• Home
  • About
  • Contact
  • December 6, 2021
  • December 13, 2021
  • December 20, 2021
  • December 31, 2021
  • Past Installments
    • 2015 >
      • July 5, 2015
      • July 12, 2015
      • July 19, 2015
      • July 26, 2015
      • August 2, 2015
      • August 9, 2015
      • August 16, 2015
      • August 23, 2015
      • August 31, 2015
      • September 6, 2015
      • September 13, 2015
      • September 20, 2015
      • September 27, 2015
      • October 4, 2015
      • October 11, 2015
      • October 18, 2015
      • October 25, 2015
      • November 1, 2015
      • November 8, 2015
      • November 15, 2015
      • November 29, 2015
      • December 6, 2015
      • December 13, 2015
      • December 20, 2015
    • 2016 >
      • January 10, 2016
      • January 17, 2016
      • January 24, 2016
      • January 31, 2016
      • February 7, 2016
      • February 14, 2016
      • February 21, 2016
      • February 28, 2016
      • March 6, 2016
      • March 13, 2016
      • March 20, 2016
      • March 27, 2016
      • April 3, 2016
      • April 10, 2016
      • April 17, 2016
      • April 24, 2016
      • May 1, 2016
      • May 8, 2016
      • May 15, 2016
      • May 22, 2016
      • May 30, 2016
      • June 5, 2016
      • June 12 and 19
      • June 26 to July 3
      • July 24, 2016
      • July 31, 2016
      • August 7, 2016
      • August 14, 2016
      • August 21, 2016
      • August 28, 2016
      • September 4, 2016
      • September 11, 2016
      • September 18, 2016
      • September 25, 2016
      • October 2, 2106
      • October 9, 2016
      • October 16, 2016
      • October 23, 2016
      • October 30, 2016
      • November 6, 2016
      • November 13, 2016
      • November 27, 2016
      • December 4, 2016
      • December 11, 2016
      • December 19, 2016
    • 2017 >
      • Facilities Options
      • January 8, 2017
      • January 15, 2017
      • January 22, 2017
      • February 12, 2017
      • February 26, 2017
      • March 5, 2017
      • March 12, 2017
      • Spring Break 2017
      • April Fools
      • April 9, 2017
      • April 16, 2017
      • April 30, 2017
      • May 7, 2017
      • May 14, 2017
      • May 29, 2017
      • June 4, 2017
      • June 11, 2017
      • June 18, 2017
      • June 25, 2017
      • July 2, 2017
      • July 9, 2017
      • July 16, 2017
      • July 23, 2017
      • July 30, 2017
      • August 6, 2017
      • August 13, 2017
      • August 20, 2017
      • August 27, 2017
      • September 3, 2017
      • September 10, 2017
      • September 17, 2017
      • September 24, 2017
      • October 1, 2017
      • October 8, 2017
      • October 15, 2017
      • October 22, 2017
      • October 29, 2017
      • November 5, 2017
      • November 12, 2017
      • November 26, 2017
      • December 3, 2017
      • December 10, 2017
      • December 13, 2017
    • 2018 >
      • January 7, 2018
      • January 14, 2018
      • January 21, 2018
      • January 28, 2018
      • February 4, 2018
      • February 11, 2018
      • February 18, 2018
      • February 25, 2018
      • March 4, 2018
      • March 11, 2018
      • March 18, 2018
      • March 25, 2018
      • April 2, 2018
      • April 8, 2018
      • April 15, 2018
      • April 22, 2018
      • April 29, 2018
      • May 6, 2018
      • May 13, 2018
      • May 20, 2018
      • May 27, 2018
      • June 3, 2018
      • June 10, 2018
      • June 17, 2018
      • June 24, 2018
      • July 1, 2018
      • July 8, 2018
      • July 15, 2018
      • July 22, 2018
      • July 29, 2018
      • August 5, 2018
      • August 12, 2018
      • August 19, 2018
      • August 26, 2018
      • September 2, 2018
      • September 9, 2018
      • September 16. 2018
      • September 23, 2018
      • September 30, 2018
      • October 7, 2018
      • October 14, 2018
      • October 21, 2018
      • October 28, 2018
      • November 4, 2018
      • November 11, 2018
      • November 18, 2018
      • November 25, 2018
      • December 2, 2018
      • December 9, 2018
      • December 16, 2018
    • 2019 >
      • January 6, 2019
      • January 13, 2019
      • January 21, 2019
      • January 27, 2019
      • February 3, 2019
      • February 10, 2019
      • February 17, 2019
      • February 24, 2019
      • March 3, 2019
      • March 10, 2019
      • March 17, 2019
      • March 24, 2019
      • March 31, 2019
      • April 7, 2019
      • April 14, 2019
      • April 21, 2019
      • April 28, 2019
      • May 5, 2019
      • May 12, 2019
      • May 19, 2019
      • May 27, 2019
      • June 3, 2019
      • June 9, 2019
      • June 23, 2019
      • June 30, 2019
      • July 8, 2019
      • July 15, 2019
      • July 22, 2019
      • July 29, 2019
      • August 5, 2019
      • August 12, 2019
      • August 19, 2019
      • August 26, 2019
      • September 3, 2019
      • September 9, 2019
      • September 16, 2019
      • September 23, 2019
      • September 30, 2019
      • October 7. 2019
      • October 14, 2019
      • October 21, 2019
      • October 28, 2019
      • November 4, 2019
      • November 11, 2019
      • November 18, 2019
      • November 25, 2019
      • December 2, 2019
      • December 9, 2019
      • December 16, 2010
      • December 23, 2019
      • December 31, 2019
    • 2020 >
      • January 13, 2020
      • January 20, 2020
      • January 27, 2020
      • February 3, 2020
      • February 10, 2020
      • February 17, 2020
      • February 24, 2020
      • March 2, 2020
      • March 9, 2020
      • March 30, 2020
      • Special Message to Community
      • April 6, 2020
      • April 13, 2020
      • April 20, 2020
      • May 4, 2020
      • May 11, 2020
      • June 1, 2020
      • June 15, 2020
      • June 30, 2020
      • August 5, 2020
      • August 24, 2020
      • October 12, 2020
      • October 26, 2020
      • November 9, 2020
      • November 30, 2020
      • December 14, 2020
      • December 30, 2020
    • 2021 >
      • January 11, 2021
      • January 25, 2021
      • February 8, 2021
      • March 22, 2021
      • March 29, 2021
      • April 6, 2021
      • May 31, 2021
      • June 7, 2021
      • June 14, 2021
      • June 21, 2021
      • July 5, 2021
      • August 3, 2021
      • August 16, 2021
      • August 31, 2021
      • September 13, 2021
      • September 28, 2021
      • November 8, 2021
      • November 15, 2021
      • November 22, 2021
      • November 29, 2021
      • 2021 Instructional Program Reviews >
        • CCHS 2021 Instructional Program Review
        • CCMS 2021 Instructional Program Review
        • CES 2021 Instructional Program Review
        • Harrison 2021 Instructional Program Review
        • LSST 2021 Instructional Program Review
        • McKinley 2021 Instructional Program Review
        • Washington 2021 Instructional Program Review

