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Parent Forum: Class of 2032 & New PCSC Families

Connect & stay informed with PCSC leadership, schools, security measures, wellness, tech resources, special education, and exciting learning approaches. Get involved, solve issues, and access resources easily!

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Parent Forum: Class of 2032 & New PCSC Families

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  1. Parent Forum:Class of 2032 &New PCSC Families

  2. Our Leadership Team • Left to Right: • Jud Wolfe, Assistant Superintendent for Finance and Operations • Scott Olinger, Superintendent • Pat Cooney, Assistant Superintendent for Student Learning

  3. Our School Board • Left to Right: • Brad DuBois • Jessica Elston • Scott Flood • Katie Chamness • Mike Allen

  4. Our Schools • Brentwood Elementary • Central Elementary • Clarks Creek Elementary • Little Quakers Academy • The Imagination Lab • Van Buren Elementary • Plainfield Community Middle School • Plainfield High School • Plainfield Opportunity Academy

  5. Our Enrollment • 5595 Students • 305 Certified Staff (teachers, administrators) • 330 Classified Staff (office, aides, support staff)

  6. Problem Solving • Take concern to the person closest to the problem • Present your concern to the next level • Talk with the Superintendent • Contact the School Board

  7. Getting Involved • Classroom Volunteers • Chaperones • Booster Clubs • PTOs • Corporation Committees • Resources Central PTO Officers

  8. Security • Security Cameras • Identification Badges • Background checks • Drills • School Resource Officers • Three PPD School Resource Officers: PHS, PCMS, Clarks Creek • One off-duty officer, rotates between Central & Van Buren • One PCSC security aide, full-time: Brentwood

  9. Health & Wellness Glenda Coffelt, RN Clarks Creek School Nurse • Vaccinations/Immunizations • Students are expected to have all vaccinations and immunizations on the first day of school • The last day for boosters is September 29, 2019 • Medications in School • Sick Child

  10. COMMUNICATIONS • Forums • School Board Meetings • School Messenger notifications • Annual Notice and Handbook • School, Corporation Newsletters • Community Coffees (“Let’s Talk”) • Social Media

  11. Web & Mobile • Website • Plainfield.k12.in.us • Mobile App • Apple or Android • Search App Store for Plainfield Community School Corporation, IN (by Apptegy)

  12. Transportation • Bus Safety • HereComesTheBus.com • School Code 82021 • Student ID, without the last letter • Contact Information • 838-3632

  13. Food & Nutrition • Nutritional Guidelines • Menu • Breakfast • Payment Options • Food Allergies • Vending Machines

  14. Home & School Advisors K-5 • Times of need • Study Buddy program • Contact with parents • Social skills • Self-confidence • Family concerns • Red Ribbon Week • Character Education • Presentations • Resources & ideas

  15. Technology • Corporation Website http://www.plainfield.k12.in.us/ • PowerSchool http://powerschool.plainfield.k12.in.us/public/ • Indiana Department of Education http://www.doe.in.gov/ • SchoolMessenger • Common Sense Media: https://www.commonsensemedia.org/#

  16. Special Education at PCSC • Special education (SPED) services are part of student curriculum and instruction

  17. Focused attention • Provide additional supports to the overall structure of learning • Continuum of services: • Inclusion • Resource • Specialized programming where needed • Speech, Occupational and Physical therapies

  18. Wondering if your child needs support? • Contact your child’s teacher, principal or Home School Advisor, as well as family pediatrician • Share pertinent medical information with your child’s teacher, principal, Home School Advisor

  19. New resources for families of students with special needs:www.plainfield.k12.in.us, then SCHOOLS, then Special Education

  20. Did you know? • 85% of jobs that will exist in 2030 have not yet been invented • 65% of children starting school this year will hold jobs that currently do not exist • Young people today will hold 11 different jobs on average throughout their careers

  21. How do we … • Fulfill district mission statement • Bringing Joy to Learning • Prepare students for success in an ever-changing world • Authentically engage students in learning experiences that represent the real world

  22. ExcitingNewApproach • Our world is changing rapidly, so we must change as well • Foundation in good education • Reading, writing, mathematics • Design Thinking • 4 Cs (soft skills)

  23. Today’s Kindergarten Mixing learning with social, play-based experiences Full day Higher expectations for students Curriculum-driven

  24. Today’s Kindergarten Knowing letters and their sounds Recognizing simple words Quickly reading basic words Understanding what was read

  25. Design Thinking & 4 Cs • Embedded within the curriculum • Started in the business world as a system to innovate new ideas and to solve problems • At PCSC, we use it to promote creativity, innovation and problem solving.

  26. Design Thinking

  27. The Imagination Lab

  28. The Imagination Lab

  29. Questions?

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