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Teaching, Nurturing, Learning
     "Nurturing Our Community: One Student at a Time"      

Canton Public School District Key Communicator
Issue: #21

November , 2016
 
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"Nurturing our Community: One Student at a Time" 
CPSD  schools and offices closed November 21-25 for Thanksgiving Holiday Break

 
Superintendent Cassandra Williams 
Canton Public School District Establishes Council for College and Career Readiness
 
Each year, the Mississippi Department of Education assigns grade classifications to school districts and individual schools within districts. This grading system, known as Mississippi's Accountability Model, is designed to provide information about how well schools and districts are educating students. The A-F grading system includes several components, including how well students perform on state tests, whether students are showing improvement on state tests from year to year, and whether students are graduating within four years. Additionally, high schools have an added Acceleration component that measures the number of students who take and pass accelerated courses such as Advanced Placement and the number of eligible students who take and pass credit-bearing college courses. In short, the more students that a high school has who take and pass advanced courses, the more points the school will receive in the Acceleration component of the Accountability Model.
In addition to increasing Canton High School's accountability rating, the benefits of taking advanced and college credit-bearing courses are significant for students. Students who take and are successful in these courses are more prepared for college because they will be pre-exposed to college-level rigor. These students often save on college expenses by taking introductory level courses while still in high school. Students with this type of high school preparation often graduate from college early or they are able to take even more rigorous course work in college. The focus on college and career readiness in high school is a big-picture approach to providing our community, state, and nation with a workforce that is fully prepared for success.
To address this need, Canton Public School District will establish the Canton Council for College and Career Readiness (4CR) to seek and provide funding for eligible students at Canton High School to take college credit-bearing courses and be dually enrolled at Holmes Community College.
Though the fee for college credit-bearing courses is significantly cheaper for students who take the course in high school (as opposed to once they are fully enrolled in college), the $100 per class fee is still significant for many students. Additionally, some students are eligible to take several courses, which will allow them to enter college with several college credits. We have identified that a primary reason for students' non-participation in the past was their inability to pay for the courses.
The primary goal of the Canton Council for College and Career Readiness (4CR) will be to secure and provide funding for eligible students to take college credit-bearing courses. Our goal is to provide funding for 150 students to take at least one course.
We need the help of our community organizations and businesses to support our efforts to ensure that our students are college and career ready. Please contact me at cassandrawilliams@cantonschools.net for more information on supporting us in meeting our goal.
 
 
CPSD Board of Trustees

District Goals:

 Increase student achievement
 Encourage parent and community engagement
 Remain financially stable

Schoolwide Goals:

Goal 1: Produce a conducive climate and culture in our schools that ensures success
Goal 2: Increase student achievement and academic performance at the highest level possible through effective teaching and learning
Goal 3: Increase graduation rate, decrease dropout rate and increase average daily attendance (ADA) in an effort to ensure that students receive maximized opportunities for learning
Goal 4: Recruit and retain highly qualified teachers and administrators
Goal 5: Increase parental engagement through parent outreach initiatives
Goal 6: Utilize district resources efficiently and effectively in an effort to remain financially stable
                                    
  
                                   Canton High Cross Country Regional Champions

Congratulations to Canton High School Boys Cross Country team for winning the Cross Country Regional Championship. Congratulations to CHS Girls Cross Country team for winning 2nd Place. 

Individual  members of CHS' Cross Country team also competed well at the State Cross Country Championship meets. The meets were held Saturday, November 5, at Mississippi College in Clinton. CHS' top performer was Kenna P. who finished 15th in the 5A boys division.
 Three individuals set personal records:
 Kenna P. ran a personal best of 17:44
 Marquiz W.  ran a personal best of 21:11
 Lebroski H. ran his personal best of 20:24.
CHS members competed individually.
Great job Coach Russell Evans  and Coach Sandra McKinney! Go Tigers!







                                                            Nissan/BankPlus Mini Grant Winners

Thanks Nissan and BankPlus for awarding the Canton Public School District  $41,577 in mini-grants! Thanks teachers for writing great grants to improve academic performance.
Canton Career Center had the highest scoring grant this year. Hats off to Mrs. Sheila Sumrall for writing the project entitled "Picnic Anywhere." The students in the construction class will build children's picnic tables to sell at the flea market to pay for their SkillsUSA leadership competition. The students will build the tables before the fall flea market in October. The students will study the blueprint, estimate the costs, cut the boards, nail and screw the boards together. The students' knowledge is expanded through practical use. The project gives the students an advantage by allowing them to learn how to build simple projects.
   







School-to-Home Communication

 
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School Attendance 

 

Mississippi law requires students to be in attendance 63 percent of the school day in order to be counted as present. This means, if students are not at school for 63 percent of the school day, they will be counted as absent and they will not be counted toward the District's Average Daily Attendance. Therefore, CPSD is asking parents to defer early dismissals of students for appointments and other activities.

