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Show THE PARK RECORD Education. www.park record.com WED/THURS/FRI, NOVEMBER 2-4, 2005 Briefs A-9 EDUCATION EDITOR: Jared Whltley 649-9014 ext.118 educatlon@parkrecord.com PCEF gives Park City School District B+ Academic accolades Patrick Moore, a Park City resident, graduated from The Art Institute of Phoenix with a degree in Game Art and Design. Education foundation reveals report card, goals for a 'top 10' district By JARED WHITLEY ESL classes Holy Cross Ministries is teaching English as a second language on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Classes are beginner's level, and end on Dec. 15. For more information, call Alma Armendariz at (435) 654-2529. "SOUPer Parents" Of the Record staff Park City School District has received its report card, and for the 2004-05 year, it earned a B+. This might seem a little low for a district that is routinely called the best in Utah, but sets goals for one that wants to be one of the 10 best in the United States. The Park City Education Foundation (PCEF) released this report card this week, judging the school district according to 10 criteria it has been assembling for months. "What we were basically trying to come up with were goals with an ABC range which would indicate a school district is exemplary and providing for all the kids," said Lynn Heinlein, the foundation's executive director. "I think we do a really great job and it's good to evaluate these things to see how we should deploy our resources."t Although there are independent agencies which evaluate schools and tests which evaluate students, no definitive source judges school districts. So the education foundation formed its own criteria for what a "top 10" district is, and corresponding goals, based on many existing measures of student success. "There wasn't a template to follow," said Kathy Shurtleff, a member of the assessment committee. "I don't know that we're creating our own criteria, we're looking at other schools that are successful and bring .that in to the Park City School District." The "benchmark school districts" the Please see PCEF,A-11 Pumpkin princesses Campbell's Soup wants to recognize "SOUPer Parents," who will be nominated through an essay contest conducted nationally and a winner will be selected in the District of Columbia and each of the 50 states. To enter the contest, write an essay of 200 words (maximum) on the topic Tell us about your classroom SOUPer Parent." The person nominated in each winning essay will be awarded a 10,000 Labels for Education bonus certificate to be given to the school of their choice. Essay-writers must be residents of the United States and 13 or older. The contest ends on Nov. 30, 2005. For an official entry form and complete contest rules, visit www.labelsforeducation.com/souperparents Digital scrapbooking Summit County Library System presents a Digital Scrapbooking Workshop Nov. 11 from 7:30-9 p.m. Students leam techniques for creating digital scrapbooks from photos using popular photoediting software such as Photoshop Elements. For more information, call the library at 615-3900, or go to youseemore.com/SummitCounV- The library address is 6505 Landma'k Drive. GRAYSON WEST/PARK RECORD Soaring Wings Montessori students Halle Shaw, 4, and Rose McLaughlin, 5, show off some pumpkins they found on their school's pumpkin hunt on Halloween. Soaring Wings students skulked through the Park City Library, following a trail of clues, until they found a pumpkin patch. Park City public schools had their Halloween fun on Friday, not Monday. Halloween is "so fun when we get to go trick or treating and get all those candies," said McLaughlin, who dressed as Supergirl "because I love my costume." PCEF Week seeks to raise funds, reach community with Harry Potter, others By JARED WHITLEY Of the Record staff The Park City Education Foundation is bringing the magic back. As always in November, the fundraising arm of the school district is holding PCEF Week. Running from Nov. 14 to 18, the foundation aims to raise money and share its goals with the community. And Harry Potter will help again. Like last year, PCEF Week will start on Nov. 14 with a reading' event, where PCEF staff and local glitterati will read in the four elementary schools and the two local libraries. This year celebrity readers include the Intermountain Therapy dogs and Park City author Jeannine Heil, who will read her book "No Time for That Now." It will end with a benefit ski day at Park City Mountain Resort on that Friday, the day before the resort's scheduled opening day. PCMR is donating all proceeds from lift tickets to the foundation. Tickets are $20 and are available at Jan's Mountain Outfitters, Cole Sport, Zions Bank, and Canyons Sports. The highlight of the week is a visit from Jay Matthews, the Washington Post education reporter who developed Newsweek's formula for gauging the 200 best high schools in the country: the number of Advanced Placement (AP) and/or International Baccalaureate (IB) tests taken by all students at a' school in 2004, divided by the number of graduating seniors. This year, Park City High School was named No. 150. In crafting its "report card" (see accompanying story), Park City Education Foundation officials Nancy DeFord and Mark Fischer met and worked with Matthews. "Because he's done so much research and been involved in so many schools, he gave us some good ideas of good criteria to evaluate and how school districts are addressing kids,"" said Lynn Heinlein, foundation executive director. On Nov. 15, Matthews will join the foundation for a community symposium Please see Newsweek's, A-10 33rd Annual Park Cft CONNECT THE DOTS... SWAP & SALE NOV. 4,5 & 6 .. .to learn Park City's Foundation for the Future. PCEF Events: Fundraisers, Recognition Events, and to Give Money to Schools Park City High School, Highway 248 Sale Hours Friday night 9pm -1am Saturday 10am-5pm Sunday 10am-2pm Emission • Friday Night $5 Saturday & Sunday $2 Kids under 12 free L Equipment Check-In & Pick-Up # Early Check-in :Oct. 31st- Nov. 3rd Jans Mt. Outfitters at Park Avenue and Cole Sport at Park Avenue • Check-in Friday, Nov. 4th: 4pm - 7:30pm at Park City High School •; Pick-up Sunday, Nov. 6th: fpm - 5pm at Park City High School (Note: 25% Commission to the PCST) Great Selection of New and Used Ski and Snowboard Equipment and Clothing. "One of the best ski swaps in the country" SKi Magazine Proceeds benefit the Park City Ski Team. For more information, call (435) 649-8749, & visit us @ www.parkcityskiteam.org Park Gty Education Foundation Events. 2 srf»ob.So™ coB attentiontotewhers by handing out fond* for them 1o biiliata inimnitivB programs in the dossroonis. Andtoupte eadytarroJudgnftcantrmHteytoputintofa ' PCEF m a t s also bring, the communitytogetherto remind us of the group erTori rf s to praykk tiie best educanon pass{fale for our children. Some ewnh are free, Bin our young chiMreri's reodaq BVBnt during PCEF Weeh. Others are a great deaf bka the Snow Day that Park Gty Mountain Rosort will sponsor again on Nav.l Bib where you tan ski the day before the Resort opens for fad $201 And important funds for the sthoois. Join us For these great events, and cordrfbole to rhe ftrfurB oF the children oF Park Gty at the same firm. Tbis 'Cancer ifta Dais' cvnpoign has be«n Indepenbu^ fwded bf a deugnofed. cbvtiai. PARK CITY |
