Citizens approve levy at Annual Meeting More than a dozen residents at the Hamilton School District Annual Meeting approved a levy of $24.1 million that will support a $42.3 million budget for 2006-07. The budget increased 4.75 percent, in part to educate an additional 60 students who are expected to enroll next fall. The budget […]
June 6, 2006
Board appoints Ferge as new high school associate principal The Hamilton School Board appointed Peter Ferge as the new Hamilton High School associate principal and extended learning opportunities coordinator at its June 6 meeting. Ferge, who has been a communication arts teacher at Hamilton for the past six years, will begin his new post effective […]
May 15, 2006
2006-07 budget approved for June 19 Annual Meeting Community members will have an opportunity to vote on the district levy June 19 at 7:30 p.m. at Hamilton High School. The School Board approved a $42.3 million budget that is up 4.75 percent over the current budget. The local levy is expected to remain at $9.50 […]
May 2, 2006
School Board approves Project Lead the Way Templeton Middle School and Hamilton High School students will have more opportunities to learn rigorous technological skills through a new program that the Hamilton School Board approved at its May 2 meeting. Project Lead the Way (PLW), a program developed by professional engineers to help schools give studentsthe […]
April 24, 2006
School Board appoints Mongan as high school principal The Hamilton School Board appointed Candis Mongan the new Hamilton High School principal at its April 24 meeting. Mongan, who as been associate principal and extended learning opportunities coordinator at Hamilton for the past three years, will begin her new post effective July 1. She replaces David […]
April 4, 2006
District to move ahead with MAP assessment The on-line assessment system that the district has been piloting for two years will be used as the benchmark test at several grade levels based on positive staff reviews. Instructional Services Supervisor Dee Bauman and Instructional Technology and Assessment Coordinator Katie Little reported on the Measure of Academic […]
March 20, 2006
No change in lunch prices next fall The price of hot lunch will not increase next fall for students and adults. The School Board voted to keep the price for elementary lunches at $1.75, middle and high school lunches at $2 and adult lunches at $2.65. The price of milk will remain at 30 cents. […]
March 7, 2006
Mathematics intervention teachers present Hamilton School District’s Early Mathematics Empowerment (EME) program may be one of the first of its kind outside of New Zealand. Four part-time teachers who provide mathematics intervention services described strategies they use in working with 119 students in kindergarten and first and second grade. EME teachers Charlotte Coe, Robyn Hassani, […]
February 20, 2006
Committee recommends community survey The Community Facilities Advisory Committee that has been studying the need for classroom space and other facilities needs since November advised the School Board that while additional classroom space is not needed now, the district should survey residents to gauge support for new high school gym space. Committee members David Schroeder […]
January 16, 2006
Course catalogs approved Hamilton School Board members approved changes Jan. 16 to course catalogs for Templeton Middle School and Hamilton High School. Templeton Principal Patricia Polczynski described changes for the Templeton course catalog that include: listing Content Mastery as a support intervention for students who perform below proficiency; aligning course descriptions and content strands and […]