Halquist to provide donation for athletic complex The Halquist Stone Company gave the Hamilton School Board some good news. Fourth generation owners of the company, Bill and Tom Halquist, announced that they would donate construction and equipment for youth soccer and softball fields adjacent to Hamilton High School. When open in summer of 2014, the […]
Business Services Assistant Superintendent Bryan Ruud presented a $49.75 million draft budget for 2013-14 at the April 9 School Board meeting. Assumptions made in preparing the first draft of the budget were: Student enrollment would not change; State aid will increase by $75 per student; and Property value in the district will remain at current […]
Summer workshops set for staff Staff members will be busy during the summer participating in various curriculum projects, professional development and technology courses. Curriculum projects districtwide include work on Response to Intervention and specific writing, physics and mathematics projects at the high school. Professional development will focus on communication arts at the high school, the […]
Lannon recognized for distinguished state award Lannon Elementary School staff members were recognized at the March 5 Hamilton School Board meeting for their contributions in making their school a Wisconsin High-Achieving & High-Progress School. The Department of Public Instruction awarded the distinction to Lannon because it: earned a “Significantly Exceeding Expectations” rating on the new […]
District to lease 700 laptops Hamilton School Board members approved leasing 700 laptops for four years to meet the demands of preparing students to be college and career ready. The new technology also will get students used to being assessed in an online environment, which the state’s new Smarter Balanced Assessments will require. Cost for […]
Teacher, two students talk about “flipped classroom” Two of her former students helped Hamilton mathematics teacher Kelly Meyer give School Board members a glimpse of life in a “flipped classroom.” Meyer taught a precalculus class in which students watched videos of her presenting lessons before coming to class. They then engaged in activities during class […]
5-year computer rotation purchases approved School Board members approved replacement of 214 desktop computers, 60 monitors and network infrastructure upgrades for a total cost of $209,754. The district annually replaces a portion of its computers so that none is more than five years old. A total of 64 computers will be replaced in the Templeton […]
High school increases math, science requirements for incoming freshmen Beginning with the class of 2017, Hamilton High School students will be required to take three credits each of mathematics and science and 13 elective credits to graduate. It will be a one-credit increase each in mathematics and science and two fewer elective credits. Hamilton Principal […]
Grove reports on energy audit School Board members learned about the results of an energy system audit conducted by Environmental Systems, Inc. (ESI) which took a holistic approach to analyzing Hamilton High School energy usage. The report gives Hamilton a baseline energy benchmark of 85 out of 100 points, which makes it eligible to be […]
Strategic Plan in its last year More than 20 years ago Hamilton leaders, staff, parents, students and community members began the process of strategic planning to help the district deal with its deficiency in nearly every one of the 20 state education standards. Team members at last week’s Strategic Plan update learned about substantial progress […]