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Hamilton School Board Approves Summer School Program

Computer upgrades intended to handle the crush of online registrations that occur by the hundreds within half-hour on the first day available.

The Hamilton School Board breezed through a light agenda Monday night fairly quickly, perhaps in part because a large, boisterous crowd had gathered in a large room across the hall.

Well, kind of.

While the School Board was meeting, the Hamilton Chargers junior varsity and varsity basketball teams were battling arch rival, the Menomonee Falls Indians, in the gymnasium of the high school.

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Before some district staff and board members walked to the gym to see how much of the game was left, the board approved plans for the 2011 summer school program.

This summer's program will feature a wide range of courses that will be conducted at four sites. The sections range from those for youngsters going into 4-year-old kindergarten through those for students working to complete course work in order to finish high school.

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The district will again be offering parents the convenience of online registration and will have computers in all buildings for parents to use, "should they not have a computer at home," said Dick Ladd, principal at Lannon Elementary School

Fees for courses will range from $4 to $12, which will cover the cost of materials. The board approved a $50 nonresident fee - the same as last year - in addition to class fees.

Hundreds of students participate in the program, including 50 to 75 from outside the district "who love our program," said Superintendent Kathleen Cooke.

Given uncertainty over how the final version of the state's budget repair bill will look, Ladd said the district is still unclear what funding to expect from the state to help underwrite the cost of summer school.

"Normally we would be sending out intent-to-hire letters right now," Ladd explained, but instead the district is sending out letters telling potential instructors that hiring is temporarily on hold.

The board on Monday also approved a detailed records retention schedule that documents what records - both hard copy and electronic - are kept by whom and for how long. The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction now requires an annual filing that confirms that each school district has kept its records correctly.


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