Aug. 11, 2011 Gladstone Dispatch by Marty Novak

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The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education released early statistics Thursday, Aug. 4, related to how well students in third through 12th grade across the state performed on this year’s Missouri Assessment Program. This chart details the percentage of students in North Kansas City Schools and other Northland districts regarded as proficient or better in communication arts and mathematics based on their scores on the 2011 MAP and end-of-course exams. Previous years’ results are also listed. The benchmark for proficiency increases each year, based on targets established by the federal No Child Left Behind Act of 2001. Missouri’s federal accountability targets this year are 75.5 percent proficiency in communication arts and 72.5 percent in mathematics. When comparing results, keep in mind that different schools can have widely different types of students, each with their own unique aptitudes and challenges.

2011 MAP Results COMMUNICATION ARTS 2011

Benchmark State of Missouri

2010

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75.5%

67.4%

59.2%

51.0%

42.9%

34.7%

54.6

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51.2

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44.4

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(Includes Kindergarten through 12th grade)

Northland school districts (Listed by the top-ranking results for 2011) Kearney Park Hill Smithville Liberty Platte County R-3 Excelsior Springs North Kansas City

69.4 69.1 67.2 66.7 65.4 56.7 55.2

68.1 69.5 66.5 67.8 65.6 55.3 56.2

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66.9 67.7 59.7 65.3 60.7 51.0 51.9

60.0 61.6 56.1 60.7 52.0 42.8 45.6

59.0 59.3 52.0 61.7 51.7 39.9 46.5

57.2 59.4 53.6 61.3 51.9 35.6 46.1

MATHEMATICS Benchmark State of Missouri

2011

2010

2009

2008

2007

2006

72.5

63.3%

54.1%

45.0%

35.8%

26.6%

54.2

52.7

47.6

46.7

44.9

43.3

66.4 63.2 61.4 56.2 51.0 50.8 49.5

65.4 60.0 59.5 50.8 54.8 46.1 48.1

(Includes Kindergarten through 12th grade)

Northland school districts Liberty Kearney Park Hill Smithville Platte County R-3 Excelsior Springs North Kansas City

(Listed by the top-ranking results for 2011) 70.3 68.1 66.8 71.9 ▲ 71.0 65.6 68.1 70.9 ▼ 69.0 63.6 61.1 70.7 ▲ 62.7 ▲ 60.3 57.8 56.4 62.1 55.9 52.6 60.9 ▼ 54.0 51.0 50.7 55.8 ▲ 55.3 49.0 49.8 55.7 ▲

Scores up, but not high enough Missouri students’ results fall short of federal benchmark By The Associated Press Missouri students scored higher this year on the state’s annual English and math exams, but relatively few school districts met rising federal targets for annual progress. Test scores released by the state Department of Elementary and Secondary Education on Thursday, Aug. 4, show that a higher percentage of students met the state’s proficiency standards for English and math this year, with 54.6 percent reaching the standard for English and 54.2 percent for math. That is 1 percentage point better in English and 1.5 percentage points better in math than last year. Margie Vandeven, the assistant commissioner of education, told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch the SCORES/Page A5

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Back-to-school event canceled The Back to School Bash scheduled for Saturday, Aug. 13, at Oak Grove Park has been canceled. The Gladstone Parks & Recreation event will be rescheduled in conjunction with the Gladstone Community Center as an indoor event in November. For more information, call 423-4088.

Benefit fashion show slated

• Shepherd’s Center of the Northland. The thrift store has had an impact on various Northland charities and the North Kansas City Hospital Auxiliary since first opening in December of 1982, but the road to the success the shop has received and funds it has raised was a winding one. Plans for The Nearly New Shop began in the fall of 1982 under Linda Ward and Sandra Aust. When the shop first opened, and for more than five years after the first dollar was raised, all

profits were donated to the auxiliary according to the shop’s bylaws. Every volunteer was a member of the auxiliary and the store had a craft section. Changes were soon to come. By 1988, the craft department was dropped to make more room for donated items, the shop had expanded, and members were questioning where the shop’s profits should be donated. After an auxiliary board vote, The Nearly New Shop dropped its association with the auxiliary and set off on its own to

donate to other charities who, in the board’s opinion, were more in need. The first year’s proceeds went to Northland Meals On Wheels, and soon the shop changed locations, moving to a larger space at 4710 N.E. Vivion Road in the Foxwood Shopping Center. This shop opened for business on July 5, 1988. In 1996, the rental space was enlarged for an even bigger thrift store. By 2004, The Nearly News Shop produced about $100,200 in profits and today continues to move forward for charities.

