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CONTENTS

College & Career Center Update

Release Privileges

1:1 Chromebook

Senior Capstone

New 7/8 Grade Building Update

WEB Program Introduced Construction on the new College and Career Center began on August 1st. Some of the pur-poses of this new space are to provide...

After two years of searching, negotiating, and building, our new 7th/8th grade build-ing will be ready for...

Spectrum is excited to implement a 1:1 Chromebook program for our high school students (grades 9-12) as part of our...

WEB (Where Everybody Belongs) is a pro-gram designed to welcome incoming 6th grade students into their new middle school environ-ment. We know that this year can be...

Juniors and seniors may qualify for Late Arrival or Early Release if they maintain...

Some exciting changes are on the way for our Senior Capstone course this year. The long-term plan for Senior Capstone is to have...

Middle School

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Service Learning at Spectrum

New Staff Changes

Sting Time

As always, our Service Learning program strives to empower our students to unify their communities through service, education, and action. This experience emphasizes...

New to Spectrum this year is the unique concept of what is called “Sting Time.” Sting Time is a 28-minute period that...

We’d like you to join us in welcoming our new faculty and staff members to Spectrum! Due to the expansion into...

All-School News

3Sting Stride 5KThe Sting Stride is our 1st annual all school fall fundraiser. Our goal this year is to raise money for implementing...

Spectrum School Newsletter/ August 20182

DATE: August 23TIME: 5:00PM-7:00PM

Monday-Friday 7:55am-3:05pm

Spectrum Spirit Gear

August2018

*NEW SCHOOL SCHEDULE*

SHS Spirt Wear Store will be at each of the buildings for Open House. Remember to do some of your back to school clothes shop-ping with us. Cash Preferred/Check Ac-cepted.

Save the Date: Spectrum’s STING STRIDE!What: Spectrum’s First Annual 5K Walk/Run FundraiserWhen: Saturday, September 22nd, 2018Time: 9:00 a.m. - NoonLocation: Otsego Prairie Park

The Sting Stride is our 1st annual all-school fall fundraiser. Our goal this year is to raise mon-ey for implementing phase one of Spectrum’s Chromebook 1:1 Program for the 2018-2019 school year.

This is an all school fundraiser to kick off the year! It is a great way to get to know other Spectrum students and families, encourage healthy living, and raise funds to ensure access to current technology for our students. Students can walk, run, or stroll the 5k course. Parents/guardians and siblings are welcome to join in the run. Participants will also enjoy food, games, prizes, friends, and other fun activities!

Each student who meets their sponsorship goal of $50 will earn a Sting Stride T-shirt! Every student who raises at least $100 in spon-sorships will also be entered to win 4 Vikings tickets for the Octo-ber 14th game against the Cardinals!

When we reach Spectrum’s goal of $15,000, we’ll celebrate with an all-school pizza party! A percentage of funds raised above $15,000 will also go to support Spectrum’s service learning community partners.

Sponsorship collection envelopes and instructions will be handed out to students at Open House on Thursday, August 23. Online sponsorship payments are available on the Sting Stride link (scrolling news) on the Spectrum website.

If you are interested in volunteering at the Sting Stride, please contact Angie Westermeyer at (763) 244-7593 or [email protected].

Vision StatementThe vision of Spectrum High School and Spec-trum Middle School is to be a leader in foster-ing academic and personal excellence through a program emphasizing high academic stand-ards in a small-school setting.

Mission StatementThe mission of Spectrum High School and Spectrum Middle School is to encourage stu-dents in attaining their maximum potential through a 3-dimensional strategy emphasizing:`• College preparatory curriculum;• A technology-integrated environment; and• Community-based outreach

Authorized By Volunteers of America-Minne-sota. Stephanie Olsen, Senior Manager.

Fully accredited by AdvancED through June 30, 2021.

OPEN HOUSE/PICTURE DAY

SpectrumSTINGSTRIDE


As always, our Service Learning program strives to empower our students to unify their communities through service, edu-cation, and action. This experience emphasizes critical think-ing and personal reflection while encouraging a heightened sense of community, civic engagement, and personal responsibility. As we prepare for a brand new year, teachers are working on fine tuning their learning units to ensure the mission and purpose be-hind our program is implemented with fidelity. This year there are new groups and new opportuni-ties for students and teachers to build relationships and serve our community. All Students will rotate through each of the groups in their grade level throughout the school year. Check it out!

