Taney County Census Update....

2010 Census Participation Rates update as of 3/29/2010

2010 Results 2000 Results

National % 46% 72% (Final)

State of Missouri % 49% 74% (Final)

Taney County % 39% 60% (Final)

Stone County % 43% 58% (Final)

Other surrounding counties:

· Ozark County 43%

· Green County 49%

· Christian County 50%

· Douglas County 49%

· Webster County 51%

· Barry County 48%

Important dates to remember:

· The Complete Count Committee has received numerous phone calls regarding census forms not being received yet at some addresses. If you have not yet received your 2010 Census form, do not worry! Some forms are still in the process of being mailed to addresses in Taney and Stone Counties.

· Replacement questionnaires will be mailed out to no-response addresses between April 1-10^th!

· March 30^th 31^st and April 1^st Census workers will be canvassing homeless shelters, weekly rental motels, campgrounds, daytime shelters/drop-in centers and areas where our unsheltered homeless population are living in Taney and Stone Counties to help people fill out the 2010 Census forms and “Be Counted!”

· April 1^st –April 30^th Census workers will be visiting local student dorms and jails to count people living in these institutions.

· If residents of Taney and Stone Counties have not received their 2010 Census Form by April 12^th, 2010 they need to call 1-866-872-6868 to have a form mailed directly to their home address.

· “Be Counted” sites will be opening throughout Taney and Stone Counties and residents will be directed to stop at one of these locations to pick up a form if they have not received a census form. These locations will be announced by April 1^st, 2010.

We should begin to see a significant increase in our percentage rates by the end of this week. Many of the forms that were mailed out in our area are being received at processing centers and the information is being tabulated.

If you have your 2010 Census form setting at your desk, in your car, or on your kitchen counter, please fill it out and mail it in!

10 minutes-10 questions-10 years

Christopher Welch

Chairman of the Complete Count Committee for the 2010 Census

Taney and Stone Counties

An Evening with the Arts...

A few scenes from our fun evening:

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Third grade recognizes the librarian and principal...

Last Tuesday at An Evening With the Arts, the third grade students honored our librarian and principal with a fantastic song for each of them. Enjoy a video snippet of each performance.

Second grade salutes the counselor and bus drivers...

Last Tuesday at An Evening With the Arts, the second grade students honored our counselor and bus drivers with a great song for each of them. Enjoy a video snippet of each performance.

First grade celebrates the secretary and custodians...

Last Tuesday at An Evening With the Arts, the first grade students honored our secretary and custodians with a song of appreciation for each of them. Enjoy a video snippet of each performance.

Kindergarten honors the cooks and the nurse...

Last Tuesday at An Evening With the Arts, the kindergarten students honored our cooks and school nurse with a lovely song for each of them. Enjoy a video snippet of each performance.

PAT Easter Egg Hunt!

Kirbyville Parents As Teachers will be hosting a community Easter egg hunt for families with children under the age of three. The event will take place on Thursday, April 1 at 5:00 on the baseball field at Kirbyville Elementary. Children will enjoy finding colorful eggs filled with prizes! Child development handouts and coloring pages will be distributed. Please bring an Easter basket for collecting eggs! Refreshments will be served.

For more information concerning PAT contact Jamie Bogacz, parent educator, at 334-2537 or jamie.bogacz@kirbyville.k12.mo.us Or click on the PAT web page

Missouri State Representative visits Kirbyville...

State Representative, Maynard Wallace, was a guest in the Kirbyville School District last Thursday. He addressed the entire district with congratulations for earning the Distinction in Performance Award for the seventh time in nine years. He encouraged the district’s students to keep up the good work as they entered this year’s state testing season. To qualify for the award this year, K-8 districts had to meet 6 of the 7 performance standards that apply to these districts, including all of those based on the results of MAP tests. Representative Wallace presented a proclamation from the House of Representatives to Carless Osbourn, superintendent.

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That's what it's all about!

Passport to Success was all about students taking ownership of their learning and explaining the "hows" and "whys" of various projects and artifacts. The following video is one example of a family learning with their child. This scene was repeated with different families in different classrooms throughout the student-led conferences.

Fairy Tale News by Mrs. Ernsting's Class

A popular feature at the student-led conferences was The Fairy Tale News by Mrs. Ernsting's class.

Mrs. Dalager's Fairy Tale News

An exciting feature at the student-led conferences was third grades' Fairy Tale News.