The 2011 Adorn Style Show & Brunch, sponsored by the Harvest Ball Society, has been scheduled for 11 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 10, at the Grand Ballroom at Bartle Hall in Kansas City. The event will feature more than 80 tables decorated by local designers and fashions from more than 30 shops, including a special look back at the city’s fashion history presented by the Historic Garment District Museum. Television reporter Lara Moritz will be the moderator. Individual tickets are $65 per person and $25 for children 12 and younger. Runway and patron table guests receive priority seating and early shopping passes. Over the past 24 years, the Harvest Ball has raised and distributed more than $5.2 million to more than 60 local charities. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit w w w.harvestballsociet y. org. The deadline for reservations is Wednesday, Aug. 31. — Angie Anaya Borgedalen

State revenue collections up The state fiscal year is off to a good start. State Budget Director Linda Luebbering reported state total revenues grew about six-tenths of a percent over July of last year. But Luebbering said the most positive sign is that state individual income tax collections, the largest source of revenue for the state, were up 9.13 percent over last year. “That indicates that people are going back to work,” Luebbering said.

That high rate of income tax collections offset another sluggish month of sales tax collections, down 0.9 percent from last July. “People are still just not buying big ticket items,” Luebbering said. Collections are coming in at a strong enough pace that Gov. Jay Nixon has released about $1.2 million in money he had previously ordered withheld from Area Agencies on Aging, domestic violence shelters and crisis care service programs for children up to the age of 17 that are at risk for abuse or neglect. — Missouri News Horizon

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Nearly New Shop gives grants The Nearly New Shop is nearly 30 years old and continues its mission of giving back to the Northland. The 2011 Nearly New Shop Grant Recipients are: • Clay County Clothes Closet; • Collaboration Works; • In As Much Ministry; • Liberty Meals On Wheels; • Maple Valley PTO; • Northland Assistance Center; • Northland Meals on Wheels; • Northland Symphony Orchestra; • Platte Senior Services, Inc.;

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Overcoming the odds Gladstone mother of 3 finishes degree despite adversity

By Ryne Dittmer Nothing is impossible. T he three words inscribed on the ring Jana Benton wears nearly everywhere she goes are more than a saying for the Gladstone resident and mother of three. They are a guide for the way she approaches every situation in life. The few times Benton goes without the ring are within the surgery rooms at the University of Kansas Hospital where she works as a surgical technologist, having earned an associate degree of applied science in surgical technology from Colorado Technical University earlier this year. “While shopping with my daughter one day, I came across this ring and knew I had to have it. It represents the circle of life that’s continuous and I’ve put that in my brain now,” Benton said. “I’ve got these goals and dreams. I wear it every day I can.” Benton’s dreams came to realization amid some of the most trying times of her life. A divorce, the challenges of raising children and the death of her mother threatened to stall Benton repeatedly. “The day before my mother passed, I told her I was ready to go back to school,” said Benton. “I wanted to do something to provide for my kids.” Two months later, Benton had enrolled at Colorado Technical University in North Kansas City and was working toward a degree. “It was really, really hard working and going to school — staying up till two, three in the morning,” Benton said. “There were times when I wanted to give up, but I had an adviser, Andrea Winslow, who wouldn’t allow it.” Wi nslow, prog ra m chair of surgical technology at CTU, cannot help but smile every time a thought of Benton crosses her mind. “She is very motivated and dedicated to changing her life. This was a young woman having some difficult situations yet she really wanted