We are excited about beginning the process this year to bring back our Senior Capstone class and cul-minating project. We are using our Service Learning groups to provide students opportunities to gain experience and develop the skills necessary to create meaningful culminating projects that will enrich their life pursuits after graduation.

Service Learningat Spectrum

6th Grade 7th Grade 8th Grade 9th Grade 10/11th Grade

• WE - Cycle• Bare Necessities• Animal Rescue

Friends• Book W.O.R.M.S.

• A Book a Day• Healthy Heart• Go Green• Teens Helping

Teens

• Bringing Hope• RAKE• Helping Hands for

the Elderly• Veteran Support

• Youth Support

• SAVE• Understanding

others• A Serving of

Sunshine

• Community Con-nections

• Passion Pursuit• Awareness-

Campaign• Honor Speech

Find your school supplies online! You can purchase your Spectrum school supplies directly on either the Walmart or Target website. Both website have our school supply list included in their registries. You can also find our supply list on the Spectrum School website under the Parent Tab.

Please be prepared with all your supplies the first day of school. Also, please note that this is a basic supply list. Additional supplies may be required for some courses. Spectrum Planners, binders, and basic supplies will be available for purchase at Open House. All books MUST be covered in paper -- no stretchy fabric book covers are allowed.


NEW Faulty & Staff Members

• Nicole Beehler, High School Language Arts/AVID Teacher• Corey Brooks, High School Special Education Teacher• Sara Burfeind, 7/8 Health and Attendance Clerk• Elizabeth Collins, Middle School Language Arts Teacher• Jill Johnson, Coordinator of Curriculum and Instruction/AVID Coordinator• Abby Lerom, Middle School Math Teacher• Jill Murphy, Instructional Coach• Garrett Ott, High School Social Studies Teacher• Daniel Roddin, High School Math Teacher• Christy Siegel, Registrar and 7/8 Office Manager• Marcy Tipton, Middle School Special Education Teacher

• Stacy Bray, 7/8 Lunch Room Coordinator• KellyAnn Lockrem, Middle School Counselor/District Assessment Coordinator• Seth Mills, Activities Director (6-12) and Middle School Dean of Students

MOVING INTO NEW POSITIONS

New Staff/ Changes We’d like you to join us in welcoming our new faculty and staff members to Spectrum! Due to the expansion into our new 7/8 building and other factors, we’ve added a number of positions and have some staff moving into new positions.

Please join us in welcoming our new faculty and staff members to the Spectrum family!

Let’s also congratulate our faculty and staff moving into new positions.

Everyone who works at Spectrum plays an important role, offers unique contributions, and touches our lives. That is part of what makes Spectrum such a great place to work and learn. We are so grateful for all of the contributions of those staff members who have chosen a new direction and left Spectrum at the end of last school year. We wish them all great success!

The Spectrum lunch staff would like to remind all families the importance of ordering school lunches every month. All lunches are ordered in ad-vance from Lancer, our catering company. Spectrum pays for all lunches that are ordered even if they are not taken. In an effort to keep lunch costs to a minimum, we would appreciate all families that order lunches also take the lunch they ordered on that day. If you have any questions, please contact Jennifer Russell, Food Services Manager at [email protected] or (763) 450-9813.

The Importance of Ordering School Lunches


Open House & First DayWe look forward to seeing you at Open House on Thursday, Au-gust 23. Student pictures will be taken during this two-hour event. Families will also be able to pick up printed class schedules, find lockers, drop off school supplies,

deposit funds to lunch accounts, pick up middle school binders, get answers to bus transporta-tion questions, meet teachers and friends, both old and new. If you are unable attend to Open House, there are two additional dates for student pictures. You can pay fees online, and binders can be picked up the first day of school.

Monday, August 27 is the first day of school! School begins at 7:55 AM and ends at 3:05 PM this year. We are excited to welcome high school students back to the 9-12 building, and middle school students to their new building in 6th grade and at the 7-8th grade building. It has been a busy sum-mer with construction and plan-

ning for the new school year. We understand that many students may feel uncertain and have ques-tions as school begins. Our school counselors will be available to help students who have questions about their schedule, classes, or may feel overwhelmed. All staff members are willing to answer questions and help students as well. We look forward to making this a great school year together!

