Superintendent Greeting - Dr. Cal Lee

Dear Students and Families,

Welcome to 2008-2009! This year actually began with the second Strategic Plan Celebration and Workshop on July 17 at the I Wireless Center. Stakeholders from the community and District spent the day reviewing accomplishments from the last year and implemented strategies to continue moving the Plan forward into the third year. Those actions included the decision to move sixth graders to the middle schools, combining Bicentennial and Horace Mann schools and doubling the size of Bicentennial, Continuous Improvement and Cooperative Learning training, improved communication with stakeholders via a newsletter that was distributed three times during the year; the Phonemaster system; E-news; and enhanced website to name a few.

Moline School District No. 40 is a leader in educating students both in and out of the classroom. Our schools and staff are recognized at the state and national levels for the quality of education provided at each site. Academic achievement at the elementary and middle schools as measured by the Illinois Standards Achievement Test (ISAT) is at unprecedented levels. Washington, Lincoln-Irving, Ericsson, Logan and Willard have earned Spotlight Schools awards. These awards honor high poverty, high performing schools where at least 50 percent of students are classified as low-income and at least 60 percent met or exceeded State standards on reading and mathematics tests. Garfield and John Deere were recognized with Academic Improvement Awards. The Academic Improvement Awards recognize schools that have sustained an upward trend in test scores for at least three years and showed a 7.5 point increase last year or a 15 point increase over the past three years.
  
The formula for success continues to be our teachers, support staff, parents, and the community working hand in hand to provide world-class educational opportunities and learning environments. Whether you are a parent, a student, a community member, prospective employee or volunteer, you are needed and welcome. Please visit our schools, ask questions, and take an active role in the education of tomorrow’s leaders.

Sincerely,

Dr. Cal Lee
Superintendent