Summer School Application*
You may download this Word document to your computer and
resave it under a new file name, then complete it. Please submit your application to Pam Brobst.

*Note: Effective August 28, 2003, a "Request for Child Abuse or Neglect/Criminal Record"
form Missouri State Highway Patrol/Missouri Department of Social Services SHP-159C (08/02)
is required. You must complete and return the form along with this application. All boxes must
be completed, which includes your signature as applicant. (Signature of Requestor section
will be completed on receipt by the School District.)

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Summer School General Information
In all cases, grade levels refer to the grade in which
students will be enrolled in the fall of 2008.

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R-2 to Contract With Newton for '07 Summer School Program
By LAURA SCHULER/C-T City Editor Thursday, November 16, 2006

Chillicothe R-2 board members have approved an agreement with Newton Learning for the 2007 summer school program after hearing a recommendation from Superintendent Dale Wallace last (Tuesday) night during the regular November board meeting at district headquarters.

The superintendent told board members that it would still be beneficial for the district to continue its relationship with the company for at least another year. He noted that the district's administrators and staff have become much more comfortable with the program and the company and are interested in again taking advantage of Newton's curriculum writing abilities.

A projected 2007 financial sheet supplied to board members showed that working with the company again this summer would net an estimated $308,000 profit for the district. “Although this may be a bit skewed, it remains well worth our time and effort and beneficial to our students to partner with Newton,” Wallace said.

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Students Find More Than Classroom Study During Summer School Program
By MEGAN NEIS/C-T Staff Writer, Tuesday, June 6, 2006

“Computer Block Busters” is an adventure class offered during summer school at Central this year. During this class, the kids have fun saving the world, rocketing into space and operating on secret missions as they learn real-world educational skills. Summer school began on May 30 and will last until June 30. There are over 550 students, grades kindergarten through ninth, attending summer school at Central, Field and the Middle School.

C-T Photo/Megan Neis

Summer School is in full swing for the R-2 school district and students are busy with their academic courses as well as several adventure classes which put a fun twist on education. The Hornet Summer Adventure program began on May 30 and will continue through June 30. Over 550 kindergarten through ninth grade students attend the summer school program from 8 a.m. until 3 p.m.

According to Pam Brobst, director at Central School this summer, this is one of the largest number of summer school groups. For the third consecutive year, the R-2 school district contracted with Newton Learning for the program and the company provides the curriculum and materials. “I think it's a good program,” Brobst reported. “It has its strengths and its weaknesses like any program, but they provide some curriculum and materials to use for the framework and we teachers can add to that.”

During the morning, students attend their core academic courses such as reading, language arts, math, social studies and science. Afternoon courses during summer school focus on more fun-filled education for the students to enjoy. Each student will have the opportunity to attend each adventure class, going to three for the first 12 days of summer school and the remaining three for the last 12 days.

According to Kaylie Campbell, first grader at Central School, “Computer Block Busters” is her favorite class during summer school. During this class, Kaylie and her fellow classmates learn a variety of real-world educational skills while using the computer. The students have fun saving the world, rocketing into space and operating on secret missions using award-winning technology.

Although Kaylie's favorite class is “Computer Block Busters,” she added that she also loves “Movement and Rhythm.” “We dance with hula hoops and walk around with a parachute,” she said.

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District Teachers Prepare for Summer School
Classes begin Tuesday, May 30, 2006
Wednesday, May 17, 2006, C-T

CAPTION: Just a couple hours after closing out the traditional 2005-06 school year, teachers (such as these at Field School) were busy making plans for summer school which begins on Tuesday, May 30. Summer school is open for students who will enter kindergarten through ninth grade and is free of charge.

C-T Photo / Catherine Stortz Ripley

For the third consecutive summer, Chillicothe R-2 School District students will be able to attend the Hornet Summer Adventure summer school program. This program is open to students who will enter kindergarten through ninth grade, and is free of charge.

Beginning Tuesday, May 30, and ending June 30, students will attend classes from 8 a.m. until 3 p.m. Transportation will be provided for this all-day program. Meals will be offered at the same rate as during the regular school year.

Students will spend their mornings working on academic courses such s reading, language arts, math, social studies and science. In the afternoons, students will have the opportunity to take classes for enjoyment. The afternoon courses vary at each school, but include arts and crafts, dance, theater, media broadcasting, lifetime sports, go-carts, rockets, ancient inventions and cooking.

Once again, an incentive program will be available to students attending Summer Adventure. Daily prizes will be awarded to students, based upon their attitude and achievement. Attendance prizes will be given out in the form of a Visa debit card. Students achieving perfect attendance (0 hours missed) will receive a $100 debit card; students missing up to seven hours (the equivalent of one day) will receive a $75 debit card; and students missing up to 14 hours (equivalent to two days) will receive a $50 card.

