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ISSUE #18

APRIL 24, 2015

Principals Message

Classroom Placement

During the spring of each year, a process is begun to place children intoclasses for the following school year. The goal of the process is to developbalanced classes of children. That balance includes: total number andgender in each room; consideration of each childs learning style and level ofachievement; particular emotional, social, and physical learning needs; andinterpersonal dynamics among children.

To facilitate this process, a committee comprised of current grade levelteachers, the principal, special education and special area teachers willmeet to give input regarding each childs placement for the following year.The purpose of this collaborative effort is to choose a good placement forevery one of our students. Preliminary class lists are developed with noteacher assignment. Information regarding classroom assignments will bemailed to families in August to accommodate summer enrollment andwithdrawals.

Another dimension of the process is consideration of parent input. If there isanything about your childs needs that you would like us to consider in theplacement process, please let us know by returning the form included laterin this newsletter. Please do not request a specific teacher. The placementcommittee will consider parental input carefully before making decisions. Allparent input is reviewed by those participating in the placement process.

That is why it is best to provide as much specific information as possible onthe parent input form. If you would like your ideas included in the process,please complete the attached form and return it to the school office by May8, 2015. Completion of the form is optional; it is simply a communicationtool for those who wish to use it.

If you have any questions regarding the placement process, please feel freeto contact me or your childs teacher.

Kim BolingPrincipal

520-209-8000kboling@cfsd16.org

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Catalina FoothillsSchool District

Dr. Mary Kamerzell,Superintendent

209-7500mkam@cfsd16.org

Governing Board Members

Carole Siegler, President529-1379

csiegler@cfsd16.org

Eileen Jackson, Vice President299-3828

ejackson@cfsd16.org

Amy Bhola, Member577-5139

abhola@cfsd16.org

John Bergan, Member878-6180

jbergan@cfsd16.org

Amy Krauss, Member887-3377

akrauss@cfsd16.org

State of Arizona LegislativeRepresentatives for CFSD

(please check www.azleg.govfocontact information)

Legislative District 9Senator Steve FarleyRep. Randy FrieseRep. Victoria Steele

DATES OF INTEREST

Tuesday, April 28thEARLY RELEASE

Gr. 1-5 8:00-1:30AM Kinder 8:00-10:15PM Kinder 11:15-1:30

Saturday, May 2ndEl Da del Nio Carnival and

Book Fair

Tuesday, May 5thEARLY RELEASE

Gr. 1-5 8:00-1:30AM Kinder 8:00-10:15PM Kinder 11:15-1:30

Friday, May 8th1 & 2 Gr. Concert @ 1:30 PM

Thursday, May 14th3 & 4 Gr. Concert @ 10:30 AM

Friday, May 15th5 Gr. & Show Choir Concert @ 1:00 PM

Wednesday, May 20thLast day of school for studentsFifth Grade Farewell @ 1:00 PM

Mission Statement

Catalina Foothills SchoolDistrict and Ventana VistaElementary School, caring

collaborative learningcommunities, ensure that

each student each studenachieves intellectual and

personal excellence, and iwell prepared for college

and career pathways.

Office Hours for 2014-2015 are:

7:30 AM 3:30 PM

7:30 AM 2:00 PM(Early Release Tuesdays)

Main Office 209-8000Health Office 209-8004Attendance Line 209-8090FAX 209-8070Durham (Bus) 615-7635

School Tool Box

It is time to plan for next year!The school supply sale is now

in full swingat www.schooltoolbox.com

New this year, If you order yourschool supplies through School

Tool Box, the supplies will beshipped directly to VentanaVista and delivered to your

childs classroom before theschool year begins. In order

to take advantage of theship to school option you

must order next yearssupplies before June 1st.

Visit www.schooltoolbox.comtoday to order your supplies!

Reminders!

A reminder that landscapingand planters are NOTto be

used as play areas.

Please teach your children tobe respectful and enjoy

plants with their eyes only.

Thank you!

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Important message for the Parents of 5th

Grade Students:

This is a reminder that Arizona law requires that all incoming 6th

grade students

have proof of the following vaccinations by the first day of school for the 2014-2015

School Year:

1. Tdap 1 dose is required when 5 years has passed since the last Tetanus shot and

the student is at least 11 years old.

2. Meningococcal 1 dose is required for all incoming 6th

graders, 11 years and

older.

A reminder of immunization needs for fifth graders will be sent out with your

childs final report card in late May. If you have any questions about the

vaccination requirements please contact the Ventana Vista Health Office @ 209-

8004.

If your child receives these immunizations before the end of the current school year,

please bring in the documentation to the health office at Ventana Vista so that we

may update our records.

