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Middle School Play Area

The groundwork has been put forth for the new basketball court outside the middle school! Students will have the green space, benches, and court to...

Work Continues--Are you Getting Excited?

Each day when I drive past the Escanaba High School, I am absolutely tickled to see progress being made! Today I can see curbs on Lincoln Road bein...

Escanaba High School Site Work Begins!

As you drive along Lincoln Road, you cannot miss the action going on in front of Escanaba High School. It MAY look like we are building little ski ...

Escanaba Area Schools Budget Projected to be Better Than Expected

During this past school year, Escanaba has monitored its revenues and expenditures, especially given the rocky financial picture of the State o...

A Letter to Governor Granholm

Like a sailboat on choppy Bay de Noc waters, the Escanaba Area Public School District has managed to make some progress through rough seas during t...

Getting to a Balanced Budget for 2010-2011

In the next weeks, the Escanaba Board of Education will wrestle with how to put forth a budget for 2010-2011 that maintains academic programs, o...

Appreciating our Teachers, as well as so many others

Next week is “Teacher Appreciation Week”. A week or so back, we had “Administrative Assistants’ Day”. On May 5, it will be “School Nurses Day”....

Changes in Central Office

During the 2009-2010 school year, along with getting a new superintendent (Me!), our central office staff has undergone some significant changes. I...

Wellness Committee is "in action" at Esky Schools

Our Wellness Committee led by Food Service Director, Nancy LaFave, is making great progress. The committee is comprised of various staff members, ...

"Building" Upon Our Renovation Efforts

It is actually "settling in"--the thought that Escanaba will have a beautifully renovated high school, along with upgrades to Lemmer, Webster, and ...

Thank You to the Citizens of Escanaba!

To the Citizens of Escanaba: On behalf of the Escanaba Area Board of Education, I would like to thank the citizens of the Escanaba Ar...

Facts about Bond Proposal

On February 23, citizens of the Escanaba School District decide whether or not to approve a 21.6 million dollar bond proposal. For some people who ...

A Note or Two about our Music Program

Last week I blogged a bit about Escanaba's stellar art program, and today is the day for a "shout out" about our music department! This past Satur...

Art Education Shines in Escanaba!

Today I learned about some fantastic things going on within our art department, and I just HAD to share this on my blog. Mr. Scott Dykema, one of o...

Technology to Equip Students for the Future

Have you heard the term "digital natives?" It is a term used to describe the students who are sitting in our classrooms today. They are "native" to...

Today I Need to Blog About CURRICULUM

It amazes me that six months ago, I began my first superintendency in Escanaba. Collecting data and launching the district strategic plan took much...

Shared Business Services

Last night, the Escanaba Area Public Schools' Board of Education voted to approve sharing business services with Gladstone Area Public Schools. Thi...

New Esky Site Regarding Reconfiguration

Our technology director created a page for the district on our Web site so that we can post "the latest and the greatest" about the reconfiguration...

Answering Questions About Reconfiguring Escanaba's Schools

I created a "frequently asked questions" document about the reconfiguration project a couple of months ago--then forgot to post it! I'm going to sh...

Study, Analyze, THEN Act!

Have you heard about the federal program, "Race to the Top?" This is a program designed to reform education in such a way to support and actually t...

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