The Stallion Scoop: 15Feb18

Posted on 02/15/2018

IN THIS WEEK'S NEWSLETTER:

FROM THE PRINCIPAL
FROM THE AP
PSP NEWS
WHAT'S NEW?
STALLION SPOTLIGHT (new)
NEW FLYERS
GIFTED & TALENTED NEWS

FROM THE PRINCIPAL - JOSH MILLER
The Principal Chronicles continue ... As I write this, it is Valentine's Day: the pinkest and reddest day we have all year. It seems as though everyone is wearing either pink or red. As I go around through all of the different classes, I am always amazed at the creativity our students have relative to their Valentine's boxes. I was wondering aloud this morning about when this became a thing? I remember when I was a kid (back when we rode our dinosaurs to school) that we just used a paper sack. Now kids have three dimensional, multi-functional high tech pieces of Valentine's art. It is truly amazing what some of our students come up with. What are we doing in our house for Valentine's day you ask? A whole lot of nothing. Valentine's Day isn't a big deal in our house so it is really just another day. Plus our girls will most likely make poor dietary choices most of the day so they should be good to go. That is it for this week. Happy Valentine's Day from our family to your family. Until next time when the Principal Chronicles continues... NEW THIS WEEK: I have posted a new podcast for our weekly Staff Chat. Each podcast is available on CTE's YouTube channel - please subscribe and never miss any of the fun! Each week I will have a short interview with one of our staff members. Please enjoy the eighth episode with Sandy Dreith.

FROM THE AP - ROBIN HUNT

Candy Grams Thanks so much for supporting StuCo by purchasing candy grams. We sold over 600 grams this year, a new record! Volunteers Needed Please consider volunteering an hour over the next four months of school. We have several PSP events coming up and teachers can always use some support. Contact PSP or Tenielle Miller (at the front desk) for more information. Celebrating Staff We have created celebration boards for each of our staff members. We invite you to celebrate our staff members with us. If you would like to give your teacher a note, please feel free to complete an EPIC note which is available at the front office. Our office staff will make sure it gets put on their celebration board. Autism Awareness T-shirts for sale! Cherokee Trail will be celebrating Light It Up Blue on April 2nd promoting Autism Awareness. We are selling T-shirts for the next week to help with our celebration and to make a donation to Autism Speaks. Order forms are available at the front desk. The deadline for ordering is February 20th. Safety Committee Partners with StuCo Our SAC Safety Subcommittee met after school on January 31st. Given the recent traffic safety events and concerns in the neighborhood, Student Council will be collaborating with the committee to work on this issue. StuCo is taking this on as a design challenge and will be seeking out neighborhood feedback, working with police officers, and considering a Neighborhood Traffic Calming Partnership. We appreciate your cooperation with us as we work on this challenge. Here's what's coming! Please access the school calendar for specific times.

February 16 No School for students - Teacher Inservice
February 19 No School for students or staff - President's Day
February 20 Deadline for Autism Awareness T-shirt orders
February 23 Wish Week Assembly
February 28 Student Council Meeting
March 9 EPIC Assembly
March 13 Parent/Teacher Conferences
March 14 Student Council Meeting
March 15 Parent/Teacher Conferences
March 19-23 No School for students or staff - Spring Break

PSP NEWS

Yearbook Order: It's time to order your 2017-2018 yearbook. If you believe you may have ordered a yearbook last Fall and would like to find out, please send CTE PSP an e-mail and we will let you know. Box Tops: We are going into the final week for Box Tops! Please make sure you turn all Box Tops in by Friday, Feb. 23rd. Mrs. Holmes' class won week 2 and received cupcakes for their victory! This week the winner will receive donuts. Who will it be?? Here are the standings after week 2: Jones 1163 Major 1100 Holmes 826 Putman 501 Bruce 317 Kelley 300

WHAT'S NEW @ CTE THIS WEEK?

Cherokee Trail staff and students are paying it forward in February!
Read the full story.

STALLION SPOTLIGHT

zavadil

Each week we will feature one of our amazing classrooms and see the great work being done by our students!

Ms. Zavadil's kindergarteners are solving the recycling problem at CTE.

NEW FLYERS (ALL)

Little Wolverine Volleyball Camp
After School Spanish
Tennis Classes - The final session of tennis for this school year is starting up in April. Please click on the link to register or the flyer for more information.
Chaparral HS Theater presents Cinderella

GIFTED & TALENTED NEWS
DCAGT [Douglas County Association for the Gifted & Talented]
DCSD Gifted Education News

In compliance with Titles VI & VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008, and Colorado law, the Douglas County School District RE-1 does not unlawfully discriminate against otherwise qualified students, employees, applicants for employment, or members of the public on the basis of disability, race, creed, color, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, national origin, religion, ancestry, or need for special education services. Discrimination against employees and applicants for employment based on age, genetic information, and conditions related to pregnancy or childbirth is also prohibited in accordance with state and/or federal law. Complaint procedures have been established for students, parents, employees, and members of the public. The School District's Compliance Officer and Title IX Coordinator to address complaints alleging sexual harassment under Title IX is Aaron Henderson, 620 Wilcox Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, [email protected], 303-387-0127.

Outside Agencies

Complaints regarding violations of Title VI, (race, national origin), Title IX (sex, gender), Section 504/ADA (handicap or disability), may be filed directly with the Office for Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Education, 1244 North Speer Blvd., Suite 310, Denver, CO 80204. Complaints regarding violations of Title VII (employment) and the ADEA (prohibiting age discrimination in employment) may be filed directly with the Federal Office of Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, 303 E. 17th Ave., Suite 510, Denver, CO 80202, or the Colorado Civil Rights Commission, 1560 Broadway, Suite 1050, Denver, CO 80202.

NOTICE OF DESTRUCTION OF SPECIAL EDUCATION RECORDS

Special Education records which have been collected by Douglas County School District related to the identification, evaluation, educational placement, or the provision of special education in the district, must be maintained under state and federal laws for the period of five (5) years after special education services have ended for the student. Special education services end when the student is no longer eligible for services, graduates, or completes his/her educational program at age 21, or moves from the district. This notification is to inform parents/guardians and former students of Douglas County School District's intent to destroy the special education records of students who exited special education services as of June 30, 2016. These records will be destroyed in accordance with state law unless the parent/guardian or eligible (adult) student notifies the school district otherwise. After five years, the records are no longer useful to the district, but may be useful to the parent/guardian or former student in applying for social security benefits, rehabilitation services, college entrance, etc. The parent/guardian or eligible (adult) student may request a copy of the records by requesting the records at this link ( Douglas County School District Transcripts and Records Requests ).