Cañon City thrives through adventurous spirit, dynamic people, innovative schools, and historic charm.

Echoes from Cañon

Our Mission
The Cañon City School District is future-focused, providing innovative educational opportunities to successfully prepare all students to meet any challenge they may face.
Our Core Beliefs
1.  We meet the social-emotional needs of all students, putting Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs before Bloom’s Taxonomy. 
2.  We believe learning growth matters most, requires risk-taking, and the work we do in our schools has the greatest impact on this.
3.  We’re future-focused, believing the development of certain traits and skills will best prepare our students for ever-changing careers. 
4.  We emphasize what is good for kids over the needs and comfort of adults.

Our Core Beliefs in Action

Picture
Colleen Carroll and Heidi Kraft prepare to deliver holiday care packages.
PictureCañon City area realtors were big contributors to the project!
Recently we did a bit of an accounting of the amazing holiday charity efforts made in the community by some of our community partners.  A big thank you goes out to Superintendent/Board Secretary Colleen Carroll for coordinating all of this.  Colleen reports the Cañon City Middle School construction project team collected the following: 14 Hams from GE Johnson.  a $1,500 donation from Cooley and Sons Excavation.  A $500 donation from Gary Leimer Inc.  A $400 donation from Harmon Bonded.  A $110 gift card from Groninger Concrete.  The Washington Elementary School construction project team added the following:  A $150 gift card donation from Olson Plumbing and Heating.  A $100 gift card from Encore Electric.   A variety of toys and gift cards from GE Johnson totaling nearly $200 in value.  

Mrs. Carroll also reports the Cañon City Elks Club put together food baskets and gifts for 30 of our families. Cañon City Realtors provided food baskets and gifts for 14 of our homeless student families. 

