CalendarHOWARD-SUAMICO SCHOOL DISTRICT – ESTABLISHED JULY 1961 2019-2020 Welcome to the Howard-Suamico School District DISTRICT OFFICE 2706 Lineville Road, Green Bay, WI 54313 Founded in 1961, the nationally-recognized Howard-Suamico School District encompasses 53 square miles in Phone: 662-7878 ................................................. FAX: 662-9777 one of the most popular and attractive areas of Wisconsin. Located in the villages of Howard and Suamico – just eight miles northwest of Green Bay’s historic Lambeau Field – the district serves more than 6,100 students in eight 4K PROGRAM schools and nine community-based four-year-old kindergarten sites, making it the 25th-largest school district in the Visit www.hssdschools.org for partner sites state of Wisconsin. BAY HARBOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL The HSSD vision, mission and beliefs can best be summarized by the motto: SERVING • LEARNING • ACHIEVING 1690 Harbor Lights Rd., Suamico, WI 54173 — TOGETHER! Phone: 662-8800 ................................................. FAX: 662-8899 Howard-Suamico School District prides itself on delivering a comprehensive education to every child. We are Damian LaCroix, regarded both regionally and nationally as a high-performing school system. For example, Bay Port High School FOREST GLEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Superintendent has been recognized by Newsweek and the Washington Post as one of the top high schools in the nation. Howard 1935 Cardinal Lane, Green Bay, WI 54313 Elementary School was named a National Blue Ribbon School in 2015, and Suamico Elementary School was named Phone: 662-7958 ................................................. FAX: 662-7957 a National Blue Ribbon School in 2013. Furthermore, the District was named by the Wisconsin Center for Performance Excellence as a Proficiency Award Winner in 2011. Bay View Middle and Bay Port High School were recipients of the 2017-18 Wisconsin Association of HOWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL School Councils “Spirit of Excellence” State Award. 631 W. Idlewild, Green Bay, WI 54303 Our mission is to “work together with families and community to ensure that our students have the knowledge and skills to succeed in Phone: 662-9700 ................................................. FAX: 662-9750 a changing world.” Correspondingly, Howard-Suamico has twice been included in the Greater Green Bay area’s recognition as one of the MEADOWBROOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL nation’s 100 Best Communities for Young People by America’s Promise. This honor recognizes the broad base of commitment that exists 720 Hillcrest Heights, Green Bay, WI 54313 in our community for providing healthy, safe and caring environments for our students. In fact, Kiplinger’s Magazine touted our area as one Phone: 662-5000 ................................................. FAX: 662-5050 of its Top Five Places to Raise a Family. Our community is in agreement. In February 2016, 91 percent of community survey respondents rated the vision and direction of the District to be excellent or good. SUAMICO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Thanks in part to a devoted and award-winning team of employees, our students repeatedly score well above the state average on 2163 School Lane, Green Bay, WI 54313 standardized tests. Transitioning from effectiveness to greatness as a school district has become our collective expectation. To attain this Phone: 662-9800 ................................................. FAX: 662-9888 goal, we have made significant investments in literacy, math, technology, facilities, and professional training. The District’s strategic plan and its tactical allocation of resources fortifies our commitment to helping every child find their unique path in an increasingly complex LINEVILLE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL and dynamic world. 2700 Lineville Road, Green Bay, WI 54313 While test results are important, we recognize that the ultimate success of our students is based on so much more than an assessment Phone: 662-7871 ................................................. FAX: 662-7822 number. That is, our school community intentionally nurtures, models, and promotes positive character and life skills. Similarly, we believe BAY VIEW MIDDLE SCHOOL it is our job to ensure that students graduate from our school system as productive, responsible and civic-minded people. Put simply, the 1217 Cardinal Lane, Green Bay, WI 54313 common good depends not only on the cultivation of smart minds - but also on the development of caring hearts. Phone: 662-8196 ................................................. FAX: 662-7979 Forces of change are altering modern life as we know it. As we look to the future, however, we also learn from the past. The “father of public