this, and we wanted to do whatever we could to get her through this,” Winslow said. “When she came to the program, she was not confident in her ability. We had to make a believer out of her.” The turning point for Benton came after she was selected as the lone student in the program to spend all nine months of clinicals at the KU Medical Center. The selection had been Benton’s ultimate goal during her time at CTU. “If I was going to do something I wanted it to be with the best,” Benton said speaking of the quality of the KU Medical Center. “I knew if I was good enough for (Andrea) to choose me, I was good enough to finish it, and I did.” Benton’s graduation in May served as the summation for her continual perseverance. “I was really excited and proud of myself,” Benton said. “I really wanted to be able to see my mother’s face in the crowd, but my dad and my daughter came.” The graduate’s family was not the only ones in attendance recognizing Benton’s accomplishments. “I shed a tear at graduation,” Winslow said. “She never gave up and just let everything overtake her. She epitomizes everything we do here at CTU. I will never forget her, she touched my heart.” Benton’s story led Winslow to nominate her for Student of the Year, an award given by the Missouri and Kansas Association of Private Colleges and Career Schools. Benton received the award and had the opportunity to travel to Washington, D.C., and compete for the national award. The recognition is not the end for Benton, just a another step on her journey. Looking forward, she hopes to continue her education to become a surgeon. “It all boils down to ‘I did it,’’ Benton said. “ Nothing is impossible, and I did it for my kids. Even when I didn’t think I was going to live through the tears, or the homework, in the end I did.”

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Gladstone Dispatch A3 Jana Benton poses with daughter Kaylee after her graduation from Colorado Technical University on May 27. The Gladstone resident received her associate degree of applied science in surgical technology and hopes to continue her education to become a surgeon. She has two other children.

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BIBLE CAFE: Bible Café will be held from 7 to 8 p.m. Thursday at First Christian Church in North Kansas City in the DCC room of the church. Please enter the church through the doors by the large mailbox. Pastor Carla Hillyer will be leading discussion on the book of John, so be sure to bring your Bible if you have one. Participants also are encouraged to bring their own snacks and beverages. Child care will be provided.

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CHOIR: The Northland Sweet Adelines meet at 7 p.m. Thursdays at Antioch Community Church, 4805 N.E. Antioch Road, Kansas City North. For more information, contact Peg Simmons at 452-4302 or by email at jpsimford@att.net, or visit www.northlandchorus.org. SENIOR SOFTBALL: Players 50 and older play softball from 9 to 11 a.m. Tuesday through Thursday and Saturday at Macken Park in North Kansas City. There is no cost to play, and teams are chosen at random each day — no league and no pressure. For more information, call 786-7232. PACHYDERMS: The August meeting of the Clay County Pachyderms will be held from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at Staley Farms Golf Clubhouse, 10310 N. Olive Ave. in Kansas City North. The club is an officially recognized allied organization of the Republican Party. It meets monthly on the second Thursday of each month. The cost is $10 for members and $12 for nonmembers, which covers hors d’oeuvres and a drink ticket. Parking is free. For more information, email cla ycountypachyderms@gmail. com or call 536-9193. SINGLES MIXER: Kosmos Singles Mixers are held each Thursday from 5 to 7 p.m. at Northland restaurants. The next mixer will be at Abuelo’s, 8541 N.E. Prairie View Road at Zona Rosa. The group will meet in the bar area. A dollar donation is requested. Kosmos Singles is a social group for adults

LIBRARY: The program Internet 101 for adults will be presented at 10 a.m. at the Gladstone branch of Mid-Continent Public Library, 6060 N. Chestnut. This session will feature an online demonstration of basic Web browsing. Join the program and learn about interesting sites and tips on how you can become an online surfer. Registration is required. For more information, call 4541306 or visit www.mymcpl. org.

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SUNDAY, AUG. 14 CHOIR: A Joyful Noise Community Choir will be guest musicians at Englewood Baptist Church. This gospel choir has been singing God’s praises for 18 years and will be leading the 10:45 a.m. worship service. There will be a cookout after the concert. Englewood Baptist Church is at 1900 N.E. Englewood Road, Kansas City. Visitors are always welcome. For more information, call 453-0975 or visit www. englewoodchurch.com.

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COOKING: The proBACK TO SCHOOL gram Creative Cooking will BASH: The Back to School be presented for teens at Bash at Oak Grove Park has 6:30 p.m. at the Gladstone been canceled. branch of Mid-Continent Public Library, 6060 N. STORYTELLLING: From Chestnut. Make some cool 2 to 4 p.m. River and Prairie treats with other teens, and Storyweavers will hold its if there’s any left over, take them home. Registration is monthly Northland meeting at the First Bank of Missouri required. For more informaCommunity Room, 5959 N.E. tion, call 454-1306 or visit Antioch Road, Gladstone. www.mymcpl.org. Northland storytellers Steve Otto and Gary Kuntz will be there to tell stories, talk about the art of storytelling and help anyone who needs AUTHOR: The program to stand up in front of a Louisa May Alcott Wrote group and speak. That? will begin at 11 a.m.

