Educating for a Lifetime of Success SUMMER 2010 When You Wish Reshaping The District Upon A Star Kickoff Celebration May 4 ho knows if Marie Nelson Masa- n anticipation of the 2010-2011 school year and the “new” Hickman Mills C-1 Wkayan whistled that tune when she School District, nearly one thousand community members, parents and students walked the hallways of Hickman Mills High Icame to the Reshaping the District School in the mid 1980s, but if she did, you Kickoff Celebration May 4 at the can add ‘clairvoyant’ District Stadium. to her amazing list of Superintendent Dr. Marge accolades. Masakayan, Williams addressed the crowd, then a HMHS graduate, gave the signal and watched as hun- went on to graduate dreds of brightly-colored orange and from the University of blue balloons filled the sky. Central Missouri in Several events highlighted the 1989 and is now vice afternoon, including the Hickman president of global Mills/Ruskin girls varsity and junior creative operations for varsity soccer matches. It was the the Walt Disney Company. She was featured last soccer match ever between the on the cover of the Winter 2010 edition of two schools. Hickman Mills won the UCM’s today magazine. varsity game 2-0. She works for Disney Consumer Prod- “We’re going to miss the competi- ucts, a division of the company that covers tion, but think about how powerful everything from feature films and cable tele- the teams are going to be once they vision to fashions and toys. After graduating (the schools) combine,” Dr. Williams UCM and moving back to Kansas City, she said in an interview with NBC Action took a chance and left for California. She News. Many media outlets continued worked her way up the Disney corporate to focus on the rivalry between Hick- ladder and has been instrumental in Disney man Mills and Ruskin and suggested Consumer Products growth, going from a the two schools would have difficulty $10 billion company, with 100 employees coming together as one in the fall, On the pitch the Hickman Mills and Ruskin in 1994 when she started, to a $30 billion especially athletically. But Williams girls were opponents on May 4. Next year the company with 1,000 employees today. doesn’t see it that way. returning players will be teammates as the (continued on page 5) “There is a difference in rivalry and high schools combine talent. competition,” she said during an in- The Hickman Mills C-1 School terview with KCTV5 reporter Bonyen District is on FACEBOOK! Lee. “Competition is healthy, so we’re looking at it as being competitive, not rivals.” Go to www.facebook.com Neither did a student interviewed by KCTV5. “I started to cry at first, because I and become a fan! (continued on page 4) Enhancing School Congratulations Bond Update: Safety and Security .................4 Graduates of 2010 ...................5 Your Money At Work ............... 11 Planning for the 2010-2011 School Year Centralized Registration he purpose of centralized registration is to ensure the Feedback was requested Taccuracy of our student and household information. from administrators, staff, The Missouri Department of Elementary and Second- board members, and parents from our initial ary Education holds the Hickman Mills School District implementation of Centralized Registration accountable for the accuracy of this information. Inac- (CR) in August 2009. The feedback statements curate data affects the district’s financial ability to provide received in 2009 are listed below with the district’s services and support to our students. plans for 2010. 2009-2010 CR Feedback 2010-2011 CR Plans • Move CR closer to the school start date since some • Centralized Registration will be at Hickman Mills families are still on vacation and adjust times for later 8-9 Center. The dates and times were adjusted to in the evening and/or Saturday. provide extended and weekend hours. Date Times 7-30 Friday 8:00 AM -3:30 PM 7-31 Saturday 8:00 AM -12:00 PM 8-2 Monday 7:00 AM -7:00 PM 8-3 Tuesday 8:00 AM -3:30 PM 8-4 Wednesday 7:00 AM -7:00 PM • Parents should only need to fill out one set of forms. • Standardized forms have been developed for all schools to use for enrollment. Families will be given a packet for each student at centralized registration/enrollment. All forms will be online to complete in advance, in English and Spanish. • Have online registration and enrollment. • Planned for the 2011-12 school year. This requires a budget expense. • Have registration and school enrollment, health • All registration and school enrollment for students in grades screening, shots, LINC, Food Service at the one location. K-9 will be at the Hickman Mills 8-9 Center. All students in grades 10-12 will complete registration at Hickman Mills 8-9 Center, then return to the Ruskin 10-12 Center to complete enrollment. • Do outreach in the summer just prior to CR for parents • Signs will be posted throughout the community that have moved into the district. and major intersections. • More yard signs with directions. • Materials will be available through the public library and district apartment complexes. • Late registration at one location. • Late registration will be in the district Residency Office. • Staff the phones for information on late registration – • Callers will schedule appointments for registration with goal – no voice messages a district staff member in the Residency Office. Your School Report 2 Centralized Registration Process New Students and Returning Students Returning Students (No Changes) with Address Changes 1. Families will begin in the gym at the 1. Families will begin in the Gym at the Hickman Mills 8-9 Center. Hickman Mills 8-9 Center. 