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WHAT’S INSIDEFirst day of school ..................... 4Preparing for kindergarten .......... 6School construction, additions .... 8New principals ........................ 10School district map ............ 12-13Technology in school ................ 14Unplugging ............................. 16Healthier school lunch ............. 18Pack things they’ll eat .............. 20Bus safety .............................. 21

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LETTER FROM SCHOOL DISTRICTSUPERINTENDENT PETE LEWIS — PAGE 3

3Fairbanks Daily News-Miner, Saturday, August 3, 2013

Welcome students and parents to the 2013-2014 school year!

The start of a new school year is an exciting time and an appropriate moment to reflect upon our mission to provide an excellent and equitable education in a safe, sup-portive environment so all students can become productive members of a diverse and changing society.

Throughout the summer, school district staff worked diligently to fulfill our mis-sion by updating curricula, enhancing information and communication systems, and upgrading facilities.

Examples of new and inno-

vative efforts to advance the district include the implemen-tation of Content Leadership Teams and the launch of a mobile app. Content Leadership Teams are collaborative working groups of teachers, adminis-trators, post-secondary educa-tion representatives, and com-munity members who lead the review and development of curriculum, instruction, and assessment.

These new teams provide diverse expertise and consis-tent curricular guidance that supports a guaranteed and viable curriculum in align-ment with state and national standards.

Thanks to a school-busi-ness partnership with Pogo

Mine, the school community will also have the opportu-nity to connect with the dis-trict and individual schools through a new mobile app. The mobile app will provide mobile access to student information such as grades, attendance, fees and fines and be home to current calendars, pertinent news, interesting stories, and more. Stay tuned for more information about its

launch date.There are changes and new

challenges on the horizon as we move to a new system of instructional accountability throughout the state. The Alaska School Performance Index replaces Adequate Yearly Progress, which was a mechanism for measuring school and district perfor-mance. Alaska Content Stan-dards and a new evaluation

system will also be introduced over the course of the school year. It is going to be a busy year.

As I enter my fourth year as superintendent, I am con-tinually impressed by the dedication, creativity, and ambition of our staff. Equally impressive is the commitment of our parents and the level at which the community of Fairbanks and the Board of Education support its public schools.

On behalf of the Board of Education, our administra-tive team, and our staff, I thank you for your support of our public schools. Work-ing together, 2013-2014 will be another exceptional school year.

Pete LewisSuperintendentFairbanks North Star

Borough School District

ELEMENTARY: New or transferring students should register for school on August 8 and 9, 2013. Register at the school the student will attend and provide an immunization record and proof of residency at registration. Kindergarten and rst grade students also need to supply proof of age and residency. ll new students need to provide proof of age-appropriate immunizations.

SECONDARY: Middle and high school students who are new to the district should visit the school website for registration dates and times. Returning students who registered last spring do not need to register again; schedule changes will be made only after new students are registered. ll new students need to provide proof of age-appropriate immunizations.

OUT-OF-ATTENDANCE-AREA (OAA): Elementary school (K-6) students may apply to attend school outside their attendance area. dmittance is determined on a year-by-year basis and families of students enrolled outside of their attendance area shall provide their own transportation. he application is available at the school of ce and admittance is determined by eptember at the latest. tudents in grades - must submit an application the rst year the student wishes to attend the school. admittance is not guaranteed.

HIGH SCHOOL FIRST DAY OF PRACTICE:August 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . ootball ootball heerleading Running ennisAugust 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . wimming olleyball

ote ll secondary students ( unior high middle school and high school students) are re uired to have a physical e am and a signed parent consent form on le prior to beginning his her rst team practice of the school year. he forms as well as all handbooks can be found online at k12northstar.org/student–activities.

or more information call Steve Zanazzo, 456-7794, ext. 17520.

tate law re uires all students to have the following immunizations

ll students must have at least (with one after age ) at least polio MMR and the epatitis and series (or be in process).

aricella (chicken po ) for grades K-6.

booster dose of dap is re uired years after the last .

Kindergarten students and all students new to the district need a skin test within days of admission.

mmunization re uirements apply to all public school students including students attending charter schools airbanks .E. . . and other alternative programs. As of July 1, 2013, those seeking a religious exemption for immunizations must complete a tate of laska Religious E emption orm annually. The form is available at k12northstar.org/immunizations or from your school nurse.

f your child needs an immunization contact your private provider or the airbanks Regional ublic ealth enter - 6 . arnette treet.

k 1 2 n o r t h s t a r . o r gNotice of Nondiscrimination: The Fairbanks North Star Borough School District is an equal employment and educational opportunity institution.

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SCHOOL REGISTRATION REQUIRED IMMUNIZATIONS

A NOTE FROM FAIRBANKS NORTH STAR BOROUGH SCHOOL DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT PETE LEWIS

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The first day of school can be both an exciting and ter-rifying experience. It shows up again and again in popular culture — movies and books frequently use the first day of school as a jumping of point for adolescent insecurity.

What doesn’t always come across in pop culture is that students aren’t always the only ones with those feelings.

For a parent, it might be more like nervousness mixed with relief. For a teacher, it might be part anxiety part passion.

Exactly what emotions each indi-vidual is feeling on the first day of

school is unknowable, but what’s cer-tain is that there are inevitably a lot of them.

The first day of school for the 2013-14 school year in Fairbanks, Aug. 21, is rapidly approaching — but don’t worry, the Daily News-Miner and the Fairbanks North Star School District are there to help increase the excitement and decrease the terror.

One of the best ways to reduce stress on the first day is to do as much preparation as possible before-hand. If things like lunches and bus schedules have been covered before Aug. 21, there are a few less things to worry about.

Bus schedules throughout the FNSB school district are listed else-where in this back to school section. If you haven’t already, turn over to that page to find out when and where your child needs to be on the morning of Aug. 21 — it’s OK; we’ll wait.

OK, so now that you know the local bus route (or how to get to the school if you plan to drive) that’s one less thing to worry about. Let’s move on to school supplies. Have you bought them yet? Don’t worry, there’s still time.

Most schools provide a list of rec-ommended supplies to get for the upcoming year, and in many cases, those lists can be found at local stores as well.