Center, North Holmes and 69th Street. The meeting will include a covered-dish luncheon at noon followed but the business meeting. It is open to all interested retired persons. For more information, call Doris Pebley at 587-9562. NEW NEIGHBORS: The Northland New Neighbors League, a not-for-profit social group open to all newcomers in the area, is hosting its monthly luncheon at 11:30 a.m. at Mazatlan restaurant, 5225 N.W. 64th St. in Kansas City. The cost is $17. For reservations, call Carla at 741-3159 by Aug. 12. BREAKFAST: The Liberty Silver Center is providing biscuits and gravy for a men’s breakfast at 8 a.m. with a special presentation on the making of dulcimers by Jim Griffey, retired Liberty deputy fire chief. The breakfast is open to men aged 60 and older. The cost is $2. Reservations must be made by Aug. 12, by calling 4394361. PEPPI: Liberty Hy-Vee, in support the Clay County Public Health Center, spon-

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JBF SALE: Just Between Friends Consignment events are planned throughout Kansas City, kicking off at the KCI Expo Center in Kansas City North. It will be 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday, and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 14. Admission is $2 on Saturday only. For more information, visit www.jbfsale.com.

SATURDAY, AUG. 13 JBF SALE: Just Between Friends Consignment events are planned throughout Kansas City, kicking off at the KCI Expo Center in Kansas City North. It will be 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday, and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 14. Admission is $2 on Sat-

at the Gladstone branch of Mid-Continent Public Library, 6060 N. Chestnut. It is for adults. Join us for a fascinating look at famous author Louisa May Alcott. A discussion will be lead by Alisha Cole, our Alcott scholar on four of Alcott’s lesser-known works. Please read these four books in advance: “Transcendental Wild Oats, Hospital Sketches, Behind A Mask, and Work”. Excerpts and bibliographic information will be available at the session. Refreshments will be provided. Registration is required. For more information, call 454-1306 or visit www.mymcpl.org. AARP: Northland AARP Chapter 2970 will meet at the Gladstone Community

enhance your learning experience. Open to beginners and advanced speakers. Registration is required. For more information, call 454-1306 or visit www.mymcpl.org.

sors Peer Exercise Program Promotes Independence, a physical activity class for senior adults ages 60 and older. Most activities are done from a chair. For more information on the class, contact the health center at 595-4200. Classes are held from 1 to 2 p.m. on Tuesdays in the Club Room unless otherwise reserved. Call Renae at 792-3210 to confirm class date.

WEDNESDAY, AUG. 17 FARMERS MARKET: The Gladstone Farmers Market is open each Wednesday from 2 to 6 p.m. in the paved lot at 70th Street and N. Locust. For more information, call 436-2200. ALL ABOUT JAPAN: Japanese Culture Night will begin at 6 p.m. at the Gladstone branch of Mid-Continent Public Library, 6060 N. Chestnut. The program is for ages 15 and older.Join Eulaula Jennings and learn conversational Japanese. Each session covers conversational phrases and reading. Music, movement, and visual materials are used to

DEMOCRATIC CLUB: Northland Democratic Club will meet from 6:30 to 9 p.m. at Staley Farms Clubhouse’s plantation room, 10310 N. Olive in Kansas City North. The meeting is free to attend. The program guest speaker will be Susan Montee, chair of the Missouri State Democratic Party. For more information, contact Jean at 413-8590. SILVER STITCHERS: The Silver Stitchers meets every Tuesday and Wednesday at the Liberty Silver Center to socialize while they quilt, knit, crochet or work on other crafts. Each quarter the group selects a charitable organization to support. If you are interested in knitting for a cause, join the Silver Stitchers from 9 to 11 a.m. To make donations, visit the Liberty Community Center, 1600 S. Withers Road. For more information, call the Liberty Silver Center at 439-4368.

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City swears in Councilman Garnos, mulls sewer options By Kenny Ragland The Gladstone City Council filled its open position on Monday, Aug. 8. Bill Garnos was sworn in by City Clerk Cathy Swenson in front of family and friends in the council chambers at City Hall. “It’s an honor to sit in Les Smith’s chair,” said Garnos. “I look forward to working with the council and making Gladstone a great place to live.” The seat was originally held by longtime councilman and former Mayor Les Smith, who stepped down just prior to the single-source trash resolution issue. “We didn’t feel it was proper to bring in a new councilman when everything was so contentious,” said Mayor Pro Tem Carol Suter. The council does welcome the fifth council position in order to avoid tie votes like the 2-2 trash decision earlier this summer.

