VOLUME XXXIV MARCH 2020 NUMBER 8

Superintendent’s Office Nathan Marting http://mrmarting.blogspot.com 319.827.1700 Ext. 5

Business OfficeSheila Tharp 319.827.1700 Ext. 1403

High School Office Paul Rea, Principal 319.827.1700 Ext. 4

Middle School Office Lisa Loecher, Principal 319.827.1700 Ext. 3

Elementary Office Brian Pottebaum, Principal 319.827.1700 Ext. 2

Athletic Office Joe Smeins, A.D. 319.827.1700 Ext. 8

Community Rec Director Brock Sabers 319.827.1700 Ext. 9

Important Extension Numbers 319.827.1700 Bus Garage Ext. 1411 or 319.334.7435

Extended Day Program Ext. 7 Nurse Ext. 6 Fitness Center Ext. 1236

Fax: 319.827.3905

Website Address Http://www.jesup.k12.ia.us

531 Prospect St. PO Box 287 Jesup, IA 50648

“High Expectations, High Achievement”

Needs Assessment Survey: Your Input is Needed

Nathan Marting, Superintendent

Iowa School Districts are required at least every five years to conduct a survey of members of the community in regards to the performance of the school. During the 2014-15 school year, our district conducted a survey of parents, students, staff, and community members. We had over 300 respondents at that time complete the survey providing us with valuable input that our staff, administrative team, and school board were able to utilize to set goals and pursue initiatives in order to work towards continued improvement. Now five years later we are asking you to help us again in providing this feedback to help us to continue to grow in our pursuit of “High Expectations and High Achievement”. With the expanded reach of social media, email, and other methods of communicating with the public, it is our hope to see a significant increase in the number of respondents. Your voice matters and will be heard.

We have included a link to the survey below for your convenience in completing. We will also be distributing this survey through our district social media, mass email system, as well as other means to help distribute throughout our community. The survey should not take more than 15 minutes to complete and is made up of 22 questions. The data is gathered anonymously so you can be assured your responses and comments are secure. The first couple of questions will ask your status (student, parent, non-parent) as well as what building level you or your child is enrolled in (select all that apply). That is the extent of the identifying questions that will be asked in order to categorize responses by building level.

We will keep the survey open through Friday, March 6th. Once the survey is closed, the results will be compiled and sorted in order to be reviewed. The results will be reviewed at multiple levels including building staff meetings, administrative team meetings, School Improvement Advisory Committee meetings, and the school board. The feedback received from this survey and including the comments received from these different groups as they review the results will be used by the school board in order to drive their work in setting the district vision and goals moving forward.

Thanks in advance for your continued help in making Jesup the great school district that it is known to be.

https://forms.gle/pA7d68tsErVG4Qyo9

Senior Citizen LunchJesup Community School Cafeteria Wednesday,

March 18 at 11:00 A.M.$3.75 per person

Call (319) 827-1700, Ext. 1301 for Reservations.

Hard Surface Bus Route ListsIn the unique situation that the majority of roads are clear and safe for travel, but some county roads are not always cleared as quickly, Jesup Community School District may implement our Hard Surface Road plan as needed.

The Hard Surface Route Lists have been posted to the school website. (Support Services/Transportation Department/Hard Surface Route List) and a copy is found later in this newsletter. ;)

* IF your child is getting free school lunches, you may be eligible for FoodAssistance.* For information or to apply, call your local Iowa Department of HumanServices Office.* If you don't know where the office is, call 1-877-DHS-5678 to find out.* You can also apply online at www.yesfood.iowa.gov

OPEN ENROLLMENT NOTIFICATION

Parents/guardians considering the use of the open enrollment option to enroll their child/ren in another public school district in the state of Iowa should be aware of the following dates:

If the student meets the definition of good cause under Iowa Administrative Code, applications canbe accepted after March 1, 2020for the 2020-2021 school year. September 1, 2020 - Last date for students entering kindergarten for the 2020-2021 school year. March 1, 2020 - Last date for regular open enrollment requests for the 2020-2021 school year.

