June 11, 2004
“ The directive in life, the moral imperative was so uncomplicated. It could be expressed in single words, not complete sentences. It sounded like this: Look. Listen. Choose. Act.” - - - Barbara Hall
Greetings from Wayne Central School District. Below are some items of interest.
Newsletter:
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| OP Incident - Monday morning, the smell of smoke was detected by some staff/students in the vicinity of Mr. Thomson & Mrs. Rosedahl’s classroom. There were no students in the room at the time. When the custodian investigated he found some papers in the room smoldering. It was quickly put out with water. District and OP administrators investigated what might have occurred along with School Resource Officer, Kim Smith. As I announced at Wednesday’s meeting, Mr. LaRuche was able to get a boy in the class to admit he was the one responsible. The attached letter was sent home to inform parents of what occurred. Mr. Atseff, Mr. Davis and myself reviewed the adult response to the incident and determined that proper protocols were not followed. The alarm has to be pulled immediately when there is the smell of smoke. We do not investigate the source first. A remedial plan is being developed and our training program is being reviewed. Basically, no one could believe there actually could be a fire and so were looking for a different reason for the smell. That is a dangerous mistake that cannot be repeated.
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| High School Prank - This year’s senior class prank was to bring crickets into the school today. We had heard earlier on Thursday they were bringing in something green. I received a call to my cell phone last night that students were out buying up all the crickets they could find. We searched students and found many crickets. There were a few that did get through our blockade. Students hoped that they would be making lots of chirping noise but they were actually rather quiet. The worst thing that happened was that when I received the call I was in my car and I was pulled over for not having my hands free plugged in. Do you thing I can write off the ticket as a business expense?
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| Krista Law Memorial 5K - The Wayne Varsity Club sponsors a 5k in memory of Krista Law, a Wayne Central (District Office) employee that lost her fight with cancer at a tragically young age. Both her daughters were very involved in Wayne Athletics. The Booster Club does this as a fundraiser. If you are interested in participating, you just need to show up Saturday morning at the high school.
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| Graduation Ceremonies - Please contact Lori Smith to let her know if you will be at the ceremony. She will call you if you don’t call, but if would be helpful to her if you could call or email.
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| 2004-2005 Board Meeting Calendar - Enclosed is a draft of next year’s board meeting schedule. I thought I would give you a chance to look it over before it is adopted due to the many changes. Please note that meetings are on Thursdays, except where otherwise noted. The April 27 meeting is on a Wednesday evening, as required by BOCES for their annual voting process. The April 4 Three Boards Meeting is on Monday to fall in line with the hosting board’s schedule. The May 5 budget hearing date is set in accordance with the “not more than 14, not less than 7 days prior to the actual vote “ rule. Please let me know if there are any comments.
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| Transition Committee - The teachers for our eighth to ninth grade transition program will be Jackie Courtney, Andrew Struzek, Greg Geesler and Jackie Shier. This is a great team. We are hopeful this six week summer program will dramatically reduce the number of ninth grade failures.
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| 6/11 – Senior Picnic – HS Athletic Fields
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| 6/14 – Flag Day Activities – Elementary Schools
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| 6/16-6/23 – NYS Regents
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| 6/23 – Board of Education Meeting @ DO – 7:30 p.m.
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| 6/24 – 8th Grade Convocation @ PAC – 7:00 p.m.
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| 6/25 – Class of 2004 Graduation Ceremony – FLCC Performing Arts Center – 8:00 p.m.
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| Attachments:
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| OP Incident Letter
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| Krista Law 5K Memorial Run
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| Constellation Energy News Release
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| LeChase Construction Meeting Minutes – 6/8/04
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| Red Ribbon Task Force Meeting Minutes
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| Draft of Board Meeting Calendar
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Att. a
ONTARIO PRIMARY SCHOOL
1730 Ridge Road
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P.O. Box 155
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Ontario Center, New York 14520-0155
Robert C. La Ruche Michael Havens Patricia Yates
Principal Superintendent of Schools Assistant To The Principal
AYNE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Telephone (315) 524-0276
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Fax (315) 524-0317
Dear families,
I am writing to you today to inform you of an incident at Ontario Primary School Monday morning June 7, 2004.
