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Meeting Announcements & Board Goals: 2010 - 2011

Submitted by Board of Education on Fri, 12/09/2011 - 5:05pm

President: Mr. Thomas M. Hurley
Vice-President: Mr. John Rudy

Please see our meeting calendar for the date and location of the next scheduled meeting of the Board.


 

  1. Emphasize the Culture of Learning:
    Continue to partner with faculty, staff, administrators, and parents to enhance the culture of learning whereby students are urged to continue to strive toward greater achievement and higher education goals.
  2. Board of Education Policy Review and Revision:
    Engage in a comprehensive review and revision of the Board of Education policy manual in order to insure our district operates with efficacy and in compliance with state and federal regulations.
  3. Facilities Planning and Management:
    Demonstrate proactive facility management and effective use of both new and existing resources by working with our facilities professionals and Business Administrator to develop short and long term action plans that will improve the appearance, condition and functionality of our buildings, grounds and district wide infrastructure.
  4. Budget:
    Develop plans and policies which will enable the district to be fiscally prudent while continuing to invest wisely toward achieving educational excellence.
  5. Technology:
    Update the District’s K – 12 Technology Plan to support students and staff in the effective use of our emerging and existing technology resources.

District Personnel Changes

Submitted by Lloyd Jaeger on Tue, 10/18/2011 - 4:57pm

Mr. Devincenzi, our HS and MS Assistant Principal and our Athletic Director has concluded his employment with Millbrook. For his years of service and legacy here I join in the collective appreciation of his students, friends, colleagues and community associates for the contributions he has made to the lives and programs our students have enjoyed each day. We wish him the very best in his new Assistant Principal opportunity in the Wallkill Central School District. Additionally last night, Monday, October 17th, the Board of Education appointed individuals to assume Mr. Devincenzi’s duties through the balance of this school year; that is, through June 30, 2012. First, two of our staff, Bill Blayney and Dawn Harkenrider will become Co-Athletic Directors. They can be contacted through the Athletics Hot Line (677-2019) or the Athletic Director phone extension at 677-4200, extension 2329. Secondly, as Interim Assistant Principal for our High School and Middle School, the Board has appointed Marisa Merlino, an experienced building and program administrator whose work over the last decade was in the Wappingers and Hyde Park School Districts. All three of our appointees began their new assignments Tuesday, October 18th. We welcome Mrs. Merlino and thank Mr. Blayney and Ms. Harkenrider for undertaking the leadership of our athletic program.

Elementary Administration Announcement 2011-2012

Submitted by Lloyd Jaeger on Fri, 04/29/2011 - 10:02am

A MESSAGE FROM DR. JAEGER


This message was distributed to staff and parents of both the Elm Drive and Alden Place Elementary Schools on Thursday evening, April 28, 2011 using the Alert Now Notification System. 


I am pleased to share important information regarding our elementary administration and program for next year, 2011-2012.  Mrs. Fitzgerald will continue as Elm Drive Principal and Mr. Libka will continue as Alden Place principal. However, we will be extending their joint work with the K-5 faculty and K-5 program in 2011-12. Both Mrs. Fitzgerald and Mr. Libka will be working with our Assistant Superintendent, Dr. Ackerman, in both buildings next year to develop greater K-5 consistency and more definitive measures for measuring student progress and achievement at each grade level. These are important elementary program improvement goals for our district and will assist us in monitoring student progress more effectively as our students move from grade to grade. So while Mrs. Fitzgerald will continue as Principal at Elm Drive, she will also serve as the K-5 program liaison administrator for English Language Arts and Social Studies, and be meeting with Elm and Alden staff to develop these program areas further with Dr. Ackerman. In Mr. Libka’s case, he will continue as Principal of Alden Place, and he will serve as the K-5 program liaison administrator for Math and Science, meeting with Elm and Alden staff to develop those program areas further with Dr. Ackerman. Our district is preparing your children at a time when NYS is changing curriculum standards, assessments, and evaluation systems. Our overall goal is to insure that our K-5 program is intentionally designed and administered not as two separate buildings, but with consistent expectations and support systems for student development. By continuing in their current principal roles and by sharing coordination efforts within the district’s K-5 program, Mrs. Fitzgerald and Mr. Libka look forward to working with Dr. Ackerman and me to serve our children with greater consistency and continuous improvements.

SCHOOL FACILITIES PROPOSAL APPROVED

Submitted by Board of Education on Mon, 12/12/2011 - 3:46pm

The Board of Education thanks our school district community for its continuing support. By a vote of 294 to 244, the school facilities proposal was approved with 54.6% voting positively. This approved proposal will enable our District to make much needed essential repairs to our three oldest buildings - Elm Drive, Alden Place and Millbrook Middle School. The Board also acknowledges with deep appreciation the fiscal support of the generous benefactors in our community, whose significant donations will be applied to offset the approved expenditures for a new track and baseball field, thereby keeping the tax impact of these much needed improvements to a minimum. Additionally, the site work improvements to our athletic fields will now be eligible for state aid reimbursements of up to 23% because voters approved expenditures in combination with the building construction at our schools. We look forward in the coming months to submitting our construction plans to the State Education Department for its final approval and then commencing construction as soon as construction bids can be advertised and accepted. In the best case scenario, we hope to begin some construction as early as the summer of 2012. We will keep you posted on our planning and progress.

