Fulton Focus

As part of our District's Strategic Plan, we surveyed students (grades 6-12), parents/guardians, and staff to gather information to assess the climate and culture of Fulton Public Schools.

Surveys were emailed to the respective groups last week. Below is the number of responses received for each survey.

School Quality Survey - 514 responses

Student Engagement Survey - 491 responses

Employee Engagement Survey -111 responses

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

Fulton Early Childhood Center

Wednesday, October 19th - 3:30-7pm

Thursday, October 20th - 3:30-7pm

Bartley, Bush & McIntire

Wednesday, October 19th - 4-7pm

Thursday, October 20th - 4-7pm

Fulton Middle School

Wednesday, November 2nd - 3:30-6:30pm

Thursday, November 3rd - 3:30-6:30pm

Fulton High School

Wednesday, November 2nd - 3:30-7pm

November 17th - 7pm

November 18th - 7pm

November 19th - 4pm

*13+ strongly recommended

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.

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.

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

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