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Sessions to review, dis - the Hamtramck school developed goals that are The District is fiscally cuss and implement district reflects ever-evolv - specific, measurable, at - sound and is focused on “ever-changing” Michigan ing diversity within the tainable, relevant and time making long term improve - Rules and Regulations ef - student population. based. ments for the safety and fecting Board of Educa - The official spring stu - The Board conducted a maintenance of our prop - tion school district dent count for 2017 tal - “Board self-assessment” erties. During 2016-2017 governance. Superintend - lied 3,139 students, an Jeannine St. Germaine ent Niczay continues to in - increase of over 150 stu - which was provided by the the District made improve - Dr. Leonard Rezmierski Michigan Association of ments to the Kosciuszko volve Dr. Leonard dents since the previous and Curriculum depart - School Board. The infor - campus which houses Rezmierski, Administra - Voice” in School Improve - school year. Both Yemeni ments. Fresh new ideas mation gleaned from the Dickinson West Elemen - tive Advisor to Wayne ment and District Im - and Bengali student pop - are percolating every day self-assessment will en - tary and Kosciuszko Mid - County Superintendents provement Plans. ulations have increased to meet the needs of able the Board to know dle School by remodeling and Boards of Education. The Board of Education, throughout the past year. every student. For exam - where they are in terms of the cafeterias, kitchen, Dr. Rezmierski has over Superintendent Niczay and Overall, Hamtramck Pub - ple; expanding staff, ELL Leadership, Academic Per - bathrooms, flooring and 50 years of experience in Wayne County Regional Ed - lic Schools has not had programs for students formance, Board Respon - lockers. New security Michigan Public Educa - ucation Service Agency Ad - enrollment at these levels and parents, and engag - sibilities, and Board cameras have been in - tion. He last served for ministrative Advisor since the 2009-2010 ing subject area content. Effectiveness, Data-Driven stalled in all schools, the 20 years as Superintend - Rezmierski, continue their school year when there These are exciting times Decision Making, Commu - Community Center as well ent for the Northville active engagement in im - were 3,168 students en - to start here, stay here, and nity Engagement/Advo - as at Pulaski Park. Dickin - Michigan Public Schools plementing systemic rolled in the district. succeed here in Ham - cacy and son East had a new roof in - and presently serves at changes to positively af - With the increase of tramck public schools. Visit Board-Superintendent of stalled. the Wayne County Re - fect the future of the stu - student enrollment us at http://www.ham - Relations. Finally, increasing stu - gional Educational Serv - dents, families and staff of comes some exciting pro - tramck.k12.mi.us or call The residents of Ham - dent achievement is the ice Agency (WCRESA). the Hamtramck Public grams through the English 313-892-2035. tramck are very fortunate top priority and I am The Board study ses - Schools. to have these elected offi - pleased to report that sions are open to the pub - cials who are so very dedi - Hamtramck High School lic. They began in January cated to doing the right has made dramatic im - 2015 and remain on- thing for students. The fu - provements on state man - going. The major issues ture for Hamtramck Public dated assessments and being discussed by the Schools is very bright was removed from the pri - Board of Education focus under their governance. ority school list in January on goal setting, gover - The Board is ready, willing, 2017. nance and team building. The study sessions also concentrate on the future of the Hamtramck Public Meet the top Schools and the major goal of raising student learning and academic students of HHS achievement. Continued from front page The Board of Education School with a 4.2328 and LEAP, the high school 2016-17 adopted District GPA. Una will be attend recycling club. Una is the Goals focus on four the University of Michigan, Treasurer of DECA and the areas: Increasing the un - Ann Arbor in the fall and is chair of the awards com - derstanding of the finan - currently undecided re - mittee. In addition, she re - cial realities, from all garding her major. Her cently received the funding sources, plans are to take a variety Peacemaker of the Month “amongst all stakehold - of classes to determine award. Her advice to cur - ers”; Retain and Recruit her major and career rent and future students at the highest quality staff; path. Una is very active at Hamtramck High School is Improve student profi - Hamtramck High School by to take risks by joining ciency in reading and being the Class President clubs and to not be afraid math scores by 3% - 6%; of 2017, Vice President of to get out of your comfort and Increase the “Youth National Honor Society zone.

