LIBERTY-BENTON LOCAL SCHOOLS

MONDAY, APRIL 14, 2008

SPECIAL BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING

NOTICE: THERE WILL BE NO REGULAR BOARD MEETING IN THE MONTH OF APRIL

BOARD OF EDUCATION OFFICE 9190 CO. RD. 9, FINDLAY OHIO 6:00 P.M.

I. Call to Order

Pledge of Allegiance ……………………………………………Anita Schoonover, Board President

II. Recognition of Visitors

III. Approval of minutes from the Monday, March 17, 2008 regular board of education meeting, and the March 15, 2008 and April 7, 2008 special board of education meetings.

IV. Communications and Discussion

First Reading NEOLA policies

Buehrer Group presentation

V. Principals’ Reports

Brian Burkett, Bruce Otley, Brenda Frankart

VI. Treasurer’s Report ………………………………………………………………Lisa Dobbins

VII. Superintendent’s Report ……………………………………………………….Dennis Recker

VIII. New Business

A. Approve Consent Agenda, to include:

1. Listing of bills, expenditures, and investments through 3/30/08, and monthly financial report of the Treasurer

2. Approve appropriation modifications for April 2008

3. Approve obsolete/disposed of listing of items

4. Approve the following resignations:

Barb Zellers, Middle School Receptionist, for purposes of retirement, effective June 9, 2008

Ann Burner, Bus Driver, for purposes of retirement, effective June 6, 2008

Mary Pettys, Elementary Secretary, for purposes of retirement, effective July 1, 2008

Mary Kisseberth, Bus Driver, for purposes of retirement, May 30, 2008

Ben Gerken, Golf Coach, effective April 4, 2008

5. Approve the following extra-curricular staff:

Charles Henry, Flag Corp Advisor

Jeff Lease, Assistant Middle School Girls Track Coach

Steve Darnall, Assistant Track Coach

Bruce Purcell, Assistant Softball Coach

Christine Steinman, Volunteer Track Coach

David Rath, Volunteer Track Coach

6. Approve the following elementary tutors through the end of the 2007-08 school year:

Denise Lytle

Jennifer Harraman

7. Approve NOACSC constitution

8. Approve participation in the Hancock County Alternative Opportunity Center for 2008-09

B. Approve a RESOLUTION DETERMINING THAT THE SCHOOL DISTRICT IS A SPECIAL NEEDS DISTRICT AND AUTHORIZING THE PRESIDENT AND TREASURER OF THIS BOARD AND THE SUPERINTENDENT TO PREPARE AND FILE PRELIMINARY MATERIALS IN CONNECTION WITH APPLICATIONS FOR (I) DESIGNATION AS A SPECIAL NEEDS DISTRICT PURSUANT TO SECTION 133.06(E) OF THE REVISED CODE AND (II) CONSENTS PURSUANT TO SECTION 133.06(C) OF THE REVISED CODE.

C. Approve a RESOLUTION DECLARING THE NECESSITY OF SUBMITTING TO THE ELECTORS OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT THE SINGLE QUESTION OF A CLASSROOM FACILITIES IMPROVEMENT BOND ISSUE, A TAX LEVY FOR CLASSROOM FACILITIES MAINTENANCE AND A SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT BOND ISSUE, PURSUANT TO CHAPTERS 133 AND 3318 OF THE REVISED CODE.

D. Approve certified contracts as presented

E. Approve one year supplemental contracts: athletic, extra-curricular, extended time, as presented

F. Approve classified contracts as presented

G. Approve administrative contract renewals as presented

H. Approve contract non-renewals as presented

I. Approve the senior students of the Class of 2008, for graduation, June 8, 2008, contingent upon completion of all state and local graduation requirements.

IX. Other Business

X. Executive Session

XI. Adjournment

LIBERTY-BENTON LOCAL SCHOOLS

APRIL 2008 DISTRICT BOARD OF EDUCATION REPORT

DENNIS L. RECKER, SUPERINTENDENT

Brian Burkett and Bruce Otley will be conducting student intervention August 1-14 this summer.
Here is a copy of the NOACSC’s constitution. As of last year, we are required to approve this annually. We approved it last year. Nothing has been changed from last year, but we need to approve it AGAIN. This is a requirement from the Ohio Department of Education, so we’ll be doing this on an annual basis. I’ll make sure to tell you of any changes, if and when they occur, before board approval. (Item A)
I attended a conference on LEEDS, and was prepared for two days of boredom. However, the conference was well done, and I discovered the LEED initiative is a national movement to use energy conservation in the construction of all new facilities to reduce depending on limited resources and to forestall the long term effects of a deteriorating environment. This appears to be a real concern in the architectural profession, and after attending the workshops, which had nearly 400 professionals in attendance, that this is very real.
The biggest item from my perspective was return on investment, and as a rule of thumb, we should be looking for 5-6 years ROI for any initiatives we pursue. On a 150,000 sq. ft. building, this would produce over a million dollars in cumulative savings over 15 years.