In most cases, a high school student who open enrolls is ineligible for varsity athletic competition during the student's first 90 consecutive school days of enrollment in the receiving district. Some exceptions to this general rule of ineligibility may apply. Transportation assistance for those who qualify is available only between contiguous districts and shall be deducted from the amount sent to the receiving district. This may be in the form of actual transportation or in the form of a cash stipend.

For further details, contact the superintendent's office at 827-1700, ext. 5.

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Preschool, PreK and Kindergarten Round Up is on 2/27/2020 in the ELC starting at 4:30 PM or go to our school website and click on the link on the home page :) https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSctw-oQOMrPcqN67kbWYGFDD9Pe34gs_sBMESD9hFPlGxjySg/viewform

Summercare is also right around the corner if you are interested in child care during the summer months for your

PS - 4th grader, fill out the survey. Go to our school website and click on the link on our homepage.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdZAuy-3BGjfgxtYc-KYxU0LVmDKQWKYNBzkoYZamdG-YglEg/viewform

Gung Hay Fat Choy!Happy Chinese New YearBy: The Kindergarten Teachers

Chinese New Year is typically celebrated for two weeks at the end of January, or early February. It is part of the Lunar Calendar, and has many traditions that bring in good luck and sweep away the bad luck. It is not only part of China’s traditions and customs, but many cities in the United States also celebrate one day of the Chinese New Year. In Kindergarten, this year, we learned about Chinese New Year for two weeks. During this time, we had a Chinese New Year feast and parade! Here is what the Kindergartners learned about Chinese New Year:

They have a dragon dance. -CalebThey decorate with lanterns. -Logan K.The CNY celebration lasts for 15 days. - Logan S.The children receive red envelopes with money. -ClaireThey clean their homes to get rid of the bad luck. -LeviThey wear red for good luck. -HenleyIt is the year of the rat. -OllieWe wore red for good luck. -KaraLong noodles are good for long life. -AliviaWoks are used to cook food. -KaceThey have a lion and dragon dance. -LilyGung Hay Fat Choy means Happy Chinese New Year! -MadilynThe dragons they make are in the parades. - Ellie Red is a lucky color and Gung Hay Fat Choy is Happy Chinese New Year - Logan T.They eat long noodles and oranges. - LillyanThe kids get toys and money in red envelopes. - OwenThey have dragon parades and it is the year of the rat. - KaleThey eat a lot of good food at their feast like fish. - Alaina

The Benefits of WritingBy Mark Strabala

Junior/Senior Creative Writing is a class in which students create independent writing based upon the study and analysis of various literary genre, but what’s the point? To some, the class is nothing more than a necessary English credit; however, its value and worth extend beyond the classroom. Writing allows people of all ages to be bold, daring, and provides them with an outlet to share deep, meaningful experiences or new ideas with others. This unbridled free expression lends a voice to the author – a voice they may not have in any other form. Everyone has something important to say, writing, for some, can allow a message to endure throughout the ages – perhaps even change the world? Writing can be good therapy during difficult times – the paper does not judge nor criticize, it accepts the author’s words unconditionally. Even if the author chooses to never let another set of eyes see their thoughts, it is a way to unburden the heart from the heavy strain of life’s inevitable tragedies and turmoil. As this semester’s collection of students take up this writing challenge, it is my hope that, by the end of the year, they look back upon their classroom experience as more than just a means to earn their diplomas. Throughout life, may they find a moment wherein they feel inspired to create something greater than themselves.

Not All Standards Are Created Equal: Teaching and Assessing with Priority Trela Rottinghaus

In the last twenty years or so that I’ve been an educator the concept of grading has changed. Long past are the times that I recorded the number of items correct on a spelling test. For a lot of us, as parents, that’s a difficult concept to wrap our heads around. When I was in middle school, getting a perfect score on a spelling test week after week basically guaranteed an A in my English class. Compared to the one or two essays we wrote a month, there were a LOT of spelling tests, and they counted for more in the gradebook. In reality, I could have bombed more than an essay or two and still had a grade that showed my parents I was a decent English student. Except the data really showed that I wasn’t…

About a decade ago, the concept of professional ethics in terms of grading became a quiet, but insistent chirp in the corner of some teachers’ lounges. How were kids -- the same kids who aced spelling tests and earned high grades -- lacking proficiency on the required state and district tests? Why didn’t our grades match those test scores? Why didn’t those test scores… match our grades?

