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Board Certifies Levy With Mill Rate Decrease
The Mineral Point School Board certified the 2017-18 levy at its meeting Monday night. (Scroll past the video for more article text) The equalized property value for the school district increased 4.70% to $321,869,233. Using the known equalized property values and equalized aid, the district has the ability to levy the remaining revenue up… Continue Reading Board Certifies Levy With Mill Rate Decrease
Murphy, Wedig are October Students of the Month
The Mineral Point Kiwanis Club honored its October Students of the Month at its meeting Tuesday, October 17 at the Pointer Cafe. The students, who are members of the senior class, are selected for this honor through a voting process by staff at the high school, and their biographies are written by themselves. Amanda Murphy… Continue Reading Murphy, Wedig are October Students of the Month
Certified General State Aid Down for MP
As required by state statute on or by October 15 of each year, the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction has provided the certified amount each public school district will receive from the $4.584 billion appropriated for general state aid for the 2017-18 school year. This is the same amount of general state aid as the… Continue Reading Certified General State Aid Down for MP
My experience with F.A.S.T. – Families & Schools Together
Earlier this week, the district shared information about a new parent involvement program called F.A.S.T. It stands for Families & Schools Together. Parents and guardians of Mineral Point School students are encouraged to sign up for this opportunity. This program was offered at my last school where I was the principal. In my experience observing… Continue Reading My experience with F.A.S.T. – Families & Schools Together
Board Hears Strong State Test Results
The Mineral Point School Board heard great news regarding student achievement, as reported on the Forward Exam, Aspire, and ACT tests. (Scroll past video for more article text) Elementary Principal Matt Renwick attributed the results to several factors, including: the Professional Learning Communities process, being more strategic of how the district is working with kids,… Continue Reading Board Hears Strong State Test Results
Sign Up for FAST
Mineral Point Elementary is excited to embark on a new program entitled FAST, which stands for Families & Schools Together. FAST helps children thrive by building strong, supportive relationships at home. Built on evidence-based practices and rigorously tested, FAST consistently produces statistically significant improvements in children’s behavior, emotional well-being, and academic performance while building social… Continue Reading Sign Up for FAST
Digging into Nonfiction
After administering assessments with our students in the fall, we look for two things: areas to celebrate and areas in which to grow. Our celebrations are many, including and not limited to 84% of our students coming into school where they should be as readers, as well as over 90% of 5th grade students proficient… Continue Reading Digging into Nonfiction
When You Get What You Want, You Lose What You Have
by Luke Francois, Ed.D. Mineral Point is a destination school district. A destination school district to me is a place where, when given choices, families choose to send their children and employees prefer to work. Evidence that Mineral Point is a destination district– In recent years, the number of students open enrolling out is trending… Continue Reading When You Get What You Want, You Lose What You Have
Wainwright Enters WBCA Hall of Fame
Mitch Wainwright Pecatonica, Highland, and Mineral Point High Schools 2017 Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Hall of Fame Inductee High School Coach September 30 – Wisconsin Dells Growing up in a home with a teacher, coach, and outstanding athlete for a father, it only made sense that you try to follow in his footsteps. When that man… Continue Reading Wainwright Enters WBCA Hall of Fame
Kendall & Lawinger to Lead Homecoming Parade
The 2017 Mineral Point Homecoming Parade has two Grand Marshals with several things in common. They both graduated from Mineral Point High School in the 1940s, and lived on farms close together for years, just to name a few things. But more importantly than that, they’re good friends. Neva (Tibbits) Kendall and Betty (Kail) Lawinger… Continue Reading Kendall & Lawinger to Lead Homecoming Parade