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The school has a program called We are an Active Breakfast Fundraiser, The program has a four Parish Serving the star rating from The Michi - Second graders and Mr. Helminiak cleaning up yard Lexia which helps build Community 10 am reading skills. Each stu - gan Department of Educa - for Earth Day. Celebrating 94 Years of Traditional, Catholic, tion, thanks to such dent works at his or her and Democratic Church activities as Science own level. They can earn Night, Star Lab, live ani - certificates for each level Holy Cross Parish Polish National Catholic Church mal programs. they pass. 2311 Pulaski, Hamtramck • Very Rev. Jaroslaw Nowak, Pastor 313-365-5191 www.HolyCrossPNCC.com The elementary school Finally, the school is big has had a strong focus on on awards. Students and reading and writing this staff are awarded weekly year. They had several with Star Awards. Star Leaders book give-a-ways, which Awards are for academic in Short-Term are always a hit with the and other achievements. Rehabilitation students. They also have award as - During reading month, semblies after each quar - the students celebrated ter. Students can earn awards for behavior, atten - Dr. Seuss’s birthday and Mayor Karen Majewski reading to students. invited community mem - dance and achievement. Providing quick recovery bers in to read. The Ham - The Early Childhood Ele - and quality care through tramck Police Chief, Anne mentary is a great place our comprehensive Moise, Hamtramck Fire for students and families. rehabilitation program. Chief, Danny Hagen and StJosephsHealthcare.com Hamtramck Mayor, Karen Hamtramck • 313-874-4500 Majewski, as well as Allyson Martinek from WNIC radio were just a few of the many people who came to read to the students during March. 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In addition, we dual enrollment courses year brought many hon - were many other honors school year. We attrib - had STEM (Science, at colleges to include ors to our students their and points of pride this ute our success to many Technology, Engineering, College Arabic. In addi - families and our school. past year. things, some of which & Math) events which tion, we brought back Among those honors in - All of these activities are the new programs were made possible events that have been clude our DECA Busi - and achievement took we implemented or ex - through partnerships absent for years, such ness Team’s first place hard work, but it was all panded, thanks to the with the U.S. Patent and as the Sports Banquet win at the national com - worthwhile because we intelligence, talents, and Trademark Office, Gen - honoring HHS athletes, petition in Anaheim, Cal - saw great gains in aca - dedication of our stu - eral Motors, and Henry a multi-cultural talent/ ifornia, 2) our English demics and in the so - dents and staff. These Ford Community Col - fashion show, and finally Language Learner stu - cial-emotional growth of new programs include lege. a multi-cultural dress Tim Constant dents 2nd and 3rd place our young adults. Con - Saturday School, Ex - This year we also ex - day to celebrate the di - awards at Henry Ford gratulations to the staff, tending Hand of Service panded the scope of the versity of the school. made daily positive Community College’s students, parents and (ETHOS) community past programs, such as Because good com - phone calls, conducted Engineering Competi - board members for a service program, Col - ACCESS tutoring, SAT munication and collabo - Principal Parent Forums, tion, 3) our journalism fantastic school year. lege Ambition Program, Prep through Princeton ration with parents is a invited parents to join students’ first place win Michigan Department of Review, science labs critical element to any our School Improvement in the Michigan Inter - Ed African-American Stu - and projects, restorative success in school, we Committee, and rou - scholastic Press Associ - dent Initiative, Youth practice circles, new sent a monthly calendar tinely kept parents in - ation Awards for Voice, Positive Behavior School Improvement of events to parents, formed of all upcoming newspaper and broad - Dickinson West Elementary Special Services continues to School Passport to Learning serve students and families The 2016-2017 school of Hamtramck Public Passport to Learning teria and were able to year has been the busiest Schools and it is our mis - The students of Dickin - have supper with their yet for the Hamtramck sion to improve and en - son West Elementary child. Public Schools’ Special hance with every passing School took their parents Services Department. We year! on an adventure in edu - Spring Concert have had staff from Dickin - Our department’s high - cation. Each year the The Dickinson West son East Elementary lights for this year focused staff and students of family had an evening of School present at promi - on our students with dis - Dickinson West present fine arts with the annual nent conferences within abilities being able to ex - the many academic expe - Spring Concert. Director the county and state shar - perience increased riences they have partici - Spayde and the students ing her expertise on best academic success with pated in to their parents of Dickinson West pre - practices for teaching more project based learn - in an end of the year cel - sented an array of songs math and English Lan - ing such as partnering with ebration of academic dating back to the guage Arts concepts. Our Shalika Robie the Michigan Department achievement. The ticket 1960’s and represented School Psychologists and of Career Development to this wonderful celebra - numerous countries. The Speech Pathologists and Rehabilitation Serv - Corey Pitts helped to enhance the pro - tion is a Passport to parents were treated to a worked hard to educate gram offerings at all build - ices (MRS) to conduct Learning. special night of entertain - entertainment is a treas - parents and staff about ings and we are always Café’ Friday’s at Ham - Parents are led by their ment. The parents and ured tradition for Dickin - the various disabilities and working to increase the tramck High School; and child through the school students were all smiles son West Elementary their functions of students, continuum of services of - having a student inducted where they participate, during the concert. School. throughout various district fered for Hamtramck Pub - into the Honor’s Society at as a family, in different This beautiful night of meetings. Additionally, our lic Schools’ students with Hamtramck High School. educational activities. Social Workers have as - disabilities. The Special Overall, the Special Serv - Each station focuses on sisted with the ongoing Services Department is ices Department contin - a different country or re - districtwide implementa - full of teachers, parapro - ues to reflect and adjust gion of the world. The tion of PBIS (Positive Be - fessionals and support how we can continue to activities for each station havioral Intervention and staff that work hard to best service the students represent that country’s Supports) and MTSS maintain a level of care, and families of Hamtramck academic contribution to (Multi-Tiered Support Sys - compassion, and services Public Schools for our stu - the world. tem) at all HPS schools. that are unforgettable for dents to be the finest they The Dickinson West Our department has really the students and families can be and beyond! and Kosciuszko Middle School Campus had a renovation to the cafete - ria and bathrooms during School district’s ﬁnancial the summer of 2016. The parents were treated picture is in stable shape to a tour of the new cafe - As the end of the past year we expended 2016/2017 school year $1,816,570 sinking fund approaches, Hamtramck millage dollars to replace Public Schools has a great the roof at Dickinson East, deal to be proud of. We remodel the bathrooms have a district fund bal - and walkways at District Goals for 2016-2017 ance of 26.62%, which far Kosciuszko, install surveil - exceeds the 10% adopted lance cameras throughout by the Board of Education the district, and replace on May 12, 2016. As pro - the boilers at Holbrook jected by our CFO Sherry and Kosciuszko. A total of Lynem, our general fund $940,228 cafeteria fund revenues have exceeded dollars were spent fully our expenses this budget renovating the cafeteria at year. Sources attributed to Kosciuszko, including state the increase in revenues of the art kitchen equip - include: additional $2.44 Sherry Lynem ment. Our structural im - million due to increased provements are far from student enrollment; ap - additional custodians; over, we have additional fa - proximately $886,529 added one additional bus cility improvements from the passing of the for in-district bussing; ab - planned for the 2017/ Wayne County Enhance - sorbed Title funding short - 2018 school year and be - ment Millage has been re - comings when Holbrook yond. ceived to date; and our emerged from Priority We appreciate the sup - Title funding produced an School status; added port of our community and additional $866,346. $100,000 to maintenance will continue to be fiscally Nevertheless, along with budget for general repairs; responsible stewards of additional revenues came and added $160,000 to the funds we receive. We additional expenses: in - the technology budget. will keep the residents of creased staffing – two new We were able to make Hamtramck informed as administrator positions considerable facility im - we reinvent and revitalize (district EL Director and As - provements due largely in Hamtramck Public Schools sistant Principal at Dickin - part to sinking fund and for the students, staff, and son East) and two cafeteria fund dollars. This parents of our district. Friday, June 9, 2017 Hamtramck Review Phone (313) 874-2100 5 A Holbrook Elementary School – Hamtramck Public Schools Year in Review 2016-2017 Building and Grounds Department Summer break is right Holbrook has had an During our instructional around the corner; our eventful school year. time with our students, maintenance and custo - Below is my team’s take we discuss the impor - dial crews are prepared to on the 2016-2017 school tance of reading and begin work on our build - year. This year was pro - being able to carry