Make sure you’ve got the essen-tials, but don’t freak out if you haven’t gotten every color of Hello Kitty highlighters yet or a scanning electron microscope or something.

In many cases, students won’t need all their school supplies on the first day, according to Denali Elementary School Principal Tim Doran.

“Especially if a parent has several kids — that can add up to a lot of money,” Doran said. “We want to see your kids more than we want to see

the stuff.”With transportation and school

supplies taken care of, you’re that much closer to a (partially) stress-free first day. But don’t forget your lunch.

Doran said one of the questions he gets most often from parents before the first day is whether they need to pack a lunch for their children. Fret not if you lack peanut butter and jelly or if you’re out of bread — lunch is available on the first day.

But while the subject is in your mind, don’t forget to go through the payment process on or (preferably) before the first day. Lunch payment can even be set up online now. Hurray for technology.

Payment options and applications for free or reduced price lunches can be found on the district’s website at www.k12northstar.org/departments/nutrition.

Getting ready for the big dayThe first day of school can be hard on parents as much as students

Please see FIRST DAY, Page 5


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The first day of school is always an adjustment period, but some of that adjustment can take place even before then.

Most schools offer open house events a few days before the start of school year. Parents and students can show up throughout the day and meet their teachers.

Students who are new to the dis-trict, or who just switched schools, can wander the halls and become

more acquainted with the building so they’ll know where there first few classes are.

For all the kindergartners read-ing the newspaper, there’s good news — kindergarten classes don’t start on the same day as other grades. Teachers will take the first week of the school year to sit down with individual students and their parents.

On the other end of the age spec-trum, freshmen and high school students who are new to the district

can take advantage of the Ignition program. Ignition is the district’s attempt to acclimate incoming high school students before the chaos of day one.

Students are assigned their lockers and schedules. They meet advisers and can tour some of their classrooms — all while the halls are still rela-tively empty.

They also have the opportunity to participate in a number of group activities with each other and upper classmen mentors, so when school

does start, they’ll be able to find a few familiar faces in the crowd.

Perhaps above all, Aug. 21 will be a day to meet new people: new teachers and new classmates alike.

“The kids are excited, a little bit nervous. We are excited, a little bit nervous,” Doran said, but most of all he wanted to tell parents, “We’re ready. We’re ready and like what we’re doing.”

Contact staff writer Weston Morrow at 459-7520. Follow him on Twitter: @FDNMschools.

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Yvette Birkholz reads to her chil-dren every night and takes them to the library.

When they were little, Birkholz taught them alphabet games and had a letter of the week.

The six Birkholz children, includ-ing two sets of twins, attended pre-school and could read on their first day of kindergarten. The children worked on basic math, too.

“It wasn’t like we were Nazis about it,” Birkholz said. Her children range in age from 8 to 18. “It was just fun. There was always a book they were interested in. We had such a good time.”

When it comes to preparing a child for kindergarten, start early and be playful. Read. Make sure the child is familiar with letters, numbers, colors and shapes.

A child should be able to get dressed without assistance, hold a crayon and recognize the letters in his

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School Year 201 3 –2014 Public Release for Free and Reduced Price Meals

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Fairbanks North Star Borough School District is pleased to announce its participation in the National School Lunch Program. Meals will be available to enrolled participants without regard to race, age, color, sex, disability, or national origin at the following sites: Anderson Elementary, Anne Wien Elementary, Arctic Light Elementary, Badger Road Elementary, Barnette Magnet, Ben Eielson Jr/Sr High, BRIDGE (lunch only), Crawford Elementary, Denali Elementary, Effie Kokrine Charter, Hunter Elementary, Hutchison High, Joy Elementary, Ladd Elementary, Lathrop High, Nordale Elementary, North Pole Academy (lunch only), North Pole Elementary, North Pole High, North Pole Middle, Pearl Creek Elementary, Randy Smith Middle, Ryan Middle, Salcha Elementary, SMART, Tanana Middle, Ticasuk Brown Elementary, Two Rivers School, University Park Elementary, Weller Elementary, West Valley High, Woodriver Elementary. Meals meet nutritional standards established by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The sites will participate in the National School Lunch Program, After School Snack, and the School Breakfast Program.

If your income is less than or equal to the following guidelines you are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. These guidelines are effective July 1, 2013 through June 30, 2014 . If you have children who are approved for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) formerly known as Food Stamps, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) or Native Family Assistance Program (NFAP), they are automatically able to receive free meals by filing an application that includes their assistance number from one of those programs. Students who are identified as migrant, homeless, or runaway are automatically eligible and do not need to fill out an application but do need to contact the district’s homeless liaison or migrant coordinator to ensure benefits. Foster children receive free meals regardless of the income of the household with which they reside. Note: Medicaid and Denali Kid Care case numbers do not qualify for eligibility.

For more information, or to get an application for free or reduced-price school meals, contact Fairbanks North Star Borough School District, Nutrition Services, 1305 Charles Street, Fairbanks, AK 99701; (907) 451-1004 ext.16601 or visit http://www.k12northstar.org .

Applications cannot be approved unless they contain complete information. Information provided on an application may be verified at any time. Households may apply for school meal benefits at any time during the school ye ar if circumstances change. Children whose parents or guardians become unemployed may be eligible for school meal benefi ts based on their

household income during the period of unemployment. A household whose application for school meal benefits is denied will be provided an opportunity to appeal the decision.

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Household Twice per Every Size Annual Monthly Month Two Weekly

Weeks 1 18,655 1,555 778 718 359 2 25,194 2,100 1,050 969 485 3 31,733 2,645 1,323 1,221 611 4 38,272 3,190 1,595 1,472 736 5 4 4,811 3,735 1,868 1,724 862 6 51,350 4,280 2,140 1,975 988 7 57,889 4,825 2,413 2,227 1,114 8 64,428 5,369 2,685 2,478 1,239

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Reduced Price Meals – 185% of Federal Poverty Guidelines

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Weeks 1 26,548 2,213 1,107 1,022 511 2 35,853 2,988 1,494 1,379 690 3 45,159 3,764 1,882 1,737 869 4 54,464 4,539 2,270 2,095 1,048 5 63,770 5,315 2,658 2,453 1,227 6 73,075 6,090 3,045 2,811 1,406 7 82,381 6,866 3,433 3,169 1,585 8 91,686 7,641 3,821 3,527 1,764

For each additional family member add: 9,306 776 388 358 179

day of kindergarten is personal confi-dence and a curious mind for learning new things,” said Michelle Spillane, owner of Young Learners Preschool in Fairbanks.

