Clark-Pleasant Community School Corporation is a great place to work and learn. We have working opportunities in various areas. Use the QR code to see what positions are available!
Looking for something to do tomorrow evening? We would like to invite you to our Pre-ISSMA Concert tomorrow, April 17th at 7:00PM in the WCHS auditorium! This is a concert choir only performance.
All of our choirs here at WCHS have been working hard to prepare for our annual adjudication at the Indiana State School Music Association events happening this month. This concert serves as an opportunity for our students to present a portion of their ISSMA performance for our home audience before competing. Please use the following link: https://wchschoirs.ludus.com/index.php or whitelandchoirs.com.
All guests will need to purchase a ticket online. We cannot accept cash payment at the door or before so all tickets must be purchased before the start of the event via the websites linked above.
It would mean so much to our program to have you in attendance tomorrow at 7:00PM!
Greenwood Parks and Recreation would like to offer FREE swim lessons to any elementary-aged student who is on free or reduced lunch. If you are interested in receiving a FREE swim lesson voucher please complete this form: https://forms.gle/f9kPNfoHrHrAHaCs7 Swim lessons will take place this summer at Freedom Springs!
Volunteers are needed for the Spring Book Fair. This will be April 22-26. The signup genius is divided by days, grades, and classes so you can volunteer during your student's book fair time. You can also pick additional shifts that work with your schedule.
The school had to adjust the library/book fair schedule a little due to iLearn testing for grades 3-5. The day your student will attend library has not changed, but the time may be different from their normal schedule. Click this link to sign up for the book fair: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0E44AFAA22A4FBC25-48503021-rces
Reminder: all volunteers must have attended a volunteer orientation session with Ms. Lewis and have a current background check through CPCSC. These can be completed at https://secure.safevisitor.io/Safe/Volunteer/000068/vol
Course Complete!
The check is no longer in the mail but in the hands of two Ray Crowe teachers. A Kindergarten teacher and Instructional Coach, Trisha Ruppert and Shanna Mattax have both completed a Science of Reading course through the Indiana Department of Education. They did it on their own time.
Ray Crowe Principal, Cirsten Lewis, Director of Curriculum, Brian Lovell and Superintendent, Dr. Timothy Edsell, presented checks to the two, on Wednesday, for completing the course. The teachers finished the course in February with a score of 80% or higher through the Indiana Learning Lab. The compensation comes from 5 Star Technology.
5-YEARS IN A ROW!!!
Clark-Pleasant Community School Corporation Receives National Recognition for Music Education Support
Distinction Awarded for Fifth Year in a Row!
Whiteland, IN – April 9, 2024 – Clark-Pleasant Community School Corporation has been honored with the Best Communities for Music Education designation from The NAMM Foundation for its outstanding commitment to music education. Now in its 25th year, the Best Communities for Music Education designation is awarded to districts that demonstrate outstanding achievement for providing music access and education to all students.
To qualify for the Best Communities designation, CPCSC answered detailed questions about funding, graduation requirements, music class participation, instruction time, facilities, support for the music program and community music-making programs. Responses were verified by school officials and reviewed by The Music Research Institute at the University of Kansas.
“I am super excited to announce that CPCSC is one of only 17 school districts in the State of Indiana named a NAMM "Best Communities for Music Education", stated Whiteland Band Director, Peter Sampson. “Congratulations to all of the music teachers, our amazing students, and of course our incredible school administration. This is definitely a recognition worth celebrating”, said Sampson.
Research into music education continues to demonstrate educational/cognitive and social skill benefits for children who make music: After two years of music education, researchers found that participants showed more substantial improvements in how the brain processes speech and reading scores than their less-involved peers and that students who are involved in music are not only more likely to graduate high school but also to attend college as well. In addition, everyday listening skills are stronger in musically trained children than in those without music training. Significantly, listening skills are closely tied to the ability to: perceive speech in a noisy background, pay attention, and keep sounds in memory. Later in life, individuals who took music lessons as children show stronger neural processing of sound: young adults and even older adults who have not played an instrument for up to 50 years show enhanced neural processing compared to their peers. Not to mention, social benefits include conflict resolution, teamwork skills, and how to give and receive constructive criticism.
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About The NAMM Foundation
The NAMM Foundation is a nonprofit supported in part by the National Association of Music Merchants and its 15,000 global member companies and individual professionals worldwide. The foundation advances active participation in music making across the lifespan by supporting scientific research, philanthropic giving, and public service programs. For more information about The NAMM Foundation, please visit www.nammfoundation.org.
Superintendent Coffees!
You're invited to join the Superintendent for a discussion on Tuesday April 9, 2024 at 7:00 pm at the administration building.
Warriors Swim Club Swim and Scoops
Dear Clark-Pleasant Families,
This is a final reminder that a total solar eclipse will take place, Monday, April 8, 2024. This eclipse will reach across 16 states but will be most prominent in Central Indiana, especially in Johnson County. Therefore like many nearby school districts, we are making plans for a live synchronous E-Learning Day on 04/08/2024.
