Additional Carpool Information - Please read today

*If you have questions, please contact the individual schools directly.  Thank you!

Dear Parents,

For the most part carpool pick-up and drop-off is improving rapidly and we are reducing our times for each substantially.  Today we substantially finished Junior High drop-off only one minute after the morning bell; we finished pick-up in 15 minutes.  At the Elementary drop-off is going well and pick up was largely complete in about 20 minutes.  We can do better than this and do still have some safety concerns we need to address.   Please help us with the following items that are still causing problems:

Parents with Junior High and Elementary students

·         Please do not arrange to have your Junior High student pick up their Elementary sibling and then meet you at the Elementary unless they are just picking up the student to walk home.  For security reasons we will not be allowing Junior High students in the Elementary building after school.  (We have already found that having students meet and then get in their parents cars at the Elementary, it slows down our pick-up process substantially and causes safety concerns). We will not be allowing parents to pick-up kids from both schools at the Elementary.  We will allow Junior High students to meet their Elementary siblings and then walk home from there IF parents send their Elementary students with a hand-written note giving the school permission to release their Elementary students to their siblings.  Junior High students may only meet the Elementary students on the grass behind the bike rack and must exit the property immediately after meeting their siblings.  If Junior High students cause any disruption to the Elementary students they will not be allowed on-site at the Elementary at all.

Junior High Parents

·         DO NOT let your students off in the morning on Mt. Ogden Peak Drive.  Not only does this put your student in danger, but it blocks up traffic behind you and causes a safety hazard for other parents and students.  We are going to ask our local police officials to ticket when they see this happening.

·         Please pull forward during both drop-off and pick-up to the top of the loading lane.  (Pull as close as you can to the dumpsters at the top of the lane).  This will allow us to get students and cars through quickly and safely.  Also, do not direct or allow your students to get into your car anywhere other than on that red-striped loading lane.  Students walking in-between parked cars and being hit by an oncoming passing car is one of our greatest safety concerns. 

Elementary Parents

·         Please DO NOT arrive early at the Elementary for drop-off in the morning.  We are having a substantial number of kids at the school before we have people to supervise available.  Drop-off is from 7:30-8:00, please try to drop your students during this time.

·         Also, please DO NOT arrive early to pick students up in the afternoon.   Because parents are stacking in front of the Elementary, we are now overflowing onto Mt. Ogden Peak Drive and blocking traffic there.  This is blocking Junior High parents from being able to pick-up their students on time and obstructing the street for neighbors as well.  This is an area of great concern for us, and for the City.  To that end, if you arrive before 2:55 to pick-up your elementary student, or if we have cars stacking onto Mt. Ogden Peak before the dismissal bell rings, we will be asking you to leave the school and come back during the appropriate time.    Please know that pick-up will go faster if you just arrive on-time. 

Thank you all for your assistance, patience and ongoing support!

Providence Hall

Carpool Update - Please Read!

All,

We want to thank you for your patience and assistance with our first morning drop-off.  We also want to ask for your patience and assistance with our afternoon pick-up today.   Please know that both are going to take longer today, and through this first week, while our parents and students are learning the system.  We ask for your patience during that time.   Do not arrive early, and please plan for the possibility that we will take over an hour to get through pick-up the first day.   We are going to keep the students in their classes until their name is called to go down for pick-up (similar to the Elementary system for those who are familiar with that).  We can assure you from past experience that this time will decrease as students, parents and staff all get used to the routine. 

Afternoon Student Pick-up

·         Please have your pick-up card with you family name on it prominently displayed in the front window when you drive through pick-up today.  We will be calling your student down from class as soon as you enter the school grounds, but we need to be able to see the name to do so.

·         We would ask that you please DO NOT park and get out to get your student.  If you have some unique situation that requires you to do so, we would ask that you give your name to one of the supervisors with the phones so that they may call that student down and have you meet on the front steps of the school.   We ask that you not come in to the front office as our front office staff will be otherwise engaged and will not have access to the PA system to call your student.  (Our PA system will be dedicated to the call-in’s from carpool pick-up for the hour after the school day ends.)

·         We will not be allowing parents to park on the North side of Mt. Ogden Peak Drive.   We don’t want students or parents crossing the busy street and we need that area for cars to drive.   If you must park on the street, we need you to park on the South side (school side) of the street to the West of the school.  You may also park in the school parking lot if spots are available.

