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2 ❚ SIUSLAW NEWS SCHOOL NEWSLETTER ❚ SEPTEMBER 2016 Mapleton W ELCOME M APLETON BACK TO COURTESY PHOTOS M apleton School District held its annual Welcome Back Barbecue on Sept. 23 for students, staff and families. “We had an amazing turn out,” said Superintendent Jodi O’Mara. “It was great to see parents visiting their child’s classroom and enjoying a BBQ together with the com- munity. We are very lucky to live in such an amazing place!” Mapleton School District also extends a special thank you to True Value Hardware and Florence Saw Shop for donating the use of a scissor lift so that people could pressure wash and paint the football goal posts — Submitted by Jodi O’Mara Florence Community PTA ‘Every Student Succeeds’ with Florence PTA PTA holds first meeting Florence Community PTA is off to a strong start for the upcoming school year. Back-to- school activities for teachers and staff, as well as students and families, have been going on since mid- August. PTA held its first meeting of the year on COURTESY PHOTO Tuesday, Sept. 20, at Board president Tiffany Holdahl Siuslaw Elementary welcomes members to the 2016- School. 17 school year. Board President Tiffany Holdahl pre- Florence Community PTA is sented 2016-17 board members parents, teachers and communi- and highlighted programs and ty working together to improve events planned for the school and support education, health, year ahead. safety and well-being of all New programs this year children and youth. The organi- include a Color-A-Thon fun zation serves all of the Siuslaw run, in conjunction with the district schools. annual Fall Fitness Fair on Nov. Membership is open to any- 5, and PTA Take Your Family to one: parents and guardians, School Week and Multi- grandparents, community Cultural Fair in February. members, teachers and staff, Leonard Ulrich, new assis- and even youth who are inter- tant principal for Siuslaw ested in being a part of an Elementary and Middle organization working to better schools, introduced himself and their education. spoke about his experience and Membership forms can be what direction he’ll be focusing downloaded online at www. on in the Siuslaw district. florencepta.org, or picked up at The PTA members approved one of the schools. Keep up three grant applications for pro- with events and programs on grams and supplies, submitted Facebook at Florence by teachers, which totaled near- Community PTA. — Submitted ly $600. by Diane McCalmont Community members and school staff gathered in the Commons of Siuslaw Middle School on the afternoon of Sept. 17. The topic: ESSA (Every Student Succeeds Act), new leg- islation that replaces the No Child Left Behind Act of 2002. The forum was hosted by Florence Community PTA in conjunction with Oregon State PTA. The afternoon forum began with an overview of the history of ESSA, led by Collin Robinson, Oregon State PTA president. The origins of ESSA stem from the 50-year old Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), which emphasized equal access to edu- cation for all students. In 2002, ESEA was reauthorized through the No Child Left Behind Act, which was based on the premise of setting high standards and establishing measurable goals. NCBA required states to give assessments to all students in certain grade levels, and some funding was connected to test outcomes. ESSA sets up expectations for schools receiving federal education funding. It retains the idea of standardized testing, but shifts the law’s accountability requirements to states. The new law gives states more flexibility Florence Community PTA hosts an Every Student Succeeds Act forum on Sept. 17. in setting standards and ensur- from Oregon Education For more information about ing that all students have equal Association, as well as Oregon ESSA, go to www.ode.state.or. opportunities to succeed. PTA Legislative Representative, us. — Submitted by Diane Oregon State Department of Otto Schell. McCalmont Education has been holding work group discussions throughout the state since April of this year, inviting school administrators, parents, teach- ers and education organizations to join the discussion. Stakeholders in Oregon have the opportunity to help decide how ESSA will work in the state. The goal is to take advan- tage of the law’s flexibility to move toward a system that is more equitable throughout the state. 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