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GREAT PUBLIC SCHOOLS: A BASIC RIGHT & OU R RESPONSIBILITY
Dear Students, Staff, ….. Continued from page 1
Having a school district that is student-centered and responsive to student learning needs requires time for teachers to
engage in meaningful collaboration.
As a district, we do many great things and are very successful. I encourage you to find the positives, find the great
things we do every day, and continue to support and encourage us to be the great district that we can be. Working together with you will give us invaluable insights to ensure high levels of
learning for all students and staff.
CALENDAR of EVENTS
Together!
Together!
Superintendent
School District of Cadott Community
Input on Draft Calendars
Included are two calendars we are considering for the 2016-17
school year. The significant difference in the calendars is the early
release option. If the board accepts the early release option, students
will be dismissed one hour early for teachers to collaborate on the
process of continuously improving their curriculum to ensure high
levels of learning for all students. Having time designated in the
school calendar for this work to be done is invaluable. Additionally,
it is anticipated that all after school activities will also be moved up
an hour, thereby allowing students to complete practices earlier.
I have sent the Early Release Calendar option out previously via
Skyward email to internal stakeholders. We are still collecting input
and comments on the proposed 2016-17 calendars prior to the February School Board Meeting.
Please email, call, or write me if you have any comments or concerns on either of the calendars. Damon Smith, Superintendent
smithd@cadott.k12.wi.us or 715-289-3795, ext. 8001
February 2016
GO HORNETS!
Feb. 4
Grade 4 to Christie Mountain
Feb. 8
School Board Meeting 7 p.m.
Feb. 11
PPTC Conferences 4-7:30 p.m. School
in Session
Feb. 17
Grade 5 to Christie Mountain
Feb. 19
Staff In-Service—NO SCHOOL
Feb. 22
Break—NO SCHOOL
Feb. 26
Movie Night/Open Gym—Elem 5:307:30pm
Feb. 27
Destination Imagination Regional Tournament - Prescott WI
March 6
JH/HS Spring Choir Concert 2 p.m.
March 7
JH/HS Spring Band Concert 7 p.m.
March 10
Child Development Day–12:00-6:00 pm
March 14
School Board Meeting 7 p.m.
Mar. 18-19
Beauty and the Beast 7 p.m. @ HS
Mar. 24-28
Spring Break—NO SCHOOL
April 11
School Board Meeting 7 p.m.
April 15
Staff In-Service –NO SCHOOL
April 23
Prom 8 p.m.-12:00a.m.
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Dear Students, Staff, Parents, and Community
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Ensuring high levels of learning for all students and
staff is a standard we have to our community’s children and
district staff. A dedication to ensuring high levels of learning
dictates a significant amount of new, rigorous curriculum
work from each teacher and accountability from every student
to accurately know where each child is to ensure appropriate
growth.
My own teaching experiences have shown the value of
collaborating daily and/or weekly on essential learning outcomes, accuracy of outlines, quality of activities and validity
of assessments. As a collaborating team, we desired to quickly develop a curriculum that allowed our students to not only
learn the basics, but excel beyond.
In recent weeks, I sent a draft 2016-17 calendar to parents
via Skyward. The calendar identifies a one hour early release
option on nearly every Wednesday for our staff to use for collaboration. The collaboration time will be used to complete
the writing of student essential learning outcomes for each
unit, in each class they teach. These are guaranteed learning
outcomes each and every student is expected to know at the
conclusion of the unit. Concurrently, teachers will develop
student progress trackers for each unit to share the essential
learning outcomes with students and parents and create new
pre and post unit assessments (projects, demonstrations, labs,
essays, tests, quizzes) that clearly align with the essential
learning outcomes of that unit.
After the student completes the pre-assessment, teachers
will collaborate to align their teaching with the needs of the
students. Those who are already proficient will be able to advance with enrichment activities, those who need a little additional instruction will be quickly caught up to speed, and those
who need more will receive the most intense instruction.
At the conclusion of the unit assessment, teachers will correlate student results to the essential learning outcomes and
collaborate with others teaching the same content on possible
intervention options for those students who do not score in the
proficient range.
Students will then be retaught the missed content by
using different instructional techniques to ensure high
levels of learning. Teachers know they are stronger
working as a team than working individually in isolation
to ensure the most effective instructional practices are
used.
These are not revolutionary practices, ideas, or concepts. They are proven, best practice instructional methods and strategies already used in the Chippewa Falls,
Stanley-Boyd, Eau Claire School Districts and many
other districts in our state.
