LCHS Friday Focus

          Friday Focus Happy Friday! I hope everyone has had a great week. The way the students were behaving, I would have thought we were getting 2 feet of snow.  Judd and Melissa are getting closer to having 95% of our students registered. I will be starting to send meeting invites out to departments to discuss registration numbers for 26-27. Also, please remember to start on your 26-27 requisitions. Please refer back to Mrs. Holzman's email regarding the format of the requisitions. If it does not meet what she needs, I'll need to reject it so you can redo it.  I am happy to announce we have filled our new PE, Head Strength position. Bryant Dutcher will be joining us to take on this position. He is a graduate of Buena Vista and is currently teaching at Sioux City East. Next school year, we are starting a new class called Bulldog Strength and Speed. We are strongly encouraging all of our athletes to take this course to get their strength training don...

         Friday Focus Happy Friday the 13th! I will be out of the building today, as I will be in Iowa City for the State Swim Meet. Tanner qualified in 2 individual events and he will swim prelims tonight. Tanner and Seth will be swimming their relays on Saturday. Saturday's races will be broadcast on KTIV-CW. As post-season wrap-ups conclude for our winter activities, we are officially shifting gears toward spring. For me, once spring sports hit, the school year seems to accelerate even faster. On the administrative side, student registration is nearly complete. Once we have the majority of students registered, I will begin scheduling "number meetings" to finalize our sections and staffing needs. AI & Legal Considerations: Protecting Student Privacy On Tuesday, Adam and I attended the SAI Legal Lab , where we took a deep dive into the legal considerations of AI. Our primary takeaway involves FERPA compliance and the platform you choose to use: Open AI Pl...

        Friday Focus Happy Friday! I hope you all had a great week.  It is getting to be that time of year again when we are registering students for the 26-27 school year. That also means requistion time for FY27. Starting now in any requisition using weblink, please put FY 25-26 for this school year or FY 26-27 for next school year in the description.  When filling out your requisition, please make sure you include shipping. If there is no shipping and handling fee, please note in the comments. If you get a quote, please attach the quote to the requisition. You will need to click on the save icon, then click on the green + by document management, then navigate to your saved quote. We hope to have all students registered by mid February. I do have the Honors Program parent meeting on Feb. 19. I will give them a week then to finish their registration. I plan on having your number meetings then the beginning of March. FY27 Requisitions need to be into me by ...

       Friday Focus Happy Friday, I hope everyone has had a great week.  Last week I wrote about the DCAP and I wanted to share that document with you this week. Please take the time look it over. If you are doing something that fits with in the different sections, please let me know so I can add it, bonus points if you send me something to hyperlink as evidence. Le Mars DCAP 2025-2026 This week I started work on the Comprehensive Local Needs Assessment or CLNA. This needs to be completed every 2 years for our Perkins grant. This is antoher requirement for our CTE teachers. This plan looks at different areas and we go through and rate ourselves, list our strengths and then items we need to work on. We also have to outline our Perkins budget for the next 2 fiscal years.  Judd and Melissa have been busy with registration talks and starting the online registration process. I am asking you to show a 5 minute video Monday in advisory on the new Wells SchoolWorks...

      Friday Focus Happy Friday, I hope everyone has had a good week. As I am writing this, we have been placed in a cold weather warning, so who knows where you will actually be when you read this. I have been busy this week working on our District Career Academic Plan or DCAP for short. The District Career and Academic Plan (DCAP) is a state-mandated roadmap that outlines how our district supports every student in grades 5–12 with their Individual Career and Academic Plan (ICAP).  What is the DCAP? The DCAP is a high-level framework designed to ensure we are providing the necessary resources, experiences, and guidance for students to transition successfully into postsecondary education or the workforce. It is not just a document for administrators; it is a "living context" for our school's mission to prepare future-ready graduates. Key components of our DCAP include: The DCAP Team: A mandated group including administrators, school counselors, and teachers (general ...

    Friday Focus I hope everyone has had a productive week! I want to start by thanking you for your hard work during Wednesday’s inservice. Our CIA team has done an excellent job all year providing professional development that is both meaningful and easy to implement in the classroom. Recognizing Excellence The Le Mars Foundation is currently seeking nominations for Employee of the Month . We have an incredible team here; please take a moment to nominate a colleague who goes above and beyond. You can find the nomination form here . ISASP Testing Changes This year, we are returning to a familiar format for ISASP administration: testing will take place in advisories at the start of the school day. To ensure a smooth and secure testing environment, please note the following: Training: All staff—including senior advisory teachers and any paras who will be in the room—must complete the ISASP test security training . Senior advisory teachers are included in this requirement so w...