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This is the first time, in a long time, I have
not dreaded going back to school after Christmas
Break. -Crittenden County Staff Member

• Crittenden County Schools
• January 9, 2009
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Dr. Notes

• It seems as if the fall semester of 2008 has
  flown by at mach speed! We have certainly moved
  with purpose and determination toward improving
  the quality of education for all of the students
  in the Crittenden County School District. We
  have set a common vision for a higher level of
  commitment from each and every school employee to
  do their best each day on behalf of making a
  greater impact on the lives of students.
• The 2009 spring emphasis
• Building partnerships with the community
• Improving classroom instruction for all students
• Sharing a vision for 21st century learning
• Creating a positive learning climate for students
  and staff
• Promoting Crittenden County as a model of
  literacy and high academic achievement throughout
  the Commonwealth
• We will continue to seek input from all of our
  stakeholders students, staff, administration,
  community members, agency representatives, and
  business leaders. What a journey we have started
  together! I look forward to all of the great days
  in store on behalf of our students for the
  future.

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• KUDOS to Dawn Hollamon for organizing a great
  Unite to Read event
• KUDOS to all the teachers at the Elementary
  School for making it easy during all the can
  collecting. We helped the community!
• KUDOS to the Elementary School for raising
  1683.39 in the penny drive.
• KUDOS to Laura Brantley for her class winning the
  lower level with 150 cans!
• KUDOS to Tammy Brantley for winning the upper
  level with 100 cans!
• KUDOS to Tammy Duvall for all that she is doing
  with Pathway! 3 Graduates!!!
• KUDOS to the Student Support team for all of your
  help with Community Christmas-It was a wonderful
  success!

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• - KUDOS to Central Office for bringing everyone
  the goodie bags for Christmas!
• - KUDOS to the maintenance guys!!! You all are
  doing a great job at the elementary school and
  with all the happenings in December!!!!
• - KUDOS to the secretary gals-with weather,
  Christmas break and every day stuff-you all do an
  awesome job informing people who call and need
  information-THANKS!
• - KUDOS to Heart-to-Heart workers for all that
  you do for students!
• - KUDOS to the cafeteria gals-December is a
  rough month and you girls worked with and for the
  students with a smile ?
• - KUDOS to the bus drivers for doing a
  tremendous job driving on the ice with a bus load
  of wonderful students! You guys and gals are
  GREAT!!!

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• WE ARE LEARNING

A community/school team attended an International
Summit on Education in Louisville, KY. Members
include- Stuart and Pam Collins, Todd and Regina
Merrick, Nancy Hunt, Kim Vince, Daryl Tabor,
Chris Cook, Tonya Driver, Holly White and Dr.
Yarbrough Speakers included Tom Clark- Associate
Director of the Specialist Schools and Academy
Trust, England Brenda Bigland- Head Teacher, Lent
Rise Combined School Burnham, England Dr. Yong
Zhao- University Distinguished Professor,
Department of Counseling, Educational Psychology
and Special Education, Michigan State
University Dr. Dave Perkins- Senior Professor of
Education, Harvard Graduate School of Education,
Cambridge, Massachusetts Charles Marthimussen-
Principal, Atlantis Secondary School South
Africa Mike Butler- Chief Executive, Djanogly
City Academy, Nottingham, England Dr. Ashby
Kilgore- Superintendent of Schools, Newport
News James Copple- Director, Pacific Institute
for Research and Evaluation
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Things Happening

January 14th Collaboration Day January 15th
We will host the Inter-agency Meeting in Rocket
Arena at 900 January 19th No School- Martin
Luther King Day January 20th Board Meeting
Pathway Academy Graduation 600 Crittenden
County High School Library January 29-31 KSBA
Annual Conference February 10th We will be
hosting WKAES in Rocket Arena 1000-200
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PATHWAY ACADEMY UPDATE

• What is the purpose?
• Pathway Academy is a tremendous opportunity for
  students that need a second chance. They will
  receive a high school diploma through this.
• What is the current enrollment?
• 13 students
• January 20th at the High School there will be
  a graduation ceremony for Pathway Academy
  Students James Berry, Kevin Collins Stephanie
  Workman.

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Support Your Sports In January

2 BBK vs. Trigg Home 730 G/B 2 GBK vs.
Trigg Home 600 G/B 6 BBK vs.
Dawson Home 600 JV/V 6 GBK vs.
UHA Away 600 JV/V 9 BBK vs. Livingston Home 7
30 G/B 9 GBK vs. Livingston Home 600 G/B 10 GB
K vs. JV District Tournament, Lyon Away TBA
JV 12 GBK vs. Dawson Home 600 JV/V 13 BBK vs.
Webster Home 600 JV/V 16 BBK vs.
Lyon Away 600 B/G 16 GBK vs.
Lyon Away 730 B/G 19 GBK vs. Class "A",
Lyon Home 700 V 20 BBK vs. Class "A",
Lyon Home 700 V 22 BBK vs. Livingston Home 60
0 F 22 GBK vs. Class"A", Semi-Finals,
Lyon Away 730 V 23 BBK vs. Class "A",
Semi-Finals, Lyon Away 600 V 24 BBK vs. Class
"A", Finals, Lyon Away 800 V 24 GBK vs. Class
"A", Finals, Lyon Away 600 V 26 BBK vs.
Trigg Away 600 F/JV 27 GBK vs. Union
Away 600 JV/V 29 BBK vs. Lyon Home 600 F/JV
31 BBK vs. McClean Home 600 JV/V 31 GBK vs.
Paducah Tilghman Away 600 JV/V

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Richard Burchett January 1st Stefanie
Chambliss January 1st Marilyn Iddings January
4th Louisa Towery January 4th Julie
Dally January 6th Michael Gibson January
8th Carla Tinsley January 10th Johnna
West January 14th Amy Caraway January
15th Diana Dodson January 16th CD
McCord January 16th Sarah Riley January
17th Ann DeBoe January 18th Marceia
Ellis January 20th Carolyn Traum January
20th Barbara Threlkeld January 21st Deonna
McCord January 24th Donna Winders January
27th Cheryl Barnett January 29th Eric
LaRue January 29th David Perryman January
30th Barbara Hunt January 31st

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January Menu MS/HS
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• Crittenden County Superintendent
• Top 10 Commitments
• The Superintendent of Crittenden County Schools
  must commit to the following for improved student
  achievement
• Maintain High Expectations for All
• Be 150 Committed to Student Achievement
• Hold All Staff Members Accountable for Excellence
• Develop a Vision for High Performance
• Keep a Sense of Urgency Focused on Improving
  Student Achievement
• Put Academics First
• Make the Tough Decisions
• Think Outside the Box Continually

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The BIG 6

• Crittenden County Leadership Team (Board of
  Education Administration) have developed a plan
  for Crittenden County Schools called the BIG 6.
  These are the overarching goals of our district.
  
• 1. Reduce dropout rate.
• 2. Improve attendance-96 average
• 3. Increase student achievement.
• 4. Develop resource effectiveness.
• 5. Establish connectivity inside and outside of
  the district. 6. Build the best climate
  around so that everyone will LOVE to be
  here.

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Do whatever it takes 2 on your Top 10
Commitments from the Administrative Team
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KEEP ROCKIN FOR KIDS!!!