on ings for the arrival of stu - ductive; however, I’m look - conversations about what dents and staff in the fall. ing forward to even more we read with others. Dur - This summer will be very productive work for the ing March is Reading busy around the district. upcoming school year. Month, we had many visi - We will be replacing the tors who came to Hol - roof at Hamtramck High Grades Kindergarten – brook to read to our School and will begin the 2nd students as well as dis - Richard Wawrzynski Dickinson East Elemen - Mrs. Ashcraft, Ms. cuss why reading is im - tary Kitchen Upgrade Proj - Ahad, and Mrs. Lamerato portant in their daily jobs. ect. Have a great K-2 students went on a We also had our student’s summer everyone! field trip to the Veterans do some buddy reading Memorial Park to clean up Mr. Miller with students in different While students are enjoy - for Earth Day on April 21, grades as well as provid - ing their summer break, our auditorium for the 2017. The students expe - ing a pizza party to the district maintenance field trip. Then some of rienced the joy of giving 5th graders for reading crews will be upgrading the members that pre - back to others. 1900+ books during read - buildings in time for the formed for us on the vir - On March 28, 2017 the ing month. new school year in the tual field trip visited our National Honor Society Throughout the year, we fall. members from the high school for an informal have been able to send school came to Holbrook conference about their new books home with our to read to all the students performance. Mrs. Con - students for them to read Another successful year for for March is Reading well started a go-fund-me and add to their home li - Month. The members for the sixth through braries. We are very went to each class and eighth grades and she proud of the way our stu - district’s Recreation Department read to all the students. was able to raise the dents are growing as The Hamtramck Recre - Holbrook students loved money to take the whole readers and are beginning ation Department ended having them come. middle school including to present a passion for their winter season with a Firefighters came to the fifth grade to the DSO. learning and reading. blast! The WinterGlow Holbrook to read to the In the spring we cele - held in December was a students for March is brated one more time Restorative Practices success as we brought Reading Month. After the with another virtual field Facilitator back the iceless ice rink Firefighters read to the trip to the DSO Mrs. Flowers for the second year in a students, the students Music is not all we did The Restorative Prac - row! The Junior Basketball were able to explore the this year, Mrs. Conwell tices Initiative made a League featured five fire truck. It was an excit - lead the First Tech Chal - comeback in April, 2015 teams this year with the ing day for all of us. lenge Robotics team at Holbrook Elementary Cavaliers and the Suns, 9352 the Holbrook School. During the 2015- Craig Daniels both from To finish off the year, we Hawks, which won an 2016 school year, Hol - Kosciuszko/Dickinson went to the Detroit Zoo on award for Simplicity in De - brook Elementary West, making it to the May 24, 2017. In June we sign for their robot in De - acknowledged and re - championship. The Suns also have two more field cember. When we came ceived a new administra - took home the win 33-24. trips: Detroit Institute of back from winter break we tor, Mr. Myron Miller. Mr. The Daddy/Daughter Arts and Kensington were quickly into the sci - Miller is not only the in - Dance hosted 60 dads Metro Park. ence fair. structional leader of our and daughters for a We are very proud of building; but also a leader 3course dinner, games, Grades 3 – 5 one of our students Arwa in Restorative Practices. crafts, and ended the Mrs. O’Dell, Mr. Schnei - Homran who placed third We are well on our way night with a dad hula der, and Ms. Clemente in her division at the Sci - to an even better aca - hoop contest! We can’t Third graders enjoyed ence Fair in Detroit. demic, instructional and wait for what the field trips to Lansing, In addition to this, Mrs. behavioral environment. The Recreation Department celebrated another busy Spring/Summer season Belle Isle and the Arab King led the students in The following table shows year, which included the annual Daddy-Daughter brings. American Museum. Stu - Nano-Ramo, a writing proj - our improvements— Dance (top) and the Winter Blast (above). dents worked hard in ect for the students. We The first step in improv - Daily 6 activities and ended our year with two ing our educational envi - showed what they know fun and interesting Field ronment is PBIS. We are This year at Dickinson on the NWEA tests. Trips: the sixth and sev - involved with Positive Be - Fourth graders worked enth grade learned to ice havior Interventions and hard to build a classroom skate and bowl. The Supports (PBIS) which is East Elementary community. We learned eighth grade spent their mandated by the school to respect and support last field trip together at district. Currently, we are The 2016-2017 school In the greater community, one