Ultimately, that resulted in a lot of tough conversations. What did our grades MEAN? Were we grading compliance and “good kid-ness,” or were we grading the understanding of our content areas? And, what were we supposed to be doing?

Elizabeth walked into my 8th grade Language Arts class in 2006. Her very first essay of the year, something simple I routinely gave to assess the group of kids in front of me, blew all of her classmates out of the water… except I couldn’t read it. Her spelling was such that after 10 minutes I gave up and asked her to type her document on the ancient computer at the back of the room. It lit up like a Christmas tree -- words were highlighted and underlined with more errors than I could count. But we sat there, ran through Microsoft’s spell check, and revealed an essay written at the level of a student much older. It was an A. By definition, it exceeded all grade-level writing expectations...except spelling. As I looked at all of the errors in her original draft, they faded into the background and let her mature word choices, sentence construction, clever turns of phrase, and unique message shine. At that moment, I had to confront my own reality -- was I grading writing… or spelling?

The chirps in the teachers’ lounge didn’t quite break into the Hallelujah Chorus -- but it was close. The conversations about standards, prioritizing standards and, wait for it, GRADING BY STANDARDS clicked. This was a kid who could write. She couldn’t spell worth anything, but that old Dell at the back of the room could help her with that. In a given 8th grade year, there were a solid half-dozen standards I covered that dealt with writing. For spelling? There’s only one.

Does that mean that spelling doesn’t matter? Of course not. It impacts clear and coherent writing and I harp on kids today to use the tools at their disposal, whether it be technology or their buddy or goodness gracious, even their language arts teacher. But ultimately, what am I teaching and assessing? My students’ ability to communicate, to think critically, to persuade, to change the world with their ideas...even if they don’t know how to spell them.

Collaborative Art By: Jessica Duprey

Art is often a solitary endeavor, each student working on their own creation, each student responsible for their own artwork. On occasion, I like to break that mold in art class and do a project which the whole class works together to create. These projects are something spectacular. Together, a class can create an installation that fills a hallway and evokes “oohs” and “ahhs” from every passersby. Together, students can create something much larger and more complex than they would have the time or space to create alone. Students are learning valuable skills while working together as well; the communication skills needed to work together are necessary for life beyond school. “Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.”- Helen Keller

Color Mixing Installation, 6th Grade

Color Drip Mural inspired by artist Jen Stark,

5th and 6th

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The Science of Sleep Mandy Gleiter High School Health/Science Teacher

How much sleep do you get? Better yet how much sleep do your children get?

Human beings spend on average 1/3 of our lives sleeping. Approximately 25 years—in a state of sleep. We know that sleep is vital for health and wellness, but what is happening while we sleep.

According to the Encyclopedia Britannica, the process of sleep occurs in five distinct stages that repeat about every ninety minutes. When we first lay down to rest, our breathing rate slows as we transition from consciousness to a light sleep known as Stage 1. After two minutes or so, we relax further, entering into Stage 2 sleep. Our body temperature drops and breathing becomes regular during this 20 minute stage. Stages 3 and 4—where sleepwalking and talking can occur—are deep, restorative forms of sleep characterized by large, slow brain waves. Together, they last approximately 30 minutes. Before entering Stage 5 sleep—an intriguing stage known as REM (rapid eye movement) sleep—we can pass back through stages 3 and 2. Most people repeat this cycle several times before morning.

How much sleep do we need? Children ages 3-6 need 10-12 hours a day, 7-12 year olds need 10-11 hours and 13-18 year olds need 8-9 hours a day. Research has shown that a single night of 4 or 5 hours of sleep can impair a person’s thinking, comprehension, and reaction rate. A hallmark of sleep deprivation is simple mistakes that can add up to huge problems. It is estimated that fatigue plays a role for every 1 out of 6 fatal car accidents.

Sleep helps us thrive by contributing to a healthy immune system, and can also balance our appetites by helping to regulate levels of the hormone leptin, which plays a role in our feelings of hunger and fullness. So when we’re sleep deprived, we may feel the need to eat more, which can lead to weight gain.

