527 S. Franklin St.  Janesville, WI 53548
(608) 743-5000  FAX (608) 743-7491
Educational Services Center
Superintendent/Public Information Offices
What’s Right in Education!
To:
Board Members and Administrators
From:
Karen Schulte
Date:
June 24, 2016
1. Student Accident Reports by School
Craig
Parker
ARISE
RRCS
RUHS
TAGOS
Edison
Franklin
Marshall
Adams
Harrison
Jackson
Jefferson
Kennedy
Lincoln
Madison
Monroe
Roosevelt
Van Buren
Washington
Wilson
July
Aug
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
June
0
4
0
0
0
0
6
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
6
0
0
0
4
1
1
3
2
0
0
0
2
2
0
6
1
0
2
0
0
1
0
1
1
3
0
3
12
0
0
0
0
0
3
1
3
4
1
0
1
1
0
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
3
0
0
0
0
1
1
4
1
0
0
1
0
0
2
0
0
1
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
7
0
10
2
1
0
1
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
3
3
0
1
0
0
6
1
7
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
0
2
1
0
0
6
5
0
0
0
0
4
0
6
2
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
2
2
0
1
0
7
0
0
0
1
1
1
5
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
2
2
1
0
10
1
0
0
0
0
2
1
3
2
0
0
0
1
0
2
0
1
2
1
1
84
0
0
0
0
0
5
3
2
0
1
1
1
0
3
0
4
1
0
0
1
YTD
Total
121
26
0
1
0
3
37
10
47
13
4
4
5
5
14
6
10
11
16
3
8
14-15
YTD
43
8
n/a
4
n/a
n/a
39
29
24
20
4
5
11
3
14
8
3
7
8
6
10
YTD
Total
27
11
0
0
0
0
14-15
YTD
12
10
n/a
2
n/a
n/a
2. Employee Accident Reports by School
Craig
Parker
ARISE
RRCS
RUHS
TAGOS
July
Aug
0
3
0
0
0
0
Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan
Feb*
Mar
Apr
May
June
3
3
0
0
0
0
2
2
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
5
2
0
0
0
0
3
1
0
0
0
0
3
1
0
0
0
0
13
0
0
0
0
0
4
0
0
0
0
0
7
0
0
0
0
0
Web address: www.janesville.k12.wi.us
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Edison
Franklin
Marshall
Adams
Harrison
Jackson
Jefferson
Kennedy
Lincoln
Madison
Monroe
Roosevelt
Van Buren
Washington
Wilson
July
Aug
0
2
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
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Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan
Feb*
Mar
Apr
May
June
1
2
1
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
1
2
0
1
1
4
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
1
0
1
0
0
1
2
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
5
1
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
0
0
2
0
0
3
1
0
0
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
8
0
0
0
0
1
0
2
1
2
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
1
6
0
0
0
0
0
0
7
0
3
0
0
1
0
1
8
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
YTD
Total
3
8
37
8
4
7
4
2
3
14
4
8
4
6
7
* Through an internal audit at the midway point in the year, we noticed some inconsistency in reporting
which resulted in some changes in numbers.
3.
Positive Parent Contacts By School/Department:
The number of positive parent contacts will be accumulative from the beginning of the school
year and will not include contacts made during conferences.
Craig High School
Parker High School
ARISE
RRCS
RUHS
TAGOS
Edison Middle
Franklin Middle
Marshall Middle
Adams Elementary
Harrison Elementary
Jackson Elementary
Jefferson Elementary
Kennedy Elementary
Lincoln Elementary
Madison Elementary
Monroe Elementary
Roosevelt Elementary
Van Buren Elementary
Washington Elementary
Wilson Elementary
2015-16 YTD
3,505
4,032
2,100
719
147
375
1,428
1,869
2,713
2,852
5,946
3,365
1,809
4,402
5,408
7,755
2,295
2,101
1,726
1,903
3,200
2014-15 YTD
3,980
7,512
n/a
466
n/a
n/a
1,291
1,858
2,984
1,967
4,530
3,324
1,687
4,462
6,239
7,166
2,120
1,484
2,013
2,365
3,064
14-15
YTD
14
6
9
10
3
5
5
9
3
3
4
1
0
6
0
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4. Craig High School, from Alison Bjoin
Craig received a $100 donation for Jazz Band and another donation in the amount of
$140 was made to the general band.