another in our contin - CJ Barrymores. in the planning stage of year saw much success in Dickinson East students ued learning. We also en - PBIS. With the team many different forms at shined in the National Ele - joyed our learning Reading Specialist and meetings, teacher buy-in, Dickinson East Elemen - mentary Honors Society opportunities outside the ELL supplemental support tary: academics, commu - and by earning top awards classroom at the DIA, Dr. Larkins, Mrs. Hill, staff, office personnel, nity involvement, and at the Michigan Science Gleaners, Schoolcraft Col - Mrs. Czarnik kitchen employees and extracurricular activities. Fair, the Michigan Oratori - lege, the Henry Ford Mu - This year at Holbrook custodian, Holbrook will Academically, the Dolphin cal Contest and the Ford seum and the Belle Isle we have been focusing on progress. Holbrook stu - students proved that their Freedom Essay Contest. hard work in the classroom Both students and staff 2015-2016 2016-2017 paid off as the preliminary are already looking forward Referrals 193 137 M-Step results increases to continuing the Dickinson Suspensions 111 53 Highest Infraction Disruptive Behavior Disruptive Behavior in reading and math East tradition in the 2017- Highest Suspension Month October February scores. The continued ac - 2018 school year. Stu - ademic success can be at - Christopher Vraniak dents can expect the same Aquarium. dents and staff will ex - tributed to the hard work of dedicated, experienced Fifth graders learned to - helping our students to ceed our normal the outstanding group of Cranbrook Science Center, staff that has kept Dickin - gether, made mistakes to - recognize that reading ex - expectations! students coupled with the as well as the Belle Isle son East tradition alive, gether, improved together, tends beyond the four most dedicated, and one of Conservatory and Aquar - well, and producing com - and achieved together! walls of the classroom. the most experienced, staff ium. Close to 100 stu - munity and academic lead - We also were able to have of teachers that can be dents also enjoyed the ers for 105 years come great out-of-classroom ex - found anywhere around. afterschool HOPE program next September. periences at the DIA, Dolphin students had ex - every day after school. Schoolcraft College, Ham - tracurricular opportunities tramck Tiny Farms, and this school year that few the Henry Ford Museum. students in the area get to Onward to 6th grade! experience. Beyond their weekly studies in physical Grades 6 - 8 education, music, art and This year flew by at Hol - visits to the extensive li - brook in the 6th-8th brary, students had the op - grades. portunity to perform in front We started the year with of hundreds of community a virtual field trip to the members in two building- Detroit Symphony Orches - wide concerts, and also tra (DSO). We were fortu - left the building for enrich - nate that patrons of the Holbrook students had a busy schedule this past ment activities at the De - Students at Dickinson East keep busy academically orchestra could join us in year. troit Institute of Arts, the and also have a lot of fun. 6A Hamtramck Review Phone (313) 874-2100 Friday, June 9, 2017 Meet th e 2 017 graduates of Horizon High

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! Friday, June 9, 2017 Hamtramck Review Phone (313) 874-2100 3 B English language learners KMS Celebrates the richness of diversity that Hamtramck has to offer get a helping hand cultures of Yemen, Bosnia, We are extremely I am excited to be a part arship. We are looking for - and Lebanon. The stu - blessed to live in a com - of the Hamtramck Public ward to participating next dents created slideshows munity that values diver - School District! The follow - year. Henry Ford College of pictures of their native sity and embraces the ing information has been hosted the students for a lands. They also per - different cultures that are shared with all stakehold - field trip to the Engineering formed the Yemen Na - present. Knowledge is ers in August of 2016 and Dept. to look at a variety of tional Anthem, “United power in the world and the I am proud to say that we engineering fields and Republic” and sang to the more we know about the are heading in the right di - meet with the professors. students in staff in Arabic. customs and traditions of rection. Last September, Next year, Mr. Katopodis the English language learn - and I will be working to pro - ers (ELLs) made up 50% of mote diversity and build the student population in tolerance at Hamtramck the district. Currently, the High School. We have Jaleelah Ahmed ELLs make up 62% of the plans for a, Hamtramck student population in our One of the ways to help Talks, spin off of Ted Talks. Nuo Ivezaj district. Since the student the ELLs be a part of the Stay tuned for more details numbers continue to grow, school community was to follow. Hamtramck is a beauti - it is a goal to ensure that through the ELL Youth ESL Teachers are ful city with such rich diver - all students receive ade - Voice and Engagement Bridging the Gap sity and KMS has tried to quate services to help Committee at Hamtramck Michigan