HSSD Announces Event Cancellations and Postponements Due to Public Health Emergency

Thursday, March 12, 2020

Following Governor Evers’ declaration of a public health emergency due to the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, and related updated guidance from the Wisconsin Department of Health Services regarding events of 250 or more people, the Howard-Suamico School District is announcing the following event cancellations and postponements to date. Please note: postponed events listed below may be cancelled at a later date and other scheduled events may be cancelled or postponed in the future.

This list may not be all-inclusive at this time. Contact your building principal for clarification regarding a specific event, if needed.

Regarding social media rumors today of Bay Port students testing positive for COVID-19, there are no known cases of COVID-19 reported among any HSSD students or staff.

Thursday, March 12
Meadowbrook Family Reading event POSTPONED
Bay Port Forensics event POSTPONED
Bay View Musical POSTPONED
Suamico Celebration of Learning event POSTPONED
Microsoft Girls Workshop at Bay Port POSTPONED

Friday, March 13
Bay View Musical POSTPONED

Saturday, March 14
Bay View Musical POSTPONED
Destination Imagination at Bay Port POSTPONED

Sunday, March 15
Youth Softball Clinic CANCELED

Monday, March 16
Suamico 4th Grade Field Trip CANCELED

Thursday, March 19
Bay Harbor Interest Fair POSTPONED

 

 

Kalishek, Schmidt Named Golden Apple Winners

     

Congratulations to Amber Kalishek (left), Bay Harbor 4th Grade Teacher, and Anne Schmidt (right), Bay Port Chemistry Teacher, 2020 Golden Apple Award winners!

Fox11, the Greater Green Bay Chamber, and the teachers’ families made surprise visits to their classrooms this afternoon. Tune into Fox11 tonight at 9 p.m. for a glimpse into today’s surprise visits. Mrs. Schmidt and Mrs. Kalishek will be honored alongside six other Golden Apple winners and Teachers of Distinction nominees throughout Northeast Wisconsin at the Golden Apple event on April 15, 2020. #TransformingTogether

(Photo credits: Kris Hoskyn)

 

UPDATE: Lineville Intermediate School Closed Thursday, February 13, 2020

UPDATE (9:58 p.m.)
While there was no damage outside of the laundry room, some smoke did disperse throughout the building. Out of an abundance of caution and in order to allow time for a professional restoration company to work over the long weekend, students, teachers, and staff will not report to school tomorrow, Thursday, February 13, 2020.

The building will reopen Monday, February 17, 2020 and we look forward to seeing you back at Lineville then. We will continue to provide updates over the weekend as necessary.

Lineville Intermediate School Fire Alarm (8:35 p.m.)
At 7:25 p.m. this evening we were made aware of a fire alarm at Lineville Intermediate School. Shortly thereafter, the Howard Fire Department was on scene to determine there was a fire contained to a dryer unit in a first floor service room in the northwest corner of the building. The fire department reported the situation was under control within 40 minutes.

Building services staff are safe and there are no injuries.

Relative to student attendance on Thursday, February 13, we are assessing the situation and will send follow up communication directly to Lineville families and staff this evening and we will post updates on the district Facebook page when we have more information to share.

Seven HSSD Teachers and Two Teams Named Teachers of Distinction and by Greater Green Bay Chamber

Congratulations to our 12 HSSD teachers named Teachers of Distinction! They are now finalists for the Golden Apple Awards, given Wednesday, April 15, 2020 by the Greater Green Bay Chamber.

HSSD Announces 2020-21 Calendar

The Howard-Suamico School District has released its 2020-21 school calendar. Important dates, notable updates, and a link to the full calendar are listed below.

HSSD 2020-2021 At A Glance Calendar

Important Dates:

• August 25 – Open House, all schools
• September 1 – First day of school, K-9
• September 2 – First day of school, 10-12
• September 3 – First day of school, 4K
• December 23 – January 3 – Winter Recess
• March 29 – April 2 – Spring Recess
• June 8 – 4K last day of school
• June 9 – Last day of school, K-12

Notable Updates:

• Day before Thanksgiving is a full day off.
• Schools will be closed on January 18, 2021, Martin Luther King Jr. Day

HSSD Launches STOPIt Anonymous Reporting App

The Howard-Suamico School District has enrolled with STOPit for students and families in grades 7-12 beginning January 21, 2020.

STOPit is an online reporting tool designed to deter and mitigate bullying, cyber abuse, and other inappropriate behaviors, consisting of an app and a back-end incident management system for school administrators. 

Our students will have access to the STOPit mobile app, which has two simple but powerful features.

Report can be used by students to report incidents to school contacts anonymously. 

