Howell Public School District

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Howell Public School District

• Moving Forward

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Were ready . . .2009-2010
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Moving Forward . . .
Recognitions

• Blue Ribbon Elem. Schools!
• All Schools NCA Accredited!
• District NCA Accredited!
• Adequate Yearly Progress
• Student Achievement at or above state average

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Moving Forward . . .Process Planning

• School Improvement Process
• School Improvement Plans
• Strategic Plan in 2009-2010
• Involving the community

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Moving Forward . . . Communications

• New curriculum documents
• Online Grades available
• New Report Cards
• New Web Page!

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Moving Forward . . .Schools Curriculum

• Elementary
  PE Computers Art Music!
• Secondary
  Video production, Culinary Arts Digital Imaging,
  Building trades
• AP Classes Rigor
• NEW! Howell Online High School Completion

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Recipients of ARRA Stimulus Funds

• Target student achievement in under achieving
  subgroups
• Re-employ lost staff
• Provide new technology for our schools
• Provide professional development for our staff

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Fiscally Responsible in Tough Times

• Fifteen consecutive Association of School
  Business Officials National Accounting Awards
• District maintains an A/Stable credit rating
  from Standard and Poors
• Several years of being at or better than
  general fund budgeted projections

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Points of Pride

• Dual/Concurrent enrollment opportunities for
  students who want to achieve an Associates
  Degree.
• Four finalist in five years State of Michigan,
  Teacher of Year.
• Destination Imagination finished 29th at World
  Championships out of 300,000 teams that
  participated globally (2009).
• Highly respected and valuable Howell Education
  Foundation making a difference in the classrooms.
• We remain one of the top districts in the state
  when comparing our classroom computer
  technologies and capabilities to other school
  systems. Howells pupil to computer ratio is 3
  to 1.
• Several collaborative arrangements including LOC
  Federal Credit Union, Lansing Community College,
  Community Theatre of Howell, Howell Area Chamber
  of Commerce, Howell Area Jr Football League,
  Howell Area Jr Baseball League.