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Here are upcoming events to welcome students and their families back to KPS. For further information, please call the school.
ELEMENTARY
Arcadia
Sat., Sept. 2
4 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Ice-cream social and meet-and-greet. Class lists will be posted.
Edison
No events scheduled
El Sol
Thurs., Sept. 2
5:30 p.m. - 7 p.m.
Ice-cream social
Greenwood
No events...
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Watch your mail for the arrival of the KPS 2010-2011 trifold, color calendar. Refer to this calendar all year for information regarding half days, exam days, end-of-semester days, vacation days and and other schedule variations. The calendar may also be downloaded and printed here.
KPS Transportation Department is mailing bus information the week of August 23....
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The opening celebration for Kalamazoo RESA’s new WoodsEdge Learning Center will be held from 4 p.m.-8 p.m. on September 15, 2010.
The event will include tours of the state-of-the-art special-education learning facility and feature the building’s innovative learning spaces and tools designed to support students at all stages of learning. The public is invited to attend.
The first of two construction projects funded by a $25.4 million bond proposal...
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High Schools
- Loy Norrix: Tues., June 8 (expired)
- Kalamazoo Central: Thurs., Aug. 5 (expired)
Middle Schools
- Hillside: Wed., Aug. 18, 6 p.m., at Hillside
- Linden Grove: Mon., Aug. 16, 6 p.m. - 8 p.m., at Linden Grove
- Maple Street Magnet School: Thurs., Aug. 19, 6 p.m.-8 p.m., at Milwood Magnet School's gym
- Milwood Magnet School: Thurs., Aug. 19, 6 p.m. - 8 p.m., at Milwood Magnet School's gym ...
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Kalamazoo Central and Loy Norrix high schools will have student registration at their buildings on the following dates: August 17, 18, 19, 23, and 24, 2010. Registration times are from 8 a.m. until 8 p.m. For more information, please contact your child's prospective high school. The telephone number for Kalamazoo Central is 337-0330 ext. 333, and Loy Norrix is 337-0220 ext. 2128.
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SEPTEMBER
7 K-12 attend AM only; no half-day kindergarten
8 First day for half-day kindergarten
OCTOBER
12 thru 14 MEAP Testing...
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Thank You Voters
We appreciate your continued confidence in Kalamazoo Public Schools. The following is a list of the capital projects to be accomplished from this $62 million bond:
Arcadia Elementary
Replace asphalt paving
Install concrete pads around paved catch basins
Install barrier-free ramp and handrails at main entry
Install barrier-free access at exterior stoops
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KPS middle schools will move from a seven-period day with every other day (EOD) classes to a six-period day without EOD classes in the fall of 2010. The new schedule provides 40 more minutes a day in the content areas of language arts, math, science, and social studies. Each period increases from 48 to 58 minutes a day under the new schedule. The change in schedule also provides the district the opportunity to double-block (provide two periods of instruction to) those students who...
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Since the 2006-2007 school year, Kalamazoo Public Schools has made eating much healthier in KPS cafeterias. Improvements include but are not limited to: lowering the sugar content of dry cereals to 6 grams or less per serving, reducing milk offerings to 1% milk fat or less, introducing additional whole grain/higher fiber options, reducing consumption of deep fried foods at all secondary levels, and enhancing fresh fruit options.
KPS food services management provider...