Sleep is very important in the learning process for a student. Let’s encourage our students to get enough sleep every night. Remember that practice with a good night of sleep makes perfect.

2020 VisionBy Tim Sauer

With the new year upon us, we are all seeking new ways to reach new accomplishments or goals. Whether we want to work out more, eat healthier, or spend less time on mobile devices, we all have things we can improve upon. For the past three years, I have picked a word that has shaped how I look at the decisions I make and my overall mindset for the year. In 2018, Jim Gillespie and I sat down and discussed focusing on leadership and improving ourselves. We conceptualized applying the one-word concept for the year, and how it could help better ourselves and other people. That year I was looking for a word that would represent my commitment to my work and relationships. I stumbled across the word, steadfast. I remained committed to my standards and did my best to exemplify a steadfast lifestyle. During the 2018-2019 school year, I had some significant changes in my life. My wife and I had our

first child, I became the head football coach at Jesup, and took on a leadership position within the school district. I had a lot to learn in those three areas and it took some time to take it all in. I had to be patient working with other adults in new roles, develop patience and perseverance while running on less sleep, and patience that things would get better in time. It was easy to pick my word for 2019. My word was patience, and I still have a long way to go.

As 2020 approached I chose the word, intentional. I have made a conscious effort to incorporate this concept into my health classes. I asked all the sophomores to do the same activity. We taped their words to the wall at the entrance of the classroom as a visual reminder. I plan to do a follow-up activity to see how the students are progressing in portraying their words. My goal remains to be more intentional in my relationships, the time I spend at school, and my

extracurricular activities. To quote Alexander Hamiltion “If you don't stand for something, you'll fall for anything”. I encourage you to find something that you’re willing to stand up and help give you focus for your day, your week, or your year.

Never forget, it’s a great day to be a JHawk.

High School Art/Photo

Kate Miller

Junior and Senior students have the opportunity to take Photography classes through the Art department. Classes consist of semester

long courses including Photo 1, Photo 2 and Individual Study of Photography. Through these courses, students work with Digital SLR

cameras, learning how to manually control the aperture, ISO, and shutter speeds to get the correct light settings for their images. We

focus on developing good compositions through several different units including portraits, objects, food and landscapes and explore the

similarities or differences in each of these areas.

Students also work heavily with Adobe Photoshop, learning to make edits or corrections to enhance their images. Through this

Photoshop editing, we also review and discuss the tremendous amounts of imagery we take in everyday. Students discuss the ability to

manipulate that imagery through programs like Photoshop, and how they need to think critically about advertisements that are targeted

to them.

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10:00 pmGirls State Basketball 2020 Begin 3rd Trimester No School 1:15 pm

Early Dismissal -ProfessionalDevelopment - PK-12

2:30 pmHS Boys Track @Wartburg

3:45 pmStudent ProjectShowcase

3:45 pmP/T Conferences

3:45 pmP/T Conferences

6:00 pmCollege Planning Night

6:00 pmHS Registration for 8thgraders

7:00 pmFinancial Aid PlanningNight

9:30 amBoys State Basketball 2020

State Individual Speech@ Starmont

8:00 amNE District FFAConvention

3:00 pmHS Girls Track @ UNIIndoor Meet

3:00 pmHS Boys Track @ UNIIndoor

7:00 pmMS Fun Night grades5-8

6:00 pmElementary PTOMeeting 7:00 pmSchool Board Meeting

7:00 pmSpring Play

FFA Chapter Meeting Senior Citizen Lunchday

Academic Awards/NHSNight

2:30 pmHS Boys Track @Wartburg Indoor End 3rd Qtr 2:30 pmHS Girls Track @Wartburg Indoor

3:00 pmHS Girls Track @ ISUIndoor

FFA Agriscience,State Science and Tech Fair NICL Academic AwardsNight

3:00 pmNICL Indoor @Wartburg

5:00 pmBooster Bash @ JesupGolf Course Begin 4th Qtr

FFA Banquet 7:00 pmSpring Concert grades5-8

All-State IndividualSpeech @ UNI 6:30 pmJ-Star Meeting

HOLIDAYS in MARCH• 1st Peanut Butter Lovers Day• 8th Daylight saving time begins• 11th Johnny Appleseed Day• 12th Popcorn Lovers Day• 13th Friday the 13th• 14th National Pi Day• 17th St.Patricks Day• 20th First Day of Spring• 20th International Earth Day• 25th World Agriculture Day• 30th Take a Walk in the Park Day• 31st National crayon Day

