August Newsletter
FALA Buzz- Welcome Back Edition
Welcome back FALA community! We are very excited to be kicking off our 2016-17 school year. Below are a few updates and a letter from the Dean.
Important dates:
-Wednesday August 24th is FALA’s annual Open House from 5:30-7:30. We will be on a DELAYED START schedule Wednesday for the open house with classes beginning at 10am. We hope to see you there!
-Friday August 26th is FALA’s picture day, come to school looking spiffy!
-NO SCHOOL on Labor Day, Monday September 5th.
-Progress report 1 grades will be sent out on September 12th. Be sure to check familylink for grades and student progress in the meantime!
-The senior retreat is taking place September 14th-16th at Fort Tuthill
-The next FALA board meeting will take place on September 21st at 4 pm in room 4.
News items:
$20 for #20 fundraising campaign: Support FALA in its 20th year by donating 20 dollars to our school! The campaign aims to fund supplies, experiential learning and field trips for our students. Contact Janeece Henes () for details!
Free tutoring is available Monday through Thursday every week with math and general ed teachers from 3:30-5:00. This year’s schedule is below:
Tutoring Schedule
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | |
| 3:30 – 5:00PM | Merrell/ PP | Merrell/ PP | Merrell/PP | Merrell/PP |
| 3:30 – 5:00PM | Neihartdt room 15 | Neihardt Room 15 | Richards Room 14 | Richards Room 14
Baldwin Room 1 |
| 3:30 – 5:00PM | Miller Room 10 | Kuluris Room 10 | Gilmore Room 8 | Gilmore Room 8 |
*** Schedule subject to change ***
Dean Crawley’s Notes:
Welcome to FALA’s 20th Anniversary Year! Thank you all for making it a very special start to the new year. FALA will be providing wonderful opportunities to celebrate our achievements and create future educational greatness during this special year.
Students and parents FALA also wants to thank you for your patience while we corrected schedules and made sure that all our students were on the right track. Plans are already underway to work on FALA student scheduling needs for next year. The plan includes a comprehensive student catalog, academic coaching that helps students plan for successful and timely completion of course work.
During FALA’s 20th Anniversary we will also be examining and improving all aspects of FALA’s instructional delivery and sustainability. We want and need your input.
Finally it has been and still is my first priority to keep everyone informed. There have been some glitches in my plan to improve on this goal. These obstacles have only strengthened my resolve to improve communication delivery.
These are FALA’s Habits of Heart and Mind:
Connection and Collaboration – Investment –
Common Good – Creativity – Critical Inquiry
These habits are my guide for this year and beyond.
It is going to be a great year!
Dean Crawley