As with most change in a district, it will take time to
roll it out and reap the benefits from it. District staff are
ready, but change is slow. Slow because of the extensive and rigorous curriculum work that needs to be continuously done and the need to allow everyone with a
vested interest in our district to provide input and be
informed.
As we consider the benefits of collaboration, we
realize that anytime we alter the normal routine of our
school schedule we cause families and the community
to make alternate arrangements.
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Inside this issue:
Draft 2016-17
Calendar
Inserts
DAR Recipient/FCS News/How
to Listen to Your Teen
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Elementary Grant/Music Dept.
News
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Child Development Day/Take It
to Zero
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Hall of Honor /Choir Notes/
Kdg. Register/Mr. Sekel Award
5
BIT News
6
Annual Notices
7
School Board Candidate Statements
8
Elementary News
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D.A.R. Recipient for 2015
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How to Listen to Your Teen
Concerned Parents
By Ms. Dzienkowski, Student Services Secretary
By Julie, August 16, 2015
Charlene Holte has been selected to receive
the National Society Daughters of the American
Revolution Good Citizen Award by the Cadott
High School Staff.
Students selected as the school’s DAR Good
Citizen Awar d must have the qualities of dependability (which includes truthfulness, loyalty, and punctuality); service (which includes cooperation, courtesy, and consideration of others);
leadership (which includes personality, selfcontrol, and ability to assume responsibility); and
patriotism (which includes unselfish interest in
family, school, community and nation) to an outstanding degree.
Remember: the best way to find out what is going on with your
child is to, well, find out what’s going on with him. Lecturing
won’t get you there. A back-and-forth conversation could. Just
talking to your child is only half the job. You can keep the lines of
communication open by knowing how to listen and when to talk.
 Create a safe environment for your child to share the truth.
Assure your child that he can always be honest with you –
without fear of ridicule or blame.
 Put your smartphone down and don’t allow any interruptions
while you’re talking to your teen.
Listen to your child vent. Sometimes she just needs to com
plain and get things off her chest.
 Rephrase your teen’s comments to show him you’ve heard
what he’s saying or give nonverbal support and encouragement
by nodding and smiling.
 Be attentive for topics that lead into drugs or alcohol (Example:
perhaps your teen describes someone at school who is “always
high” or mentions a celebrity who has gone to rehab.) Ask
your teen what she thinks about those people or their behavior.
 Focus completely on your child and try to see things from your
child’s point of view. This will help you sympathize with his
situation.
 Be aware that our child could be hiding his true feelings out of
fear, embarrassment, or something else, and you should be
careful to not just take what the child says at face value.
 Listen between the words. Pay attention to body language, facial expressions, difficulty finding the right words to use, etc.
 Recognize and confess when you don’t have the energy to be a
good listener and agree to restart the conversation (as long as it
isn’t dire) at a later, better time.
Congratulations Charlene!
Pictured: Ms. Proue, Counselor, and Charlene Holte
News from the Family & Consumer Science Department, By Ms. Zenner, FCE Instructor
Sixteen students in the Health
Science Occupations Class passed
their CPR/First Aid/AED Red
Cross certification test. Students in
the picture (bottom row left to
right); Lakin Rykal, Felisha
Glomski, Brittany Johnson, Bailee
Bremness, Bryce Erickson, Brittany Erickson, Trina Collison, &
Paige Rubenzer. Back row (left to
right); Bailey Nichols, Katy
White, Chelsey Goettl,
Bobbi Burgess, Kylee Poehls, and
Leona Sonnentag.
Missing from the photo were: Cheyann Cote and Katie Gindt.
CADOTT SCHOOL DISTRICT’S CONNECTION TO THE COMMUNITY
Third graders have been enjoying working on their Flat Stanley projects! Flat Stanley is a story about a boy who becomes flat
and is mailed to California to visit friends. Students sent their
"Flat Me" off to have their own adventure all over the United
States with some going as far as Germany, Scotland, Mexico, and
Thailand! Pictured are Mrs.
Drilling's and
Ms.
Strzyzewski's
class holding
their paper
"Flat Me”. We
look forward
to hearing
about their
many adventures!
The students in
Cadott’s fourth grade
have been very busy.
After returning from a
great holiday break,
we are finishing up our
geometry unit in math
and are starting our
space inquiry project.
Mr. Kotek and Mrs.
