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Principals Message
Dear Families, As the year is drawing to a close, I wish to
thank you sincerely for entrusting your children to our care. It is
an honor and a privilege to partner with you in shaping the minds
of your children. For the past ten years, I have dedicated myself
to making Ventana Vista the very best place for children. I am so
proud of the hard work that our teachers and staff members pour
into their daily interactions with children----delivering inspiring
lessons, fostering special relationships, creating lasting
memories, and developing life long learners. I can honestly say
that I look forward to coming to work each morning! I am grateful
for your partnership and wish you and your children all the best in
your future endeavors! I hope to keep in touch from my new position
at Manzanita next year. Sincerely, Kim Boling Principal
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Catalina Foothills School District
Dr. Mary Kamerzell,
Superintendent 209-7500
[email protected]
Governing Board Members
Carole Siegler, President 529-1379
[email protected]
Eileen Jackson, Vice President 299-3828
[email protected]
Amy Bhola, Member 577-5139
[email protected]
John Bergan, Member 878-6180
[email protected]
Amy Krauss, Member 887-3377
[email protected]
State of Arizona Legislative Representatives for CFSD
(please check www.azleg.gov for contact information)
Legislative District 9 Senator Steve Farley Rep. Randy Friese
Rep. Victoria Steele
DATES OF INTEREST Friday, May 8th 1 & 2 Gr. Concert @ 1:30
PM Tuesday, May 12th EARLY RELEASE
Gr. 1-5 8:00-1:30 AM Kinder 8:00-10:15
PM Kinder 11:15-1:30 Thursday, May 14th 3 & 4 Gr. Concert @
10:30 AM Friday, May 15th 5 Gr. & Show Choir Concert
@ 1:00 PM Tuesday, May 19th NO EARLY RELEASE Wednesday, May 20th
Last day of school for students Fifth Grade Farewell @ 1:00 PM
Thursday, August 6th First day of school for students
Mission Statement
Catalina Foothills School District and Ventana Vista Elementary
School, caring
collaborative learning communities, ensure that
each student each student achieves intellectual and
personal excellence, and is well prepared for college
and career pathways.
Office Hours for 2014-2015 are:
7:30 AM 3:30 PM
7:30 AM 2:00 PM (Early Release Tuesdays)
Main Office 209-8000 Health Office 209-8004 Attendance Line
209-8090 FAX 209-8070 Durham (Bus) 615-7635
School Tool Box
It is time to plan for next year! The school supply sale is
now
in full swing at www.schooltoolbox.com
New this year, If you order your school supplies through School
Tool Box, the supplies will be shipped directly to Ventana Vista
and delivered to your childs classroom before the
school year begins. In order to take advantage of the
ship to school option you must order next years
supplies before June 1st. Visit www.schooltoolbox.com to
day to order your supplies!
DIBELS Thank You!
A great big thank you to the wonderful DIBELS volunteers.
2,4,6,8, who do we appreciate?
Jacki Nichols Ellen Meckler
Sue Hart Tera Frank
Justine Bonomolo Claudia Hayashi Ross Iacomini
What a team!
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Important message for the Parents of 5th Grade Students: This is
a reminder that Arizona law requires that all incoming 6th grade
students have proof of the following vaccinations by the first day
of school for the 2014-2015 School Year: 1. Tdap 1 dose is required
when 5 years has passed since the last Tetanus shot and the student
is at least 11 years old. 2. Meningococcal 1 dose is required for
all incoming 6th graders, 11 years and older. A reminder of
immunization needs for fifth graders will be sent out with your
childs final report card in late May. If you have any questions
about the vaccination requirements please contact the Ventana Vista
Health Office @ 209-8004. If your child receives these
immunizations before the end of the current school year, please
bring in the documentation to the health office at Ventana Vista so
that we may update our records. If your child receives these
immunizations over the summer, they may be turned in to Esperero
Canyon Middle School front office, faxed to 209-8170 or emailed to
[email protected]. Many thanks, Vivien Petersen, RN Deborah
Moyer ECMS and Canyon View School Nurse Ventana Vista Health
Assistant 209-8104 209-8004
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Catalina Foothills School District is currently involved in
revising its Human Growth and Development (Sex Education and
HIV/AIDs) curricula in Grades 4 through 9. Human Growth and
Development is part of the K-12 Comprehensive Health & Physical
Education program of study. Human Growth & Development is an
optional area of study and requires written permission from a
parent/guardian in order for a student to participate. Pending
Governing Board approval of the revisions on June 9, 2015, there
will be two public hearings where interested individuals may
comment on the proposed changes. The first public hearing will be
held in the Sunrise Drive Elementary School library on May 14, 2015
from 6:00 7:30pm. The second public hearing will be held as part of
the regularly-scheduled governing board meeting on May 26, 2015.
