WORKING HARD FOR SUCCESS
Gary Hansen, District Administrator
The government is always releasing statistics, be it unemployment numbers, new business growth, home start ups, etc., to serve as major indicators of the progress or lack of progress taking place in our economy. There are also indicators in the educational world. We, as a school district, have recently received statistics from two major indicators which demonstrate that the Rosendale-Brandon School District continues to move forward.
One such indicator comes with the release of WKCE Test scores. I am pleased to report that once again the scores place Rosendale-Brandon as the leader, or right near the top in all testing categories throughout our conference and among the schools contained within Fond du Lac County. It is certainly good to see this continuation of success. You can view these test results at http://dpi.wi.gov/sig/index.html.
The other leading indicator comes with the April 30th closing of the Open Enrollment application period. This year we received 43 applications for students who desire to attend our schools next fall, and 13 applications for students who seek to be educated elsewhere. These new numbers will bring our total open enrollment population to 150 students entering the district and 49 enrolling with another district during the 2012-2013 school year. The number of one hundred fifty students entering is approximately 15% of our total student population.
These two reports certainly indicate we are doing something right! They are successes that are not easily obtained. We Spartans work hard, we work together, and we hold high expectations. These successes are attributed to the efforts of many - family, school board, administration, staff and students alike. Whichever your role, celebrate the success of our students, because as a district and as a community, we work hard to make good things happen, and when positive indicators point to our success we need to take a moment to say to each other, “Job well done,…and now let’s get back to work.”
Gary Hansen, District Administrator
The government is always releasing statistics, be it unemployment numbers, new business growth, home start ups, etc., to serve as major indicators of the progress or lack of progress taking place in our economy. There are also indicators in the educational world. We, as a school district, have recently received statistics from two major indicators which demonstrate that the Rosendale-Brandon School District continues to move forward.
One such indicator comes with the release of WKCE Test scores. I am pleased to report that once again the scores place Rosendale-Brandon as the leader, or right near the top in all testing categories throughout our conference and among the schools contained within Fond du Lac County. It is certainly good to see this continuation of success. You can view these test results at http://dpi.wi.gov/sig/index.html.
The other leading indicator comes with the April 30th closing of the Open Enrollment application period. This year we received 43 applications for students who desire to attend our schools next fall, and 13 applications for students who seek to be educated elsewhere. These new numbers will bring our total open enrollment population to 150 students entering the district and 49 enrolling with another district during the 2012-2013 school year. The number of one hundred fifty students entering is approximately 15% of our total student population.
These two reports certainly indicate we are doing something right! They are successes that are not easily obtained. We Spartans work hard, we work together, and we hold high expectations. These successes are attributed to the efforts of many - family, school board, administration, staff and students alike. Whichever your role, celebrate the success of our students, because as a district and as a community, we work hard to make good things happen, and when positive indicators point to our success we need to take a moment to say to each other, “Job well done,…and now let’s get back to work.”
