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August - September 2007 ACRONYMS FOR QCSD CALENDAR ACT American College Test QCSD Q-town Comm. School CAC Citizens’ Advisory Committee District FC Freshman Center QCSHS Q-town Comm. Sr. High HES Haycock Elem. School School (Gr. 10-12) MMS Milford Middle School QCHS Q-town Comm. High School NES Joseph S. Neidig (Gr. 9-12) Elem. School QES Q-town Elem. School NMSQT National Merit Scholarship QMPO Q-town Music Promoters’ Qualifying Test Organization PAL People Aiding Learning RES Richland Elem. School PES Louis F. Pfaff Elem. School SAT Scholastic Assessment Test PIE Partners In Education SMS Richland E. Strayer PMEA Pennsylvania Music Middle School Educators’ Association TES Trumbauersville Elem. School PSAT Preliminary Scholastic TPO Teacher-Parent Organization Assessment Test TVES Tohickon Valley Elem. School QCEA Q-town. Comm. Education UBPC Upper Bucks Parenting Association Center August 2007 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 October 2007 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Dear Students, Parents, Staff and Community Members: In the past, the “little red schoolhouse” served many purposes. Individual communities viewed it as their own. Today, many people live in areas that are communities in name only. They become actual communities only when their members – families, schools, government, colleges, community agencies, and businesses – realize the importance of the responsibility they have to each other. For a real community to exist, its members must share a unified purpose, a strategic plan for success. They work together to make gains that outpace what each could accomplish on their own. The Quakertown Community School District is proud to be just that. As I was told when I arrived at QCSD, “Community is our middle name!” Our schools are not just brick and mortar buildings, they are living, thriving organizations. The walls of our schools need to be transparent for our public to view inside with scrutiny as well as pride. On the other hand, our students have to feel support from the environment outside the safety of their schools as they begin to use what they have learned in authentic settings. A cooperative relationship and mutual respect must exist between the school families and our community partners as we move forward with our mission to maximize the achievement of each student and to empower all students to become productive citizens. I respectfully request our whole community join together in meeting our goals around student achievement; communication, staffing and staff development; finance and facilities, and diversity. This mission and these goals have been embedded into the district strategic plan with detailed action plans to accompany each goal. Additionally, throughout the school year every teacher and student will use key belief statements to guide their work: • We believe we are responsible for maximizing student achievement for every child. • We believe everyone must act with civility, responsibility, and integrity. • We believe in the responsible stewardship of community resources. • We believe in a physically and intellectually safe environment for all. • We believe effective communication is essential. As a community, we hold each other accountable to meet our goals, carry out our actions, and live our belief statements. The familiar African proverb, “It takes a village to raise a child,” is more true today than ever. Student success can be realized only with the full participation of the community. Our student achievement data show that the “village” is doing an admirable job thus far! I am proud to be part of the effort to achieve even greater results for our students and the community as we continue our work together. Thank you for what you do for our children every day. Dr. Lisa Andrejko Quakertown Community School District Superintendent Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday NON-INSTRUCTIONAL 26 27 28 29 30 31 1 DAY
LABOR DAY 2 3 4 SCHOOLS & OFFICES CLOSED FIRST DAY FOR STUDENTS 5 6 7 8 INTERNATIONAL LITERACY DAY GRANDPARENTS’ 9 10 11 DAY • Curriculum Council, 4 PM • PES - PTO Meeting, 7 PM • QCSHS - Back to School Night, 6:45 PM • QCHS - Wrestling Booster Meeting, 7 PM • QCSHS - Class of 2008 “Last Chance” for Sr. Portraits • QCSHS - SAT Registration Postmark/Online Deadline (Oct.) CONSTITUTION WEEK 16 17 18 CITIZENSHIP DAY • QCSHS - Varsity Singers Auditions, 3-5 PM • CAC Meeting, 7 PM • FC - Back to School Night, 6:45 PM • HES - Student Picture Day • SMS - Student Picture Day FIRST DAY OF 23 24 25 AUTUMN • QMPO - Meeting, QCSHS, 7:30 PM • NES - Back-to-School Night/PAL Meeting • QCSHS - Class of 2008 “Last Chance” for Sr. Portraits • QES - Parents’ Night, 7 PM • SMS - 8th Grade Panoramic Photo • TES - Parents’ Night, 7 PM • TVES - Parents’ Night, 7 PM & 7:45 PM • TVES - Market Day Pickup, 6-7 PM • QCSHS - Varsity Singers Auditions, 3-5 PM • MMS - Parent Steering Committee 7 PM • FC - Back to School Night, 6:45 PM • HES - TPO Meeting, 6:30 PM • PES - Student Picture Day • QCHS - Football Booster Meeting, 7 PM • QCSHS - Sr. Parent Guid. Seminar- College App. Process, Café., 7 PM • RES - Parents’ Night, A-M 7 PM/N-Z 7:45 PM • RES - Student Picture Day • TES - Head Homeroom Parent Meeting, 6:30 PM • TES - Market Day Pickup, 7-8 PM • HES - Market Day Pickup, 3:30 PM • TES - Student Picture Day • TVES - PTO Room Parents’ Meeting, 9 AM • QCSD - School Board Meeting, 7 PM • QCSHS - Fall Play Auditions, 2:45 PM • QES - PIE Meeting, 9 AM • RES - TPO Walk-a-thon • MMS Open House, 7 PM • MMS - Student Picture Day • NES - Market Day Pickup, 5-6 PM • SMS - Open House, 7 PM • QCSHS - Fall Play Auditions, 2:45 PM ROSH HASHANAH FIRST DAY OF 12 13 14 15 (begins at sunset) RAMADAN SCHOOLS CLOSED - NON-INSTRUCTIONAL DAY • FC - Student Picture Day • NES - “Splash Back to School”, 5-7 PM • NES - Student Picture Day • QCSHS - Student Picture Day YOM KIPPUR 19 20 21 22 • QCSHS - ACT Registration Postmark/Online Deadline (Oct.) 26 27 28 29 • ACT Test Date, 8 AM • QCHS - Girls’ Volleyball Invitational, 8:30 AM 30 • RES - TPO Walk-a-thon (Raindate) • PES - Parents’ Night, A-M 7 PM N-Z 7:45 PM • MMS - TSA Parent Night, Café., 7 PM • QCSHS - PSAT Registration, Guidance Office • QCSHS - Jr. Parent Guid. Seminar-College Entrance Testing, Café., 7 PM • QCSHS - PSAT Registration, Guidance Office • QCSHS - PSAT Registration, Guidance Office • HES - Open House, 6-8 PM • QCSD School Board Meeting, 7 PM • QCSHS - PSAT Registration, Guidance Office • QES - Market Day Pickup, 7-8 PM • TVES - Student Picture Day • QCSHS - Nat’l. Honor Society Service Day • QCSHS - PSAT Registration, Guidance Office • RES - Family Fun Night • TVES - Fall Festival, 4:30-7 PM Call the Inform-A-Line for 24-hour school news at 215-529-2010
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