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Your tax dollars go a long way challenges that we have Evidence of its quality in both the equity gap is confirmed by the sup - and the achievement gap port from community in Hamtramck’s schools and yet we are resilient members, teachers, par - By Sherry A. Lynem ties are met. Because of and will continue to work ents, students, and Director of Finance our strong financial man - to be a distinguished leadership. Since its in - The General Fund is the agement our General school district. troduction, the Ham - Operating Fund of the Fund has a healthy sur - It starts with everyone tramck Public Schools District. It is where all the plus. in the district knowing Curriculum and Assess - money used to run day-to- The district’s finances our purpose, understand - ment Department has day operations is ac - are audited by an inde - ing our goals and working been a leading influ - counted for. pendent auditing firm towards them. Our stu - encer on diversifying ed - These operations in - every year. We are very dents are our purpose. ucational practices for clude making payroll for happy to report that we Day One on the job and all learners. more than 400 employ - once again have received already, Mrs. Lynem, Mr. Overall, the depart - ees, providing teachers an Unmodified Opinion Wawryznki , Mr. Larsh ment is responsible for and staff with training, from the auditing firm of and I were doing facility developing curricula and purchasing supplies, ma - Yeo & Yeo. visits. It was important assessments based on terials, furniture and This is the highest rat - to see the space that our the Michigan Depart - equipment, utilities, and ing possible of our fi - students and staff are ment of Education’s es - repairing and maintaining nances and internal using for the duration of tablished standards. our buildings. controls the school year. The department also We collaborate with We have concentrated Making note of areas supports the develop - management and the our spending on support - chase a new reading cur - programs to support our of concerns and devising ment of supplemental School Board to make ing the classroom. We riculum, increased our EL EL students. an action plan was a pri - budgets and implemen - sure the District’s priori - have been able to pur - ority. The summer staff and equipment & Continued on page 2 Continued on page 2 Continued on page 3 en Chick ffles & Wa 9 Congratulations $69 Class of 2020 er, We Cater! 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Hamtramck has There are plenty of mopolitan students – align learning expecta - eration Science Stan - sured that learning was a long history of provid - challenges associated students from around tions for what all students dards. not disrupted due to ing quality education to with a community that the world! should know and be able Teachers and students school closure. Lead by the community. speaks several lan - We salute the Ham - to do as a result of rigor - are our top priority, which the Curriculum and As - But the talented guages, and is home to tramck schools and the ous instruction. It is an is why the Curriculum and sessment Department, teachers and adminis - newly-arrived immi - very talented teachers honor to serve all stu - Assessment Department the team developed a trators are more than grants. The needs are and administrators who dents and grade levels at has dedicated more fund - plan and transitioned to educators: The district many, but the district serve our community. Hamtramck Public ing toward professional an online emergency is part of our families. has always been able to You are our heroes. Schools. development. teaching environment. This excellence is no provide and rise up to Go Cosmos! Leadership Councils at Effective professional This overhaul was a the K-6 level developed development enables our major shift and encour - accident. We have long the challenges. observation walkthrough staff to further develop aged the District to imple - tools, generated adap - skills, keep up with educa - ment systemic changes tions for our curriculum tional trends, address stu - for a more globalized vi - pacing guides, and insti - dents’ learning sion of teaching and Your tax dollars go a long tuted an assessment challenges, and alters the learning. progress monitoring sys - climate and culture within At Hamtramck Public way in Hamtramck’s schools tem (Easy CBM). the school system. schools, it is our goal for The District also imple - We are proud of our students to develop Continued from front page mented Mystery Science, staff and the professional strong skills and strate - We have continued to the district can afford that they can have the which has been getting development opportuni - gies that will be carried upgrade technology with its current revenues. ability to afford the rave reviews from both ties they immerse them - forward into their college throughout the District, The bond election that human resources and teachers and students! selves in. Thank you to and career years. and we have almost at a was scheduled for May supplies they need to do In grades, 7-12 teach - our community partners We believe instruction one-to-one student/de - 2020 has been resched - the best job possible in ers adopted power stan - who donate their efforts starts within the home, vice ratio. uled for August 2020. nurturing and educating dards and paced and dollars toward sup - and community support is We have made numer - Wayne County is mailing our students. curriculum within Rubicon porting our staff and stu - the key to reaching this ous building improve - ballots to all registered As a 9-year Director of Atlas. dent trainings! goal. ments, including new voters in the county. Finance in Hamtramck In addition, at the sec - A vast hallmark of the As educational part - playscapes and parking I would like to encour - Public Schools, I am very ondary level, the District District this year was the ners, we are honored to lots at Holbrook and Tau age all parents and com - proud of the dedication approved two new supple - transition to an online work with the Hamtramck Beta, new roofs on the munity members to take that our instructional mental programs to catch learning setting. As you community and are look - Community Center, Tau a moment and complete team puts forth on a daily students up before they know, Governor Whitmore, ing forward to continued Beta, and Horizon, reno - the ballot and mail it in to basis. fall behind. closed school buildings success. vated the building exte - cast their vote. I consider myself to be Furthermore, at the mid - due to COVID-19. rior of Holbrook, to name The job of the Finance blessed to be able to do a few. Department is to support my part to help them. Many more improve - the instructional efforts ments are needed than of the school district so Adult education remains popular and strong Keeping the district’s building By Kristen Hurt usual,” and reached out the four GED tests and Hamtramck Adult to participants during the continue to work dili - and grounds in order Education transition and encour - gently towards their goal.