Board recognizes retiring employees The 2014-15 retirements of seven district employees were commemorated at the Hamilton School Board meeting. Combined, the employees provided 164 years of service to the district. School Board members read and approved commendations for each employee that reflected comments from supervisors and colleagues, and each retiree was given a retirement gift. […]
Board gives budget OK before Annual Meeting The Hamilton School Board gave its approval for the 2015-16 budget that will be presented to voters at the Annual Meeting, normally held in June, but postponed until Aug. 17 this year because of uncertainty of the state budget. Including $3 million toward construction of a high […]
Budget matters addressed Every year the Hamilton School Board reviews a first draft of the district’s budget in spring and by the end of May approves a final budget to present at its Annual Meeting in June. Because of the state biennial budget uncertainty, the budget planning process in Hamilton will not be as straightforward […]
High school junior, local fire department recognized Hamilton High School junior Yuchun “Peggy” Wang was recognized for earning the 2015 Wisconsin NCWIT Award for Aspirations in Computing award, sponsored by the National Center for Women & Information Technology. It recognizes high school females for their computing-related achievements and interests in an effort to encourage more […]
Teacher, students describe personalized learning in Templeton classroom Templeton Middle School teacher Cathy Drago and six of her sixth-graders gave School Board members a presentation on what personalized learning looks like in her classroom. Four students described how they are able to learn in a flipped mathematics class and two others presented […]
District adds Chromebooks to 5-year technology replacement cycle School Board members approved the purchase of $237,939 of computer equipment to maintain the district’s five-year replacement cycle. The approval will fund purchase of 222 desktop and 34 laptop computers, six tablets, 310 Chromebooks and 10 mobile carts. Typically the district replaces 200-300 computers as they become […]
Committees review, revise five curricular areas in 2014-15 The process to update curriculum is a five-year cycle in which teacher representatives from across the district review and revise content in 18 curricular areas. In her report to the School Board, Instructional Services Supervisor Katherine Little, Ph.D., summarized revisions being made this year in music, social […]
Board gives authority to develop classroom addition bids Contracts with a construction manager, architect and associated engineers to create bid documents for a classroom addition at Hamilton High School will be developed. The School Board gave authority to administrators at its Jan. 19 regular meeting to get the process started. School Board members are […]
Templeton to change schedule, structure The schedule and structure for Templeton Middle School will change next year in an effort to improve achievement for all students. Principal Paul Mielke, Ph.D., presented a report and recommendations from a school committee that studied changes to benefit students. Among the committee’s objectives were to provide: flexibility for interventions, […]
Enrollment has typical fluctuation since beginning of year Student enrollment since the beginning of the school year has increased by 11 students districtwide, according to a report from Human Resources and Organizational Development Director John Roubik. The increase is typical of fluctuations the district sees during the school year. Per-pupil allocations to be static Schools […]