Catalina Foothills School District

Dr. Mary Kamerzell,

Superintendent 209-7500

mkam@cfsd16.org

Governing Board Members

Carole Siegler, President 529-1379

csiegler@cfsd16.org

Eileen Jackson, Vice President 299-3828

ejackson@cfsd16.org

Amy Bhola, Member 577-5139

abhola@cfsd16.org

John Bergan, Member 878-6180

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Amy Krauss, Member 887-3377

akrauss@cfsd16.org

State of Arizona Legislative Representatives for CFSD

(please check www.azleg.gov for contact information)

Legislative District 9 Senator Steve Farley Rep. Randy Friese Rep. Victoria Steele

UPCOMING

DATES OF INTEREST

Tuesday, January 5th EARLY RELEASE Gr. 1-5 8:00-1:30

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

Monday, December 21st – Friday,

January 1st Winter Break – NO SCHOOL

Friday, January 8th

Back to School Bingo Bash

Tuesday, January 12th EARLY RELEASE Gr. 1-5 8:00-1:30

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

Fifth Grade Parents! Please see the attached flyer for Esperero Open House

dates and times.

Mission Statement

Catalina Foothills School District and Ventana Vista Elementary School, caring collaborative learning communities, ensure that each student achieves intellectual and personal excellence, and is well prepared for college and career

pathways.

Office Hours for 2015-2016 are:

7:30 AM – 3:30 PM 7:30 AM – 2:00 PM

(Early Release Tuesdays)

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

To all of our Ventana Vista families,

Wishing you an enjoyable

winter break with your family and friends.

We look forward to seeing

you in 2016.

A huge thank you to the following DIBELS testing

volunteers.

Coordinator: Justine Bonomolo Volunteers:

Ellen Meckler Heather Voss

Erin Usie-Cooper Suzanne Garcia Joann Stafford

Claudia Hayashi Jacki Nichols

Virkine Weitman Cathie Ashley Jen Schiller

If anyone would like to help out with the DIBELS

testing in April, please email Grace Golden at golden@cfsd16.org.

November 1, 2015 To: Parents of CFSD Students From: Mary Kamerzell, Superintendent of Schools

Subject: Open Enrollment for School Year 2016-2017 Pursuant to A.R.S. §15-816 Catalina Foothills School District will begin its open enrollment application procedures for the 2016-2017 school year on December 1, 2015. The law requires every Arizona school district to follow a prescribed procedure and timetable for admitting out-of-district transfer students and resident transfer students (those who live in the District but are attending a school outside the attendance area of their residence). All students who currently attend CFSD schools and reside in other districts, and all CFSD resident students who are attending a different school than they would based on their residence, are impacted by this law. We require that all open enrollment students apply for admission each year. Therefore, if your child is a resident transfer (open enrollment) student and you want him/her to continue in that capacity, or if your child resides outside of the district and you want him/her to continue to attend a CFSD school next year, please complete an application form between December 1, 2015, and February 29, 2016. Open Enrollment applications and information regarding the application process are on the district web site, www.cfsd16.org (as of December 1, 2015), or at the district office Monday through Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The district office is located at: Catalina Foothills School District J. W. Murphey Administration Center 2101 E. River Road Tucson, AZ 85718 (520) 209-7539 Contact: Amie Sams Applications will be available as of December 1, 2015, and may be completed on-line (www.cfsd16.org), or submitted in person at the district office. Electronic applications must be submitted no later than February 29, 2016, and hard copies by 4:00 p.m. on Monday, February 29, 2016. Decisions about admission, based on capacity, will be made by April l, 2016. At that time, all applicants who applied during the application period will be notified whether their applications have been accepted, wait listed, or declined by U.S. Mail.

Catalina Foothills Unified School District #16 2101 E. River Road, Tucson, AZ 85718

(520) 209-7500 (520) 209-7570 FAX www.cfsd16.org

A 21st Century Learning Community

OPEN%HOUSE%Parents%and%Prospec3ve%Students%Welcome!!

Thursday,!January!14,!2016!6:0037:30!pm!

Thursday,!February!11,!2016!6:0037:30!pm!

