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Thursday December 14, 2023

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IT'S THE MOST WONDERFUL TIME OF THE YEAR!

REMINDER

The December meeting of the SSAC was a very special one with a Leaders Forum presentation from Superintendent Matt Turner and a leadership activity that involved dogs!

Superintendent Turner spoke to the students about what it means to be a good leader. He talked about why TODAY MATTERS referencing the book by John C. Maxwell of the same name. He talked to students about developing daily habits to help them become successful in whatever it is that they want to do in life.

The leadership activity included a visit from 7 Therapy dogs. The dogs and their owners were invited to attend SSAC to teach the students about the very important work Therapy dogs do. Among their many responsibilities they spend time in schools, libraries (reading with kids) hospitals, hospice, and retirement homes. Their names are Pierre, the Barbet, Tally Ho, a Russell Terrier, Ace, the Norwegian Elkhound, Dax, a Shetland Sheepdog, Harley, the Miniature Golden Doodle, Leya, an English Golden Retriever and Earl, the Border Terrier. Each owner told the students adventurous stories about their dogs and explained what kind of specialized work their dogs do.

Pictures below.

SUPERINTENDENT'S DISTRICT AMBASSADOR PROGRAM

Human Resources

This session was held last Thursday at the Boone County Board of Education in the Human Resources department. Eric Ball is the Boone County Schools Human Resources Director. Ambassadors learned how the Human Resources department of a school district plays an important role in coordinating the staffing needs at schools, recruiting a diverse workforce and meeting the needs of employees as well as supporting the decisions of administrators. They manage this juggling act while keeping the school district in compliance with state and federal employment laws and regulations. Ambassadors were also given a tour of the HR department and heard from HR staff about their job responsibilities.

RISE ACADEMY-Holocaust Gallery

RISE students investigated the historical significance of the holocaust through conducting a gallery walk. This included Pictures of Nazi propaganda, Nazi schools, Holocaust Survivors, pictures of Nazi Germany dictator Adolf Hitler and many more holocaust and Nazi related images. Students completed a notice and wonder activity about the different materials posted in the gallery walk. The notice and wonder activity asked them to write a description of the images they were seeing and answer the following questions: What did they learn from the image, what do they think about the image, and finally what connections can they make to the image and their own life.

U.S. Senate Youth Program

Congratulations to this Ryle High School senior who has been chosen for the 2024 U.S. Senate Youth Program. Ariel Fader was selected from among the state's top student leaders to be part of the national 104-student leadership delegation of the United States Senate Youth Program. She will receive a $10,000 college scholarship for undergraduate study from the Hearst Foundations. She and another student from the Kentucky Country Day School in Jefferson County will represent Kentucky during the 62nd annual USSYP Washington Week in March.

The USSYP program, created by Senate Resolution 324 in 1962, is sponsored by the Senate an funded by The Hearst Foundations. The program brings the most outstanding high school students from around the nation to Washington, D.C., for an intensive weeklong study of the federal government and the people who lead it.

The USSYP Washington Week program agenda routinely includes student meetings with senators, the president, Cabinet secretaries, a justice of the Supreme Court, senior members of the national media and other key policymakers.

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Yealey Elementary School-Congratulations to DARE Graduates!

Several students at Yealey Elementary recently graduated from the DARE Drug Abuse Resistance Education Program. A ceremony was held in the school cafeteria with students, their families and staff.

DARE teaches general life skills to students to support good decision making for a safe and healthy life. They learn about the dangers of prescription and illegal drugs as well as over the counter medications. The students are encouraged to write about what they learned. At t his ceremony they were each given a certificate of course completion.

A special surprise for the students, the Florence Police Department brought in one of their K-9 officers. This German Shephard showed off as many tricks as he could on a very slick, well waxed cafeteria floor.

Conner High School-Student CPR Training

Conner High School is now offering students the opportunity to take a CPR course and be CPR and Basic First Aid Certified. Conner High School CCR coach Jamie Hubbard was able to secure funding from Learning Grove. This grant gave them the funding to purchase certification cards for over 60 students as well as 6 mannequins and an AED trainer for CHS future classes. This opportunity will not only be a great tool for students in their everyday lives but also helps them to be career and college ready. The trainings were led by Conner High School nurse Shelley Walters.

CHRISTMAS AT POTTER'S RANCH

Each year Potter's Ranch provides a Christmas Adventure for one Boone County School with students who might not otherwise have one. This year some students from Ockerman Elementary School were treated to a holiday meal and Christmas gifts. They also enjoyed an evening of holiday themed songs and were told about the Christmas story. One of the most important gifts these children receive is something they desperately needed, brand new winter coats and hats. This project is done in conjunction with the Boone County Business Association, Boone County Schools and Potter's Ranch who hosts this annual event. A special thank you goes to Potter's Ranch for putting this celebration together, all those who participated in the Boone County Business Association annual Golf Outing in August where funds are raised every year for this event as well as to benefit other needy students. If you would like to be a part of this process, please participate in the annual Golf Outing held every year, the first Friday in August at the Boone Links Golf Club. Announcements about the Golf Outing start appearing in this newsletter with information links in May. Below are pictures from the event. The first picture is of a few members of the Boone County Business Association.

REMINDER

School Choice/Open Enrollment Information for 2024-2025 School year in Boone County:

Boone County Schools’ Board Policy 09.11 states that students will attend the school that serves their area of residence.

Effective July 1, 2022, Kentucky implemented a new statute generated by the passage of HB563 during the 2021 General Assembly. Boone County Schools had to take actions to address the new law and subsequent new Board Policy (09.1222) resulting from this action. In accordance with the new statute, Boone County Schools will utilize the district’s Facility Plan to determine student population capacity at all of our school buildings. From the assessment of student population versus school student population capacity, Attendance Services will determine if a school is open or closed to accepting any student transfers regardless of reason.

Additional information regarding School Choice/Open Enrollment and the application can be found on the district website under “FOR PARENTS”.

Applications will be accepted November 15th-January 15th.

Decisions will be emailed out by June 15th.

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