KAMSC Newsletter

Our Challenge Success Team met last Friday to review progress on our four-year plan and goals. Students shared thoughtful ideas for engaging upper elementary and middle school students in understanding the KAMSC program and preparing to apply in 8th grade. They are also eager to support Student Senate with spring exam review, pairing academic help with social-emotional supports.

In addition, a student subcommittee—Jackson Lam (12th), Brayden Scheffers (12th), and Evie Beirlein (10th)—is leading a comprehensive sleep campaign. The campaign will launch at an all-school assembly on February 2 and continue with weekly check-ins and sleep-related facts every Friday through April. It’s inspiring to see students take such an active leadership role in our Challenge Success efforts.

Heather Kortlandt

Director, KAMSC

A big KAMSC thank you goes out to Dr. Doug Williams and Dr. Julie Lorenz (both of which have had children go through KAMSC) came in and discussed experimental design with the class and consulted on ideas for research projects. Enjoy some pictures below.

Mrs. Joyce highly recommends this useful zoom for students and families in grades 9-11. Note that if the dates and times don't work for you they will send you a recording if you sign up. Here is the link with more information.

The KAMSC parent organization would like to invite you to keep abreast of their meeting agendas/minutes and dates so that you can be as involved as you like. It would be great to get more underclassmen parents involved so that you can help lead as some of our families "graduate" out. Click this link to review meeting minutes.

If there are any KAMSC families that ever wish to use the food pantry on the third floor, you can simply contact Mrs. Allbee, and she will work with you to get you what you need. It is all anonymous and very simple.

I hope that you all have had a chance to review our KAMSC Handbook and sign the acceptance form through PowerSchool. Here is a direct link to it again. I would invite you to be sure that you have read through the MTSS support procedures. I will pull grades to review the 3.0 requirements and use that as a gauge to get more support for students. If your child is showing that need, Mrs. Allbee or I will email you and the child to set up support provided by KAMSC. This is required for a three week interval and then we pull grades again to review. Our hope is always that that three week interval is enough support but students will sometimes move in and out of support throughout a semester. Please know, that this is meant to be a supportive measure. We take our responsibility of helping your child achieve the high standards of KAMSC seriously.

If you are dropping off or picking up your student at KAMSC, please do so at the Vine Street entrance. Please find a safe place to pull over and then have you student proceed to the Vine street entrance. If students are driving themselves:

1. They need to acquire a parking pass from the KAMSC office - please fill this out

2. They need to park by the El Sol playground off of Dutton Street (but then walk to Vine street entrance)

3. They should be reminded to not keep anything valuable in their car and to keep their cars locked at all times.

4. The building will have a campus security officer at the Vine Street entrance during times of arrivals and dismissals.

January 26 - 8th grade parent Application Q&A - Presentation Center 6-7 pm

January 28 - Open Lab 6-7:30

January 28 - Parent Org Meeting 6:15-7:15