“We’re very glad Bill (Gar- under a 25-year Environnos) is with us,” said Mayor mental Protection Agency Barry McCullough. mandate. “EPA has directed K.C. to improve their infraSewer improvements Director of Public Works structure to bring the sewTimothy Nebergall dis- age disposal up to current cussed sewer infrastructure standards,” Nebergall said. improvements during an “They have old pipes that open study work session allow storm water and sewjust prior to the formal age to go together at several council meeting on Mon- locations. Also, in heavy day. rains raw sewage is over“We’re looking at sewer flowing into the Missouri rate increases that could River basin, in direct violabe as high as 13 percent tion of EPA standards.” Gladstone is looking at annually over the next few all ways to dispose of sewyears,” he said. Currently, Gladstone dis- age and wastewater, includcharges all of its sewage and ing cost studies to see if it wastewater to Kansas City would be advantageous to for treatment and disposal. the city to have its own The connection points are system. unmetered and billing is “We have gone together based on water usage by with Liberty for the cost the city of Gladstone. service studies,” Nebergall “We are one of 23 outly- said. “Also we have spent ing communities that work $2.5 million for infrastructogether with Kansas City ture improvements. We for sewage and wastewater have reduced infiltration treatment and disposal,” and inflow (storm water mixing with sewage) by Nebergall said. Currently Kansas City is nearly 40 percent.”

City officials are doubtful the studies will show it to be cheaper for Gladstone to treat its own sewage. “I doubt that will be a practical option,” McCullough said. “But all options are on the table for study.” “EPA requires a permit issuance process for something like that,” Suter said. “I doubt they would approve it.” Kansas City has dedicated infrastructure in place for Gladstone and other communities. The feasibility study groups are Raftelis Financial and Bartlett and West. Black and Veach Engineering is also consulting on the design phase. The studies will include the addi-

tion of sewer metering, for Oct. 21 and Dec. 16, and eliminating the water usage a complimentary breakfast method of sewer billing. for Nov. 19. The council also: In other business • approved liquor by the A special presentation was drink for Bucks Home of the made to Marine Master Sgt. Big Game. • approved a no-parking Marc Carbonetto from Director of Public Safety Mike zone for the west side of Hasty for a purse-snatching North Wyandotte Street for apprehension. southbound traffic between Economic Development Northwest 63rd to NorthAdministrator Melinda west 64th streets. Mehaffy discussed the busi• approved sewer projects ness retention efforts and the contracts for Reddi Services, shop Gladstone promotion. $50,000, and SAK ConstrucShe went over the success of tion, $68,933. • approved a fixed wireless loan programs for storefront system project for Midwest and business improvement. Director of Parks and Rec- Technology Connection for reation Sheila Lillis outlined $99,981. The council will meet the improved attendance at the city swimming pool, par- again at 7:30 p.m. Aug. 22 in ent’s night out promotions the council chambers.

SCORES: Full proficiency expected in 2014 Continued from Page A1 improvements show a sustainable trend, but she said only 16 percent of Missouri’s more than 500 school districts met the yearly progress target. The targets this year in Missouri called for 75.5 percent of students to be proficient in English and 72.5 percent to be proficient in math. The entire student body must meet the targets, and so must each group of students that are identified by ethnicity, family income and special education. The targets are set to rise every year until 2014, when all students are required to be proficient. Some school officials said the increasing targets have become difficult to reach. The current system “is failing to provide an accurate

picture of which schools are truly in need of improvement and which are performing well,” said Brent Ghan, a spokesman for the Missouri School Boards’ Association. He said Missouri schools have continued to improve despite many facing tighter budgets in recent years. Todd White, the superintendent of the North Kansas City Schools district, said school officials want to be held accountable, but with better measures in place. “The general notion is that we are not producing a good product. But our teachers are working extremely hard. The assessments fall short of showing what work our kids can do,” White told The Kansas City Star. Statewide, around half of elementary and middle school students’ English scores were deemed to be

“proficient” or “advanced.” Those scores improved at every grade level among elementary and middle school students. In math, 50.2 percent of third-graders statewide scored proficient or advanced, compared to 57.5 percent for sixth-graders. The percentage of eighthgrade students that scored proficient or advanced this year declined by 0.5 points, to 51.5 percent. Scores for science tests in fifth and eighth grades were similar, with just more than 50 percent scoring proficient or advanced. Among high school students, just less than threequarters scored proficient or advanced in English — an increase of 1 percentage point — and about 60 percent scored that high in math, which was 2.4 points higher.

