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Principals Message

Thank you to each of the families who are following us on Twitter and Remind. These
are great ways to stay in the know about what is happening on our campus. While I
have worked to answer questions from those who have had concerns about Twitter, I
have also been overwhelmed with the positive feedback from families who are
excited about the opportunity to connect with their childs daily experiences. Those
using Remind have also expressed gratitude for the reminders of school calendar
items. If you have not signed up to use these applications, information about Twitter
and Remind are at the bottom of this page.

Thank you to all who attended our Curriculum Nights this week. It is our wish to
communicate what and how your children are learning when they are at school.
Hopefully you found it informative and an opportunity to connect with your childs
teacher. Thanks to those who stopped by to meet our new PE teacher, Eva Lankes,
our new Spanish teacher, Lisa Meder, and our counselor Kelsey Faber. Marc
Koepsel was also available to help families with ParentVUE questions.

If you were unable to attend, it is important that you know that ParentVUE will be the
only way for you to access your childs report card. There will be no hard copies of
report cards sent this year. Please be sure to activate your ParentVUE account when
you receive your activation key. Contact the office if you need assistance. We are
happy to help!

This year marks the beginning of our five-year School Improvement Plan (SIP). Our
site-specific SIP supports Ventana Vista students in their journey to become college
and career ready. The strategies and action steps outlined in our SIP support the
overarching District Objectives in the areas of literacy, numeracy, transfer, academic
mindsets, Deep Learning Proficiencies (DLP) and communication. I will be
highlighting each plan in upcoming newsletters.

Lastly, I am pleased to invite you to Save-the-Date for our Plant Science Family
Night on October 2 from 5pm-8pm. Please take the time to read the attached fliers.
We are excited to kick it off a month early with the Jack and the Beanstalk plant
contest. The seeds will be sent home next week for your children to conduct their
own experiments of sorts to try to grow the tallest plants.

The school year is off to a great start, I look forward to more to come!

Dana Mulay
Principal
520-209-8000
dmulay@cfsd16.org




Connect with us through Twitter and Remind

Twitter will share the story of our school. Each day I spend time in classrooms
and share photos of what is happening in classrooms in real time on Twitter. If
you are a Twitter user you can follow us @vvebobcats. If you are not a Twitter
user and choose not to be, you can have our posts sent to your phone as a text
message. To do this, send a text to 40404 that says, follow @vvebobcats. If
you do not want texts or Twitter, you can see the posts on our school website
and on our Facebook page.

Remind is an app available in your app store for your phone that will send out
reminders about events, early release, and information that is needed
immediately such as busses being late, etc. To get Remind, you can download
the free app to your phone and when it asks for a class code, enter @vvbobcats .
If you prefer not to get the app, you can send a text to 81010 and in the message
type @vvbobcats and when I post a reminder, it will text you with the reminder.
You can also get an email from Remind if you send a blank email to
vvbobcats@mail.remind.com

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Catalina Foothills
School District

Dr. Mary Kamerzell,
Superintendent
209-7500
mkam@cfsd16.org

Governing Board Members

Carole Siegler, President
529-1379
csiegler@cfsd16.org

Eileen Jackson, Vice President
299-3828
ejackson@cfsd16.org

Amy Bhola, Member
577-5139
abhola@cfsd16.org

John Bergan, Member
878-6180
jbergan@cfsd16.org

Amy Krauss, Member
887-3377
akrauss@cfsd16.org

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, August 28
th

FFO General Mtg. @ 8:15

Tuesday, September 1
st

EARLY RELEASE
Gr. 1-5 8:00-1:30
AM Kinder 8:00-10:15
PM Kinder 11:15-1:30

Thursday, September 3
rd

Book Fair Grand Opening 5-7 PM

Friday, September 4
th

Thursday, September 10
th

Fall Book Fair

Monday, September 7
th

Labor Day NO SCHOOL

Tuesday, September 8
th

NO EARLY RELEASE

Tuesday, 15
th

EARLY RELEASE
Gr. 1-5 8:00-1:30
AM Kinder 8:00-10:15
PM Kinder 11:15-1:30




























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 2015-2016 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









A huge THANK YOU to the
following parents for
volunteering during DIBELS
testing:

Jacki Nichols
Tera Frank
Justine Bonomolo
Heather Voss
Tam Shaner
Ellen Meckler
Erica Brownlee
Cathie Ashley
Amber Wesson
If you'd like to volunteer for the
DIBELS testing in December
and/or April, contact Ms.
Golden, VV Reading Specialist:
ggolden@cfsd16.org




Parking Lot

Please refrain from parking at
the east end of the parking lot
directly in front of the school
(where the bus bay is. Buses
cannot easily make the turn.



Open Enrollment Bus Service

Open Enrollment families can
apply to ride the bus by
completing the application on
the district website.

Go to the Parent Info tab,
Transportation and Open
Enrollment Bus Application.

