Elementary School Language Programs

This from our School Board President and local representative, Kristine Manwaring:


Provo School District offers a variety of languages in several elementary schools using the Dual Language Immersion Program. First graders are invited to enroll in Spanish at Canyon Crest and Timpanogos Elementary Schools, French at Edgemont Elementary School, German at Lakeview Elementary School and Mandarin Chinese at Wasatch Elementary School. Dual Language Immersion has students learning half of the school day in English and the other half in the target language. By the time the student reaches sixth grade he or she will be fluent in the target language.
Below is a list of time and dates in which parent meetings will take place across the district to enroll first grade students for the 2012-2013 school year. Please call the school you are interested in for more information.

• Canyon Crest Elementary - Thursday, February 9 at 7 p.m.
• Edgemont Elementary - Thursday, February 2 at 7 p.m.
• Lakeview Elementary - Wednesday, January 25 at 7 p.m.
• Timpanogos Elementary - Thursday, March 8 at 7 p.m.
• Wasatch Elementary - Wednesday, February 1 at 7 p.m.

Also, for you Westridge families, Principal Anderson is still moving forward with creating a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) immersion program at Westridge.  He is investigating STEM magnet schools and teacher training programs in Minnesota this week.  The great thing about his STEM model, is that all 4-6 graders could participate, rather than just those that start in 1st grade with language.  If you would like to help him investigate, create and fund a STEM program at Westridge, I am sure he would be grateful for your help.

Kristine Manwaring

Provo School Board

Provo School District Superintendent

This information comes from our School Board representative Kristine Manwaring:

As you know, Dr. Randy Merrill resigned as superintendent last week.  Dr. Merrill was an excellent superintendent, leaving the district in much better financial and well as academic shape than when he became superintendent 10 years ago.

The school board as appointed Bob Gentry to be the interim superintendent.  Mr. Gentry was previously the personnel director.

The school board will hire a new superintendent no later than July 1st.  The first meeting to discuss the process of choosing a new superintendent is scheduled for January 24th, 7:30 AM.  The meeting will start in room 1, but if we have lots of people we will move it to the larger room where board meetings are held.  The meeting is open to the public.

As we create a process for selecting a new superintendent we will focus on three things:  creating a large candidate pool of highly qualified candidates, facilitating wide-spread public and employee participation, selecting a leader who is focused on academic gains and uniting our community.

I know attending meetings is hard and so if you can't attend this meeting, please send me any feedback you have concerning a selection process and qualifications we should include in the job posting.  I promise to keep you updated as the process unfolds.

Best wishes,

Kristine Manwaring

Provo School Board

This is important!!

Short notice, I know, but I just received the following message from School Board member Kristine Manwaring:
The Provo Education Association and the Provo City PTA are co-sponsoring a forum to help parents and community members understand how they can positively influence our elected legislatures to support public education.  I plan on attending and would invite all of you to as well.  I attended training over the weekend that reminded me that there really is not any issue more important to our future as a community and as a nation than providing all our children with the best possible education. 
You CAN Make a Difference
for Education in Provo
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You CAN Make a Difference for Education in Provo.  Learn about the issues and how to most effectively influence your legislators.

Presentation and Q&A session with a former state legislator, KORY HOLDAWAY at the Provo Education Forum Pre-Legislative Session Meeting January 17, 2012  11:00 am to 12:00 pm at the Provo School District Profession Development Center, 280 West 940 North.

There will be a light brunch. Children are welcome.  For more information contact Kari Parent at karip@provo.edu