Dec
5
December 2008 – Communicating With Your Children
December 5, 2008 | Leave a Comment
December 2008
Superintendent’s Blog
Communicating With Your Children
As a former High School Principal, I have had many conversations with parents about communicating with their students. Some helpful information that I have utilized through the years is the following:
Conversations with teens may be going along perfectly well when, without notice, they end abruptly. A conversation killer [...]
Dec
2
November 2008 – High School Drop-Outs
December 2, 2008 | 1 Comment
November 2008
High School Drop-Outs
Many of us understand the importance of graduating and obtaining a high school diploma, but statistics in our region show that some students fall through the cracks and drop out. Even though regional statistics may not be as bad as the national statistics, there are still areas that need to be [...]
Oct
10
October 2008
October 10, 2008 | 3 Comments
October 2008
Superintendent’s Corner
Several times during the school year, an opportunity affords itself for district personnel to attend various civic meetings and present information on the district. During these presentations, district statistics and demographics are often presented to describe in vivid detail the population that is being served. Over the past several years of doing [...]
Sep
9
September 2008 – Learning Focused Schools
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Superintendent’s Blog
September 2008
Learning Focused Schools
In the 2008-09 school year, the Milton Area School District is undertaking the Learning Focused Schools concept to be implemented across district levels. The thought behind Learning Focused Schools is looking at exemplary schools, which are defined as a school with 90% or more of its students on or above [...]
Aug
5
August 2008 – Teacher Certification
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Superintendent’s Corner
August 2008
Teacher Certification and Tenure
I have been approached several times by members of the community and school board to define teacher tenure and the certification process.
These items listed below will give an overview of what it takes to be a temporary, professional employee or professional employee and what it takes to be [...]
Jul
14
July 2008 – Dress Code
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Superintendent’s Corner
July 2008
Dress Code
At various times during the course of the school year, the school board, along with the representatives of the teacher’s unions, meet to discuss issues or concerns facing the district. Over the past several months, some discussions have centered on the violations of the student dress code. Staff members have discussed [...]
Jun
12
June 2008 Summer Activities
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Superintendent’s Corner
June 2008
Summer Activities
As another school year comes to a close, it is important that parents and students take the time in the summer to refresh and relax a little bit before the start of another school year.
First, I would like to congratulate the graduates of the Class of 2008. These students have [...]
May
19
May 2008 – Teacher Selection Process
May 19, 2008 | 1 Comment
Superintendent’s Blog
May 2008
Teacher Selection Process
For the 2007-2008 school year, the district has instituted a new screening process for potential applicants within the district. It has been a tweaking of the current system in some manner, but a complete re-tooling in other areas. There is a four (4) phase system:
Phase I is the application [...]
Apr
2
April 2008 – Confidentiality
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Superintendent’s Blog
April 2008
Confidentiality
Several times during the course of the school year, incidents occur within the walls of the school that involve students, teachers, staff, and /or other employees of the district. At times these situations involve either the behavior of individuals or situations that individuals are placed in that would lead to the involvement [...]
Mar
11
Make-up Day Adjustments
March 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Superintendent’s Blog
March 2008
Due to the severe weather during the 2007-08 school year, all five make-up days had to be used due to inclement weather. In order to allow graduation to stay on time, a proposal will be taken to the school board on March 11th to consider shortening the Easter break in order to [...]
