January 2015 Reminder…PTO 50-cent Friday each week Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday 1 2 Special Note: The Green Local School District will use state approved “Blizzard Bags” if we miss more than five No School No School days of school (snow days, etc.). Blizzard Bags can excuse up to three additional days. Blizzard Bag work must be Christmas Break Christmas Break completed by students. 5 6 7 8 9 Classes Resume Bookmobile Report Cards Distributed PTO Meeting…3:30 Bobcat Boost Family Meeting…4:15

12 13 14 15 16 Look for your Bobcat Boost Bobcat Boost Registration Forms are Registration Form Due

19 20 21 22 23 No School Board of Education Meeting Martin Luther King Day 5:00 in the HS Library

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Communication Corner…Several Options to Stay Informed! Plan Ahead  Call after-hours: Dial 740-354-9330 then extension 2502. You will bypass the answering system. February 2……………….Bobcat Boost begins (AM and PM programs)  Remind 101 Text /General School Messages: (Sign-up) Text (586) 276-7818 with the message @elemp February 6……………….No School---Waiver Day  Remind 101 Text /Bobcat Boost Families: (Sign-up) Text (586) 276-7818 with the message @boost2015 February 13……………...PTO and Bobcat Boost Meetings  School Messenger/All-Calls: Will be used for general updates and emergency notifications February 16……………...No School---Presidents’ Day; this day may be used  Bulletin Board/Postings: Outside the front entrance doors as a calamity (make-up) day if necessary  Website: www.green.k12.oh.us; select “Elementary School” (left side of the home page); select “Mrs. February 17……………...PARCC State Testing Begins; grades 3-6; this is the Armstrong’s Bobcat Bulletin.” Mrs. Armstrong’s webpage is updated approximately every two weeks. Performance Based Assessment (PBA) component Board of Education Meeting 5:00 in the HS Library .

We are still enrolling 3- and 4-year old children in our 5-Star Step-Up to District Goals Quality preschool programs. Contact Mrs. McIlhenny at 740-354-9330 Goal #1-Reading: Green Local will meet the Annual Measurable Objective (AMO) target (extension 2503) for more information. for reading (89.4) by 2017, increasing 2.3% annually for the next three years and achieve overall expected growth in value-added and Student Learning Objective (SLO)/Vendor Assessments.

Goal#2-Math: Green Local will meet the Annual Measurable Objective (AMO) target for Math (86.5) by 2017, increasing 5% annually for the next 3 years and achieve overall expected growth in value-added and Student Learning Objective (SLO)/Vendor Assessments.

Goal #3-Climate: By 2017, 100% of staff will be able to provide evidence of positive communication with parents annually.