News
Principal Hired!
Immanuel is pleased to announce that Lyn Tausan has been hired as principal and will start in her new role on Wednesday, July 28. Lyn comes to us with a wealth of experience in teaching and administration. Her background includes settings in Lutheran, Christian, private/independent, and public charter schools.
8th Grade Algebra Teacher Hired
Judy Geiss has agreed to join the staff at Immanuel as a part-time teacher for the Algebra 8 class. Judy has 18 years experience teaching math at elementary and high school levels all the way up to AP Calculus. Some of you may already know Judy since she was the substitute teacher for the Algebra 8 class at various times last year. Judy has a passion for math and science and we believe that she will help us achieve excellent results in our middle school math program.
New Middle School Teacher
We are pleased to announce that Rebekah Storey has agreed to join the Immanuel teaching staff as a middle school teacher. Before coming to Colorado, Rebekah taught 7th and 8th grade english classes for six years at Contra Costa Christian School in Walnut Creek, California.
Seeking More 1st and 2nd Graders!
This year Immanuel is able to offer first and second grade students the blessing of a very low student to teacher ratio. Small class sizes are nearly unheard of in today's tight budgets, but at Immanuel, with potentially fewer than 16 children per classroom, your child will have significant teacher time and attention to help them develop academically, physically, socially and spiritually. First grade is such a key year in a child's academic development. Stop in or call our school office to learn more about what these early childhood classes have to offer!
ILS Rocks ITBS Assessment Tests
When you are in the top 4% of academic achievement in the country, it is hard to improve. But with its 2009/2010 Iowa Tests of Basic Skills (ITBS) assessment tests, Immanuel Lutheran School has done just that. Our test results this year moved us into to the top 2.8% of academic achievement in the country! Each grade level that was tested ranked in the top 5% of schools nationwide, and our composite score (used to compare schools) was an astounding 97.2!
Principal For A Day
It is amazing being principal for a day. You get to serve lunch, conduct a fire drill, and make a lot of decisions. You have buisness cards to hand out, eat donuts or ice cream and give some to your class. It is amazing being principal, but only for a day. ~Dillon Anderson, Principal for the Day
High School Survey Results
In December, we conducted an on-line survey with the goal of assessing interest in the possibility of establishing a Lutheran high school. We deliberately worded the questions to make it clear to people that starting a high school would involve significant start up and tuition costs. Given the state of the economy, we were expecting to use the survey results to prove that starting a Lutheran high school would not be feasible at this time.
ILS Awarded $45K Morgridge Grant
On August 6th Immanuel Lutheran School received news that it was being awarded a grant for $44,745 from the Morgridge Family Foundation. The grant will be used to purchase Smartboards, document cameras, wireless mobile slates, speakers, and student response systems. In addition to the cash provided to purchase hardware, the grant will pay for two years of professional development for our teaching staff. The value of this training is estimated at over $2000 per teacher. The equipment will be purchased, installed, and expenditures reported by the end of October.
