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Dear Parents, Guardians, Students, and Friends of Jacksonwald Elementary:
     
     Welcome to Jacksonwald Elementary School. This summer has already been quite eventful with the move from M.L. Lausch Elementary to our new facility. As the movers took out the last of the boxes, there was a real sense of sadness that came with leaving a school that has been our second home for many years. Nevertheless, change is the only constant that is guaranteed in life. Now, as we settle into our new home we look forward to starting anew in a much larger facility that will provide us with different opportunities. Many of our teachers who were teaching in renovated locker rooms, next to dentist chairs, and in the basement, will have classrooms with windows to the world. Our cafeteria and gymnasium will be much larger for the children, and classrooms with doors should make teaching our children easier as our faculty and staff will not have to compete with outside noises and distractions. There will always be a special place in our hearts for our years at M.L. Lausch Elementary, but we look forward to making Jacksonwald home.      
    
    Jacksonwald Elementary is a larger setting; however, our clear objective is to create the closeness and community feeling that was such a redeeming quality of our previous setting. Our goals will continue to be in creating a place where your children want to come and learn and a place where we want to come to work.          
     We will continue to provide your children with the type of positive learning environment that has proven educationally effective for our students. They will continue to be extremely competitive in relation to their peers across the state when it comes to standardized testing and in reaching the goals set forth by the No Child Left Behind legislation. 

     One reason our students are successful can be directly attributed to the strong parental support they receive in the home. Many of you spend a considerable amount of time doing homework, studying, and/or reading with your children. We thank you and commend your efforts. Jacksonwald Elementary will continue to be fortunate in having a strong parent group and enthusiastic parents who will work to promote a positive learning environment through informative and entertaining assemblies, holiday parties, and many other fun activities.
    
     Elementary schools are not successful by accident, and so many people who volunteered in the classroom made a difference in the lives of our students. Our staff is wholeheartedly appreciative of the work these dedicated parents have provided in the past and look forward to continued support in our new school with new and former parents.  We look forward to the opportunity to educate your child. Please feel free to contact the school office with any questions, concerns, or suggestions. We are always looking for ways to improve our instructional delivery and better ways to make our school user friendly and child-centered.

                                                      Sincerely,
                                                      Joseph J. Schlaffer, Ed.D.