The areas of greatest immediate impact include daylighting, plug loads, and green space. As for heating and cooling, geo-thermal is a “no-brainer” if well costs are below $11 per foot. We had looked at a single wind turbine a couple of years ago, but at a cost of 750K, and a 26 year pay back, we backed off that initiative.

Finally, new facilities are being constructed to allow them to be used as science curriculum lessons, ranging from energy conservation to soil science and zoology.
Mike Shoemaker, Director of the Ohio School Facilities Commission, and I have been in contact with each other. I’ve raised the issue of requiring a sprinkling system at the high school, along with utilizing alternative energy. He is looking at some policy changes to help accommodate us.
To provide some insight regarding our Bay Area Council and our purchase of natural gas, we are doing well regarding our savings. Our Council had some “discussion” about our balance on deposit and how those funds and interest generated are distributed. This letter gives an overview of how the funds are used to reduce cost to Liberty-Benton school district. One of my responsibilities is that I serve on the board of directors for the Bay Area Council. (Item B)
As we’ve been collecting student data over the past 16 years on the IOWA and CogAT, with now adding the PLAN (PreACT), L-B (Mr. Gerken) is working with the ITC to create a final product that we can share with parents to show a consistent method of demonstrating student growth. I just received a memo, which is enclosed, that shows the “debate” arising as to who has the “true” data, SOAR or ODE? The answer is, L-B does, because we won’t “re-center” which is done usually every 7-10 years with re-norming, and we have standardized instruments to work from. At the end of the day, we are providing another set of data we can reference, but data that I believe, makes a great deal of sense. This is even more apparent as you read the accompanying memo. This way, as a board, you can tell our constituents what we are “up to” with our model. (Item C)
Mary Pettys will be retiring at the end of the year as elementary secretary.
If we were to sprinkle the high school, our liability insurance premium would decrease by approximately 10%. This would be a $1900 per year reduction in premium (approximately) on our current $19,000 per year premium, per our insurance carrier. This would be a 174 year payback.
Looking at “Seniors to Sophomores”, there may be another alternative to gaining college credit for our students. We have 37 seniors who have sub-test scores of 26+ on ACT. Each of these areas carries a 80% chance of a student achieving college credit based on what they’ve learned in high school. This is based on research I conducted when serving as Miller City’s counselor. There is an opportunity for credit in 77 college courses. Assuming my theory holds up, 62 “college course” equivalents could be obtained. This is over 10 years of college credit among 35 students. The difference of 15 is in Reading, and there is no direct course link.
Attached is Governor Strickland’s “Summary of Education Reform Process”. (Item D)
Last May, I submitted our existing policies regarding student acceleration to the Ohio Department of Education. This was done prior to the final ODE rules being formally adopted. ODE was good enough to note required corrections, and we now need to adopt the ODE required changes, which were mandated by the state legislature. Our updated policies will need to be submitted to Columbus by July 15, 2008.
Regarding the adjoining acreage, please note the attachment which I will have made into signage. Again, while this is “over and above” what we’ve been advised by counsel, it is appropriate, in my mind. (Item E)
Attached is OSBA notifying me of receipt of our proposed presentation at the upcoming Ohio School Board conference. More importantly, though, is how we’ve been added into a “resource database”. This speaks volumes to our credibility and “expertise”. It’s quite an honor that you are recognized in this way. (Item F)
I’ve also attached a posting I must hang in all our buildings, which is attached, along with a “Request for Recognition”. This stems from an April 1 visit by OFT. (Item G)
Mr. Gerken is resigning his golf coach position.
Mr. Williman presented this notice from the Ohio High School Basketball Coaches Association. When you consider there are 800 plus high schools in Ohio, this should drive home the fact that L-B does have its priorities in order. Seeing how successful our student athletes have become after graduation, as well as those students who commit to school related extra-curricular activity, only reinforces the fact that extra-curriculars are truly co-curricular in nature. The key is designing those opportunities for our students. Mr. Irwin shared with me that the girls team ranked 10^th in Ohio. (Item H)
This “bit of news” ties in with the previous comment. The five biggest “culprits” that lead to school drop-outs are, 1. Low GPA, 2. high discipline referrals, 3. disruptive/poor classroom behavior, 4. truancy, and 5. lack of connectedness to the school community. Interestingly, numbers 1 and 5 usually wipe out 2, 3, and 4. Anyone who has been part of the L-B community for even a brief period of time knows our emphasis has been 1 and 5, to create scenarios of academic success and high performance, and to promote co-curricular participation and success in those areas. You’ve heard all this from L-B school administration, and now the research is from Achieve, Inc., June 2006.
When we were at our April 7, meeting, Kent was finishing the “costing” of the facility, given our new parameters stemming from the upcoming OSFC rules changes. This will be our “worksheet” for our meeting with him on the 14^th. One item not listed is new equipment for the renovated area, and some of these are LFI’s that may change in scope and cost, dependent upon our deliberations. (Item I)
Attached is an annual resolution to participate in the Hancock County Alternative School. We’ll pay a fee of about $6500 next year to participate. This year we had four students at the AOC, and three were successful. This program was created nearly a dozen years ago, and based on a model and pilot program designed by L-B. We also wrote the original resolution, which is attached. (Item J)
We need to employ Denise Lytle and Jennifer Harraman for tutoring roles (5 hours/week) to help a couple of our homebound students.
Since this is “contract month”, I’ve attached the board policies regarding employment of professional and classified staff. (Item K)
Barb Zellers is retiring at year’s end.
Growth sometimes “sneaks up” on us, and we wonder why we have more work and less time. Do we stay effective in our roles? We try to accommodate for them by effectively positioning staff to continue to improve, let alone maintain excellence. We discussed student population growth, and note the trend we have (luckily).
Grade   Current enrollment       As kindergarten                       Difference