Department of celebrate the uniqueness them be successful as High School. The commit - Education requires that a of this community through - they develop English lan - tee consists of 25 mem - certified teacher or a out the year. This school Kosciuszko Middle School students and staff cele - guage proficiency skills. bers who were selected by teacher willing to obtain an year we were honored to brated the school’s many cultures. One of the ways to ensure teachers. I wanted to get a ESL endorsement are add Ms. Walter to our staff success in the ELL Pro - perspective from a variety highly qualified to work who has kick started mul - Students dressed in tradi - people from other cul - gram is to work closely of students, so I did not with the ELLs. Since there tiple cultural celebrations tional clothes and made tures, the more we can cel - with administrators, teach - make any academic or be - is a shortage of ESL en - throughout the year. She, traditional dishes for the ebrate together, live in ers, parents, students and havior limitations. I felt it dorsed teachers in our dis - along with other staff at staff to try. Parents do - unity, and work together to community members/ or - was important to hear trict, I worked with Wayne KMS, would like to expand nated their time and skills make the world a better ganizations. from an ELL student who State University to study on these celebrations next to make the celebration as place for all of our children. Data Driven Decisions was failing or did not show the options for teachers to year to include more cul - authentic as possible. Data was used to guide any academic growth. obtain their ESL endorse - tures that are present at conversations and lead Also, it was important to ment. Dr. Hopkins from KMS. many efforts to making hear from a student that Wayne State University On February 21st, 2017, MISSING DOG! well informed decisions. may have had many school held an informational Ms. Walter, the newest Pahlka states that “our infractions. The commit - meeting for district employ - member to the KMS staff, Our family dog - Hintza ability to do great things tee meets once monthly. ees seeking the ESL en - coordinated a celebration with data will make a real Students expressed dorsement. Soon after, for Bangladesh Language HREWARD H difference in every aspect their school’s strengths the district team and I Day. Parents and students PLEASE Call us at of our lives”. With this un - and its weaknesses during worked together for a plan brought in traditional derstanding, data is a vital the first session. It was up - to support the interested Bangla food for students, 313-365-7982 or part of the ELL Program. I lifting to see the commit - teachers. The district is teachers, and community have reviewed multiple and tee members transform supporting teachers by to try. Students also wore 313-333-3519 or [email protected] varied data (state and their thoughts and ideas covering 75% of the total traditional dress. Teach - local assessments) to de - costs. The ESL Cohort is Our favorite pooch, Hintza, slipped through an throughout the school ers and community mem - open gate on Saturday, June 3. He took water termine student place - year. They addressed the growing and they have bers had the opportunity from a kind neighbor that same day on ment, services for each shared positive feedback Prescott. If you’ve seen him or know where weaknesses and made it a to try on traditional sarees. he is offer him a little food or water, and keep student, and increase the goal to turn them into after concluding their first According to Ms. Walter, him in a yard or porch…. staff per building/ per strengths. Some of the is - course. Some have sug - the “Mother Language need and realign staff in sues the students tackled gested sharing their expe - Day” in Bangladesh is cel - the district. I am proud to included improving the rience and information ebrated on the 21st of CITY OF HAMTRAMCK share that all ELLs are re - lunch procedures and se - with their colleagues. February. Notice of Public Hearing ceiving adequate services lection as well as improv - ESL Teachers and I meet February 21st, often The City Council will hold a public hearing on an through their ESL teachers ing the restrooms. They monthly except during the called Ekushey (which Amendment to Hamtramck Zoning Ordinance and additional support met with directors and ad - administration of WIDA. means 21st), is a national 497, Article III. Administration. Section 4. through paraprofessionals. ministrators to address During our first meeting, holiday in Bangladesh. Plan Commission on Tuesday, June 13, 2017 at Additionally, the data these issues. Their input we worked on an activity People wear clothing col - 7:00 PM in City Council Chambers, Hamtramck was used: was shared with the super - identifying the Strengths, ored black, white, and red, City Hall, 3401 Evaline Street, Hamtramck, MI • to identify ALL ELLs in intendent, Mr. Niczay. I am Weaknesses, Opportuni - and printed with letters 48212. The proposed changes relate to the the district looking forward to having ties, and Threats (SWOTs) and words, to honor the Planning