Johnson do a great job
with these projects! We also had the opportunity to “visit” space
when we went to the school forest and took part in a Starlab
presentation on the planets. Finally, we are anxiously looking
forward to our ski trip to Christie Mt. on February 4th!
The fifth grade
had very special
visitors in the classrooms on January
23 for the fifth
grade Inquiry Day.
Many students'
friends and family
members came to
view the websites
the students created and view videos of the students telling about
and demonstrating their inspired inventions. For the collaborative
inquiry project students researched an inventor, compiled that
research into a website, and created an invention inspired by the
inventor. Some of the inventors the students learned about were
James Naismith (game of basketball), Theodore Maiman (ruby
laser), and Philo Farnsworth (television).
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In reading sixth graders have been learning
about the different types of writing, author's
style, author's purpose, and mood. Students are
just finishing up reading some autobiography
chapter books like Woodsong, Thura's Diary,
The Tarantula in My Purse, and A Strong Right
Arm. In writing we just finished up our unit on
informational writing. Sixth graders were able to
write a compare/contrast essay discussing the
Percy Jackson movie and book. They also wrote
a problem/solution paper that discussed overuse
injuries and a how-to paper on a topic of their
choice. We just started our argumentative writing unit. We've been having some fabulous debates in class! One of the activities in this unit
involves arguing whether we believe prisoners
survived after escaping from Alcatraz. In math
we are learning about geometry. We recently
explored area of rectangles and triangles. Now
we are working with area of parallelograms and
other quadrilaterals. Soon we will move on to
surface area and volume of prisms. In social
studies the sixth graders just finished up their
regions tour around the United States. They
learned about the land & water, climate, products & natural resources, landmarks and culture
from each of the 5 regions. They also learned the
capitals and locations of all the US states and
participated in a 50 states challenge. We are now
working on models and designs in science and
the students are looking forward to designing
and building go-carts. In physical education the
sixth graders just finished a basketball unit. In
art the students are carving tiles to use as stamps
for printing.
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News From Cadott Elementary School!
The 4K classrooms at Cadott
Elementary have
been bustling with
winter excitement! December
brought many
exciting Christmas activities including our 4K Christmas Program. In January, we have been learning about snow and ice,
hibernation, and polar animals. We continue to work on learning our letters, letter sounds, and numbers. We have also been
learning about the author Jan Brett and reading many of her stories including The Mitten and The Hat. We especially love
building huge snowballs on the playground!
Kindergarten has been working hard on learning about winter. We have been writing about winter and things we can do in
winter. We are working in groups to brainstorm new ideas
about things to do in the snow. We have used "snowballs" to
measure things and have compared ourselves to a snowman! In
the picture below, you see Kindergarten enjoying a beautiful
winter day!
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Cadott Elementary Receives Grant from James Patterson
and Scholastic Reading Club for School Library
By Ms. Lien, Elementary Teacher
Cadott Elementary students
have been doing great things!
We are proud to share some of
these activities with you below.
Follow our story every day, like
us on Facebook at Cadott
School District and on Twitter
@CadottSchools #hornetpride
Thank you,
Mrs. Larson, Cadott Elementary Principal
CADOTT SCHOOL DISTRICT’S CONNECTION TO THE COMMUNITY
First Grade Pajama Party!
Over the winter break, first graders were challenged to read 100 minutes in new and exciting
ways! Some of their favorites were reading under the Christmas tree, with grandparents, to a
pet, and using a flashlight. We celebrated the end
of the marshmallow challenge with a hot chocolate and pajama party!
Second grade has been busy at work! In the
beginning of December, we invited our families
in to see our Native American and Colonists inquiry projects. In math, we have been analyzing
data and making bar graphs and line plots, we
love collecting data! We also got to start science
again now that we are done with our Inquiry project. We are learning all about solids and liquids.
We are looking forward to going to the State Theatre in February to watch Snow White and the
Seven Dwarfs.
Cadott Elementary School in Cadott, Wisconsin received a $4,000.00 grant this week from
bestselling author James Patterson to support its school library. In addition, Scholastic Reading
Club will match each dollar of Patterson’s donation with “bonus points” that teachers can use to
acquire books and other materials for their classrooms. Cadott Elementary was selected from
27,924 applications for funding grants.
As part of an ongoing effort to keep books and reading a number one priority in the United
States, bestselling author James Patterson, together with Scholastic Reading Club made a commitment to help support
school libraries nationwide. This year alone, Patterson personally donated $1.75 million to school libraries nationwide,
with grants ranging from $1,000 to $10,000 allocated to each of the 467 selected schools.
