Marcy site plan presented School Board members commended Marcy Elementary School staff members on the school’s site plan report and outstanding academic performance. Principal Donald Behrens, Ph.D., reported on the plan including tactics that are to: create and disseminate a vision statement; improve communication among Marcy community members; increase student achievement through curriculum articulation; and […]
December 2, 2003
It was an evening to note academic achievement gains and school accomplishments at the Hamilton School Board meeting. School staff members presented several reports containing data that demonstrate success over time in specific schools and throughout the district. High school NCA accreditation, site planning reported Hamilton High School Principal David Furrer reported on two activities […]
November 17, 2003
Students in English Language Learner Program growing The number of Hamilton School District students who are learning to speak English as a second language has grown from 38 to 63 in the past three years. Instructional Services Supervisor Dee Bauman, Ph.D., and Human Relations Specialist Erica Bova-Brown reported on the district’s comprehensive English Language Learner […]
November 4, 2003
Classrooms at premium in district Hamilton School District classrooms are at a premium with one elementary school exceeding available space. Educational Services and Human Resources Assistant Superintendent Dean Schultz presented a chart at the School Board meeting that showed the available classrooms in each school and the number of classrooms needed this year. The number […]
October 20, 2003
School tax impact lower than expected When Hamilton School District voters went to the polls last November, they expected to be voting themselves a $50 increase for each $100,000 of property they owned to pay for new facilities at Hamilton High School and Marcy Elementary School. Instead, taxes will increase $36 for each $100,000 of […]
September 15, 2003
New federal legislation means more testing and data analysis Hamilton School Board members learned from district staff about the impact of the federal Elementary and Secondary Education (ESEA) reauthorization on the district — including how a coding error could designate the district in need of improvement. Instructional Services Supervisor Dee Bauman, Ph.D., reviewed the legislation […]
September 2, 2003
Board votes to add kindergarten teacher at Lannon Hamilton School Board members approved adding another kindergarten teacher at Lannon Elementary School. At the Aug. 18 meeting, more than a dozen Lannon Elementary School parents spoke out about class size concerns. Parents were worried about kindergarten class sizes of 25 and 26 and fourth grade classrooms […]
August 18, 2003
Lannon parents concerned about class sizes More than a dozen Lannon Elementary School parents spoke out at the Hamilton School Board meeting about class size concerns. Parents were worried about kindergarten class sizes of 25 and 26 and fourth grade classrooms at 28 and 29 students. They urged board members to add more staff so […]
July 21, 2003
Voters approve tax levy at Annual Meeting Approximately 30 Hamilton School District residents approved the 2003-04 tax levy at the July 21 Annual Meeting. The 2003-04 budget totaled $36,537,387 with the local levy – the portion of the budget paid through local property taxes – amounting to $21,992,117. With an anticipated increase of 39 additional […]
June 16, 2003
High school changes progress reporting School Board members accepted the recommendation from Hamilton High School Principal David Furrer to change the school ‘s report card periods. Report cards had been issued at the ninth and 18th week of the semester. With the change, they will be issued at the sixth-, 12th- and 18th-week mark. Also, […]