2018-19 class schedules may be viewed in Campus Por-tal. Students who have questions or schedule issues may contact their assigned school counselor for assistance. If you need assistance with access to Campus Portal, contact [email protected]..

2018-19 Class Schedules


FERPA:

Family Education Rights & Privacy Act

The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), a Federal law, requires that Spectrum, with certain ex-ceptions, obtain parents’ written consent prior to the disclosure of personally identifiable information from their child’s education records. However, Spectrum may disclose appropriately designated “directory information” without written consent, unless parents have advised the District to the contrary in accordance with District proce-dures. The primary purpose of directory information is to allow Spectrum to include this type of information from students’ education records in certain school publications. Examples include:

• A playbill, showing a student’s role in a drama production;• The annual yearbook;• Honor roll or other recognition lists;• Graduation programs; and• Sports activity sheets, such as for wrestling, showing weight and height of team members.

Directory information, which is information that is generally not considered harmful or an invasion of privacy if released, can also be disclosed to outside organizations without a parent’s prior written consent. Outside organiza-tions include, but are not limited to, companies that manufacture class rings or publish yearbooks. In addition, two federal laws require local educational agencies (LEAs) receiving assistance under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) to provide military recruiters, upon request, with the following information – names, addresses and telephone listings – unless parents have advised the LEA that they do not want their student’s infor-mation disclosed without their prior written consent. If parents do not want Spectrum to disclose directory information from their child’s education records without pri-or written consent, they must notify the school, in writing, ten (10) days from the student’s start date at Spectrum.


Health & Attendance NewsWelcome to all new Spectrum families and welcome back to the rest of you! I hope you had a great summer break. Please read through the information for Health for the year ahead. If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to call the Health Clerk for your student’s building.

Joyce Emmel for 6th grade Phone 763-450-9857Sara Burfeind for 7-8th grade Phone 763-450-9860Terri Dlouhy for 9-12th grade Phone 763-450-9804

All immunizations required by the State of Minnesota will need to be turned in to the Health Clerk at the appropriate building on the first day of school. If you have any daily medications, the required forms are found on the website and can be turned in with the medicine at Open House, or on the first day of school.

We are all looking forward to working with you and your student’s this school year!

Sincerely,

Terri DlouhyLead Health & Attendance ClerkSpectrum High School

Find out more at the Spectrum Open House on August 23 from 5pm-7pm in all buildings!

// Spectrum Policies // OPEN HOUSE

// HEALTH & ATTENDANCE STAFF

All three Spectrum school buildings have a dedicated health office and attendance clerk to keep all students in a healthy state from the start of the day until the last bell sounds!

Absence Reporting EssentialsResearch proves that the amount of time involved in the classroom directly affects the student’s ability to learn. Minnesota state law requires that every child between seven and eighteen years of age shall attend a public, or private school. Spectrum expects each student is to be on time and present during the entire period including during lunch period, unless officially excused.

The following reasons are recognized by the school as legitimate Excused Absence/Excused Tardies/Excused Late Arrivals:

Terri Dlouhy, 9-12 Grade Health & Attendance

Sara Burfeind, 7/8 Grade Health & Attendance

Joyce Emmel, 6 Grade Health & Attendance


1. Parent/doctor verified illness2. Religious observances3. School-directed activities4. Medical/dental appointments In the case of illness or emergencies, a parent must call the office by 9:00 a.m. on the day the student is absent. Doctor appoint-ments should be scheduled during non-school hours as much as possible.5. Family vacations: For family vacations lasting longer than 3 or more school days, parents or legal guardians must give ad-vanced notification to the Attendance Clerk. Parents are strongly encouraged to arrange their vacations to coincide with the vacation days on the school calendar. It is the responsibility of the student and parent to make arrangements for missed course work.

When students leave during the day, they must sign out at the school office before leaving school. They must also sign in if

they return before the end of the school day.Unexcused Tardy/Unexcused Absences - A student will be marked absent unexcused if the school has been given no reason for the absence and parents cannot be con-tacted, or the reason given is not excusa-ble. Parents are responsible for contacting the school by calling the attendance office (763-241-8703) or by sending a note with-in 48 hours if the student is absent. A pa-rental note or call of explanation does not automatically excuse an absence, tardy, or late arrival.

