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Work? The “New to the Community” section features an overview of the area, along with a multitude of helpful community reference links. Mark Owen, Glacier View history teacher, and recently named as one of Mat-Su’s three student trips to Europe BP Teachers of Excellence over 12 years. In planning 2009, has sponsored the trips, Owen organizes his demic and experiential learning. world history classes so that Mr. Owens defines his Ancient students receive both acaHistory class this way: “World ables students to build a collective Studies is a concept-center memory base of how and why ed course that enmankind shares a common future.” Raising over $57,750, parents and students began fundraising for the 2009 trip in 2005. Funds for students’ expenses came the construction and raffle joins with from bake of two log cabins at the Alaska Borough School District Valley Lodge, and other creative State Fair, two Valentine’s PALMER--The Mat-Su fundraising activities. Students Day dinners at Majestic provided traffic direction for ghetti feed/fashion show. After the Fireweed 400 bike race the years of fundraising and OF THE YEAR—2009 and also held a spalearning about their destinations, cier View on March 6 and returned BP MAT-SU TEACHER the world history travel group Jamin Burton on March 22, 2009--traveling Band Director, department Glafirst to Athens and completing Colony High School their tours in Milan. Glacier View students, Mollie Haag and Trayton Cohen, along with teacher, Claudia their experiences of what they of Excellence: MAY 15, 2009 Berkley, shared with the MSBSD called “a trip of a lifetime” during BP Mat-Su Teachers School Board the May 6 meeting. Enjoy their Acropolis and on to Northern photo story from the Glenn Italy. Highway to the fine sales educators: BP in congratulating these along the Glenn Highway, Beyond Education nts ing stude by inspir l society ns for a globa ve, and care.” ing citize learn, achie “ develop to think, SIDE MSBSD IN ries Our Bounda ort Services ent Supp erence MSBSD Stud sition Conf first Tran t’s Student nt holds School Distric Departme u Borough Transition Brad McKim, General Counsel, BP Exploration Alaska, Inc., George Troxel, MSBSD Superintendent Anthony Jensen Wasilla High School AP Government and Law Teacher Mat-S held the first In May, the pures Department campus. The Support Servic u College high on the Mat-S was to assist Conference (IEPs) conference three-day tion plans ual educa pose of the nts with individ l atmosphere into the school stude g to make g from a schoo life. Hopin in transitionin leisure, and nts world of work, there were 30 stude adult l event, Wasilla this an annua Palmer High, teachers from plus their on High, and y High, Houst on the Focusing High, Colon Jr./Sr. High. students were Susitna Valley g Future”, future “My Excitin ng about theme of to start thinki necessary steps encouraged the identifying goals. planning and econdary their post-s local busiin achieving teamed with Carrs, rence , Pet Zoo, The confe as Wells Fargo Express, and nesses such ery, Soft Touch agencies to MatSu Cream nment ywith gover on what emplo more, along life experiences in our provide real be available tunities may Next Step ment oppor l district’s The schoo provides great community. help them students 18-21 ng skills to program for nts in learni t for stude insigh r indeachieve greate At the end pendence. ition d year, MSBSD Trans Putnam, of its secon , Mary tally dent Specialist developmen easing stude adults of said, “Incr layed young er awareness introduced and teach have been how groups, skills and transition to community d empower jobs, learne they can obtained a ge s to have individual how to mana lete vement in y and comp greater invol mone goals g personal -day developin to other day-to are trying is what we tasks. program.” with this achieve Celaena Powde r, a Wasilla High Schoo l Teens Agains Tobacco Use t volunteer, with Idtarod 5th grader, Anne Sulliva n Colony High School Band Jamin Burton Director Counsel, BP Exploration Brad McKim, General t Troxel, MSBSD Superintenden Alaska, Inc., George Mark Owen o Prevention from Tobac Alaska Family & Control, co Prevention Services, Inc. Parents wish & Control, ing you a fun, Alaska Family smoke, protect safe summe Services, Inc. your childre r with your n from the breathe second families! Enjoy dangers of hand smoke your time togethe secondhand coughing, and are more likely r. Health tip: smoke and to have more to contract take it outside If bronchitis and more likely ear infectio . Young childre you to develop ns and asthma pneumonia, n who heart diseas to experience attacks. People e and lung If you need wheezing and who breathe cancer. help quitting secondhand tobacco, call smoke are the Alaska Tobacco Quit Line at 888-84 2-7848 (888-8 Mat-Su Teen 42-QUIT). s Against A message a Merrill, Palmer Junior Middle Tobacco Use School, a Teens volunteer, with Willow Sara Wilber Against Elementary , Youth Coordi students and nator, Tobacc Jessic Tobacco Use Post er Winners 2009 Mariah Young , Middle Schoo l Counsel, BP Exploration Brad McKim, General t Troxel, MSBSD Superintenden Alaska, Inc., George Devon Degarmo School Goose Bay Elementary MSBSD Inside by produced PIO Written and Esary, MSBSD Catherine us 746-9251— ry@matsuk12. catherine.esa 3 Counsel, BP Exploration Brad McKim, General t Troxel, MSBSD Superintenden Alaska, Inc., George Colene Mead School Goose Bay Elementary 5 Grace Britton , Elementary Colton Newm an, Grand Prize Kyra Laulai nen, High Schoo l 2 1 MSBSD Inside is the four-color monthly newsletter (in Adobe PDF format). It is substantial, offering content covering a wide variety of pertinent district topics, along with many photographs. (or similar oﬀering) for the main district could not be located. Each school site appears to provide such contact information, however. e district’s mailing address and phone number are available as part of the top header throughout the site. Use of Online Technology ere is a customizable calendar of events and a monthly online district newsletter. A number of the individual schools also oﬀer online newsletters. e “Employee” section features information on how teachers can build their own Web pages and also provides intranet access for district employees as well as access to SubFinder (an employee absence managewww.DistrictAdministration.com ment and substitute placement system) and “MyLearningPlan” (a service for tracking professional development activities), among other choices. RSS feeds are available, along with clear instructions for subscribing. Up-to-Date Information e content on this site is timely and well-maintained. e news archives, however, appear only to go back as far as November 2008. DA Laura R. Bona is a contributing writer for D A. To nominate your district for a site review, contact Judy Hartnett at jhartnett@districtadministration.com. September 2009 79 http://www.echalk.com http://www.echalk.com http://www.DistrictAdministration.com

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of District Administration - September 2009

District Administration - September 2009
Contents
From the Editor
Letters
News Update
Health Update
Curriculum Update
Stimulus Monitor
Conversations
Administrator Profile
District Profile
Administrator Roles Shift with the Times
Turning Around Schools in Need
Global Learning
Managing Generational Diversity
New Products
Professional Opinion
How Well Does This Web Site Work?
New Books
Tech Disruptions
Online Edge

District Administration - September 2009