Thursday,!March!24,!2016!6:0037:30!pm!

Friday,!April!29,!2016!Evening!of!the!Arts!6:0037:30!pm!

Esperero Canyon Middle School Presents

School!Tours!Special!Tour!Days!

Thursday,!February!11,!2016!

Friday,!February!12,!2016!

Monday3Friday,!March!21325,!2016!

Tours!will!begin!on!the!hour,!from!8:00!am!to!1:00!pm!

For!more!informaLon!please!visit!us!online!!at!www.cfsd16.org/schools/espererocanyon!

• Global Solutions for Spanish Speakers!• Technology Rich Campus! (iPads, iPods, Laptops)!• Named among the Top Middle Schools ! in Arizona by Niche!• Daily Fine Arts and PE/Health ! taught by specialists!• Daily Spanish Language Classes!• Certified School Counselors!• National Junior Honor Society!• Spelling Bee !• Science Olympiad!• Extended day classes, sports, ! and full summer programming!

Friday!mornings,!9:00310:00!am,!!or!other!Lmes!by!appointment

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Executive Session The governing board held an executive session for the mid-year performance review of Superintendent Mary Kamerzell.

Dr. Kamerzell shared the following student and staff achievements. Orange Grove Middle School Carol Schaedler, Orange Grove social studies teacher, was honored in November with the Tucson Values Teachers/Office Max/Depot Teacher Excellence Award. Carol has been teaching for 29 years and was nominated by fellow teacher Andrea Chadwick who wrote, "Carol Schaedler is dedicated to her craft, her students, and her school community. Throughout her career, Carol mentored new teachers, created an innovative program for at risk students, developed creative curriculum, and implemented an alternative program involving peer justice...Carol inspires her students to be passionate about learning." Orange Grove math students competed in the mathleague.org Southern Arizona regional contest last month with the following results: Individual Totals - 1st place, Noah Wellman; 2nd place, Nathan Kuo; and 5th place, Nathaniel Cross; Team Sweepstakes - 6th place, Nathan Kuo, Gianna Lampert, and Noah Wellman; 11th place, Nathaniel Cross, Natasha Meyer, Nate Schwartz, and Devak Shah; Number Sense Test - 1st place, Nathan Kuo; 3rd place, Noah Wellman; 5th place, Nathaniel Cross; and 10th place, Natasha Meyer; Sprint Test - 2nd place, Nathaniel Cross; 6th place, Natasha Meyer; and 9th place, Devak Shah. Manzanita Elementary School The Manzanita fifth grade team placed first overall at the mathleague.org Southern Arizona regional contest. Over 300 students competed. Manzanita's results: Team Sweepstakes - Grade 5, 1st place overall, Annabelle Samuels, Gabriel Lima-Lax, Austin Troike, and Peter Todd; Grade 4, 4th place overall,

Griffin Helfand, Presley Landis, Daiki Kimura, and Simon Rubin-Toles; Team Competition- Grade 5, 1st place overall, Gabriel Lima-Lax, Annabelle Samuels, Peter Todd, and Austin Troike; Grade 4, 2nd place overall, and 1st place, Griffin Helfand, Daiki Kimura, Presley Landis, and Simon Rubin-Toles; Individual Totals - 2nd place overall, Annabelle Samuels; 4th grade, 2nd place, Simon Rubin-Toles; 3rd place, Griffin Helfand; 4th place, Presley Landis; and 5th place, Daiki Kimura; 5th grade, 5th place, Annabelle Samuels; 7th place, Austin Troike; 11th place, Gabriel Lima-Lax; Number Sense Test - Grade 4, 3rd place overall, Daiki Kimura; 2nd place, Daiki Kimura; 5th place, Griffin Helfand; and 7th place, Presley Landis; Grade 5, 3rd place, Austin Troike; and 5th place, Peter Todd; Sprint Test - 2nd place overall, Annabelle Samuels; Grade 4, 2nd place, Simon Rubin-Toles; 3rd place, Presley Landis; 6th place, Griffin Helfand; and 8th place, Daiki Kimura; Grade 5, 2nd place, Annabelle Samuels; Target Test - Grade 4, 1st place, Simon Rubin-Toles; and 10th place, Griffin Helfand; Grade 5, 2nd place, Annabelle Samuels; 9th place, Austin Troike; and 10th place, Gabriel Lima-Lax. Catalina Foothills High School (CFHS) The CFHS band performed at four festivals beginning in early October at Cienega High School and Northern Arizona University where it earned excellent ratings and awards for outstanding music performance. In late October, the band earned a Superior rating at U of A Band Day. This rating was one of only 4 Superiors earned among approximately 40 bands. At its final performance in October, the band received a Superior with Distinction rating and Outstanding Performance recognition in the areas of music performance, visual performance, auxiliary performance, and general effect. Seniors Katie Watson and Alexis Belkoff each signed a Letter of Intent for collegiate athletics. Katie signed with St. Mary's College of CA for cross country, and Alexis signed with Sacramento State for gymnastics. CFHS Falcon Teams competed in the Special Olympics Bowling Competition on November 13. The team of Shan Donau, Emily Dong, Maggie Johnson, and Brennan Polito took 1st place in their division, and the team of D. Shawn Haimovich, Kendall Hodges, Chad Preble, and Niko Tax earned 1st place in their

