August 14, 2024
Good Afternoon, Warren Scholars, Families, and Staff,
We have a few important and exciting announcements for the week of August 14th.
Attendance and Reading
Our priority areas again this school year will be centered on student attendance and K-12 reading. This past year, we experienced again some incredible growth in both of these areas. For the second year in a row, every Warren school improved their student attendance and as a district, we reached a 92% attendance rate. While we are excited to continue to see positive momentum, we have some work to do to reach our goal of 97%. We have noticed that our biggest area of improvement is reducing the number of students who miss more than 10 days of school. Our school and district teams will be working with these students and families to remove barriers from coming to school.
It brings me much joy to share that our final 2023-2024 IREAD3 results were released today from the Indiana Department of Education. ALL 10 Warren Elementary schools made tremendous progress and as a district, we achieved an 81.7% pass rate. The highest in Warren’s history and we ranked 4th out of the 11 Marion County Districts! Pleasant Run and Lakeside were recognized today for achieving one of the top 10 highest growth percentages of the IDOE Cadre Schools. Pleasant Run was 4th with a 21.5% growth and Lakeside was 9th with a 17% growth!
Our progress and success in these areas is a Team effort. Congratulations to our teachers, staff, families, and most importantly, our students. When we get better, our students win!
Lunch & Learn
I am excited to share a new family engagement series called 'Lunch & Learn.' The series will begin on Tuesday, August 27th, and is scheduled from 12:00-12:30 PM and will happen monthly on Zoom. This first series is titled "Welcome Back, Warren!" This series is geared toward all parents and caregivers in MSD Warren Township. The program can be accessed at the following link here. If you have any questions, please contact Tabitha Jackosn at tjackson@warren.k12.in.us
Join Zoom:
ID: 97018557556
Passcode: 221583
Warren Homefest 2024
Warren Homefest 2024 is one month from today, Friday, September 13th. We hope that you will be able to join us on Friday, September 13th for this great community event that supports our local PTAs. Signs for the Pre-K through 8th grade Fun Run are now online at warrentwpcouncilpta.square.site. Runners will receive a free T-shirt and unlimited game wristband. We will have 15 fun carnival games for students and families to play, all hosted by our local Warren school PTA units. We will have a variety of vendors at the event for you to shop and buy from. Plus, grab a bingo vendor card and be entered to win a Crew Car Wash booklet. Several food trucks will be onsite at the event. For our high school students, look for a link soon to sign up and participate in the PTSA Olympics!
MSD Warren Township, in partnership with the Indiana Immunization Coalition, will provide a clinic to accommodate immunizations required for school-age children on August 22nd, at Moorhead Community Resource Center from 3:00 pm - 6:00 pm. There is no cost for this and families are asked to pre-register for this event. The registration link for the immunization clinic is patients.vaxcare.com/registration. After clicking the link, enter the enrollment code IN65942, and select Warren Schools- 8/22/24. Linked here and below are the required immunizations for school-age children for the 24-25 school year.
Thank you for your continued investment in our Warren schools, staff, and students!
We Can Do It!
Dr. Tim Hanson, Superintendent of Schools for MSD Warren Township