Mrs. Iseler's K.E.S. Principal Post

First of all a shout out to all the students, families and teachers working on make-up work following any absences. As you know, our students are productive learners and so having them at school is critical to their success. Research indicates that if students miss a total of 10 days for any reason during an academic year, they are considered at risk for significant learning gaps that are difficult to make up. Please know we understand illnesses and vacations occur, but state law and best practices in education require schools to notify parents directly if they miss more than 10 days due to those risks for learning. Legally all parents receive a letter if their child has missed more than 10 days. I have received this letter due to an excessive vacation and it felt punitive from a parent lens. However, I know that is required and attendance matters for learning. We care about the children and want the best for them, just like you do.

When children are absent or have an appointment, please notify the office by contacting Ms. Fischer at fischere@kohler.k12.wi.us or 920-459-2920 (Follow the prompts to the elementary attendance mailbox.) When calling in, please state: date/time of absence or appointment time, reason for absence (Ex: Illness, doctor/dental appointment, vacation.

Please check out our PBIS NEWSLETTER for details! There is some great info in this. Thank you to Mrs. Cornielsen for putting together all this great info!

In February we will be introducing a new them on Tuesday Feb 7th at assembly. It's also the 100th day of school and PBIS at Kohler RULES! And that is our theme for the month:

• R: RESPECT
• U: UNDERSTANDING
• L: LISTENERS (first time listeners!)
• E: EMPATHY
• S: in SCHOOL

These RULES are part of the Kohler way and make us successful citizens and learners in our community. Staff will focus on recognizing the RULES with Bomber Bucks this next month. Check out a sneak peak of our assembly with some great photos of kids doing amazing things! #Kohlerpride

As we enter February, many of us are anxiously awaiting spring and planning for get-aways. State required testing including FORWARD occur in the spring. Any opt outs must be in writing/email to the office attention Mrs. Iseler. Please note opt outs are not encouraged and only 4th, 8th and 9-12th graders are eligible for opt outs. These tests provide information not only on student performance for the state and school, but also impact our state report card in areas of achievement and test participation. For elementary school, FORWARD testing is in English Language Arts and Math 3-5, with grades 4 also testing in science and social studies. The testing window falls from March 20th-April 28th. We are looking at testing the 3 weeks following spring break. Please reach out with any questions.