If your child receives these immunizations over the summer, they may be turned in

to Esperero Canyon Middle School front office, faxed to 209-8170 or emailed to

vpetersen@cfsd16.org.

Many thanks,

Vivien Petersen, RN Deborah Moyer

ECMS and Canyon View School Nurse Ventana Vista Health Assistant

209-8104 209-8004

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END OF YEARDA DEL NIO

CARNIVAL ANDBOOK FAIR!!!Ventana Vista School2pm-5pm

Let the games begin! Come for outside water games, indoor carnival gamesand the grand opening of our Spring book fair! Find your friends, buy a book,

and frolic at our fiesta!

$10 a family gets you games and prizes!

Yummy summer treats availible for purchase!

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lop and retain excellent teachers throughout the district. Catalina Foothills

School District

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The CFSD Foundation Annual Fund is$30,000 away from making its April

pledge of $200,000 to the teachers of our

school district. Please make a donation

today to help us reach our goal.

Just a dollar a day from every family

would have a huge impact in the

educational lives of our children. 100%

participation with $1 a day would

generate $1.4 million for teacher

development and teaching positions!

Donate today at cfsdfoundation.org

It's easy to set up a monthly recurringdonation on our secure site, or make

a one-time donation.

The Foundation depends on your

DIRECT donations as less than 20% of

the money raised comes from event

proceeds such as Love Our Schools and

the Fall Mixer.

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CFSD Star Award

The governing board honored the Catalina Foothills

High School (CFHS) planning team for its contribution

to the high schools designation as an A+ School of

Excellence by the Arizona Educational Foundation.Board President Carole Siegler honored the following

individuals: Eric Arellano, Sergio Camacho, Angela

Chomokos, Jay Christopher, Cheryl Joseph, Julie

McCrea, John Moes, Mark Rubin-Toles, and Pam

Short.

Superintendent Mary Kamerzell shared the following

student and staff achievements.

Catalina Foothills High School

The following social studies students qualified for State

History Day competition: Natalie Aaronson, Atharva

Deshmukh, Nizar Hadeli, Ingrid Heim, Calvin Holst,

Sarah Kaddoura, Adian Jackson, Ryan Kemmer,

Jordan Knope, Gia Longo, Nadia Louri, Rebeca

Moreno, Tess Nakonechy, Elyssia Salamanca-

Fernandez, and Alexander Reich.

Their advisor is Summer McCall, CFHS social studies

teacher.

Orange Grove Middle School

The OGMS Chess Team placed second in the K-9

section at the Regional Scholastic Championships. The

K-9 team consisted of Rueshil Fadia, Justin Fritz,

Preston Martin, Ryan Thompson, and Jacob Waitt.

Preston Martin received a medallion for scoring 3

points. Rueshil Fadia received an individual 10thplace trophy, and Ryan Thompson received a trophy

for being regional co-champion.

Southern Arizona Research, Science and

Engineering Foundation (SARSEF)

Many CFSD students were award winners at this

year's SARSEF science project competition. Note:

Their teachers are shown in parentheses.

Canyon View Elementary School

2nd grade, 1st place Ella Wiegand, How does my flower get

power? (Jocelyn Dubs)3rd grade, 1st place

Felix Fan, Good wipe, bad wipe, gentle wipe,

harsh wipe(Melissa Schantz)

3rd grade, 2nd place

Julia Beskind, Is Ultraviolet-C light as effective

as alcohol for cleaning your cell

phone?(Melissa Schantz) Sahasrakshi Dasika and Harini Rajendra, Shoo

away pesticides?(Mary Clark)

3rd grade, 3rd place Sahasrakshi Dasika and Harini Rajendra, Acid

rain: germinators or terminators?

(Melissa Schantz)5th grade, 1st place

Aiden Baruch, Improving thermal performance

of emergency shelter for hot climates (Cheryl

Williams) Bhargav Ghosh, Point of Parabola(Libby

Hays)

5th grade, 2nd place

Emily Kamp, Germ in a Shepherd(Josef

Torres)

5th grade, 3rd place

Rohini Ghosh, Experimenting with Tsunamis

and Wavedepth(Libby Hays)

Catalina Foothills High School

1st place Sylvia Zarnescu, A novel approach to

treatment for ALS through metabolomics in a

Drosophila model (Terry Fortunato)

Manzanita Elementary School

5th grade, 1st place

A S u m m a r y R e p o r t o f t h e A p r i l 1 4 , 2 0 1 5 ,C F S D Governing Board Meeting

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Nathaniel Cross, What if Ringo's mom had

made him play the violin?(Elizabeth Pagels) Simone Gelety, Oh say can you sing? (Kelly