On Twitter? Follow Superintendent Kamerzells tweets
here.
Easy Ways to Follow Us
Here are some quick & easy ways to stay connected with CFSD and
CFHS through Facebook and Twitter. Simply click on these live links to
follow all our news.
Click here to follow CFSD on Facebook. Click See First in
your newsfeed so you dont miss a post.
Where does the Foothills lifelong learning path lead? Click
here to follow Foothills Alumni on Facebook & learn about
the college and career news of our graduates.
See Bobcat news rst by following Ventana Vistas Twitter
feed here.
See the latest news from our dedicated parent volunteers.
Click here to follow VV FFO on Facebook.
Subscribe to the Ventana Vista Elementary School
channel here.
Get all the relevant school news at the Ventana Vista blog
here.
Is today Early Release? Click here to get all the Ventana
Vista posts.
If your family lives in any of the following situations:

In a shelter, motel, vehicle, or campground

On the street

In an abandoned building, trailer, or other inadequate accommodations, or

Doubled up with friends or relatives because you cannot find or afford housing
Then, you have certain rights or protections
under the McKinney-Vento Homeless
Education Assistance Act.
You have the right to:

Go to school, no matter where you live or how long you
have lived there. You must be given access to the same
public education provided to other students.

Continue in the school you attended before you became
homeless or the school you last attended, if that is your
choice and is feasible. The school districts local liaison for
homeless education must assist you, if needed, and offer
you the right to appeal a decision regarding your choice
of school if it goes against your wishes.

Receive transportation to the school you attended before
you became homeless or the school you last attended, if
you request such transportation.

Attend a school and participate in school programs
with students who are not homeless. Students cannot
be separated from the regular school program because
they are homeless.

Enroll in school without giving a permanent address.
Schools cannot require proof of residency that
might prevent or delay school enrollment.

Enroll and attend classes while the school arranges for the
transfer of school and immunization records or any other
documents required for enrollment.

Enroll and attend classes in the school of your choice
even while the school and you seek to resolve a
dispute over enrollment.

Receive the same special programs and services, if needed, as
provided to all other students served in these programs.

Receive transportation to school and to school programs.
When you move, you should do the following:

Contact the school districts local liaison for homeless
education (see phone number below) for help in enrolling
in a new school or arranging to continue in your former
school. (Or, someone at a shelter, social services office, or
the school can direct you to the person you need to contact.)

Tell your teachers anything that you think they need to
know to help you in school.

Ask the local liaison for homeless education, the shelter
provider, or a social worker for assistance with clothing
and supplies, if needed.
Local Area Contacts:
State Coordinator:
1-800-308-2145
If you need further assistance, call the
National Center for Homeless Education
at the toll-free HelpLine number:
1-800-308-2145
1-800-308-2145
If you need further assistance, call the
National Center for Homeless Education
at the toll-free HelpLine number:
1-800-308-2145
If your family lives in any of the following situations:

In a shelter, motel, vehicle, or campground

On the street

In an abandoned building, trailer, or other inadequate accommodations, or

Doubled up with friends or relatives because you 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.
Your children have the right to:

Go to school, no matter where you live or how long you
have lived there. They must be given access to the same
public education, including preschool education, provided
to other children.

Continue in the school they attended before you became
homeless or the school they last attended, if that is your
choice and is feasible. If a school sends your child to a school
other than the one you request, the school must provide you
with a written explanation and offer you the right to appeal
the decision.

Receive transportation to the school they attended before
your family became homeless or the school they last
attended, if you or a guardian request such transportation.

Attend a school and participate in school programs with
children who are not homeless. Children cannot be separated
from the regular school program because they are homeless.

Enroll in school without giving a permanent address. Schools
cannot require proof of residency that might prevent or delay
school enrollment.

Enroll and attend classes while the school arranges for the
transfer of school and immunization records or any other
documents required for enrollment.

Enroll and attend classes in the school of your choice even
while the school and you seek to resolve a dispute over
enrolling your children.

Receive the same special programs and services, if needed,
as provided to all other children served in these programs.

Receive transportation to school and to school programs.
When you move, you should do the following:

Contact the school districts local liaison for homeless
education (see phone number below) for help in enrolling
your child in a new school or arranging for your child to
continue in his or her former school. (Or, someone at a
shelter, social services office, or the school can direct you
to the person you need to contact.)

Contact the school and provide any information you think
will assist the teachers in helping your child adjust to
new circumstances.

