LCS Supt's Corner

Construction crews continue to make tremendous progress on the renovations taking place at Linden High School.

• North wing (academic classrooms) have new carpet, student and teacher furniture, instructional technology, lighting, paint, and etc.
• Classroom doors are in the process of being replace with new doors and deadbolt style locking mechanisms.
• Demolition of the LHS media center, Linden Advancement Academy and STEM areas are well underway.
  
• The new mechanical systems for the Linden Advancement Academy wing and STEM have both arrived from Trane and are currently being installed.

• The fire separation wall that runs through the old courtyard is 99% complete at this point.
  
• The State Fire Marshall has approved the new fire alarm system.

You can access our LCS Bond Program webpage to stay up-to-date with ongoing LCS Bond Program work.

Linden Middle School will be piloting a visitor management system, Verkada. This system is designed as a layer of security that will help to better identify an individual who enters our building and their purpose. This system uses enhanced technology that scans an individual's drivers license and screens guests against registered sex offender lists and various criminal databases.

When entering Linden Middle School, all guests will see a monitor (iPad) with instructions. Guests will answer a couple of questions, and then be asked to scan their drivers license, which is delivered to a third party database provider (Checkr) to search state and local sex offender registries and various criminal databases for matching records. This information is transferred to the building administrative assistant. Once approved, a badge will be printed, allowing the visitor to adhere the badge and enter the building.

LCS would like to welcome Kylie Rush to the LCS family. Kylie has been hired as the new Director of Business Services, a position previously held by Pam Dickie who retired at the end of September. Kylie (LHS class of 2003) and her family live in the Linden community, and is excited to join LCS. Kylie received her Bachelor's and Master's degrees from Michigan State University, Eli Broad College of Business, in Accounting. Kylie spent time as a financial and statutory accountant with Dow Chemical. Most recently, Kylie was a legal assistant for Robert H. Bancroft, Attorney at Law, performing bookkeeping, invoicing, financial reconciliations, and other business services. Kylie has been an active member of our PALS group for the past few years and has been involved in numerous school/community activities.

Linden Community Schools provides a Chromebook learning device to every 6th through 12th grade student for continued learning. Like textbooks and library books, students are responsible to take care of materials assigned to them.

The purchase window for optional Chromebook coverage is currently open. This $25 offering covers two (2) damage incidents. If you would like more information or are interested in signing up for this coverage, please see the links below. The coverage purchase window closes October 16th, 2023. Coverage may not be purchased after a damage incident occurs. Students may be fined for damage beyond normal wear and tear. Unpaid fines may result in loss of extra curricular activity privileges.

We are seeing families who have opted to buy their students a case for their device to help with incidents beyond normal wear and tear. Students are issued a Dell Chromebook 3100. Cases to fit this model can be easily found on sites like Amazon.com.

If you have any questions, please contact our district family technology support:

LCS Family & Student Technology Support

(810) 591-0716

tech.support@lindenschools.org

Linden Community Schools Technology/Chromebook Information

https://www.lindenschools.org/page/technology

Optional Chromebook Insurance

https://www.lindenschools.org/documents/technology-department/239685

e~Funds

https://www.lindenschools.org/page/e-funds

Continuous communication is a goal of the district and part of the district's strategic plan. Having a dedicated District Facebook Page, Twitter following, Instagram presence, and an up-to-date website will allow Linden Community Schools to communicate news, event, and updates on a larger scale. Jump on board and "like" our social media pages.

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