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Mary Jordan Dean

Wednesday, January 23, 2013

Contracts Extended for Maple Dale-Indian Hill Superintendent, Administrators

The School Board approved a handful of contract extensions for administrators and non-teaching staff, but will likely take up salary and benefit recommendations for those employees in April.

School officials approved contract extensions for Maple Dale-Indian Hill District School Chief Mary Jordan Dean, and a handful of adminstrators and non-teaching staff, Wednesday night.  The School Board approved a two-year extension for Dean, as well as one-year extensions for Indian Hills Principal and Director of Instruction Tim Reyer, School Psychologist and Special Education Coordinator Deborah Cook and Instruction Technology Integrator Chris See.  Additionally, Administrative Assistant Sue Simpson Bark and Business Reports Coordinator Cindy Baker saw one-year contract extensions OK'd.  The School Board will likely take up salary and benefit recommendations for those employees in April, Business Administrator Gary Swalve said.  "The …

Tuesday, November 20, 2012

How Much Do School Administrators Make?

Use our interactive database to see which school administrators are the highest and lowest paid throughout the state of Wisconsin.

Editor's Note: This story has been modified to clarify information about Maple Dale-Indian Hills district administrator salaries. School adminstrator salaries in the Nicolet High School District are largely in line with nearby communities, according to data compiled by the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction. Superintendent Rick Monroe was paid $154,899, while Fox Point-Bayside Superintendent Rachel Boechler earned $135,000 and Maple Dale-Indian Hill Superintendent Mary Jordan Dean received $73,987 for her work as the district administrator. But because Jordan Dean also acts as principal at Maple Dale Middle School, her total salary includes an additional $73,987 for that position, bringing the total to $147,974. The numbers are …

Wednesday, October 17, 2012

Are Fox Point and Bayside Schools Making the Grade?

A new state report card detailing how schools across Wisconsin are doing educating children is set to be released the week of Oct. 22.

Parents are used to receiving the quarterly report card, informing them how their child is performing in school. But, how about a report card on how the school is educating your child? The state Department of Public Instruction will roll out its new School Report Cards beginning next week. It’s a new accountability system that allowed Wisconsin to earn a waiver from meeting certain 2014 requirements of No Child Left Behind.  All three district administrators in our area support the new initiative, but with cautious optimism. Rachel Boechler, district administrator for Fox Point-Bayside School District said she has no doubt her district will do well, but does not anticipate a perfect score necessarily.  "I’m pretty confident were going to …

Tuesday, June 7, 2011

What Role Should Test Scores Play in Teacher Evaluations?

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…

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 ›

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