Kentfield School District

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Board of Trustees Open Seat Information

Attention Sixth Grade Parents - Tdap Requirement

• Tdap vaccine proof due by January 25, 2019

Your child will need to provide proof that he/she has received the Tdap vaccine as a requirement for entrance to seventh grade. This Tdap booster is an additional requirement to the five doses of DTaP that were needed for kindergarten. It is important to note that students who do not provide the updated proof of immunizations will be unable to register for seventh grade enrichment classes.

• Read parent notification letter.
• Learn more about vaccine requirements for school.

Attention Third-Eighth Grade Families - Student Survey Information

• Please read the District section for more information about this upcoming student survey.
• Please note: the first newsletter on 1/24/2019 incorrectly stated that fifth graders would be given the middle school survey. These students will receive the elementary school survey. Sixth, seventh, and eighth graders will receive the middle school questions.
  • Youth Truth Parental Consent Letter - In English and Spanish
  • Youth Truth Survey Questions

Attention Eighth Grade Parents

• Visit the graduation information website for graduation fundraising events, committee meeting dates, volunteer sign-ups, graduation events, and forms.

Upcoming Safe Routes Walk & Roll Days

• January 30, 2019: Visit the Walk & Roll Welcome table to pick up your sticker or trinket for walking, biking, and carpooling to school.

Safe Routes is starting a Wednesday Walk and Roll to School Day welcome table. Please sign up to host the table and hand out “trinkets” to the kids who walk or carpool to school.

• Walk & Roll Volunteer Sign Up

Technology and Innovation Programs Workshop at the February 12, 2019 Board Meeting - 4-5 p.m.

• Join the Board of Trustees to learn more about technology and innovation in our district.
• The regular board meeting will begin at 5 p.m.

Please make sure that in your travels to and from our campuses you display good citizenship and neighborliness. A recent visit from a Bacich neighbor who came with photos of his side yard full of litter and trash from people passing by prompted this reminder. While no one thinks our students or families are intentionally dumping their papers, cans, and bottles in our neighborhood, individual pieces of trash add up and create a real eyesore and problem for the homeowner whose yard is impacted. Living near a school can be challenging in the best of times. When that school is under construction, the limits of patience can be tested. We don't want to add to the stress with careless littering.

A search function can now be found on the top right corner of the Kentfield, Bacich, and Kent websites. Thank you to Andrew Korff, the district's Technology Director for creating a custom search capability for the websites.

• Download 2018-2019 District Calendar
• View Online Calendar for Bacich, Kent, and District

Friday, January 25, 2019:

• Tdap vaccine proof from current sixth graders/incoming seventh graders deadline
• Trustee Applications due to the District Office by noon

Monday, January 28, 2019

• KSPTA meeting, 8:30-10 a.m., Kent Library, Agenda

Tuesday, January 29, 2019

• Fifth Grade Band - Winter Concert, 7-8 p.m., Kent MP Room
  • KSPTA Parent Ed event, High: Everything You Want to Know About Drugs, Alcohol, and Addiction, Book Passage in Corte Madera, RSVP here

Wednesday, January 30, 2019:

• Walk & Roll Wednesday, find your Safe Route to School here
• Safety Committee Meeting, 9-10 a.m., District Office
• Citizens Oversight Committee Meeting, 5– 6 p.m., District Office
• 6th Grade and 0 period Bands - Winter Concert, 7-8 p.m., Kent MP Room

Thursday, January 31, 2019

• 6th Grade and 0 period Choirs - Winter Concert, 7-8 p.m., Kent MP Room

Friday, February 1, 2019

• Kindergarten Registration Opens

Saturday, February 2, 2019

• KSPTA Lunar New Year Celebration, 10:30 a.m.-12 p.m., event information and volunteer sign-up
• Marin Music Educator’s Association Middle School Honor Concert, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.

Save the Date:

• Monday, February 4, 2019: Bacich Site Council, 3-4 p.m., Bacich Library
• Tuesday, February 5, 2019:
  • Parent Partners Meeting, 9–11 a.m., District Office
  • Kent Site Council, 3:30-4:30 p.m., Kent Office Conference Room
• Wednesday, February 6, 2019:
  • Bacich ELAC meeting, 8-9 a.m., Bacich Portable 1
  • Pizza fundraiser for 8th grade graduation after school sale in front of the Kent Library, 1:15-2 p.m. $5 for a slice, drink, and cookie.
• Thursday, February 7, 2019: Special Board Meeting for Trustee Applicant Interviews during open session
• Monday, February 11, 2019: Communications Committee, 1-2 p.m., District Office
• Friday, February 15, 2019: Fourth Grade Rancho Day for students. Volunteer information will soon be available.
• Thursday, February 28, 2019: Third Grade Concert, 6:30–7:30 p.m., Bacich Community Center

The Kentfield School District is asking your child in third through eighth grade to participate in the YouthTruth Student Survey in the coming weeks. The YouthTruth Student Survey is a nationally recognized survey used in hundreds of schools and districts across the country, surveying hundreds of thousands of students. The survey asks students about their experiences in the school and with their teachers, including how engaged they are at school, the rigor of their coursework, and their preparedness for the future. Our school, other schools, and researchers may use such information for developing plans to help schools and teachers improve. For information about this survey, please visit youthtruthsurvey.org and our district's website on the survey.