The Maximum Absence Policy states that in order for a student to receive full credit for a one semester class, a student may be absent no more than 15 class periods (per semester) and no more than 2 days for Service Learning, regardless of whether the absence is ex-cused or unexcused.

For full details on Spectrum’s Attendance Policy, please see the Student/Family Handbook on the Spectrum website here.

Dress Code Policy

The intent of the Spectrum Dress Code is to provide a safe and productive learning environment with limited distractions. Any apparel that is a potential danger to themselves or others is not permitted. Dress for school should be clean and in good condition. If students have any confusion regarding the appropriateness of their attire, they are free to consult with the office at any time. Students may be required to change clothing if they are not adhering to the dress code policy. A sum-mary of the clothing guidelines is as follows. For full details on Spectrum’s dress code policy, please review the student handbook.

1. Pants MUST be worn at an appropriate waist level, and undergarments shall not be seen. Pants should not have holes or tears located higher than 5 inches above the mid-knee. Upper body apparel must be long enough to cover the gluteus maximus muscle (front, back and sides) when tight fitting bottoms are worn

2. Shirts shall have necklines, with no cleavage show-ing, whether sitting or bending over. Sleeveless tops must have at least a 2” strap (no bra straps should show).

3. Shorts/Skirts/Dresses may not be shorter than 5 inches from mid-knee unless worn with leggings.

4. All clothing with messages about drugs, alcohol, tobacco, gangs, or racial or sexual connotations are not allowed.

5. Pajamas and slippers are not to be worn to school except on designated days during Spirit Weeks.

6. Students are asked to be mindful of the amount of perfume/cologne being worn due to allergies and out of consideration for others.

7. Head coverings (i.e. hats, skullcaps, du rags, scarves, or hoods) and sunglasses are NOT allowed during school hours. The only exception is for cultural head coverings, and during designated days during Spirit Weeks.

8. Undergarments (including bras and boxer shorts) should not be visible. This includes clothes that do not fit properly, revealing clothing or transparent clothing.


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PERSONAL ELECTRONICSPOLICY

Personal Electronic Device Policy (including cell phones, IPads, laptops, Apple Watches, etc.)The world is quickly changing. Nearly 40% of the world’s population uses the internet; that’s three billion people!With the explosion of the internet and mobile broad-band, it is critical to prepare students to work and inter-act in a global society. 21st Century skills are needed for students to effectively engage and be successful in this connected world.High school teachers have the option to permit students to use their own personal electronic devices in the class-room for academic purposes.Spectrum has a high expectation for students to behave responsibly, maintain academic integrity, and exercise good judgment in the use of personal electronic devices. Students that choose to use a personal electronic device must follow Spectrum’s Acceptable Use and Technology Policy, policy #403, as well as the rules stated below:

● Gaming devices are not allowed.● Students may not talk or text on their PED (Personal Electronic Device) during class time.● PED’s may only be used for academic purposes, and may only be used in the classroom when the teacherauthorizes the use of the PEDs for an activity.● Students without a PED may be asked to share with another student in group activities.● The student is fully responsible for the security and safety of his or her device. Spectrum is not responsible for loss or damage of personal electronic devices.● The student is responsible for the maintenance and service of his or her device, including any repairs,technical support or updates needed. The school is not responsible to provide technical support for PEDs.● PEDs should not be used in any way that detracts from the educational environment.● Students will not be allowed to leave class to use their

PED for personal use such as texting or calling.● Students shall not record, photograph or transmit im-ages of other individuals without the expressedapproval of the teacher and consent of the individual(s) in the image.● Students must use the SHS wireless network. Use of 3G and 4G wireless connections is prohibited, andSpectrum is in no way responsible for any data plan costs incurred as a result of the academic exercise utilizing the PED.● PEDs connected to the SHS network will have their on-line activity monitored.● Use of PEDs shall not violate other district policies, es-pecially those that reference privacy, cheating,plagiarism, copyright, internet acceptable use, bullying and harassment. Spectrum reserves the right to inspect a student’s personal device if there is reason to believe that a student has violated schoolpolicies.


The cost of a parking permit for the school year is $85.00 for ALL school lots. Please fill out the information form on the school website and once you receive the “thank you” message, then click on the link and be directed to the IC parent portal payment area where you will find the “parking permit” fee under the “optional tab”. Please pay the fee immediately!