2. The Family Information Station is first 2. Families will complete a registration form for families to review current household with information about each student information and emergency contacts. and the household. Families will pick up Documents to Bring for Families will pick up an enrollment packet an enrollment packet for each student Registration & Enrollment for each student to be completed and to be completed and turned in with the turned in with the schools. These forms schools. These forms can be accessed Returning Students can be accessed on the district web site to on the district web site to complete in • Picture ID complete in advance. advance. 3. Each student’s bus route and number will 3. Each student’s bus route and number • One current utility bill (dated be provided for use on enrollment docu- will be provided for use on enrollment within 30 days) ments. documents. • Student immunization records 4. Families will go to data entry stations to 4. After the bus station, parents will go to complete the registration process. Go to Residency with documentation listed STEP 5 to complete school enrollment. above to complete registration. Go to Returning Students STEP 5 to complete school enrollment. with Changed Addresses • Picture ID NOTE: *A staff member will assist parents who speak languages other than English. **New • Mortgage agreement/rental/ students receiving Special Education services in a previous district should bring a copy of his/ her most recent Individual Education Plan (IEP) and the most recent Evaluation Report to the lease agreement School Enrollment center. • Two current utility bills (dated within 30 days) • Student immunization records 5. School Enrollment: All K-7 Students: All 8-9 Students: All 10-12 Students: go to the Activity Room go to the Media Center go to Ruskin HS Students New to the District • Picture ID 6. Families will complete the district health screening • Mortgage agreement/ rental/ and verify shot records. An Immunization Clinic Fri. July 30 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. will be provided in Room 314 of Hickman Mills 8-9 Sat. July 31 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. lease agreement Center for one date only. (Refer to the chart to the • Two current utility bills (dated right). Mon. Aug. 2 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. within 30 days) 7. Families will go to the Food Service station to Tues. Aug. 3 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. receive their Free and Reduced Lunch status. This • Student immunization records Wed. Aug. 4 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. impacts student enrollment in programs such as the • Student birth certificate LINC, Before and After School Care Program. • Student Social Security card • Student discipline record from 8. Families will turn in all remaining enrollment documentation to prepare for attendance previous school on the first day of school, August 12, 2010. 9. A LINC representative will be at each elementary school station to guide families through • Transcript the application process for enrollment in the Before and After School Care Program. • Special Service record (IEP) Please e-mail Ralph Corse at [email protected] if you are interested in sharing your ideas to help with planning centralized registration and enrollment. Go to page 11 for State Immunization Changes. www.hickmanmills.org 3 District Enhancing School Safety and Security ollowing a request by members of the Hickman Mills C-1 Board of Directors and a Missouri School Improvement Program (MSIP) report indicating Fstudents, faculty, staff and parents had a negative perception of the district relative to safety and security, a plan was initiated to install walk-through metal detectors in the high school and eighth- and ninth-grade center for the 2010-2011 school year. The district’s safety and security team reviewed available equipment and purchased the world’s most widely-used detection system (pictured to the right). Called the 6500i, it is the same metal detector used during the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver and used by the Transportation Safety Administration (TSA) at all U.