Update ~ June 16, 2009
- Our End-of-the-Year Picnic was a huge success. Thanks to Mrs. Kaider and her elves, we had enough autograph books for our students who shared them so everyone could create a memory.
- Thank you all for a wonderful year. Your input and participation have helped us create a warm environment for our next school year .
- Click here for our May 18, 2009 meeting notes.
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The Transition Committee consists of Cedar Grove staff; Cedar Grove parents who are moving next year; Cedar Grove parents who are staying at Cedar Grove next year; Little Bennett parents who are joining Cedar Grove’s community next year; and a PTA Board representative.
Purpose:
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To advise the school administration of the needs and concerns resulting from the boundary and enrollment changes arising from the opening of Clarksburg ES # 8, specifically addressing the four stakeholder groups: 1) Cedar Grove Staff; 2) Cedar Grove students and families who will stay; 3) Cedar Grove students and families who will attend Clarksburg #8; and 4) incoming students and families.
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To develop and implement supports to all stakeholder groups.
As of May 18 , 2009, our committee of staff and parents has accomplished some of the following:
- Mrs. Bosnic has taken the lead with the Clarksburg #8 sub-Committee and addressed many issues pertinent to that community.
- Cedar Grove Kindergarten Orientation for incoming Kindergartners will be publicized much more extensively than usual so that all incoming families will get the pertinent information.
- An Open House, with an extra-curricular “job fair” is being planned to welcome incoming Cedar Grove families.
- We are working on a School Spruce-Up plan; coordinating with the PTA and exploring landscaping avenues.
- We are asking the PTA to help gather childcare availability information, perhaps in the form of an information fair.
- Created two sub-committees: one for the staying/coming to Cedar Grove stakeholders and one for the leaving Cedar Grove stakeholders. These sub-committees will begin focusing on issues relevant to each school, to include instructional, safety, and introductory/community issues.
- Created and distributed a parent survey for those families coming to Cedar Grove from Little Bennett ES.
- Reviewed and sent a survey question to the families of current 2nd and 3rd graders.
- Sent a letter to fourth grade families.
- Sent a letter to entire school community.
- Prepared and sent a position paper to Dr, Docca, our representative on the Board of Education.
- Organized individuals to be a presence at the December 6 BOE meeting.
- Invited our new Little Bennett ES families to our winter concert on December 10, 2008 at 7 PM at the Damascus High School auditorium. Invitations were sent out December 1, 2008.
- Disseminated a parent survey at Back to School Nights.
- Disseminated a staff survey.
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