Board gets closer look at federal, state initiative Hamilton School Board members got a closer look at the Response to Intervention (RtI) initiative, a federal and state mandate that is designed to standardize high quality instruction, balanced assessments and collaboration. Hamilton’s approach to meeting the requirements of the mandate is to work within the framework […]
January 17, 2011
Few students have unpaid fees The number of Hamilton High School students who had unpaid school fees in the past six years is significantly less than it had been prior to changes in collection procedures implemented in 2005. Only three students from the class of 2010 had unpaid fees for a combined $120, compared to […]
January 4, 2011
EME program provides valuable services for students For the third consecutive year, students served through the Early Mathematics Empowerment program have experienced significant achievement gains. Educational Services and Human Resource Director John Roubik reported on progress of the program that was initiated in the 2004-05 school year. It is designed to serve first- and second-graders […]
December 20, 2010
High school celebrates successes Hamilton High School reached two significant milestones in academic achievement in the 2009-10 school year. The graduating class of 2010 earn a composite score of 24.1 on the ACT, the highest recorded in the history of the school. The percentage of students passing the Advanced Placement exam with a score of […]
December 7, 2010
Willow Spring retires one, redefines two tactics Willow Springs Learning Center celebrated the accomplishment of one tactic and redefined two others as representative staff, parents and volunteers reviewed the site plan at its Nov. 16 annual update. Principal Margaret Tackes, Ed.D, described the year’s accomplishments for School Board members. She noted that staff: addressed the […]
November 15, 2010
School Board learns more about classroom web pages School Board members learned how Moodle technology is helping students and staff learn and teach in more interactive and efficient ways. Hamilton High School communication arts teacher John Washbush gave an overview of ways that teachers and advisors use Student Resources web pages to communicate, organize, present, […]
November 2, 2010
ELL enrollment shows decline The number of students who are considered English Language Learners (ELL) continues to decline in the Hamilton School District. At its peak with 115 students in 2007-08, ELL enrollment has dropped in the district in each of the past three years. Educational Service and Human Resources Director John Roubik reported that […]
October 18, 2010
Hamilton School Board certifies tax levy Hamilton School Board members adopted a budget and certified a tax levy Oct. 18 that attempted to cushion taxpayers from the impact caused by a difficult economy and strained state finances. While in the past the addition of 63 new students to the district would have meant substantially more […]
October 5, 2010
Future health care costs discussed Health care costs and the impact of state and federal healthcare mandates were highlighted at the Buildings & Grounds and Finance Committee meeting. Representatives from Hays Companies, the district’s insurance consultants, gave a brief overview on key factors that could have an impact on insurance costs. As a self-insured employer, […]
September 20, 2010
Moody’s upgrade, restructured debt saves taxpayers $458,000 An upgrade in the district’s financial rating will mean that taxpayers will save $56,000 on top of more than $400,000 that had been anticipated through restructuring of $3.7 million in debt. At a previous meeting, the School Board authorized administrators to refinance remaining debt incurred for facility projects […]