·         If you are having your student walking or biking home, or walking to the church on Juniper Crest, they will be released from the school shortly before we begin the car pick-up.   We ask that you not have your students plan to meet you anywhere on the street in Mt. Ogden Peak Drive given traffic and safety concerns.  At this time, the LDS church has not objected to us having students and parents meet there – but we need to maintain good behavior for that to continue too.

·         If you have been planning to have your Junior High student pick-up your Elementary student, we would ask that you not do so unless your students are walking together to another location (e.g. home).  We cannot allow the Junior High students into the Elementary during pick-up because of the confusion it causes.  Today we will be having any Junior High students already planning to meet their Elementary siblings meet at the Elementary bike racks, from there we will call-in for the Elementary student to come out and meet your student there.  (The Elementary student will have to be able to identify the Jr. High student as someone they are supposed to go home with as we have not got permission slips set up yet to accommodate this situation.)

Morning Drop-off

·         Please DO NOT drop your students, or allow them to bike/walk to the school before it is set to open.  The Junior High opens at 7:15 and the Elementary opens at 7:30.  The buildings will NOT be open before then and your students will not be supervised.  We had a large number of students arriving early today, and that proved disruptive and problematic for our staff and others.

Lunch Program

·         We are not set up to have students pay for lunch at the register.  We need to have money turned in to the lunch box before 9 in the morning.

·         Also, we had a lot of dropped-off sack lunches today.   For today we did deliver those lunches to the students, however, we will not do so in the future.  Starting tomorrow, if a student forgets their lunch they will need to come to the front office to pick up the lunch as we don’t have enough people to be doing so and still cover everything we need at the front desk.

Thank you for your ongoing support and patience!

Providence Hall

ePHAST Parents Meeting - 9/1/11

On Thursday, September 1st at 7:00pm, ePHAST Parents will be having their first meeting of the school year.  Parents are invited and encouraged to attend.  Come and learn about PHAST Parents (Providence Hall Association of Parents, Teachers and Students) and how you can help!  We look forward to meeting you!

School Lunch - Additional Information

Parents,

We are hours away from launching our very own school lunch program.  Hopefully you have been able to taste some samples at one of our back to school nights.  We very excited about our new program.  We are preparing homemade, healthy entrees that we feel your children will enjoy.  

I wanted to give you some information regarding our new lunch program.  Students, Teachers and Parents can order lunch beginning on Monday, August 29th.  In order to prepare the correct amount of food we need to know how many entrées to make.  In your child's class every day, they will be asked which of 3 options they are choosing.  That information will be sent to the office by 9 am every morning.   There will be 3 choices every day.  You may view a  copy of the current menu http://bit.ly/PHSeptLunch.  Our salad bar for the elementary is still on its way.  Please be aware that means we only have option 1 or 2 everyday for about another week or two.  We will let you when you can start asking for orders for option 3.  Please let students know they need to pick up the lunch they have ordered.  If students change their mind in the lunch line it will make our count short and other students will not get the lunch they ordered.  Please make sure you get your order to the kitchen before 9 am the morning you would like to eat with your student.     

Many families are asking about free and reduced lunches.  We are waiting for approval from the state.  We have completed the process on our end and are now awaiting approval from them.  We are expecting to receive that approval on Tuesday.  Until then we do not have a free or reduced lunch program.  As soon as we get approval we will send home the application and begin offering free and reduced lunches as soon as we are allowed.    

Students are encouraged to turn in lunch money at the front office in either school.  We have a locked box on the wall in both schools.  They should deposit their money in the box with their first and last name and grade on the envelope.  We accept cash and check.  We are working on accepting visa and master card soon as well.  When we are ready we will let you know.  We track students balances with their SIS number.   Your elementary students have a laminated card with his/her SIS number on it.  As your students enter the line and head over to "pay" our cashier will collect the SIS cards.  These cards should never make it home, we will only be using these cards at school  If they lose theirs or take it home we will have a list with each students SIS number.  Your jr high student will have their SIS number on their schedule.  They can bring their binder with them to lunch room until they memorize their number.  We will again have a list in case they do not know what their number is.  

Please feel free to contact me at Sonya@providencehall.com or Chef Marty at mrominger@providencehall.com with any questions.

Thanks,

Sonya Peterson

Providence Hall Board of Trustees

Food Program Director

Need More Boxtops?!