Spillane said social skills are also important because children need to learn to move passed conflicts that can distract from learning.

The preschool teacher recom-mended play dates, story time at the library, swim lessons and summer camps as ways for young children to gain social experience.

“When a child has a set of well-developed social skills in which to draw from, they are able to move in and out of situations with confi-dence,” Spillane said in an email.

The basic qualifications to enter kindergarten in the Fairbanks North Star Borough School District is bor-ough residency and the child must turn 5 on or before Sept. 1.

The state of Alaska published a 200-page manual detailing what children should know and be able to do at various stages of development from birth to kindergarten. The Early Learning Guidelines came out in 2007.

For children entering kindergar-ten, the manual recommends they be able to button large buttons; carry a glass of water across a room without spilling it; run 50 to 75 yards without stopping; help with chores; identify adults who can help in dangerous situations; refrain from interrupting others who are talking; and show loy-alty to friends.

Children entering kindergarten should be able to listen to instruc-tions; maintain interest in an activity until it’s finished; count to 20; sort things into categories; and name some coins and bills.

There are dozens more recommen-dations, such as match many sounds to letters and recognize common sym-bols, such as a restroom sign.

Birkholz, the mother of six, thinks early learning has helped her children thrive in school because it made them confident as students.

“It makes such a difference,” Birk-holz said.

For more information on the state’s early learning guidelines, go to www.eed.state.ak.us/publications/EarlyLearningGuidelines.pdf.

Contact freelance writer Amanda Bohman at [email protected].

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Summer in Fairbanks is the season for construction. That goes double for schools, which need to get as much work done during summer vacation as possible to avoid any disruption during the school year.

Obviously, not all work can be done during the summer, but that’s invari-ably when much of it takes place. Many students may return to their schools this August to vastly different surroundings.

Whether that difference is purely on the outside, or just in the gym, or in the classrooms themselves — some schools will be different than last spring.

Here is a list of major changes that have taken place this summer and construction projects that may carry through the school year.

Salcha Elementary SchoolMuch of the exterior at Salcha has

been updated or replaced. A new roof, siding, windows and exterior doors have been put in. The insulation was updated throughout the building, which will help keep the building warm during winter and reduce heating costs.

In addition to these changes, a cos-metic overhaul has been done, add-ing a new paint job to the building’s facade. Previously white, the build-ing’s exterior has been given a bronze and green finish.

Woodriver Elementary School

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All four walls of the gym have been covered in colorful nature murals. The markings on the floor, too, have been touched up and made more colorful.

It should be ready for students when the school year starts.

Barnette Magnet SchoolPhase three of the updates at Bar-

nette Magnet School is scheduled to be complete when school starts this August. Phase three includes the addition of a new south wing.

The new southern wing will hold a new lobby, library and classrooms. The inside of the wing is decorated with blue trimming and bright red, orange, green and yellow highlights.

Ryan Middle SchoolThe school district will be working

on the gymnasium at Ryan through-out the upcoming school year.

North Pole Middle SchoolNorth Pole received a new roof in

the off-season. The previous roof had a much lower insulation value. The new roof should help hold in heat more effectively and cut down on heating costs.

The project should be completed in time for the start of school.

Arctic Light Elementary School

The flooring in all the hallways at Arctic Light has been updated this summer. The hallways used to be car-peted, but will now be covered with a new rubber flooring surface.

Project Manager Larry Morris said the rubber surface is much easier to maintain and more colorful than car-pet, as well as lasting much longer. The rubber flooring should last about 50 years, according to Morris, while car-pet typically lasts only 20 or 30 years.

A similar rubber flooring was installed in the Frankfurt airport in 1947 and is still there to this day, Morris said.

Nurses stationsThe nurses offices in nine Fair-

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Several area schools will start the year with new principals. Read a little about them below:

New principal at Joy Elementary: Briana Randle

Briana Randle will take over as principal at Joy Elementary School this year. Before Joy Elementary, Randle worked as assistant principal at West Valley High School and at Lathrop High School before that.

She began her career teaching in Oregon, where she worked as a mid-dle school teacher, assistant principal and athletic director.

She holds a bachelor’s degree in geography, a master’s degree in teach-ing from Southern Oregon University and an administrative certificate from Portland State University.

In 2013, Randle was named the Alaska Assistant Principal of the Year

by the Alaska Association of Second-ary School Principals.

New principal at Ticasuk Brown Elementary: Shawna Henderson

Shawna Henderson will be the new principal at Ticasuk Brown Elemen-tary School this year. She is replacing

Michael Angaiak, who will move to Anne Wien Elementary.

Henderson grew up in Fairbanks and returned to the FNSB School District four years ago. Prior to that she worked in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District for 10 years, where she completed her Type B Administrative Certificate through

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Fairbanks-area schools welcome several new principalsFAIRBANKS NORTH STAR BOROUGH SCHOOL DISTRICT

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K-12 Home School Families choose their own curriculum and can take

advantage of the resources of the Fairbanks North Star Borough School District.

Students in grades 6-12 enroll in a minimum of four courses

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the same flooring changes as the hallways of Arctic Light. The nurses offices used to be made of carpet, which Morris said was more susceptible to germs and stains.

The new rubber flooring should provided a more sterile surface to avoid the spread of germs in the nurses stations, Morris said.

The nurses offices that will see the change are Pearl Creek, Woodriver, Arctic Light, Lad, Joy, Ticasuk Brown, University Park, Weller and North Pole High School.

•••The projects listed are

those that are deemed to be significant changes. Other, minor projects may be taking place or may occur throughout the school year. Look in future editions of the News-Miner for school construction updates during the school year.

Contact staff writer Weston Morrow at 459-7520. Follow him on Twitter: @FDNMschools.

University of Alaska Anchorage.In Fairbanks, she has served as a

teacher at Ladd Elementary School, a reading coach at Joy Elementary School and as assistant principal at University Park and Arctic Light.

