President Obama will be delivering his annual Back to School speech on Tuesday, September 14th.

The press release announcing the speech can be accessed here.

If you have any concerns with your student(s) viewing this Presidential address, please write a letter to me excusing your student from this activity by Tuesday morning, September 14th.

Last year's speech can be accessed here, if you would like to see what the President said to students last year

We are seeking volunteers who are interested in assisting with our upcoming Safety Fun Fair in October!  We are wanting to make this an interactive fair with booths to visit while learning about different safety measures from fire to toy safety to animal safety.  We are also wanting to have some prizes to give away.  We have already started some planning BUT we need your help and your ideas!

Please contact Charlotte Vanderbilt at macky52@msn.com or 801-671-2731 if you are interested in helping out at any level.  We are planning a brief meeting on Thursday, September 2nd at 6:00pm at the Beans and Brews located on the corner of 5600 W and 3100 S (west side of the street.) At this time we will throw out ideas and thoughts and assign tasks.  This event will mainly require us to make phone calls.

For September 22 and September 23 - Parent/Student/Teacher Conferences we will be preparing dinners for our wonderful faculty and administrative staff here at Monticello.  The menus are set, with a few easy recipes provided as needed.

WEDNESDAY 9/22 - Italian Pasta

• 4 large jars of Ragu Alfredo Sauce
• 4 large jars of Ragu Marinara Sauce
• 1 large bag of meatball-best from COSTCA or Sam's Club
• 4 cups of cooked/cubed chicken breasts
• 3 full crock pots of Fettuccini Noodles (preferably whole wheat as they do not get sticky)
• 2 full crock pots of Penne Pasta (preferably whole wheat as they do not get sticky)
• 3 Spinach Salads (each large enough to serve 20-receipe provided)
• Someone able to call Olive Garden 801-955-1034 to get a donation of 75 breadsticks - we can provide the Monticello Letter of request and TAX ID info they will request. 
• 2 sprinkle containers of parmesan cheese
• 5 cheese cakes
• Toppings for cheese cakes - strawberry / raspberry / blueberry (suggestions only)
• 7 quarts of Strawberry Lemonade
• 1 large bag of Frozen Strawberries
• 1 case (32) of water and someone's cooler with ice
• 1 large package of napkins
• 50 16oz cups

THURSDAY 9/23 - Mexican Fiesta

• 1 full crockpot of seasoned Shredded Chicken
• 1 full crockpot of seasoned Shredded Beef
• 1 full crockpot of seasoned Shredded Pork
• 100 small corn tortillas (bags usually contain 15-20)
• Someone  to call Cafe Rio 801-613-4000 to get a donation of  their sweet Mexican rice  - we can provided the Monticello Letter of request and TAX ID info they will request. 
• 6 cups of shredded cheese (Mexican blend)
• 6 bunches of Romaine Lettuce finely chopped
• 6 cups sliced black olives
• 6 cups diced tomatoes
• 6 cups of black beans
• 4 cups of corn
• 1 large container or 2 med containers of sour cream
• 1 large container or 2 med containers of guacamole or if you would like - homemade works!
• Lime wedges
• 2 Cream Puff/Eclair Containers from COSTCO or Sam's Club
• 2 med bottles of Ranch dressing
• 7 quarts of Limeade
• 1 case (32) of water and someone's cooler with ice
• 50 16oz cups

Please contact Linda at 801.450.7250 or lindabird01@comcast.net to let us know what you can help out with.  Remember prepping and shopping all counts as volunteer hours.

Welcome back! We are excited to work with you and your students this year.

I need to take a moment to clarify our tardy and attendance procedure, because we are having too many students showing up late.  Students will be marked tardy up to 10 minutes late (after the 8:00 a.m. bell rings).  Students who reach 3 tardies in a term will be given a natural consequence to attend After School detention.  Students who arrive more than 10 minutes late will be marked absent and will need a parent note get into class. 

Please make it a priority to get your students to school on time. Every student who walks into class late disrupts the educational flow of the class, both for the students and the teacher.

I realize that it's a difficult transition time and that many/most of the students may still be on their summer wake up schedule. Nevertheless, we really need your help getting the students here on time every morning so classes can start without disruption at 8:00 a.m.

It's going to be a great school year. Thank you so much for your support.

Michael Westover
CEO/Director.

CAFETERIA COOK / PREP

Want a great day job, Monday thru Fridays, NO WEEKENDS or HOLIDAY'S Work in a great environment, Charter School with full service kitchen.

Duties include:

• Cooking
• baking
• prepping of foods
• cleaning
• following recipes
• Preparing of foods and dishes to recipe specifications

Must Be able to follow instruction.

• Possible tasks are:
• Cleans equipmentd
• Dishes
• Sweeps and mops floors
• Serving of students and helping of lunch room staff

Monitors students in the lunch room/cafeteria for the purpose of meeting mandated nutritional and health requirements providing a safe and supportive environment.

Will stocks foods, condiments and supplies for the purpose of maintaining adequate quantities and security of items.


Must have or obtain food handlers permit.
Experience preferred, but will train the right person.