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Thursday, Aug. 11, 2011

New social media rules Reflections on MAP, for Missouri teachers student assessments Back-to-School Message

Without a doubt, our students know more today than any generation of North Kansas City Schools students that came before them. And they can demonstrate that knowledge in more rigorous and creative ways than their predecessors. Our parents and teachers should be proud. Each of our schools has something to celebrate regarding the recent MAP scores. Basic scores on the assessments show that the majority of our students, once again, made new achievement gains or maintained last year’s gains, including some impressive leaps when you look school by school. (See the Impressive Leaps box.) Our teachers are doing a great job advancing student achievement. How do I know? Because, in North Kansas City Schools, students participate in multiple forms of assessments, and those assessments are considered to be more comprehensive and rigorous than the current MAP tests. The MAP end-of-year and end-of-course exams are one-time measures of what students can recall. Our ongoing district assessments measure how students can apply what they know. In previous years, MAP tests were a more meaningful measure of student achievement. Unfortunately, funding cuts forced DESE to scale back, and now the tests are mostly multiple choice. In 2013, the tests will change yet again — for the better in my judgment — as the nation moves toward common core standards and common assessments. We are preparing our teachers and students now for the changes that are coming in two years. Until the assessment landscape is stabilized, I am asking our parents to look beyond the average test score of any one school or district. Instead, I am encouraging them to focus on what each type of assessment reveals about their child’s academic needs and academic progress. That’s real, meaningful data teachers, students and parents can relate to and can use to move a learner from good to great (to borrow a concept from author Jim Collins.) That said, please know that we take MAP very seriously. It is a critical measure for North Kansas City Schools as No Child Left Behind and state accreditation of school districts are both tied to them.

IMPRESSIVE LEAPS

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ELEMENTARY EXAMPLES Winnwood ■ 12.9% — an overall gain in math ■ 6.6% % — an overall gain in communication arts Lakewood ■ 10.7% — an overall gain in math

MIDDLE SCHOOL EXAMPLES Maple Park ■ 6th grade — a gain of 9.2% in math ■ 7th grade — a gain of 9% in math New Mark ■ Three subgroups that did not meet AYP last year did make AYP this year in both communication arts and in math.

HIGH SCHOOL EXAMPLES Winnetonka ■ 9th-grade Algebra I — a gain of 16.3% ■ All subgroups made achievement gains in math this year. Staley ■ 9th-grade Algebra I — a gain of 10% on top of last year’s 41.8% gain ■ Communication Arts II – a gain of nearly 10% ■ All eight subgroups made AYP for all the second year in a row.

As for our overall MAP gains in relation to No Child Left Behind and Adequate Yearly Progress, some of our scores may not compare as favorably with other school districts. North Kansas City Schools is now (and will continue to be) a fully accredited school district. And, as our parents and patrons know, we are nationally accredited by NCA/AdvancEd. In fact, North Kansas City Schools was the first district in Missouri to meet the rigorous criteria. We intend to celebrate our successes as well as study our opportunities for growth. I met with our principals recently, and in a large group they each shared their MAP successes and what strategies lead to their site improvements. Each principal will repeat the same process when teachers return later this month. The focus will not be on the MAP score itself, but rather what effective “best practice” led to the gain. We are primed for a great year and looking forward to having our students back in the buildings Wednesday, Aug. 24. Dr. Todd White is the superintendent of North Kansas City Schools. He can be reached at twhite@nkcsd.k12.mo.us.