Commission make up and is available • to identify levels of the ELL Youth Voice and in our district. This activity language. Children place for public inspection between the hours of support for the ELLs Engagement Committee in helped me understand wreaths in honor of the 8:00 AM and 4:00 PM, Monday through Friday to determine priorities in more schools next year. much about the district martyrs. Book fairs and at the City Clerk’s Office. the district goals English language learn - and the program to de - poetry readings are held • to implement profes - ers participated in the Re - velop a strategic approach throughout the month of sional development for ligious Diversity Journeys to addressing the issues February. staff in the focus areas (RDJ) through The Inter - in a timely manner. It was In 1999, at the sugges - • to guide instruction faith Leadership Council of important to understand tion of the Bangladeshi English Language Metropolitan Detroit. The where we were, where we delegation, the United Na - Learners are a Part of RDJ immersed 25 stu - want to be and how to get tions declared February the Global Society dents from each participat - there. Best practices, pro - 21st International Mother Many of the ELLs are en - ing school district in the gram expectations, and Tongue Language Day. tering the United States Wayne and Oakland Coun - compliance issues are a This day celebrates the im - Certiﬁed by the from war torn countries. ties. We had students part of our monthly discus - portance of recognizing, State of Michigan Some have left their fami - from Holbrook and sions. honoring and preserving lies, their homes and their The ESL Teachers have a Administrator Kosciuszko visit a variety the mother languages of Elias Ahmed Uddin belongings. One of the of houses of worship and lot on their plate from pro - all the people in the world. program goals is to help viding instruction to the OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK learn about the customs A month later, Ms. Wal - WALK-INS WELCOME students acculturate which ELLs, to working with the and practices of each ter also coordinated a cul - 313-365-4547 is merging of their native faith. general education teach - tural celebration day for 3022 Caniff St. culture with the American The ELLs in Hamtramck ers, to working with the the students to honor the — Hamtramck — culture. Much research High School were led by parents. It is important to supports acculturation ESL Math Teacher, Mrs. know each building’s ESL that is on a voluntarily Livezey, participated in Teacher. Some teachers level, it isn’t forced upon a Henry Ford College Engi - are testing coordinators student. The administra - neering Competition. The since they must administer tors and teachers under - students worked in teams the WIDA Screener and FUWhenN the nEeedR ariseAs, thLese caDring IproRfessEionalCs areT reaOdy to RhelpY. stand that each student is to develop a prototype and lead the efforts for the an - different and respect the nual WIDA assessment entered the competition. 2687 Caniff, Hamtramck students’ individual needs The students left earning which are both language and the students’ ability to 1st place and 3rd place. proficiency assessments. (313) 365-5240 maintain their personal The senior in the team Some teachers are parent Continuously owned and operated by the Krot Family since 1935 identity. $895 Alexandra Krot, Manager also received a HFC schol - Continued on page 4 B David A. Krot, Public Relations

The Hamtramck Review Publisher: John Ulaj • (248) 866-1110 Published every Friday [email protected] 3020 Caniff, Hamtramck, MI 48212 Editor: Charles Sercombe Jurkiewicz & Wilk Funeral Home Phone: 313-874-2100 Fax: 313-874-2101 Office Manager: Jean Ingenthron MICHAEL A. WILK, DIRECTOR ROBERT A. WILK, DIRECTOR www.hamtramckreview.com Sales Manager: Dave Sweet email [email protected] Reporter/Copy Editor: Ian Perrotta 2396 Caniff at Brombach | 313-365-9600 This newspaper is not responsible for mistakes in advertising beyond the cost of the space involved. 4 B Hamtramck Review Phone (313) 874-2100 Friday, June 9, 2017 English language learners Horizon stars shine brightly get a helping hand The 2016/2017 school Continued from page 3 B year at Horizon High School was a year of coordinators and are re - and paraprofessionals. ‘Firsts’. This year was sponsible for working more The program has a teacher the first time 100% of our closely with the parents. that works with adults graduating class submit - Since our ELLs are grow - while the paraprofessional ted the FAFSA and 100% ing, the ELL staff is grow - provides child care. The of those who applied to a ing too. I have added the goal behind the Family Lit - local college were ac - English Language Develop - eracy Program is to teach cepted! Way to go Sen - ment Specialist (ELDS) to life skills to the adults and iors! our team. Currently, we to share strategies with This year marked the have one in each school the parents to help them first year a school wide level. One of their respon - work with their children on Positive Behavior Support George Estmond Amber Billingslea sibilities will be to monitor