Advanced Placement Environmental Science students from CHS/PHS made use of the
Janesville Schools Outdoor Lab on May 17th.
Craig’s Varsity Softball Team claimed the Big 8 Conference Title. The Cougars last won
a shared conference championship in 2010; Craig’s last outright title was in 2002. The
team compiled a 16-2 conference record to edge out Verona (15-3) for the crown.
Craig Softball also earned the following accolades: Junior Pitcher Jenna Brandt was
voted 1st Team All-Conference and Big 8 Softball Player of the year. Coach Dan
Bayreuther was voted Big 8 Coach of the year. Softball all-conference recognition went
to the following: Kayla Kaufman, Hannah Halverson, Kennedy Cox, Jessica Filter,
Morgan Oren, and Maddie Spry.
Eleven individuals qualified for state in Track: Peter Larson, Grace Meister, Deon
Newson, Nate Farrell, Peyton Sippy, Payton Bender, Aristide Serrano, Hozai Ceballos,
Matt Brennan, Alex Goswick, and Brevin Anderson.
Craig students Ryan Herbst, Zack Russell, Ben Coulter, Breanna Searcy, Sam Smith, and
Caleb Taylor designed billboards that represented what Janesville would look like if it
was inclusive and welcoming to all races, ethnicities, and cultures. Their designs were
selected as winners of a contest sponsored by the Diversity Action Team of Rock County.
5. Parker High School, from Chris Laue
Parker was once again recognized at the Tommy Awards!
Parker HS presented diplomas to 299 students!
6. RRCS, from Lisa Peterson
To date, RRCS has graduate 95 students with many more finishing on a daily basis.
7. RUHS, from Matt Wolf
On Wednesday, June 8, 2016 RUHS had 12 senior graduates – 100% of the senior class!
8. TAGOS, from Nic Manogue
On June 8th, 10 TAGOS students received their diplomas at Rotary Gardens; the students
will continue their educations at a variety of higher education options including: UWRock County, St. Cloud State University, Blackhawk Technical College, Rock Valley
College and the Academy of Cosmetology.
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As a school (7-12) the data collected during the April 2016 math and reading STAR
assessments indicate that we met our original goal of meeting or exceeding the
benchmark of 40 or higher SGP (Student Growth Percentile), with a median score of
53 in math and 47 in reading.
9. Edison Middle School, from Jim LeMire
Dr. Schulte has been instrumental in finding funding to assist Edison Middle School in
their venture to go 1:1 with technology. Dr. Schulte has been also instrumental in
challenge staff to be creative and purchase items to improve their learning environment
and delivery of instruction.
Math increased the percent of students "On the Pathway" in ALL GRADES from winter
to spring by 4% or more.
During this past spring, Edison Middle School has excellent SRI growth with 58%
students’ growth and 193 average lexile growth.
10. Franklin Middle School, from Charlie Urness
We have new wall FRANKLIN mats in the gym. Thank you to the Franklin PTSA for
their help with this purchase. They contributed $1500 toward the project.
PTSA donated $800 to help defray the cost of our end of the year field trip for 8th grade
students.
We submitted the DPI application to renew our 21st CCLC grant.
Summer School 2016 is off to a great start. David Harrison is the lead teacher at Franklin
Middle School.
Franklin published another edition of the Janesville Free Press. You can read the full
paper at the link below. https://sites.google.com/a/janesville.k12.wi.us/janesville-freepress/
11. Marshall Middle School, from Synthia Taylor
Forty 8th grade students were honored at a recognition program for the President’s
Academic Excellence Award.