“These grants are my humble acknowledgement of some of the terrific work taking place in libraries,” says Patterson. “Here’s to communities supporting school libraries. Here’s to a country that makes reading a priority. Here’s to
flourishing libraries and to a joyful holiday season!”
Cadott Elementary first grade teacher, Penny Lien, along with support from librarian Nick Kotek applied for the
grant. They are both passionate about reading and want to see our current summer reading program enhanced. “The
students grow so much in their reading during the school year, and I want to see continued growth during the summer,”
states Mrs. Lien. We are so thankful for the generosity of the Patterson/Scholastic Grant Program.
In the first-ever partnership of its kind, Patterson joined forces with Scholastic Reading Club to administer funding
applications to their network of 62,000 schools and 800,000 teachers. Applicants were asked to fill out an online application posing the question, “what would your school library do with $1,000 to $10,000?” The full list of grant recipients is available online at www.scholastic.com/pattersonpartnership.
Any U.S. school with students from pre-kindergarten to 12th grade was eligible for a grant. To learn more, go to
mediaroom.scholastic.com/scholasticreadingclub and follow #PattersonPledge on social media.
Music Department News
By Ms. Martenson, Band Director
On Saturday, January 16, twenty members of the Cadott
High School Music Department participated in the Cloverbelt All-Conference Band and Choir Festival held in Altoona. The band and choirs are comprised of the finest musicians from each school in the conference, with 15 schools
represented. Students rehearsed their music during the day
with guest conductors, and presented a spectacular concert
that evening for friends and family.
Choir representation included sopranos, Julianna Poulda
and Leona Sonnentag; altos, Rebecca Morgal and Sarah
Sedlacek; tenors, Cole Ackley, Breven Mackie, and Alex
Walthers; and basses, Jace Bale, Hunter Kruckeberg, and
Gilbert Walthers.
Cadott band students who participated were: Sawyer
Roth, trumpet; Joey Hinzmann, trumpet; Mitchell Gunderson, trumpet; Megan Holcomb, alto saxophone; Tyrone
Green, tuba; Zach Wojtczak, euphonium; Henry Wojtczak,
French horn; Caitlin Holcomb, trombone; Maia Schroeder,
percussion; and Riley Rudnick, baritone saxophone.
Congratulations to our Cadott musicians on an excellent
performance and for being such excellent representatives of
Cadott’s finest!
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Take it To Zero
Ms. Goff, Choir Director
Take It to Zero is a student incentive program in phase one this year. We are focusing on
student achievement in the classroom. In an effort to increase student learning at Cadott Junior/Senior High School, we have implemented a
student incentive program focused on getting to
class on time.
Students who receive fewer than three tardies per quarter and no unexcused absences are
rewarded with a treat at the end of each quarter.
These qualifying students’ names go into a
drawing for some larger prizes that are handed
out during an assembly at the end of each quarter.
Second Quarter winners were drawn on
Thursday, January 21st. The winners for the
Second Quarter drawing were 7th graders, Sam
Ferguson, McKenzie Prokupek, and Haylee
Rowe; 8th graders, Dauntae Green, Kylie Berg,
and Cameron Stumo; Freshman, Jacen Knoll,
Donovan Walters, and Michelle Babcoke; Sophomores, Kallie Patrie, Rebecca Morgal, and
Kyah Swenson; Juniors, Samantha Pfeiffer,
Brady Ryan, and Sarah Sedlacek; and Seniors,
Cody Laux, Alexis Munroe, and Kayla Stangert.
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Take it to Zero prizes for this quarter are sponsored by:
Mr. Pat Rothbauer
Subway of Cadott
Gordy’s County Market
Stanley Theater
Micon Cinema of Chippewa Falls
Cadott Truck Stop
The Garage Salon of Chippewa Falls
Ms. Aleisha Neinfeldt
Yellowstone Cheese Factory
Cadott School Store
Kwik Trip of Chippewa Falls
Mr. Peter Devine
Citizen’s State Bank of Cadott
Kathy’s Diner
Pizza Hut of Chippewa Falls
Action City of Eau Claire
Papa Murphy’s of Chippewa Falls
The Cadott FFA Chapter
Fired Up Pizza of Eau Claire
When:
Thursday, March 10th, 2016
12:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Where: Cadott Elementary School Gym
Who:
All children who will be 3 and 4 years old by
September 1, 2016
ATTENTION
PARENTS
OF 3 AND 4 YEAR OLD
CHILDREN!
