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Sept. 1 |
Schools and Offices Closed for Labor Day;
No School for Early College Students |
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Sept. 4 |
Robinson CLC Dedication 5
p.m. |
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Sept. 4 |
Lincoln Back-to-School
Festival 4-6 p.m. |
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Sept. 8 |
Board Meeting |
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Sept. 8 |
Joint Board of Review
Meeting 4 p.m. |
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Sept. 12 |
Kenmore at Ellet Football
Game |
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Sept. 13 |
East at Buchtel Football
Game |
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Sept. 13 |
North vs. Garfield
Football Game at Kenmore |
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Sept. 15-19 |
Student Non-Report Sweep |
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Sept. 17 |
Constitution Day |
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Sept. 17 |
MMR Vaccination Exclusion |
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Sept. 18 |
Sam Salem CLC Dedication 5:30 p.m. |
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Sept. 19 |
East vs. Firestone
Football Game at Rubber Bowl |
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Sept. 19 |
Buchtel at Ellet Football
Game |
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Sept. 20 |
Gilby Meet-and-Greet at University of Akron's
Stile Field House for "2008 Start! Heart Walk" 8-10 a.m. |
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Sept. 20 |
Gilby Meet-and-Greet: Wedgewood United
Methodist Church "Fall Festival" 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. |
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Sept. 20 |
North at Kenmore Football
Game |
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Sept. 22 |
Board Meeting: Voris CLC |
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Sept. 22 |
Joint Board of Review Meeting 4 p.m. |
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Sept. 26 |
Garfield vs. East Football
Game at Rubber Bowl |
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Sept. 26 |
Firestone at Ellet
Football Game |
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Sept. 27 |
North at Buchtel Football
Game |
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Sept. 27 |
Gilby Meet-and-Greet at
University of Akron's "Road Runner Marathon - Zippy
Mascot Invitational Race"; Spaghetti Warehouse from
8:15-
9 a.m. |
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News From Around the District:
Catch City Series Football
on 91.3 FM and APS 15
City Series football
games will be
broadcast on 91.3FM
The Summit and on APS 15 (Time Warner
Cable channel 15). DVD copies are available for $15.
APS Schools Plan Open Houses
It’s back to school for students on August 27,
2008. Elementary schools across the district are planning open houses
for parents and students.
Dates and times for
school open houses,
kindergarten
orientations,
building locations and
back-to-school information are now
available.
Attention:
Licensed Educators with National Board Certification
Ohio Senate Bill
2 directed the Educator Standards Board (ESB) to define master teacher in a manner that can be used uniformly by all districts and to adopt
criteria to use in determining whether a person is a master
teacher. If
you are National Board Certificated, you may be well on your way to
earning this designation. If you are currently National Board Certified,
contact
Jeff Moats,
Bernie Burchett, or
Patty Tschantz by Friday, September 5, 2008. You must also
submit a copy of your “active” certificate.
Learn more about the
Master Teacher designation at the ODE Web site.
School
Uniforms
The Akron Board of Education approved a student uniform policy effective for
the 2008-09 school year for all students in kindergarten through grade 8.
View detailed information about the uniforms
here, as well as a
list of the schools' additional color choices and a
Q&A.
Parent Connect
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Parent Connect, an e-mail newsletter designed for parents and
sent directly to your desktop.
What's on Your Mind?
We would love to hear from you. How can Akron Public Schools or your school
serve you better? What advice can you offer to parents of graduating seniors? Use our
blog to share your views and opinions.
"I Can" Statements
Available Here
Attention, all school districts and educational organizations! Akron Public Schools popular "I Can" series is now available for purchase (order information).
Board Meetings
August 11: The Board
honored Firestone student Bruce Perry, who achieved perfect scores on both
the ACT and SAT college entrance exams; and
more. |
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