Willow staff to host outreach conference first 3 days of school Willow Springs 4-year-old kindergartners and staff members will have an alternative start to the 2005-06 school year that will allow students, parents and staff to make strong connections before the first day of instruction. School Board members approved Transition to Success: 2005-06 Outreach Proposal […]
December 20, 2004
Summer Opportunities Program on schedule Student fees for the 2005 Summer Opportunities Program will drop from $10 to $8 per course. School Board members approved the new fees that were recommended by Summer Opportunities Coordinator Dick Ladd. Because student fees can cover only the cost of consumable materials used in class and not personnel expenses, […]
December 7, 2004
High school sees goal as attainable When the Hamilton High School Site Planning Committee developed its single goal in 2003, some saw it as one that was difficult and complex to attain. One year later, many committee members expressed excitement about the prospect of making headway into attaining the goal. School site planners identified in […]
November 15, 2004
Extra, co-curricular report, recommendations given Hamilton High School offered 23 interscholastic sports and 36 separate student activities during the 2003-04 school year. Athletic-Activities Director Mike Gosz summarized accomplishments and presented recommendations in his co-curricular report to the School Board. Gosz highlighted the accomplishments of athletes in girls’ swimming, wrestling, cross country, boys and girls track […]
November 2, 2004
Chapter 220, multi-cultural report presented Multicultural initiatives and involvement in the Chapter 220 Voluntary Integration Program help the district achieve its policy of nondiscrimination. Chapter 220 Program Coordinator Erica Bova-Brown described accomplishments of the 2003-04 school year. A total of 109 students from Milwaukee attend the Hamilton School District through the Chapter 220 Program — […]
October 18, 2004
Fine arts programming on upswing The vision for fine arts programming that school staff and leaders had for the Hamilton School District a few short years ago is being realized to a great extent. Still more is expected to come. Instructional Services Supervisor Dee Bauman, Ph.D., and Educational Services and Human Resources Assistant Superintendent Dean […]
October 5, 2004
District awarded $230,000 grant for fitness education Encouraging lifelong physical fitness and good nutrition is the focus of a program that Hamilton School District students will experience, thanks to a $230,851 Carol. M. White Physical Education Program grant. School Board members learned that the U.S. Department of Education grant will fund “Fitrition — Bridging the […]
September 20, 2004
Board members want salaries adjusted It’s not uncommon to hear people arguing for adjustments in their pay, but usually they aren’t hoping for a pay decrease. Some Hamilton School Board members — uncomfortable with a generous increase that voters approved at the Annual Meeting in June — decided on Monday to give residents another shot […]
September 7, 2004
WIAA looks at conference realignment for Hamilton School Board members gave spirited reaction to a proposal from the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association (WIAA) to place Hamilton into a difference athletic conference. Athletics and Activities Director Michael Gosz summarized two plans that the WIAA is considering for conference realignment. The plan that drew strong reaction from […]
August 16, 2004
Assessment program approved School staff and community members will have an opportunity to learn more about the district’s Assessment Program this fall when school administrators present recommendations from the Assessment Leadership Team (ALT). School Board members approved revisions to the Assessment Program that ALT members proposed. Instructional Technology and Assessment Coordinator Katie Little and Instructional […]