12                    108                              82                    +30

11                    112                              104                  +8

10                    106                              84                    +22

9                      100                              79                    +21

8                      88                                92                    -4

7                      107                              90                    +17

This trend strongly supports the increase of the instructional, support, and administrative changes we’ve needed to add from an operational perspective.
As we work towards having our students gain college credit from dual enrollment at our state colleges, I’d like to conduct a “study” to determine our students’ competency in some subject areas, utilizing the CLEP, College Level Examination Placement. This will give us a standard of expected achievement, if we test in those areas of 26 or better in an ACT, sub-test. The cost of this would be a bit over $5,000. I asked the Community Foundation if they’d support this as a study, and they are not inclined to do so. I really don’t’ know if it is appropriate to fund this ourselves, since I’ve not budgeted for this.
Attached are the contract recommendations and non-renewals. (Item L)

ELEMENTARY PRINCIPAL’S REPORT

Liberty-Benton Board of Education

April 14, 2008

1. As of today, we have the following number of students in our elementary program:

Mar. 2008

Pre-school - 24 (1 section – ½ a.m. & ½ p.m.) ( 24)

Kindergarten - 68 (4 sections – avg. class 17.0) ( 67)

First Grade - 95 (5 sections – avg. class 19.0) ( 96)

Second Grade - 75 (4 sections – avg. class 18.8) ( 75)

Third Grade - 92 (4 sections – avg. class 23.0) ( 93)

Fourth Grade - 107 (5 sections – avg. class 21.4) (106)

Fifth Grade - 86 (4 sections – avg. class 21.5) ( 86)

TOTAL (K-5): 522 School Average: 20.1 (523)

(546 with pre-school) Average (20.1)

Breakfast Program Update

Our breakfast program that started on Monday, March 3^rd is going quite well. During the month of March, the cafeteria served 691 breakfasts to our students. This is pretty remarkable as we had inclement weather days and a long spring break this month. Students were actually served 14 days, which results in an average of 49.4 breakfasts served per day. Again, thank you to Judy Shivers, our cafeteria supervisor, for writing a grant and spearheading the implementation of such a needed service. In fact, Mrs. Shivers received a check on our behalf from Peggy Folon, a representative from Children’s Hunger Alliance on Monday, April 7^th for $650. It is going so well, that we plan to have breakfast served to all our third through fifth grade students on the days they take tests during the Ohio Achievement Testing week, April 28^th through May 1^st.

Attendance for 3^rd Grading Period

The attendance for the 3^rd grading period this year was 95.4%. This is almost the same level as last year’s 95.6% and historically the third grading period is the lowest of the year because it is the hardest hit for colds, flu, etc. This should climb back up a couple percent for the last quarter.