New principal at Anne Wien Elementary: Michael Angaiak

Michael Angaik will replace retiring principal Leslie Campbell at Anne Wien Elementary School this year. Angaiak for-merly served as the principal at Ticasuk Brown Elementary School in North Pole.

He is being replaced at Ticasuk Brown by Shawna Henderson.

Earlier in his career, Angaiak taught fifth and sixth grade at Anne Wien, and he has stayed in the neighborhood.

Angaiak grew up in Fairbanks and attended University Park Elementary, Ryan Middle School and West Valley High School.

He has a bachelor’s degree in Eng-lish, a teaching certificate from Univer-sity of Alaska Fairbanks and a master’s degree in education from University Alaska Anchorage.

New principal at North Pole Elementary: Mark Winford

Mark Winford will take over as prin-cipal at North Pole Elementary School this fall. He began his career in 1998 teaching in Oak Harbor, Washington.

Prior to accepting the role of princi-pal at North Pole, Winford worked as the assistant principal for West Valley High School. He has worked in the dis-trict since 2008.

New principal at Crawford Elementary: Barbara Sperl

When students take their desks this fall, Barbara Sperl will be the new prin-cipal at Crawford Elementary School.

Sperl is coming from Ticasuk Brown Elementary School, where she taught fourth grade. She brings with her 17 years of education experience.

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New principal at Eagle Community School: Kristy Robbins

Kristy Robbins will take over from Ann Millard as principal at Eagle Com-munity School at the start of the 2013-14 school year.

She comes to Eagle from Georgia where she and her husband own a ranch. They have owned a cabin in Eagle since 2007 and Robbins’ mother- and father-in-law have lived in Eagle for 25 years.

Robbins has a bachelor’s degree in English from the University of Florida and an Alaska teaching certification from the University of Alaska Fair-banks.

In 2004 she was named Worth Coun-ty Middle School Teacher of the Year.

New Principal at Dot Lake School: Scott Holmes

Scott Holmes will be the new princi-pal at Dot Lake Elementary School this year.

Holmes has earned Alaska Certifica-tions in Administration, Kinesiology and Physical Education.

Before coming to Alaska, Holmes taught in a rural K-12 school in Maine. He has also been an educator for the North Slope School District and a Vir-tual Instructor/Educational Leader for the Kodiak Island School District Rural Schools.

— Compiled by Wes Morrow, [email protected]


Student RegistrationsFollowing is a list of back-to-school student registration dates and times planned at district schools. Contact your school for more information or to confirm dates/times.

SCHOOL DATE TIME

FNSBSD Key contacts:

ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS Anderson Aug. 8-9 9 a.m.-3 p.m.Anne Wien Aug. 8-9 9 a.m.-3 p.m.Arctic Light Aug. 8-9 9 a.m.-3 p.m.Badger Road Aug. 8-9 9 a.m.-3 p.m.Barnette Magnet Aug. 8-9 9 a.m.-3 p.m.Crawford Aug. 8-9 9 a.m.-3 p.m.Denali Aug. 8-9 9 a.m.-3 p.m.Hunter Aug. 8-9 9 a.m.-3 p.m.Joy Aug. 8-9 9 a.m.-3 p.m.Ladd Aug. 8-9 9 a.m.-3 p.m.Nordale Aug. 8-9 9 a.m.-3 p.m.North Pole Aug. 8-9 9 a.m.-3 p.m.Pearl Creek Aug. 8-9 9 a.m.-3 p.m.Salcha Aug. 8-9 9 a.m.-3 p.m.Ticasuk Brown Aug. 8-9 9 a.m.-3 p.m.Two Rivers Aug. 8-9 9 a.m.-3 p.m.University Park Aug. 8-9 9 a.m.-3 p.m.Weller Aug. 8-9 9 a.m.-3 p.m.Woodriver Aug. 8-9 9 a.m.-3 p.m.(Tentative times, some schools may open/close earlier or at lunch time)

MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOLSBen Eielson........................................................ Aug. 8-9 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Hutchison ........................................................

Enrollment closed — not accepting applications at this time

Lathrop High ..................................................... Aug. 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 19, 20 8 a.m.-2 p.m.

North Pole High ................................................ Aug. 8, 9, 12, 13 8 a.m.-11:30 a.m., 1-2:30 p.m.

North Pole Middle ............................................ Aug. 12, 13, 14 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

Randy Smith Middle........................................... Aug. 9 1-4 p.m. Aug. 12 9 a.m.-noon Aug. 14 9 a.m.-noon, 1-4 p.m.Ryan Middle ...................................................... Aug. 9,12 9 a.m.-noon, 1-3 p.m. Tanana Middle.................................................. Aug. 8, 9,10, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.

West Valley High ............................................... Aug. 12, 13, 14 8 a.m.-3:30 p.m.

By appointment, call 479-4221, ext. 9111 to schedule

High Schools:1H Ben Eielson Jr/Sr High2H Lathrop High3H North Pole High4H West Valley High5H Hutchison High

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The FNSBSD administrative offices are located at 520 Fifth Ave., wwwk12northstar.org, 452-2000

Superintendent 11401School board 11400Asst. superintendents 11411Student records 11212Transportation 11351

Special education 11489Curriculum 11421B.E.S.T. 11201Community relations 11403After-school prog. 11271

Food service 451-1004

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Elementary Schools: 1. Anderson 2. Ann Wien 3. Arctic Light 4. Badger Road 5. Crawford 6. Denali 7. Hunter 8. Joy 9. Ladd 10. Nordale 11. North Pole Elementary 12. Pearl Creek 13. Salcha 14. Ticasuk Brown 15. Two Rivers 16. University Park 17. Weller 18. Woodriver

Middle Schools:1M North Pole Middle2M Randy Smith3M Ryan4M Tanana

Charter/Magnet Schools:C/M1 BarnetteC/M2 Chinook CharterC/M3 Effie KokrineC/M4 WatershedC/M5 Star of the North (NPA)C/M5 Star of the North (CEC)

Anderson ElementaryShari Merrick, principal [email protected] Anne Wien ElementaryMichael Angaiak, [email protected] Arctic Light ElementaryMary Carlson, [email protected] Badger Road ElementaryDan File, [email protected] Barnette Magnet SchoolDana Evans, [email protected] Ben Eielson Jr./Sr HighMario Gatto, [email protected]