Hours: 7:00 AM to 200 pm Mon-fri, 26 to 29 hours a week
Pay:  DOE



LUNCH SERVERS

Duties Include:

• Serving students and staff
• Cleaning tables and helping Lunchroom staff as needed
• Be able to follow instructions

Monitors students in the lunchroom/cafeteria for the purpose of meeting mandated nutritional and health requirements providing a safe and supportive environment.

Have or may need to obtain a food handlers permit.
No experience necessary, will train.

Hours: 10:30AM to 1:30 M-F, no weekends or holidays
Pay: DOE


Submit Resume to:

Monticello Academy
801-417-8040 or
scott.abbott@monticelloacademy.net or
Monticello Academy Charter School
2782 SO CORPORATE PARK DR. (4800 SO.)
WEST VALLEY CITY, UT 84120
801-417-8040
FAX 801-417-8041

Welcome back! It's amazing how fast time flies when we're having fun. I'm confident that it's going to be a great school year. Everything is in place, and we are more prepared than ever before.
I have good news to report... Monticello Academy made AYP (Adequate Yearly Progress) under NCLB (No Child Left Behind) for the 4th straight year in a row. This is quite the accomplishment, because there are literally 30 ways to fail AYP/NCLB. We continue to shine academically because of your commitment to Monticello Academy's core academic and character values. I hope you realize that we are as committed as ever to help each of our students succeed. Our teachers receive extensive staff development in Core Knowledge, Singapore Math, and Spalding English, and they plan and work as teams on a weekly basis. They are truly excited to teach and work with your students. Monticello Academy is an excellent school, and it is only going to get better.
I would also like to take a moment to introduce each of our new teachers:

• Lindsay Neidrich - Kindergarten
• Rachel Yeager - Kindergarten
• Katie Madsen - 1st grade
• Cindy Petersen - 3rd grade
• Nick Lennox - 4th and 5th grade
• Christine Pimlott - 4th and 5th grade
• Stephanie Simmons - 6th and 7th grade Science
• Katherine Krein - 8th and 9th grade Language Arts
• Brandt Shaw - 8th and 9th grade History/CTE
• Amy Ollerton - Art
• Wei Chi Shiung - Chinese teacher

As you know, we have a number of successful leadership programs already running at Monticello Academy. Our Student Council, Tri-M Music Leadership program, National Elementary Honor Society (NEHS) program, and National Junior Honor Society (NJHS) program all provide opportunities for students to promote the mission of Monticello Academy while improving and growing personally. 
In addition to these wonderful leadership programs, we implemented a school-wide Character Education program during the 2nd semester of last year. This program is overseen by our school Counselor who was hired mid-year. We also piloted additional "programs" in the final (4th term) last year that were a big success. We will continue these programs and more fully implement them this year:

• Student Leadership meetings - Once/month, the Student Council will conduct a meeting with the teacher-selected Character Education students for that month, as well as with the NEHS and the NJHS students, and our Safety Patrol students all combine to discuss critical issues in the school and ways to improve the school's programs and culture. 
• Student Safety Patrol - Students are recruited to help us monitor traffic, halls, lunches, and recesses.
• Honor Roll, Collegiate Club, and Presidents Club - In addition to a quarterly Honor Roll, students are recognized quarterly with fun rewards for academic AND citizenship achievement AND improvement. The "Collegiate Club" is made up of students earning an average of a 3.5 to 3.79 GPA AND CPA (Citizenship Point Average) and/or a .5 point improvement from the previous quarter. The "Presidents Club" is made up of students earning an average of a 3.8+ GPA AND CPA and/or an improvement of 1 point. Please see the attached list of students who were Collegiate and Presidents Club members from 4th quarter of the 2009-2010 school year. These were our best and brightest students last year.

Some of you may be interested to know that we are moving our 4th and 5th grade classes to more of a self-contained model this year. However, we still have specialist teachers in Math and each of the "specials" (art, foreign language, and music).

Further, we have added some new classes in our middle school this year:

• Investigative Science class in grades 8 and 9 (taught by Stephanie Simmons)
• Gifted and Talented class in grades 8 and 9 (taught by Jenni Kelland)
• Additional elective classes in grades 8 and 9 (i.e., various Art and Music classes taught by our specials teachers)

We are also excited to start some clubs. We will be forming secondary clubs in the month of September, such as a dance/cheer club.

As a point of interest, the Board of Directors has approved construction on a new Special Education classroom and pull-out rooms to be built in the open space upstairs. Please be patient during construction.

I hope you know that we are all truly excited for the new school year. We hope you and your students are, as well.

Please don't hesitate to let us know if you have any questions or concerns. We sincerely hope that you will make time to volunteer at Monticello Academy in one or multiple capacities. Traffic (morning or afternoon) is one way to contribute. Joining the Parent Council is another way to make a difference (contact me immediately if you are interested in joining the Parent Council). Volunteering in your child(ren)'s classroom is another great way to volunteer. Whatever you decide to do, the most important thing is that you are involved.

While we're on the topic of traffic, PLEASE carefully read the "Traffic Drop-off and Pick-up Procedures" memo that was passed out at registration and posted on the school's website. We really need to do everything we can to ensure the safety of our students.

Monticello Academy is already an excellent school, and it is only getting better. It is going to be a great school year.

Sincerely,
Michael Westover
Director