The materials will be placed on public display and public hearings
will take place in accordance with Arizona Statutory guidelines as
follows: 5/11/15 5/15/15 Proposed changes to the Grades 4 through 9
Human Growth & Development
lessons and materials placed on public display at the District
Office, 2101 E. River Road, Tucson, Arizona. Materials may be
viewed at this site from 8:00am to 4:00pm, Monday through
Friday.
5/14/15 Public hearing on the Grades 4 through 9 Human Growth
& Development Curriculum at the Sunrise Drive Elementary School
Library from 6:00 7:30pm. Human Growth and Development is an
optional area of study.
Focus: Revisions to the Grades 4 through 9 Human Growth and
Development curricula. Public comments regarding the proposed
revisions are welcomed.
5/26/15 Public hearing on the Grades 4 through 9 Human Growth
& Development Curriculum in conjunction with the regularly
scheduled Governing Board meeting, which begins at 6:30pm in Room
712, House 4, at Catalina Foothills High School. Human Growth and
Development is an optional area of study.
Focus: Revisions to the Grades 4 through 9 Human Growth and
Development curriculum. Public comments regarding the proposed
revisions are welcomed.
6/9/15 Governing Board meeting, which begins at 6:30pm in Room
712, House 4, at Catalina Foothills High School.
Focus: Anticipated approval of proposed revisions to the Grades
4 through 9 Human Growth and Development curriculum. Public
comments regarding the proposed revisions are welcomed.
As stated above, all materials (student learning outcomes,
lesson plans, DVDs, handouts) for Grades 4 through 9 may be viewed
at the District Office, 2101 E. River Road, Tucson, Arizona, 8:00
a.m. to 4:00 p.m., May 11 15, 2015.
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April 28, 2015
To all parents, faculty and staff of Ventana Vista
Elementary:
Ventana Vista does not have any asbestos-containing building
materials in its school buildings. However, Ventana Vista is
required to comply with the Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act
(AHERA). AHERA rules regulate activities involving
asbestos-containing materials in school buildings.
An asbestos management plan detailing AHERA required information
is available for review at the Catalina Foothills Facilities Office
located at 4300 East Sunrise Drive, Tucson, Arizona.
If you have any questions regarding asbestos-containing building
materials you are encouraged to review the management plan or
contact the Director of Facilities, Douglas L. Huie, at
209-8508.
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Super Volunteer Recognition The governing board recognized
Amanda Davidson as a super volunteer. Board President Carole
Siegler reviewed the volunteer efforts of Ms. Davidson at Esperero
Canyon Middle School. Ms. Davidsons support of the 6-8 grade
students as a tutor, coach of the Science Olympiad Team, and dance
teacher exemplify that part of the CFSD mission about a caring,
collaborative learning community.
Student Recognition The governing board recognized Jillian
Smith, Esperero 6th grader. Board Member Amy Krauss reviewed
Jillians outstanding achievement as the first place winner in both
the CFSD and Pima County Spelling Bees. She exemplifies that
portion of the CFSD mission that each student achieves intellectual
and personal excellence. Consideration of smartschoolsplus, inc.
