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Muskego-Norway News September 2023 - Please Scroll Down to See Contents

  • 2023-24 Eye on the Goal
  • 2023 Summer School Enrollment
  • Superintendent Search
  • Guest Teacher
  • Communicating with the Board
  • Who to Contact with Questions
  • 2023-24 Parent Advisory Team
  • Conversation with the Superintendent

2023-24 Eye on the Goal

Our 2023-24 Eye on the Goal (EOTG) document is posted on our website. The EOTG articulates our district’s strategic plan. This plan aligns our practices and efforts toward a common vision and mission. Department and building-level EOTG plans have a uniform design and approach. As a result, our system is integrated and aligned – we are all moving in the same direction. The following list highlights some of the district’s key focus areas for the 2023-24 school year.

  • Enhance staff recruitment, onboarding, and retention practices.
  • Create and deploy action steps to improve reading and math achievement and growth and college, career, and community readiness.
  • Build expertise in the use of Professional Learning Communities to identify Standards of Focus (SOFs) and create Common Formative Assessments (CFA).
  • Deploy effective strategies to close the achievement gap for students with performance within the bottom quartile of our student population, utilizing high leverage practices (HLP), Positive Behavior Intervention and Supports (PBIS), and Multi-Leveled Systems of Support (MLSS).
  • Attend to continuous improvement efforts related to student engagement, parent satisfaction, and employee engagement.

2023 Summer School Enrollment

Muskego-Norway Schools summer programming continues to thrive as we keep the minds and bodies of our students and staff active during the summer months. This year, we continued to see strong participation, close to the highest we have ever seen. We are thrilled to see that over 50% of our resident students are taking advantage of the gap-closing, enrichment, or credit-bearing courses. In large part, our participation, which can be seen in the graph below (Number of Student Participants by Year), continues to see high levels due to the enrichment opportunities being offered. For example, this year alone, we had 696 students participate in our swim lesson program, which is now being offered for a fourth year in a row. We are thrilled that the high levels of enrollment continue to allow students to positively engage during the summer months and have a positive impact on our District budget.

Summer School Enrollment

Superintendent Search

The Muskego-Norway School Board has begun a comprehensive search for a new Superintendent following Dr. Kelly Thompson’s retirement announcement. Additional information can be found on our website. Community members are invited to provide input via an online survey.

Guest Teacher

We are once again looking for those that are interested in serving as a guest teacher within our district. Should you have a desire or believe you know someone that is looking for a wonderful, well-paying part-time employment opportunity, please APPLY HERE.

First Day of School

Communicating with the Board

Meet your School Board members who represent and serve the Muskego-Norway community by visiting our website. Please feel free to contact them with your questions and comments. Please consult the following policies for greater detail on how public comments and suggestions may be shared with the board - Public Requests, Suggestions, or Complaints and Public Participation at Board Meetings.

Youth Night

Who to Contact with Questions

Please follow this link to a document designed to help parents/guardians navigate our system and be connected to professionals who are equipped to answer questions, from Academic and Career Plans to transportation and everything in between.

2023-24 Parent Advisory Team

If you are interested in being part of the Parent Advisory Team, working with others to help the district realize our vision to be the District of Choice, please consider signing up for our 2023-24 district-wide Parent Advisory Team by completing this SURVEY. Meetings will be held at the Educational Services Center from 5:00-6:30 PM on the following Mondays: October 2, 2023 (Curriculum focus); December 4, 2023 (Student Services focus); February 26, 2024 (Safety & Facilities focus); April 29, 2024 (Communications, Culture, Co-Curricular focus).

Warriors 101 Student Mentors

Conversation with the Superintendent

Please contact Dr. Kelly Thompson at kelly.thompson@muskegonorway.org to schedule an individual meeting through the end of September. The Interim Superintendent, Jeff Petersen at jeff.petersen@muskegonorway.org, is available after October 1, 2023 for an individual meeting.

Follow Us

Consider following the district on Facebook (Muskego Norway Schools), Twitter (@MuskegoNorwaySC), and/or Instagram (muskegonorwayschools) for up-to-date information about our district’s celebrations and events.

With Gratitude,

Muskego-Norway Schools

Dr. Kelly Thompson, Superintendent

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