At approximately 9:20 this morning smoke was smelled in Mr. Thomson’s and Mrs. Rosdahl’s second grade classroom. There were no children in the room. Mr. Jacobson, our custodian, and Mr. Lucieer, OE’s custodian discovered some smoldering papers near the bathroom and doused them with water.
Wayne Central’s School Resource Officer, Mrs. Smith and many of the district office administrative staff including Superintendent Havens were over to investigate.
As you can well imagine, I am very upset over the seriousness of this incident.
Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions or information about this incident.
Sincerely,
Robert C. La Ruche
Att. b
3rd Annual Wayne Central Varsity Club
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Krista Law Memorial Run/Walk
5k Run & Walk
Saturday June 12, 2003
Start Time 10:00am – Wayne High School
Start & Finish – Wayne Central High School
All Intersections guarded water stations along course.
All proceeds from run/walk benefit the Pines of Peace
Prizes will be awarded in each division and a free T-shirt to the first 50 participants.
Entry Fee: $10.00
Entry forms can be turned into Wayne Central High School Main Office or at Registration/Check-in table on race day.
Make Checks Payable to: Wayne Central Varsity Club
Registration Form
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| Name: ______________________________________ Age: _____________ Sex: M / F
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Address: ________________________________ City: __________________
State: _______ Zip: ___________ Home Phone: _________________
Check Age Group: ______ 15 & Under
______ 16-19
______ 20-30
______ 30 & Over
I, the undersigned, intending to be legally bound, for myself, heirs, executors, administrators, waive and release any rights and claims of damage I may have against the Town of Ontario and the Wayne Central School District, Wayne County Sheriff and any sponsors or officials of the run/walk. All agents, representatives and successors thereof for any and all injuries or of other damage sustained by me or my child, at or during this run as a result of participating. I certify that the competitor is in good health and capable of running/walking this distance. I further agree to abide by all traffic laws and regulations set forth by the Town of Ontario and the State of New York.
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| Signature of Participant: _____________________________ Date: _____________
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(Parent/Guardian Signature if Participant is Under 18 Years Old):
_________________________________________________________ Date: _________
Att. f
WAYNE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING SCHEDULE
2004-2005
July 15 District Office 7:30 p.m.
(Reorganizational Meeting)
August 19 District Office 7:30 p.m.
September 9 District Office 7:30 p.m.
September 23 District Office 7:30 p.m.
October 7 Ontario Primary School 7:30 p.m.
October 21 Three Boards’ Meeting 7:30 p.m.
(Wayne District Office)
November 4 Freewill Elementary School 7:30 p.m.
November 18 Middle School 7:30 p.m.
December 9 Ontario Elementary 7:30 p.m.
January 6 District Office 7:30 p.m.
January 20 District Office 7:30 p.m.
February 3 District Office 7:30 p.m.
February 17 District Office 7:30 p.m.
March 10 District Office 7:30 p.m.
March 24 District Office 7:30 p.m.
April 4 Three Boards’ Meeting 7:00 p.m.
(Monday) (Ontario Town Hall)
April 27 District Office 7:30 p.m.
(Wednesday) (BOCES Vote Date)
May 5 High School 7:00 p.m.
(Budget Hearing)
May 17 District Office Gymnasium Lobby 9:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m.
(Tuesday) (Budget Vote and Board Election)
May 26 District Office 7:30 p.m.
June 9 District Office 7:30 p.m.
June 23 District Office 7:30 p.m.
July 14 District Office 7:30 p.m.
(Reorganizational Meeting)
Adopted:
Board of Education
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