Career Education CenterCraig Kind, head [email protected] 479-4061

Chinook Charter SchoolPaul Fontes, head [email protected] Crawford ElementaryBarbara Sperl, [email protected] Denali ElementaryTim Doran, [email protected]

Effie Kokrine Charter SchoolLinda Evans, [email protected] Hunter ElementaryJeff Mann, [email protected]

Hutchison High SchoolDan Domke, [email protected] Joy ElementaryBriana Randle, [email protected] Ladd ElementaryRobert J. Stitt Jr., [email protected] Lathrop HighDave Dershin, [email protected] Nordale ElementaryBrian Powell, [email protected] North Pole AcademyBao Do, head [email protected]

North Pole Mark Winfomark.winfor488-2286 North Pole Rich Smith, prichard.smith488-2271

North Pole Bridget Lewbridget.lewi488-3761 Pearl CreekKate LaPlaunkatherine.la479-4234

Fairbans North Star Borough School District Administrative Center

Pete Lewis, SuperintendentRoxa Hawkins, Asst. Supt.-Elementary

Dr. Karen Gaborik, Asst. Supt.-Secondary


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Tanana MiddleGreg Platt, [email protected]

Ticasuk Brown ElementaryShawna Henderson, [email protected]

Two Rivers SchoolLori Swanson, [email protected]

University Park ElementaryKyra Aizstrauts, [email protected]

Watershed Charter School K-8John Carlson, head [email protected] Weller ElementaryLynn Weckesser, [email protected]

West Valley HighShaun Kraska, [email protected] Woodriver ElementaryGrant Guy, [email protected]

Other schools:Fairbanks B.E.S.T.452-2000, ext. 11201

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High tech: Schools embrace technologyBy AMANDA BOHMAN

For the News-Miner

Toni Hawkins teaches advanced placement calculus. Too few students at each high school are able to take the class. It’s not widely offered in the Fairbanks North Star Borough School District.

So last year, the district tried something new. Hawkins taught AP calculus to her students at West Val-ley High School and also to students at the Hutchison High School via dis-tance delivery.

In a room decked out with projec-tors, cameras, microphones and a smart podium, which enabled the students in the other building to see Hawkins’ notes as she went along, Hawkins taught AP calculus. It was sort like using Skype, she said. The students at Hutchison had iPads.

Hawkins was able to record each class and upload the videos to You-Tube. “It was a huge adjustment for me,” she said. “It was very sort of space age-y.”

The students in the other build-

ing did just as well on tests as the students Hawkins taught face-to-face, she said. Distance delivery is one way the school district uses technology as a tool for teaching. Teachers are also using Google Earth, Global Position-ing Systems, YouTube, Microsoft Excel, laptops, iPads and apps galore.

Students have taken virtual field trips to the Alaska SeaLife Center, analyzing their own vial of sea lion droppings as they watched live video from the Seward facility.

A science teacher at Ben Eielson Junior-Senior High School uses a computer program and hand-held clickers to quiz his students in the middle of lessons. A receiver picks up a signal from each student and quick-ly grades the multiple choice ques-tions, tabulating the class’s results

and putting the outcome into graphs. Teacher David Dyer said he can

quickly adjust the lesson, depending on how much material he think stu-dents are absorbing.

“We are becoming a paperless soci-ety,” said Kathy Port, the district’s technology coordinator overseeing nine instructors who travel from school-to-school helping teachers inte-grate technology into lessons. “How many jobs are out there that do not utilize technology?”

A bulletin board down the hall from Port’s downtown office shows how even art teachers can use tech-nology. Using an app called aTypo Picture, middle school art students

took self portraits and superimposed words on them.

Mackenzie Staiger, a teacher at Woodriver Elementary School, said she uses technology in a variety of ways. Excel to teach students about collecting data and making graphs and Google Earth to teach about plac-es and plotting routes.

Staiger’s students map out their path from home to school and explore cities using Google Earth.

“The students in my classroom have used Google Earth to map out important Revolutionary War and Civil War battles along with research-ing important information about each battle,” Staiger wrote in an email.

Her pupils also learn how to use a GPS, using them for scavenger hunts at Creamers Field Migratory Water-fowl Refuge.

Google Earth and Excel have been worked into the curriculum for 4-8 graders, but otherwise technology use varies from teacher-to-teacher and school-to-school.

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THE OTHER SIDEWhile technology can be an

effective teaching tool — know when to turn it off. Page 16

“These are the tools of our age.”

— Sue Hull, Fairbanks North Star Borough Board of Education member


WELCOME BACK, STUDENTS North Pole Middle School

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The staff of NPMS welcomes new and returning students to a new school year. Please keep in mind these important dates:

306 E. 8th Avenue • North Pole • 488-22 7 1 An equal employment & educational opportunity institution.

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• Open Registration for New Students to the School Distric t August 12, 13 and 14 • 10:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m.

• Jump Start Mini Camp Tuesday, August 13 For all NEW STUDENTS to the building. Invitation only.

• Schedule and locker pick up for returning 7th and 8th grade students Monday, August 19 • 11:30–3:00 p.m.

• Students First Day of School Wednesday, August 21 See you bright & early; classes begin at 8:00 a.m.

• Open House Thursday, September 5 • 6:30–8:30 p.m.

Aug. 27 & 28, 2013 • FYSA–Davis Road Soccer Fields

Founded in 1995, the Eclipse Soccer Club is the largest club in the Interior. The club is dedicated to the development of young athletes and the promotion of fair, competitive play.

for for Eclipse/Phoenix Summer 2014 Competitive Teams! Eclipse/Phoenix Summer 2014 Competitive Teams!

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Pre-register online beginning Aug. 12 www.eclipsesoccer.net

All pla ye rs must bring shin gua rd s, ball & $10 t r y o ut fee and must attend both e ve nings unless prior arrangements ha v e been made.

Contac t Deb Triplehorn at 460-4498 or Howard Maxwell at 388-4073 with questions .

Take your game to the next level!