It is our goal to make your permit available the night of open house at the parking permit table. Other-wise permits will be given out the first week of school by Mrs. Bondy.

Parking Procedures: Parking this year will be on a DAILY first come, first serve basis (I repeat, DAILY, no assigned lot this year). If you arrive early, you can try the desig-

nated student parking spots at the high school (9-12th) FIRST. After 7:45 am, use the 7-8th grade des-ignated parking lot and then the 6th grade designated parking lot to avoid tardiness. NO PASSES WILL BE GIVEN OUT DUE TO BE-ING LATE BECAUSE OF PARKING! Again, the fee is the same for ALL lots. Parking rules and maps will be handed out with the parking permit. Signing up for this permit means that you will abide by these rules exclusively. If you have any questions, please contact Mr. Skog or Mrs. Bondy. Thanks!

PS...If you are going to drive more then one vehicle, please fill out a new form for each vehicle. Thank you!!

Parking Policy

TransportationNotice: AM and PM busing will again be provided by the North Star Bus Company. North Star will be sending out post cards, soon, with bus stop info. North Star reps will be at the Open House on August 23, to answer any question. You can reach North Star at (763(-425-2542.

School drop-off and pick-up for buses will be lo-cated on the inside of Industrial Circle facing north toward the new 7th and 8th grade building. NO cars should be parked on the inside of Inustrial Circle. Map/diagrams will be availabe for showing the flow of traffic for each of the three building. If you have any changes in transportation, please let us know promptly.


New to Spectrum this year is the unique concept of what is called “Sting Time.” Sting Time is a 28-minute period that oc-curs each day when the block schedule runs (mostly Tuesdays through Fridays). The time is consistent within the bell sched-ule and occurs each day after 3rd and 7th hours.

Sting Time consists of three different purposes: advisory, stu-dent support, and (later in the year) student choice. Each pur-pose has a devoted day or days during the week. For example, the advisory time is early in the week (Tuesdays mainly) while midweek sessions will be dedicated to responding to student academic needs (Wednesdays and Thursdays). Finally, a Sting Time day could consist of a homework help or the possibility of students attending meetings for an organization/program in which they are involved at Spectrum or to be in a group of which they hold an interest.

We are excited about the learning possibilities Sting Time will provide for our students!

Spectrum Welcomes Volunteers!

The success of Spec-trum is due in large part to the direct involvement of our families. Spectrum welcomes your in-volvement at school. In fact, we encourage our families to volun-teer around twenty hours per school year. Through the generous and helpful spirits of our families, pitching in and lending a hand in a wide variety of areas, Spectrum has been able to accom-plish great things over the years and our stu-dents have reached tremendous heights.

At Spectrum, we uti-lize an electronic da-tabase system called HelpCounter for our volunteers to sign up and track their vol-unteer hours from any computer, or Fa-cebook. Getting set up is quick and easy! Watch for a welcome email from our Vol-unteer Coordinator with a link to create a user name and pass-word. Remember to check spam folders in case the message gets caught in the filter.

We look forward to working with you!

Spectrum has a person on staff to connect our parents/guardians with the needs of the school. Janice Dammeier, our Volunteer Coordina-tor, can be found at the High School building. She can be contacted at (763) 450-9850 or [email protected].

Getting Started?

Sting Time


Dear Spectrum High School Parent(s) and Student(s),

On behalf of the Spectrum High School staff, welcome to the 2018-19 school year! We are extremely excited for another year of build-ing lifelong memories, fostering relation-ships, and guiding students toward amazing learning opportunities.

This is an exciting time for our school as Spectrum continues to grow and evolve. As you’ve likely heard, Spectrum will open the doors to our new middle school (7th and 8th grade) in August. The shift of our 7th and 8th grade students from our high school to the new site has left us with the opportunity of experiencing our, soon to be complete, college and career center. Our hope is for this new space to provide our high school students with a place they can call their own. A place where they can catch their breath, access college and career resourc-es, read a book, engage in research, or study. Spectrum will also be implementing an alternating block schedule this school year which will provide the opportunity for students to dive deep into learning in all content areas. Students should prepare to be challenged with inquiry, critical thinking, and collaborative work at a new level!

