Parent Monthly MeetingAGENDA

Families Check In 4:45- 5:00 p.m.

Administration Announcements 5:00-5:20 p.m.

KCAA to College- Ms. Storgaard 5:20-5:35 p.m.

Student Activities Announcements 5:35-5:40 p.m.• ELA PAC/ DPAC

School Committee Updates 5:40-5:45 p.m.• CSC

Parent Liaison Announcements 5:45-6:00 p.m.

A Message From Our Administration

Silver Cloud 6th grade ( College and Career Day)

PETE CASTILLO

M.S./H.S. A.P. Elem. A.P.

ERIN DREESZEN GREG ISAAC

Vision, mission and future

*Why KCAA

There have been several recent studies and most recently tax increase proposals that center around the arts.

A+ Denver- Citizens for schools (2012 study) was a major reason for bond passage increasing school funding.

More than half of the bond allocation went to supporting three areas:

- Art- Dance/PE- CTE based classes

(All three of these are strong cores for KCAA at all levels of schooling)

*Why Art?

"The young man who picks up a clarinet or even apaintbrush or a pen is not likely to pick up a needle or a gun: he has better things to do“ - Jane Alexander

Study Links CTE To Boys' Survival In High School.The Education Week (3/6, Adams) "College Bound" blog reported, "Making the case for career technical education, researcher James Stone III presented findings today that show enrollment in CTE is a strong predictor of staying in high school-especially for boys.

*Why Creative?KCAA is more than just art, it is creative in the nature which it works. At the heart of all works of art is a core of creativity. While we celebrate First Friday, we also celebrate design. While we treasure our students who are in the all state choir and band, we push forward with their knowledge of understanding sound, design and recording. Colorado ranks in the top 5 states in our country with jobs and employment opportunities in the Creative Arts fields. The jobs continue to grow, pay better and have more people with Post-Secondary degrees than any other field.

“Above all, we are coming to understand that the arts incarnate the creativity of a free people. When the creative

impulse cannot flourish, when it cannot freely select its methods and objects, when it is deprived of spontaneity,

then societysevers the root of art” - John F. Kennedy

The K-5 vision…For all elementary students to be taught be

teachers who incorporate, infuse and integrate arts

*To stay true to the systems of Emilio Reggio at our youngest grades to infuse a love of art with a love of learning*To have all students engage in both Visual and

Technical art*To have all students pursue a path by providing

choices of dramatic, musical and movement based opportunities*To teach to all students, families and community

members that arts and creativity is a pathway to any career in addition to academic and personal success.*To create extended day opportunities for all

students to continue and enjoy arts even outside the school day.

The 6-8 vision…For all MS students to be able to openly and honestly express themselves through the art

form of their choice.*To increase options for MS students in a variety

of arts endeavors*To incorporate all exploratory arts events in

graduated tiers of difficulty*To provide sound instructional systems to help

students achieve academically*To create opportunities for students to

understand the collaboration of art and academics*To not only explore but enhance the skills of the

technical, dramatic, musical, visual, literal and movement basis of all art forms.

The 9-12 vision…*For all HS students to be prepared for any Post-

Secondary endeavor they encounter. The real test is success in life.*To provide students with an opportunity to attend

College-Level classes while in HS.*To provide students with directed Pathways to

obtain college level credit work in arts fields of their choice*To provide HS students with the most updated

components of technology and relate its relevance back to the infusion of creativity*To graduate 100% of all students and have 100%

of all students in a post-secondary field of study.

*What is TIF? ( Teacher Incentive Fund)

Student ActivitiesPast Events Upcoming Events

Summer Camp Scholarship 2013The Creative Arts Alliance, a non-profit organization affiliated with Kunsmiller Creative Arts Academy, would like to invite continuing KCAA 8-11th grade students to apply for a scholarship to

attend an acceptable one session summer art camp of your choice during

Summer 2013. Deadline: March 15, 2013

Rosters are posted in the CafeteriaPhysicals can be provided by the Denver

Health Clinic here at KCAA!!

www.atheltics.dpsk12.org/ms_sports

KCAA Student Leadership KCAA Girls ScoutsMayor Hancock

STUDENT LEADERSHIPPresident- Tessa Archuleta VP- Zack Mauro

Past Events Upcoming Events

FILL THE TRUCK & YARD SALECommunity Yard SaleSaturday March 16th @ 10 amAmanda_isreal@dpsk12.orgEvent benefits the DC trip HS students

The next PWR day will be school-wide K-10 and will be on April 5th!

SPIRIT WEEK IS COMING!!Monday 4/22 – eARTh RallyTuesday 4/23 – Teacher led flash mobWednesday 4/24 – Spirit Cookie DecoratingThursday 4/25 – Dress up like the person who inspires you the most Friday 4/26 – Assembly CelebrationFriday 4/26 – HS Spring formal dance- off campus

School Committee

Collaborative School Committee

• The CSC is looking for 1 Non- Parent community representative preferably an employer and business owner.

• Meetings are open to the public by request only. Please see Heather Porreca or Barb Thompson.

Next meeting: Monday March 18th 2013

5:00- 6:00 p.m.

School Committee

ELA Parent Advisory Committee

ELA PAC: SOME students have been invited to the ELA Academy during the month of June and parents need to sign and return registration forms ASAP to Ms. Packard or Ms. Mora.

DPAC: March 19, 2013Smedley Campus4250 Shoshone St. Denver 802119:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

Eva Gonzalez7th & 10th gr. Parent

ELA TEAM

School Committee

SuperIntendent Parent Forum

Next Meeting:May 14, 2013

PPA- 23rd and Federal9:15-11:15 a.m. and

6:15 - 8:15 p.m.

Mary O’Neal

Eva Gonzalez

Parent Educational Monthly ActivitiesPast Events Upcoming Events

Apr 03- May 22- Nutrition Classes begin register with Olivia March 16- Parent Leadership Institute return your

registration to Olivia April- 8th grade and HS- Parent/ Student College campus

visit to Auraria Campus, register with Olivia April 17th- Parent College Campus visit to Regis University,

register with Olivia Parent/ Student Portal Training

Announcements from your LiaisonOlivia Sanchez

Latin Dance Festival- Moms/ Dads dance Group Volunteers Teacher Appreciation

Next Meeting – April 11th 4:45-6:00 PM“ Thank you for coming tonight!!”

olivia_sanchez@dpsk12.orgPhone 720-424-0218

Parent Resource Center hours 8:30 am – 5:00 pm