Child Development Day will provide families with the
MARK YOUR CALENDAR!
opportunity to learn more about:
Cadott’s Annual Child
 The level of their child’s development through a formal screening
 Normal child growth and development activities for children ages
Development Day
birth to five
 Information regarding our district’s 4K program and registration for 2016-17 school year
 Community and County agencies and resources
 Vision screening from the Cadott Lions
Join us for a fun time, cookie, and a free book. All children attending will have their name entered into a door prize
drawing. You will receive more information and an appointment time in the mail. We look forward to seeing you and
your child on March 10th.
For more information call the Elementary School at 715-289-3795
CADOTT SCHOOL DISTRICT’S CONNECTION TO THE COMMUNITY
Incumbent Donna Albarado:
I was born and raised in Cadott, graduating in 1970. I
returned with my husband Anson to Cadott in 1977, when
he was hired to teach Tech Ed. We have two children,
Andy and Jill who both graduated from Cadott. When our
daughter started kindergarten I enrolled at University of
Wisconsin at Eau Claire as a non-traditional student, graduating in 1988 with a Bachelor of Arts degree with a major in
Broad field Social Studies and minors in Geography, History, and Library Science. In 1990, I was hired as the Elementary Media Specialist at Cadott Elementary. In 1996, I
earned my Master of Education in Professional Development with a concentration in Library Science. I became the
District Media Specialist in 2003, which I held until my
retirement in 2012. After retirement, I ran for the school
board in 2013. I am completing my first term, where I
serve as board clerk.
I believe every child should have access to a learning
environment which accommodates individual learning
styles and individual attitudes. Through highly-skilled
teachers and staff, children/students should be challenged to
expand their knowledge, develop the ability to reason and
interact with peers that lead to building social and collaboration skills.
First and foremost I bring to the school district my
knowledge and years of experience as an educator. I continue to be involved in education, working as an Assessment Coordinator for the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP.) Through NAEP I worked with
administrators, coordinating and monitoring assessments for
more than twenty schools. I also represent Cadott on the
CESA Board of Control, which helps me keep up to date on
the changes in education.
My work as Program Director for Come Now and Eat
and the Backpack Buddies NOW programs gives me the
opportunity to work with and get to know the many talented
people in Cadott. I am able to communicate with a variety
of individuals and through my position on the school board
I am able to bring their ideas and concerns forward, while
working together with board members to bring the best education to all our children.
Charlotte Seibel:
My name is Charlotte Seibel a former graduate of Cadott High School. My husband Brent and I have 3 children,
Chance, Cole and Cheyann. The boys have both graduated
from Cadott High School and Cheyann is still in high
school. I’m currently employed at Optum (part of United
Healthcare) as Field Service Representative.
Education is very important and valuable to every student. Not all students learn the same way, so as a school we
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must come up with solutions to give the best education
to every student. The other thing education isn’t just
taught in the classroom, it comes from other activities
offered at our school as well. Example: FFA, FBLA,
Student Council, Band, Sports, Travel Club, etc.
I have been out in the work force since I graduated.
I have earned my Associates Degree in Agri-Science
from CVTC and am now working on my Bachelors of
Science in Business Administration from Lakeland College.
I have seen many changes on what employees are
looking for in hiring people for their jobs. The biggest
change is you need some type of additional education
beyond high school. I have been involved in 4-H as a
leader and as a County Judge at fairs. Also, am involved with the Cadott Athletic Booster Club for the
past 7 years.
Christine Rowe:
We have been residents in Cadott for 10 years. I
attended high school in Phillips, Wisconsin. My husband’s career relocated us to Eau Claire in 2001. As our
family was growing we knew we wanted our children to
attend a smaller school district. We ultimately choose
Cadott because of its school ratings. We haven’t ever
regretted our decision. Our educators are superior and
we know we are in a community that pulls together in
times of need. We have 5 children attending school here,
two daughters in 7th grade and three sons in 5th grade.
I was solely a stay at home mom for all of my children’s young ages. When all were of school age I got a
part time position at The Garage Salon, in Chippewa
Falls, as an office manager. I have been there for 5
years. It has proven to be a perfect fit for, allowing me
the time to be proactive in my children’s education, athletics and youth experiences.
My philosophy on education I believe would mirror
what other believe as well. As parents we all want the
best for our children. We supply them with food, shelter
and love. Education should be tied in with that statement.
