Katie Lyczak 4 Kids - Wentzville School Board of Education

10/24/2024

If you have read over tonight's agenda, I can imagine that item 13.3, Policy 2340, might seem extreme at first. I just wanted to take a moment to clarify the differences between truancy, educational neglect, and excused absences. We know that students will miss school for many different reasons. It’s important to distinguish between these types of absences because regular school attendance is critical to a child’s learning and development. I also believe that knowing the definition of truancy is not at all the same as an excused absence.

Truancy occurs when a child is absent from school without a valid excuse. This means the child is missing school without the knowledge or permission of a parent/guardian, or in violation of state or school attendance requirements. Chronic truancy can lead to legal consequences for both the student and their family.

Educational neglect happens when a parent or guardian knowingly fails to ensure their child attends school regularly, often without a legitimate reason. In these cases, the child is not provided with the education required by law, which can lead to serious consequences for the child's future success.

Excused absences are different. These include absences for legitimate reasons such as illness, doctor appointments, family emergencies, or other approved situations. In these instances, parents or guardians notify the school in advance, and the absences are recorded without penalty.

09/20/2024

To everyone out there with dyslexia, or any other learning disability, don't EVER let anyone's criticism of your stumbles discourage you from doing big things, or scary things that take you out of your comfort zone. You can be successful!

04/01/2022

Unashamedly conservative. Unashamedly an advocate for students, staff, and stakeholders.

03/17/2022

I wanted to share an interesting article with you all. There are so many inaccuracies in here, but they did quote me correctly. The board did not vote 7-0 to reinstate The Bluest Eye. Here is a quote from the article that I had to nod my head and agree with when I read it "I wouldn’t bet against Lyczak, running in a school board election in a conservative suburban county. Not these days." Thanks guys!

https://m.riverfronttimes.com/stlouis/hartmann-the-book-banning-wentzville-mob-gets-uglier/Content?oid=37327789&fbclid=IwAR21Umf4tZ8NEacnSNPiarWQgUHu2oIriktFvrjLoN0FfHPdhAz3QXIIp30

Psycho parents say the darnedest things. Consider those nice people carrying the torches and pitchforks in Wentzville. Last fall, the Wentzville School District Board of...

03/13/2022

Today was parade day! It was just a little bit cold! But, my son had a blast handing out candy I got to shake a lot of hands and kiss a lot of babies. Ok, that was was a joke, but it was great to see the turn out in Defiance. Thanks to all who braved the cold!

03/08/2022

I just wanted to put my two cents in about a document floating around in FB land.
I do support the right to pray. I support the outward expression on one’s faith. Prayer is included in freedom of expression. I am guessing this was deduced from the See You At the Poles post I made . I posted information for each school in the WSD. So, the first point is absolutely true.
I also do support eliminating p**n. I know many will twist this and apply it specifically to the “banned” book issue. I still stand by my view that removing a book from a single, specific venue like a public school library is not banning. I will forever protect every family’s right to decide what their own family culture should be, even if that culture differs from mine. No government subdivision has the right to make decisions under my roof or your roof when it comes to a family culture issue. I think why they mentioned it here is because of my work to end child sexual exploitation. This is not the same as the book issue. Sexual exploitation is rampant in our community, in our state, and in our country. If you don’t agree, you are wrong.
Last, 100% am I focused on returning to academic success. Why else do children go to school then to be educated. I do not send my kids to school for any other reason. I believe parents will always be their own child’s first and best educator. School of any kind should never replace the parent.
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