From 9/1/11 through 9/30/11, Smith's is offering 25 bonus boxtops when
you purchase 8 participating bonus boxtop products in a single
shopping visit and use your Smith's Rewards card.  PLUS, new users
earn an extra 5 bonus boxtops for registering at RewardYourSchool.com.
 It's a great way to earn some bonus boxtops, plus if parents are
registered with earn and learn it gives us additional cash rewards
through Smith's.

Also, everyone needs to go on and re-register their Smith's reward
card for the new school year for Earn and Learn.  We just received a
check for $1300 from Smith's for last year, so it's worth it!  Simply
go to smithsfoodanddrug.com and either login to your existing account
or create a new account.  Enter "My Rewards" section and then
"Community" section and choose Providence Hall (PH organization number
is 80091).  Our school will receive free money from Smith's!

First Day of School!

Tomorrow is the first day of school at Providence Hall Elementary and Junior High for 1st - 9th grades!  Do you have everything ready?

Dress Code

Elementary Dress Code

Junior High Dress Code

Lunch Program 

Elementary Lunch Program

Junior High Lunch Program

September Lunch Menu

Carpool

Carpool Information

If your childrens' teachers sent home information folders at back-to-school night, remember to send them with your children! 

We hope that everyone has a wonderful first day of school!

Elementary School Lunch Program

PROVIDENCE HALL ELEMENTARY LUNCH PROGRAM

These prices are for Providence Hall Elementary only.

Many have you have waited patiently for details and now the time has arrived!

Parents can pay for student(s) meal(s) in the following manner:

1.  Have student(s) bring money to be entered into their account.  Money can be put in a locked box on the wall as they enter the school.  Please place money or checks in an envelope with student first and last name on it (or ID Number).*

2. Parents are welcome to come (and encouraged) to come and eat with their students for $4.00 a meal.  A child that is not a student will also be able to enjoy the school lunch program for $2.50 a meal. Please call the school and let them know by 9:00am if you are coming and what meal you (and/or your additional child) will be eating.  The more often a parent eats, the more profit and healthier the menu items can be!

*There will be no salad/fruit bar the first couple of weeks of school as we wait for equipment.

Meal Pricing

1 Students Meal for One Day Full Price                                   $2.50

1 Student Meal for One Week Full Price                                  $12.50

2 Students Meals for One Week Full Price                               $25.00

1 Student Meal for One Month Full Price                                $52.50

2 Students Meals for One Month Full Price                             $105.00

1 Adult/Staff Meal for One Day                                               $4.00

1 Child not a student for One Day                                            $2.50

1 Student Meal for One Day Reduced Price                             $0.40

1 Student Meal for One Week Reduced Price                           $2.00

2 Students Meals for One Week Reduced Price                        $4.00

1 Student Meal for One Month Reduced Price                         $8.40

* Providence Hall will soon be offering free and reduced price lunches to students that qualify.

We are so fortunate to have such an amazing lunch program this year.  If you have any questions or you want to praise the chef, please feel free to contact Marty Rominger at mrominger@providencehall.com.

This institution is an equal opportunity employer.

Click for Nutritional Information

LDS Church Seminary Information for 9th Graders

Dear 9^th grade students and parents:

The LDS Church Education System has confirmed with us that they will be offering early morning (or 0 hour) seminary classes for our interested students Monday to Thursday each week for the coming year.  The classes will be taught at the LDS Stake Center on the corner of Juniper Crest and Mt. Ogden Peak Drive.  Students will be responsible for their transportation to seminary and then to the school from there. (The Stake Center is within walking distance to the Jr. High)

Those interested in learning more should contact Lindsay Warner from the LDS Church Education System at McMullinLK@ldschurch.org or via phone at 801-608-1767.

Sincerely,

Providence Hall

Elementary School No-Fuss Fundraiser

It is that time again!  The Providence Hall Elementary No-Fuss Fundraiser!

Back-to-School night is a great night to donate to the ePHAST No-Fuss Fundraiser.  We will have a table set up for your donations, and will accept cash or check at that time.  If you want to donate over time, this year we have the ability to donate online!

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We ask for $25.00 per student attending Providence Hall, but will accept any amount that you can give.  This money goes to help run activities and events throughout the year via the Parent Teacher Organization.  For more information on ePHAST, please see About PHAST in the tabs above. 