Homegrown Magic

We celebrated the end of the third grading period’s school-wide incentive program with a special treat this year. Since it was scheduled for our make-up day, March 28^th during spring break, we were fortunate enough to have one of our very own students in the middle school, Jacob Schoonover, perform a 20-25 minute magic show for our students. This was in addition to their ice cream treat that was planned for this day. Our students thoroughly enjoyed this show, and they were very excited that it was one of our own students. Thank you to Jacob and his dad, Kevin, for helping make this possible. Also a big thank you goes to Megan Saums, or as we’ve referred to her – Jacob’s lovely assistant, for helping him with some of his illusions. Thank you also to Mr. Otley for excusing Jacob and Megan from class to perform for our students.

Elementary to conduct service project for Hancock County Clothe-a-Child

Our students in grades K-3 are currently finishing an art project with Miss Ruggiero that will be used for part of a service project/fundraiser for this very worthy cause. Parents will have an opportunity to choose to order professionally-printed products made with their child’s artwork through KidsKard.com. Items that may be ordered include: note cards, magnets, non-rip bookmarks, sketch journals, tumbles stone tiles, drink coasters, mosaic wall tiles, and waterproof placemats. Orders will take place between April 14-18^th. Our school has been very fortunate to have this organization be so generous with our families over the last three to four years. They have purchased a couple thousand dollars worth of clothing through Kohl’s or JCPenneys over this time period for families affected by severe financial hardship, severe health problems, fire, flood, etc. This is not something that will happen regularly, but we felt it was a good time to do our part to help a program that will undoubtedly help some of our families again in the future.

Summer Enrichment Programming being planned

We are in the process of planning a variety of summer enrichment classes that will be offered as a part of a Summer Enrichment Program at the elementary school. Right now, these classes will be offered some in June, some in July, and some in August. The schedules depend greatly on the teachers’ availability to offer the courses and will be approximately 10 hours in total length. Right now, some examples of these classes include: Geo-caching (orienteering), Keyboarding (Piano), Computer camp, Crime Scene Kids, Pinhole Photography, Spanish, and Reader’s Theatre to name a few. These classes will be offered to Gr. 3-5 students and will be sponsored partially by PTO. Flyers will be sent out in May and students will have to register and pay a registration fee to participate. These fees will vary from the needs of the course, and they will run anywhere from $10-$30 per student depending on the course. We are very excited about this new opportunity for our students this summer. Additionally, our Summer Library Reading Program will also continue. The library will be open Mondays and Thursdays during the summer from 10:00a.m.-12:00 noon and 6:00-8:00 p.m. This year’s theme will revolve around the summer Olympics and is entitled, “Be a Gold Medal Reader.”

UPCOMING ELEMENTARY EVENTS:

April 14 5^th Grade Camp Storer Informational Meeting 7:00 p.m.

April 16 Scheduled 2-hour Delay (Teacher Collaboration)

April 17 3^rd Grade Safety Belt Program by Hancock County Sheriff’s Department

April 18 5^th Grade Fieldtrip “Hands-on-History” @ Hancock Historical Museum

K-12 Arts Festival 6-8 p.m. @ H.S. Gym and Cafetorium

April 19 K-12 Arts Festival 10 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.

April 21 5^th Grade Fieldtrip “Hands-on-History” @ Hancock Historical Museum

April 22 L-B Day at Max & Erma’s – PTO receives 15% back on all sales with our

coupon/flyer. It is available on our website.

April 24 Kindergarten Fieldtrip to Central Middle School for play

5^th Grade Band & Eagle Singers Spring Concert 7:00 p.m.

April 25 Academic Booster’s BINGO night 7:30 p.m. at High School

April 28- Ohio Achievement Testing week (Grades 3-5)

May 1

May 2 3^rd Grade Historical Findlay Fieldtrip

Elementary Mid-terms (Interims) go home today

May 5-8 Scholastic PTO Spring Book Fair this week

May 6 ES/MS Teacher Appreciation Luncheon

MIDDLE SCHOOL PRINCIPAL’S REPORT

Liberty-Benton Board of Education

April 14, 2008

6:00 p.m.

