In this issue of the Chronicle, you will find a page called “Instructional Insights”. It is the first in a series of articles that are being developed to provide our parent community with information about how we do the work of instructing your children.

As you will read, this year holds much promise with a new law which potentially can bring additional instructional resources to all students. In the past, there was a complicated process that had to be followed for a student to receive help toward performing at grade level, or being challenged to perform at an above-grade level. The new law opens up that process so that learning specialists all along the continuum (from service for students with severe learning problems through those who are highly gifted, and all student needs in between) can work with any child to address any need.

Now, this won’t happen overnight. There are many aspects to building a system to accomplish such a huge change. The Coyote Creek staff worked throughout the last school year to develop a system that will help accomplish what the new law is targeting. This year we will begin using that system, looking for any “bugs” that might pop up, and refining as we go. But the potential for service to all students is great, and we are eager to see the results.

So if you hear some new “education-ese” being spoken by your child’s teacher, like “RTI” or “Pyramid of Interventions”, you can rest assured that the new system is being used to meet your child’s needs. Upcoming issues of “Instructional Insights” will provide definitions and explanations of these new terms in English!

You’ll notice that the “Instructional Insights” page is dated July 27—that is the date it was first sent home in Thursday Folders. We feel that this message and information is so important for you to have that we’ll be providing each issue twice—in one week’s Thursday Folders, then repeating it in the next Chronicle.

Here’s to a year of new discoveries and continually improving service to our students!

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Readers are encouraged to submit items for this column. Often we at school do not know the accomplishments of students outside school. Please include your phone number so we can reach you if we need more information.

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INFORMATION BOARD
This is a current listing of all items that can be found on our Information Board, which is located just outside the Music Room. The listing we are providing will give all parents an opportunity to see what is available, and they can have their student pick up any of the items from themain office, or parents can call our office to “order” items that can then be sent home with their student .

• Bonfils Blood Center
• Child Health Plan of Colorado
• Curiosity Club Kindergarten Enrichment
• Douglas County Schools 2006 Annual Report
• Girl Scout Roundup
• Vertical Sports Flyer/Coupon
  

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Field Trips

August 31 6 ABC
Denver Zoo
September 7 4 BCD
H.R. Mansion
October 4 6 CD
CO School of Mines

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Lost and Found

Be sure to check out the Lost and Found by door #4 (Cafeteria). There are many lunch boxes, coats and jackets to be found there.

Coyote Creek Leadership Team


Jan Dow- Principal
Kristi Montagrifff- Assistant Principal
Kit Orlowski- Building Resource Teacher

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Coyote Creek S.A.C.
The School Advisory Council for Coyote Creek meets on the third Monday of every month, with the exception of December, June, and July. Current members of the Coyote Creek SAC are:

Chairperson________________
Vice-Chair________________
Recorder ________________
PTA Liason________________
DAC________________
DAC ________________

Voting Members:
Lisa Kounter
Kathy Mallory
Mike Gilchrist
Colleen Thomspon
Kim Adair
Laura Richards

Nonvoting Members:
Kristi Montagriff
Kit Orlowski