12. Adams Elementary, from Sally Parks
We had 99% of our families attend four or more family involvement events this school
year.
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We are very proud of our Kindergarten students, 98% (46/47) scored proficient on the
third trimester math CBA.
13. Harrison Elementary, from Jessica Grandt-Turke
Granola bars were donated by Bethel Baptist Church for students whose families are not
able to provide a daily snack.
On June 3rd, the kindergarten through 3rd grade students participated in a Fun Field Day
event at Harrison School. The weather was perfect and a great time was had by all!
14. Jackson Elementary, from Kristen Moisson
Donations/Grants/Gifts:
$19.31 and $50.00 checks were received from Target to go towards field trip expenses.
These amounts are the final amounts in our Target partnership program. This program is
being discontinued.
Over 270 people attended our Jackson 50th Open House celebration. Our 5th grade
students participated and showed individuals how to use the green screen and how to use
our new STEAM technology. It was a great celebration! Click here to see a video of the
green screen in action:
https://drive.google.com/a/janesville.k12.wi.us/file/d/0B9c5n3_sqmV_NjdCaEhadXRtVj
Q/view?usp=sharing
We planted a Maple tree for our 50th Anniversary in our front yard at Jackson.
Kindergarten students were in a photo with our new tree commemorating our event.
15. Jefferson Elementary, from Kurt Krueger
The Jefferson PTA will be donating $200 in gas cards to staff. The donation will support
our parent visits known as "Rock the Block" on August 23rd.
STAR Math Results. Student Growth Percentile (SGP) is a norm-referenced
quantification of individual student growth derived using quantile regression techniques.
An SGP compares a student’s growth to that of his or her academic peers nationwide.
Jefferson median SGP of 265 students on the STAR Math Assessment was 74. Top
quartile! STAR Reading Results. Median SGP of 262 students was 74. STAR Early
Literacy Results. Median SGP of 56 students was 73.
16. Kennedy Elementary, from Alison DeGraaf
The Hampton Inn in Janesville donated classroom supplies for each classroom teacher.
The Hampton Inn selects schools and community organizations each month to donate
resources or supplies. Kennedy was selected in the month of June.
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The Kennedy School Fine Arts Festival to highlight our visual and performing arts
featured our band, orchestra, choir and Fine Arts dancers in May after our school wide
family picnic. We had 65 students participate in an after school dance club for 8 weeks to
prepare for the Fine Arts Festival. We had over 800 pieces of student art work displayed
around the school for the Fine Arts festival.
The 4th and 5th grades participate in the track meet. Our 4th grade relay received 1st
place.
17. Lincoln Elementary, from Shawn Galvin
Celebrated Mystery Reading challenge for the end of year.
18. Madison Elementary, from Stephanie Filter
Our 3rd, 4th and 5th Grade Challenge classrooms had a walk through history program
and invited classrooms and families/ communities to learn about Janesville (3rd),
Wisconsin (4th) and US (5th) history.
19. Monroe Elementary, from Sally Pope
The 4th graders at Monroe have been exploring different people through a non-fiction
writing unit. Topics included the civil rights movement and famous Americans. Students
used technology to create written samples including speeches. These activities teach
students how to research and transform their information and ideas into a final product.
Staff at Monroe ended the year with 2 Professional Development sessions for the
implementation of 1:1 devices for the 16-17 school year. We are concentrating on making
sure the use of the devices have purpose, and increase student achievement through using
the Triple E format (Enhance, Extend, and Engage).
20. Roosevelt Elementary, from Olga Hanna
Donations:
Nikki Venable: parent, 18 new KG math workbooks for Mrs. Cleasby’s students
for home use.
Hollie Steponkus: parent, 3 boxes of new KG math and reading workbooks for
KG student home use.
Sydney Purkapile: student, prizes for PBIS box.
