Lansing School District PCAC (Parent/Community Advisory Council)

PCAC is happening now. However, we are having technical difficulties. Stay tuned.

Because of the weather, tonight's Lansing School District PCAC Meeting will be virtually, NOT in person. Please check you email or visit the district website at www.lansingschools.net for more meeting information. Thanx. Hope to see you there! See the meeting information below.

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Join us for our monthly meeting tomorrow (10/26) at 6PM in the Sexton Cafeteria. We'll be talking about the latest school improvement updates and athletics. As always, we'll have free dinner and childcare!

We are back and in person! Join us at Everett High School tonight at 6pm for Lansing School District updates, a conversation about bussing and CATA transport for 9-12 grade students. Free dinner and childcare will be provided!

Our full calendar is available here:

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Reminder: we are meeting tonight at 6PM at Post Oak to talk about discipline and conflict resolution programs in the district. Free dinner and childcare will be provided!

We’ll also endeavor to livestream tonights meeting here on our page. Also note, we have decided our remaining meetings this year will be virtual (zoom links will be circulated soon), so this will be our last in person meeting of the year. Hope to see you in person or on the web!

We will start a facebook live broadcast of our November meeting shortly! If you are close by, you can still feel free to join us at Cavanaugh School to hear speakers in person while you grab free dinner and childcare!

We hope you can attend our first PCAC meeting of the new year! We are back in person and will meet tomorrow (Sept. 23) at 6PM at Pattengill to speak with the new Superintendent about goals for the District. Dinner and Childcare will be provided. See you there!

Heads up! Our PCAC meeting this evening has been cancelled due to the Snow Day. Stay warm and safe out there!

If you are looking for some great content to check out in the meantime, look no further than Lansing School's Parent University. Follow the link for upcoming web-classes, or to view past classes on a whole host of topics impacting students and families.

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PCAC is back at it tomorrow (Tuesday, 12/1)! We are joining forces with the District's Parent Academy at 5:30 for a presentation about how to get involved with the District before our regular meeting at 6 pm.

Our regular meeting will feature:

1) A presentation from L*D staff about Career Preparation and adult education programs (including a special presentation about the Lansing Fire Science Academy offered to Lansing students through a partnership with the Lansing Fire department).

2) Information and discussion about a new attendance initiative in the district.

3) PCAC Leadership Elections! Are you looking for a way to be more involved in the District? Would you like to help shape PCAC agendas and discussions? Consider joining our executive board and help make a difference.

4) Discussion about any COVID updates. We also welcome the opportunity to hear your feedback, questions, or concerns about how virtual learning is going, and what we should all be paying attention to for the upcoming spring semester.

Join us on Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83157966793

See you online tomorrow!

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Sharing an email sent by the District earlier this week with information about how to provide feedback and get information about the Screen-to-Screen learning plan for the first marking period this fall:

The Lansing School District is looking for your input on our Return to School plan for the Fall of the 2020-21 school year.
As you may have heard by now, the Lansing School District is going Screen-to-Screen for the first marking period and we want your input on how this is going affect you and your families.
Please join us for one of our Zoom meetings on Wednesday, July 22nd. We have 3 different sessions available - one at 10:00am, one at 4:00pm, and one at 7:00pm.
The Zoom links to these can be found on our website at www.lansingschools.net or on our page.
If you are unable to attend any of those meetings, we still want to hear from you. You can contact us via the Let's Talk Feature on our website, through any of our school or District pages or send us an email at [email protected]
Your input is important to us as we all prepare for the upcoming school year, so please bring your questions and ideas to us so we can help our students be successful as we return to school this Fall.
Thank you, and we hope to see you Wednesday.

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Happy Summer All!

We hope you are all staying safe and finding some time to enjoy our Michigan summer!

On behalf of PCAC I'd like to let you know of an opportunity to participate in a small group discussion about how the Lansing School District's work is evolving in response to COVID-19 and other important issues. The Focus group will be on Tuesday, July 14, 2020 from 6:30-8 PM. Spots are limited to foster an engaged discussion, and you can register at this link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/PLG9D7L

The discussion is being hosted by Launch Michigan with support provided by Public Policy Associates (a Lansing-based research firm helping to gather community perspectives. Organizers hope to work closely with some of our parents to gather information and help us all, including the district, meet the challenges COVID-19 has created.

Hope to see some of you on the focus group discussion, and let me know if you have any questions.

Keep well!

Steve Purchase
Chair, PCAC

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