Fox Point-Bayside, Maple Dale-Indian Hill and Nicolet School Districts have all spruced up their facilities and have a few reminders before kids head back to school Thursday.
In just a few short days, lounging on the beach at Doctors Park and hanging out daily at Starbucks will soon be coming to a close for students. Fox Point-Bayside, Maple Dale-Indian Hill and Nicolet School Districts have all been revving up for returning students as they plan to hit the books Thursday. Here's a breakdown of some important things to remember, building upgrades and new teachers for each district. The Fox Point-Bayside School District is welcoming four new teachers to the district, two full-time for the third grade and middle school speech and language, as well as two part-time for physical education and orchestra. But that's not the only new addition to the district. District Administrator Rachel Boechler said they've also …
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Nicolet High School
6701 N Jean Nicolet Rd, Glendale, WI
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Nicolet Unified High School District
6701 N Jean Nicolet Rd, Glendale, WI
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Fox Point-Bayside School District
7300 N Lombardy Rd, Fox Point, WI
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Maple Dale - Indian Hill School District
8377 N Port Washington Rd, Fox Point, WI
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Early numbers show district's levy to decrease by 4.19 percent this fall.
Despite a cut in state aid of $350,000, Maple Dale-Indian Hill has tightened its belt and found ways to keep a balanced budget. Gary Swalve, the district's business manager, said the projected tax rate for the district is $6.67 per $1,000 of equalized value, which would be a 30-cent drop from last year. The total tax levy would be set at $6.8 million, which is a 4.19 percent decrease from last year's $7.1 million levy. On Wednesday, the School Board approved the $7.4 million budget for 2011-12, which is up 2.4 percent from the $7.2 million budget for 2010-11. After their first draft of the budget, Swalve said district officials were able to go back and squeeze between $160,000 to $200,000 out in additional savings. But it wasn't cutting …
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Maple Dale - Indian Hill School District
8377 N Port Washington Rd, Fox Point, WI
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Area school administrators say legislation another example of teachers becoming "targets" for political purposes.
Legislation that would allow Wisconsin school districts to use standardized test scores as part of a teacher's evaluation is being roundly criticized by area administrators who say the measure won't improve the quality of education. State Sens. Alberta Darling (R-River Hills) and Luther Olsen (R-Ripon) are co-sponsoring a bill that would that would remove a number of conditions attached to using results of the Wisconsin Knowledge Concepts Examinations (WKCE) as a way to evaluate teachers. The bill (SB 95) also allows, for the first time, test scores to be used as a tool in discipline or the nonrenewal of a teacher's contract. "WKCE, I hope that's not used because it's not valid or reliable," Nicolet District Administrator Rick Monroe said…
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Nicolet Unified High School District
6701 N Jean Nicolet Rd, Glendale, WI
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Fox Point-Bayside School District
7300 N Lombardy Rd, Fox Point, WI
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Maple Dale - Indian Hill School District
8377 N Port Washington Rd, Fox Point, WI
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Dave Koven
12:05 pm on Wednesday, June 8, 2011
Regarding Phy. Ed. Fitness is important, and it should be encouraged throughout life. It is expensive though. Why not have the public schools only offer sports that can be done for a lifetime like running, golf, swimming, tennis, etc.? Football, baseball, and basketball are extremely expensive to maintain the facilities for, and once you hit middle age, you're usually done. All that expense only … more ›