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Calendar of Events
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Mr. McCord's Read-Aloud
October 5
VCS Board Meeting
October 18
PAC Meeting
October 30
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SIG/RTTT Grant Updates
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During the Virtual Professional Development in September, teachers began studying research feedback - giving students specific feedback about their work in order to help them master the learning targets (I can statements) of their courses. Giving specific and timely feedback about a student's performance in relationship to the learning targets, can have a high impact on student achievement. We want all students to achieve at VCS. The Building Leadership Team (BLT) met on October 3 to begin preparation for implementing the Teacher-based-Teams (TBT).
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Greetings!
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What a beautiful fall we are having so far!
I had the pleasure of meeting many of you at the fall picnic this year. It's a wonderful experience to meet so many caring parents and see how involved you are in your children's education. If you are looking to get further involved, you might want to consider joining the P.A.C. Our Parent Advisory Council meets four times a year, participates in the fall and spring picnics, offers feedback regarding the Family Involvement Policy and the School-Family Compact, and much more. It's a great way to meet other VCS families and support the school. Contact visiting.teachers@vcslearn.org for more information.
Go Wolves!
Jim McCord
Superintendent
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3rd Grade Guarantee
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At VCS, we are committed to the success of every child in every aspect of education, particularly in the area of literacy. Due to this commitment, we have created a comprehensive Reading Improvement and Monitoring Plan for our elementary students.
During the first few weeks of school, every student in kindergarten through eighth grade took the iReady Reading Diagnostic Assessment. Students who are not quite on track to be reading at their grade level, will participate in this improvement plan throughout the year.
Students working in this improvement plan will participate in activities such as the i-Read instructional program and online, small group instructional sessions.
Starting with the 2013-2014 school year, all students entering the third grade must demonstrate a certain level of competency in reading before advancing to the fourth grade. This "Third Grade Guarantee" is a requirement set forth by the Ohio Department of Education. If you have questions regarding the Reading Improvement and Monitoring Plans please contact Dr. Teeters or Mrs. Varner.
Picture: Asher Wagner, grade 3, completing his iReady Diagnostic Assessment
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| Common Core and the Opt Out Provision |
High school students, please watch this important video on the common core standards and the opt out provision.
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| Important updates to No Child Left Behind |
This summer, the U.S. Department of Education granted the Ohio Department of Education a waiver of several provisions of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001. Part of this waiver may relate to your child's education.
Schools were required to notify parents if they were formally identified by the Ohio Department of Education as in need of improvement. This provision has been waived, and because of this, VCS is no longer required to send a letter notifying parents of the school report card. This report card can instead be found online. Note that the 2011-2012 report has not yet been released.
If the school district had been formally identified by the Ohio Department of Education as in need of improvement for two or more years in a row, the district was required to offer students the opportunity to receive Supplemental Educational Services (free tutoring). This provision has also been waived. VCS will no longer contract with external companies to provide in-home tutoring to some students. Instead, online tutoring by VCS teachers will be offered to K-3 students performing below grade level.
You should have or will be receiving a letter explaining this in detail. You can read the letter in its entirety by clicking here.
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| Fall picnic draws a large crowd |
VCS students, families and staff members enjoyed the annual fall picnic this past Saturday at the Hoover Y Park, near Columbus. Activities included an inflatable bounce house, treat walk and a prize basket raffle. You can see a few photos from the picnic below or view them all by clicking here.
  
  
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K-8 students: Join us for Mr. McCord's Monthly Read-Alouds
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 The first Friday of every month, Superintendent McCord will read to us LIVE in the VCS Auditorium in Blackboard! This month he will be reading "Goodnight Goon: A Petrifying Parody" by Michael Rex. All Read-Alouds will be at 11 a.m. You can find the schedule below.
November 2: "Hands Around the Library" by Karen Leggett-Abouraya & Susan L. Roth
December 7: "'Twas the Night Before Christmas" by Roger Clement Moore
January 4: "The Three Snow Bears" by Jan Brett
February 1: America's Biggest Storytime
March 1: Read Across America Day
April 5: "Earth Smart" by Leslie Garrett
May 3: "Start Saving, Henry" by Nancy Carlson
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VCS graduate takes Oath of Enlistment for the U.S. Armed Forces
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2012 VCS graduate Logan Orr, takes his Oath of Enlistment for the U.S. Armed Forces. Until recently, online schools were listed as Tier II schools, making it very difficult for students to enlist. Fortunately, the law was changed earlier this year. To read more about Logan and his story, click here. Congratulations Logan!
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Opening Day award winners
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The VCS staff celebrated Opening Day on Wednesday, August 29. Teachers, directors, office staff and site tutors were all in attendance. The agenda included activities such as the state of the school address from Mr. McCord, the VCS 10 year anniversary celebration and an awards and recognition ceremony. It was a wonderful way to kickoff the school year. See the award recipients below. Congratulations to all the award winners!
Student Services Award - Ms. Jacque Prichard
Distinguished Educator Award - Ms. Cheryl Akers
Distinguished Classified Staff Member - Ms. Miriam Green
Innovation Award - Ms. Marla Terrell
Inspiration Award - Ms. Benita Cook
Distinguished Leader Award - Ms. Donna Baker and Mr. Jeff Nelson
Technology Implementation Award - Mr. Denny Hammond
Best Practices Award - Ms. Rochelle Nelson, Ms. Heidi Varner and Mr. Denny Hammond
External Services Site of the Year - Pomegranate Health Systems
Partnership of the Year - Southwest Licking Digital Academy
Teacher of the Quarter - Ms. Jodi Heskett
Once a Wolf, Always a Wolf Award - Ms. Sue Salina
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Watch for The VCS Voice to arrive in your e-mail the first Thursday of each month. If you have any content ideas, send them to Jill Workman.
Go Wolves!
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