THANK YOU TO OUR COACHES Tryout Time: 5:30-7:30 PM Group Date of Birth U11 8/1/03 -- 7/31/04 U12 8/1/02 -- 7/31/03 U13 8/1/01 -- 7/31/02 U14 8/1/00 -- 7/31/01

Tryout Time: 7:30-9:00 PM U15 8/1/99 -- 7/31/00 U16 8/1/98 -- 7/31/99 U19 8/1/95 -- 7/31/98

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Mondays: Ages 12 and Up Tap I-II 6-7pm Jazz/Hip Hop I-II 7-8pm Jazz/Hip Hop II-III 6-7pm Tap II-III 7-8pm

Wednesdays: Zumba Sentao 7-8pm

Saturdays: Ages 3-5 Creative Movement 10-10:45am Ages 6-8 Jazz/Hip Hop/Tap/Tumbling 10:45-11:45am Ages 9-12 Jazz/Hip Hop/Tap 2-3pm

All classes are held at Artisan’s Courtyard 1755 Westwood Way • Fairbanks, AK

Phone number for studio is 457-3262 www.danceworksak.com

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All of the schools in the district have wifi. All of the teachers have a laptop and a document camera. Just about every school has multiple carts carrying laptops and iPads that teach-ers share.

Badger Elementary School is one of the most high-tech schools in the district thanks to a principal, Dan File, with a keen interested in tech-nology. The school has the most iPads, according to Port, with a ratio of one

iPad for every two students. This year, the district expanded

its number of technology instructors — who train teachers on how to use technology — from eight to nine.

The district this year is also expanding class offerings for second-ary students by offering medical terminology, child development and advanced placement economics via distance delivery.

Many of the technological advances at the schools have been paid for with one-time legislative grants, according

to Sue Hull, who is on the Fairbanks North Star Borough Board of Educa-tion, the Association of Alaska School Boards and the Alaska State Board of Education and Early Development.

“What we need is a more coordi-nated approach,” she said.

Hull supports a plan backed by the Association of School Boards called the 1 to 1 Initiative. The plan gets a digital device into the hands of every Alaska student spending almost $40 million in four years. Gov. Sean Parnell backed the plan last year but it failed to gain enough support in the Legislature. Hull is hoping state lawmakers take another

look in 2014.“These are the tools of our age,”

she said. “It just opens the door to the world.”

Hawkins, the AP calculus teacher, said she would like to use a smart podium for all of her classes. The les-sons put on YouTube were an impor-tant tool in the distance delivery class.

“I can see this is amazing for stu-dents to have access to the notes and recorded lessons,” Hawkins said. “I’ve had my eyes opened technologically speaking.”

Contact freelance writer Amanda Bohman at [email protected].

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School supply lists are available ahead of time at our school web site http://plc.k12northstar.org

We look forward to seeing everyone on the first day of school, Wednesday, August 21. Students in 1 st through 6 th grade attend school from 9:00 a.m.–3:30 p.m. Please check the schedule for your Kindergarten or Pre-K students.

700 Auburn Drive • 479-4234 • Office Hours: 8 a.m.–5 p.m.

Pearl Creek Elementary Welcomes all new and returning students to the

PTA Back-to-School Ice Cream Social Monday, Aug. 19, 5–7 p.m.

New student enrollment accepted during office hours M–F.

This is Pearl Creek’s 30th Year!

Northern Lights Academy

Conductors Melissa Downes & Francis Lupton

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Women’s vocal ensemble for those who love to sing, now inviting new members.

For information and to schedule an audition: www.northlandchoir.org or Call 388-0543

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Highlights include: Kennedy Space Center,

Physics Program at Disney’s Magic Kingdom, Sea

Kayaking, Shark Dissection, Physics, Space Science, and

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Fairbanks’ own one room schoolhouse

Grades K-8 Northern Lights Academy is a private school offering a rigorous academic program for students in grades K-8.

We will be utilizing a one room schoolhouse/multiage philosophy to

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The FNSB School District has arranged for a commercial carrier to make low cost accident insurance coverage, including accidental dental coverage, available to all public school students. This parent-paid insurance policy includes options for school-time, 24 hour protection, football medical benefits and dental coverage.

Each district school will distribute to every student at the start of school, an application and a brochure describing benefits and premium costs. If you wish to purchase this insurance policy, mail the completed application form to the commercial carrier. This insurance may be purchased at any time during the school year. Coverage is effective the date the commercial carrier receives the application. If you do not receive an application, or have questions on this matter, contact Risk Management at 459-1392.

Contact Risk Management 459-1392

If your child is not protected by a parent or guardian’s health insurance policy, the commercial policy outlined herein is a reasonable and economical option.

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Be Aware That The FNSB School District DOES NOT PROVIDE AUTOMATIC MEDICAL COVERAGE

If Your Child Is Injured At School. Attention: Parents

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Mother of three Melissa Bessey says her kids are “all very tech-savvy.” The kids — ages 2, 4 and 6 — share an iPad and have access to a laptop and a desktop computer. The 4-year-old and 6-year-old also both have their own iPod Touch.

Despite all the access to technology, there are rules.

“All of our kids are allowed to use their ‘i’ devices daily, as long as they have 1) helped with their household chores and 2) done their schoolwork,” Bessey explains, noting that all the devices have only educational apps and games, as well as parental controls.

“Technology is everywhere, 24/7,” says Tim Elmore, founder and presi-dent of Growing Leaders, a youth leadership development nonprofit organization. “We are raising the first

generation of kids that don’t need adults for information.”

He says Web-savvy kids have infor-mation at their fingertips but still need parents and teachers to inter-pret the information.

Limiting screen timeThe American Academy of Pediatrics

recommends no TV or “entertainment media” for kids younger than 2, explain-

ing that young kids “learn best by inter-acting with people, not screens.”

AAP limits screen time for older kids, suggesting no more than two hours of entertainment media each day.

“This allows for kids over 2 to have quality screen time a day with fami-lies watching a show, playing some games,” says pediatrician Gwenn O’Keeffe, CEO and editor-in-chief

Unplugged: Limiting kids’ gadget usage

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of Pediatrics Now, noting that the time limit “doesn’t include screen time for older kids who need to use com-puters” or other devices for homework.

Elmore stresses the need to balance screen time with face time.

