Thursday, May 16, 2013
Kim Warren asks to resign from her position as principal of Novi's Deerfield Elementary.
The Novi Community Schools board of education accepted Kim Warren's resignation as principal of Novi's Deerfield Elementary at a meeting Thursday night, according to Superintendent Steve M. Matthews. Warren, 44, of Brighton, was arrested in April under the suspicion of being intoxicated on school grounds and was charged with “super-drunk” charges. She was using her sick days to be on paid leave, Matthews said. Warren's resignation was listed under personnel recommendations on the board's agenda for Thursday's meeting. "The board will not vote on it separately. It will be a part of the personnel report," he said. When Warren was placed on administrative leave, Novi Meadows Elementary School sixth grade Principal Lisa Finchel was moved to …
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Panelists at Novi's education forum discuss how Michigan's public schools should be funded.
Despite the lower attendance at the education forum at Novi Middle School Monday, the panelists -- teachers, administrators and politicians -- had much to discuss including public finance of education. “Our funding structure and our school structure are not congruent,” said Casandra E. Ulbrich, vice president of the state board of education, D-Rochester Hills. Proposal A was a running theme throughout the forum. Proposal A education funding and property tax reforms, approved by Michigan voters in 1994, were meant to fund local schools. However, Proposal A restricts the number of new millage for operations that districts can ask voters to approve. Also, schools must ask all voters in the intermediate school district in which they are …
Panelists talked about teacher evaluations and its effect on teacher recruitment at Novi's education forum.
Teachers, administrators and politicians came together at an education forum at Novi Middle School Monday, held by the Novi Education Association, to discuss Michigan's responsibility toward educating its population. Panelists spent part of the evening talking about teacher evaluations. "For one thing, we have to stop bashing teachers,” said Kathleen Straus, D-Detroit, of the state board of education. Teacher evaluations are not meant to destroy them but are meant to help them do their jobs better, she said. A teacher from the audience told the panelists that he was concerned about his performance being based off of his students' tests because of a new evaluation starting next year where 25 percent of a teacher's performance is based on …
Monday, May 13, 2013
Teachers, administrators and politicians gathered in Novi to discuss Michigan's responsibility toward educating its population.
Cuts to education funding in Michigan are a big concern for educators and parents of children in public schools. “We’re diverting a whole bunch of money from our public schools and I think it’s terrible,” said Michigan Sen. Hoon-Yung Hopgood, D-Taylor, at an education forum at Novi Middle School Monday night. Teachers, administrators and politicians came together at the forum to answer the question of what Michigan's responsibility is toward educating its population. “All of our schools are being required to do more with less,” said Sheila Paton, treasurer of the Plymouth-Canton Community school board. Panelists spent the first part of the evening discussing student performance. Bill Rustem, Governor Rick Snyder's director of strategy, …
Friday, May 3, 2013
Aidan Burr is a classroom leader in his third grade class at Orchard Hills Elementary.
Aidan Burr, 9, third grade student at Orchard Hills Elementary, was nominated by his teacher Kim Deinek as Novi Community School District's Student of the Week because of his many leadership qualities. He represents his third grade class as part of the newly formed Students Achieving Lighthouse/Leadership Teamwork (S.A.L.T.) Shakers team at Orchard Hills. Teachers were asked to nominate two students from their classrooms that they felt would benefit in being a part of this team of active student leaders. These students will hold their position until January of each year. According to his teacher, he is a responsible student and completes his assignments on time and with great detail. He also has an abundance of prior knowledge which he …
Wednesday, May 1, 2013
Before eliminating the program, the district is asking any parent of an incoming kindergarten student who is interested to let the district know.
Interest for the Novi Community Schools district's half-day kindergarten program is low this year. However, before eliminating the program, the district is asking any parent of an incoming kindergarten student who is interested to let the district know. The half-day kindergarten program would be at Deerfield or Orchard Hills elementary schools for the 2013-2014 school year. Transportation is not provided for students. Although, if a kindergarten student lives in the attendance area for whichever school hosts the program, that student could ride the bus in the morning but would need to be picked up after the program. The district has not yet selected a teacher for this program. Jodi Balconi, the former teacher, will not be continuing with …
Tuesday, April 30, 2013
Kim Warren, principal of Novi's Deerfield Elementary, was arrested on April 8 on charges of being intoxicated on school grounds.
The Novi Community Schools board of education will likely decide the future of Kim Warren's employment status with the district at its May 16 meeting, said Novi schools Superintendent Steve M. Matthews. Warren, the Deerfield Elementary School principal who was arrested under the suspicion of being intoxicated on school grounds, is currently using her sick days to be on paid leave, he said. "The board [of education] will be asked to make a decision if she does not resign," he said. According to Matthews, Warren has certain contractual protections that the district needs to honor. He said the board will make its decision soon, probably at its May 16 meeting. Warren, 44, of Brighton was suspended from her position after being arrested by Novi…
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Wednesday, April 24, 2013
Find out which buildings were recognized Wednesday morning during a ceremony at the Oakland Schools campus in Waterford.
Two schools in the Novi Community School District were among 173 throughout Oakland County recognized Wednesday for earning the Michigan Green School designation. Representatives from the schools gathered Wednesday morning at Oakland Schools in Waterford to receive an official Michigan Green School flag and a certificate signed by Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson and Oakland Schools Superintendent Vickie L. Markavitch. Schools must complete at least 10 of 20 "green" activities to earn the designation. Activities range from paper recycling to garden projects to the use of renewable energy. Schools that complete more than 10 activities may be eligible for "Emerald" or "Evergreen" status. The top Michigan Green Schools in Oakland …
Saturday, April 13, 2013
Novi's city prosecutor said Kim Warren's blood alcohol content appeared to be more than twice Michigan's legal driving limit.
Novi's city prosecutor plans to move forward with charges against Deerfield Elementary School Principal Kim Warren, who was arrested by Novi police Monday under suspicion of being intoxicated on school grounds. According to an article in The Oakland Press, the prosecutor plans to charge Warren with high blood alcohol content, drinking and driving, and possessing an open intoxicant. The prosecutor also told The Oakland Press that Warren's blood alcohol level appeared to be higher than 0.17, although he did not give an exact figure. This is more than double of Michigan's legal driving limit of 0.08. >>Read community members' reactions to the incident and what they think should be done. Police found Warren in her car on school property Monday…
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Friday, April 12, 2013
Teacher Matt Burry is interim principal at Meadows while Principal Lisa Finchel is at Deerfield after Principal Kim Warren's arrest.
An interim principal has been named at Novi Meadows Elementary School as its sixth-grade principal was moved to Deerfield Elementary in the wake of Deerfield Principal Kim Warren's arrest. Warren was taken into custody Monday after police found her in her car on school grounds and suspected her of being intoxicated. Warren was put on administrative leave, and Novi Meadows sixth grade Principal Lisa Finchel was moved to Deerfield to serve in the interim. "An unintended consequence of that has been that I needed to move a strong, capable, steady administrator to Deerfield to provide leadership. I chose to assign Lisa Fenchel there temporarily as Interim Principal because of her skill and talent," said Superintendent Dr. Steve Matthews in a …
chris. roznowski
5:03 pm on Friday, May 17, 2013
yes, she should resign. That is the right thing to do. She should have been fired just like any one when caught drinking on the job. more ›