District Updates:
Our Kids, Our Community, Our Future Bond Proposal Informational Video
On Tuesday, November 7, our community will vote on the Our Kids, Our Community, Our Future Bond Proposal. To watch a short video on the bond proposal, please visit https://bit.ly/46jQflH. The proposal focuses on five important areas: Safety and Security, Learning Environments, Teaching Tools, Aging Building Infrastructure, and Community Facilities. If approved, the bond proposal would provide $258 million to improve these areas across the district while expecting to maintain the current tax rate of 5.5 mills.
The district will host an informational meeting on the Our Kids, Our Community, Our Future Bond Proposal on Wednesday, September 27, at 5:30 p.m. at Northwest Elementary. To learn more about the meeting, please visit https://bit.ly/3EPGikq.
Howell Public Schools is Hiring Special Education Paraprofessionals
Howell Public Schools is hiring additional special education paraprofessionals. We have open positions at the elementary, middle, and high school levels. On Tuesday, September 26, from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m., there will be open interviews for these positions. This is a gratifying job making a difference in the lives of our students. To learn more about the position and the open interviews, please visit https://bit.ly/3RuIuVQ. If you know of anyone who may be interested, please share this information with them.
Food Service Department Offer vs. Serve (OVS) for School Meals
Below is information from the Howell Food Service Department regarding Offer vs. Serve (OVS) relating to healthy school meals.
At breakfast, schools must offer students all three required food components in at least the minimum required amounts. The components at breakfast are grains (with optional meats/meat alternates allowed), juice/fruit/vegetable, and milk. Under OVS, a student must be offered at least four food items and select at least three items, one of which must be ½ cup of fruit or vegetables for OVS. Some food items count as more than one; for example, a bagel sandwich counts as two food items.
At lunch, schools must offer students all five required food components in at least the minimum required amounts. The components at lunch are meats/meat alternates, grains, fruit, vegetables, and fluid milk. Under OVS, students must take at least three components in the required serving sizes. One selection must be at least ½ cup from the fruit or vegetable component.
As a reminder, each student can receive one free complete breakfast and one free complete lunch this school year. A la carte items are not included in the free meals and must still be purchased. While school meals are free, we encourage all eligible families to complete a Free and Reduced Price School Meals Application. To learn more, please visit HowellSchools.com/Food.
Junior Highlanders and Lady Highlanders Youth Basketball Tryouts
The Junior Highlanders and Lady Highlanders Youth Basketball program will be holding its tryouts in early October. The Junior Highlanders and Lady Highlanders Youth Basketball program is affiliated with the Howell High School basketball program. They provide students in Howell Public Schools an opportunity to play basketball at a competitive level., competing against other travel programs in various leagues and tournaments in the area. To learn more about the program, please visit https://bit.ly/48gK5ou. To view the tryout schedule, please visit https://bit.ly/3LilMMT.
Howell Athletics Elementary Cross Country Race
The Howell Athletic Department would like to invite all Highlander elementary students to run on the Howell middle school cross country course. The race will occur on the Highlander Way Middle School Cross Country Couse on Wednesday, September 27, 2023. The girls' races will start at 5:30, and the boys' races will begin at 5:45 p.m. This event is FREE. For more information and to register, please click this link https://forms.gle/NU5YcFuZc71Yq5PH9
Late Start Day, Wednesday, September 27
Wednesday, September 27, is our first late start day. On this day, our students will start at 10:20 a.m. Transportation will be provided, and approximate bus stop times can be found at https://bit.ly/3DDrgym. The goal of the late start days is to allow our staff more frequent professional development opportunities so they will be better equipped to serve our students.