Jesup Community School District 2019-2020 School Calendar

Summary of Calendar: Days/Hrs. in classroom: First Semester . . . . . . ..91/582.0 Second Semester . . . . .89/577.4 TOTAL DAYS/HRS 180/1159.4

CALENDAR LEGEND

Start/End Early Dismissal Quarter Trimester Holidays Vacation Days PD Days P/T Conf

HOLIDAYS:

Labor Day (9/2) Thanksgiving Day (11/28) New Year’s Day (1/1) Memorial Day (5/25)

Approved: 2/11/19

August 2019 Student Days/Hours

M T W Th F 5 6 7 8 9

12 13 14 15 16 19 20 21 22 23 1 6.6 26 27 28 29 30 6 39.6 September 2019

2 3 4 5 6 10 64.0 9 10 11 12 13 15 97.0

16 17 18 19 20 20 130.0 23 24 25 26 27 25 163.0 30 26 169.6 October 2019

1 2 3 4 30 194.0 7 8 9 10 11 35 227.0

14 15 16 17 18 39 253.4 21 22 23 24 25 44 286.4 28 29 30 31 48 312.8 November 2019

1 49 319.4 4 5 6 7 8 54 343.8

11 12 13 14 15 58 370.2 18 19 20 21 22 63 403.2 25 26 27 28 29 66 421.0 December 2019

2 3 4 5 6 71 452.0 9 10 11 12 13 76 485.0

16 17 18 19 20 81 518.0 23 24 25 26 27 81 518.0 30 31 81 518.0 January 2020

1 2 3 81 518.0 6 7 8 9 10 86 551.0

13 14 15 16 17 91 582.0 20 21 22 23 24 95 608.4 27 28 29 30 31 100 641.4 February 2020

3 4 5 6 7 105 672.4 10 11 12 13 14 110 705.4 17 18 19 20 21 115 738.4 24 25 26 27 28 120 771.4 March 2020

2 3 4 5 6 125 802.4 9 10 11 12 13 130 835.4

16 17 18 19 20 135 868.4 23 24 25 26 27 140 901.4 30 31 141 914.6 April 2020

1 2 3 144 932.4 6 7 8 9 10 149 958.8

13 14 15 16 17 153 985.2 20 21 22 23 24 158 1018.2 27 28 29 30 162 1044.6 May 2020

1 163 1051.2 4 5 6 7 8 168 1082.2

11 12 13 14 15 173 1115.2 18 19 20 21 22 178 1148.2 25 26 27 28 29 180 1159.4

180 Days/1080 Hours Calendar

Aug 7 Registration Aug 21 Professional Development Aug 22 Professional Development Aug 23 K-12 First Day of School

Sept 2 Labor Day (No School) Sept 4 1:15 Early Dismissal (PD)

Oct 2 1:15 Early Dismissal (PD) Oct 14 No School (PD) Oct 29 End 1st Qtr (46 days/299.6 hrs)

Nov 5 P/T Conferences Nov 6 1:15 Early Dismissal (PD) Nov 7 P/T Conferences Nov 8 No School (Comp Day) Nov 11 No School (PD) Nov 19 End 1st Tri (60 days/383.4 hrs) Nov 27 1:15 Early Dismissal Nov 28-29 Thanksgiving Break (No School)

Dec 4 1:15 Early Dismissal (PD) Dec 20 1:15 Early Dismissal Dec 23-Jan 3 Winter Break

Jan 6 School Resumes Jan 15 1:15 Early Dismissal (PD) Jan 17 End 2nd Qtr (45 days/282.4 hrs) Jan 17 End 1st Sem (91 days/582 hrs) Jan 20 No School (PD) Jan 21 Begin 2nd Sem

Feb 5 1:15 Early Dismissal (PD) Feb 28 End 2nd Tri (60 days/388.0 hrs)

