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Hughes principal highlights Fall Fest, Strider bike program and top regional school-index results
Summary
The Hughes principal told the Marshall Board of Education on April 6 that Hughes hosted a large Fall Fest with local vendors, ran a successful Strider bike program for K–1 students funded by a community foundation and the PCO, and reported that the district's top three elementary schools averaged a 97.32 school-index score.
The Hughes principal presented building highlights to the Marshall Board of Education on April 6, describing large community events, a new local-vendor book fair partner and an ongoing Strider-bikes balance-bike program for young students.
The principal said the fall community festival — organized with the school's PCO and local vendors — drew families from across Marshall, featured food trucks, games, face painting and emergency vehicles, and will be run again next year. "We had a bunch of people there not just from Hughes but from all over Marshall," the principal said, describing the event as a strong way to promote local business and raise funds for the PCO.
The presentation noted the school's book fair partnership with downtown vendor New Story; the principal said an evening kickoff (6–7 p.m.) drew particularly strong sales and that New Story's pricing compared favorably to national vendors such as Scholastic. The principal credited university donations and local partners for boosting student participation during March reading-month activities.
The principal described a three-year Strider bike initiative for young students (young fives, kindergarten and first grade) run through physical education. The program, funded in part by a community foundation grant and PCO funds, teaches balance using pedal-less bikes before adding pedals; the principal reported roughly $4,000 from the foundation plus about $3,000 from the school/district to support the program and said the equipment has held up well.
On academics, the principal described the Michigan Department of Education school-index metric (a 0–100 score combining growth, proficiency and school-quality indicators) and said the district's top three elementary schools averaged 97.32. "For four years now, we've had the highest score in the county," the principal said, crediting common data-tracking systems and collaboration among building principals for steady improvement.
Board members asked a few clarifying questions during the presentation; the board then moved on to the superintendent's report. The board received the Hughes report; no formal action was taken on the items presented.
