Dear Menomonie Area Families, Staff, and Community Members,
Happy Thanksgiving from everyone in the School District of the Menomonie Area!
In addition to wishing you a Happy Thanksgiving, I would also like to share two pieces of information with you:
School Calendar- On Monday night, the school board voted to approve Calendar Option #2, which reduces spring break and shortens the school year in 2015-2016. In a summary of the survey results,
there were more respondents that would have preferred to keep the
week-long spring break, but there were many that also liked the idea of
getting done with school earlier. Perhaps the greatest challenge for
setting the 2015-2016 school calendar was that the newly state-mandated
ACT test has a required testing date that falls over UW-Stout's spring
break. There were many comments on the survey from those who wanted a
week-long spring break, but needed to have it aligned with Stout. The
intention is to work with Stout so we could possibly consider a calendar
for 2016-2017 that has a week-long spring break that is aligned
with organizations. The graduation date for 2016 will be considered at a
future meeting.
Continuing the "Great Conversation"-
Thank you to everyone who participated in the town hall meetings this
fall, and for providing the valuable information that was used for
updating the District's strategic plan. A summary report was presented to the school board on Monday night.
We will continue to engage our staff and community to help ensure that
the vision for our progressive school district remains aligned with the
expectations of our many stakeholders that include parents, students,
staff, community members and taxpayers.
We
have much to be thankful for here in Menomonie including the continued
success of our students and the continued support from our stakeholders
toward a shared mission of preparing ALL students to become lifelong
learners, caring individuals, and responsible citizens.
Have a wonderful break!
Joe Zydowsky
District Administrator
School District of the Menomonie Area
215 Pine Avenue NE
Menomonie, WI 54727
"The
School District of the Menomonie Area, by embracing the unique needs
and using the strengths of our diverse community, is dedicated to
preparing ALL students to become lifelong learners, caring individuals, and responsible citizens."