Mar 3 P/T Conferences Mar 4 1:15 Early Dismissal (PD) Mar 5 P/T Conferences Mar 6 No School (Comp Day) Mar 20 End 3rd Qtr (44 days/286.4 hrs)

Apr 1 1:15 Early Dismissal (PD) Apr 10 No School Apr 13 No School (PD)

May 6 1:15 Early Dismissal (PD) May 25 Memorial Day May 27 1:15 Early Dismissal May 27 End 4th Qtr (45 days/291.0 hrs) May 27 End 3rd Tri (60 days/388.0 hrs) May 27 End 2nd Sem (89 days/577.4 hrs)

Note: One Professional Development Day is met through fulfilling the weekly collaborative meeting requirements for one semester.

Currently the LAST DAY OF SCHOOL is MAY 29th (Due to snow days)

Jesup Community School District Regular Board Meeting

February 10, 2020, 7:00 p.m.

PreK-8 Media Center

Public hearing on the 2020-21 School District Calendar was held with no comments received.

REGULAR BOARD MEETING 02/10/20 The Board of Directors of the Jesup Community School District regular meeting was called to

order by President Riensche at 7:00 p.m., February 10, 2020, in the PreK-8 Media Center.

PRESENT: Bucknell, Clayberg, Covington, Donlea, Masteller, Riensche, Thorson

ABSENT: None

CONSENT ITEMS (I, II, III) The following consent items: A) Minutes of the January 13, 2020 Regular Board Meeting and

January 29, 2020 Board Work Session; B) January Financial Statements; and C) February

Expenditures and Claims

Upon motion by Thorson, seconded by Donlea, it was

RESOLVED: to approve the consent items as presented

ALL AYE: Motion Carried

STAFF PRESENTATION

Melissa Trumbauer (At-Risk Coordinator), Jon Steffen (Social Worker), Dorthea Bovy (K-6

Guidance Counselor), and Kristen Bauer (7-12 Guidance Counselor) presented on mental health

services provided in the District.

ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS

Elementary/Rural – Principal Pottebaum reported on the leadership team working with the

AEA on a long-range literacy and math improvement plan; a recap on Muffins with Mom;

Donuts with Dad is scheduled for April 24th; kindergarten, pre-k, and preschool open house will

be February 27th from 4:30-6:30; students will be participating in a reading challenge; and

literacy training and results.

Middle School – Principal Loecher reported that 10 5th/6th graders participated in the ECICDA

Honor Choir at Coe College; 7 7th/8th graders selected for Honor Band; student council has been

selling Valentine’s Day suckers and helped with the January senior citizen lunch; FAST testing

completed; and upcoming suicide prevention training for middle school and high school staff.

High School – Principal Rea provided an update on the high school grading policy and after

school program; 1st semester honor roll numbers; and CAPS.

BOARD POLICY REVIEWS (IV) Upon motion by Bucknell, seconded by Masteller, it was

RESOLVED: to approve the revisions to board policies 209, 209.1, 209.2, 209.3, 209.4, 209.5,

209.6, 209.7, 210, 210.1, 210.2, 210.3, 210.4, 210.5, 210.6, 210.7, and 210.8 as reviewed

ALL AYE: Motion Carried

RESIGNATIONS/CONTRACTS/APPOINTMENTS/TRANSFERS/TERMINATIONS Upon motion by Covington, seconded by Bucknell, it was

RESOLVED: to approve contracts for Cody Cooper (Asst. Track Coach), James Stockwell (Bus

Driver), and Lily Rottinghaus (Spring Play Director)

ALL AYE: Motion Carried

2020-21 HIGH SCHOOL REGISTRATION HANDBOOK (V)

Upon motion by Masteller, seconded by Bucknell, it was

RESOLVED: to approve the 2020-21 High School Registration Handbook as presented

ALL AYE: Motion Carried

NORTH GYM PAINTING QUOTE (VI)

Upon motion by Bucknell, seconded by Covington, it was

RESOLVED: to approve the quote from Five Star Painting in the amount of $12,186.96 for

painting of the North Gym walls and stage floor

ALL AYE: Motion Carried

PURCHASE OF FLOOR SCRUBBER (VII)

