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Pre-K Outreach Committee moving forward

Pre-Kindergarten Outreach

One of the goals of the Pre-Kindergarten Outreach Committee is to contact parents and community members who work with children younger than kindergarten age to inform them of current school expectations. The committee created a brochure outlining the skills needed and how parents can help their child be prepared to enter school. The brochure will be given out at kindergarten orientation, and distributed throughout the community where child care providers and parents of pre-school age children are located.

    Read more from the May 15, 2012 Education Update
    View the Kindergarten Readiness brochure
    View the Education Update archive

Budget

Superintendent's Budget Message 2012-13

BudgetOur district has made sufficient reductions to the budget over the last three years to avoid further cuts for the school year 2012-13. We took a long range view and implemented efficiencies and employee cost savings to enable us to reach a sustainable program level for the next few years.
    Many districts across Oregon are just now facing the drastic cuts in order to balance their budgets while our district got out in front because we could see that additional revenue was not likely. However, the district is severely under-funded in numerous areas and will have few resources in the near future to address them.

    Read the Superintendent's Budget Message
    View additional budget information

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Dual-language program thrives at South Shore

In Valerie Jones kindergarten classroom, the signs and words on the Teacher Melanie Casprowiak reads a Spanish-language version of the childhood classic, The Snowy Day (El Dia de Nieve) by Ezra Jack Keats, to her 1st graders on a snowy day in January.board are in Spanish. A sign on a door tells visitors that the students are learning in both Spanish and English.
    Jones's is one of seven classrooms at South Shore Elementary that is participating in a dual-language immersion program. Now in its fourth year, parents, teachers and administrators are pleased with the program. "The quality has surpassed what we were hoping for," said Principal Judy Stoller.

    Read more Winter 2012 news
    View the Extra Credit news archive

iVolunteer

iVolunteer For Kids Program

iVolunteer for KidsAlbany Public Schools Foundation has adopted a program that will provide parents and grandparents, local businesses, and community partners with more opportunities to support students in the Greater Albany Public School District.
    The iVolunteer for Kids program enables volunteers to support schools by providing supplies and other student needs, sponsoring student activities, painting and landscaping, volunteering your time, or donating funds.

    Learn more about iVolunteer for Kids program
    View the iVolunteer for Kids volunteer form