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As they prepare lesson plans for fall, teachers across Missouri have an extra chore before the new school year begins: purging their Facebook friend lists to comply with a new state law that limits their contact with students on social networks. The law was proposed after an Associated Press investigation found 87 Missouri teachers had lost their licenses between 2001 and 2005 because of sexual misconduct, some of which involved exchanging explicit online messages with students. North Kansas City Schools already has a policy in place from the Missouri School Boards Association that addresses social media, but not to the full extent of the new law, said Superintendent Todd White. The new law forbids teachers from having “exclusive access” online with current students or former students who remain minors, meaning any contact on Facebook or other sites must be done in public rather than through private messages. The existing policy at North Kansas City Schools lists a variety of interactions a district employee or volunteer should not have with a student without an educational purpose for deviating from the boundaries established by the policy. “All staff members have a responsibility to provide an atmosphere conducive to learning through consistently and fairly applied discipline and the maintenance of physical and emotional boundaries with student,” the policy reads. “These boundaries will be maintained regardless of the student’s age, the perceived consensual nature of the relationship, the location of the activity or whether the staff member directly supervises the student.” It also makes it mandatory for district staff to report any known violation of the policy, adopted in 2003 and last updated in October 2010. More changes are expected within the next six months. “MSBA is studying the law and preparing a policy update to bring districts in

North Kansas City Schools’ policy regarding staff-student relations lists the following scenarios among examples of violations “unless an education purpose exists.” The entire policy can be viewed online at hpolicy.msbanet.org/ nkansascity/showpolicy.php?file=GBH-C.NKC. ■ Being alone with a student in a room with a closed or locked door or with the lights off on district property, in district transportation or any time the employee is serving in his or her capacity as an employee. ■ Caressing, fondling or kissing students. ■ Dating a student or discussing or planning a future romantic or sexual relationship with a student. ■ Associating with students in any setting that involves the use of alcohol, tobacco or drugs. ■ Discussing sexual topics with students verbally or by any form of written, pictorial or electronic communication. ■ Discussing the staff member’s personal problems with students. ■ Being present when students are fully or partially nude.

compliance by the January 2012 deadline,” White said, referring to the compliance date in the new law. “In the meantime, our principals will advise teachers and staff — when they return to school — to copy parents and administrators on any private, one-to-one social media communications they have with students.” With staff still on summer break, he said he cannot yet gauge local reaction to the new law. Many teachers across the state are protesting the new restrictions, complaining the law will hurt their ability to keep in touch with students, whether for classroom purposes, personal problems or even emergencies. In southern Missouri, Lucinda Lawson, an English

■ Sending students on personal errands. ■ Allowing the student to drive the staff member’s vehicle. ■ Providing students with private cell phone numbers or e-mail addresses without the prior approval of a supervisor. ■ Giving gifts to individual students. Additionally, staff members may not: ■ Knowingly allow students access to the staff member’s personal social networking website or webpage that discusses or portrays sex, nudity, alcohol or drug use or other behaviors associated with the staff member’s private life that would be inappropriate to discuss with a student at school. ■ Knowingly grant students access to any portion of the member’s personal social networking website or webpage that is not accessible to the general public. ■ Post information about identifiable students on a personal website or webpage on a social networking site without the permission of a supervisor.

teacher at Hartville High School, expects to purge nearly 80 current and former students from her Facebook account to comply with the rule change, and she worries that doing so could leave some students vulnerable. Private messages give “truly supportive teachers the chance to get help for them when they’re in dangerous or compromising situations,” Lawson said. Lawson has no qualms with other provisions in the law to monitor teachers accused of sexual misconduct, such as conducting annual criminal background

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checks and requiring districts to share information about employees who are fired or resign in sex-abuse cases. Still, she says, teachers often use Facebook and other online forums for legitimate educational purposes — and to help students with personal troubles they might not be willing to discuss in more public settings. The law, which takes effect Aug. 28, does not outright prohibit teachers from interacting with students on Facebook, Twitter, MySpace and other sites. Instead, it requires local school districts to create written policies by January that outline “appropriate use of electronic media such as text messaging and Internet sites for both instructional and personal purposes.” It will be up to individual districts to define “exclusive access,” but in general the law holds that any contact must be made in the public sphere rather than through private messages. So teachers can set up public Facebook pages or Twitter accounts but can’t reach out to their students as friends or followers, or vice versa. State Sen. Jane Cunningham, who sponsored the proposal, said many educators who have spoken against the new rules misunderstand them. “Any teacher who is really working hard with a student privately would want to have a parent or administrator know how hard they’re working,” said Cunningham, a Republican from suburban St. Louis. “The only problem is if there’s something they want to hide.” Despite its earlier support for the measure, the Missouri State Teachers Association now says it plans to seek changes when legislators return to the Capitol in January. “The problem is the bill is so vague,” said Todd Fuller, a spokesman for the statewide teachers’ group. “There is a lot of interpretation left up to a local school district.”

