2017 OCTOBER NEWS BOYDEN-HULL COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT - WWW.BOYDEN-HULL.K12.IA.US PERB Election Commerce to organize a drive to Greetings help with the relief efforts in Hull from Superintendent Grond The Boyden-Hull Education Texas. It is a great community Association (BHEA) will be voting project of brining together the o n w h e t h e r t o r e t a i n t h e i r schools and community to help our Welcome to October! It always has association recognition in the namesake in Texas. For more seemed to me to be a transition coming weeks. This is due to the information please contact any of month in which the warmer weather changes in Chapter 20 which is the the following: of summer is giving way to colder area of Iowa Code where collective Dan Pottebaum at 439-2440 temperatures and the green hues of bargaining rites are located. There Shelley Van Otterloo at 439-1513 the fields have turned in the yellows was a massive overhaul of this Aaron Kooiker at 439-1521 and browns of fall. Chapter this past legislative session. It is our hope to fill up the trailer One of the items that changed is the provided by Vander Kooi Freight Board Elections need to conduct a retention vote and offer Hull, Texas a hand up. every time a contract expires. The The board elections were held this current contract between District One Last Transition past September 12 and three board and BHEA expires in June of 2018. members were re-elected to the This election, as outlined in Chapter October usually signals the start of board. Mark Nilles, Gina Woelber 20, is being conducted by PERB the baseball playoffs. A transition and Laura Woelber. Mark and Gina (Public Employees Relation Board). that has been hard for me is that for will be serving four year terms that The eligible members of the the second year in a row the will expire in 2021 and Laura will association (all certified staff Cardinals have not made the be serving two years as she is whether they are members of the playoffs. To make this transition completing the term originally won Association or not) will need to even more difficult is that the Cubs by Aric Van Voorst in 2015. The list place a vote. If they do not vote it are a good team and have won the of the Boyden-Hull Board of will be considered a “no” vote. The division twice and the World Series Directors is as follows with their voting opens October 10 and closes last year. This year I’m planning on respective terms. The contact October 24. In order for the cleaning out the garage during the information can be located at the Association to be retained it will playoff games and use my time f o l l o w i n g a d d r e s s : https:// require a 50% +1 vote. productively — we might have a simbli.eboardsolutions.com/ pretty clean garage by the time the index.aspx?s=150025 Hull to Hull World Series is concluded again this year. Boyden-Hull has teamed up with Western Christian, Hull Christian, We will see you in November! City of Hull and Hull Chamber of Open Enrollment Option Director District Location Term Parents/guardians considering open enrollment for their child(ren) into Jason Moser 1 Hull Town 2015 - 2019 another school district in Iowa need Laura Woelber 1 Hull Town 2017 - 2019 to be aware of the following deadlines for filing the required Mark Nilles 2 Boyden Town 2017 - 2021 paperwork. Jake Ten Haken 3 District Country 2015 - 2019 March 1, 2018 - This is the last date for regular open enrollment requests for the 2018-19 school year. For Gina Woelber 3 District Country 2017 - 2021 incoming kindergarten students, the deadline is September 1, 2018. !1 ELEMENTARY NEWS Applications received after these narrowing our search to two Classroom environment where deadlines will not be approved instructional writing programs, it teachers facilitate student unless the reason for late filing was a unanimous decision by our discussion, provide a model for the qualifies for “good cause.” There staff to implement the Being a respectful exchange of ideas, and are a number of state-approved Writer program by the Center for help students develop their own reasons that qualify for “good the Collaborative Classroom. Mrs. voice.” cause,” including moving to a new Rebeca Draayer, K-12 Literacy district and change in the parents’ Coach, deserves a lot of credit for PUMPKIN PATCH! marital status. her driving force behind the scenes of the ordering of curriculum, On Thursday, September 21, the Transportation Assistance - Parents implementation plan, along with Kindergarteners enjoyed a field trip are responsible for transporting professional development of the to the Solsma Pumpkin Patch near children open enrolled to another new writing program for teachers Sanborn. Amy Solsma did a nice job district. This applies to all students and students. showing them all of the things she including those with an IEP. If the grows on her farm: pumpkins, need for transportation as a related The Being a Writer program squash, gourds, and Indian corn. service is stated in the IEP, as a provides a writing-process approach The students were also able to walk general rule the parent is responsible to teaching writing that interweaves to her pumpkin patch and look at all for this obligation under open academic and social-emotional of the long vines. The students enrollment. If a child open enrolls to learning for K–6 students and enjoyed husking Indian corn and a district that is contiguous (borders) professional development for picking a pumpkin or gourd to take to the home district, and the parents’ teachers into daily instruction. Staff home! income meets economic eligibility members will embark on additional requirements, the family may training from the Center for the B-H 6th GRADE receive a stipend for transportation Collaborative Classroom staff on the DISHCLOTH SALE or be provided transportation by the teacher inservice days of Oct. 5th district. Income verification must be and 6th. Dishcloths have been on sale. provided to the resident district. Dishcloths are $2.00 apiece. If you After having a group of teachers and have not been contacted and wish to Students that open enroll in grades 9 adminstration visit Hospers and make a purchase, please call the through 12, shall not be eligible to Rock Valley Elementary schools the school at 725-2381. This is a participate in varsity contests and past two years, we are confident that fundraiser for the 6th grade students competitions during the first 90 Being a Writer will increase our to go on their Iowa Field Trip to Des school days of transfer. Please students’ overall communication Moines. Thanks for your contact the Iowa Girls High School and literacy skills. The enclosed tremendous support! Athletic Union at (515) 288-9741 or quotes from their website sums up the Iowa High School Athletic the overarching purpose of their SAFETY REMINDER! Association at (515) 432-2011 for writing program: questions regarding eligibility. The Farmers Coop Society Elevator “Teachers are tasked with getting wants to remind everyone that Contact the Superintendent’s Office students to write with conviction h a r v e s t s e a s o n i s q u i c k l y if you have questions or need an and purpose, for multiple audiences, approaching. Railroad Street in open enrollment form. a n d t o d e m o n s t r a t e t h e i r Boyden and the elevator property understanding. But teaching writing become very busy during this time by Tom Kerr is not easy. Creating classroom and everyone is reminded to be Elementary Principal experiences that develop a love of extra cautious. We also ask that for • • • writing and allow children to the safety of the children in the Boyden-Hull Elementary has express their thinking requires community, please do not cut across embarked on a school-wide writing thoughtful, intentional instruction.” the elevator property when going to program for the 2017-18 school year and from school. Cross Railroad that will improve the overall writing “The use of authentic children’s Street at the north end of the Demco performances of students at BHES literature, the program provides Center property and use the for many years to come. After support for creating a Collaborative !2 ELEMENTARY/JH/HS NEWS sidewalk on the north side of with IA printed on them are Railroad St. Thank you! permissible (no glass containers). by Dan Pottebaum Our first collection date was JH/HS Principal GENERAL MILLS September 7 & 8. Future BOX TOP PROGRAM collection dates are December 7 & 8, March 8 & 9 and May 10 & 11. The 2017-18 School Year is off and We are again participating in a Please help us make this year's rolling. Fall activities have begun fundraising program from General fund-raiser as successful as the and the Comet and Nighthawks are M i l l s c a l l e d B o x To p s f o r p r e v i o u s y e a r s b y a c t i v e l y off to great starts. The Comet Education. Through Box Tops our participating. Thank you. Volleyball Team has won the West goal is to earn cash to pay for Lyon and Boyden-Hull Tournaments educational field trips.