1. Current Enrollment

Grade Total

06 107

07 107

08 88

Total Students: 302

2. Congratulation to our Liberty-Benton Indoor Drumline Team!: By now I am sure you know that our Drumline team took first place on April 5, 2008 in Centerville, Ohio with a score of 93 in PRSA competition (Percussion Scholastic Regional “A”) scoring higher than Hamilton HS, Perrysburg HS, Maumee HS, Greenview HS (Jamestown), River View HS (Warsaw), Greenon HS (Clark County) and Huron HS. What you may not know is that the following six middle school students are a part of that team. We are very proud of their involvement and accomplishments!

Nick Archer Grade 8

Jacob Allen Grade 7

Nick Farwig Grade 7

Brandon Lundeen Grade 7

Allison MacMann Grade 8

Ryan Vorst Grade 7

3. Students of the Quarter: Congratulations to the following students that were selected by their teachers as Students of the Quarter for the third grading period. These students went to Baker Photography and then to Dietsch’s for an ice cream treat on April 2, 2008.

Grade 6: Megan Dailey

Grade 7: Tonee Weaver

Grade 8: Ali Schroeder

4. Liberty-Benton Middle School Quiz Bowl Hancock County Champs!: On Wednesday, April 9^th 2008, our Middle School Quiz Bowl Team defeated St. Michaels in the championship round to clinch Hancock County Championship at Van Buren. The following students are members of the Quiz Bowl Team. We are very proud of them.

Andrew Wannamaker Grade 8

Cory Morgan Grade 8

Brad Hohne Grade 7

Mitch Yake Grade 7

Kaleb Berger Grade 8

Robbie Rucki Grade 8

Marie Stasbaugh Grade 8

Nick Curto Grade 7

Amanda Dunn Grade 7

Anna Mars Grade 7

5. Two Hour Collaboration Day April 16, 2008: On March 18, Mrs. McFarlane, Mrs. Lilley, Mr. Homburg, Mrs. Cramner, and Mrs. Harmon all attended Progress Book training at the high school to become teacher trainers. Progress Book is the new grade book software that the district will be using next year. This software will interface more seamlessly with DASL, our current student data tracking system, and will eliminate the need for Edline since Progess Book is web based. Parents will still be able to view their students’ grades on line, but the user interface should be easier and the graphics better. Grades will automatically be updated each night.

6. Golden Apple Finalist Mrs. Celeste Eirich: Congratulations to Mrs. Celeste Eirich, who is currently a finalist for the prestigious Golden Apple Award given by the Rotary Club. I will be attending a luncheon at the Winebrenner Seminary on April 28, 2008 at 11:30 with Mrs. Eirich when the winners will be announced. We are proud of Mrs. Eirich and wish her luck.

9. Testing Preparations: Stacy Pickett have met with grade 7 and 8 to discuss testing security procedure, testing protocol, and the schedule for testing week. We will be meeting with grade 6 Monday morning. PTO has once again sponsored breakfast for our students and again we will be having Panera Bagels and orange juice before testing week.

10. Camp Storer Presentation: The informational meeting for fifth grade parents and students (incoming sixth graders) is this evening, April 14, 2008 at 7:00. Sixth grade teachers Linda Moorhead and Mark Marshall will be discussing the educational value of the trip and also discussed the details of the programming and classes offered. Roger Zorn, from A-Peeling Fundraising will be discussing the details of fund raiser that will help students offset the cost of the trip. Flyers went home with students in their Friday folders on 04/04/08 and again on 04/11/08. Information regarding this meeting has also graced the middle and elementary school pages of the Eagle Update for the last two months. I hope the meeting is well attended.

11. Arts Festival April 18 6-8 p.m. and April 19 10 a.m.-2 p.m.: Come see and hear the many wonderful and creative works of art and musical performances our Middle School Students have created.

12. Keith Davis Assembly April 9, 2008: Keith Davis is a former New York Giant (played for Bill Parcels), two time Rose Bowl Champion (USC Trojans), and one of many former professional athletes from Champions for Today. Keith captivated our students with an uplifting and motivational message while performing feats of strength like bending a steel bar in his teeth and lifting up several students while holding on to that same steel bar. His topics included having a vision and the courage to follow it, positive life choices, resisting peer pressure, bullying, staying away from alcohol and drugs, and treating each other with respect. He involved many students during his discussion and put his old USC jersey and large championship diamond rings on a student at the end. It was a great assembly and was underwritten by generous and anonymous donors.

Upcoming Dates:

04/14/08 Camp Storer informational meeting 7:00 p.m. in M.S. gym

04/16/08 2 hour collaboration day

04/18/08 Market Day Orders Due

04/18/08 K-12 Arts festival 6-8 p.m.