I was fortunate enough to already gain a wealthy
amount of knowledge from being on the school board. It
was an eye opening, and educational experience! One
which I would proudly do again. A possibly even bigger
advantage is that for the past year I have not been on the
board. This sounds odd, but what I’ve found is that I
seemed more approachable. The past year I have heard
concerns, compliments and well thought out suggestions. I would be taking all of this with me as a board
member. Now that I have children on “both sides of the
road” my investment has only grown, and my drive
won’t slow.
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April 5, 2016 Spring School Board Election Candidate Statements
This year there are four candidates running for three open seats for the Board of Education for the Cadott School
District. These candidates include incumbent Donna Albarado, Robert Panzer, Christine Rowe, and Charlotte Seibel.
These candidates are certified and the ballot order has been determined.
This year the district would like to introduce you to the candidates by having them respond to three questions: 1.
Give some background information about yourself. 2. What is your philosophy on education? 3. What knowledge
or experience can you bring to our community and school district?
Robert Panzer:
I grew up on a family farm in Fond du Lac C ounty, Wisconsin. I earned a B.S. at UW-River Falls and an M.S. at
UW-Madison. I am married to Teri, and we have both been
involved in education and farm ownership for over 30 years.
We purchased our Cadott area property in February of 2014.
We have 2 adult children.
I have been involved in education as a teacher, UWExtension County Agent, and curriculum specialist for 20
years and have been involved in agriculture lending for the
past 15 years. I presently serve as a Risk Management Officer for United FCS in Wausau, Wisconsin. I am a lifetime
member of WALSAA at UW-Madison and the Wisconsin
and National FFA Alumni.
My experience in public education as a student, teacher,
and school board member has helped me to develop my philosophy of education. I believe public schools have contributed to the success of this great country and the individuals
that have built this country. I believe public schools will
continue to contribute to that success into the future. Education is a lifelong process but requires the basic skills of
communication and critical thinking that we can learn beginning at a young age. As each individual grows we build
upon those basic skills as we continue to learn. It is important when we are young that we enjoy success in learning
so that we can continue to learn as our life experiences move
on to adulthood and the new demands and challenges meet
us.
Public schools have done a great job in the history of this
Nation and will continue to work at developing individuals
as we meet the changes and challenges of the future. It is
important that we continue to build upon our past and work
at keeping to meet the ever changing needs as we move forward. Our schools need to prepare individuals that can continue to learn, build strong communities, and provide for all
of us. It is important that we offer opportunities for success
of all students.
I have had the opportunity to serve as a board member of
the Oakfield Public Schools Board of Education for 9 years.
I served 12 years as a classroom teacher, as a president of a
local education association, and 2 years as a school board
president. I have been on both sides of the issues as a union
member and as a board member. I understand many of
the issues that have faced education in the past and believe this has provided me with a strong foundation to
face the issues of the future in public education. I have
also served on the CESA 6 Board of Control. In the
past, I have attended training that has been offered by
the school board association in Wisconsin and have
worked politically with members of the Wisconsin Legislation on issues that have impacted local public
schools.
My experiences on the Board of Education for the
Oakfield Public Schools offered me the opportunities to
learn how to deal with finances, curriculum, cocurricular activities, transportation, personnel, and communication with members of the community. My experiences on the CESA 6 Board of Control offered me to
learn about different resources for public school, ideas
on how to share resources and develop better opportunities for our staff and students. After I left the board, I
have continued to learn about public schools and what
makes for a successful experience: for each student that
attends, for each staff member that makes up the team
that works every day with our students, and for those
that support our public schools financially. Our communities need strong public schools to continue to build
a better world.
In the past I have worked with community members
as president of the Oakfield Community Foundation,
chairperson of the Fond du Lac River East Winnebago
watershed project, as a founding member of the O’Brien Scholarship Fund, and on our church board of elders. I have also taught leadership courses in several
Wisconsin communities focusing on building community leadership. I strongly believe it takes a strong team
of leaders to make for success in whatever task that
needs to be completed.
We’re on the Web!
www.cadott.k12.wi.us
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Kindergarten Registration
To be in Kindergarten your child must be 5 years of age
before Sept 1st 2016.
If your child already attends Cadott Elementary for 4K we
plan that they will be joining us in Kindergarten next year.
If your child has been attending 4K out of district or if you
will have a child who will be in Kindergarten next year and is not
already registered please contact Cadott Elementary School at
715-289-3795 by March 18th to register. Families who move to
the district after this date should plan to register as soon as possible.
