Focusing on Students

Planning for Student Success and Maximizing Learning:
On March 15th staff members in all schools were working diligently in their buildings.  Teachers, principals, and other staff members were involved in training and planning geared at maximizing every student learning opportunity left in the 2012-13 school year.  As I reviewed agendas for the day and sat in on trainings there was one common theme:  STUDENT LEARNING.  Schools were discussing and planning to do everything possible to individualize student learning opportunities to take all students to the next level.  In many schools, it felt like the first day of school and it is great to see and hear such focus and enthusiasm on doing what is best for our students!

Tichenor Staff Members Collaborating on March 15th.

 

 

 

Lloyd Students Receive  IC³ Certification

Students in Ms. Albrink's class  received their IC³ Certification. " The IC³ is a global certification program that

is designed to certify an individual's digital literacy skills associated with basic computer and Internet use. IC³ is the first computer certification to be recognized by the National Skill Standards Board (NSSB).  This is a great accomplishment!  Congratulations to the students and Ms. Albrink!

Lloyd Students Receving their IC³ Certification:

Back row:  Najam Mughal, Dexter Smith, Landon Montgomery

Front row: Tomi Mejolagbe, James Exterkamp, Michael Straub, Andrew Stookey

District Electronic Version of Disrict Newsletter Engage

The Erlanger-Elsmere District Newsletter Engage is mailed to all residents two times a year in hard copy.  A shorter, electronic version of the newsletter is also sent more frequently to all parents for whom we have an email address and staff members.  You should have received an email from Erlanger-Elsmere Schools with which contained the newsletter for March.  If you missed the email the link is posted on our district website and also listed below.  Please share information with us you think would be newsworthy and we will add the information to Engage.  

Link:  http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?llr=tvxnzblab&v=001bX0lc4lcuhOJVXmt7yyF9yIg8Qm-FbRoiWYpVWNUZ302TW8NdHczaOqPU2okEQXgXsKoeQ4Jh9eyUue1kAZHwt2omYLe23p2d2pQi6QfIvhgQ-KzNyG8Gw%3D%3D  

Employee Perfect Attendance

We provide monthly incentives for our students and we would also like to provide a recognition to our staff members with perfect attendance.  We will be conducting a drawing monthly for each month left in the school year for all employees in all positions with perfect attendance.  The winner will receive a gift card.  The gift card is not funded through the district, but through a donation.  For the month of February, the person with perfect attendance who has won the gift card is Phyllis Ginn, teacher at Howell Elementary School.  Congratulations Ms. Ginn!  We will be conducting the staff member perfect attendance drawing for the month of March on April 15th.  The name of the winner will be posted on this blog. 

 

Energy Management

Thanks to all staff members assisting with conserving energy in our buildings.  We are seeing savings in almost every building.  The efforts of maintenance staff, custodial staff, food service staff, teachers, and paraprofessionals are very much appreciated.  Collaboration with our district energy management consultant has been wonderful.  Keep up the great work!  Thank you!

 

Happy Birthday to our Erlanger-Elsmere Staff Members

I planned to start off the new year by publically wishing our staff members with birthdays happy birthday each month.  I am sorry to say I am behind, but in order to get caught up, we are wishihg everyone below happy belated birthdays for the months of January, February, and early March.  Happy upcoming Birthdays to everyone with April Birthdays.  I hope to keep on track for the few months left of school, the summer and the start to end of the 2013-14 school year.

