

FAPS #WeAreFenton Community Update
February 8, 2024
Be Kind!
Dear Fenton Community and Families
It's hard to believe that February is here, and we are all looking at the tail end of winter! Our school year is flying, and truly has been an awesome year of legacy changes and work!
Saturday, February 17, 2024 is Random Acts of Kindness Day and it gives us all an opportunity to make kindness a priority, and to possibly start a contagious movement! I want to encourage all of our WeAreFenton community to take the opportunity to do something kind. An act of kindness can thaw a February frozen heart. The Random Acts of Kindness Foundation is a awesome resource for parents or possibly for coworkers, or our families. I would encourage you to take a look - I have included the link below!
The rest of this newsletter has some district updates, and some new information that we've posted on our website to keep the community up-to-date on district happenings, and information. I hope this newsletter brings kindness to you in the month of February!
Sincerely,
Heidie Ciesielski
Superintendent
New Transparency Information - District Website
After listening to our stakeholders, and trying to make our transparency page more user friendly and clearer we have revised our site, and are working with Munetrix to provide all of the transparency documents that we will need to ensure our community has the information they need about our district. We encourage you all to check it out!
Bond Projects Website
We have updated the BOND portion of our website to include information on the projects and the current timeline for Series 1. We encourage all of our community to check it out, and THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU! As we plan for all of the awesome things this bond brings, we are just so grateful to have access to these legacy funds for our students, staff and families! WeAre- INDEED-Fenton! https://fentonareaschoolsmi.sites.thrillshare.com/page/bond-projects
Registration and Enrollment - Join WeAreFenton Family
It's hard to believe that we are already talking about enrollment and registration for next school year, but it's true! Online enrollment for new students and the registration of current students will be open on March 1, 2024.
New families will want to create a parentvue account to enroll students.
Current FAPS families will login to your existing parentvue account to add new students and/or update your current students information.
The link for enrollment information is
https://fentonareaschoolsmi.sites.thrillshare.com/page/enrollment
Schools of Choice window for the 2024-2025 school year opens February 26th. This form can be found on our enrollment page.
If you are a current FAPS family and having trouble logging into your account please contact Amanda Mogford at amogford@fentonschools.org. DO NOT CREATE A NEW ACCOUNT.
FAPS United Way Campaign
Our World of Wonder Early Childhood Center benefits greatly by the gracious support of the United Way of Genesee County Michigan. Because we are the benefactor of their generosity, we as a district are holding a fundraising campaign. Please consider donating to this organization. Below is a video explaining the programming we fund with United Way, and some details about giving. If you would like to know ways to donate or discuss this in more detail please contact Marissa Cobleigh, World of Wonder Early Childhood Director mcobleigh@fentonschools.org. Thanks for your consideration in advance.
Summer EBT Program
EBT Summer Benefits
This upcoming summer, eligible families will be able to receive money for select food items through the new Summer EBT program. The Pandemic EBT (P-EBT) program has officially ended.
However, the United States Department of Agriculture has approved a permanent Summer EBT program for eligible households and school districts.
Summer EBT benefits can be used to purchase:
fruits and vegetables
meat, poultry, and fish
dairy products
breads and cereals
- other foods (such as snack foods and non-alcoholic beverages)
In order to receive Summer EBT benefits, your family must have a School Meals and Summer EBT Application on file, approved for free or reduced benefits, no later than February 13th, 2024.
You can apply for benefits at the following link: https://fenton.familyportal.cloud/
Apply for benefits is the second option on the page.
You can apply with or without an account. If you already have an account you should log in first.
Any questions
Please contact the Food Service Department
810-591-4709 or agoss@fentonschools.org
Home Expo March 2-3 - Check out Kids Zone Drawing Info Below
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FAPS Board of Education
Board of Education Meeting - February 5, 2024
Our school board held a regular board meeting on February 5, 2024. They also held a Finance Sub-Committee Meeting on Feb. 5, and will hold a Teaching and Learning Subcommittee Meeting on Feb. 9. They are also going to hold a workshop on Feb. 26th to continue with their own professional development and board team development. Our Board of Education is also hosting another coffee talk engagement activity on Feb 21st at 8:30 a.m. at Panera! Also, we have a few members truly embracing their development and taking multiple courses and professional learning opportunities through MASB. Take a look at the new section of our Board of Education site where we list their accomplishments.