Taylor) Nathan Kuo, pH-antastic sourdough! (Julie

Stigler)

Noah Wellman, What lives in the holes

outside? Can Raspberry Pi help? (Julie Stigler)

5th grade, 2nd place Brianna Brinkley, Ant Pheromones (Nina

Hernandez) Natasha Myer, Project wind(Kelly Taylor) Maggie Probating, Soils that foil? The effect of

soil type on radish growth(Jennifer

DeBenedetti)

5th grade, 3rd place Emmeline Close, The search for the

Goldilocks ball (Kelly Taylor) Melina Leonard, Hydroponic vs. organic

growing systems (Elizabeth Pagels)

Elliott Liu, Viewing stars with filters under light

pollution (Julie Stigler)

Sunrise Drive Elementary School

Kindergarten, 1st place

Class of 24, How to sink a

marshmallow(Maura Baker)

1st grade, 2nd place Basil Wood, Going the distance: which folded

airplane design will fly the farthest?(Allycyn

Jacobs)

2nd grade, 2nd place

Vivianna Colson and Ella Franklin,

Hydrodynamics of

swimming (Natani Sundstrom)

Reid Park Zoological Society Award,Madeleine Hazzard, Do animals

adopt?(Tieyan Gonzalez)

4th grade, 3rd place

Shaurya Chauhan and Travis Dover, Free

power and energy from the sun(Denise

Ybanez)

5th grade, 3rd place

Class of 4, Snazzy Sudoku - Can Sudoku help

improve memory?(Michelle Luff) Max Hagerty, Wild fire (Michelle Luff)

Michael Lee, The case of the blue garlic (Teri

DeFoor);

Ventana Vista Elementary School

Kindergarten, 1st place Ezra Mandel, How does your Jack-O-Lantern

stay fresh the longest? (Leah Mandel)

1st grade, 3rd place Ethan Bialis and Annalise Runyon, Which

sunscreen is best?(Jennifer Olson),

2nd grade, 1st place

Zoe Wung, Traffic during morning drop-off and

possibleimprovement(Shu-Fen Wung)

3rd grade, 1st place Zoe Iacomini, Do you want a fluffy

pancake? (Christie Iacomini)

3rd grade, 2nd place Diana Klestadt and Steven Klestadt, Gabions

save the soil (Ingrid Klestadt)

4th grade, 2nd place

Renee Li, Dull or shiny (Yan Lin).

Odyssey of the Mind

The Manzanita Odyssey of the Mind team placed first

in Arizona. The team will go to World Finals in May.

Team members are Dillan Douglas, Logan Douglas,

Keana Kuo, Brendan Miller, Maggie Proebsting,

Savannah Sarah, and Bethany Zashi.

Their coach is Jae Fagan, MZ music teacher.

Special Olympics

At the March 28 track and field Special Olympicscompetition, the following athletes earned medals.

Shan Donau, 4th place, Running Long Jump &

1st place, 100 Meter Run

Emily Dong, 2nd place, Running Long Jump &

3rd place, 100 Meter Run

Maggie Johnson, 3rd place, Running Long

Jump & 3rd place, 100 Meter Run Brennan Polito, 1st place, Running Long Jump

& 1st place, 400 Meter Run Chad Preble, 2nd place, Tennis Ball Throw

Paul Gravina, 2nd place, 25 Meter Assisted

Walk Niko Tax, 2nd place, 50 Meter Dash

Their coaches were Melody Bailey, Sabina Satpathi,

and RoseMarie Cress.

Speech and Debate Competition

The following Catalina Foothills High School speech

and debate team members recently competed in state

and national qualifiers. The state qualifiers are:

Elana Quint - 1st place Lincoln-Douglas

Debate, 1st place Impromptu, and 2nd place

House 2 Congress Max Quint - 3rd place Lincoln-Douglas

Debate; Alexander Relich - 1st place Public

Forum Debate and 2nd place Impromptu

Sumhith Aradhyula - 1st place Public Forum

Debate and 1st place Original Oratory Sena Maruflu - 1st place

Dramatic Interpretation and 1st place Prose Erin Chapman - 5th place Dramatic

Interpretation

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Natalie Tedards - 5th place Prose Madeleine Owens - 5th place Humorous

Interpretation.

Congratulations to Elana Quint who took 1st place inLincoln-Douglas Debate to qualify for Nationalcompetition.

Their coaches are Chris Lambert and Taylor Johnson,CFHS teachers.

