changes from the current
year due to an early Memorial Day holiday. Please
note the following dates of importance:
- Baccalaureate - Sunday May 19, 2008
- Commencement - Sunday, May 25, 2008 (Memorial Day Weekend)
- The last day of classes - Wednesday, May 28, 2008
- Any make-up days due to cancellations will be held after May 28, 2008
2007-
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