School Board approves budget for second time For the second time in two months the Hamilton School Board approved a budget for the 2009-10 school year. The unusual act of revising the budget was expected in May because school districts did not have enough information from state lawmakers about what they could expect in state […]
June 2, 2009
Wind turbine project highlighted Hamilton High School science teacher Alan Simays wanted to provide his students with hands-on experiences related to wind turbines. WE Energies wanted to build awareness among students about renewal energy and was willing to support teachers who could demonstrate it with real examples. As a result of their mutual interests, Simays […]
May 18, 2009
Details on federal stimulus funds still coming The Hamilton School Board has some general information about how federal stimulus money can be used, but there are still many unanswered questions as to how it will help the district. Wisconsin has received $208 million to be used for special education support through the American Recovery and […]
May 5, 2009
Board approves employee agreements School Board members approved salary-and-benefit package agreements with three employee groups. The teacher contract was approved with United Lakewood Educators that provides a 3.55 percent increase for the 2009-10 school year and 3.46 percent increase in 2010-2011. One-year contract adjustments for 2009-10 were approved for administrators and confidential support staff. The […]
April 20, 2009
Board gets first look at budget Hamilton School Board members took their first official look at the 2009-10 budget at their regular meeting. The budget totals $48.8 million, which is a 3.46 percent increase over the current budget. The budget was created with the assumption that the state will not increase the level of state […]
April 7, 2009
Professional development plan gets OK Professional development has been a key strategy since the district began long-range planning in 1989. It continues to be part of Strategic Planning as the district recently rolled out its new 5-year plan this year. Margaret Bauman, Ph.D., instructional services supervisor, presented the annual Staff Development Plan to School Board […]
March 16, 2009
It was a night of technology business for the Hamilton School Board. A demonstration of the district’s new teacher Web page template, approval of a three-year technology plan and a report about a new technology training partnership with a neighboring school district were on the agenda. Teacher Web pages demonstrated Katherine Little, the district’s instructional […]
March 3, 2009
Board approves computer replacement purchase Hamilton School Board members approved purchasing $423,488 worth of computers including 458 HP desktops, 15 Macintosh desktops and 15 HP laptops. The district has a 5-year replacement cycle for its computers. As part of that cycle, it was scheduled to replace 236 computers that were purchased from MPC, which subsequently […]
February 16, 2009
Board OKs new athletic training contract Orthopaedic Associates of Wisconsin will provide athletic training services to the district. The School Board approved a three-year contract at a cost of $8,000 per year for on-site services after school, on Saturdays and at games. The contract with Community Memorial Hospital, which previously provided the services, is set […]
February 3, 2009
Board approves new Strategic Plan draft Engage. Empower. Achieve. These are the words that summarize the district’s “beliefs in action.” They are the key concepts that members of the Strategic Plan team created in addition to the vision statement, strategies and objectives that will guide the district for the next five years or so. Strategic […]