Board keeps calendar parameters The Hamilton School District 2013-14 school calendar will be similar to those in the past. School Board members approved parameters for administrators to use in developing next year’s calendar that have essentially the same considerations that have been in place for years when calendars were negotiated between the School Board and […]
November 6, 2012
District avoids more than $1.3 million in energy costs since 2001 More than $1.3 million worth of savings have accumulated since 2001 as a result of energy conservation measures the Hamilton School District has in place. Buildings and Grounds Manager Jeff Grove provided a report to the School Board detailing how the district avoided increased […]
October 15, 2012
School Board makes budget adjustments Unlike many school districts that are experiencing declining enrollments, the Hamilton School District continues to grow. This year, however, Hamilton’s enrollment went up by 21 instead of 45 students as school officials had projected. Because the district budget is built around estimated enrollment, the School Board members took action at […]
October 2, 1012
District puts in place RtI interventions In an effort to provide early systematic assistance to students who have difficulty learning, the Hamilton School District implemented various intervention plans as part of Response to Intervention (RtI). Human Resources and Organizational Development Director John Roubik described the systematic process school staff members deploy to improve performance of […]
September 17, 2012
Special education paraprofessional time added Hamilton School Board members approved adding seven hours of daily paraprofessional services at Marcy and Maple Avenue elementary schools to ease the demand for special education services. Special Services Supervisor Mardi Freeman requested the additional aide time because of new students who enrolled in the district who have significant needs. […]
September 4, 2012
Technology summer work detailed Buildings and Grounds Committee Chairman Michael Hyland recapped a report that district Information Technology Manager Ryan McMillan presented at the committee level earlier in the evening. The report included details about recently completed information technology updates, upgrades and implementation including: third phase completion of the district’s network infrastructure upgrade; other network initiatives […]
August 20, 2012
Hamilton School Board members recognized Templeton Middle School social studies teacher Rhonda Watton at their August meeting for being chosen a 2012 recipient of the Distinguished Teacher Award from the National Council for Geographic Education (NCGE). The award recognizes those who have made extraordinary contributions to the teaching and learning of geography in the classroom. […]
July 16, 2012
Hamilton School Board members approved an overall 1.64 percent salary increase for teachers. The increase is retroactive for the 2011-12 school year and reflects the amount established by the Wisconsin Employment Relations Commission as the rate of inflation. Provisions put in place last year for most district employees included employee-paid retirement contributions, reduction in sick […]
June 18, 2013
District chosen to pilot evaluation model The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI) chose Hamilton as one of the school districts to pilot the new state Teacher Effectiveness Model in the upcoming school year. Superintendent Kathleen Cooke, Ph.D., reported to the School Board that the district had volunteered to participate in the pilot as a […]
June 6, 2012
Many recognized for excellence Hamilton School Board members recognized many students and a staff member at the June 6 meeting including: Templeton seventh-grader Dominic Pino who took second place in the 2012 National History Bee; Hamilton DECA members who successfully competed at the international Career Development Conference; tics Hamilton Charger Robotics team, including students and adult […]