The No-Fuss Fundraiser goes throughout the year.  We understand that heading back to school can be costly and if it is easier to donate over time, we encourage it!  We are so grateful for all of the donations that help us to help the school.  

Right now we are looking for a Fundraising Director to join the ePHAST Executive Committee.  If you are interested, please contact Natalee Cole at natalee@phastparents.com.

Junior High Lunch Program

These prices are for Providence Hall Junior High.  

For those of you who were fortunate enough to sample some items off of the wonderful lunch menu, you know the caliber and quality of food being offered in our new Junior High program!  (Did you have a veggie hummus wrap?  Woah!  Music to the tastebuds!)  

Many have you have waited patiently for details and now the time has arrived!

Parents can pay for student(s) meal(s) in the following manner:

1.  Have student(s) bring money to be entered into their account.  Money can be put in a locked box on the wall as they enter the school.  Please place money or checks in an envelope with student first and last name on it (or ID Number).*

2. Parents are welcome to come (and encouraged) to come and eat with their students for $4.00 a meal.  A child that is not a student will also be able to enjoy the school lunch program for $2.50 a meal. Please call the school and let them know by 9:00am if you are coming and what meal you (and/or your additional child) will be eating.  The more often a parent eats, the more profit and healthier the menu items can be!

Meal Pricing

1 Student Meal for One Day Full Price:  $3.00

1 Student Meal for One Week Full Price: $15.00

2 Student Meals for One Week Full Price: $30.00

1 Student Meal for One Month Full Price: $63.00

2 Student Meals for One Month Full Price: $126.00

1 Adult/Staff Meal for One Day: $4.00

1 Student Meal for One Day Reduced Price: $0.40

1 Student meal for One Week Reduced Price: $2.00

2 Student Meals for One Week Reduced Price: $4.00

1 Student meal for One Month Reduced Price: $8.40

* Providence Hall will soon be offering free and reduced price lunches to students that qualify.

We are so fortunate to have such an amazing lunch program this year.  If you have any questions or you want to praise the chef, please feel free to contact Marty Rominger at mrominger@providencehall.com.

This institution is an equal opportunity employer.

Back to School Events this week!

Monday, August 22nd at 5:30pm:  Providence Hall Junior High Ribbon Cutting Ceremony

followed by the Junior High Back-to-School Night

Thursday, August 25th from 6:00-8:00pm:  Providence Hall Elementary Back-to-School Night

Monday, August 29th: FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL!
7:45am - 2:45pm:  6th - 9th grade
8:05am - 3:05pm: 1st - 5th grade

Monday, September 5th:  NO SCHOOL FOR LABOR DAY

Tuesday, September 6th:  FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL FOR Kindergartners

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School Lunch Program

We thank you for your patience as we work out all of the details of the new school lunch program.  All of the details on how to purchase school lunches this year will be revealed at Back-to-School night.  We are so excited about the new program and know that it will be a huge success!  

Our new Lunch Program Manager, Marty Rominger, has been hard at work this summer designing menus and working with his team to get the kitchens ready for the new school year.  Many of you have had the opportunity to sample some of Marty's cooking, and the feedback has been excellent.

Again, we thank you for your patience, and hope to see you at Back-to-School night!

September Lunch Menu for Providence Hall Elementary and Junior High

Junior High Fee Schedule - Providence Hall

Dear Providence Hall Jr. High Parents and Students:

Below are the fees that have now been set for the Junior High Students who will be attending Providence Hall.   A lot of work and budgeting has gone into trying to balance out the needs of a new school and new faculty with a commitment by all to keeping the fees for Providence Hall students as low as possible.  Our goal was to ensure that the fees we asked of you would be lower than they would have if they were attending other public schools.   Our fees schedule listed below is the result of that work.   

Junior High Fee Schedule – Providence Hall

$15.00 Activity fee – covers after school dances, in-school activities  (all grades)

$ 5.00 Locker fee – covers normal wear and tear to lockers (all grades)
$20.00 Technology fee – covers our technology-based class instruction  (7^th, 8^th and 9^th grade only)

$15.00 Book rental fee – covers the inherent wear-and-tear on textbooks by students using the books as intended.  Damage or intentional misuse may be charged as fines separately.  (7th, 8^th and  9^th grade only))

An additional $20.00 fee will be assessed to 7^th grade students for costs associated with the CTE class (nutrition, cooking, computers and technology)
Total of:

6^th grade: $20

7^th grade: $75
8^th grade: $55
9^th grade: $55

*Additional classroom supply or equipment rental fees may also be assessed for some Friday electives classes such as art or music as well at Monday-Thursday Orchestra or Band classes.  These fees will be released shortly.  