Hornet Summer Adventure will be held at three locations within the district: Central, Field and the middle school. Central School, directed by Pam Brobst, will house students who have completed kindergarten through second grade. Field School, directed by Paula Grozinger, will house students who have completed third and fourth grade, along with students entering kindergarten. The middle school, directed by Bryan Prewitt, will house students who have completed fifth through eighth grades.

Already, there are 638 students enrolled in this year's summer school program. Last year's count was 593. Parents wanting to enroll their children in summer school should do so as soon as possible by visiting Central, Field or the middle school.

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Hornet Adventure
By Laura Schuler / C-T City Editor, June 1, 2005

Fourth- and fifth-grade students in Pam Anderson's Route 66 Adventure course mix the ingredients necessary for homemade ice cream this (Wednesday) afternoon. Students in the class are studying the 2,448-mile stretch of road between Chicago and California and learned that the ice cream cone originated in the 1904 World's Fair held in St. Louis.

C-T Photo/Laura Schuler

It's been a little more than a week since classes in the Chillicothe R-2 School District were dismissed for the regular school year but yesterday (Tuesday) many kindergarten through ninth grade students found themselves back in the classroom for the first day of The Hornet Summer School Adventure.

According to district officials, there were 632 students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade and 127 others in high school for a total of 759 students. Superintendent Dale Wallace said that those numbers are about what he and other district administrators have expected. "We'd thought we'd be in the 700 range," he said today.

This is the second consecutive year that the district has contracted with Newton Learning for its summer school program, and according to the three summer school administrators, the first day of summer school went very well. "It (the first day) was so much better than the first day of school last year," Bryan Prewitt said Tuesday afternoon. He explained that both the teachers and the students had a better idea of what to expect this year. "It was a much better start," he said.

Prewitt, who supervises the summer school program for students in sixth through ninth grades at the Chillicothe Middle School, said that having three sites for summer school instead of only two is also proving beneficial.

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DISTRICT AGAIN TO PARTNER WITH NEWTON LEARNING
By LAURA SCHULER/C-T City Editor
Wednesday, November 16, 2005

The Chillicothe R-2 Board of Education has approved a contract with Newton Learning, a division of Edison Schools, for the 2006 Summer School program, setting the stage for the third consecutive Hornet Summer School Adventure program within the district. Wallace recommended board approval during last (Tuesday) night's board meeting after the board heard from two representatives from the company, Dr. Orlo Shroyer and Dr. David Legaard.

Shroyer, a former Chillicothe R-2 superintendent and assistant commissioner for the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secretary Education, addressed the board first. During his address, he touted the positive comments received from both parents and teachers and the educational gains made by R-2 students enrolled in the program, based on pre and post tests.

“The results from the parent surveys were very high,” Shroyer told the board, noting that 92.4 percent of the 270 surveys returned showed that parents thought the program provided a positive experience for their children. Over 90 percent of parents surveyed said they would recommend the summer school program to others. “Any business would be glad of that kind of response, which I think reflects the attitude of the children enrolled in the program,” Shroyer said. Of the staff surveyed, Shroyer said that 87.5 percent of those teaching summer school strongly agreed that the curriculum material and support provided by Newton Learning was useful in the classroom. Almost 85 of them also said that teaching summer school was a positive experience and they would do it again. “That's up considerably from last year which is very typical of what we see,” Shroyer said. He explained that the popularity of the summer school program within districts grow every year as teachers become familiar with the program.

The gains made by Chillicothe R-2 students enrolled in the summer school program posted academic gains exceeding the state average in both reading and math, Shroyer said. He explained that reading students showed a 66.7 percent increase in learning by the time the program ended and math students showed a gain of 65.7 percent by the same time. “That says a lot about the quality of teachers you have in the program and it shows about the kids you have here,” he said.

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Summer School '05 Deemed a Success
By LAURA SCHULER / C-T City Editor, Friday, August 5, 2005

Chillicothe R-2 summer school coordinators and their staff did "a better job of having summer school all-around." That's according to Pam Brobst, summer school coordinator, who reported to the school board during the regular July meeting at district headquarters recently. "We didn't have to work out the kinks (of the program) this time," she explained.

The 2005 summer school session marked the second consecutive time the district has contracted with Newton Learning for the program. The company provided the curriculum and materials for the free 24-day program which began May 31 and ran through July 1.

Brobst said that 534 students in grades kindergarten through nine participated and 86 percent of those students did not miss over two days of classes. She noted that 62 percent had perfect attendance. "That says a lot for the program and the kids," Brobst explained, adding, "I feel good that we reached that many children." There were 160 less students enrolled in the 2005 summer school program than the year previous and Brobst said that she was unsure why the numbers were lower this time around.

However, she did speculate that a reason for the decline could be that students realized that they must attend every day in order to receive Newton Learning's promised incentives at the end of the session. One-hundred dollar shopping cards were awarded to summer school students with perfect attendance; $75 shopping cards were issued to students with only up to seven hours missed (seven hours is the equivalent of one day); and $50 shopping cards were awarded to students who missed between over seven hours, up to 14 hours of summer school (14 hours is the equivalent of two days).