Our focus remains on the components within our mission statement as we continue to offer opportunities for increased rigor within our College at Spectrum High (CaSH) program and we prepare to roll out a new and exciting approach to Service Learning.

I look forward to what lies ahead for our students and staff members this coming year and see us working together to provide all of Spec-trum’s students with the opportunities they need to continue their journey toward college and career readiness.

Many questions about the items mentioned above can be answered in the articles throughout this newsletter or future newsletters. Also, don’t forget to check out our website for further information on all aspects of our school: www.spectrumhighschool.org.

As Spectrum’s high school principal, I welcome and value your input. Please feel free to stop in, call, or email to discuss any suggestions, concerns, or ideas to help make this year a success. We’ll see you at school!

Sincerely,

Mark W. Leland

College & Career Center Update

Spectrum High SchoolPrincipal Corner

A space for our high school stu-dents to gather, study, collaborate, and seek guidance.

Construction on the new College and Career Center in the High School began on August 1st. Some of the purposes of this new space are to provide space for our high school students to gather, study, collaborate, and seek guidance. This space will house our high school Guidance Department, making them easily accessible to students for college and career guidance and other counseling needs. The space will also include a cafeteria area, a lounge/presentation area (with a fireplace and window seats), small group rooms, research area, and general gathering spaces. We antici-pate completion of this space in mid-Septem-ber.

Juniors and seniors may qualify for Late Arrival or Early Release if they maintain a grade of B- or better in high school classes or C or better in CaSH classes. A signed Release Privileges Form is required each semester for any of the release privileges. Please see the revised Re-lease Privileges Form for further explanation of requirements and guidelines. Contact Ms. Sitron, School Counselor, if you have questions regarding release privileges.

RELEASE PRIVILEGES

HIGH SCHOOL NEWS


1:1 Chromebook Program Guidelines for PSEO StudentsPSEO students will have reasonable access to computers and other technol-ogy resources at Spectrum High School during regular school hours, which in-cludes access to a computer in all Spectrum classes in which they are enrolled*. Computers will also be available in the College and Career Center. In order for Spectrum to reasonably track, monitor, and maintain school-owned devices, a student must be registered for and attend at least three (high school or C@SH) courses per semester on Spectrum’s campus to participate in the 1:1 Chrome-book Program. *Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.09, Subdivision 11a

Some exciting changes are on the way for our Senior Capstone course this year. The long-term plan for Senior Capstone is to have students work on a senior project in Service Learning starting at the end of their sophomore year and putting the fin-ishing touches on it in Senior Cap-stone during their senior year. Since this year’s seniors will not have had the opportunity to work on the pro-ject prior to this year, they will be completing a scaled down project in both Service Learning and Senior Capstone. A reflection paper will be replacing the previous research pa-per, as well. The reflection paper will allow students to review their senior project. The final component of Sen-ior Capstone will continue with the presentation to community mem-bers.

Senior Capstone2018 Update

1:1 Chromebook Program @ Spectrum High SchoolSpectrum is excited to implement a 1:1 Chromebook program for our high school students (grades 9-12) as part of our ongoing technology integration. We recognize that a student’s learning and need for access to reliable technol-ogy does not stop when the school day ends. 9-12th grade students now have the opportunity to use a Spectrum-owned Chromebook for their own edu-cational use both on and off campus.

Spectrum is encouraging high school families to take care of a number of de-tails right now to ensure students are ready to use their assigned Chrome-book as quickly as possible once the the school year is underway. Look for the email with subject line: Important In-formation about NEW 1:1 Chromebook Program which gives details on the sign-up process. Those who complete sign-up steps early may pick up their assigned Chromebooks during Open House, August 23.


Senior Capstone2018 Update

Spectrum Middle School Parent(s), Guardian(s), and Student(s),

On behalf of your Spectrum Middle School staff, welcome to the 2018-19 school year! We are extremely excited for another

year of building lifelong memories, fostering relationships, and guiding students toward amazing learning opportunities.

This is an exciting time for our school as Spectrum continues to grow and evolve. As you are highly aware, the 6th grade building welcomes the opening of the 7th and 8th grade site to join in becoming a wonderful configuration that will meet the needs of all of our students and is called Spectrum Middle School. This unique framework allows incoming sixth graders to make new friends and learn what “middle school” means at Spectrum, all in a single grade level. The seventh and eighth graders then spend their two years growing in their knowledge and skills, getting prepared for the challenges of high school. Middle schoolers work not only on content knowledge but also learn to be self-advocates while forming their identities. SMS does an awesome job in preparing them for Spectrum High School graduation and their future successes. We are pretty sure this is the only 7-8 grade site in the state.