• Although we would like to hear from all students in third through eighth grade, participation in this survey is voluntary.
• Your child’s ratings will not be identified in any reports because results are shared at the group level. Personally identifiable information will not be released to any third party.

Please be aware that under federal law, you have the right to review a copy of the questions asked of your child. A copy of the survey has been attached. Please note the attachment includes questions for elementary, middle, and high school students. Third, fourth, and fifth graders will be given the elementary age questions and sixth, seventh, and eighth graders will receive the middle school questions.

• Please note: the newsletter on 1/24/2019 incorrectly stated that fifth graders would be given the middle school survey. These students will receive the elementary school survey.

Please complete the attached form if you would like your child to be excluded from the survey. This exclusion form is also available in the Bacich School office.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Superintendent Liz School, Bacich Assistant Principal Methinee Bozeman, or Kent Assistant Principal Jenny Walsh.

Board of Trustees Open Seat Information

• Applications due to the District Office by noon on Friday, January 25, 2019.
• Interviews will be during open session of a special board meeting on February 7, 2019 at 4 p.m. at the District Office.

Download applicant packet here.

School Board Information

Special Board Meeting for Board of Trustees Open Seat Interviews : February 7, 2019, 4 p.m.

Next Regular Meeting: February 12, 2019

Technology and Innovation Programs highlighted at February Board Meeting - 4:00- 5:00 p.m.

• Join the Board of Trustees to learn more about technology and innovation in our district from 4:00 - 5:00 p.m.
• Regular meeting: 5 p.m. in the District Office.
• The Agenda will be posted by 5 p.m. the Friday before the meeting.

Safety Committee Meeting

• Wednesday, January 30, 2019, 9-10 a.m., District Office

Citizens' Oversight Committee Meeting

• Wednesday, January 30, 2019, 5-6 p.m., District Office

Parent Partners Meeting

• Tuesday, February 5, 2019 9–11 a.m., District Office

Communications Committee Meeting

• Monday, February 11, 2019, 1-2 p.m., District Office

On January 9, 2019, we held our first English Learner Advisory Committee (ELAC) meeting at Bacich with 20 people in attendance. The topics covered were how to help English learner students at home, our new website www.eldkentfield.com, and Aeries help.

• We will be hosting our next Bacich ELAC meeting on February 6, 2019 from 8-9 a.m. in Bacich Portable 1. The meeting with cover an Aeries tour, Kindergarten registration, and other topics.

On January 17, 2019, we held a District English Learner Advisory Committee (DELAC) meeting with 15 people in attendance. We covered topics such as the summative ELPAC assessment, a reclassification ceremony, our new website (www.eldkentfield.com), and possible election of board members.

• Our next DELAC meeting will be on March 21, 2019 from 5:45-7 p.m. at the district office. We will cover topics such as roles of DELAC and ELAC, next year's future meeting dates, and agenda items.

English Language Learner Resources

Third and fourth graders may take the District's YouthTruth Student Survey. Please read the District's newsletter section for more information on this survey.

Bacich Events

• Fourth Grade Families: Rancho Day is Friday, February 15, 2019. Volunteer information will soon be available.
• Bacich ELAC meeting: February 6, 2019, 8-9 a.m., Portable 1. The meeting with cover an Aeries tour, Kindergarten registration, and other topics.
• Third Grade Concert: Thursday, February 28, 2019, 6:30–7:30 p.m., Bacich Community Center

New Student Registration

• Kindergarten registration will open Friday, February 1, 2019

Next Meeting: February 4, 2019, 3-4 p.m., Bacich Library. All parents are welcome to attend.

• Please visit our Site Council page for meeting dates, agendas, and minutes.

Please visit our Bacich Families page for information such as the Bell Schedule, Parent Handbook, and other important resources and forms.

Bacich Grade Level and Program Websites

Bacich Online Learning Access

• Find more Walk & Roll dates and plan your route to walk, roll, or carpool to school.

The Kentfield School District encourages all families to actively participate in our nationally-recognized KSD Safe Routes to School Program, a neighborhood-focused initiative to advocate green travel alternatives, and address traffic safety at our schools.

A team of Neighborhood Parent Captains provide suggested safe route maps and carpooling options all customized by neighborhood. We also advocate for traffic safety concerns on behalf of the families in our district's neighborhoods.

• Locate "Safe Routes," "Park and Walk" spots, visitor parking, bike/scooter racks for Bacich and Kent. Note in particular that the designated parking lot for your neighborhood at Bacich. Determine your neighborhood and contacts with our zone map, then visit the neighborhood map for Berens Route Plan, Greenbrae Route Plan, Kent Woodlands Route Plan, Laurel Grove Route Plan, Murray Park Route Plan, and SFD Firehouse Route Plan.
• Public bus option for middle school students: The Marin Transit Bus 29 has a morning route that can work for Kent Middle School students. The bus picks up on SFD and Eliseo at 8:12 a.m. and drops off at College of Marin at 8:17 a.m. It's a short walk to the crosswalk and then to Kent. It costs $1 per child.
• Safe Routes to School Safety tips in English and Spanish.

Any contribution at any level makes an impact on our schools.

Help us reach 100% participation for our schools.

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January 28, 2019, 8:30-10 a.m., Kent Library

• Agenda

These programs are not sponsored by the Kentfield School District. Distributing flyers and information is a community service and does not imply endorsement.