Board recognizes retiring employees The 2013-14 retirements of nine district employees were commemorated at the Hamilton School Board meeting. Combined, the employees provided 180 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. […]
Personnel matters In personnel business, the School Board: granted the leave of absence of Templeton social worker Cheryl Johnson, effective for the 2014-15 school year; accepted the resignation of Hamilton clerical and supervision paraprofessional Heidi Koenig, effective May 2; and appointed Murrene Payton, Daniel Tackes and Steve Akin as assistant summer school coordinators, effective May […]
Hamilton School Board members approved the appointment of five employees including the new Templeton Middle School principal. Paul Mielke, Ph.D., who has been principal at West Allis Central High School since 2009, begins his new leadership role in the district July 1. Previously he was assistant principal and athletic director at Waukesha South High School. […]
School Board gets first look at budget Hamilton School Board members took their first official look at the 2014-15 budget at their regular meeting. The budget totals $54.59 million, which is a 3.02 percent increase over the current budget. The mill rate is projected to be $10.28, which is 8 cents above this year’s rate […]
Marcy highlights video announcements Three Marcy Elementary School staff members and four students presented to Hamilton School Board members about their school’s student video announcement program. Fifth grade students work with library-media specialist Wendy Horsens to create brief school announcements that tell students about weather conditions, school lunch menu options, Marcy teachers and items from […]
Two principals to retire at end of year Two Hamilton School District principals will retire at the end of the 2013-14 school year. Templeton Middle School Principal Patricia Polczynski and Willow Springs Learning Center Principal Margaret Tackes, Ed. D., submitted retirement requests at the March 4 Hamilton School Board meeting. Patricia Polczynski a Templeton leader […]
Board ratifies contract with ULE The Hamilton School Board ratified a contract with United Lakewood Educators (ULE) that will increase base salaries by 2.07 percent for the 2013-14 school year. The board also approved a 2.07 percent increase in non-base supplemental compensation. The tentative agreement was reached Feb. 6 between the district and ULE representatives. […]
Board gets report about district strategic tactics Human Resources and Organizational Development Director John Roubik gave an update to the School Board about the work of the Strategic Visioning Committee which met Oct. 22-23 to validate and review the district’s mission, vision, beliefs and high-leverage strategies to support engagement and achievement. At a previous meeting, […]
New student information system chosen For the first time in nearly a decade, the district will move to a new student information system. Hamilton School Board members approved the recommendation from the district’s Information Technology (IT) Department to move from STI to Infinite Campus to maintain student demographic data and handle other functions. IT Manager […]
Board gives final OK to practice facility Hamilton School Board members gave final approval for construction of a multi-purpose athletic and classroom training facility at Hamilton High School. If all goes as planned, the facility will completed in the fall of 2014, with much of the building erected in the summer. With student athletic participation […]