Lake Preston School District # st Street NE Lake Preston, SD Postal Customer

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1 Lake Preston School District # st Street NE Lake Preston, SD Postal Customer Lake Preston School District February 2015

2 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Colman Tourney 21 Hamlin TBA Tae kwon do Tourney (H) Aux gym 7:00am 28 GBB District 5B Madison HS 4-6 Tri-Valley Tourney Lake Preston School Activities February GBB/BBB GPL (H) 4:00 (JVGBB, JVBBB, VGBB, VBBB) 3 Financial Aid meeting 7: BBB ORR (H) 6:30/ JH 4:00 Music Booster Pizza Meal; Blue & Gold Night Athletic Booster Hoop Shoot 6 GBB ORR (H) 6:30 JH-C 5:00 Blue & Gold Night; Hoop Shoot State One Brandon Valley 7 Elkton Tourney 9:00 ACT test date PCW 6th BBB/GBB Tourney (H) 9: GBB Wolsey 6:00 Frozen foods sales end School Board 6:00 10 GBB Grant-Deuel (H) 6:00 (1 game) 11 Midterm grades due at noon Order academic awards 12 GBB Elkton 6:15/ JH 5:00 2nd grade guest day 13 BBB Elkton 6:15/ JH 4: NO SCHOOL (Presidents Day) 17 DeSmet 6:30 JH 4:00, C 5: :00 Dismissal (Staff Inservice) 19 DeSmet 6:30 JH 5:00 20 BBB Iroquois (H) 6:30 JH 5:00 Midterms sent home 22 National FFA Week GBB District TBA 7: GBB District TBA 7:00 27 BBB Florence-Henry (H) 6:30

3 L P LAKE PRESTON PUBLIC SCHOOL st St. NE Lake Preston, SD High School: Elementary: Fax: A Proud History of Education Since Tim Casper Supt. / Secondary Principal Tim.Casper@k12.sd.us Roxanne Lamphere Elementary Principal Roxanne.Lamphere@k12.sd.us Tami Koppang Business Manager Tami.Koppang@k12.sd.us February Newsletter, We are right in the middle of winter. One day to make up so far. This day missed and all other days missed will be added to the end of the year. With that being said, we will do our best with our daily bus routes. Please do what you can to clean out your roads and driveways so we can pick up your kids. Our bus drivers do the best they can and will make calls ahead of time for adjustments to schedules or pick-up procedures. Thanks for your corporation and understanding. The end of January and the first part of February are great months to track the legislative issues being debated in Pierre. I have been mainly focused on the bills that would affect schools. Education is a big player throughout the legislative session in Pierre. Listed below is a good web site to find information you may need for this year s legislative session. January is a very important month for grading purposes. Each student received his or her second quarter grade, semester test grade, and/or first semester grades. Grades 9-12 also were presented their transcripts. Please ask/take some time and go over these important documents with your child. If you have any questions please call the school at (7-12) or (k-6). If you would like to print out your own report card and transcript from home, here is the web address: You will need to know your username and password, and then click on reports; you will now be able to choose what document you want to print. Check our school calendar for dates to attend local, district, region, and state events. Kids First, Tim Casper

4 Students may go back for fruit and vegetable items every day without an extra charge. If a student 7-12 chooses to go back for a second helping of the lunch entrée, their account will be charged an additional $ Happy Valentine s Day! ~ February 2015 ~ The breakfast menu includes: fruit, toast, cereal and milk. The lunch menu also includes: fruit and veggie bar, peanut butter sandwiches and milk. *This institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age or disability. Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 Crispitos w/cheese Sauce Green Beans Diced Pears 3 Chicken Strips Mashed Potatoes Carrots Mandarin Oranges 4 Chili Dogs Mixed Vegetables Apple Slices 5 Chicken Noodle Hotdish Green Beans Peaches 6 Softshell Tacos Black Bean Salsa Carrots Diced Peaches Mini Tacos Black Bean Salsa Oranges 10 Enchilada Hotdish Carrots Apple Slices 11 Corndogs Beans Applesauce 12 Pepperoni Pizza Peas Diced Pears 13 Meatballs Corn Diced Peaches No School 17 Baked Ham Two Potato Mash Apple Slices WG Dinner Roll 18 Cheese Pizza Peas Applesauce 19 Pizza Subs Carrots Diced Peaches 20 Italian Dunkers Peas Pineapple Tangerine Chicken Brown Rice Pineapple 24 Vegetable Beef Soup Cheese Sticks Mixed Fruit 25 Grilled Chicken on WG Bun Green Beans Oranges 26 Scalloped Potatoes/Ham Carrots Diced Pears 27 Lasagna Cheese Rollups Broccoli Diced Peaches