Upon motion by Bucknell, seconded by Masteller, it was

RESOLVED: to approve the purchase of a floor scrubber from Central Iowa Distributing in the

amount of $9,670

ALL AYE: Motion Carried

2020-21 SCHOOL DISTRICT CALENDAR (VIII)

Upon motion by Bucknell, seconded by Thorson, it was

RESOLVED: to approve the 2020-21 school district calendar as reviewed

ALL AYE: Motion Carried

NEEDS ASSESSMENT SURVEY TOOL (IX)

Upon motion by Masteller, seconded by Covington, it was

RESOLVED: to approve the District Needs Assessment Survey as reviewed

ALL AYE: Motion Carried

ACCEPTANCE OF OELWEIN CSD INTO THE NORTH IOWA CEDAR LEAGUE

CONFERENCE

Upon motion by Masteller, seconded by Donlea, it was

RESOLVED: to approve the request of the Oelwein CSD to join the NICL Conference

ALL AYE: Motion Carried

ADJOURNMENT Upon motion by Bucknell, seconded by Donlea, it was

RESOLVED: to adjourn

ALL AYE: Motion Carried

President Riensche declared the meeting adjourned at 9:53 p.m.

Next regular meeting: Monday, March 9, 2020, at 7:00 p.m.

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The monthly newsletter is for the parents and patrons of the Jesup Community School District. It includes articles written by faculty, administrators, and students as well as general announcements. Any questions, comments, or suggestions should be directed to the Superintendent of Schools:

Nathan Marting, SuperintendentJesup Community Schools

531 Prospect Street P.O. Box 287 Jesup, Iowa 50648-0287

319.827.1700 ext. 5 nmarting@jesup.k12.ia.us

It is the policy of the Jesup Community School District not to illegally discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, gender, disability, religion, creed, age (for employment), marital status (for programs), sexual orientation, gender identity and socioeconomic status (for programs) in its educational programs and its employment practices. There is a grievance procedure for processing complaints of discrimination. If you have questions or a grievance related to this policy please contact the district’s Equity Coordinator:

Lisa Loecher, Jesup Middle School 531 Prospect Street P.O. Box 287

Jesup, Iowa 50648-0287 319.827.1700 ext. 3 lloecher@jesup.k12.ia.us

Educating students since 1870

NEWS ON SCHOOL CANCELLATIONS AND DELAYS

In the event of weather-related school dismissals or cancel-lations, please do not call the school offices or radio or TV stations. This ties up the phone lines and prevents necessary calls regarding dismissals or cancellations from being made. For up-to-date information regarding school dismissals or cancellations, check the school website www.jesup.k12.ia.us (alerts scroll near top of screen), or listen to TV stations. A list of TV stations has been included below for your convenience.

KGAN—(TV)2 KWWL—(TV)7 KCRG—(TV)9

You may also sign up for the Infinite Campus Parent Portal to receive texts directly to your phone or emails.

Important Note: When school is cancelled, all scheduled activities are cancelled. When school begins late, all morning activities are cancelled.

Parents….Please Note! When school is delayed there is no breakfast served before

school starts.

• In a shelter, motel, vehicle, or campground• On the street• In an abandoned building, trailer, or other inad-equate accommodations, or• Doubled up with friends or relatives becauseyou cannot find or afford housing

Then, your preschool-aged and school-aged children have certain rights or protections under the McKinney-Vento Homeless Education Assistance Act.

For further assistance, call: Brian Pottebaum, Local Area Contact

319.827.1700, ext, 1102 orDonna Eggleston, State Coordinator 515.281.3999

Information for Parents If your family lives in any of the following situations:

Transportation Reminders • Students in PreK through 2nd grade will not be

allowed off the school bus unless a parent/guardian is visible at the drop-off location.

• Please be ready on time - times may vary due tosomeone not riding or weather conditions.

• Please follow the rules.• Please notify the transportation office when not

riding.• (319) 827 - 1700, ext. 1411 or 319-334-7435

Asbestos NoticeAll friable asbestos has been removed from the building. All non-friable asbestos has been covered. The district is in compliance with federal regulatory requirements.Information on asbestos is available in the offic eof the Superintendent. Acopy of the asbestos report is available in the head custodian's office.