Mineral Point School District
Board Welcomes New Members
The School Board held a special meeting Monday evening. By law, new Board members needed to take office April 27. Andy Busch, Joni Heisner, and Gary Sullivan were all congratulated for their wins in the April 7 election and they have taken their Oaths of Office. Busch and Heisner will serve three year terms and… Continue Reading Board Welcomes New Members
Busch, Heisner, Sullivan Earn School Board Seats
Results are in for the Mineral Point School Board election April 7, 2020. These are unofficial and have not been canvassed at this time. Three seats were available on the Board, two for a three-year term and one for a two-year term. Earning a three-year term were Andy Busch 765 and Joni L. Heisner 702.… Continue Reading Busch, Heisner, Sullivan Earn School Board Seats
Board Holds First Virtual Meeting
The Mineral Point School Board held its regular monthly meeting Monday, and did so for the first time virtually. Superintendent Mitch Wainwright, Board President Jeff Basting, and Board Secretary Angie Schubert were present in the Board Room practicing social distancing while other members of the Board checked in from home on their computers. The public… Continue Reading Board Holds First Virtual Meeting
Board Holds Emergency Meeting
The Mineral Point School Board held an emergency meeting Sunday afternoon with regard to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Board unanimously supported the administration and local physicians’ recommendation to not hold classes Monday or Tuesday this week. (The District had previously announced it would not hold classes March 18 until April 6 at the earliest, due… Continue Reading Board Holds Emergency Meeting
Mandatory School Closure Forthcoming
March 13, 2020 Dear Pointer Families and Staff — We have just learned Governor Tony Evers is mandating all of Wisconsin’s K-12 schools close by Wednesday, March 18 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Therefore, please prepare for closure of the Mineral Point Unified School District beginning Wednesday, March 18 (We will plan to have classes… Continue Reading Mandatory School Closure Forthcoming
Board Hears Reading Program Success
Elementary Principal Matt Renwick, Reading Specialist Rachael Schroeder, Elementary Librarian Micki Uppena, and Instructional Coach Brooke McGraw presented to the School Board Monday night on the most recent Reading Program Evaluation at the elementary. The elementary is now Schoolwide Title I. Schoolwide Title I is achieved when a certain percentage of families qualify for free/reduced… Continue Reading Board Hears Reading Program Success
Gorgen, Ingwell Named Educators of Promise
The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, in collaboration with the Wisconsin Army National Guard, and the Wisconsin Association for Middle Level Education, has named 60 educators as the 2020 Educators of Promise, including Mineral Point Elementary’s Denise Gorgen (2nd Grade Teacher) and Tom Ingwell (Phy Ed Teacher). The group was selected for having a strong… Continue Reading Gorgen, Ingwell Named Educators of Promise
Uppena and Pierce are Kohl Award Winners
The selection committee for the Herb Kohl Educational Foundation Scholarship, Fellowship, and Leadership Program announced Friday, February 14 the recipients of the 2020 Herb Kohl Foundation awards for students, teachers, and principals. Each student will receive a $10,000 scholarship, and each teacher and principal will receive a $6,000 award. A matching $6,000 award will be… Continue Reading Uppena and Pierce are Kohl Award Winners
Board Approves Virtual Learning Day
At its regular monthly meeting Monday, the School Board unanimously approved administration’s recommendation to make Tuesday, March 3 a Virtual Learning Day for 6-10th grade students. Bus routes will run as normal for all other grades. Video: https://youtu.be/3D7CRqfSFYQ Following last year’s excessive inclement weather days, districts began to explore alternative educational opportunities to make-up missed… Continue Reading Board Approves Virtual Learning Day
Board Designates Capital Maintenance Projects
At Monday’s School Board meeting, the Operations Committee made several suggestions for use of the Fund 46 monies available for the district to use. (Scroll past the video for more article text) Fund 46 is a Capital Maintenance Fund — monies have been put by the district into this fund for the last five years… Continue Reading Board Designates Capital Maintenance Projects