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R-2 Summer School Plans Announced
C-T Article 03/28/05

The enrollment period for summer school has already arrived and students entering grades kindergarten through 9th next fall are encouraged to add their names to the Hornet Summer School Adventure's roster. The enrollment period ends on April 1, and interested parents may pick up applications at any school building.

This is the second consecutive year that the district has contracted with Newton Learning for its summer school program. The company will provide the curriculum and materials for the free 24-day program which will begin May 31 and run through July 1. School officials report that a typical summer school day will last from 8 a.m. until around 3:30 p.m.

In the morning sessions, students will study academic courses such as language arts, math, reading, science and/or social studies. All "Adventure" courses are offered during the afternoon sessions and include classes on crafts, computer games, Go-Karts, dance, magic tricks and more. The district is offering breakfast and lunch, along with expanded busing.

Pam Brobst, summer school coordinator, noted that a few things have changed from last year, including the location of classes. Last year, students in grades 4 through 9 attended summer school classes at the high school. This year, the kids won't be so spread out. Students enrolling in kindergarten, fourth, and fifth grade classes next fall will have classes at Field School, while first, second, and third grade students will have summer school classes at Central School. Middle School students enrolling in 6th - 9th grade classes will have summer school courses at the middle school. Mrs. Brobst feels the summer school program is especially beneficial to children enrolling in kindergarten next fall. She predicted enrollment figures should be the same or better than in 2004.

Students will enroll in the Adventure courses based on their interest level and on a first-come, first-served basis. The Adventure courses will be conducted for 2-week blocks, enabling every student to participate in six Adventure courses during the summer school program. A $100 shopping card will be given to summer school students with perfect attendance; a $75 shopping card will be issued to students with only up to seven hours missed (equivalent of one day); and a $50 card will be awarded to students who have missed between over 7 hours and up to 14 hours (equivalent of two days). All student attendance prizes will be presented as gift cards to be used in the local stores or malls. They will be awarded on the last day of the program. Daily prizes will be awarded to students on the basis of good attitude and achievement as determined by each site.

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R-2 Participating in Edison Summer School for Second Year
C-T Article 12/15/04

The Board has agreed to participate in the Edison Summer School program in 2005. Supt. Dale Wallace recommended contracting with the company and noted that while the day-long summer school program makes for long days for both the students and their teachers, the summer school program carries many benefits. "I feel the strengths (extended learning time for 650+ students, salary benefits for participating teachers, and increased revenue for the district) outweigh the long day involved," Wallace said.

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R-2 Adopts Curriculum for Summer School
C-T Article 02/18/04 by Laura Schuler / C-T City Editor

The curriculum for the new CR-2 summer school program has been adopted, and school officials are projecting that the new program will most likely attract a record number of participants. Student assemblies and the recruitment process designed to attract students to the new summer school program will begin March 18, 2004. After the recruitment process, the district will determine how many teachers and staff members will be hired. As well as an exciting new curriculum, the district will be offering breakfast and lunch, along with expanded bussing. The core classes of the program will consist of reading, language arts, math and science, while the adventure curriculum will consist of subjects ranging from Go-Karts to wood crafts to computers.

Summer School snapshots and curriculum from 2004.

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District to Have New Summer Program
C-T Article 12/17/03 by Laura Schuler / C-T City Editor

Chillicothe R-2 school board members unanimously approved a summer school contract with Newton Learning Tuesday evening at district headquarters which will almost double the hours of student attendance in the 24-day program and include a curriculum tied closely to the Missouri Assessment Program (MAP) tests for better student achievement.

Retired Smithville superintendent David Legaard, who now works for Newton Learning, pitched the program to the board during the regular meeting. He reported that last year, the for-profit company was hired by 70 school districts around the Kansas City, Mo., area, and provided summer school programs for around 60,000 students.

In the program, the core curriculum classes: social studies, math, language arts and science will be taught in the morning with "adventure" classes (or elective classes) offered after lunch. District administrators and staff members will determine both the curriculum and which adventure classes will be offered to the students. Leguard said that the adventure course subjects will vary and could include classes on dance, robotics, contemporary music -- just to name a few.

The contract comes with a price tag of $155,536; however, in an earlier interview, Wallace predicted that the final price of the contract would be very different than the current one projected simply because the eligible pupil count that it is based on could change dramatically. 

The contract states that Newton Learning will be responsible for covering all of the expenses of the program, including transportation of the students to the school(s), the curriculum and the salary of the instructors.

Sailing Through Summer School... The fourth and fifth grade students enrolled in the R-2 district's summer school program took a turn around the pond at the Litton Agri-Science Learning Center on June 30, 2003. As well as canoe rides, older students participated in archery and air rifle lessons and went fishing. Younger students, who also fished, made animal track T-shirts, and learned about nature in the outdoor classroom. Officials from the Missouri Department of Conservation helped supervise the activities, which were held on the last scheduled day of R-2 summer school classes. -- C-T Photo by Laura Schuler

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