Weekly Owl Update, 

Thanks to all that came out for Rollerland last night!!!!!!!!!!  It was fun to see the O’Dea community on wheels!  

24/25 Staffing Plan has been finalized 😊!  Thanks to all the parent input from Parent SAC Team, Principal Coffee Talks, and PTA!  We worked to understand O’Dea needs from parents and staff this last month and have developed a plan that will optimize our resources and provide amazing teaching and learning for all O’Dea students.  For next year we will be maintaining current staffing levels, keeping 4th track of current 2nd grade (next year 3rd), adding a 4th track of current 4th grade (next year 5th), adding a 3rd intervention position, and adding an instructional para (TBD on placement)!!

Read Across America Week!!!!!!!!!

PTA is looking for some help with next week’s book fair and parent events on Tuesday and Thursday.  Sign-Up HERE 😊

Parent Morning Events on 2/27 and 2/29 8:00-8:45 Breakfast with Books! Join us for the Book Fair, have some breakfast, and enjoy reading with your kids!

To Celebrate Read Across America Week – we will have school spirit days each day!

2/26 - *Give Back the Giving Tree Way - Wear Green/Spread kindness 

2/27 - *PJ/Stuffy Day - Snuggle Up with a good book 

2/28 –*Wacky Wednesday - crazy hair, socks, outfits 

2/29-*Beach Day - Reading takes you to faraway places! 

3/1- *O'Dea Spirit Day - Gear/owl/blue 

Have a wonderful weekend! 

Alex  

Upcoming Events

3/11-3/15 Spring Break!!!

3/18 PTA Meeting @ 6:00 https://us02web.zoom.us/j/7042966946  

Spring CMAS (Colorado Measures of Academic Success) is coming up for 3rd thru 5th grade students (April).  This is an incredibly valuable assessment that informs us on student learning, instruction, and how we are doing as a school.  Please see this link for more information! 

PSD Long Range Planning 

PSD Long Range Planning (Community Input Sessions) PSD is looking at how to navigate changing demographics and declining birthrates.  PSD Facilities Planning Steering Committee is charged with optimizing PSD services to support the community.  They specifically are exploring modification to school attendance areas, including consolidation of schools, buildings in which PSD should not invest more capital dollars, and the placement of educational programs. 

A series of listening sessions will be held in March and April 2024. These are opportunities for members of the public, including staff, families, students, and community members, to provide feedback on the scenarios that the PSD Facilities Planning Steering Committee is developing.  

• 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Monday, March 18, at the PSD Information Technology Center at the Johannsen Support Services Complex, 2407 Laporte Ave., Fort Collins  
• 6-8 p.m. Monday, March 18, at Rocky Mountain High School, 1300 W. Swallow Road, Fort Collins 
• 4:30-6:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 19, at Lincoln Middle School, 1600 W. Lancer Drive, Fort Collins  
• 7:30-8:30 a.m. Wednesday, March 20, at Timnath Middle-High School, 4700 E. Prospect Road, Timnath 
• 6-8 p.m. Wednesday, March 20, at Fort Collins High School, 3400 Lambkin Way, Fort Collins 
• 6-7 p.m., Wednesday, March 27, online listening session (Link will be provided closer to event date) 

6-8 p.m. Thursday, April 4, at the Future Ready Center, Suite 510 in the Foothills Mall, 215 E Foothills Parkway, Fort Collins. This session is for participants whose primary languages are Spanish and Arabic