Wilton Community School District

Newsletter
published monthly during the school year
www.wiltoncsd.org

April 2018
Volume 25, issue 9

SCHOOL DIRECTORY carni-ball

Please mark your calendars for Friday, April 13, 2018 as the
ELEMENTARY 732-2880 Wilton PTO is once again sponsoring Carni-Ball. It will be
Principal: Denise Austin held from 6:00 p.m.— 8:00 p.m. in the junior/senior high
Secretary: Sara Anderson school gym. This is a fun night for students in pre-
Asst Secretary: Deb Marolf kindergarten through 6th grade and their families.

There will be pizza and snacks for sale.

JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL 732-2629
Principal/
Activities Director: Marc Snavely Some of the activities this year include: Inflatables, cake
Secretary: Jill Proctor walk, pop ring toss, basketball, post office game, and putt-
Asst Secretary: Clarissa Martin putt golf. New this year will be selfies with QUIMBY!!!

Tickets will be sold that night at the door. Tickets are 25

CENTRAL OFFICE 732-2035 cents each.
Superintendent: Joe Burnett
Business Mgr: Staci Kirkman Items needed: Small toys in good shape (Happy Meal toys,
Board Secretary: Joy Gehrls etc…). Items can be sent to the Elementary as soon as pos-
Central Office Clerk: Amy Marthaler sible.

Please consider helping us with Carni-Ball activities! It takes

BOARD OF EDUCATION about 80 volunteers to make this night run smoothly. Parent
President: Linda Duncan letters have been sent home but there is still time to sign up!
Vice President: Tony Hurd Please sign up to work and or bring baked goods. Thanks!
Board Members: Gary Maurer
Dr. Robert If you have any questions, please contact Melanie Drake at
Metzger 563-320-6330 or melaniedrake@wiltoncsd.org.
Tara Oien

The Board meets the second Monday at

5:30 p.m. at the Jr/Sr Media Center for
the regular monthly meeting and again
on the fourth Wednesday of the month
for a board work session at 5:00 p.m. at
the Central Office.
 Wilton Elementary School
“Making a positive difference in the lives of our students.”

Mrs. Denise Austin

April 2018 Elementary Principal
732-2880
deniseaustin@wiltoncsd.org

Junior Achievement is a community partner dedicated to helping our

students gain the knowledge and skills they need to own their eco-
The Leader in Me Go Beavers!!
nomic success, plan for their future and make smart academic and Surveys
fiscal choices. JA programs are offered in our K-6 classrooms and
provide hands-on learning activities that teach money management Wilton Elementary is implementing a Upcoming dates:
and work readiness skills. These programs would not be possible whole-school transformational pro- April 2nd— PTO—7pm Media
without a dedicated network of community volunteers who come cess called The Leader in Me. We
into the classroom, lead the JA lessons, and share their own personal will be conducting an assessment to Center
experiences with our students. aid us in tracking important areas of
growth and measure the impacts of April 3rd—DMMO Opera —
We’d like to recognize these volunteers and thank them for the time The Leader in Me on aspects of aca- Jack in the Beanstalk
they commit to help our students prepare for future success. demics and culture within our school.
To gain multiple perspectives about April 4th 4th Grade Band
our schools growth, we are asking all
Kindergarten – JA Ourselves® staff members, parents/guardians, Recruitment
Wester Drug and students in grades 4 and up to April 13th All School
CBI Bank & Trust participate.
Moose Ridge Construction Celebration—Hat Day
The survey is completely voluntary,
be we do hope to get feedback from April 13th Carniball 6-8pm
1st Grade – JA Our Families®
one member of your household. The April 26th K Music Concert
Grain Processing Corporation survey takes about 12 minutes to
Community Bank complete and will ask you questions 6:30pm
Eastern Iowa Light and Power about your child and about his/her
school. If you have more than one
2nd Grade – JA Our Community® child attending the school, you will The Wilton PTO is once
CDS Global be asked to think about the oldest
child as you answer questions. A
again sponsoring Carni-
Bridgestone Commercial Solutions Group Ball. It will be held Fri-
paper copy of the questions is availa-
Oak Tree Homes ble in the Elementary office for your day, April 13th from 6:00-
review. There are no names or iden- 8:00 in the High School
3rd Grade - JA Our City® tifying information for you or your
DeWitt Bank & Trust student and the reports are all group
Gym. Students in Pre-
DeWitt Band & Trust reports. Students in grades 4th-6th Kindergarten through 6th
Terri Becker will take the survey at school and if grade and their families
you DO NOT want your child to par- are encouraged to
4th Grade – JA Our Region® ticipate in the survey, or if you have
White Pigeon Mutual Insurance questions, please contact the office
attend. Pictures with
Allsteel Inc. 563-732-2880. Below you will find Quimby will be taken!!
Community Bank the link to the parent survey and
thank you so much for helping us
5th Grade – JA Our Nation® identify trends and target areas of
Tinted Vintage Iowa needed growth!
R.I.A. Federal Credit Union
Gerdau Ameristeel https://theleaderinmeonline.org/
assessments/assessment/
6th Grade – JA Global Marketplace® edc4e23342de980f
City of Wilton
Oak Tree Homes
Becky Hansen