5 L P LAKE PRESTON PUBLIC SCHOOL st St. NE Lake Preston, SD High School: Elementary: Fax: A Proud History of Education Since Tim Casper Supt. / Secondary Principal Tim.Casper@k12.sd.us Roxanne Lamphere Elementary Principal Roxanne.Lamphere@k12.sd.us Tami Koppang Business Manager Tami.Koppang@k12.sd.us February, 2015 Dear Families, Well it looks like winter has arrived. We made it through the first week back with partial days and only one missed day of school. According to the weather report, we should be warming up and students should be back outside playing. We are into our third quarter. Students are busy learning fractions, division, patterns, triple digit addition, and counting to 100. For reading they have been busy with comparing and contrasting, main idea, inference, and generalization. Guest day has been a wonderful experience this year. Third grade presented a play and guests were treated to lunch. Second grade will have guest lunch on February 12 th, so mark your calendars! Please remember that students below grade five are not to be at athletic events unless a parent or guardian is present. Sincerely, Pre K-6 Principal/Title 1 Coord/SpEd Director

6 GENERAL FUND ONLY Property Tax GENERAL FUND ONLY State Aid Revenue ENROLLMENT HISTORY $ $ $ GENERAL FUND ONLY Legislative Sets State Aid per Pupil Small School PAGE 2 Lake Preston Fall of Enrollment Property Tax State Aid Revenue STATE AID/Pupil Factor one time estimate projected $ 849, $ 293, $ 1,142, $ - one time funds estimate projected $ 822, $ 322, $ 1,144, $ estimate projected $ 801, $ 341, $ 1,143, $ - from DOE website less 58 Students Expected $ 784, $ 405, $ 1,190, $ 5, $ 4, $ /30/2014 $ 761, $ 478, $ 1,240, $ 5, $ 4, $ /30/2013 $ 721, $ 515, $ 1,237, $ 5, $ 4, $ /30/2012 $ 705, $ 555, $ 1,261, $ 5, $ 4, $ /30/2011 $ 661, $ 602, $ 1,264, $ 5, $ 4, $ /30/2010 $ 644, $ 718, $ 1,363, $ 5, $ 4, $ /30/2009 $ 613, $ 698, $ 1,312, $ 5, $ 4, $ /30/2008 $ 594, $ 724, $ 1,319, $ 5, $ 4, $ /30/2007 $ 599, $ 685, $ 1,284, $ 4, $ 4, $ /30/2006 $ 614, $ 691, $ 1,306, $ 4, $ 4, $ /30/2005 $ 605, $ 722, $ 1,328, $ 4, $ 4, $ $ (316,868.71) State Aid Decrease from 2004 to 2014 $ 179, Property Tax Increase 250 Enrollment 200 Chart Title $900, $800, $700, $600, $500, $400, $300, $200, $100, $

