Zemmer 8-9 Campus

The annual Lapeer Homecoming events are set to take place next week, starting with the Powderpuff game on Sunday, Oct. 13, and wrapping up with the dance on Saturday, Oct. 19. This year's Homecoming theme is "Enchanted Forest." Powderpuff, featuring junior girls vs. senior girls in a flag football game, is this coming Sunday at Fitzpatrick Field on the CFI campus. Gates open at 5 p.m. and the game starts at 6 p.m. Admission is $5 per ticket and no passes will be accepted. During the halftime show, foreign exchange students will be introduced and the court for 9th, 10th and 11th grades will be announced. A pep rally will take place Friday during 6th Hour at LHS. More details on that event will come from LHS staff. The Homecoming parade is set to start at 5 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 18. The parade will be downtown, beginning at the Lapeer Agency at 145 E. Nepessing St. and ending near the post office at 567 W. Nepessing St. The band will begin the parade, followed by the Homecoming representatives and many of our sports and clubs. Before or after the parade, head over to Blend, located at 392 W. Nepessing St., for some yummy frozen yogurt, with a portion of the proceeds going to the LHS LINKS program. This year's Homecoming football game will feature Lapeer taking on Midland Dow, starting at 7 p.m. at Fitzpatrick Field. During halftime, we will announce this year's Homecoming king and queen. The dance is Saturday at Lapeer High School. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and the dance runs from 7-10:30 p.m. Tickets can be purchased for $15 apiece during all lunches Oct. 7-18. No tickets will be sold at the door the night of the dance. For more information, contact Lapeer High School at (810) 667-2418.

Head over to LapeerBond.com for a bond update presentation from last night's LCS Board of Education meeting!

A note to parents: This week, you will receive information from your child’s school (all but Turrill Elementary) regarding sign-up for our upcoming parent-teacher conferences. This year, we will again offer both face-to-face and remote (Zoom) options. Specific information, including dates and times, will be included in the communication from your child’s school. Please be sure to sign up as soon as possible once you receive the information so that each school can plan accordingly. Thank you!

We need all hands on deck for Count Day on Wednesday, October 2. As a reminder, the State of Michigan requires public schools to take an official count of student attendance on two designated days each school year (one in October and the other in February). Public school districts are funded on a per-pupil basis, so attendance on count days is critical. Let’s make it COUNT!

Let's give a warm Lapeer welcome to Tom Matteson, our new Technology Director! As fate would have it, today is also National IT Professional Day! (Tom is pictured, bottom middle, with the rest of our IT staff)

Lapeer Community Schools is looking for our next Girls Varsity Basketball coach! Are you interested? Do you want to work with our talented student-athletes and help guide them to the next level? If so, we want to hear from you! To apply or for more information, visit https://www.applitrack.com/gcaps/onlineapp/_application.aspx?posJobCodes=30147&posFirstChoice=Athletics/Activities&posSpecialty=

Lapeer High School has been selected as one of the high school sports programs to receive funds from the 2024 McDonald’s High School Sports Digital Fundraiser! On Thursday, October 3, local area McDonald’s restaurants will be raising money for local high school sports programs. Restaurants will be donating 20% of all Mobile Order & Pay sales made in the McDonald’s App that day to our school’s athletic department!

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Lapeer Community Schools bond, 2025-26 reconfiguration update - FAQs FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS Q: What bond work will be completed by the start of the 2024-25 school year? A: There are multiple projects that are scheduled to be completed. Securing Schickler’s open classrooms CFI demo/space reconfiguration/parking lot addition Restroom renovations (Lynch, Murphy, Schickler, & Turrill) HVAC upgrades (Lynch, Murphy, Schickler, & Turrill) Repaving of the bus lot Corridors for new science addition Q: What projects will be completed by the start of the 2025-26 school year? A: Again, multiple projects, funded by bond or grant funds, are in the works to improve our district. Instructional space lock replacement (New indicators with safer lock functionality) District-wide rekeying New PA systems with enhanced security functions New clock system at LHS Multi-purpose room additions (Murphy, Schickler, Turrill, and LHS) Weight room addition at LHS Restroom renovations at LHS Locker room renovations at LHS New classroom doors where needed (CFI & Turrill) Rolland-Warner playground LHS science room addition Securing LHS classrooms by constructing permanent walls in place of current movable wall partitions Schickler Drive expansion and replacement Q: What will the next couple of years look like as parents and students are transitioning from building to building and with new families coming in? A: In the spring of 2025, building tours and counselor visits will be scheduled for all grade levels involved in transitioning to a new building. School counselors from Rolland-Warner will meet with 4th grade students to discuss class offerings for the 2025-26 school year. Zemmer and Rolland-Warner counselors will work together to meet with 6th and 7th grade students as they prepare to transition to Zemmer. High school visits and counselor sessions will be scheduled for 8th and 9th grade students. Family open houses, building tours and information nights will be scheduled at all levels of the transition prior to the start of the school year. Administrators will also be working together to develop ongoing communication via newsletter, social media and automated messages about transition details. Q: Once the 2025-26 school year arrives, do families need to re-enroll their kids or will that happen automatically to get the student to the proper building? A: No re-enrollment is necessary. The district will make adjustments automatically in the PowerSchool Student Information System. Q: What steps are being taken by the district to educate families on the 2025-26 district reconfiguration? A: Regular mass communications will be sent to Lapeer Community Schools families and staff, as well as to the Lapeer community, via email, social media posts, and in school newsletters. Communications will be sent out and posted as new information becomes available and as updates happen and are finalized. Information may also be published in local media. For regular bond updates, remember to visit LapeerBond.com and the LCS Facebook and LCS Instagram pages.