Phased Retirement Program (first reading) Assistant Superintendent
Denise Bartlett presented a proposal for a Phased Retirement
Program in CFSD. As a retention strategy, the district has been
working with smartschoolsplus inc. to design a program
whereby retirees can continue working at CFSD as a contracted
employee through a third party vendor. The retiree can draw
retirement benefits (with no negative impact to the AZ State
Retirement System) and the equivalent of a full CFSD salary. It is
the intention of the district that employees will work with
smartschoolsplus for only one year and will then be rehired by the
district into the same position. Consideration of Proposed
Revisions to Policy GCQE Retirement of Professional/Support Staff
Members (first reading) Dr. Bartlett presented proposed revisions
that match the provisions of a smartschoolsplus phased retirement
plan. Retirees could continue to work as a CFSD employee on a
part-time basis (less than .5 FTE) or become a contracted employee
for greater than .5 FTE. Unused short-term leave would follow the
contracted employee when working for a third party vendor.
Consideration of Proposed Revisions to CTE/JTED High School Courses
(first reading) Associate Superintendent Mary Jo Conery presented
revisions to courses in two high school CTE/JTED programs for
implementation in the 2015-2016 school year: Media Productions
courses of Fundamentals of Media Production (Film & TV) and
Advanced Media Production (Film & TV) 1 & 2; and the
Entrepreneurship courses of Entrepreneurship: Business and
Marketing 1, and Entrepreneurship: Business and Marketing 2. These
courses are currently offered at the high school. The revisions to
the courses were driven by CTE/JTED program standards changes by
the Arizona Department of Education. Consideration of New Middle
School World Language Course (first reading) Ms. Sheryl Castro,
Director of Global Citizenship Education, presented a proposed new
middle school world language course. The Global Solutions Pathways
is a middle school sequence of three courses designed to continue
the development of Spanish language proficiency. The courses will
be available to students in grades 6-8 who have prior Spanish
immersion experience (at Ventana Vista) or who have a heritage
learner background. With Global Solutions students will
A S u m m a r y R e p o r t o f t h e A p r i l 2 8 , 2 0 1 5 C
F S D Governing Board Meeting
T h e B o a r d e r A Publication for the CFSD Community
Staff
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hone their reading, writing, speaking, and listening skills in
Spanish. Fiscal Year 2014 Audit Report Director of Finance Sandra
Thompson reported that the audit of FY 2014 noted no reportable
material weaknesses to the districts financial statements, no
deficiencies in the area of internal controls, and the district was
deemed a low risk auditee. Fiscal Year 2016 Maintenance and
Operations (M&O) Budget Ms. Thompson gave an update on the FY16
straw budget, incorporating minor changes to the revenue document
that were noted at the last board meeting. April 20 Pima County
School Board/Superintendent Collaborative Meeting Board members
shared information and discussed highlights from the Pima County
Board/Superintendent Collaborative meeting. Consent Agenda Items
The governing board approved the following consent agenda items.
April 14, 2015, regular governing board meeting
minutes Expense Voucher memorandum Field Trip Request memorandum
Fund Raising Request memorandum Personnel memorandum Gift and
Donations memorandum Approval of Addition to Sole Source Vendors
for
Fiscal Year 2014-2015 memorandum Approval of IFB#15-06-16
Sunrise Drive
Elementary School Site and Building Upgrades Phase I
memorandum
Correction of the Approval of Award of IFB#15-05-16 - Cooling
Tower Removal and Replacement at CFHS
Upcoming Board Meeting The next regularly scheduled governing
board meeting is Tuesday May 12, 2015, 5:00 p.m., Catalina
Foothills High School, Building 4, Room 712. The tentative agenda
is: Executive Session for Annual Performance Review
of the Superintendent Outstanding Achievements Recognition of
Students Approval of smartschoolsplus, inc. Phased
Retirement Program (second reading) Approval of Proposed
Revisions to Policy GCQE
Retirement of Professional/Support Staff Members (second
reading)
Approval of Proposed Revisions to CTE/JTED High School Courses
(second reading)
Approval of New Middle School World Language Course (second
reading)
Consideration of Revisions to Policy KF Community Use of School
Facilities (Annual review of fee schedule)
Public Hearing on Revision of FY15 Budget Approval of Revision
of FY15 Budget Fiscal Year 2016 Maintenance and Operations
(M&O) Budget
