Wednesday, May 22, 2013
The Milwaukee-area financial sector CEO launched a recall effort against board members and has advocated against middle school schedule changes.
The parent who led a recall effort against three Fox Point-Bayside School Board members is now seeking an open seat on the board. Milwaukee-area financial sector CEO David Braeger announced Wednesday that he is seeking the board's appointment to the seat that will soon be left empty by School Board President Debbie Friberg. Braeger, a parent of two children, filed paperwork May 8 to launch recall efforts against Friberg, Vice President Tim Melchert and member Alice Lawton. He later dropped the recall effort because he did not want to damage the school district's reputation. Braeger said he believes he is well-suited for the position because he is willing to take risks, ask hard questions, hold regular meetings with residents and teachers …
Some school officials want to return to the existing class schedule, but a decision will not be reached until May 30.
Some Fox Point-Bayside School Board members have come out against proposed schedule changes at Bayside Middle School that would reduce art, music and physical education classes in favor of more time for math and one-on-one mentoring. The board has spent the last several weeks debating the scheduling changes, which would give students the math skills to succeed on a new state test that will replace the WKCE next school year. Currently Fox Point-Bayside currently offers 43 minutes per day of math, which is less than what the Department of Public Instruction recommends. The district would also add a 30-minute "flex period" as part of a government-mandated Response to Intervention program that provides one-on-one assistance to struggling …
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Amy Kohl, who has been in the Fox Point-Bayside School District the last two years, has been hired to a similar position in the Greenfield School District.
Fox Point-Bayside School District's business manager has been hired to a similar position in Greenfield. Amy Kohl was chosen from a pool of 16 applicants to serve as the Greenfield School District’s new Director of Business Services. Her appointment was approved by the Greenfield School Board on Monday. Kohl was Whitnall’s business manager from 2007-2011 before taking a similar role in the Fox Point-Bayside School District, which she has performed for almost two years. During her tenure with the Whitnall and Fox Point–Bayside school districts, Kohl was responsible for all business operations, including finance, buildings and grounds, food service and transportation. She will perform similar duties with Greenfield and serve as a human …
Monday, May 20, 2013
After a roughly three-month search, school officials have chosen their next superintendent who will take over the post from resigning Rachel Boechler.
After a roughly three-month search, Fox Point-Bayside school officials have chosen Vance Dalzin to take over as district superintendent next school year. Dalzin has been superintendent of Williams Bay School District in Williams Bay, WI since August 2011, which borders Geneva Lake in Walworth County. He will be introduced at Tuesday night's school board meeting, which begins at 7 in the Board Room at Stormonth Elementary School, 7301 N. Longarce Rd. Before taking the helm at Williams Bay, Dalzin was high school principal for Whitewater Unified School District from 1999 to 2011, high school principal for Wilmot Union High School District from 1994 to 1999, and assistant principal for Wilmot from 1991 to 1994. He grew up in the Milwaukee …
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Sunday, May 12, 2013
The Fox Point-Bayside School Board officially accepted Westfahl's resignation Thursday, after three years in the as principal of Stormonth Elementary.
Resigning Stormonth Elementary School Principal Dan Westfahl is expected to take the reins at Brookfield Elementary School next school year. The Elmbrook School Board is slated to vote on a two-year contract for Westfahl on Tuesday. It stipulates a salary of $99,000. The Fox Point-Bayside School Board officially accepted Westfahl's resignation Thursday; he has been with the district for three years. Westfahl, who began his career in education as a first-grade teacher at Marcy Elementary School in the Hamilton School District in 1993, will serve through the end of the school year in Fox Point-Bayside. He has also served as an adjunct faculty member at Carroll College and the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, where he received his …
Friday, May 10, 2013
After three years as principal of Stormonth Elementary, Dan Westfahl is stepping down for "personal and professional reasons."
After three years as principal of Stormonth Elementary, Dan Westfahl is stepping down for "personal and professional reasons." The Fox Point-Bayside School Board officially accepted Westfahl's resignation Thursday night, after Superintendent Rachel Boechler was notified about it last week via a letter. "I think Dan is the best principal I’ve worked with," Boechler told Patch Friday. "He is especially talented in literacy development and he will be a significant loss for the district." Westfahl, who began his career in education as a first-grade teacher at Marcy Elementary School in the Hamilton School District in 1993, couldn't be reached for comment Friday. He will serve through the end of the school year. He has also served as an …
Wednesday, May 1, 2013
The director of curriculum in Whitefish Bay Schools, a school superintendent in Walworth County, and the director of a career center in Illinois are invited back for a second round of interviews.
After six people were interviewed last weekend, Fox Point-Bayside school officials have whittled a pool of candidates for superintendent to three. School Board President Debbie Friberg said the final candidates will be invited back for a second round of interviews Thursday through Saturday. The district began its search for a new school chief following Superintendent Rachel Boechler's resignation in January. The board hired Illinois-based consulting firm, Hazard, Young, Attea and Associates to aid in the search, fielding 28 applicants. The candidates are: Burchell was the former principal of 11 years in the Kaneland Community Unit School District, before becoming director of the Fox Valley Career Center in July 2011, according to his …
Tuesday, April 30, 2013
With the threat of a recall hanging over the heads of School Board members, school officials try to explain rationale for reductions to arts, music and other programs. But many teachers and parents weren't buying it.
Fox Point-Bayside School District officials saw a town hall meeting Monday night as a way to clear the air of misconceptions about proposed reductions in art, general music, technology and physical education programs. But after administrators spoke for 35 minutes on the reasons behind the move, many of the 100 or so parents and teachers still weren't satisfied, and several said the scheduling changes would reduce the overall quality of education offered by the district. Those at the meeting at Bayside Middle School also were concerned about the prospect of losing some quality teachers next year. The district has sent out 10 preliminary layoff notices to teacher, although school officials say that has little to do with the scheduling …
Friday, April 26, 2013
Some Patch users echoed comments made at a School Board meeting Monday night opposing changes to district programs, while others said they felt they needed more information before drawing a conclusion.
About 150 parents and teachers turned out Monday for a Fox Point-Bayside School Board meeting to voice opposition to proposed changes to arts, music physical education and technology programs as well as possible staff layoffs in the district. The proposed changes for the 2013-14 school year would reduce fifth-and sixth-grade physical education class time by 17 percent; fifth-and sixth-grade art and general music programs by 38 percent; and technology class time by 38 percent, according to Superintendent Rachel Boechler. Some Patch users echoed comments made at Monday night's meeting, while others said they felt they needed more information before drawing a conclusion. Here's what some users had to say: Emily Vaill Pfaff: This is alarming…
Thursday, April 25, 2013
Emotions ran high at a Fox Point-Bayside School Board meeting earlier this week and now many parents say they need more information about how the district decided to make these cuts.
David Braeger
3:54 pm on Wednesday, May 22, 2013
To all, I appreciate your passion. As you know, I have been a very loud voice in the community. That being said, instead of wasting time and energy beating on those who have exited, let's spend our time planning for the future. We have a new Superintendent, an open board seat, 2 new board members that were instrumental in the potential of getting rid of the ridiculous curriculum, programming and … more ›