SCHOOL ATTENDANCE, TARDINESS, AND EXCUSES

Regular school attendance and promptness are extremely important matters to the Canton Public School District. Time on task is essential if students are to succeed in their educational efforts. The right to attend the public school requires responsibility of both parents and students for school attendance each day. Tardiness, absences, dismissals, and suspensions are all problems that require action by school officials because each of these results in a loss of instructional time.        

                                     Congratulations Huey Porter Middle School Spelling Bee Winners!

 

(left to right)

8th Grader Travian Chambers -1st Place, 7th Grader Johnathan Davis- 2nd Place, 7th Grader Lyna Nichols - 3rd Place

 
 
2016-17 Canton High School Basketball Schedule

Date            Opponent     Place
October 29 Jamboree Ridgeland
November 5 Tiger Land Classic Home
November 8 Amanda Elzy Home
November 10 Lanier (B) Away
November 15 Wingfield Home
November 19 Velma Jackson (B) Away
November 22 Natchez (B) Home
Nov. 28, 29, Dec. 1, 3 Madison County Tournament Ridgeland
December 6 Lanier (B) Home
December 9 Northwest Rankin (G) (B) Away
December 10 I-55 Shootout (Boys Only) North Panola
December 16 Brandon (G) (B) Home
December 17 Joe Horne Christmas Classic Columbus
December 19 Ridgeland Shootout Away
December 22-23 Kemper County Holiday Tournament Away
January 3 *Grenada (G) Away
January 10 *Germantown (G) (B) Away
January 7 Provine (B) Home January 13 *Holmes County Central (G) (B) Home
January 14 Lafayette County (Girls Only) Lafayette
January 17 *Grenada (G) Home
January 20 *Germantown (G) (B) Home
January 27 *Holmes County Central (G) (B) Away
January 28 Velma Jackson Tournament (Girls Only) Away
January 31
February 4 Velma Jackson (G) Home
February 10 South Jones Away
February 13-17 District Div. 3-5A Tournament Germantown
 
* Denotes District Game (G) Denotes Girls JV game (B) Denotes Boys JV game

Girls Head Coach: Melissa Word Assistant Coaches: James Davis/Sandra McKinney
Boys Head Coach: Russell Evans Assistant Coaches: Brian Townsend/Jeremy Jackson
Athletic Director: Darryl Jones  Principal: Pamela Self

Click on link for complete listings:
CPSD Basketball Schedules
 

CPSD  CALENDAR OF EVENTS


11/18/2016 Reuben Myers CSAS Fall Festival

11/19/2016 Basketball Game Wingfield
Location: Away
Basketball Game - (G) Girls' junior varsity game - 4:00 - (B) Boys' junior varsity game 5:00 - All home varsity games will begin @ 6 pm

11/20/2016 Basketball Game Velma Jackson (G)(B)
Location: Home
Basketball Game - (G) Girls' junior varsity game - 4:00 - (B) Boys' junior varsity game 5:00 - All home varsity games will begin @ 6 pm

11/21/2016 - 11/25/2016 Thanksgiving Holiday (Schools & Central Office Closed)

11/23/2016 Basketball Game South Pike Tournament Basketball Game
Location: Away
Basketball Game - (G) Girls' junior varsity game - 4:00 - (B) Boys' junior varsity game 5:00 - All home varsity games will begin @ 6 pm

11/24/2016 Basketball Game South Pike Tournament
Location: Away  
Basketball Game - (G) Girls' junior varsity game - 4:00 - (B) Boys' junior varsity game 5:00 - All home varsity games will begin @ 6 pm

11/27/2016 Basketball Game Battle for the Boot
Location: Baton Rouge, LA
Basketball Game - (G) Girls' junior varsity game - 4:00 - (B) Boys' junior varsity game 5:00 - All home varsity games will begin @ 6 pm
11/28/2016 CHS Basketball Game Battle for the Boot
Location: Baton Rouge, LA
Basketball Game - (G) Girls' junior varsity game - 4:00 - (B) Boys' junior varsity game 5:00 - All home varsity games will begin @ 6 pm
11/28/2016 5:30 PM - 8:30 PM Nichols Middle Basketball vs Germantown (Away)
11/28/2016 5:30 PM - 8:00 PM Porter Middle Basketball vs Whitten (Home)
11/29/2016 Canton Elementary Reading Fair Projects Due
11/29/2016 3:15 PM - 4:15 PM I!Can Mentor with Students(Nichols, Porter & 9th Grade Academy
11/29/2016 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM Goodloe Elementary PTO Meeting
11/30/2016 CHS Basketball Game Madison County Tournament
Location: Madison Central
Basketball Game - (G) Girls' junior varsity game - 4:00 - (B) Boys' junior varsity game 5:00 - All home varsity games will begin @ 6 pm
  
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