**Fee waivers will be available for families eligible for free and reduced lunch.  Families in need of fee waivers should contact Rebecca Straight directly at rstraight@providencehall.com.  All such waivers will be kept confidential.

Fees can be paid in the following ways:

1)    At Back to School night on Monday, August 22^nd we will have a booth set up where parents may pay their fees at that time.

2)    Our front office will be accepting fees from parents/students after August 22nd. 

We look forward to seeing you all the night of the 22^nd!

Thank you for your ongoing support!

Providence Hall

Back to School Letter from Principal Watson!

Dear Parents,

The teachers and staff at Providence Hall Elementary are back and busy getting ready for our new school year.  With the opening of the Jr. High and the addition of two classrooms being completed for the elementary, it is an exciting and busy time.  We also have a lot of fun developments at the Elementary including 5 additional new teachers and instructors in our secondary subject. 

Just a reminder that we would like you to join us on AUGUST 25^th from 6:00-8:00 for our Back to School Night.  This year our Back to School Night will be held  for 2 hours and is open house style.   We aren't doing a big presentation, we are just asking that you come by the school sometime between 6:00-8:00 so that you can meet your child's teacher, drop off supplies and visit the many booths we will have set up in the gym to provide information on things such as volunteering, dress code, PHAST and volunteering opportunities.   This will be a chance for all the students to meet their teachers, find their classes and get oriented.   

We also have another upcoming Parent Night scheduled for October 4^th at 6:00.  This evening will be spent doing a much more in-depth meeting in which you can meet with the teachers to better understand our grade level expectations, grade level curriculum and grade level IB outcomes.  We look forward to sharing this information with you so mark your calendars!

Thanks!

Kathy Watson

Principal

Providence Hall Elementary

4795 West Mt. Ogden Peak Dr

Herriman, UT  84096

Important Information Regarding Carpooling

Please click on the link to read important information regarding carpooling.

Providence Hall Carpool 2011-2012

Request from the Art & Drama Departments!

ART DEPARTMENT DONATIONS NEEDED

The Art department is enthusiastically collecting supplies for our program. If you are able, we would greatly appreciate any of the following:

Old, empty wine bottles
baskets (woven)
National Geographic Magazines
Popular Magazines (appropriate please :P)
Old musical instruments
Antique, worn or abused objects (example: fabric, wagons, milk jugs, skulls or bones, sports equipment)
Bowls, cups, tupperware, pint milk containers (cardboard), egg cartons
Spray paint

DRAMA DEPARTMENT DONATIONS NEEDED

Basically, I need to start a costume/prop closet, so I am asking for anything that you are getting ready to donate or throw out!  Any clothing/accessories that could be manipulated to fit a pre/teen and any objects that could be used (from vampire teeth to snow shovels, lamps to old candles) can be donated! Thank you for all of your hard work and your time!

Angela Powers

History Teacher Providence Hall

ePHAST Parents Back-to-School Welcome Letter

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ePHAST Parents Back-to-School Welcome Letter

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Press Release: Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for Providence Hall Junior High

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: Erin Preston

Tel. 801-432-7866

Email: Erin@providencehall.com

RIBBON CUTTING CEREMONY TO CELEBRATE THE OPENING OF PROVIDENCE HALL JUNIOR HIGH

Local Residents Invited to Attend

Herriman, UT, Monday, August 22, 2011 at 5:30pm –Providence Hall Junior High, a charter school located in Herriman, Utah, will host a ribbon cutting ceremony prior to opening its doors to new students, grades 6^th – 9^th. Visitors will have the opportunity to see the beautiful new school, which will provide unique educational opportunities for children in the Southwest Salt Lake Valley.

Robb Enger, President of the Board of Trustees for Providence Hall Elementary and Junior High, will officiate the ribbon cutting ceremony. The Providence Hall Board welcomes all those from the local community to attend.