“We can’t entirely deprive our children of these won-derful tools, because they will need the skills learned from them to function in this world,” he says, explaining how important it is for kids to learn “face-to-face communi-cation skills.”

Tech troublesHere’s a reason to unplug:

Kids who routinely play games or watch TV before bedtime are at risk for dis-turbed sleep.

“The light that emanates from all electronics can sabo-tage sleep, as well, because it interferes with the production

of our relaxing sleepy-time hormone, melatonin,” says sleep consultant Dana Oble-man, who’s also the author of “The Sleep Sense Program.”

That’s why her rule is to turn off “electronics of any kind” at least an hour before bedtime.

“Kids’ evening routine should be focused on get-ting them mentally relaxed and ready to fall asleep,” says Obleman, who suggests replacing technology at night with activities such as play-ing a board game, coloring or reading books.

Setting rulesParents need to establish

tech rules for the family.“The rules and time limits

parents place on device usage vary greatly,” says Spencer Whitman, CEO of AppCer-tain, a free service that helps parents monitor the apps their kids download. “Perhaps not surprisingly, as kids get older, there are less restric-

tions enforced.”Limiting technology use

by kids older than 15 can be challenging.

“Instead of limiting total time spent on a device, we recommend enforcing one to three hours of ‘no tech’ time,” Whitman says. “In order to learn how to be a responsible user in the digital age, we encourage parents to talk with their children and discuss reasonable limits.”

AAP encourages parents to

set up “screen-free” zones in certain areas of the home, such as kids’ bedrooms, where there are no TVs, com-puters or video games.

“The concept is that kids need time with families with-out screens and digital giz-mos,” O’Keeffe says. “Beyond these ‘zones,’ many of us also encourage families to find times to just unplug regularly. For example, use weekends to just shut off cellphones and go off the grid for a bit.”

Setting a good example

Parents need to be consis-tent in enforcing the rules. They also need to set a good example for their kids by turning off their phones, clos-ing their laptops and shutting down other devices for meals and family time.

“If we make it a homewide policy that no one uses cell-phones at the dinner table and place limits on Internet usage each day, there will be less of a fight with our kids,” Elmore says.

Bessey, who runs Give The Kids a Voice, a website for kids where her 6-year-old daughter blogs, says she and her husband are very involved with the kids’ use of technology.

“We talk to them about which apps they like and why, etc., and when they make their way to YouTube, we try to monitor what they are finding and have many discussions about videos they’ve discovered,” she says.

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The cafeteria is like the hub of a school, where students and staff con-verge every day. Some bring their own lunch, but many rely on the lunch provided by the school district.

For some, the quality of the day can be judged almost entirely on what’s being served in the lunch line.

A lot can depend on school lunches: The attitude of students on pizza day might be better than on broc-coli and cheese day, for example, and the nutrition students get from their school meals can have a significant impact on their ability to learn.

The latter was part of the motiva-tion for First Lady Michelle Obama and the U.S. Department of Agricul-ture to push for greater nutritional standards in school meals throughout the nation.

Those standards — known as the 2010 Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act — place a number of new require-ments on school districts meant to

increase the healthfulness of food stu-dents get at school.

Districts had to have many of those requirements in place by the start of last school year, 2012-13.

The new standards might have some students in the Fairbanks North Star School District worried, but the menu isn’t going to become all gluten-free or vegan or anything. In fact, if students haven’t noticed any changes by now, they probably won’t notice any drastic changes in the future.

Amy Rouse, director of nutrition services for the Fairbanks district, said the food required by the new standards isn’t significantly different than what the district had been using all along.

“We had been transitioning our menus slowly over the past seven years by incorporating more fruits and vegetables as well as whole grains and lower fat items so our students didn’t see major changes,” she said.

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Healthy kids act adding nutrition to school lunch

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is the requirement that all grains served be 100 percent whole grain by the 2014-15 school year. Rouse said the district is practically at this point already.

Last year the district was at about 90 percent whole grain. This year it’s as high as 99 percent.

Just about the last thing standing in the district’s way is one ingredi-ent in the tortilla chips the supplier delivers, Rouse said. Apparently the district is working with the supplier to get a tortilla chip that’s up to stan-dard.

Perhaps the biggest change to the lunches themselves, however, isn’t a specific food requirement like having whole wheat grains or low-sodium content — it’s the meal planning pro-cess.

Prior to the standards, districts had some leeway for how they planned their meals, but the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act requires all school districts to use a universal planning method.

The Fairbanks district used to plan its meals by measuring nutrients such as calories and fat. Several nutrients

— calories, saturated fat and trans fat — still factor in to the process, but the district also has to ensure a cer-tain portion of fruits and vegetables are served at each meal.

Those fruits and vegetables must be of a certain color, too, which may seem insignificant but helps deter-mine the kinds of nutrients provided.

For parents, the change they’ll likely notice most will be the cost. That change will be seen for two reasons: Creating products that meet new standards often costs additional money, and the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act itself actually requires districts to increase how much they charge.

Districts are reimbursed a certain amount by the federal government per lunch served. That reimburse-ment is meant to make up the dif-ference in the cost to the district, but according to Rouse that is rarely the case. She said the district factors the difference into its own budget to avoid charging that much.

The act, however, requires districts charge enough to make up the differ-ence. If they don’t already, they must

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increase costs 10 cents per year until the costs line up.

For Fairbanks, that meant a sig-nificant cost increase for parents. The district decided in 2010-11 it would raise prices by 50 cents and hold it there as long as possible, Rouse said.

“If we’re going to raise prices, we try to raise it so we don’t have to do it annually,” she said.

If the district were to increase pric-es to match the difference all at once

this year, each lunch would cost about a dollar more.

Since the cost was updated a cou-ple years ago, and nutrition changes have been ongoing for several years, students won’t notice any major lunch changes when doors open for the start of the 2013-14 school year, but more changes for snacks are looming on the horizon for future school years.

Contact staff writer Weston Mor-row at 459-7520. Follow him on Twitter: @FDNMschools.