With the assistance of Special Services Secretary Heidi Kraft, these items were safely delivered to families before the Christmas Break.  

What better way to abide by our first core belief than to actually provide the basic necessities our families need to get through a stretch of difficult time?  Thank you all!

This fall staff and students from 51 schools across Colorado attended eight B.I.O.N.I.C. Team Conferences exploring what the program could look like in their schools to empower students to reach out to their peers who are facing tough times. B.I.O.N.I.C. stands for, believe it or not, I care.  Harrison School is committed to this program.  

At the conferences, attending students and staff members brainstormed two things of concern they are seeing in their schools, and then ways they might be addressed.  

It is my understanding because of their participation, the Harrison staff has earned a $500 scholarship allowing them to do the work to become an official B.I.O.N.I.C. Team, which they will do this spring.
 

Our Future Focus

Picture
Cynthia Roy
Picture
Scott Smith
Picture
Our finance department is hard at work on our annual mid-year budget amendment.  The purpose of this is to adjust our budget projections after having completed pupil count, receiving more grants, and settling personnel expenditures.  This will be an action item at our board of education meeting on January 27th.

On Thursday I attended Intern and Apprentice Program Coordinator Lisa Tedesko's quarterly Workplace Learning meeting.  It was well attended by our community intern and apprentice partners.  Cañon City High School Computer Assisted Design teacher Scott Smith reported on progress in his program and Florence Junior/Senior High School's Vocational Agriculture teacher Cynthia Roy presented about job opportunities related to her program.  At the meeting, Lisa reported the following statistics from the past three years.  
  • In 2017-18 we had 35 students who completed 96 quarter long internships.
  • In 2018-19 we grew to 71 employers with which 56 students completed 141 quarter long internships.
  • This year we have 118 business partners with which 101 students are on track to complete 211 quarter long internships.
Lisa reminded attendees each member of the CCHS Class of 2021 will be required to complete a quarter-long internship before graduating.  It was also reported this year's Employer Fair will take place on April 23rd in the Tiger Dome and the annual  Intern/Apprentice Celebration Banquet will take place on May 13 at Abbey Events Center.

Finally, the district is fast entering evaluation season and this kicks off with the Board of Education soliciting feedback from the staff and community about the performance of the superintendent of schools.  Thus, we'd appreciate your taking a moment to inform the process by completing the 15 question survey at this link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/TJJNHWJ  It is designed to only take about 10 minutes to submit.

Our Focus on Safety and Wellness

Picture
This week Director of Student Support Services Paula Buser is sharing this message about safety and security: 

"As a society, we all are becoming more and more reliant on technology to enhance our safety. Let's not lose sight of the simple acts we can do to keep us and others safe." 

She shared this interesting quote with our entire staff:

“The future of the safety movement is not so much dependent upon the invention of safety devices as on the improvement of methods of educating people to the ideal of caution and safety." – Walter Dill Scott, President, Northwestern University (1921)

Last Week

Picture
Adam Hartman addresses a statewide superintendent gathering about legislation related to school accreditation.
On Tuesday I joined in on some McKinley Elementary instructional observations, participated in a regional Manager's meeting, dropped in on a 21st Century Grant planning meeting, a student summer Chromebook access meeting, and a meeting with Assitant Superintendent of Schools Adam and Cañon Exploratory School Principal Kelly Albrecht.  On Wednesday, Adam Hartman and I attended a statewide superintendent convening in Mapleton.  On Thursday I had a series of meetings related to staff and programs, and on Friday I worked on expulsion decisions and legislative advocacy.  

This Week

Picture
Board President Shad Johnson attended his first CASB Board of Directors meeting last weekend.
This week I'll publish another issue of Echoes from Cañon, attend a board work session and meeting, meet with Cañon City High School Principal Bill Summers and Assistant Superintendent of Schools Adam Hartman about CCHS staffing levels for next year, work on director evaluation documents, hold a directors meeting, participate in an Instructional Leader Professional Learning Community, attend a Colorado Education Initiative-Colorado Department of Education services alignment meeting, attend Rural Alliance/Opportunity Coalition/Pikes Peak Alliance legislative advocacy calls, meet with CCHS Assistant Principal Michelle Johnson about an upcoming Civility Campaign, and attend a Colorado Education Initiative Assessment for Learning Program gathering with the CCHS team in Denver.

Thanks for listening once again!

George S. Welsh
Powered by Create your own unique website with customizable templates.