Recruit and retain high-quality staff

from HSSD Community Newsletter - Fall 2022

We listened to your survey feedback and are excited about this work and other priorities in front of us this school year. In this newsletter, read how an award-winning partnership with SMT Machine & Tool is preparing students for life after high school; learn more about the community support that made possible our inaugural HSSD CARE Awards to celebrate our staff; and check out the schedule for the second year of our “Educate, Empower, Engage” mental health events open to families, students, and community members. In addition, the Howard-Suamico Education Foundation (HSEF) has been an excellent steward of community dollars and we are excited to celebrate its 30th anniversary! Read more about this milestone on pages At our fall back-to-school convocation event, I shared with our staff the theme for the school year, “Dare to Lead.” In HSSD we are inspired to lead according to our mission: we will work together with families and community to ensure our students have the knowledge and skills to succeed in a changing world. Thank you for your continued partnership!

HSSD Board of Education Lowers Property Tax Levy Rate Again

For the second time in as many years, the HSSD Board of Education has lowered the property tax levy rate for the school district. The Board approved a rate of $8.69 per $100,000 of property value at its October 24, 2022 meeting.

“The increase in property values as determined by the state Department of Revenue created an opportunity for the Board to act,” said HSSD Assistant Superintendent of Operations Mike Juech. “Even though the Board had promised a flat $8.99 rate through 2028 after lowering the rate last year, this was the right move to lower the levy rate even further again this year. It is a critical function of the Board to manage the levy rate in a thoughtful manner balancing the needs of taxpayers, students, and staff. They have one variable in the property tax equation under their control and they should be commended for their actions to reduce it.”

The district has a guide to reading property tax statements posted on the district website at https://www.hssdschools.org/departments/ operations/finance.

Board of Education Election has lowered the property tax levy rate to $8.69 this year. CALL FOR DONATIONS:

The Giving Tree Holiday Store

Help make the holidays special for children and families in the Howard-Suamico community. The Giving Tree Holiday Store is accepting donations through December 12. How You Can Help

1. Use the shopping list below to help purchase items for the

Holiday Store. Drop off unwrapped gifts at Green Bay

Community Church, The Candy Store, or Nicolet National

Bank by December 12. Visit our website for drop-off details:

www.hssdschools.org/community/the-giving-tree/ holiday-store.

2. Make a cash donation or provide gift cards to Target,

Fleet Farm, Walmart, or Meijer. These will help to purchase additional items for The Holiday Store.

3. Cash donations and gift cards can be dropped off at the

Green Bay Community Church Front Office. Please place the donation in an envelope with Attn: The Giving Tree on the front by Thursday, December 3.

District and school calendars are updated regularly online. Questions? Contact us at website@hssdschools.org For the most up-to-date calendar information, visit our website: www.hssdschools.org/district/calendars

Board of Education Election

April 4, 2023

Candidates may file Declaration of Candidacy paperwork no earlier than December 1, 2022 and no later than January 3, 2023 at 5 p.m. for the Spring Election on April 4, 2023. To obtain candidacy paperwork, contact the District Office, 2706 Lineville Rd., Green Bay, or call 920-662-8103. Information about the Board of Education can be found at

www.hssdschools.org/board-of-education

The Holiday Store Shopping List

Ideas for boys and girls:

✔ Legos (high demand) ✔ Dolls ✔ Princess items✔ Board games ✔ Hot Wheels ✔ Other toys✔ Art supplies (i.e. scrapbook, craft, projects)✔ Sports equipment and balls (i.e. football, soccer balls, basketball, Nerf, etc.) ✔ Boys long athletic socks ✔ Girls long, fun socks, boot socks, fuzzy socks Ideas for teens (largest age group):✔ Bath and body products for females✔ Old Spice and Axe body products ✔ Cosmetics, eye shadow, nail polish ✔ Boys socks ✔ Girls long, fun socks, boot socks, fuzzy socks ✔ $10 gift cards (Coffee, Gas, Fast Food)