Since opening its doors in 2008, Providence Hall Elementary has offered an exceptional education to hundreds of students, incorporating the International Baccalaureate program. Based on the successful and accredited program Providence Hall had created at the Elementary level, the State Board of Education authorized the school to expand the Elementary and add a Junior High beginning the 2011-2012 school year. The school will now be the 3^rd largest charter school in the state with authorization for 1450 students. Providence Hall has recruited and hired experienced teachers from Utah, across the US and around the world for this Junior High. The school is now fully-staffed, fully-enrolled and ready to begin this school year.

Providence Hall is located at 4558 West Mt Ogden Peak Dr, Herriman, UT 84096

Letter regarding Junior High Move-in Help. Please read!

Dear Parents,

The Junior High is done and ready to move in!  We are very excited to get started and the dates of move in will be Wed the 17^th – Sat the 20^th.  Below is link to the sign up sheet.  We have 3 hour shifts, although you could sign up for more than one shift.  We are in need of trucks and/or trailers, hand trucks or dollies that can be used to make things go quicker. 

While we can get into the build, children under the age of 18 are prohibited from entering the building until we get the final permits, so please don’t bring your children.  Also we have a lot of work to do in a short period of time so we ask that if you come to the school it’s to help and not just to look around, there will be time to do that after we have moved in.

Thanks for your help!  We are excited to get this new school started off right!

Thanks,

https://spreadsheets.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AnDiZ1tHMVV4dEJwLWtpVFlqSDNPazBNdGZkVXNkeGc&hl=en_US#gid=0

James Barker

Move-in Help Needed for the Junior High!

We will be needing help to move items from the Elementary to the Junior High starting Wednesday, August 17th at 9:00am.  We have created a google spreadsheet for sign ups, and hope to get all of our slots filled!  This can count toward your volunteer hours, and is a great way to meet and get to know other parents at the school.  

The spreadsheet is in three hour time blocks to allow for babysitting swaps.  Please sign up for as many shifts as you can.  If you have any questions, please email Londyn Nelson at Londyn@phastparents.com, or Heidi Totten at Heidi@phastparents.com.  

CLICK HERE TO VOLUNTEER!

9th Grade Party!

Hey, 9th graders, come hang out with your class members and get to know each other before school starts!

Thursday, August 18th
Monarch Meadows Park (13600 South 4800 West)
3 - 4:30 pm

Bring a water gun (the bigger, the better)! Wear clothes that can get wet - please no swim suits. There will be a "water-free zone" for those just wanting to chat. We'll follow it up with a cool treat. Can't wait to see you there. Contact Burgandi at 801-706-9047 with any questions.

6th Grade Picnic

6th grade picnic
Thursday, August 18th
6:30-8:00 p.m.
Main Street Park
13000 South, 5900 West
Herriman

This party is for students and parents and is intended for families to get to know one another.
All families should bring a picnic dinner, their own paper goods, and a chairs or a blanket (there are limited tables). We will provide drinks and an ice cream treat!
After dinner, we will have time to "mix and mingle" and activities that will encourage the students and parents to do so!

8th Grade Party!

August 8th grade party

Tuesday August 16th 11:00-12:30

at Tuscany park 12745s Bellagio way (5469w).

This is for 8th grades only.

Bring your own picnic lunch and come join us for some games.

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Back to School Events!

Mark your calendars!  School is starting soon!

Thursday, August 18th at 8:00am: PHAST Breakfast for all Teachers and Staff

(Volunteers needed - please contact Londyn Nelson for more information)

Monday, August 22nd at 5:30pm:  Providence Hall Junior High Ribbon Cutting Ceremony

followed by the Junior High Back-to-School Night

Thursday, August 25th from 6:00-8:00pm:  Providence Hall Elementary Back-to-School Night

Monday, August 29th: FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL!
7:45am - 2:45pm:  6th - 9th grade
8:05am - 3:05pm: 1st - 5th grade

Monday, September 5th:  NO SCHOOL FOR LABOR DAY

Tuesday, September 6th:  FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL FOR Kindergartners

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Coming Soon: Providence Hall Junior High!