Ask the local liaison for homeless education, the shelter
provider, or a social worker for assistance with clothing
and supplies, if needed.
Local Area Contacts:
State Coordinator:
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5 - 8 pm
Friday, October 2
It is all about Science and
What is Plant Science Family Night?
This is our biggest event of the year and IT IS FUN!
Hands-on Science Exploration and Discovery with University of Arizona
Scientist and researchers and our local Tucson Community experts. Over 20 learning centers designed
for our children designed to increase knowledge, curiosity and science skills.
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- lf you're a naLurallsL and love naLure walks... [oln us.
- lf you wanL grow a CommunlLy or home garden... leL Lhe klds Lry lL aL Sln, CcLober 2.
- lf you or Lhe klds Lhlnk fungl and mycology and oLher welrd planLs are fun..[oln us
- lf we could grow planLs on Mars or Lhe Moon... well, we can. [olns!
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- lf your wanL Lo undersLand unA or phoLosynLhesls.candy model unA or Lhe marshmallow/LooLhplck learnlng cenLer.
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from 8ashas, the schedu|e, [ourna|s and the |ayout of the event |n the IIC
and VV news|euers.
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Make Sure Your Familys District Directory Listing is Correct

The 2015-2016 CFSD District Directory is coming soon in mid-October. Help us to
make sure your family is listed correctly.

If you have multiple students in the district and they have:

different parent/guardian names
different addresses

Our sorting process may not pick up all your family members and list them together as
one family. Help us out by emailing to us the names of your students as they appear in
the district database and let us know that they should be listed together as a family.


Send your emails to cfhsdirectorycommittee@gmail.com


NOTE: Students with distinctly different last names should be listed separately in the
directory to make it easier for their friends to find them. But if the last names are
different due to the addition of a hyphenation (i.e. Angela Jones is the sister of David
Jones-Masters), please let us know about that too.












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Approval of Revisions to CFSD Policy CBA
Qualifications and Duties of Superintendent
(second reading)
The governing board conducted the second reading of
the CFSD policy related to the superintendents job
description. During the first reading of this policy on
August 11, the board recommended substitution/
addition of a few words and minor revisions to the
section titles of Leadership and Board Relations. The
board discussed additional revisions during the second
reading. Some of the recommended revisions included
reference to the district strategic plan, wording
modifications, and reordering bullets for better clarity.
This policy will be brought back for a third reading and
possible approval at the next board meeting.

Approval of Revisions to Policy CBI Evaluation of
Superintendent (second reading)
The governing board conducted the second reading
the CFSD policy related to the boards process for
evaluation of the superintendent. During the first
reading of this policy on August 11, the board
recommended a minor change in wording to the policy.
The board discussed additional sentence modification
to add consistency and fluidity to the policy. The board
approved the policy as amended.

Approval of Revisions to Policy GBI Staff
Participation in Political Activities (second
reading)
The governing board conducted the second reading of
this policy. During the first reading on August 11, a
board member had an interest in adding language that
expressed the districts long-standing practice of
prohibiting outside organizational access to district
families by scheduling a facility rental that may
coincide with a school wide parent/student event. Dr.
Kamerzell presented a possible modification to the
policy language for the boards discussion and
consideration. This policy will be brought back for a
third reading and possible approval at the next board
meeting.

Superintendents Proposed Performance Goals for
2015-2016 (second reading)
Superintendent Mary Kamerzell presented and the
governing board approved the proposed performance
goals for the 2015-2016 school year.



The goals constitute one piece of the superintendents
performance plan and are in addition to the
responsibilities delineated in her job description. Goal
areas are in the following categories:

1. Envision21: Deep Learning CFSD Strategic
Plan 2014-2020
2. Human Resources
3. Arizona College and Career Ready Standards
4. Technology
5. Community Relations
6. Election

Consent Agenda Items
The governing board approved the following consent
agenda items.

August 11, 2015, regular governing board meeting
minutes
Expense voucher memorandum
Fund raising request memorandum
Personnel memorandum
Gift and donations memorandum
1
st
quarter tax credit eligible fees memorandum
IFB 16-01-20 - backflow testing/maintenance and
reclaimed water inspection memorandum
Addition of sole source vendors for fiscal year
2015-2016 memorandum
Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP) for the
construction portion of the Valley View Early
Learning Center Expansion Project memorandum

Upcoming Board Meeting

The next regularly scheduled governing board meeting
is Tuesday September 8, 2015, 6:30 p.m., Catalina
Foothills High School, Building 4, Room 712.

The tentative agenda is:
Outstanding Achievements
Star Awards
Approval of Revisions to CFSD Policy CBA
Qualifications and Duties of Superintendent (third
reading)
Approval of Revisions to Policy GBI Staff
Participation in Political Activities (third reading)
CFSD Teacher Retention Report



A Su mma r y Re p o r t o f t h e Au g u s t 2 5 , 2 0 1 5
CF SD Governing Board Meeting






































T h e B o a r d e r
A Publ i cati on for
the CFSD Communi ty
Staff



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Please welcome new CFSD staff members:

Kathleen Knappenberger, HR Assistant II, MAC
Christie Vargas-Unger, Office Coordinator, CS

: Sept.3, 2015 @ 6:30 pm
: Canyon View Elementary
on the big field and ramada