Board expands cable connection in lieu of fiber optic After getting more precise costs from consultants, School Board members decided to expand current cable connections to provide greater service to the elementary schools. Fiber optic connections already exist between the high school and middle school, but elementary schools and Willow Spring Learning Center have cable […]
January 5, 2010
Board authorizes district to study state plan Hamilton School Board members authorized the superintendent to sign a memorandum of understanding that could lead to the district’s participation in Wisconsin’s application for Race to the Top federal funds. Wisconsin Governor Jim Doyle and State Superintendent Tony Evers wrote to school districts in December asking them to […]
December 21, 2009
Board approves update of Strategic Plan Hamilton School Board members approved the updated Strategic Plan it their meeting Dec. 21. The document, which outlines the strategic initiatives that the district will undertake in the next five years or so, was created last year and updated at a Dec. 2 meeting of the strategic planning team. […]
December 1, 2009
Templeton students, staff show use of Web 2.0 tools Templeton Middle School students are using new Web. 2.0 tools to spice up their book reports. Library-media specialist Anita Paque and social studies teacher Rhonda Watton, along with students Molly Mattheisen, Bailee Bobert and Bret Harvestin, demonstrated to School Board members how two Web-based tools make […]
November 16, 2009
Board gives approval to investigate fiber optic lease costs School Board members gave administrators permission to seek bids to lease fiber optic connections to the elementary schools, but the decision only sets the stage for a final decision next March. In October the School Board approved hiring a consultant to help the district investigate the […]
November 3, 2009
District recognized for PLTW certification The Hamilton School District has earned national certification for its Project Lead the Way (PLTW) program – making students eligible to receive college credits for coursework they have taken in high school. Milwaukee School of Engineering Professor and PLTW Associate Affiliate Director Marvin Hollman presented a banner to the School […]
October 19, 2009
Hamilton School Board certifies tax levy Hamilton School Board members adopted a budget and certified a tax levy Oct. 19 that lessened some of the blow of losing $528,310 in state aid. The tax levy – revenue generated through local property taxes – increased 5.99 percent, but the mill rate increased by only 2.7 percent […]
October 6, 2009
District AODA efforts boosted The district’s efforts to keep students from getting involved in alcohol and other drug abuse (AODA) takes a variety of tactics. Student Assistance Program and AODA Coordinator Kristin Hasbrook presented an annual report to School Board members about those efforts and the results that have been achieved. In addition to AODA […]
September 21, 2009
High school points to achievement Hamilton High School continues to make progress in increasing student achievement. Principal Candis Mongan provided School Board members with an overview of work that has occurred and the promising results that have been attained at the school, pointing specifically to ACT and Advanced Placement achievement. Four years ago 80 Hamilton […]
September 1, 2009
District technology plan moves ahead Information Technology staff members worked throughout the summer making progress on items in the Technology and Literacy Plan. Instructional Technology and Assessment Coordinator Katherine Little provided School Board members with an update on actions taken which included: 2009-2012 Information & Technology Literacy Plan received Department of Public Instruction certification – […]