We are also super excited to have Sting Time in the schedule. At the middle school, this time will support students on areas of learning they may have missed in elementary school or on areas they cur-rently find challenging or may even extend areas they find interesting and want to go a bit deeper. A solid foundation of knowledge and skills built around staff and student relationships creates a culture where our students thrive and are ready for their transition into high school.

Additional information, including a Sting Time explanation, may be found throughout this newsletter or at the school website (www.spectrumhighschool.org). Be sure to check out future newsletters for exciting events and information about the district and, of course, to read details about middle school.

My door is always open. I welcome your ideas and feedback and invite you to stop by, call, or email. You should even look for a Twitter hashtag soon. When we work together, we create an unstoppable combination for student success: here’s to another awesome year at Spectrum! Gregory M Heinecke

Update on NEW 7/8 BuildingAfter two years of searching, ne-gotiating, and building, our new 7th/8th grade building will be ready for move in the week of Au-gust 13. We are excited about all of the learning and opportunities this new facility will bring to our students, staff, parents, and the community. The gymnasium is also coming along nicely and will be ready for use mid-September.

Spectrum MiddleSchool Principal Corner

MIDDLE SCHOOL NEWS


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Spectrum Middle School Introduces WEB ProgramWe are excited to be implementing a WEB program at Spectrum!

WEB (Where Everybody Belongs) is a program designed to welcome incoming 6th grade students into their new middle school environ-ment. We know that this year can be challenging for 6th graders as they meet new people, adjust to a new environment, and manage new expectations as brand new middle school students. A positive first-year middle school experi-ence is crucial for students’ suc-cess throughout the rest of their middle school career! To help our students be as successful as pos-sible, we train 8th grade mentors who will provide support and guidance to the 6th grade class throughout the school year. These 8th graders applied in the spring

and were selected for demonstrat-ing excellence of character, com-munication skills, and leadership ability.

Cathy Eisenhauer, WEB coordi-nator at a middle school in South Milwaukee, WI, reported her expe-riences with WEB: “We are thrilled with the change in our school cul-ture. Students are more respect-able, kind, and well mannered. The 6th graders love the attention they get and appreciate all the help that the 8th graders give them on the first day and throughout the year. The WEB leaders have grown in confidence and maturity as they develop WEB activities, work with the sixth graders, and celebrate our school” (The Boomerang Pro-ject). We are so excited to see our students empowered to create an

even more welcoming school en-vironment, as well as a successful transition time for our 6th grade students.

We’ll see you at Open House night on August 23rd.

For more information, please con-tact the WEB coordinator, Anna Paulson, at [email protected].

A group of our 8th grade WEB mentors preparing for the Spectrum Middle School Grade 6 Orientation Day!


Contact us:Spectrum17796 Industrial Circle NWElk River, MN 55330763-241-8703 www.spectrumhighschool.org

We’re here to help! If you have any ques-tions or concerns, don’t hesitate to contact us.

OFFICE HOURSMonday through Friday,Spectrum High School: 7:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Spectrum 7/8: 7:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.Spectrum 6: 7:15 a.m. - 3:45 p.m.

Main Office: 763-241-8703email: [email protected] Spectrum 7/8 Grade Office:Christy Siegel, 763-450-9859email: [email protected]

Spectrum 6 Grade Office:Cathy Durkot, 763-450-9868email: [email protected] Attendance/Health OfficeHS: Terri Dlouhy, 763-450-9804email: [email protected]

MS: Sara Burfeind, 763-450-9860email: [email protected]

6th Grade: Joyce Emmel, 763-450-9857 email: [email protected]

School Counseling OfficeAmanda Sitron, 11-12 Grade School Coun-selor, 763-450-9853 email: [email protected]

Susan Matheson, 9-10 Grade School Coun-selor, 763-450-9022 email: [email protected]

KellyAnn Lockrem, 6-8 Grade School Coun-selor, 763-450-9807 email: [email protected]

Transportation/Dean of StudentsDarrell Skog, 763-450-9806email: [email protected]

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