THAT
THAT THEY'RE GROWING IT, TOO. >> I LOVE THAT.
>> ON THE ROOFTOP.
>> ALL RIGHT. THANKS, KATE.
WE'LL SEE YOU SOON. YEAH, THAT'S
GREAT.
GREAT.
GREAT. >>
GREAT. >> ALL RIGHT. CHANNEL THREE IS
YOUR BACK TO SCHOOL AUTHORITY.
AND WE'RE GETTING A LOOK AT WHAT
DISTRICTS ACROSS THE STATE ARE
DOING TO PREPARE FOR A NEW
SCHOOL YEAR.
SCHOOL YEAR. >> HARD TO BELIEVE ITS THAT
TIME AGAIN TODAY. WE'RE TALKING
WITH ANDREW GONZALES IS THE
SUPERINTENDENT FOR LEBANON
PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO FIND OUT
WHAT'S NEW. GOOD MORNING. HOW
ARE YOU TODAY?
>> GOOD MORNING. I'M GREAT.
THANKS FOR HAVING ME.
>> SO WE CAN'T BELIEVE IT'S THE
MIDDLE OF AUGUST. WE'RE WINDING
DOWN, GETTING READY FOR SCHOOL.
TELL US, WHEN IS YOUR FIRST DAY
OF SCHOOL IN YOUR DISTRICT?
>> SO WE'RE ACTUALLY WELCOMING
SOME NEW HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS ON
AUGUST 21ST. AND THEN WE BRING
BACK OUR STAFF ON THE 22ND. OUR
FULL TEAM WILL BE BACK ON THE
23RD FOR CONVOCATION, AND THEN
WE'LL HAVE SOME PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT DAYS AFTER THAT. WE
WELCOME ALL STUDENTS BACK ON
MONDAY THE 28TH. ALL RIGHT.
>> SO THAT'S COMING UP JUST A
COUPLE OF WEEKS. HOW MANY
STUDENTS ARE THERE IN THE
LEBANON PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM IN
THIS NEW SCHOOL YEAR?
>> YEAH, WE HAVE THREE SCHOOLS
IN OUR DISTRICT, ALL ON THE SAME
ROAD. WE HAVE 975 STUDENTS
CURRENTLY, WHICH IS UP ABOUT 25
FROM THE PREVIOUS YEARS. THAT'S
DUE IN LARGE PART TO OUR ONGOING
SCREENING AND RECRUITING EFFORTS
AT THE PRESCHOOL LEVEL. AND WE
OFFER A DIVERSE SET OF OFFERINGS
AT THE HIGH SCHOOL, INCLUDING
OUR AMAZING AGRICULTURE, SCIENCE
AND TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION PROGRAM
.
.
. >>
. >> OH,
. >> OH, THAT'S GREAT. SO TELL US
A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THE HIGH
SCHOOL. WHAT'S THE NAME OF IT?
HOW MANY KIDS GO TO IT AND TELL
US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT SOME OF
THE COOL PROGRAMS THERE.
>> LYMAN MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL.
WE HAVE ROUGHLY 350 STUDENTS
THERE. WE'RE ACTUALLY IN THE
SECOND YEAR OF IMPLEMENT SOME
NEW EXCITING PATHWAYS FOR OUR
LEARNERS. ONE OF WHICH IS THE
TURF MANAGEMENT COURSE, WHICH
ALLOWS OUR STUDENTS TO LEARN
SKILLS THAT WILL HELP THEM
POSSIBLY IN A FUTURE PROFESSION
WHILE ALSO TAKING CARE OF OUR
SCHOOL GROUNDS. WE'RE GETTING
READY TO LAUNCH A CERTIFIED
NURSING ASSISTANT PROGRAM. IN
RESPONSE TO STUDENT INTEREST
PARTNERED WITH THREE RIVERS
COMMUNITY COLLEGE. THIS YEAR
WILL BE THE FIRST FULL YEAR
WE'LL GET TO USE A NEW BARN THAT
WAS BUILT ON SITE THROUGH FUNDS
THAT WERE PROVIDED TO US THROUGH
A PERKINS GRANT. WE'LL HAVE NEW
ANIMALS. WE'LL BE ABLE TO HOLD
FULL SIZE CLASSES, AND IT'S
WI-FI CAPABLE AND THE LAST THING
WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT IS
THE DRONE PILOTING COURSE, WHICH
ALLOWS OUR STUDENTS TO LEARN THE
SKILLS TO GET A CERTIFICATION.
EVENTUALLY, AFTER THEY ARE DONE
WITH THAT PROGRAM, THEY'RE ALSO
GOING TO BE FILMING SPECIAL
EVENTS ON OUR CAMPUS, WHICH
INSTILLS A SENSE OF PRIDE.
>> WOW. THOSE ARE SOME AMAZING
PROGRAMS.
PROGRAMS.
PROGRAMS. >> I WANT TO GO BACK TO HIGH
SCHOOL AND TAKE SOME OF THOSE
JUST JUST REALLY PRACTICAL
SKILLS THAT EVERYBODY CAN USE
AFTER HIGH SCHOOL.
>> I JUST LOVE IT. ANOTHER
QUESTION WE WANT TO ASK THIS
IS% SOMETHING THAT'S AFFECTING SO
MANY SCHOOL DISTRICTS ACROSS THE
STATE AND REALLY ACROSS THE
COUNTRY. FAUCI HOW ARE YOU DOING
WITH STAFFING THIS YEAR? I KNOW
THERE'S BEEN A BIG TEACHER
STAFFING SHORTAGE OVER THE PAST
COUPLE OF YEARS. THANKFULLY WE
ARE FULLY STAFFED.
>> WE HAD A VERY COLLABORATIVE
AND RESPECTFUL BUDGET SEASON
LAST YEAR WITH OUR TOWN THAT
ALLOWED US TO POST AND INTERVIEW
AND HIRE FOR POSITIONS.WE'RE
REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THE
TEAMMATES THAT ARE COMING ON
THIS YEAR, BUT WE ARE FULLY
STAFFED.
STAFFED.
STAFFED. >> THAT'S GREAT NEWS. THAT'S
GREAT. ANYTHING ELSE THAT YOU
WANT TO SHARE WITH US AS KIDS
ARE WINDING DOWN THE SUMMER
VACATION AND THINKING ABOUT THAT
FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL? YEAH
>> SO THIS YEAR WE HAVE A THEME
THAT WE'RE RALLYING AROUND. IT'S
CALLED WE ARE ONE. AS I
MENTIONED EARLIER IN THE
INTERVIEW, WE ARE A CLOSE KNIT
COMMUNITY AND EVERYONE IS EFFORT
MAKES SUCH A POSITIVE IMPACT ON
PROVIDING THE BEST POSSIBLE
EDUCATION FOR OUR LEARNERS. SO
WE'RE REALLY TRYING TO FOCUS ON
WORKING TOGETHER AND
UNDERSTANDING THAT WE CAN
LITERALLY SEE AND FEEL THE
IMPACT WHEN WE'RE WORKING
TOGETHER. SO WE'LL BE WORKING
WITH OUR STUDENTS, WITH OUR
STAFF AND OUR FAMILIES TO HAVE
THAT SENSE OF BELONGING AND
PRIDE IN OUR DISTRICT. THIS YEAR
.
.
. >>
. >> I
. >> I LOVE THAT. I HOPE YOU ALL
HAVE A GREAT SCHOOL YEAR THERE
IN LEBANON. THANK YOU SO MUCH
FOR BEING WITH US. ANDREW
GONZALEZ THE LEBANON PUBLIC
SCHOOLS SUPERINTENDENT,