The Wilton Fine Arts Guild is The Des Moines Metro Opera for a production for the Wilton School. They are doing a
production of Jack and the Beanstalk for the 2018 season. They will be performing on Tuesday, April 3rd.

Along with the opera, there will be workshops for 5th and 6th graders. They will have the unique experience of work-
ing more closely with the opera singers in one of three workshops they may choose.

We look forward to the opera performance and appreciate Wilton Fine Arts Guild bringing more exposure to the arts
to the elementary children.
Wilton Junior-Senior High School April Newsletter 2018

Thank you to all the parents who attended parent-teacher conferences on February 28 and
March 7, 2018. We certainly want to set aside times for parents to visit with teachers, but
please contact the school at any time if you have questions or concerns. Everyone is
trying hard to make school a positive experience for all involved.

We are well into the fourth quarter now. The fourth quarter seems to go by faster than
the other three quarters. Right now, the last day of school is on May 23, 2018 unless we
have missed days for inclement weather. There are so many activities going on and
everyone is anxious for the end of the year. Wilton High School will perform “The
Hobbit” on Thursday, April 5 and Friday, April 6, 2018 in the Junior High Auditorium at
7:00 p.m. both nights. Admission is $5 for adults and $4 for students. Another major
event is Promenade and Prom which will be on Saturday, April 21, 2018.

We also have three home track meets this year. There will be a High School Track Meet
on Monday, April 9, 2018. There will be home Junior High Track Meets on Tuesday,
April 17, 2018 and Thursday, April 26, 2018. You will notice that a few updates were
done last summer. That would include new concrete pads for the shot put and discus
areas and a new enclosure and net for the discus area. After the track season is
completed, updates will be made to the long jump pits.

Mr. Wyatt, students, and chaperones will be gone on the North American Band Tour
April 11-April 17, 2018. Thirty-two students will be attending this year. We also enjoy
doing our senior etiquette dinner at St. Ambrose in Davenport. The date of the etiquette
dinner is Wednesday, April 18, 2018. This will be a four-course dinner and is part of the
Senior Life Skills Class. Jeff Nichols, who is a 1996 graduate of Wilton High School,
will be the guest speaker. Jeff is a former Navy Seal and currently works with
professional athletes and teams on preparation and mental toughness.

April is really a month where we finalize a lot of activities for this year, but we also
spend time getting ready for next year. Seniors are getting excited as the weather warms
up and they plan their graduation parties.

Please stay connected to Wilton Junior-Senior High School on Facebook and on Twitter.