Providence Hall Board of Trustees Letter

Friday, August 5, 2011

Dear Providence Hall Parents, As we prepare to begin our 2011-2012 school year, I would like extend to all our Providence Hall students and parents a warm welcome from the Providence Hall Board of Trustees. For those who are returning, we hope you have had a great summer and are looking forward to a new and exciting year. For those who are new, please know that you are going to be attending a very special school and we look forward to getting to know you and welcome you to our community. I thought it might be relevant for all of you to hear a few details related to our school's organization and functioning. Like other Utah Charters, Providence Hall is its own district and operates independently of our local Jordan District and other Charters. We are held to the same requirements as other districts however, and rely heavily on a small group of board members, administrators, support staff and volunteers to do all the work normally done by an entire administration and district office. We are very proud of the results we have achieved, such as the high marks we recently earned in our accreditation review, and I want to highlight some of those who are helping with those efforts.   Specifically, I would like to highlight some of those in our Administration so that you can understand the work they are doing and their importance to the ongoing success of the school: Board Our Board is comprised 6 volunteers who serve tirelessly in the support of the school. Each is a parent with students in the school and each serves dozens of hours each week providing governance, guidance and direction to the school staff.  They have a deep understanding of the functioning of the school and each board member has an area of specialty within the school in which they provide particular insight. The Board has the final oversight and control over implementing the school's charter and setting policy and direction for the school. We will be posting the biographies of each of the members of the Board of Trustees on the Providence Hall website within the next few days so that you may come to know each of these committed individuals. Superintendent Erin Preston is the Superintendent of Providence Hall and reports directly to the Board of Trustees. Erin is an experienced attorney and businesswoman as well as Providence Hall Founder and former Board Chair. She has served in many different capacities in the creation and governance of the school since prior to the school's opening and has been essential to the creation of the school that exists now. Due to her unique background, the Board asked Erin to accept this position and has tasked her with setting up the Junior High (facility oversight, staff hiring, budget development, etc.).   After the Junior High is open, Erin's long-term role will be to ensure the Providence Hall charter and mission are implemented as directed by the Board of Trustees. She will be responsible to ensure the ongoing quality education for students throughout the school and oversee operations at both the Elementary and Junior High. She will also work with the parents, local community, charter community, Utah State Office of Education and others to communicate and promote Providence Hall. Erin will have an office at the Junior High but will split her time between the Junior High and Elementary. The Principals, Directors of Academics, Business Managers and IT staff will report to her directly. Please take a moment a learn more about Erin online. Principals Kathy Watson and Jim Freeland are the Principals of our Elementary and Junior High. Both come to us with extensive educational experience and provide unique contributions to the Administrative team.   For instance, Kathy Watson is leveraging her 15 years in Special Education instruction in ensuring this program is consistently applied for all our students at both schools. Mr. Freeland, is leveraging his background as the Herriman High Athletic Director to set up our sports and activities programs. He is also leveraging his extensive background as an Administrator in the California schools to help us develop best practices in the set-up of our Junior High. The Principals are responsible for the administrative oversight of their school staff and ensuring an environment of accountability and respect among faculty, students, parents and the community. The school staff and faculty will report to the Principals at each school. The Principals will report to the Superintendent. Directors of Academics Jodi Lusty and Peaches Sansom are the Directors of Academics at our Elementary and Junior High. Both are highly qualified and experienced teachers and International Baccalaureate experts. Jodi has been with Providence Hall from the time of opening and has been responsible for setting up the excellent academic program the school now enjoys. Peaches has over 30 years of teaching experience, has set up successful IB programs at two other Junior High Schools and is the foremost expert on the IB Middle Years Program in the State of Utah.   Jodi and Peaches are responsible for maintaining the academic program for Providence Hall. They share oversight authority of the teachers with the Principals and supervise the training, mentoring and professional development of our teaching staff. In addition, they have primary responsibility for our curriculum development, lesson planning and development and ensuring the quality of instruction in our school.   The position of Director of Academics is a peer-level position to the Principals and report to the Superintendent. We believe all of these individuals provide valuable and unique contributions to the past, present and future success of Providence Hall. As has been the practice of our school since the beginning, each person in the Board and Administration has their own areas of expertise and authority, but work with all the other members to form a stronger group than the individual members. We believe the skills and experience brought by each of these dedicated individuals will ensure the ongoing growth of our school. Please let me know if you have any questions or comments regarding any of our team members. Thank you for your ongoing support of Providence Hall. Robb Enger, CPA President and Treasurer of the Providence Hall Board of Trustees robb@providencehall.com  On behalf of: Laurie Compton Vice-Chair; Curriculum and IB Committee Chair Sonya Peterson Foods program and Community Relations Specialist Alicia Hansen Health and Safety Committee Chair Stephanie Soper Junior High Committee Chair Jolynne Jimenez Parent-Teacher Committee (PHAST) Liaison