schools,” Horace Mann, was right when he asserted more than 160 years ago that the formula for a better world lay in the simple BAY PORT HIGH SCHOOL words of the proverb, “Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old, he will not depart from it.” 2710 Lineville Road, Green Bay, WI 54313 I am confident that you will find this calendar informative as it illustrates that Howard-Suamico School District is a special place because Main Office: 662-7000 ....................................... FAX: 662-7291 of its enduring commitment to the causes of children, character, and community. Best wishes on a positive and productive school year! Student Services: 662-7252 ............................... FAX: 662-7292 Athletics: 662-7267 Your Partner in Education, www.foxriverclassicconference.com Damian LaCroix, Superintendent COMMUNITY POOL Teresa M. Ford ...................................President Scott Jandrin .........................................Director Located in Lineville Intermediate School BOARD OF EDUCATION Garry Sievert...............................Vice President Jason Potts ............................................Director MEMBERS: Jeff Eilers ....................................................Clerk Rachelle Paulsen ..................................Director Phone: 662-7795 ................................................. FAX: 662-9777 Vanessa Moran .........Treasurer / Deputy Clerk Sahra Ahmed ...............Student Representative HOWARD-SUAMICO SCHOOL DISTRICT ANNUAL NOTICES The Policies and Guidelines are periodically updated in response to changes in the law VISION: and other circumstances. All Administrative Policies are available on the Howard-Suamico An authentic, innovative, connected, School District website under Parent Resources/Information (Administrative Policies) at and inspired experience for an ever- www.hssdschools.org/administrativepolicies changing future. MISSION: District Compliance Officers: Jennifer Garceau, Director of Student Services, [email protected], or Angela Buchenauer, Assistant Director of Student The mission of the Howard-Suamico Services, [email protected], 2706 Lineville Road, Green Bay, WI 54313, School District is to work together 920-662-7881. with families and community to ensure that our students have the 2260 - NONDISCRIMINATION AND ACCESS TO EQUAL EDUCATIONAL knowledge and skills to succeed in OPPORTUNITY a changing world. The District is committed to providing an equal educational opportunity for all students in the District. BELIEF STATEMENTS: · Every student has the right The District does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, ancestry, creed, pregnancy, marital status, parental status, sexual orientation, sex, Focused on bowling in Physical Education to learn. (including transgender status, change of sex or gender identity), or physical, class at Howard Elementary. · Instruction must be rigorous mental, emotional, or learning disability (“Protected Classes”) in any of its and relevant. student program and activities. This policy is intended to support and promote nondiscriminatory practices in all District and school activities, particularly in the · Purposeful assessment drives following areas: Enjoying instruction and affects learning. gardening A. use of objective bases for admission to any school, class, program, or in 4K. · Learning is a personal and activity; collaborative responsibility. B. prohibition of harassment towards students and procedures for the · Students bring strengths and investigation of claims (see Policy 5517); experiences to learning. C. use of disciplinary authority, including suspension and expulsion authority; · Responsive environments engage learners. D. administration of gifts, bequests, scholarships and other aids, benefits, or services to students from private agencies, organizations, or persons; E. selection of instructional and library media materials in a nondiscriminatory manner and that reflect the cultural diversity and pluralistic nature of American society; F. design and implementation of student evaluation practices, materials, and tools, but not at the exclusion of implementing techniques to meet students’ individual needs; G. design and configuration of facilities; (Continued on the following photo page) This calendar is published annually and is intended to present the families served by the Howard-Suamico School District with important dates, At-A-Glance Calendar insert, and directory of offices/schools in the district, and legal notices required by law to be published and distributed to all families with students attending our schools. The Howard- Suamico School District does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, ancestry, creed, pregnancy, marital status, parental status, sexual orientation, sex, including transgender status, change of sex or gender identity,