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Dear parents,

I want to make you aware of some discussions taking place regarding the future of Alturas Elementary.

Alturas Elementary, originally built in 1947, is a school with a rich history. Generations of students and staff members fondly recall their years spent on this campus. However, this aging facility is also becoming quite expensive to maintain.

Public utilities are not available at the school’s location. As a result, there are significant costs to keep its well safe for drinking and septic tank sanitary. Last year, maintenance costs for Alturas Elementary were roughly $110,000. By comparison, a school of similar size required about $40,000 in maintenance costs.

As superintendent, it is my responsibility to make sure we are efficiently and effectively using all available resources to provide a high-quality education to our community’s children in the best facilities possible.

During today’s work session, district staff and School Board members talked about the rising costs associated with keeping Alturas Elementary operational as a school site and the overall condition of the campus. One option being explored is transferring Alturas Elementary’s students and staff to a new school site being developed at the northwest corner of CR 653 and Old Bartow-Lake Wales Road.

Please understand that no final decision has been made at this time. This option has only been discussed and has NOT been voted upon by the School Board.

Before making any decision, we want to collect feedback from Alturas Elementary’s parents, staff members and other stakeholders. They will be invited to share their thoughts during a community meeting. We will schedule this meeting in the coming weeks.

Alturas Elementary parents will be notified of this meeting via an automated phone call, email and letter sent home with their child. It will also be posted to the school’s website.

I would encourage you to attend this meeting. Our goal is to best serve the students of our community while also being good stewards of our facilities and resources.

Sincerely,

Frederick Heid
Superintendent

Kindergarten Supply List for 2021-2022

1 box of large 8 count crayons (Not Jumbo)

2 boxes of 24 count crayons

6 glue sticks

1 pack of dry erase markers

4 spiral notebooks 1subject

Pencil Box- hard plastic kind (no pouches)

1 bottle of hand sanitizer

1 tub of disinfecting wipes

1 box of gallon bags (girls)

1 box of quart bags (boys)

Backpack (no wheels)

1 set of earbuds (used with school iPads)

First Grade Supply list 2021-2022

1 white 1-inch binder

1 crayon box (small)

5 composition notebooks (wide rule)

5 pocket folders with prongs

Pencils (pre-sharpened)

erasers

4 boxes of 24 count crayons

4 glue sticks

Clorox wipes

1 box of tissues

1 bottle of Lysol Spray

1 bottle of hand sanitizer

1 set of ear buds

1 box of gallon zip lock baggies: boys

1 box of quart zip lock baggies: girls

2^nd Grade Supply List

2 packs of (wide-ruled) loose leaf notebook paper

3 or 4 large pink erasers

4 folders with pockets and brads (red, blue, green and yellow) plastic preferred

4 composition or spiral notebooks (red, blue, green, and yellow preferred)

2 dozen #2 pencils

1 pack of 4 glue sticks

1 box of 16 or 24 count crayons

1 box of tissues

Ziploc bags- sandwich or quart

Hand sanitizer (any size)

Ear Buds (dollar store buds for iPads)

3^rd Grade Student Supply List

• 4 spiral bound single subject notebooks
• 5 prong folders
• 1 package of notebook paper
• 24 pack of pencils (no mechanical)
• 1 pack of cap erasers
• 2 dry erase markers for student use
• 1 container of Lysol wipes
• 1 can of Lysol spray
• 1 bottle of hand sanitizer
• 1 box of tissues
• 1 box of Ziploc baggies (boys- gallon sized bags; girls- sandwich or quart sized bags)
• 1 box of crayons
• 1 student crayon box
• 4 glue sticks
• 1 pair of student scissors
• 1 set of earbuds (to be used with school iPads)

Wish List

• Personal size dry erase board

4^th Grade Student Supply List

3 – boxes of tissues (boys)

Gallon or quart Ziploc bags (boys)

Cleaning wipes (girls)

Hand sanitizer (girls)

1 – 1” 3 ring binder with inside pockets.

1 – cloth pencil pouch with zipper that clips into the 3-ring binder

2 – Packs of Papermate Pink Pearl or Ticondaroga Erasers --No cap erasers

24 - #2 Pencils

1 – Crayons (8 colors)

1 - Scissors

1 – Ear Buds

3 – Packs of wide ruled notebook paper (1-R, 2-M)

5 – 100-page 1 subject notebook – With pocket (1M,2R,1S,1W)

4 – 3 prong/2 pocket folder (3R, 1M)

4 – Glue Sticks (S)

1 – Cardboard or Plastic magazine/book holder (optional)

R-Reading, M-Math, S-Science, W-Writing

5^th Grade Supply List   2021-22

1 – 1-inch Binder

1 – 1 ½ inch Binder

5 – composition notebooks

3 – packs of wide ruled paper

36 - #2 pencils

1 pair of ear buds (can be Dollar Tree)

Cleaning wipes

Boys – hand sanitizer

Girls – box of tissues

5^th Grade Supply List   2021-22

1 – 1-inch Binder

1 – 1 ½ inch Binder

5 – composition notebooks

3 – packs of wide ruled paper

36 - #2 pencils

1 pair of ear buds (can be Dollar Tree)

Cleaning wipes

Boys – hand sanitizer

Girls – box of tissues