Facebook: Wilton Jr./Sr. High School

Twitter: @WiltonJrSrHigh

Curriculum Updates
Mr. Jamie Meyer
Curriculum & Professional Development Leader
jamiemeyer@wiltoncsd.org
563-732-2035, ext. 261
SIAC Meeting
The annual SIAC meeting will take place
Wednesday, April 25. The meeting will take
place in the HS Media Center, with a start time
of 6:00 pm. The purpose of the SIAC committee
is to make recommendations to the school based
off of a needs analysis of available data by the
committee in the following four areas:
1). Major educational needs
2). Student learning goals
3). Long-range goals that include, but are not
limited to, the state indicators that address
reading, math, and science achievement
4). Student safety goals, program, trainings, and
other initiatives
Invitations will be mailed to the board
appointed committee members in the early part
of April. However, we encourage anyone that is
interested in attending to come and be a part of
this group.
During the meeting, we will review:
1). 2017 Iowa Assessment results
2). Status of our 2017-18 APR Goals
3). Fall & Winter FAST testing data
If you would like to see any of this information
prior to the SIAC meeting, please contact
jamiemeyer@wiltoncsd.org
Iowa Youth Survey
The Iowa Youth Survey is conducted by the
Iowa Department of Public Health in
collaboration with the Iowa Department of
Human Rights’ Criminal and Juvenile Justice
Planning and Statistical Analysis Center.
In the fall of 1999, 2002, 2005, 2008, 2010, 2012,
2014 and 2016, students in the 6th, 8th, and 11th
grades across the state of Iowa answered
questions about their attitudes and experiences
regarding alcohol and other drug use, as well as,
violence, and their perceptions of their peer,
family, school, and neighborhood/community
environments. In 2008, the survey was first
administered online.
The 2018 version will take place in the month of
October for the 6th, 8th, and 11th grade students
here in Wilton. Prior to the survey being
completed, families of students involved will be
notified and offered an OPT OUT if the family
chooses to not have their child (ren) participate.
This will be in the form of a written statement
that families will need to sign and return to
school prior to the survey being administered.
Iowa Learning Online summer registration is
now open. Students are able to take part in
online classes with a cohort of peers from across
the state. All classes are taught by Iowa licensed
teachers with the appropriate endorsement.
Cost for each class is $250, paid for by the
student.
Iowa’s ESSA Plan
Iowa has submitted a revision to its state plan to
address the federal education law ESSA based
off of some feedback the Iowa Department of
Education received from the US Department of
Education. Once the USDE signs off on Iowa’s
plan, the Iowa DE will begin full
implementation of its plan across the state.
While parents and community members may
not notice much of a change, those involved
inside the school will now work under new
protocols put in place by ESSA. As a district,
we are NOT identified as a district in the
bottom 5% of all schools in Iowa. This is based
on our healthy indicator data from FAST testing
K-6, as well as information that can be obtained
from the Iowa School Report Card. We are also
a district that exceeds the 67% graduation rate
established in the federal plan. As the ESSA
plan becomes more “the way we do business,” it
is safe to assume we will have some areas that
will need to be addressed for the betterment of
our students.
Have you ever consider a career as an educator
in our public school systems? Iowa offers some
alternative ways to become a teacher in Iowa.
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Egg Omelet , Toast Sausage , Cinnamon Sticks Breakfast Pizza Ham, Oatmeal Boiled Egg, Biscuit
100 % Juice, assorted milk, assorted
cereal, pop-tarts, bagels, yogurt, string
Chicken Nuggets or 1/2 Peanut Butter Hot Ham & Cheese Pocket or 1/2 Chicken Ranch Wrap or 1/2 Peanut BBQ Meatball w/Roll or 1/2 Peanut
Macaroni & Cheese or 1/2 Peanut cheese and fruit are offered at each
& Jelly Sandwich w/Cheese Stick, Peanut Butter & Jelly Sandwich w/ Butter & Jelly Sandwich w/Cheese Butter & Jelly Sandwich w/Cheese
Butter & Jelly Sandwich w/Cheese morning at breakfast along with
Whipped Potatoes, Corn, Strawberries, Cheese Stick, Mixed Veggies, Baked Stick, Tossed Salad, Broccoli w/Cheese, Stick, Carrot Sticks w/Dip, Corn, choices listed on the menu that will be
Stick, Green Beans, Fresh Veggies,
Beans, Mandarin Oranges Pineapple Peaches different each day.
Mixed Fruit
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Breakfast Bagel Ham, Frudel Egg Omelet, Toast Sausage, English Muffin Breakfast Taco For a reimbursable breakfast.
Breakfast Prices are: Each student must take 3 out of 4
K-12 - $1.55 Turkey Burger w/Bun or Corn Dog, Crispto or Corn Dog, Romaine Salad, Chicken Ala King w/Biscuit or Corn Dog, BBQ Pork or Corn Dog, Broccoli w/ Multi Cheese Bread or Corn Dog, Fresh choices.
Reduced - .30 Baked Beans, Carrot Sticks w/Dip, Refried Beans, Spanish Rice, Pears Whipped Potatoes, Glazed Carrots, Kiwi Cheese, Scalloped Potatoes, Peaches Veggies, Green Bean Casserole, Straw- Choices: Milk-8 oz., 1/2 cup fruit,
Adults - $1.55 Mixed Fruit berries 1/2 cup 100 % juice, 2 oz. grain or
Milk—.40 1 oz. protein and 1 oz. grain.