 

Once again thank you for your continuing support.

Thomas M. Hurley

President, Board of Education

 

Thomas M. Hurley

 

TEST

Submitted by Brian Fried on Mon, 11/07/2011 - 10:49am

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Public Meetings – School Facility Repair Proposals - Sept.14 and 21, 2011

Submitted by Lloyd Jaeger on Thu, 09/08/2011 - 3:51pm

The Board of Education invites our community to a discussion of potential proposals to repair our facilities and athletic fields. Your insights and questions are essential to the Board’s preparation for a community vote planned for early December 2011. This vote will seek budget authorization for these necessary expenditures at our three oldest buildings – Elm Drive, Alden Place and the Millbrook Middle School. The Board will also present “package proposals” to update athletic fields using $1.15 million in donations the District has received to update our track and baseball field.  The dates and program are listed below.

PLEASE JOIN US!
September 14 and 21, 2011   7:30 – 9:00 p.m. at Alden Place Elementary School
Overview and Discussion Meetings: Proposals for the “Repair and Upgrade of School Buildings and Athletic Fields”

• Welcome and introduction from the Board of Education and Superintendent of Schools
• Background presentation about the planning process to date
• What repairs and upgrades are under consideration and why now?
• Overview presentation of potential proposals and options under consideration
• State aid and donations – significant offsets to potential local taxpayer expense
• Discussion and comment segment
• Summary and closure

Millbrook Technology Vision

Submitted by Christine Ackerman on Sat, 09/03/2011 - 11:17pm

Over the course of last year, significant planning and preparation was done by the District Technology Team to enhance our K-12 educational technology program. Please view the PDF that outlines our vision and the benchmarks we expect our students to meet as they exit each building.   The integration plan listed below is confirmed for 2011-2012.   

Apple Integration Plan

SEPTEMBER 2011

Elm: Student IPAD Pilot AIS/SPED Self-Contained 

DECEMBER 2011

Elm: New Apple Lab/Library 

Alden: New Apple Lab/5th Grade Wing 

Millbrook Middle School: New Apple Lab/3rd Floor, Technology Integration Course/Mike Setaro, IPAD Faculty Pilot/PLW & Physical Ed. 

Millbrook High School: Technology Integration Course/Mike Williams, IPAD Faculty Pilot/Global 10, PLW & Physical Ed 

Additional Apple Integration Opportunities: Student Desktops in MMS/MHS Learning Centers & Libraries, 35 Teacher Laptops will be placed in circulation 

2012-2013 

Millbrook Middle School: Technology Integration Course/Grade 8 Millbrook High School: Technology Integration Course/Grade 11

**may expand IPAD pilot**

**subject to funding**

2013-2014

Millbrook High School: Technology Integration Course/Grades 9 & 12 Additional Apple Integration Opportunities: 35 Replacement Faculty Laptops 

**subject to funding**

 

MCSD will continue to explore the possibility of fully integrating technology into our instruction program by moving to a 1-to-1 computing environment. 

 

 

 

Response to Intervention

Submitted by Christine Ackerman on Thu, 09/01/2011 - 9:25pm

Curriculum Mapping Faculty Goals

Submitted by Christine Ackerman on Thu, 09/01/2011 - 9:22pm

 2011-2012 MCSD Curriculum Mapping Goals

Elm Drive & Alden Place

CORE Map Math, CORE Map Reading 

Millbrook Middle School

  Math/Science & English/Social Studies- Incorporate Concern Areas from Math/ELA 2010 NYS Assessments into Curriculum Maps

Elective Teachers - 1 New Course

Update 2010-2011 Maps: to redesign essential questions so that they are kid friendly

Update 2010-2011 Maps: to reflect use of thinking maps and technology (requirement from 2010-2011) 

Millbrook High School 

Curriculum Map 1 New Course 

Update 2010-2011 Maps: to reflect themes in State Assessments

Update 2010-2011 Maps: to redesign essential questions so that they are kid friendly

Update 2010-2011 Maps: to reflect use of thinking maps and technology (requirement from 2010-2011) 

 

MAPPING LOCATIONS:

Elementary Curriculum Mapping Locations

Grades K-5 Elm Drive Elementary School - Cafeteria 

 

Secondary Curriculum Mapping Locations 

Grades 6-8 English/Social Studies- MMS RM 25 Math/Science- MMS Library

Grades 9-12 English- MHS Frank's Room, Math- MHS John's Room, Science- MHS Trish's Room, Social Studies- MHS Georgia's Room  

Grades 6-12 Foreign Language- MMS Jen's Room,  Art- MMS Jillian's Room, Music- MMS Alexis's Room, PE/FAC/Health- MMS Ryan's

Room, SPED- HS Learning Center  

 

 

 

Submission Targets:

September Map/October Map: November 1st November Map: December 1st

December Map: January 3rd January Map: February 1st February Map: March 1st

March Map: April 1st April Map: May 1st May Map:June 1st 

June Map: June 20th 

 

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