Messenger can be used to engage in anonymous two-way communication with school contacts.

Both Report and Messenger empower students to stand up for themselves and for one another. They can use STOPit to reach out for help if they or a peer are facing a personal crisis or experiencing bullying, abuse, or are otherwise in need of assistance. Our goal with STOPit is to create safer, kinder, school communities both online and off.

STOPit Parent FAQs

HSSD Named Next Generation Best Place to Work Award Finalist

The Howard-Suamico School District was named one of five finalists for the Next Generation Best Place to Work award Tuesday, January 14 by Current Young Professionals, a program of the Greater Green Bay Chamber. HSSD is only the second school district in the award’s history to earn finalist recognition. 

This year’s other finalists include:

• Associated Bank
• ISG
• Nicolet National Bank
• OSMS – Orthopedic & Sports Medicine Specialists

The Next Generation Best Place to Work award is given to an organization that demonstrates a commitment to the development of young professionals, adapts work-life friendly policies, values generational differences, and institutes attraction and retention initiatives for young talent.

“We are thrilled to be selected by the Greater Green Bay Chamber for consideration for the Next Generation Best Place to Work award,” said HSSD Deputy Superintendent Mark Smith. “Our goal is to recruit and retain top talent to work with our students and families. Being named a finalist for this award is exciting recognition of our District’s organizational development efforts.”

The award winner will be announced at the Future 15 & Young Professional Awards event April 30, 2020 at the Radisson Hotel and Conference Center in Green Bay.

The Greater Green Bay Chamber announced the Next Generation Best Place to Work finalists Tuesday with a visit and a team photo. Principals, teachers, and support staff joined District Office teammates for the surprise announcement.

Golden Apple Nominations Feature 145 HSSD Teachers

The 27th Annual Golden Apple Awards nominations were announced this week, featuring 145 teachers and seven teaching teams from the Howard-Suamico School District.

Teachers of Distinction will be announced January 26. The Golden Apple Awards, presented by the Greater Green Bay Chamber, will be presented at the annual banquet April 15, 2020.

Last year Teri Deavers and Mary Swinford from Bay View Middle School were among those honored with the Golden Apple Award.

Congratulatons to all the 2020 HSSD nominees!

 

HSSD K-12 Schedule Change to Half-Day Friday, Nov. 22 for State Football Championship

The Bay Port Pirates football team defeated Kimberly, 42-28, in the WIAA state tournament semifinals Friday, Nov. 15. The victory means Bay Port will compete for a state football championship in Madison for the first time in school history.

The Division I WIAA state football championship will be played at Camp Randall in Madison Friday, November 22 with a 4 p.m. kickoff. Unlike other recent trips to state by Bay Port sports teams, the afternoon timing of the football championship game is such that it will impact a significant number of families, students, and staff across all grade levels who will travel to Madison to support the players, the pep band, and other school spirit squads taking part in the championship game. We want to provide adequate time for safe travel and we look forward to a great showing of Pirate Pride in the stands with the state title on the line.

With this in mind, all HSSD schools will change schedules to a half-day on Friday, November 22. Lunch will be served for all students. Please see updated dismissal times below. If you have questions regarding this schedule change, contact your school principal.

Friday, November 22, 2019 Half-Day Dismissal Times

• Bay Port 10:53 a.m.
• Bay View 10:53 a.m.
• Lineville 11:40 a.m.
• Elementary 11:45 a.m.

Tickets for the general public will be on sale at the Bay Port main office Wednesday and Thursday from 7:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. General admission tickets will also be available at Camp Randall on gameday.

Go Pirates!

 

HSSD Exceeds Expectations on State Accountability Report Cards

The Howard-Suamico School District exceeds expectations as defined in the Accountability Report Cards released to the public today by the Wisconsin Department of Instruction.

Reports for the District and each school are available on the Wisconsin DPI website public portal dashboard.

School	Grades	Rating (out of 100)	Rating Descriptor
Howard-Suamico School District	K-12	73.8	Exceeds Expectations
Bay Port High School	9-12	78.5	Exceeds Expectations
Bay View Middle	7-8	68.2	Meets Expectations
Lineville Intermediate	5-6	66.2	Meets Expectations
Bay Harbor Elementary	K-4	79.6	Exceeds Expectations
Forest Glen Elementary	K-4	79.9	Exceeds Expectations
Howard Elementary	K-4	82.8	Exceeds Expectations
Meadowbrook Elementary	K-4	82.6	Exceeds Expectations
Suamico Elementary	K-4	84.3	Significantly Exceeds Expectations

Resource links:
Assessment literacy resources
Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction resources