Dear SPS Parents and Guardians, The COVID-19 pandemic has proven to be more challenging than any of us could have predicted back on March 16th, our first day of remote learning. I am awed by the passion for learning displayed by our students as they tuned in and kept learning as our Continuity of Learning …
April 10, 2020 Saugatuck Public Schools’ Continuity of Learning and COVID-19 Response PlanGovernor Whitmer’s Executive Order 2020-35 closed school buildings in Michigan for the remainder of the 2019-20 school year. The order also challenged Michigan educators to provide students with continued learning. During the past week, our teachers, building principals, Saugatuck Education Association, and board …
I would like to take this opportunity to thank the many residents who reached out by email, phone, face to face conversations or by taking one of the twenty facilities tours offered in January and February to learn more about the district’s latest bond proposal to improve our facilities. I truly appreciate the effort put …
Dear SPS Community, January is School Board Recognition Month. Locally elected school boards are a shining example of our democracy in action. This is a time to recognize the individuals charged with important and sometimes difficult decisions that affect the future of our children and our community. Each of our current school board members has …
Happy New Year! I am proud to share our recent School Index Scores. Michigan’s School Index System was developed to comply with federally mandated school accountability measures. Key performance indicators include student proficiency in math and language arts, student growth in math and language arts, on-track attendance, graduation rate, assessment participation, advanced coursework, postsecondary enrollment …
Dear SPS Community, The coming new year is often a time to reflect on the year gone by and to set goals for the year ahead. I would like to share an update of new programs and opportunities for our students that were implemented at the start of the 2019-20 school year and provide …
One of the things I enjoy most as an educator is the commonality between home life and school life. For me, both of these areas of my life are anchored in a strong belief in FAMILY. Probably like you, I have rich memories of the family gatherings I experienced through the years. From our loved …
The spirit of Thanksgiving is fitting all year long Read More »
This is a special time for parents & grandparents! When a child is excited and has a sense of wonder about a new school y ear, it’s impossible not to get caught up in their emotions as well. After all, our own Back-to-School experiences through the years give us the great blessing of being able …
Students aren’t alone in riding the emotional rollercoaster. The first day Back-to-School is a high anxiety, high excitement time for teachers and staff too! It can’t be helped. From enrolling new students, creating new bus routes, preparing lessons, setting up welcoming classrooms, or starting fall sports practices, we continually look for ways we can better …
It crossed my mind the other day that I have had a “first day of school” consecutively since 1968. My K-12 years at Shepherd Public Schools and Carsonville-Port Sanilac Schools 1968-1980, undergraduate studies at Central Michigan University 1981-1984, math/physics teacher at Unionville-Sebewaing Area Schools 1985-2004, and administrator at Saugatuck Public Schools 2005-present. Back to school is …