literacy. We have embed - System was put in place the Formally Limited Eng - ded PACT in the program, following the initiative of Kristen Hurt lish Proficient (FLEP) stu - the Parent and Child Time, the Hamtramck Public dents, which is per Every empowers parents to be School District. This led She played on the line, Student Succeeds Act, for an active parent in their to a drastic decrease in one of the toughest posi - four years. Also, the ELDS child’s education. This pro - office referrals. The slo - tions in the sport. She will be working more gram has been very suc - gan ‘Be Responsible, Be definitely gave it all she closely with the general ed - cessful and I am looking at Respectful, Be Scholarly had and is a role model ucation teachers to help the data from this year’s and Be Safe’ shared by all for all student athletes! the ELLs become more program to determine the Hamtramck Public Speaking of stars on successful in the general growth for next year. Schools and Horizon stu - the field, we also have education classes. Welcoming Hamtramck dents really put these stars on the silver screen! Family-School Partner - Families was a successful words into practice daily. The Hamtramck Drug Free (from left to right) Mrs. Susan Wright, Jazmine ships are Better Together event that the committee Over 60 students were Community Coalition, Copeland, De'Asia Chambers, Charles Shannon, There is much research members, Mrs. Robie, recognized for outstand - along with Hamtramck Ty'reke Ford, Maleek Abuhamra, Ismael Shammakh that indicates that parents Mrs. Strean, Mrs. St. Ger - ing achievement and citi - Public Schools, Ham - Abuhamra, Jazmine uRw&feature=youtu.be involved in their children’s maine and Ms. Lisiscki zenship at our Spring tramck Police Department Copeland, Ty’reke Ford, Is - As this year draws to a learning is linked to an in - and I worked hard to make Honors Ceremony! and Hamtramck Firefight - mael Shammakh, Charles close, Seniors still have crease in: student achieve - a success. The goal of this Miss Amber Billinglea ers filmed a mock car Shannon and Tiffany Sim - much to look forward to, ment, self-regulations, less event was to bring families also made history by crash, pointing out the mons starred in the pro - including enjoying the first discipline issues and more together to become famil - being the first female dangers of drinking and duction. Check it out at Senior Breakfast offered positive attitudes. With iar with the educators, re - ‘Cosmo’ to play on the driving. Horizon students, https://www.youtube.co offsite, at Maine Street. this understanding and the ceive health services, Varsity Football Team. Karar Al Washah, Maleek m/watch?v=fcOrqmEU - Continued on page 5 B results of the qualitative learn about community or - data that I collected in the ganizations and have fun beginning of the school with their children. The year, I knew that many ef - ELL Youth Voice and En - forts must be on creating gagement Committee did stronger partnerships be - and outstanding leading in tween the families and a variety of roles and re - schools. This was an ex - sponsibilities. Indeed, it pectation of me from the was a proud moment to board and the superintend - see the educators at Ham - ent. I am looking to get tramck Public Schools, stu - parent liaisons in some dent leaders, and families schools and a parent coor - and community organiza - dinator to support parents tions come together with and students for next the joint cause. Mr. Niczay 31800 Northwestern Hwy, Suite 200 school year. would like to have this Farmington Hills, MI 48334 I worked with administra - event again in the fall so tors to establish the “Prin - be sure to join us! 248-866-1110 HUD Certified cipal Forums” which This is my home away occurs monthly and rele - from home, I appreciate vant information is shared the administrators, teach - John Ulaj with parents while ad - ers, paraprofessionals, Commercial Broker/Owner dressing school related is - families and students. I A HUD sues. I started to work strive for excellence in Certified Agent with some principals and everything that I do and I Get It Sold in the then the principals soared. appreciate the continuous [email protected] I was happy with the par - support of my colleagues, ent turn out in all the build - Mr. Niczay and the board Real Estate Corner ings. members. There is still Next, many families have much ahead as I continue sought out Adult ESL Pro - to refine the program, im - Call Dave at grams at their child’s prove systems, and de - Certified school so I created the velop stronger Residential Family Literacy Program. It relationships and partner - (313) 874-2100 to Specialist is running in Dickinson ships with all stakehold - East, Dickinson West and ers. I am grateful to be a Looking to buy single & Kosciuszko from 3:30- part of Hamtramck Public multi-family dwellings - CASH! 5:30 on Mondays-Wednes - Schools and look forward Place Your Ad! days with Thursday as a to continued success. planning day for teachers Diamond Realty and Associates Leanne Zaliwski-Conger Hamtramck Native/Specialist Land Contracts

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