 

JANUARY

Ophelia Bigford

Karen Costello

Paula Davis

Desta Donnell

Scott Fairchild

Juana Lily Fowee

Aubrey Gibson

Melanie Gleason

Pamela Gott

Tammy Hughes

Connie Kendall

Thomas Krpata

David Lewis

Jennifer Martin

Tina McGuire

Georgia Noll

Barbara Pawsat

Regina Pelfrey

Mary Kate Pilgram

Diane Rumer

Cody Ryan

Cheryl Schmitz

Fayetta Snider

Claire van den Broeck

Clarence Voss

Krista Wainscott

Cheryl Wyckoff

FEBRUARY

Eileen Baker

Amanda Bell

Juanita Bennett

Jacqueline Butts

Gregory Gervers

Patricia Hart

Scott Houp

Della Kemper

Jan Kushniroff

Sarah Lovell

Diana Marksberry

Skye McMahon

Vicky McMullen

Terry Moffitt

Deborah Napier-Lenox

Karen Partridge

Kelli Patterson

Anne Roberts

Michael Rosa

Diane Seiter

Jessica Soules

Scott Strange

Bryan Sweasy

Arlene Truitt

Michelle Willoughby

Teresa Zoda

MARCH

Sarah Adkisson

Lauren Barnes

Stephanie Brockman

Peggy Daugherty

Jennifer Densler

Phyllis Ginn

Christina Herzog

Jessica Holleman

Trina Jolly

Darcy Koenig

Lisa Kramer

Jonathan Livingood

Jessica Miller

Pamela Sanchez

Lisa Schumann

Ellen Schwetschenau

Tammy Townsend

Richard Tyler

Jennifer Weber

John Wiseman

April

Kayla Brinkman

Jane Cahill

Robert Carr

Stephanie Clark

Tammy Crawford

Amber Delph

Laura Deters

Brandy Fritsch

Laura Gessner

Forrest Herles

Stephanie Hodges

Nancy Kaaz

Albert Kleisinger

Shawn Lehman

Erica Maloney-Stegman

Mechille Mason

Steven McNabb

Daniel Meyers

Chad Molley

Donald Moore

Marilyn Moscoe

Stephen Neace

Jessica Pass

Allison Pelfrey

Amanda Ponchot

Julie Purnell

Lauren Rainone

Sharon Reffitt

Christine Rottinghaus

Patricia Sexton

Laurabeth Smith

Elaine Stappenbeck

Gladys Tenjo

Jamie Wheeler

James Yates

 

 



7 Juggernauts Named to the NKU Honors Band

Seven Lloyd High School Students were named to the NKU Honors Band. These students have worked very hard and have earned this distinctive honor.

Trumpets: Ian Himes & Phillip Richardson

Flutes: Morgan Morrison, Kaeli Perriman, & Hope Bradford

Clarinet: Megan McEntee

Alto Saxophone: Wesley Gault

Thank you to Lloyd Memorial High School Students Rae Banta, Paige Puckett, Amanda Rentchler, Dawn Thompson and Devin Trevor for creating this wonderful banner for the KSBA Conference February 3-5. Thanks also to Ms. Vogelpohl for providing them with the time and resources to create the banner. The banner will be displayed at our district board office.

• MARY BURCH, our district health coordinator and R.N. has received a wonderful well-deserved recognition. The UC College of Nursing has selected her as a recipient of the Nursing Nightingale Award. She and 5 others were chosen from about 250 nurses that were nominated. She will be presented with her the award and $1000 at the award dinner on April 28th. Please congratulate her!


• Thank you to everyone who was able to complete the TELL Survey. Our district had a 91.16% participation rate! Thanks to Sherri Schmitz, Vicki Baker, Joan Bryson, Asha Coltrane, Regina Danks, and Regina Pelfrey for facillitating the process.


• Please refer to the email sent to all teachers on 3/31/11 regarding the TELL Survey Prize Drawings that will be held in the district.


• The last day for students will be May 27th. Employees will still work on May 31 and closing day will be June 1. A detailed hand out was sent out to all employees yesterday. You may also obtain a hard copy from your school principal. Parents will be notified in multiple ways providing them with advance notice of this calendar change.


• The state core content testing window will be April 18-29. The ITBS state testing window for students in grades 3-7 will be May 2-6.


• Enjoy a well-deserved Spring Break next week to those of you off during that time. Thanks for all you are doing each and every day for our students.