Choir Notes
Upcoming Choir Events:
TBA JH/HS Vocal Clinic Festival at Altoona (during the day)
March 6th JH/HS Choir Spring Concert-2:00pm, Auditorium
March 18th-19th Musical Performances,
7:00pm-Friday and Saturday
nd
April 2 High School District Solo/Ensemble at Fall Creek
April 8th Shell Lake Middle School Honors Choir-All Day
May 7th State Solo/Ensemble at UW-Eau Claire
May 16th JH/HS Choir Pops Concert-7:00pm, Auditorium
Congratulations go
out to James Sekel,
Cadott High School
Dean of Students and
Athletic Director, on
receiving the WIAA
Regional Athletic Director of the Year
Award!
#hornetpride
Follow Our Story
“Empowering students to be responsible learners with
strong character.”
Cadott Schools
have a Facebook
page and Twitter account! I am excited
to use these tools to
communicate activities and to share more about
the great things happening at our school. I would
love for you to follow our Facebook page and to
tag/like any posts that are of interest to you and
your family. You may also follow us on Twitter. I
will keep an eye out to retweet posts you create
that are a positive reflection of things our students
are doing. Please use the hashtag #hornetpride so
that I am able to search for your tweets. If you are
interested in signing up for these services you can
visit the Facebook and Twitter webpages. There
are also free apps that you can put on your phone
or other device that will allow you to have a mobile view of your account.
You will find our Twitter and Facebook pages
at the links below by searching for the following
information:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ To search for us on
Twitter look for @CadottSchools
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com To search
for us on Facebook look for Cadott School District.
Please keep in mind that these tools are meant
for parents, guardians and community members
who are interested in our school. Elementary students are welcome to look at these posts/tweets
with parent permission but we do not want them to
take part in the use of the tools. I look forward to
using this as another positive way to tell our
school story!
Thank you, Jenney Larson, Principal
Cadott School’s “Hall of Honor” By Mr. McDonough, Principal
We are excited to begin accepting
nominations for the fifth induction
to the Cadott Hall of Honor. The
hall will recognize those past students, athletes, staff, coaches, boosters, etc. who have made a positive
impact on the school district and/or
society in general. Those individuals/teams/organizations honored will
have accomplished things that our
community can be proud of and our
current students can strive to achieve.
You are welcome to nominate those
that you feel are worthy of such
recognition by filling out the Cadott
Hall of Honor Nomination Form.
This form can be found on the district
website www.cadott.k12.wi.us.
Once you arrive at the district website click on “Parents and Community Members” then scroll to the bottom of the page. You may also pick
up a nomination form at the high
school office. Nominations for the
Hall of Honor are due to the high
school principal by March 1st, 2016.
For more Hall of Honor information and
application, go to the district website at
www.cadott.k12.wi.us
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THE STINGER
2016-17 Open Enrollment Period
How and when may parents apply?
The open enrollment application period for the 2016-17
school year is from February 1-April 29, 2016. The application period closes at 4:00 p.m. on April 29, 2016. Late
applications will not be accepted for any reason.
Parents may apply Online at http://dpi.wi.gov/oe
BUSINESS TRANSCRIPTED CREDITS ON
THE RISE By Ms. Gunderson, BIT Instructor
Beginning in 2016-17, students in Cadott’s Business
Management class have the opportunity to earn credits at
Chippewa Valley Technical College. “After talking with
CVTC instructors this fall, I learned that our Business Management curriculum was very similar to the expectations at
CVTC,” stated instructor Shari Gunderson. After meeting
with CVTC instructors, the Business Management course
was approved for 3 transcripted credits for the Principles of
Management course.
The new agreement is the fifth business course with a
transcripted agreement. Other courses also receiving dual
credit are Accounting C (4 credits), Business Communications (3 credits), Business Ownership & Marketing (3 credits), Financial Security (2 credits), and Microsoft Office
Suite (2 credits).
IMAGINE: MICROSOFT
By Ms. Gunderson BIT Instructor
Microsoft Office Suite students will earn more than just
credit at CVTC this spring; students have the opportunity of
taking a certification test to become a Microsoft Office Specialist.
Instructor Shari Gunderson learned this fall of an opportunity through the Department of Public Instruction to participate in the Microsoft Imagine Academy. “The Microsoft Imagine Academy (IA) program provides industryleading technology skills to help bridge the skills gap. With
the Microsoft Imagine Academy (IA) program, academic
institutions and their educators, students and staff get digital
curriculum and certifications for fundamental technology
skills--as well as courses critical for students to be successful in today’s technologically evolving world” (http://
dpi.wi.gov/imagine-academy).
