Annual Report 2005-2006 - Farmington Public Schools

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District moves forward under leadership of Boardof Education and new SuperintendentThe Board of Education consists of seven school district residents who are elected to four-year terms.Elections are held annually. The Board of Education is the governing body which is independent of othermunicipal, elected governing bodies.Board of Education meetings are generally held the firstand third Tuesdays of the month at the Lewis SchulmanAdministrative Center. Regular Board of Educationmeetings are cablecast LIVE on TV-10 (Channel 16 inWest Bloomfield).This school year, Frank L. Reid, board trustee, wasnamed president-elect of the Michigan Association ofSchool Boards Board of Directors.Board members continue to participate in the MichiganAssociation of School Boards’ (MASB) BoardmemberAward program which offers school board members away to learn new leadership skills and to stay up-to-dateon education issues. There are seven levels of recognition. Board memberFrank Reid achieved Level 6 - Master Platinum Award and was awarded theAdvocacy Skills Specialty Award. Priscilla Brouillette earned Level 4 - MasterBoard Member Award. Karen Bolsen and Pam Christian achieved Level 3 -Award of Distinction and Howard Wallach achieved Level 2 - Award of Merit.2005-2006 Board of Education members are picturedfrom left to right: Howard I. Wallach, secretary; Karen L.Bolsen, vice president; Gary D. Sharp, president; PamelaD. Christian, trustee; Frank L. Reid, trustee; Priscilla L.Brouillette, trustee; and R. Jack Inch, treasurer.R. Jack Inch, after serving on the Board of Education for the past 28 years,announced his retirement from the Board. Many friends and colleaguesattended a celebration in his honor held in June. Deborah L. Brauer ranunopposed for his seat in the May election and was elected to serve on theBoard of Education beginning with the 2006-2007 school year.R. Jack Inch, retired board member,addresses the crowd that gathered tocelebrate his 28 years of service to theBoard at a reception held in his honor.3
Professional Learning Communities improvestudent learningFarmington Public Schools is committed to the process of reaching every child. The guidingprinciple of a Professional Learning Communities (PLC) is that the purpose of school is to ensurehigh levels of learning for all students. The District recognizes the increased demands forexcellence for all students. It is becoming more proficient in using data to guide teachers tobetter meet specific learning goals for each child. Two years ago, the District initiated “Zapthe Gap,” a framework to further focus all of these efforts toward reaching every childand helping them succeed. Caring and Collaborating for Learning is the focus forprofessional development during the 2006-07 school year. Collaboration is at theheart of professional learning communities and increased student achievement.Using data and feedback are essential for identifying student needs and supportingstudent success. Utilizing research proven teaching and learningstrategies, known as best practice, are also an integral part of thisprocess for increased learning.In an effort to focus on student learning, four critical questions arepresented within the Professional Learning Communities framework:1) What is it that we want students to learn?2) How will we know that they have learned it?3) How can we intervene if a student isn’t learning?4) What will we do if they already know the content?Answers to these questions are addressed through alignment ofcurriculum to state standards, benchmarks, and Grade LevelContent Expectations; the examination of student data; system ofinterventions; and acceleration strategies.Superintendent Sue Zurvalec speaks to astudent on her visit to Forest ElementarySchool.4Students at the summer program, Camp Invention, take a minute away from their experiments to posefor a picture.
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