Learning will continue online, Monday and we hope it will be a great educational opportunity for our students to learn more about the solar system. For more information on the path and viewing times of the eclipse please click on the link below.
We are making this decision out of an abundance of caution as the eclipse will take place in Indiana for over several hours. Additionally, we are being told by local emergency management officials that there will be a significant influx of visitors coming to Johnson County during this time period creating major concerns with transportation and traffic congestion. Thanks for your cooperation and we look forward to seeing students back in their classrooms on Tuesday.
Sincerely,
Dr. Timothy Edsell
Superintendent
Clark-Pleasant Community School Corporation
Where & When | 2024 Total Eclipse – NASA Solar System Exploration
https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/.../apr-8-total/where-when/
Now Hiring!!!
Clark-Pleasant is looking to fill some very special positions. If you're qualified and interested please scan the attached QR code to apply.
Know an Incoming Kindergarten Student?
It's Time to REGISTER!!!
https://www.cpcsc.k12.in.us/page/2024-25-kindergarten-registration
Coffee with the Superintendent!
Dr. Edsell will be discussing future High School Diploma changes!!!
Superintendent Coffee - April 29, 2024 @ 9:30 a.m.
April at The JCPL!
Ray Crowe Elementary's 2024 Spelling Bee was exciting, right down to the last word! Our Champion, Manvith Tanneru, will go on to represent Ray Crowe at the Johnson County Spelling Bee in April.
Manvith and the other spellers made us all proud. He admitted to studying day and night. Hard work definitely makes a difference.
Congratulations to our Spelling Bee Champion!
CPCSC STAFF SPOTLIGHT
Bree Brown
STEM Teacher at RCES
Bree Brown has been Teaching STEM Education for the past 6 years, first at Pleasant Crossing and now at Ray Crowe Elementary. She graduated from OCTC, Owensboro Community & Technical College, in Owensboro, Kentucky, with a degree in Special Education. With her focus on STEM she says every day is exciting when things start to click for her students. “STEM is a challenge for different parts of the brain. Kids who struggle in math may still excel in technology”, says Brown. “A student might be able to write code but not write an essay for example”. She says STEM excites the creativity part of the brain.
Key parts of STEM include; Coding, Science and Technology, Forces and Motion, Biology, Genetic Traits and Animal Adaptation. One thing that sets her apart from other teachers is that she works with all grade levels, K-through 5, interacting with most of the 600 students at RCES. Her biggest goal, she says, is to incorporate more robotics, working to expand kits toward “littles” to get them excited about learning and teaching them how the future of their lives will work.
One thing she’s passionate about is reading and having a few books going at the same time. Bree was born in England and for a long time had a British accent, but once her family moved back to the states the accent started to fade. She grew up a student of the Arts; choir, acting and she loves games, especially “Dungeons & Dragons”. She’s a dice collector and can’t wait for Comic Con to start. Her plan is to dress up and paint herself pink.
Ms. Brown says STEM is a “team” effort, “My team is the backbone of related arts in our school”. Administration is super supportive. They hear us out. Our PTO is very supportive, as well”. She says her “aha” moment is when a student feels comfortable in the space and environment that is the STEM lab. “I had a kindergarten student who didn’t like STEM at first and didn’t even want to come into the room and now he loves it. He loves the solar system, studying moons and planets. He has truly found a place that he feels he fits.” And that’s her other passion; Making sure students “fit”. She says growing up in England, Panama and Georgia she didn’t always feel like she “fit” so she’s made it one of her teaching career goals to ensure no kids are unseen or left out.
Congratulations to Bree Brown for being our CPCS Staff Spotlight!
Ray Crowe Fun Run!
There was a strong cheering section at Ray Crow Elementary cheering on runners Thursday in the schools first "Fun Run".
Volunteers and family members brought motivational signs and pom poms as they wished their students the best in their efforts to raise money for school events and activities. The kids didn't seem to mind the cold and windy conditions.
Softball Fundraiser!
The deadline is Friday!!!
WAITLIST OPEN FOR YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID
The April 13th YMHFA Training for CPCSC families is officially FULL! If you wish to be placed on the waitlist, please sign-up by clicking the link below or scanning the QR Code. If seats become available, we will contact those on the wait-list. We will be offering more courses, in the future, for CPCSC families so be on the lookout for those dates!
Here is the sign-up link:
https://forms.gle/rmwQzTtpSnEkavyw6
Mrs. Pryor’s class is battling it out with Ms. Nuhfer’s class for first place for the most funds raised in the entire school. Who will win?! 🥇
The class with the highest amount of funds raised in the building will earn either a water balloon or silly string party.
Don’t forget about our midweek challenge. Every grade level in the building has a chance to win a special treat at recess next week, for having the most students registered per grade level. The contest ends at 3:00PM today. To register your child, please click on the link: https://app.99pledges.com/fund/raycrowe/addme