7 Financial Info for Future LP Educational Program Page 3 GENERAL FUND actual actual actual Avg Avg 163 Enroll Avg Enroll Avg enroll Estimates Beginning Fd Balance $ 691, $ 736, $ 719, $ 593, $ 393, $ 100, $ (257,690.38) Revenue $ 1,476, $ 1,470, $ 1,452, $ 1,426, $ 1,381, $ 1,366, $ 1,356, Also planning 2% inc to St.Aid each year Expenditure $ 1,431, $ 1,487, $ 1,578, $ 1,625, $ 1,674, $ 1,724, $ 1,776, % Inc 3 % Inc 3% Inc Budget Increase Ending Fd Balance $ 736, $ 719, $ 593, $ 393, $ 100, $ (257,690.38) $ (677,801.94) Inc/Decr in Fd Bal. $ 44, $ (17,342.41) $ (126,125.04) $ (199,365.00) $ (293,136.09) $ (358,370.31) $ (420,111.56) Need severe budget cuts or Opt Out New Fund BalanceIf you ask for a 500,000 Opt Out if Passes Revenue $ $ 250, $ 192, $ 122, , $300, May $ (358,370.31) $ (420,111.56) $ (495,731.64) $ (584,963.34) Addtl Opt Out of $300T Effective $ 150, $ 300, $ 350, $ 450, $ 500, Ending Fd Bal w/optout Ending Balance $ 250, $ 192, $ 122, $ 76, $ (8,496.93) Request $300 T Request $400 T Request $500 T Effective $ 150, $ 300, Ending Balance $ (107,690.38) $ (227,801.94) $ (227,801.94)

8 BASED on 2014 Valuations and Mill Levies Payable 2015 PAGE #4 Property Valuation Levy Levy tal Curr Levy Plus other Total Levy Taxes at 85% (per $1000) $210,000 Gen.Fd Funds Levy current General Fund: State Set Curr Opt Out Ag 177,747, ,192, OO 23,240, , Comm/Utilities 18,548, , ,536,813 1,735, Capital Outlay 219,536, lowered from 3.00 in , Special Ed. 219,536, , Pension 219,536, Max 65, OTHER FUND LEVY Sub Total : Opt-out Levy for: 300, , T Opt Out 500 T Opt Out Formula Set by the State Ag 177,747, , , OO-owner occupied 23,240, , , Commercial/UT 18,548, , , ,536, , , TOTAL LEVY With BOTH Opt Outs for total of $510,000 or $710,000 Ag 177,747, ,355, ,463, OO-owner occupied 23,240, , , Commercial/UT 18,548, , , ,536,813 2,035, ,235, Increase Increase Opt-out Tax on Various Property Values (taxable value) Total $300T Total w/addtl w/addtl Thousand Curr Levy+Prev.OptOut CURR Tax NEW LEVY NEW Tax-$300T $300T $500 T Ag 100, $ Ag 200, $ Ag 300, $ Ag 400, $ Ag 500, $ OO 50, $ OO 100, $ OO 150, $ Comm/Utility 50, $ Comm/Utility 75, $ Comm/Utility 100, $

9 RANKING Ranked #1 Ranked #2 Ranked #3 Ranked #4 Ranked #5 YES Vote NO Vote Neither 1 Opt out in the amount of $300, Opt Out in the amount of $500, No Opt out -Consolidate with another school district in the future? 4 Opt Out for $300,000 and move forward with Consolidation? 5 Dissolve Lake Preston School District? Other---didn t rank/vote This tally sheet is based off of the public meeting the school board held on January 18th. If you have not voted or would like your voice to be heard, there is a straw ballot included in this newsletter as well as a ballot on the website. We also added the documents presented at the meeting in this newsletter as well. If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to talk to Tami Koppang at the Lake Preston School

10 LAKE PRESTON SCHOOL BOARD MEETING PUBLIC FORMUM platform Public participation is a right that carries certain responsibilities, such as being informed in advance of the issue(s) being discussed, being as brief and relevant as possible, not unduly repeating remarks others or you have already made, and showing respect at all times for the rights and opinions of others - whether citizens, Board members, school district employees or students. No person may give oral, public complaints regarding school personnel at School Board meetings. Complaints regarding school personnel are to be addressed to the Superintendent in private, or in writing to the Superintendent and School Board members. If you want to address the School Board concerning items not on the agenda, we encourage you to first discuss the matter with the Superintendent, who may help provide information, resolve your concern, or assist you in bringing an issue to the Board s attention. THANK YOU FOR YOUR INVOLVEMENT IN YOUR SCHOOLS! ==================================================================================== MEETING OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES LAKE PRESTON SCHOOL DISTRICT 38-3 The public is welcome to all meetings of the School Board. printed on the top of this form. Guidelines to assist in public participation in School Board meetings are NAME: Contact Info: Phone: address: QUESTION OR COMMENT: please print so we can read it WE APPRECIATE YOUR INTEREST THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENDANCE AND INPUT