Gunderson will have access to classroom resources to
teach digital literacy and Microsoft Office Suite skills. Students in the class will receive free vouchers to take certification exams in any of the MOS platforms: Word, Excel,
PowerPoint, or Access.
BIT Brings New Student
Opportunities
By Ms. Gunderson,
Business Information Technology Instructor
Students in Business & Information Technology
courses have even more opportunities than before to
expand their understanding, apply their business
knowledge, and receive post-secondary credit for their
coursework.
This fall students in the Business Ownership &
Marketing course considered the possibility of owning a
business. The possibility became a reality as the class
took on the “ownership” of The Hive. After surveying
students and community members, the class met with an
apparel vendor to select clothing options and designs
for their product. “The students had to determine color,
sizes, and quantities to order for their target market,”
stated instructor Shari Gunderson. They then began to
work on setting up a new location for the store—at the
end of the hall just off of the commons.
While decisions about stocking the store were great
learning experiences, students then faced an important
lesson: businesses don’t survive without sales. “It was
challenging for the students to schedule workers; everyone wants to spend the money, but not everyone wants
to earn it” Gunderson stated. The class agreed upon a
goal of selling 75 percent of their inventory before the
end of the course. In order to accomplish the objective,
class members ran the store daily during lunch and at
home sporting events in the month of December.
“I was pleased that the students experienced the
thrill of customers with money in hand to the disappointment when no one showed up to purchase. Additionally, I am glad we were able to bring Hornet spirit
to the community,” Gunderson commented.
The Business Ownership & Marketing class lasts
one semester and receives transcripted credit at Chippewa Valley Technical College. While The Hive is not
open on a regular schedule this semester, Gunderson
hopes that students will volunteer to be available at the
conference and regional wrestling matches in February.
“We still have some sweatshirts, pants, and Tshirts in
stock. We will also have a small supply of winter
‘pom’ hats available for sale,” Gunderson stated. Anyone who wishes to purchase items may still do so. Contact Shari Gunderson at gundersons@cadott.k12.wi.us
CADOTT SCHOOL DISTRICT’S CONNECTION TO THE COMMUNITY
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NOTICE OF EDUCATIONAL OPTIONS FOR RESIDENT CHILDREN
and ACCOUNTABILITY
State Statute Section 3224(m) 119.57(1): Annually, by January 31st, each public school shall provide public
notice and post on its Internet site a description of available educational options, including: public schools,
private choice schools, charter schools, virtual schools, full-time open enrollment, youth options and course
options within its boundaries.
Public Schools: http://www.cadott.k12.wi.us/
Cadott Elementary School (Grades PK-6)
Cadott Junior High School (Grades 7-8)
Cadott High School (Grades 9-12)
Private Choice Schools
Saint Joseph Catholic School (www.allsaintscathcom.com)
DPI Website: http://dpi.wi.gov/sms/choice-programs
Virtual Charter Schools
DPI Website: http://sms.dpi.wi.gov/charter-schools/current
Public School Full-Time Open Enrollment
DPI Website: https://oe.dpi.wi.gov/
Cadott Website: http://www.cadott.k12.wi.us/the-cadott-choice/open-enrollment/
Youth Options
Board Policy: 343.41 Youth Options
http://www.cadott.k12.wi.us/district/board-of-education/district-policies/
Course Options
Board Policy: 343.43 Course Options
http://www.cadott.k12.wi.us/district/board-of-education/district-policies/
http://dpi.wi.gov/courseoptions
Home-Based Private Educational Program
DPI Website: https://sms.dpi.wi.gov/sms_homeb
State Statute Section 3312, s.118.57 states that the School Board’s Notice of Education Options must include the most recent school accountability performance category assigned to each school within the district’s boundaries, including public, independent charter and private choice schools; and inform parents
that the full school district accountability report is available on the district website.
School Report Card: 2013-2014
Cadott Elementary School Report Card- 73.1 Exceeds Expectations
Cadott Junior High School Report Card- 65.6 Meets Expectations
Cadott Junior/Senior High School Report Card- 74.9 Exceeds Expectations
District Report- 70.3 Meets Expectations
https://apps2.dpi.wi.gov/reportcards/
The school wide accountability performance report can be found at this DPI Link:
https://apps2.dpi.wi.gov/sdpr/spr.action