04/19/08 K-12 Arts Festival 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. @ HS

04/24/08 Market Day Pick Up

04/28/08 OAT testing begins

05/01/08 OAT testing ends

05/05/08- Teacher Appreciation Week

05/09/08

05/26/08 No School, Memorial Day

05/29/08 Diabetes Walk for the Cure Day

HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL’S REPORT

Liberty-Benton Board of Education Meeting

April 14, 2008

6:00 P.M.

1.) Third Quarter Attendance Rate - Our high school attendance rate for the third nine weeks was 95.89%.

2.) Congratulations to the LB Indoor Drumline - They received a first place finish to their season at the State competition in Centerville on April 5^th. They finished a full six points ahead of the second place group, and we had them perform for the student body on April 10^th prior to our assembly in the gym.

3.) Champions for Today - We were happy to welcome back motivational speaker, Keith Davis, and we thank Mark Barnes, Jack Ridge and associates for helping to make this assembly possible. Keith did a fantastic job, and we look forward to his return in a few years. Keith was a former football stand-out at USC and with the New York Giants. Hopefully, your students shared some comments with you about his outstanding presentation.

4.) Two-Hour Collaboration - Our high school staff will spend their final collaboration time of this year being trained on the new Progress Books software they will be using next school year. This software will replace our current system of using Grade Quick and Edline, and this new software is operated more easily through our Lima A-Site.

5.) OGT Summer Intervention - Our plans are well underway to offer our annual OGT summer intervention. The state has drastically changed the summer testing dates to a much earlier and smaller testing window. Now, all of the intervention hours and testing days fall within June, which will really rush us to get everything covered and completed after we end the school year. We are still awaiting the March testing results so we can determine who will be invited to participate in the summer intervention. Our teaching positions for this are posted, and we will probably hire the teachers at the May meeting on an as-needed basis, even though we will not have the actual rosters until late May.

6.) U. S. Naturalization Ceremony - The U.S. Naturalization Ceremony planned to take place at the University of Findlay Koehler Center on April 21^st has shaped up very nicely, and we are one of four Hancock County High Schools who will be taking our seniors to observe the ceremony. This ceremony is extra special because it will help over 90 people from a vast variety of foreign countries to become American citizens. In a typical ceremony, approximately 25-40 citizens participate. Our own Austin Walker will be speaking along with two other Hancock County seniors on the obligations of citizenship, and he will have the opportunity to meet with the District Court judge for a reception after the ceremony. This is an optional field trip for our seniors, but I am sure that most of them will be attending with us.

7.) “Real Money, Real World” Program For Seniors - We will again hold a special financial education program for our seniors on April 30^th. This program runs most of the day starting with a morning instructional session and ending with the completion of sixteen simulation stations. This is a very interesting and valuable program for our seniors as they prepare to live on their own. This program is coordinated out of the OSU Extension Office, and many community members assist in running the simulation stations. We are looking forward to it.

8.) Senior Information - A letter is going out to all seniors and their parents containing all of the important senior end-of-the-year information. Senior exams are planned for June 2 and 3, followed by the senior class trip to Cedar Point on June 4^th, and graduation breakfast and practice on June 5^th. We invite our board president, Mrs. Schoonover, to help us with our graduation dress rehearsal and photos on June 5^th at 8:45 a.m.

9.) Arts Festival - I hope all of you will be able to stop out to walk through our K-12 Arts Festival being held at the high school on April 18^th from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. and April 19^th from 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. This has grown into a terrific event over the years, and it is impressive to see the fine arts on dispay.

10.) Upcoming Events:

April 15 Relay For Life Meetings, 5:30-7:30

April 16 Two-Hour Collaboration Meeting

April 18 & 19 Arts Festival K-12

April 19 HS Dance Luau – 8:00-11:00 p.m., Chaperones Needed!

April 21 Seniors to U.S. Naturalization Ceremony, 11:30-1:45

April 25 Music Booster BBQ/ Academic Booster BINGO Night

April 30 “Real Money, Real World” for seniors

May 3 LB Track Invitational

May 10 Prom

May 14 & 16 BVC Track Meet @ LBHS

May 20 Spring Concert

May 28 Academic Awards Night, 7:00

May 30 & 31 Relay For Life, 6:00 p.m. – Noon

June 2 & 3 Senior Exam Days

June 4 Cedar Point Trip for Seniors

June 5 Graduation Breakfast & Practice, 8:30-12:00

June 5 & 6 Exams for 9^th, 10^th, & 11^th

June 8 Graduation, 2:00

June 14 ACT