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In theory, packing a nutritious lunch for your children should be simple. In practice, it can be stressful for many parents. After all, parents have to balance nutritional recom-mendations against picky eaters, food allergies, school policies and short-ened lunchtimes. Sadly, reality often falls short of our imagined ideal. But don’t use that as an excuse to give up. Instead, by making small changes, parents can pack more nutritious, and more affordable, lunches that their children will actually eat.

Asha Dornfest, founder of the website Parent Hacks and co-author of “Minimalist Parenting,” says, “My first rule of thumb is to not put too much pressure on yourself to make it perfect.” Dornfest advises parents to aim high but realize that they can offer nutritious meals during the rest of the day to balance out any midday mistakes.

A good place to start when aiming high is the U.S. Department of Agri-culture’s MyPlate dietary guidelines, which you can find at ChooseMyPlate.gov. Dr. Robert Post, associate execu-tive director of the USDA’s Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion, says MyPlate guidelines “are a simple, pow-erful visual cue to consumers to think about choosing healthier foods during meal times.” Post stresses that the icon is “suggestive of portion sizes, not prescriptive,” but he thinks the icon can easily be applied to school lunches. He also notes that ChooseMyPlate.gov contains many tips on healthy meal planning and cooking nutritious meals, including SuperTracker, which helps parents analyze and improve

their family’s diet. Once you know what the ideal

lunch should look like, Dornfest says parents should focus on “the really big nutritional categories: something with protein, a fruit or a vegetable, something crunchy, maybe an option-al treat and milk or water to drink.” Use these groupings to standardize lunches. Dornfest says, “If I can come up with two or three lunches that my kids like, and I keep those items on my grocery list, I’m most of the way there. ... A lot of time, kids like to have the same thing over and over again for lunch.”

Next, use small tricks to ensure that your children will eat the food you pack for lunch. The best trick, Post and Dornfest agree, is to involve your children in the lunch packing process. “I think the sooner the bet-ter,” suggests Dornfest. “You’d be surprised what a preschooler can do. I’m not talking about making lunch from start to finish, but giving you ideas about lunch, getting the napkin and putting it in their lunchbox. It’s about including them in the process as reasonable.” Post adds, “Kids are more likely to enjoy the foods when it’s their choice,” so he advises tak-ing your children grocery shopping and letting them pick some items for lunch. He also notes that these trips can be a great opportunity for teach-ing children about nutrition.

Finally, many parents want to pack an affordable lunch. Many parents save money by purchasing reusable containers instead of single-use plas-tic bags. Dornfest notes that contain-ers should be easy to clean and easy to open. She adds, “A lot of wasted money is in wasted food.”


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According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, an average of 24 school-age children are killed in school transportation acci-dents each year.

Eleven of those children are on the school bus, and 13 are pedestrians. Even one child killed or injured in a school bus accident is too many. So

it’s important to teach your children the safety rules of being in or around school buses.

Since it’s back-to-school time, make it a top priority to deliver a school bus safety lesson to children who will be riding the bus for the first time and to older children who have ridden the bus for several years.

They, especially, need to be remind-ed of how important it is to practice bus safety, because older kids can get

complacent about school bus risks.The National School Bus Safety

Week committee wants parents to be aware that the most dangerous part of the bus ride is getting on and off the bus.

The group says, “Pedestrian fatali-ties (while loading and unloading school buses) account for approxi-mately three times as many school bus-related fatalities, when compared to school bus occupant fatalities.” The

loading and unloading area is called the “danger zone,” and it’s “the space on all sides of the bus where children are in the most danger of not being seen by the driver (10 feet in front of the bus where the driver may be too high to see a child, 10 feet on either side of the bus where a child may be in the driver’s blind spot, and the area behind the bus).”

School bus safety musts to teach your child

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The “Danger Zone” is par-ticularly dangerous for young children, who are more likely to be struck because they act impulsively, dash to get on and off the bus, assume other driv-ers will see them and stop, and don’t always stay within the driver’s sight.

Older kids experience risk when they are distracted by their

friends — who also might be unaware of other motorists or their positioning in the driver’s blind spots — and by their hand-held gadgets.

Google an image of a school bus “danger zone” that illus-trates in danger-red the areas around the bus that they are to avoid. It’s considered a com-mon rule of thumb for children to stay at least 10 feet away from all sides of the bus and

to always cross the street in front of the bus while the bus is stopped, red lights flashing, driver watching.

Kids have to be taught or reminded to look carefully for other motorists who are not stopped for the bus and to look behind the bus for any irrespon-sible driver who might speed to pass the bus. They should never

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Google an image of a school bus “danger zone” that illustrates in danger-red the areas around the bus that they are to avoid. It’s considered a com-mon rule of thumb for children to stay at least 10 feet away from all sides of the bus and to always cross the street in front of the bus while the bus is stopped, red lights flashing, driver watching.

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cross the street behind the bus. If friends are headed that way,

your child is not to follow them. Role-play to give your child a script, such as, “Let’s cross up here where the driver can see us.” With practice, they’ll feel more confident in group dynamics.

Teach kids to stay away from the bus’s wheels, and if they drop something while getting off the bus,

they are to tell the bus driver before trying to retrieve it. The bus driver will wait, keeping the child safe from tragedy.

If your child forgets something on the bus, he or she should wave for the bus driver’s attention to ensure the driver stops the bus for safer re-boarding.

Your child should never just walk back to the bus, because the driver might not see him or her approach-ing, especially if the child is in the

“danger zone.” And of course, children are to walk

straight home, on the sidewalk, after getting off the bus. They should avoid strangers at all times and should not hang out with friends in the street. Going straight home is a rule that must not be broken, or there will be consequences.

Here are some safety tips for when on the bus, which older kids also need to be reminded of because their peers may be unsafe travelers:

• Walk directly to a seat and remain seated and facing forward for the entire ride.

• If the bus has seat belts, put one on.

• Never throw things while on the bus.

• Talk quietly so the driver can listen for cars and emergency vehicle sirens.

• If there is an emergency, listen to the bus driver and follow instructions.

Don’t leave it to the school to teach your child bus safety.

These are lessons you must teach all of your children, no matter their ages, so that they come safely home to you every day.


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Welcome back to a new school year!The Fairbanks education community provides the foundation for a strong diverse learning environment. Our teachers and education support professionals are key to the success of our children and the sustainability of the community. We look forward to another enjoyable year.

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