It's hard to believe we have completed our first trimester of school. The Response to Intervention program is up and running throughout the district. The feedback so far has been very positive from the staff and community. Also, a thank you to the board of education who approved the purchase of several researched based interventions and staff training that have helped make this program a success. I hope everyone has a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday.

Our newly formed Parent Group had its first meeting on Thursday November 6 at Prairieview. Our guest speakers were our three district social workers, Valerie McCaffrey, Virginia Westra, and Meg Wills. The topic of the evening was behavior strategies for effective parenting. The evening was well attended and well received. Two more meetings will be held this year one in February and one in May with the dates to follow. These meetings are open to all parents. I hope to see you all there.