11 The Future of Lake Preston School District From January 18 th, 2015 Meeting Please rank 1-5: 1 being your first choice 5 being your last choice 1. Opt out in the amount of $300,000 YES NO 2. Opt Out in the amount of $500,000 YES NO 3. No Opt out -Consolidate with another school YES NO district in the future? 4. Opt Out for $300,000 and move forward with YES NO Consolidation? 5. Dissolve Lake Preston School District? YES NO Please return to the Lake Preston School by February 6th so your ballot can be viewed before the February 9th school board meeting. Comments/Remarks: NAME:

12 Financial Aid Planning Program For seniors and their parents Tuesday, February 3, :00 PM School Library (Juniors and their parents are invited for a preview of what is to come for their senior year) Learn about financing college and technical school through student loans, grants and work-study programs. If you are interested in receiving financial aid, you must complete a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). You may do this by accessing "FAFSA on the Web" at If you plan to complete the application on the internet, both the student and one parent will need a PIN number (electronic signature). Apply for that number at Remember to complete your 2014 U.S. Income Tax returns as soon as possible. These are the figures used in applying for federal aid. If this time doesn't work for you, please call me and set up an appointment to visit about financial aid. Thank you, Cathy Kazmerzak Nelson School Counselor Kindergarten Newsletter Kindergarten welcomed Mrs. Miklos, a student teacher to our room on January 12. She will be with us for 12 weeks and we hope she enjoys being in our room as much as we do. We started to take home our Book in a Bag reading books. We are so proud that we can take home story books that we can read to our parents. In math, we have been busy doing addition or as we sometimes call it, putting together numbers and subtraction or taking apart numbers. We are looking forward to our 100 th Day of School, which will be coming up very soon. We will be doing many activities featuring the number 100 all day long, including dressing up as if we were 100 years old.

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15 Second Grade Newsletter The second graders has been studying our country in Social Studies. We also spent some time learning about Martin Luther King Jr. If you could change the world, what would you do? Below are the second graders answers. My dream for our country is for people to not shoot other people. I think it is not nice because I sometimes watch a movie with my dad and people are always shooting each other. I do not like it. Matthew My dream for our country is to help people. I think we should help them get around. I think we should help them learn. Ryne My dream for our country is we can have more stores so we do not have to drive so far to shop. We need more stores is every town. Levi My dream for our country is to drop prices everywhere. The lower prices would make the world a better place. Carrie My dream for our country is for people to be respectful. People don t treat people right. Kids don t treat their parents right. Amelia My dream for our country is to be more respectful. I think that more people should listen better. I also think people should be polite to friends. Trinity My dream for our country is to be creative. I think we should make real pictures. I think they should be pretty. Shakira My dream for our country is not to kill people. I want to make sure people understand. I want to make sure there are no fires. Grace My dream for our country is to build. We need to be respectful and to save other people. Owen My dream for our country is to make everybody stop shooting the police. I want the police to stay alive. I want them to only shoot animals. Bradley My dream for our country is to stop the flu. I will be a doctor. I will start by building a doctor room. Benny

16 February Kid s First Activity Calendar SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 1 Recess will be outside weather permitting 2 Recess/Free choice 3 Recess/Drawing 4 Recess/Cooking 5 Recess/ Beading or weaving Recess/Free choice 10 Crafts for Valentine s Day 11 Cooking 12 Crafts for Valentine s Day Recess/Free choice 17 Recess/Drawing 18 Recess/Cooking 19 Recess/Beads or weaving Recess/Free choice 24 Recess/Drawing 25 Recess/Cooking 26 Recess/Beads or weaving 27 28