Fulton Focus

Fall is heading to Mid Missouri with “Hornets On The Road” Homecoming 2022 next week, please review the focus for information on all the activities and note that schools will dismiss 90 minutes early Friday. We hope to see you downtown for the Homecoming Parade at 3 pm, and the football game as our Hornets take on Marshall under the Friday night lights at 7 pm where our Homecoming Royalty will be announced.

An essential part of our district’s continuous improvement plan is gathering feedback from our stakeholders to help us continue to improve. Anonymous surveys will be emailed to the various stakeholders and I encourage you to take this opportunity to provide your feedback on our schools. More information regarding the surveys and their distribution can be found below.

Thank you for sharing your students with us. It’s always a great day to be a Hornet!

Ty Crain, Superintendent

As part of our District's Strategic Plan, we will be surveying students (grades 6-12), parents/guardians, and staff to gather information to assess the climate and culture of Fulton Public Schools. These surveys will be emailed to the respective groups and the findings will be used to support continuous improvement planning.

Students (grades 6-12) will be emailed 2 surveys; the School Quality Survey, and the Student Engagement Survey.

Parents/Guardians will be emailed the School Quality Survey.

Staff will be emailed 2 surveys, the School Quality Survey, and the Employee Engagement Survey.

Please look for these surveys in your email next week.

Below is a PDF print of each of the surveys for your review.

School Quality Survey

Student Engagement Survey

Employee Engagement Survey

Fulton Public Schools' athletics and extracurricular activities are important to our district. The district asks that students and those in attendance follow guidelines to ensure our activities are a safe and fun experience for those involved and our spectators.

The expectation is that elementary and middle school students attend and remain with an adult for the duration. Middle school students are welcome to sit in the middle school section if they choose, but the accompanying adult must remain at the event. We also ask that students and other children in attendance are not running, throwing objects, etc as this can cause a safety concern.

Our Fulton Hornets love having community support during events and encourage attendance, in a safe/respectful manner.

State Attendance Target: 90% of students attending 90% of the time.

Our FPS offices will be closed on October 10th for Professional Development.

The Missouri Model: A Developmental Framework for Trauma-Informed Schools Initiative Publication

Pursuant to Missouri Senate Bill 638, Section 161.1050, the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) has established the “Trauma-Informed Schools Initiative.”

For the purposes of this initiative, the following terms are defined as follows:

1. “Trauma-informed approach” - an approach that involves understanding and responding to the symptoms of chronic interpersonal trauma and traumatic stress across the lifespan
2. “Trauma-informed school” - a school that:
   a. realizes the widespread impact of trauma and understands potential paths for recovery
   b. recognizes the signs and symptoms of trauma in students, teachers and staff
   c. responds by fully integrating knowledge about trauma into its policies, procedures and practices; and
   d. seeks to actively resist re-traumatization

The implementation of a trauma-informed approach is an ongoing organizational change process. A “trauma-informed approach” is not a program model that can be implemented and then simply monitored by a fidelity checklist. Rather, it is a profound paradigm shift in knowledge, perspective, attitudes and skills that continues to deepen and unfold over time. Some leaders in the field are beginning to talk about a “continuum” of implementation, where organizations move through stages. The continuum begins with becoming trauma aware and moves to trauma sensitive to responsive to being fully trauma informed.

For more information, please visit https://www.fulton58.org/trauma-informed-e60c35c6

Fulton Public Schools now uses Titan School Solutions as our meal payment system.

https://family.titank12.com/

Please visit the above link to create an account, load money into your student's meal balance, and monitor their balance.

Your Parent Portal no longer has updated information regarding lunch balances.

2022-23 Free & Reduced Meal Application PDF

2022-23 Free & Reduced ONLINE Meal Application

This form must be completed each year to qualify. Unsure if you qualify, complete the form, and our Food Service Department will process it and let you know!

The USDA waiver which allowed Fulton Public Schools to provide free meals to all students during the 2021-22 school year has EXPIRED. Students who do not qualify for Free or Reduced Meal Pricing will be charged the full meal price.

Completed applications can be dropped off at our Central Office (2 Hornet Drive), or sent in with your student to school.

If you have any questions, please contact our Food Service Department at 573.590.8045.

The Fulton Public School District relies heavily on email and text messaging for communications to parents.

Please make sure your email address and phone number are correct in your Parent Portal. In addition to providing correct contact information, FPS needs you to complete one more step so you can receive text messages. Please text Y or Yes to 67587 to Opt-in.

Thank you for your attention to this matter. Communication is a vital part of the school experience!

If you plan to vote in the November 8, 2022 Election, make sure to see what has changed with the new Photo ID law! https://www.sos.mo.gov/voterid

You may have noticed a new School Violence Tip Line link on our Fulton58 website under the For Parents and Community tab. This is an anonymous tip line linked to the Missouri Highway Patrol's Courage2Report Missouri. To prevent school violence, they offer three ways to anonymously report a concern. When a tip is submitted it immediately goes to law enforcement and notifies the school administrators. Please take the time to watch the video below, and to read the Student and Parent Frequently Asked Questions.

October 7th - Homecoming - Dismiss 90 minutes early

October 10th - No School - PD Day

October 12th - Board of Education Meeting - FHS Library - 7pm

October 31st - No School - Earned Day Off

November 7th - No School PD Day

November 9th - Board of Education Meeting - FHS Library - 7pm

November 23rd-25th - No School - Thanksgiving Break

December 5th - No School - PD Day

December 14th - Board of Education Meeting - FHS Library - 7pm

December 19th-30th - No School - Winter Break

January 2nd - No School PD Day

Email: communications@fulton58.org
Website: www.fulton58.org
Location: 2 Hornet Drive, Fulton, MO
Phone: 573-590-8000
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Twitter: @FPSHornets