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November 3, 2011 Dear Parents, Staff and Community Members: Recently our James Madison teachers toured Edward Stone Middle School located on the Southwest side of town.  Construction of the building is proceeding on schedule and it will open in August of 2012.  Principal Brian Johnson reports that the students have selected a mascot for their new school: The Jets!  The building was named after Burlington native, Ed Stone, former director of the famous Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and project scientist on the Voyager Expeditions. The Voyager probes are still transmitting data to the earth as they cruise toward the outer edge of our solar system.   In fact, the Voyager probes will be the first man-made objects to pass through the heliopause.   Dr. Stone is currently a professor at California Institute of Technology.  Dr. and Mrs. Stone plan to attend the Open House scheduled for Sunday, August 19, 2012 at 3:00 p.m  Recently when I was in Chicago I toured the Adler Planetarium so that I could “brush up” on my knowledge of astronomy.  Things have changed dramatically since I was in high school!  I learned about dark matter, as well as quarks, leptons and other subatomic particles.  It was fascinating!   A recent issue of the Scientific American had a great article about Dark Matter and how it may be the cause of the mysterious warp in the Milky Way Galaxy.   I encourage all students, teachers, and parents to take this opportunity to visit a school library, book store, or public  library to read about current space exploration so that we can better understand the amazing new discoveries that have come about due to the research of Dr. Stone and his colleagues around the world

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About Our Superintendent:

    Before becoming Superintendent, Jane Evans served six years as the Assistant Superintendent in Burlington.  She was previously a teacher, principal, curriculum director, and Director of Educational Services in the Muscatine Schools.  Jane earned her B.A., M.A., and ED.S. degrees and completed coursework in the doctoral program at the University of Iowa. Jane is active in the Burlington Rotary Club, the United Way Board, and other community activities.  Jane and her husband, Rick Buller, have two grown sons and one granddaughter.  

Dear Parent or Guardian:

Each year, every school district in Iowa is required to report student data by race and ethnicity to the Iowa Department of Education. Iowa must report this information to the federal government. The Iowa Department of Education reports school level data and does not report individual student data to the federal government.

Recently, the federal government changed the procedures for identifying race and ethnicity. Not only do the changes allow individuals to more accurately identify themselves, but it also matches the race and ethnicity collections on all other federal reporting like the Census. Because of the new reporting categories for race and ethnicity, you will need to update your child’s data. Starting with the 2009-2010 school year, all schools in Iowa will report student data to the Iowa Department of Education using the new categories.

Please use the links below to read the full letter and also access the form to update your student's records.

Full Letter is Here

New Registration Form
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