Approval of Professional Salary Schedule for 2015-

2016

Assistant Superintendent Denise Bartlett presented theproposed 2015-2016 professional salary schedule. Theproposal included supporting one vertical stepmovement for current certified employees returningnext year. The cost increase to the Maintenance andOperations budget is $295,572.00. The governingboard approved the salary schedule and stepmovement.

Approval of District Contribution to Cafeteria Planof Employee Benefits

Dr. Bartlett presented the proposed benefit renewaloptions for qualifying employees for 2015-2016.Employees are offered three options for medicalinsurance plans. The Plan A Copay Gold medical planis currently covered by the districts contribution tobenefits for full-time eligible employees. For the 2015-2016 school year there will be an 11% increase to thisplans premium rate. The district contributionnecessary per full-time qualified employee will increasefrom $4,200 to $4,644. The administrativerecommendation was to continue to pay for the full cost

of the employee only Plan A Copay Gold plan.

Dental plan rates for Employer Dental Services willincrease by 3%, and Delta Dental rates will remain thesame.

The rates for SightCare services will remainunchanged.

Other benefits under the CFSD cafeteria plan that willcontinue to be offered at the same premium rate as thisyears are Basic and Voluntary Employee andDependent Life Insurance, Voluntary Short-Term

Disability, and United Pet Care.

P & A Administrative Services, a third partyadministrator, will continue to provide COBRA andFlexible Spending Account management with noincrease in cost.

The governing board approved the list of benefitproviders, and approved $4,644 toward a cafeteria

plan of health benefit options available from July 1,2015, until June 30, 2016. All employees workingbetween 30-40 hours will have the amount of districtcontributions toward these benefits prorated based ontheir respective full-time equivalencies.

Approval of Certified Contracts for 2015-2016

Dr. Bartlett presented a list of professional staff beingoffered contracts and addenda for the 2015-16 schoolyear. This was the first round of contract offerings fornext year. The governing board approved the issuanceof these contracts.

Administrative Fiscal Year 2015-2016 Maintenance

and Operations (M&O) Budget Proposal

Superintendent Kamerzell presented the administrativebudget proposal for the FY16 Maintenance andOperations Budget. She reviewed revenue andexpenditure planning assumptions and presented anat-a-glance budget summary of revenues andexpenditures that highlighted anticipated changes tolarge budget categories.

Dr. Kamerzell reported that five (5) state fundingadjustments will occur for 2015-2016 that will net adecrease in revenue for CFSD.

The proposed budget sustains program offerings forstudents and maintains the current staffing formula thatdefines student-to-teacher ratio. The proposalreallocates funds from multiple areas of the budget inorder to fund a modest increase to employeecompensation, support contractual cost increases foroutsourced services (e.g., student transportation, foodservice, groundskeeping, custodial), and pay for aNovember bond/capital election. There are also amyriad of other adjustments to expenses bothpositive and negative that are required each year.

Dr. Kamerzell cautioned that this budget proposalspends down reserves and that without an increase inrevenue next year, we will face difficult decisions aboutnecessary expenditure cuts in 2016-2017 that may

negatively affect student programs and services.

March 27 Arizona School Boards Association

(ASBA) Spring Legal Webinar Report

Board Members Eileen Jackson, Amy Krauss, and

Carole Siegler shared information from the March 27ASBA Spring Webinar.

Consent Agenda Items

The governing board approved the following consentagenda items.

March 24, 2015, regular governing board meetingminutes

March 24, 2015, executive session governingboard meeting minutes

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CFSD

March 26, 2015, special governing board meeting

minutes March 26, 2015, executive session governing

board meeting minutes Expense voucher memorandum Personnel memorandum

Gift and donations memorandum Fund raising request memorandum

Field trips request memorandum 4

thquarter tax credit eligible fees

Award of IFB#15-05-16 cooling tower removal and

replacement at CFHS

Upcoming Board Meeting

The next regularly scheduled governing board meeting

is Tuesday, April 28, 2015, 6:30 p.m., Catalina

Foothills High School, Building 4, Room 712.

The tentative agenda is: Super Volunteer Recognition

Student Recognition Fiscal Year 2014 Audit Report

Fiscal Year 2016 Maintenance & Operations(M&O) Budget Discussion Consideration of smartschoolsplus Phased

Retirement Program (first reading) Consideration of Proposed Revisions to Policy

GCQE Retirement of Professional/Support Staff

Members(first reading)

Consideration of Proposed Revisions to CTE/JTED

High School Courses (first reading) Consideration of New Middle School World

Language Course (first reading) April 20 Pima County Board / Superintendent

Collaborative Meeting Report

Please welcome these new hires/rehires:

Adam Norzagaray, Computer Technician 1, Canyon

View Elementary

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