A Sample of 2nd Grade PowerPoint Presentations

One of the ways second grade students communicated their learning during our Passport to Success student-led conferences was through making a PowerPoint presentation. Click the links to see some examples of what we have been learning:

Mrs. Johannes 1
Mrs. Johannes 2
Mrs. Johannes 3
Mrs. Johannes 4

Mrs. McNeal 1
Mrs. McNeal 2
Mrs. McNeal 3
Mrs. McNeal 4

Passport to Success

Passport to Success, KES's student-led conference, received rave reviews from parents, teachers and students alike. The evening was entertaining, exciting and empowering as students explained their learning and accomplishments to their parents through presentations, demonstrations, participation and video. It was quite the trip. What do we expect following a "world tour?" A slideshow, of course. Enjoy!

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KMS Band students shine at conference music contest

The Kirbyville Middle School Band students had a great showing at the SWCL Junior High Music Contest last Saturday at Spokane Middle School. The performers played for judges who rated the performances using a standard I – V rating system with a I being Superior.

The Kirbyville band received a I (Superior) rating. 17 of the 25 band students entered in 16 different solo, duet, and trio events. Kirbyville Band individual and ensemble students received 14 Superior (I) ratings and 2 Excellent (II)ratings.

Band director, John Casebourn stated, "I’m very proud of the band students’ awesome achievements as well as their excellent behavior and the way they represented Kirbyville."

Annette Tankersley - Teacher of the Month

Enjoy some scenes from the Teacher of the Month presentation in Mrs. Tankersley's fourth grade classroom! To read the entire story including the names of the many sponsors of the program, click here!

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Census Form

Dear Kirbyville Families,

I found my census form hanging on the door when I got home today. I already filled it out and put it in the mailbox. Be sure and fill out your form when you get it. It is quick, painless and the results matter to your local schools, municipalities and more.

Thanks!

Mrs. Gaines :-)

Kirbyville Elementary takes on the Raise a Reader Challenge

KES Families,

Help our school win $5,000 for our library! We've entered a nationwide reading contest and we need your help. The Raise a Reader School Challenge, sponsored by the International Reading Association, Parents magazine, and Parents.com, is rewarding the school that reads the most this spring.

Starting March 8, follow this link http://parents.com/reading/kirbyvilleelementaryschoolkirmo and register your K-3 child for the reading program. The program is totally free and records minutes, books read, and even has a print option if you'd like to track your little reader's achievements. Individual readers are also eligible to win $50 gift cards to Barnes and Noble.

For your convenience, the opportunity to register will be provided at Passport to Success on Thursday, March 11. If you do not have a computer or Internet access, you will be able to turn in your reading minutes on paper and they can be entered in your child's account by a parent volunteer.

Please let Addie Gaines know if you have any questions about the program.

2010 Census "Portrait of America" Road Tour

The 2010 Census “Portrait of America” Road Tour Rolls Into Southwest Missouri

BRANSON, Mo. - The 2010 Census “Portrait of America” Road Tour is part of the largest civic outreach and awareness campaign in U.S. history — stopping and exhibiting at more than 800 events nationwide. The goal is to motivate and empower America's growing and increasingly diverse population to complete and mail back the 10-question census form when it arrives in mailboxes March 15-17.

Traveling for a total of 1,547 days and more than 150,000 miles across the country, one of 13 Road Tour vehicles, “Decennial,” will roll into Branson at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday March 9^th. It will be at the IMAX Entertainment Complex, 3562 Shepherd of the Hills Expressway, until 4 p.m.

At this historic event, the Road Tour will provide attendees with an educational, engaging and interactive experience that brings the 2010 Census to life, focusing on what a complete count can bring to communities everywhere including Taney and Stone Counties as well as all of Southwest Missouri.

The public will be able to view a sample 2010 Census form and learn how the collected information is used. They also may contribute stories and photos to the Portrait of America project to explain why “I count!” and view messages from other road tour participants.

The public will also be treated to more than 25 community booths featured in the “Spirit of Community” information expo. Organizations from all over Taney and Stone counties will showcase services they provide and discuss how census data benefits their organizations. Live entertainment from local Branson entertainers, prizes, performances by local school musical groups and much more will be offered to the general public free of charge from 10:30 a.m. until 7 p.m.

For more information, please contact Christopher Welch at 417-231-2108

This event sponsored by the U.S Census Bureau, IMAX Entertainment Complex, The Branson/ Lakes Area Chamber of Commerce & CVB and the 2010 Census Complete Count Committee for Taney and Stone Counties.