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Mukwonago students outline school programs as Parkview building manager is honored
Summary
Eighth-grade student leaders described orientation, community events and participation figures at Parkview Middle School; the board honored Jamie, the building manager, as Employee of the Month.
The Mukwonago School District board on Oct. 28 heard a presentation from Parkview Middle School students about fall activities and recognized Jamie, the school’s building manager, as Employee of the Month.
Three eighth-grade student-government members — Hannah, Annabelle and Abigail Kutcher — told the board they ran “web day,” an orientation program that pairs seventh-graders with eighth-grade volunteers to ease transition, and summarized recent community events including “Parkview in the Dark,” which drew “hundreds of families.” They listed participation numbers for extracurriculars and clubs, noting student government enrollment of more than 100 students.
Jamie, identified by the board as Parkview’s building manager, received the Employee of the Month award. Her nominators cited daily maintenance for roughly 1,000 building users, summer preparation for the first day of school and a willingness to “go above and beyond” for students and staff. Jamie said she was honored: “I love working at Park; it’s an honor to get this recognition,” she told the board.
School staff presenters also reviewed academic and behavioral goals for the year. Presenters highlighted multi-year gains in state testing proficiency — presenters cited gains across math, English/language arts, science and social studies — and said the school set a two-part goal for 2024–25: increase the share of students meeting or exceeding expectations on the Wisconsin Forward exam in all four content areas, and keep students with six or more discipline referrals to 5% or less of the population.
Administrators described steps to reach those goals, including changes to the middle-school schedule to add math minutes, piloting new curricula in science and English, structured common planning time for teacher teams, earlier use of screening assessments to connect students to intervention within weeks of enrollment, and renewed emphasis on reteaching behavioral expectations throughout the year.
The presentation concluded with the board thanking the students and staff; no board action was required on the presentation.
