Sunday at the Neihardt Museum October 29

Para-professional position

Classroom Paraprofessional Bancroft-Rosalie School is seeking applications for a Paraprofessional. The Paraprofessional will be responsible for working with student’s one-on-one and in small groups. There will be some supervision of recess and the lunchroom. The applicant must meet the federal “highly qualified” requirements. This can be completed at the school as part of the job. The position is 7.5 hours per day on days school is in session. The starting wage is dependent upon experience. Interested persons can apply at the Bancroft-Rosalie School office in Bancroft, NE. 403-648-3336

Human Performance Project Public Presentation Monday Oct. 20 at 6:30 pm in Walthill

Parents or community members interested in the Human Performance Project can view a community presentation of the program next Monday night at 6:30 pm in Walthill. The presentation will be similar to the one provided to B-R students the next day, Tuesday October 21 at 2:30 pm.

BRLD Board Committee Minutes October 5, 2017

Human Performance Project Assembly Grades 6-8 Oct. 24

Next Tuesday there will be a presentation for grades 6-8 on the Human Performance Project.

Monsanto Grow Communities with America's Farmers Program- Enroll by November 1

Area Farmers can register for the chance to direct $2,500 to a deserving local nonprofit like Bancroft-Rosalie Community Schools. Sponsored by the Monsanto Fund, the Grow Communities program empowers farmers like you to make a difference in just a few clicks.

Click the link below, click on Enroll Now,  scroll down and enter your personal information.

America's Farmers Grow Communities

Message from Nebraska Commissioner of Education regarding state assessments

Matt Blomstedt, Nebraska Commissioner of Education, sent the following press release regarding state assessments results. Individual student results for Bancroft-Rosalie students will be sent home with first quarter report cards. Notice that nearly half of Nebraska students in grades 3-8 scored at Level 3, which is below benchmark. It is explained that the rigor of the test was increased, which resulted in fewer students meeting the new higher standards expected of Nebraska students

Bancroft-Rosalie and Lyons-Decatur Feasibility Study

The schools hired a consultant to do a feasibility study looking at the concepts on the page below. Concept A is to maintain high schools in both locations, Concept B is a 5-8 in one site and a 9-12 in the other. Concept C is a 6-8 in one site and 9-12 in the other. All concepts have Elementary schools in both sites. The study results will be presented to the school boards at a joint meeting November 27. Bancroft-Rosalie will have the study on the December Board Agenda for community discussion.

Bancroft-Rosalie School Board Meeting Summary

The Bancroft-Rosalie Board of Education met Monday, October 19, 2017 at 7:30 pm in Bancroft. Superintendent Cerny presented information on the feasibility study being conducted with Lyons-Decatur and the policy on Essential Oils in school. Several members of the public were in attendance and two district patrons spoke in favor of continuing the cooperative with Lyons-Decatur. In new business, the board unanimously approved the cooperative sports agreement with Lyons-Decatur for High School Football, Volleyball, Girls and Boys Basketball, and Boys and Girls Track for the 2018-19 and 2019-20 school years. The board also approved the Agreement for Coordination of the FFA Chapter and Members. In other new business, the board reviewed the school transportation program and the school insurance program. The board recognized the Bancroft-Rosalie Education Association as the exclusive bargaining agent for teachers for 2019-20 and discussed the timeline for teacher negotiations.

October Board of Education Meeting Agenda

BRLD FFA membership Distance Learning Agreement

Tonight the Bancroft-Rosalie Board of Education will be discussing an FFA Distance Learning Membership Agreement with Lyons-Decatur.

BRLD Boys are East Husker Conference Cross Country Champions

Congratulations to the Wolverines cross country team. Individual medallists were Zach Bridges 4th Brayden Anderson 6th Reid Preston 7th

NSAA Classification Meeting

The Nebraska School Activities Association classification committee met Wednesday to look at possible proposals to present to the Districts at the November District meetings. The committee looked at classification based on single gender enrollment, number of classes in each sport/activity, 2 year classification rather than one year, and classification based on enrollment range and ratio. The committee decided to put forth a proposal to classify all sports except track and cross-country based on single gender enrollment. Track and cross country will not be included in this proposal because of the possibility that schools could be competing in two separate districts on the same day, or on back to back days. The committee will continue to study enrollment range and ratio over the next year.

District Softball and Conference Volleyball brackets

Conference Volleyball Thursday October 12 BRLD plays the 4:30 pm game at Stanton against West Point-Beemer

Monsanto $10,000 Check Presentation

Area farmers David Macklin and Dale Logemann display check from Monsanto
 America’s Farmers Grow Rural Education, sponsored by the Monsanto Fund, helps farmers positively impact their communities by supporting local school districts. The program gives farmers the opportunity to nominate a rural public school district in their community to compete for merit-based grants of either $10,000 or $25,000 to enhance math and/or science education. Since 2011, over $12 million has been awarded to school districts through this program. In 2017, the program was available in 1,331 counties across 41 states, and grants totaling $2.3 million will be awarded.

 Bancroft-Rosalie Elementary School was nominated by the following area farmers-
ANITA BRAY, CHRISTOPHER TIETZ, DALE LOGEMANN, DAVID MACKLIN, DONNA SIEBRANDT, Geoff Bray, LEROY BRAY, STEVEN SORENSEN

Bancroft-Rosalie Elementary School received a $10,000 grant to implement the Project Lead The Way Launch science curriculum in grades K-5. PLTW Launch is project-based and engages students in hands-on activities in computer science, engineering, and biomedical science. The goal is for students to become creative, collaborative problem solvers ready to take on any challenge.   Congratulations and thank you Monsanto and Bancroft-Rosalie area farmers.

Paige Peters and Mariah Petersen Qualify for State Golf

T-C Thunder golfer Paige Peters placed third and Mariah Petersen placed 10th in District golf at Hartington. Both golfers qualified for the state golf meet October 9-10 in North Platte. T-C Thunder placed 6th as a team.

Assessment Transition part 2- ELA exam replaces NeSA Reading and Writing

The statement that student scores will go down because the proficiency level expectations have been raised is accurate. this year 49% of students tested in grades 3-8 scored at Level 3- not meeting benchmark.