The school district serves 14,000 breakfasts and 26,000 lunches every day... that's 2.4 million breakfasts and 4.6 million lunches a year!

Important Dates for November

Nov 1: Report Cards go home and Board Workshop at Immokalee High School, 4:30 pm

Nov 2: Early Release Day and Town Hall Meeting at Golden Gate High School, 6 to 7 pm

Nov 3: Town Hall Meeting at Lely High School, 6 to 7 pm

Nov 11: No School, Veterans Day

Nov 14: Town Hall Meeting at Gulf Coast High School, 6 to 7 pm

Nov 15: Regular Board Meeting, 4:30 pm

Nov 17: Town Hall Meeting at Immokalee High School, 6 to 7 pm

Nov 22: Board Organizational Meeting,
8 am

Nov 21-25: No School (Fall Break)

Nov 28: Town Hall Meeting at Tommie Barfield Elementary, 6 to 7 pm

Your Input is Needed

Send us your suggestions for the 2012-2013 school district calendar! Go to www.collierschools.com/ask-calendar.asp

Feedback Welcome

Let us know what you think about the newsletter, our web site, or if you have suggestions for future newsletters. We'd love to hear from you at feedback@collierschools.com

Town Hall Meetings

Come to one of the 5 remaining Town Hall Meetings in November!

See
www.collierschools.com
for more information or to ask the Superintendent a question.

Message from the Superintendent

I am excited to be sharing our first electronic newsletter with you. To me, it is all about communication and this is yet another way for us to communicate. Since most of us are driven by our e-mails, spending a great deal of our time each day sending and answering them, perhaps this is an easy way for me to reach you! Please expect to receive our iNews newsletter each month. I will look forward to communicating with you!

Message from the School Board Chair

A major goal of our Governance Team has been establishing two-way communication with all stakeholders. We have provided many such opportunities recently ranging from the Superintendent’s series of Town Hall Meetings to the Legislator's Appreciation Luncheon – and now this new newsletter. I have never been more proud of Collier County Public Schools and the progress we have made in connecting with you. Please visit www.collierschools.com to learn how to interact with us.

Parent Resources

Collier County is offering parents a new online resource available in English and Spanish (and coming soon in Creole) to help their children in school. To learn more visit www.collierschools.com/parents/parentsk12.asp

Read a story to your child. Before you get to the end, ask your child how he/she thinks it will end. Or, if the main character walked through your door today, what would you say to it?

Collier County is ranked the healthiest county in Florida and our high school graduation rate contributes to that ranking!

Dr. Patton will join other community leaders from the Collier County Health Department, NCH HealthCare System, Physicians’ Regional Medical Center, the Collier County Sheriff’s Office, and several community agencies in the “2011 Sustaining Excellence Conference” to be held on November 17th. This collaborative community effort is credited with achieving the number one ranking a second year in a row. The impact of education on the county’s health outcomes will be among the topics of discussion at the conference.