Banks - Missed Summer Laptop Imaging?
Sarah Banks
If you missed the summer laptop imaging dates, you can still have your laptop imaged.  To do so, please follow these instructions: 1.   Go to www.wlcsd.org/webpages/astasak 2.   Click on the link to fill out the student computer repair form 3.   Mrs. Stasak will contact you when imaging gets up and running in your building

Walled Lake Schools’ Board of Education approves the International Baccalaureate program for sixth-through-12-grade students
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The Walled Lake Schools Board of Education recently approved the International Baccalaureate program for both middle and high school students. The Board approved the IB curriculum and concept, start-up fees, and staff development necessary to begin the program in the district in the 2012-13 school year.   “We are the only district in the surrounding area that will be instituting the... more info

Sarah Banks Welcomes New Assistant Principal
Sarah Banks
Sarah Banks Middle School welcomes Mr. David J. Stanton IV as its new Assistant Principal.  Mr. Stanton has taught in Walled Lake for the past eight years.  He holds an Education Specialist Degree along with a Master's Degree and his initial Bachelor's Degree.  We are excited to have Mr. Stanton aboard as part of the Banks Staff.  His email is: davidstanton@wlcsd.org

More students need a laptop computer for the classroom
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By Stephanie Steinberg, USA TODAY   Back-to-school supplies for middle school students used to mean pens, notebooks, maybe a new backpack. But for a growing number of families, the list now includes a laptop computer. "We would never send our own kids to pediatricians that were practicing medicine from the '70s or '80s," says Mark Hess, principal of Sarah Banks Middle School in Wixom,... more info

School bus inspection program threatened again
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Lakes area parents can rest assured that the buses their children will be riding to school next month are safe for travel, but how the buses will be inspected in the near future is still up in the air. The Walled Lake and Waterford School districts both saw all their bus fleets pass the state's annual bus inspections with flying colors in recent months, while the West Bloomfield and Huron Valley... more info

SUPERINTENDENT SEARCH/SURVEY
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The Walled Lake Schools Board of Education hired School Exec Connect, an educational search firm, to assist the district in hiring a new superintendent, to replace Dr. William Hamilton whose retirement is effective Dec. 1, 2010.  The consultants and members of the Board of Education request your assistance in developing a leadership profile that will be used in the search for a new... more info

Curriculum Night is Tuesday, September 21, 2010
Sarah Banks
Sarah Banks Curriculum Night is Tuesday, September 21, 2010 from 6:45-8:45 p.m.  Parents will be able to walk through a mini-schedule of their child’s day, receiving an overview of the curriculum from the respective teachers.  Look for additional details coming soon from individual teachers once the school year begins.

‘The Drew Crew’ winner of Magic 105.1’s $10,000 contest
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‘The Drew Crew,’ was recently named the winner of the Magic 105.1 “How Would You Giveaway $10,000” contest. ‘The Drew Crew’ is an organization made up of Walled Lake Central High School students, staff and parents who have organized numerous fundraisers for Drew Clayborn, a student from Central who fell and suffered a spinal cord injury that has left him paralyzed. The money will be used to help... more info

Walled Lake Schools Fall String Instrument Music Rental Meeting
Sarah Banks
Where:  Walnut Creek Middle School 7601 Walnut Lake Rd. W. Bloomfield 48323 When:  Tuesday, September 7, 2010 Time:    6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Shar Music Company and Baroque Violin Shop will be available for string instrument rentals (violin, viola, cello & bass).  String instrument rentals range from $17.00 - $48.00 per month and rent can be applied... more info

2010-11 School Calendar
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Tues., Sept. 7, 2010 Students Report - Full Day Thurs., Sept. 9, 2010 No Students Tues., Nov. 2, 2010 No Students - Professional Development Day Thurs., Nov. 11, 2010 No Students - Elementary Parent Teacher ConferencesSecondary Professional Development Day Thurs., Nov. 25, 2010 Thanksgiving Recess Fri., Nov. 26, 2010 Thanksgiving Recess Mon., Nov. 29, 2010 No... more info

Walled Lake Schools’ Board of Education accepts Superintendent Hamilton’s retirement
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The Walled Lake Schools’ Board of Education accepted, with regret, Dr. William Hamilton, Superintendent of Schools’ retirement notice at its regular Board meeting, Thursday, June 3. Hamilton was appointed Superintendent in June of 2006. He had been the assistant superintendent for K-12 Curriculum for the previous13 years and has 38 years of collective experience in education. As Assistant... more info