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division. Both teams won gold medals. The CFHS teams and their members won a total of 8 gold medals. Alex Tang won gold medals in both the Junior and Adult division of the 55kg weight category at the World Tae Kwon Do Alliance Championship in Las Vegas in November. Approval of Proposed Revisions to Policy IKF Graduation Requirements (second reading) Associate Superintendent Mary Jo Conery reviewed the proposed changes to policy IKF. After the first reading of the policy there were recommendations for additional revisions of wording and modifications to a selected paragraph. The proposed revisions from the first reading were not modified. The board approved the revisions to the policy as presented. Approval of Proposed Revisions to Policy JFABC Admission of Transfer Students (second reading) Dr. Conery presented the second reading of proposed revisions to the policy. After the first reading of the policy there were two minor revisions that were recommended for revision. First, the removal of wording from a paragraph on the last page of the policy and second a grammatical correction. The proposed revisions from the first reading were not modified. The board approved the revisions to the policy as presented. Approval of Proposed Revisions to Regulation JRCA-R Request for Transfer of Records (second reading) Dr. Conery presented the second reading of proposed revisions to the regulation. After the first reading there was a minor revision of additional wording that was added to be consistent throughout the regulation. The proposed revisions from the first reading were not modified. The board approved the revisions to the regulation as presented. AzMERIT Testing Results Dr. Conery presented Catalina Foothills School District’s aggregate and school results. Dr. Conery shared information on performance categories and how the district, school, and families can use them in relation to the test for English language arts (ELA) and mathematics. The statewide results for AzMERIT were released on November 30. Based on the aggregated scores, CFSD was the highest performing Tucson-area district in every subject and grade level, exceeding all statewide averages. Dr. Conery also announced that among all unified districts in Arizona, CFSD had the highest AzMERIT scores. The scoring categories are aligned with groups of standards in ELA and mathematics and can be used by district schools to inform future instruction.

Consent Agenda Items The governing board approved the following consent agenda items. • November 23, 2015, regular governing board

meeting minutes • Expense voucher memorandum • Field trip request memorandum • Fund raising request memorandum • Personnel memorandum • Gifts and donations memorandum Upcoming Board Meeting The next regularly scheduled governing board meeting is Tuesday January 12, 2016, 6:30 p.m., Catalina Foothills High School, Building 4, Room 712. The tentative agenda is: • Outstanding Achievements • CFSD Star Awards • Election of Governing Board President and Vice

President • Consideration of Changes to High School courses

and Programs 2016-2017 (first reading) • Consideration of Proposed Revisions to Regulation

JQ-R Student Fees, Fines, and Charges (first reading)

• Arizona School Boards Association (ASBA) 58th Annual Conference Report

Please welcome new CFSD staff members: Jonathan Konrad, Special Education Teacher, ECMS Lily Pape, Spanish Teacher, CV and SD Jason Cuneo, Reading Tutor OGMS Stephen Reed, Security Monitor, CFHS

Special thanks to 

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