Seussical the Musical

 

AEF Stars in our schools

 

AEF's December Stars In Our Schools Is Now Open!

Is there a teacher or staff member that has made a difference in your child's life this year? Make a donation to the Stars In Our Schools Campaign in their honor and the Amherst Education Foundation will send a note of gratitude on your behalf, thanking them for all their hard work and dedication.

We grant an average of $30,000 annually to teachers and staff in our public schools and all the money raised this month will help us fund the next round of initiatives and programs. In April, we awarded funding for the Bridge To Resilient Youth In Transition Mindful Gardening Project at the High School, Combating Sexual Harassment at the Middle School, the Fort River Table & Project-Based Development Initiative, and the Revitalize Elementary Music Instrument Education Project. We need your help so that we can continue to fund initiatives that teachers will be applying for in the upcoming months.

Last December we honored over 200 teachers and staff and raised $5,000; please help us do the same this year! 

Visit amhersteducationfoundation.org/stars by December 31st to make your online gift or click on this link for the form to print out and mail it with a check.

 

 

Site Council Vote

 

Vote for the Fort River School Site Council Representative!

Thank you to the parents who put themselves forward:

• Alex Hebert-Markiewicz

• Yuhwa Hong

• Liz Anette Perez Leboeuf

• Paul Leboeuf
  

• Grover Wehman-Brown

Ballots will be sent via email on Monday, December 18. Votes are due on Thursday, December 21 at noon.

What is the School Site Council?

• Created by the state's education reform law (Public Act 10-111) to enable parents, school staff, students, and community leaders to work together to improve student achievement in the state's schools.

This is the LINK to the full description of the School Site Council.

Spirit Week

 

Learning Study at MGH

 

School Site Council

 Volunteers needed for School Site Council

What is the School Site Council?

• Created by the state's education reform law (Public Act 10-111) to enable parents, school staff, students, and community leaders to work together to improve student achievement in the state's schools. 

Role of School Improvement Planning Team

• To represent the voices of stakeholders and provide diverse perspectives

• To help identify workable opportunities for the greater community to engage in

• To represent the planning process within the community, providing ongoing two-way communication about progress

Main Areas of Responsibilities:

1. Adopting educational goals for the school that are consistent with local educational policies and statewide student performance standards

2. Identifying the educational needs of students attending the school

3. Reviewing the annual school building budget

4. Formulating a school improvement plan 

This is the LINK to the full description of the School Site Council. Please let Maria Torres (torresm@arps.org) know if you are interested in being on the council; once we have a list of interested parents and guardians, the PGO will facilitate an election in December, following DESE guidelines.

Last year, the School Council developed the School Improvement Plan. This year, the School Council will review the Family Handbook. Once elected,  this School Council  Team will meet on the following dates (tentative) from 3:00-3:45 pm in the Principal's Office: 

• January 24, 2024

• March 13, 2024

• April 24, 2024

• May 22, 2024

In Collaboration, 

Tammy

Room parents wanted!

 

 

We still need room parents before the room parent kick-off ! Are you interested in being a room parent and helping to encourage community events and organize getting supplies? If so, please sign up by Friday, December 1st!
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0E45A4A82FAAFCC07-46271629-room