April 2017 Volume 2017; Issue 4 Oldham-Ramona School District 39-5 School Board Election 2017: Two school board positions will be up for election on June 20, 2017. Nominating petitions, along with informa- tion on how to circulate a petition are available in the school district business office at 220 W. 2 nd Street, Ramona. Petitions may be picked up and circulated between April 11 th and May 12 th , and must be filed with the business manager no later than May 12, 2017 at 5:00 p.m. To vote in this school board election you must be a registered voter. To be eligible to serve on a South Dakota school board, one must be at least 18 years old, a resident of the school district, and an eligible voter of the school district. School Screenings are Coming: Oldham- Ramona Elementary School will conduct our an- nual Kindergarten, Pre-School, and special needs children find screenings. On Wednesday, April 5, 2017 Kindergartners will be screened from 8:00am to 3:00pm. On Thursday, April 6, 2017 Pre-Schoolers will be screened from 8:00am to 12:00pm. The Oldham-Ramona School District will screen the following groups of children: 3 and 4 year olds for pre-school; stu- dents who are or will be 5 years old before Sept. 1, 2017 entering Kindergarten; children ages birth to age 5 who may need special needs ser- vices. Parents who have a child or children in these three groups should call the school to set up a screening time. If you have any questions, please call the school office at 482-8244. 2017 Legislative Session is Over: The 2017 South Dakota Legislative Session wrapped up, except for veto day, during the 2 nd week of March. Education, this year, was not the MAJOR topic of the session. As always, the state aid for- mula and how to fund it was discussed. The Governor in his budget address has proposed a 1% increase to state aid. Then the state revenue numbers came in and they were not very good. There was talk that the state aid amount would be 0, not 1%. Finally during the last day of ses- sion, the legislators passed the state aid bill with a 0.3% increase. This means that the target for teacher salaries will go up $145 to $48,645. Re- member, last year the legislature set the new teacher salary target at $48,500. This is what school districts have to try to get to throughout the next couple of years. State Testing Continues: April is the time that we will continue testing our students in grades 3- 8 and grade 11. English-Language Arts and Mathematics will be tested using the Smarter Balanced test. Notes will be coming home from school informing you of the testing dates. It is extremely important to make sure that your stu- dent(s) get to school on those testing dates. Prom is Approaching: The 2017 Prom is set for Saturday, April 1 st . Easter Vacation : No school on Friday, April 14 th and Monday, April 17 th . We will have a regular school day on Friday, April 21 st . “Working Together – Great Things Happen” My Perspective by Tom Ludens, Superintendent
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April 2017
Volume 2017; Issue 4
Oldham-Ramona School District 39-5
School Board Election 2017: Two school board positions will be up for election on June 20, 2017. Nominating petitions, along with informa-tion on how to circulate a petition are available in the school district business office at 220 W. 2nd Street, Ramona. Petitions may be picked up and circulated between April 11th and May 12th, and must be filed with the business manager no later than May 12, 2017 at 5:00 p.m. To vote in this school board election you must be a registered voter. To be eligible to serve on a South Dakota school board, one must be at least 18 years old, a resident of the school district, and an eligible voter of the school district. School Screenings are Coming: Oldham-Ramona Elementary School will conduct our an-nual Kindergarten, Pre-School, and special needs children find screenings. On Wednesday, April 5, 2017 Kindergartners will be screened from 8:00am to 3:00pm. On Thursday, April 6, 2017 Pre-Schoolers will be screened from 8:00am to 12:00pm. The Oldham-Ramona School District will screen the following groups of children: 3 and 4 year olds for pre-school; stu-dents who are or will be 5 years old before Sept. 1, 2017 entering Kindergarten; children ages birth to age 5 who may need special needs ser-vices. Parents who have a child or children in these three groups should call the school to set up a screening time. If you have any questions, please call the school office at 482-8244. 2017 Legislative Session is Over: The 2017 South Dakota Legislative Session wrapped up, except for veto day, during the 2nd week of
March. Education, this year, was not the MAJOR topic of the session. As always, the state aid for-mula and how to fund it was discussed. The Governor in his budget address has proposed a 1% increase to state aid. Then the state revenue numbers came in and they were not very good. There was talk that the state aid amount would be 0, not 1%. Finally during the last day of ses-sion, the legislators passed the state aid bill with a 0.3% increase. This means that the target for teacher salaries will go up $145 to $48,645. Re-member, last year the legislature set the new teacher salary target at $48,500. This is what school districts have to try to get to throughout the next couple of years. State Testing Continues: April is the time that we will continue testing our students in grades 3-8 and grade 11. English-Language Arts and Mathematics will be tested using the Smarter Balanced test. Notes will be coming home from school informing you of the testing dates. It is extremely important to make sure that your stu-dent(s) get to school on those testing dates. Prom is Approaching: The 2017 Prom is set for Saturday, April 1st. Easter Vacation: No school on Friday, April 14th and Monday, April 17th. We will have a regular school day on Friday, April 21st.
“Working Together – Great Things Happen”
My Perspective by Tom Ludens, Superintendent
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NOTICE OF VACANCY ON SCHOOL BOARD
OLDHAM-RAMONA SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 39-5
The following school board positions will become vacant due to the
expiration of the present terms of office of the following school board members.
Jay Hojer – 3 year term
Mike Matson – 3 year term
Circulation of nominating petitions may begin on April 11, 2017 and petitions may be filed in the office of the business manager located at Oldham-Ramona School, 220 W. Second Street, Ramona, S.D. between
the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m., central standard time not later than May 12, 2017, at 5:00 p.m., or mailed by registered mail not later than May 12, 2017, at 5:00 p.m.
GayLynn Hagemann
Business Manager
Published twice at the total approximate cost of $_______________.
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Oldham-Ramona School
2016-2017 Honor Roll
3rd Quarter
Straight A
6th Grade – Paige Hanson, Cassidy Terwilliger
8th Grade – Madeline Eich
A
3rd Grade – Caleb Fischer, Bailey Hyland
4th Grade – Briella Wettlaufer
6th Grade – Kylee Misar, Lorena Misar
8th Grade – Clint Misar
9th Grade – Riley Spilde
10th Grade – Taylor Hojer
12th Grade – Rebecca McClatchey
B
3rd Grade – Brennon Bickett, Emma Powell, Gavin Ryder
4th Grade – Brayden Hanson, Clay Misar, Everett Misar, Camlin Schneider,
Harris Terwilliger, Nakeyta Woldt
5th Grade – Dayna Borah, Caden Hojer, Kailey Pearson, Collin Riedel,
Morgan Ryder
6th Grade – Brooklyn Hageman, Mickayla Ryder, Riley Schneider, Addison Stewart
7th Grade – Ramey Gearhart, William Matson, Carter Wermers
9th Grade – Bridget DeRungs, Reece Spilde
10th Grade – Haley Gearhart, Peyton Roti, Connor Spilde
11th Grade – Jamus Brown, Justin Casanova, Jenessa Schiernbeck,
Maxwell Tolley
12th Grade – Liliana Chapin, Jacob Hojer, Jacob Holmberg, Jeridan Jordahl,
Ashley Menor, Clarissa Skyberg, Riston Wolf
220 WEST 2nd STREET
RAMONA, SD 57054
Oldham-Ramona School District 39-5
We’re on the Web!!!!
http://www.oldhamramona.k12.
sd.us/
Junior High & High School
Spring Concert
AND
Academic Awards
Tuesday, May 16, 2017
7:00pm
Ramona Gym
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