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State fair fun starts Missouri’s 11-day agriculture showcase, entertainment venue and carnival returns to Sedalia

Missourians can enjoy 11 days and nights of entertainment, food and fun at the 2011 Missouri State Fair, which begins Thursday, Aug. 11, in Sedalia. Themed, “It’s A ShowMe Thing,” the agriculture showcase will offer a variety of free professional entertainment once visitors have paid for admission. Regular gate admission is $8 for adults, $6 for seniors, $2 for children age 6 to 12, and free for children 5 and younger. Parking is also free. Gov. Jay Nixon encourages Missourians to visit the fair on opening day for a special Two Buck Bonanza, when they can enjoy a full day of fair activities for only $2. The fair will be honoring military personnel on Military Appreciation Day, Sunday, Aug. 14, when veterans and members of the armed services will be able to go to the fair for free. “For several generations and nearly 110 years, Missourians of all ages have enjoyed the rich tradition of the Missouri State Fair,” Nixon said in a press release. “Georganne and I look forward to joining Missourians from across the state for Opening Day, Military Appreciation Day, the Show-Me Bluegrass Festival, the Governor’s Ham Breakfast and a number of other events throughout the fair. We hope folks from every

corner of the state will head to Sedalia and take advantage of these family-friendly events.” The governor and first lady will participate in several fair activities during its run, and Georganne Nixon is again sponsoring the First Lady’s Pie Contest. Performances on the Kids Stage will include Ronald McDonald and Lisa Lou. The lineup on the Touchstone Energy Stage will introduce new selections like: • Terry Davolt’s Comedy Hypnosis Show from Aug. 11 to 20; • Home Free a cappella harmonies from Aug. 11 to 13; • The Grascals from Aug.14 to 16. The group Vocal Trash will

be returning to the Touchstone Energy Stage from Aug. 17 to 20. The new Paul Bunyan Lumberjack Show is another free entertainment piece. This will consist of log rolling, axe throwing and crosscut sawing while delivering a forest conservation message. Other free shows include the Amazing Anastasini Circus, Hedrick’s Pig Races, Hedrick’s Exotic Animal Petting Zoo and Robinson’s Wood Carving. A new Show-Me Tent, located behind the Womans Building, will host a variety of free activities as well. The tent will be a hub of activity on Aug. 13 with the second annual Agriculture Science Street Fair, coordinated by Science and Citizens Organized for Purpose and Exploration. On Aug. 14, the tent will offer the public an opportunity to interact with exhibits from military branches in celebration of Show-Me Salutes Military Appreciation Day. Other events in the Show-Me Tent will include the Antique Tractor Show from Aug. 16 to 17, and the 4 O’Clock Bluegrass Jam Session on Aug. 17. Feature livestock shows and competitive exhibits will also be featured, free with gate admission. For more information, visit www.mostatefair.com, or call 1-800-422-FAIR (3247).

ALL ABOARD Amtrak’s Missouri River Runner is available to take passengers to the Missouri State Fair Aug. 11 to 21. “As we celebrate the best of Missouri agriculture, what better way to experience some of the rural areas these products come from than by train?” said MoDOT Rail Administrator Rod Massman. Amtrak runs between St. Louis and Kansas City twice a day with stops in Lee’s Summit, Independence, Warrensburg, Sedalia, Jefferson City, Hermann, Washington and Kirkwood. Passengers from Kansas City and western areas of the state arrive in Sedalia at 10:04 a.m. and depart

westbound from Sedalia at 7:39 p.m. Those traveling from St. Louis and eastern portions of the state arrive in Sedalia at 12:46 p.m. and depart eastbound from Sedalia at 5:49 p.m. A city bus is available to take fairgoers from Sedalia’s newly remodeled station to near the fair’s main gates. The bus runs every 30 minutes with the last pick up at 5:12 p.m. A one-way fare is $1.25. Call 1-800-276-OATS (6287) or 660827-2611 for more information. To check Amtrak schedules and fares, visit www.amtrak.com or call 800-USA-RAIL. — Missouri Department of Transportation

School Notes Students from 46 states and the District of Columbia are listed on the University of Oklahoma Norman campus honor roll the spring 2011 semester. Students who earned a 4.0 grade-point average also are President Honor Roll designates. Among

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