Lapeer Community Schools bond, 2025-26 reconfiguration update LCS Community – As the bond work continues throughout this summer at many Lapeer Community Schools buildings, we want to update you with how the work will coincide with the district’s planning for the reconfiguration that will take place prior to the 2025-26 school year. 2024-25 school year: All elementary buildings are Kindergarten through 5th Grade Rolland-Warner will remain 6th and 7th grade campus Year-round options will remain the same (Turrill, Rolland-Warner) Zemmer will remain 8th and 9th grade campus Lapeer High School will remain 10th through 12th grades CFI will remain Lapeer Community High School Lapeer Virtual Partnership will remain at the Cramton campus 2025-26 school year: All elementary buildings (Lynch, Murphy, Schickler, Turrill) will be Kindergarten through 4th grade Rolland-Warner will transition to 5th and 6th grade campus (Traditional/Year-Round) Year-round options will be offered for Kindergarten through 6th grade (Turrill, Rolland-Warner) Zemmer will transition to 7th and 8th grade campus Lapeer High School will be a traditional 9th grade through 12th grade campus CFI will remain Lapeer Community High School Lapeer Virtual Partnership will remain at the Cramton campus The top priority with our bond work has been safety and security upgrades, as these benefit our entire population and surrounding community. Our new PA systems in all school buildings will have enhanced security features, movable walls at the high school will now be permanent, all door locks are being replaced with new safety features, and all doors are being rekeyed with increased safety measures. We are also in the process of implementing a new visitor management system at all of our building entrances that will scan and vet every individual that wants to enter our buildings. When that process moves further along, we will communicate information about that system and what it entails. Keeping our students and staff safe is an evolving process and our plan is to maintain safety and security initiatives as our utmost priorities across the district at all times. By reconfiguring our elementary buildings to Kindergarten through 4th grade in 2025-26, this gives us the opportunity to have dedicated space for programs such as Physical Education, Art and Music. This will be a major benefit to our youngest student population and the staff that provides service to them. Having 9th graders in the high school building will enable our students to be with their peers and participate more easily in high school programs, including performing arts, extracurricular activities, and athletics, which they currently access at Zemmer. The new multi-purpose room and state-of-the-art science labs at the high school will provide improved and modernized spaces for various instructional activities, enhancing the educational experience for our students. We are excited to share with you more details regarding all of our buildings once finalized. This bond and reconfiguration is a win-win not only for our district, but for the entire Lapeer community. It’s definitely an exciting time to be in Lapeer Community Schools! Sincerely, Matt Wandrie Superintendent

Bond, safety update heading into 2024-25 school year Check out the latest bond updates and safety updates at https://lcsblog.com/2024/08/14/bond-safety-update-heading-into-2024-25-school-year/

World-renowned professional learning facilitator Donohoo meets with LCS leadership With the 2024-25 school year fast approaching, Lapeer Community Schools leadership and principals took part in a day of professional development Aug. 12 with Jenni Donohoo, Ph.D. Donohoo is a five-time best-selling author and professional learning facilitator with more than 20 years experience. With our LCS group, Donohoo focused on collective efficacy, which refers to the shared belief among a group of individuals in their ability to achieve a common goal. It emphasizes the collaborative efforts of teachers, administrators, and staff to create a positive learning environment and improve student outcomes. Collective efficacy has a profound impact for administrators, not only enhancing their leadership effectiveness but also contributing to a thriving educational system that benefits both educators and students alike. “Jenni reinforced the importance of collective efficacy and how our beliefs impact student learning,” said Michelle Bradford, LCS assistant superintendent for curriculum and instruction. “She brought an energy to the group that supports our work with teachers and collaboration as we start a new school year.” Donohoo will be presenting in Lapeer later this school year in February and March for additional professional development days with teachers. For more information, visit jennidonohoo.com.

🎀 RIBBON CUTTING 🎀 This morning, we held a ribbon cutting ceremony to officially open the new playground at Lapeer Kids and Company! Afterwards, kids and staff enjoyed all the new fun! MORE PHOTOS HERE: https://www.flickr.com/.../6735.../albums/72177720319726872/