Teresa Dubanowich: employee, 3 pair of snow pants, 5 pair of mittens for student
use as borrowing clothes in the winter.
Dennis (Owner of Old Fashioned Bakery): cookies for the PBIS carnival.
Craig FFA: 3 flats of flowers for teacher/building use\
The Bike Elves (Beloit) 6 reconditioned bikes for students in need
David and Judy Vaughn: 6 new bike locks to go with the bikes
Jeff Reuter: parent at ROO, new backpack, Roosevelt logo clothing for student
needs.
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WI Ag in the Classroom Essay Contest
● Emily Jenson 4th grade: 1st place
● Elise May 4th grade: 3rd place
Roosevelt has been recognized by DPI as a PBIS School of Distinction for 2015-2016.
Roosevelt staff and students celebrated our monthly Rulers of the School awards, weekly
Teddy Ticket winners, daily student birthdays, and 1st and 2nd grades tied for the Golden
Fork Award for using inside voices in the cafeteria.
Students in 4th and 5th grades attended the City Wide Track Meet receiving ribbons for
placement in many events.
Students in K-3 celebrated Field Day and over 20 parent volunteers supported this yearly
event.
Students celebrated end of the year field trips i.e. Kindergarteners went to the Henry
Vilas Zoo, 4th to JSOL, and 5th Roller Skating for their Spring Fling.
21. Van Buren Elementary, from Stephanie Pajerski
Books donated from VB families to add to the Bookmobile collection.
In February, the fourth and fifth grade ELL students at Van Buren Elementary, with
guidance from ELL teacher Patty Henrichs, entered the WITESOL Writing and Art
Contest, a contest for ELL students across all of Wisconsin. The students could make
artwork or write an essay about what makes the perfect school and the ideal learning
environment. At the end of April, winners were announced. We are proud to share that
fifth grader Danna Vasquez-Cabrera is the grand prize winner for art out of all entries
from kindergarten through 12th grade!
Danna's project was made of clay, Post-It notes, felt, watercolor paints, and markers. She
designed an outdoor learning environment with a little free library and a compliment
board where students can post compliments for their classmates. In her description of her
project, she wrote, "My vision of a perfect school would include these details. For
example kids would not fight and teachers would pay attention to what students are
doing. Also we should have a compliment board outside because that is where students
mostly are. I think we should have a free library."
Congratulations Danna!
Our Summer School, Van Buren Olympic Voyage is underway! We are kicking things
off with an Opening Ceremony on Friday, June 17 at 11:00a.m. Students will represent
several countries competing in the Summer Olympics in Rio; we will light the Olympic
torch, state the athlete Olympic Oath, and let the games begin!
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PLEASE CHECK OUT OUR WHAT'S RIGHT GOOGLE PRESENTATION, TITLED
"WHAT'S RIGHT AT VAN BUREN" FOR MORE EXCITING ACTIVITIES
HAPPENING AT VB!
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1aPfnw2oyf026WGw4Ty9ZucaizGbofR96oxmZ3
P70vZQ/edit#slide=id.p
22. Washington Elementary, from Scott Garner
We held our annual ice cream social. Our PTA is so supportive of our programs.
23. Wilson Elementary, from Kimberli Peerenboom
The following grade levels had 70% or more of their students make adequate growth, a
Student Growth Percentile of 40 or higher, during the 2015-16 school year on the STAR
Reading Assessment:
Kindergarten: 74%
2nd Grade: 71%
3rd Grade: 70%
4th Grade: 73%
The following grade levels had 70% or more of their students make adequate growth, a
Student Growth Percentile of 40 or higher, during the 2015-16 school year on the STAR
Math Assessment:
1st Grade: 72%
2nd Grade 70%
24. Dates to Remember
July
12
Board Meeting, ESC, 5:30 p.m.
July
14
Budget Workshop, ESC, 5:00 p.m.
Reminder, there is no 2nd Board Meeting in the month of July.