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Lunch Prices are: Ham, Pancake Sausage, Cinnamon Roll Mc Beaver Ham, Pancake Ham, Toast w/P. Butter
K-6 - $2.65 For a reimbursable lunch. Each
7-12 - $2.85 Pizza or Chicken Patty w/Bun, Broccoli Corn Dog or Chicken Patty, Green Made Rite w/Bun or Chicken Patty w/ Nachos w/Ground Beef or Chicken Pasta Casserole w/Garlic Stick or students must choose 3 out of the
Reduced .40 w/Cheese, Celery Sticks, Apple Slices Beans, Potato Salad, Mixed Fruit Bun, Baked Beans, Hash browns, Pine- Patty w/Bun, Au Gratin Potatoes, Chicken Patty w/Bun, Tossed Romaine 5 options. One of the choices HAS
Adults 3.75 apple Carrot Sticks, Apple Slices, Salad, Green Beans, Peaches TO BE a full serving of fruit or
Milk - .40 vegetable.

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Ham, Donut Breakfast Pizza Sausage, Muffin Breakfast Bagel Ham, English Muffin Meal options for lunch are :

We serve skim white, 1% white Protein - 2 oz.

Grain - 1-2 oz.

and skim chocolate Meatball Sub or Deli Sandwich, Pasta Hamburger w/Bun or Deli Sandwich, Chicken Fajita w/Shell or Deli Sandwich, Beef & Noodles w/Roll or Deli Sand- Popcorn Shrimp Platter or Deli Sand-
Milk - 8 oz.
Fruit / Vegetable-

everyday. Salad, Mixed Veggies, Mixed Fruit Baked Beans, Oven Fries, Peaches Spanish Rice, Garden Salad, Fajita wich, Whipped Potatoes, Green Beans, wich, Fresh Veggies, Potato Salad,
K-8 1/2 cup -
9th -12th -1 cup
Meal options for lunch are :
Vegetables, Pears Pineapple Apples Protein - 2 oz.
Grain - 1-2 oz.
Milk - 8 oz.

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There will be an alternate Main Scrambled Egg, Toast
Entrée that is listed on the menu
and will change from week to We reserve the right to
Fiesta Pizza or Cheese Pizza, Fresh
week. Applesauce is the second Cauliflower, Sliced Tomatoes, Mixed change the menu at any time
fruit that is served at each school Fruit without notice.
daily.

It is the policy of the Wilton Community School not to discriminate on the basis of race, creed, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or religion in its programs, activities, or employment practices as required by the Iowa Code section 216.7 and 216.9.
Notice to Recipient: This communication and any response to it may constitute a public record, and therefore, may be available upon request in accordance with Iowa public records law, Iowa Code Chapter 22.