Thursday, April 11, 2013
The 2013-2014 school calendar has been set, which means you can start planning your family's vacations for winter break and spring break.
The Shorewood School Board has set the district’s 2013-14 calendar. School will begin Sept. 3, the day after Labor Day, and will wrap up on June 12, 2014. Winter break is scheduled from Dec. 23 to Jan. 1, and spring break is scheduled from March 31 to April 4. Spring break falls on the same week for all North Shore schools, except for Shorewood, according to the School Board. The calendar was initially approved Feb. 12, but brought back Tuesday to make minor revisions. That's when officials realized other districts inadvertently chose the same week for spring break. In February, school officials discussed at length aligning spring break with area schools to avoid hardships for families with children in different districts. Superintendent …
Wednesday, April 10, 2013
Rather than simply have the School Board sign a letter critical of the state of funding of traditional public schools, officials are looking to launch a campaign to send a significant, united message to the state.
Shorewood schools want to send a big message to Gov. Scott Walker this time. Two years ago, the Shorewood School Board sent a letter to state lawmakers voicing their opposition to Act 10 and other school-related budget measures. This year rather than simply having the five-member board sign a letter critical of the state of funding of public schools, officials want to launch a grassroots campaign to generate energy in the village and send a significant, unified message to Madison. “We could do something a little bit unique,” Superintendent Martin Lexmond said. “Most districts have really taken the approach of the board signing the letter; it’s been the standard approach. But if we show up with a 1,000 signatures, it will get a different …
Sunday, April 7, 2013
In a close contest, incumbent Patrick Linnane and newcomer Tammy Bockhorst edged out challenger Paul Zovic Tuesday night, taking two seats on the Shorewood Village Board.
Tuesday, April 2, 2013
In a close contest, incumbent Patrick Linnane and newcomer Tammy Bockhorst edged out challenger Paul Zovic Tuesday night, taking two seats on the Shorewood Village Board.
Updated Wednesday 8:32 a.m. with comments from Trustee Patrick Linnane In a close contest, incumbent Trustee Patrick Linnane and newcomer Tammy Bockhorst edged out challenger Paul Zovic Tuesday night, taking the two seats on the Shorewood Village Board. Bockhorst led the vote-getting with 1,767 votes (39 percent), and Linnane garnered 1,472 votes (32 percent), while Zovic had 1,300 ballots cast in his favor (28 percent). Bockhorst told Patch Tuesday night she has been campaigning since December, and its great to see her hard work pay off. "It has been a very positive experience and throughout I have met thousands of people and I've learned a lot," she said. "I imagine that serving as trustee will take that same energy. "I look forward to…
Thursday, February 28, 2013
The School Board approved the resignation requests of two Atwater, and one Lake Bluff educator Tuesday night.
The Shorewood School Board approved the resignations of three elementary school teachers Tuesday night. In a letters to district administration and the School Board, third grade Atwater educators Amy Shields and Amy Sedlar, and Lake Bluff sixth grade teacher Catherine Mattke asked that the board grant their resignations. Shield said she’s leaving Shorewood, after five years in the district, to move to Colorado and take advantage of a job offer out west. Mattke said she felt fortunate to return to the district she attended as a child as a teacher, but she would like to stay home with her family for the foreseeable future. She has served in the district for the past 12 years. Sedlar said even though she is resigning for her teaching position…
Thursday, February 7, 2013
District administrators and the School Board are hoping to field some community input as it navigates its budget for next year and attempts to bridge a $400,000 budget gap.
School officials will hold three town hall meetings this month to field input from residents on a proposed budget for the 2013-2014 school year. District administrators and the School Board started the budget process earlier this school year with an estimated gap of $400,000 to balance next year's budget, and have discussed changes in custodial and secretarial services, health plan changes and reduction in some stipends to bridge the deficit. The meeting locations and times are as follows: The School Board hopes to vote on a preliminary budget by March to allow administrators to begin the hiring process of new teachers and staff earlier than the district typically has in past years.
Tuesday, January 8, 2013
The School Board swore in its fifth member Tuesday night, after her appointment to the board Dec. 20.
Paru Shah took her new seat on the Shorewood School Board after being sworn in Tuesday night. Shah, who was among nine candidates to apply, was appointed to the seat Dec. 20 by the board. The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee professor was chosen following Michael Mishlove filing his resignation after more than six years on the School Board. Shah will need to run for the seat again in the upcoming spring election, and was one of four candidates to file candidacy papers for three open seats.
Friday, December 28, 2012
Join us as we take a trip down memory lane and look at the top 10 Shorewood stories of 2012.
As the year winds down, we'll all surely look back at what we've done in 2012. Here at Shorewood Patch, we're doing the same thing with a list of the top 10 local stories of the year. Join us as we take a trip down memory lane. The top stories were chosen based on page views in addition to the impact they had on the community. No. 4 — Did the Shorewood School Board Force McCann to Retire? Superintendent Blane McCann said it was simply time to move forward in announcing his decision to retire in the summer, but some in the community believed there was more going on behind the scenes, and accusations surfaced publicly at a School Board meeting on Jan. 11. A crowd of 50 passionately asked McCann reconsider or blamed board members for either …
Thursday, December 20, 2012
From a field of nine applicants, the Shorewood School Board selected Paru Shah, citing her knowledge of education public policy and research.
On a vote of 3-1, the Shorewood School Board selected Paru Shah from a field of nine candidates to fill its open seat. School Board members said they liked Shah’s knowledge of education public policy and her research of the impact of racial/ethnic inequalities on politics at the local level. The seat became available when Michael Mishlove resigned. Shah is an assistant professor in the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee’s Department of Political Science and was previously a political science professor at Macalester College in Minnesota. She has served on the board of directors for social services agency Rape Victims Advocates in Chicago and been a member and program director of AmeriCorps. Shah holds a Ph.D and master's degree in political …
Thursday, December 13, 2012
Managers in the Shorewood School District will see a 2 percent wage increase, with a total compensation package increase of .82 percent.
Shorewood schools management and supervisorial employees will soon see a 2 percent salary boost in their paychecks. The increase, approved Tuesday night by the School Board, is retroactive to July 1 and covers the 2012-13 school year. Two Recreation Department supervisors and the fitness center manager will also receive a $1,000 stipend. Board Vice President Colin Plese said it’s important to note the employees will receive the stipends for just the one year. The 2 percent salary increase results in a total compensation package increase of .82 percent due to a decrease in health care premiums, officials say. Among district positions receiving the salary increase are Last year, managers saw an average 2 percent pay bump, with total …
Adam W. McCoy
5:41 pm on Thursday, April 11, 2013
That's a good point about the winter break not ending at the end of the quarter. It looks like students will return from winter break with roughly three weeks left in the quarter, though the district likely doesn't have much control over when that happens since it revolves around Christmas/New Years. If the district went with April 14-21 for spring break, there would be two weeks of classes in … more ›