Episode 1: Getting Ready for Students

Welcome Provo City School District. 00;00;14;08 - 00;00;20;08 This is our very first podcast episode of What ‘Sup With the Sup’.  I am Superintendent Wendy Dau and I am very excited to be here.  This is going to be a weekly podcast. We're going to have new episodes every Friday to provide an inside look at all of the great things that are happening in our Provo schools. We want to recognize and celebrate teachers and employees across the district, provide updates on important projects and discussions that are taking place throughout our district, give you important dates and need to know information, and our episodes will be posted on Spotify, YouTube and the district website. 00;00;53;23 - 00;00;59;02 So here are our weekly updates for the week of August 14th. First and foremost, the first day of school for first through 12th graders is Wednesday, August 16th. We are pretty excited to welcome all of our students back. The first day of kindergarten will be on Wednesday, August 23rd. Make sure that you're checking your school's website, their  calendar and social media, because that is where they list important dates, their back to school nights, which are all going to be happening on Monday and Tuesday of next week,  their school start times, and anything that you need to know for the first day, including kindergarten testing. Elementary schools will be releasing early for the first week of school. They release at 1:00 PM on Wednesday, the 16th, Thursday, the 17th, Monday, the 21st and Tuesday the 22nd. They release at 1:30 on Friday, the 18th. If you qualify for free or reduced lunch, please remember to send your application within the first 30 days of school. This does need to be done every year and we want to make sure that your children can eat school lunch. Please remember to update your information in Powerschool. This also needs to be done annually and allows our teachers and our staff to be able to get in touch with you and to communicate with you so that you know what is happening with your child at school. I also want to let you know that our next school board meeting will have a study session on Tuesday, August 22nd. We begin at 4 p.m. We meet in Boardroom One at the district office and these meetings are open to the public. Our foundation's links for kids golf tournament will be held on September 28th, so save the date. If you’re interested in participating, please visit foundation.provo.edu. Also, tune in for our weekly videocast from me every Friday to highlight important events that are taking place across the district. 00;02;59;08 - 00;03;02;29 For our first episode, we want to go out to the schools and visit with teachers and principals so that you can hear all of the hard work that they put forth as they get ready to welcome your children into their classrooms.We are going to be starting at Canyon Crest Elementary School, and we're going to be talking with a couple of teachers there. So come along with me as we visit with them and find out all the excitement that is happening in our schools as we get ready for students. 00;03;28;22 - 00;03;29;13 Wendy: I'm here with Mackenzie, who is a teacher at Canyon Crest Elementary. She teaches third grade. And I just walked into her classroom and it is incredible. Like, it is the most welcoming space. Like, I would love to be in here. I just want you to know, I think I just – There's the rug. The desks are all ready to go. The bulletin boards are like… this is awesome. Like, so positive. (Wendy super excited). If I were a parent bringing my child here, I would be like, Yes, this is incredible.  So thank you for doing that. So I just want you to tell us a little bit about everything that you go through to prepare for the first day of school and then tell me your favorite part. Like, what's the part you're most looking forward to? McKenzie: I fe