Hunter Elementary Cover Letter

DAVID OREN HUNTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

21320 Roche Road

Brownstown, Michigan 48183

Phone: 734-379-6390

Fax: 734-379-6391

August 24, 2010

Dear Parents and Community Members:

We are pleased to present you with the Annual Education Report (AER) which provides key information on the 2009-2010 educational progress for Hunter Elementary School.   The AER addresses the complex reporting information required by federal and state laws. The school’s report contains information about student assessment, Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) and teacher quality.  If you have any questions about the AER, please contact Mrs. Els Ferguson, Principal, for assistance.

The AER is available for you to review electronically by visiting the following web site www.gibdist.net/gibdist/schools/Hunter or you may review a copy from the main office at your child’s school.

For 2009-2010, Hunter Elementary School made Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) in English language arts and mathematics.  While we are pleased to have reached this important goal, we are continuously working to improve. We appreciate the continued support of parents, staff and our community in this effort.

State law requires that we also report this additional information:

·  Students in the Gibraltar School District are assigned to the school in their neighborhood, with bussing provided as needed.

·  Hunter Elementary had a Quality Assurance Review through the NCA process in 2009 and was given full accreditation status through this review. The school improvement plan is reviewed and updated by staff yearly.

·  A copy of our core curriculum can be found at www.mde.gov.  It is implemented by the district administrators, and curriculum director, with the help of subject curriculum committees, and the district school improvement team.  There are no variations from the state model.

·  Student achievement results on MEAP testing may be found at our school’s website, www.gibdist.net/Hunter.  Information on nationally normed achievement tests given in the last two years can be found in the assessment data file on this site.  Aggregate student achievement results for a first and second grade Mathematics test for the last two years can be found on the district annual report website.

·  Parent teacher conferences are held each fall.  We have 100% participation through personal face to face contact.  If such contact cannot be arranged, a phone conference is held.

I congratulate the students, staff and parents in this collaborative effort.  I encourage our school “family” to continue to work together for the betterment and achievement of our children.

Sincerely,

Els J. Ferguson

It is the policy of the Gibraltar School District not to discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, weight, religion, marital status, or disability in its programs, service or activities.  The following people have been designated to handle inquiries regarding the nondiscrimination policies:

Inquiries related to discrimination on the basis of disability should be directed to: Belinda Livingston, Parsons Elementary School, 14773 Middle Gibraltar Rd., Gibraltar, MI 48173.

Direct all other inquiries related to discrimination to Kathy Wayda, Finance Manager, 19370 Vreeland Rd, Woodhaven, MI 48183.