In the Loop
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John Kingsnorth, Superintendent
Tuesday, September 18, 2007
1. World-Ready: On Wednesday, September 19, please join us for a conversation on this topic at 7 p.m. at the high school multi-purpose room. What do you see as the key issues we will face in the next five years? What will it take to get our children to the point of being world-ready?
We want to work closely with you to prepare our children for a profoundly different future. Join us and help shape the education of our children in the 21st Century.
2. Principals: We have two new building principals, Scott Sherman at the high school and Bob Cassiday at Pathfinder.
Scott is a 1991 graduate of FHS. He previously served as the high school principal at Ravenna and Mason County Eastern. Bob has a real feel for kids, and is off to a great start here. I believe you will continue to hear good things about your high school principal.
This is Bob’s first service as a building principal. He is a former fourth grade teacher at Bridgeport Spaulding, and has a wealth of real-life experience. He served in the military, and worked as a plumber and long-haul truck driver. He owns more than 400 kids-type neckties, and wears a different one each day.
3. Teachers: We have hired 3 teachers – Nick Brown and Chris Gleason, for secondary math, and Jason Collins, for Quest.
Nick is a Kalamazoo native who graduated from Grand Valley State University. Chris is a graduate of Ferris State University who also attended the University of Michigan, where he was an engineering student. Jason previously worked for Grand Rapids Public Schools, where he demonstrated a real knack for working with at-risk youth.
4. AYP: The middle school has joined Pathfinder, Pine and Daisybrook schools by earning an “A” grade in Adequate Yearly Progress, a barometer of achievement that is part of the No Child Left Behind act. “We are so excited to have achieved this distinction,” said middle school Principal Carolyn Hummel, “and we are determined to work hard to maintain it.” Congratulations to our staff, teachers and students for their fine efforts!
5. Student Services: Former high school principal Tom Palmer is our executive director of student services, with primary responsibilities as athletic director and as assistant to the middle school principal. He also will coordinate our emergency management program, and health and wellness.
We have been severely short administratively. Tom’s appointment will fill the gaps left when we cut 3.5 administrators over two and a half years.
6. Nancy Sparks: I want to mention Nancy’s new role with us. She is now the principal at Daisybrook and Pine Street schools. Her former duties as special education supervisor are being filled through a new arrangement we have with Newaygo County Regional Educational Services Agency (NC RESA).
In the Loop
Get Connected with Fremont Public Schools
John D. Kingsnorth
Superintendent
Fremont Public Schools
(231) 924-2350