1.  Elementary Principal’s Report September 10, 2012

2. Gardner Foundation  I was notified on August 24, 2012 that Pender did not receive the requested grant  Applied for it to help offset the cost of the guided reading resources  No specific reason for not receiving the grant was given

3. Guided Reading  After being in the classrooms, it is obvious this program is having a positive impact on our classrooms and students  All teachers are implementing it similarly yet each have customized it to match their teaching styles  After students are benchmarked (Farrington), guided reading groups will be put into place and the LLI program will be put to use  This was a REALLY good addition to our elementary curriculum

4. Reduced Milk Price  We were made aware of a piece of the federal lunch program that allows school districts to offer a reduced milk price to students when no meal program is available  No meal program is available to afternoon preschool students  All other students are able to eat either breakfast and/or lunch  Price per semester  Everyday - $20  Monday, Wednesday, Friday - $16  Tuesday, Thursday - $13  Normal price - $32.50

5. Miscellaneous  AIMSweb testing  September 12 and 13  Grades K-6  Pendragon Hour  Begins September 17  Vicki Smith and Sally Hansen  5 th grade field trip  Ponca State Park  September 14  FFA Farm Safety Day  September 26  Grades 3-6  Homecoming Week  September 17 to September 21

6.  Superintendent’s Report September 10, 2012

7. Community Job Fair  October 6, 2012  9:00 am to 1:00 pm  Heese Event Center  Sponsored by Pender Economic Development, Inc. and the Pender-Thurston Chamber of Commerce

8. Open House  August 23 rd, 2012  6:00 pm to 8:00 pm  VERY SUCCESSFUL  I would like to thank the Booster Club and all those that helped with the food that was served  I am gathering data from teachers to see how many students were here or represented  Teachers will be given compensation time for this event

9. Bleacher Repair  Completed August 27, 2012  $6,500  Bleachers are now fully operational  1 row was removed during the repair

10. Accompanist  Teri Lamplot has been hired to be the accompanist for the Junior and Senior high choirs  Teri has helped before, and I am glad she is willing and able to help again

11. NeSA-Reading DistrictState 2009-20102010-20112011-2012 3rd Grade Below22331723 Meets61475254 Exceeds17203022 4th Grade Below33202123 Meets62606450 Exceeds52028 5th Grade Below15 1424 Meets65556842 Exceeds20301834 6th Grade Below43152025 Meets46706544 Exceeds1115 30 7th Grade Below23151022 Meets55856544 Exceeds2302534 8th Grade Below19102927 Meets59436447 Exceeds2248726 11th Grade Below48173136 Meets48574139 Exceeds5262825

12. NeSA - Math DistrictState 2010-20112011-2012 (District)2011-2012 (State) 3rd Grade Below401728 Meets473051 Exceeds135221 4th Grade Below30728 Meets659352 Exceeds5020 5th Grade Below401825 Meets607754 Exceeds0521 6th Grade Below25532 Meets607045 Exceeds152523 7th Grade Below121532 Meets654546 Exceeds234022 8th Grade Below294638 Meets384344 Exceeds331117 11th Grade Below132845 Meets482135 Exceeds395221

13. NeSA - Science DistrictState 2011-2012 5th Grade Below1834 Meets7752 Exceeds514 8th Grade Below2533 Meets6852 Exceeds715 11th Grade Below2433 Meets5554 Exceeds2113

14. ACT Results

19. Take Charge of Education  Donation from Target  Elementary - $315.09  Secondary - $420.30  Total - $735.39