Congrats to our Comet, Brooklynn Lattimer, on winning Champion County Bred!
Congratulations to Mike Huss, who has served as our Custodial/Maintenance Director for many years in addition to Transportation Director for most of that time! While we will still have him with us through December, he will be retiring this year. Although we've asked him repeatedly to just stay, he seems to want some more time with the grandkids and his wife, Kelly. We can understand that! A posting for his position is this link https://5il.co/1fjxv on our website.
Congratulations to Natalie Rogers! Natalie will be moving to the part-time Business Office Assistant position in the board office, utilizing her Business degree. This will allow her to still keep her role as our Communication Specialist working part-time on PR for the district. We're excited to have her in this new role starting August 12th. Please congratulate her! This means we will also have an opening for a Secretarial Aide position available which is available at this link and on our website: https://5il.co/1fjxu
Also attached are postings for the following Schedule B positions which were added to the most recent contract to better support our student athletes:
Boys Bowling Coach- Fall (https://5il.co/1fjxw); Mr. Francis will continue as the Girls' Coach
Asst. HS Track Coach- Spring (https://5il.co/1fjxx)
JH Competitive Cheer Coach- Winter (https://5il.co/1fjxy)
To view all of our employment opportunities, you can visit our brand new employment page here: https://www.colemanschools.net/page/employment-opportunities.
Today's the day! Our operating millage renewal is on the ballot and the polls are open! Please consider taking the time today to VOTE and support our school. We couldn't do it without our awesome community!
Thank you to our summer work crew of students and staff! They've been a huge help as usual along with our custodial staff cleaning and organizing the Ag Garage Bay, painting, and cleaning things up to get ready for the new school year. Thanks for working so hard, the school is looking great!
Looking for a job? We have a BRAND NEW employment page! Check it out to see all of our current opportunities and to learn more about the district. You can visit the link below, or click the button on the home page. https://www.colemanschools.net/page/employment-opportunities
In just 5 days, our operating millage renewal will be on the ballot! Make sure to review our information materials and fliers before you VOTE on Tuesday, August 2nd! Please consider sharing this post to help us spread the word about this opportunity to support our district and our students. Thank you!
Volleyball open gym and practice has been going strong this summer. There have been at least 37 athletes attending already this summer. Way to put in the effort to build your skills! Thank you to Coach Schallhorn for your knowledge and expertise as well as others who've been assisting.
Some key points to keep in mind when considering our upcoming millage election renewal on Aug 2nd, 2022! To view the official information flier, please visit this site: https://5il.co/1cjdn.
I hope this message finds you enjoying your summer and a more relaxed pace! There are several items on the August 2nd ballot pertaining to schools that I would like to share with you. If you feel willing, please share the information with others you know in the Coleman Community School District.
Coleman Schools Operating Millage RENEWAL: The August 2nd primary is just weeks away and the Coleman Community Schools' Operating Millage Renewal will be on the ballot. You can vote now by Absentee Ballot through your Township or City Hall. Information about the Millage can be found at this link: https://5il.co/1cjdn
This is NOT a bond and is NOT a tax increase, but a renewal ensuring the critical operations of Coleman Community Schools to pay for our teacher, staff, heat, lights and other operational requirements to run a school.
This is also a non-homestead renewal meaning it has no bearing whatsoever on your primary residence (which is your homestead). Non-homestead is applied to vacant land, second homes and businesses. The State of Michigan requires every school district to periodically get approval from their local voters.
Midland County School Resource Officer (SRO) Millage RENEWAL: This millage renewal is on the ballot in August as well, allowing for our SRO, Deputy Brandan Hodges, to be in our schools daily supporting and mentoring students, monitoring behavior, providing us updates on the latest technology and safety strategies and training for our staff and students, assisting with traffic and acting as a resource for administration, staff and Comet families. Again, this is a renewal of the current millage already in place.
Midland County Educational Service Agency (MCESA) Bond: Students from all Midland County Schools, including Coleman, receive support from the Midland County ESA for Career-Technical Education (CTE), Early Childhood Services, Special Education programming and funding and Technology Services. The MCESA has a bond on the ballot for August 2nd. This is a new bond specifically for use by ESA and the programs it supports. The maximum number of years the bond of any series may be outstanding, exclusive of any refunding, is 12 years. A homeowner with a home with a taxable value of $100,000 pays $50.00/year. For more information on this bond proposal, you can Google Midland County Educational Service Agency and click on the bond link on their homepage.
Whether voting by absentee ballot now or in person on August 2nd, please get out and vote. Should you have any questions at all, please do not hesitate to contact me at jmccormack@colemanschools.net or 989.465.6060. And if you would, please take a minute to share with friends and families of the Coleman Community School District.
Excited to see our students and families at Open House on August 24th and in school on August 29th!
As always, thank you for your support of our schools,
Jen McCormack, Supt.
Any questions regarding the upcoming operating millage renewal for Coleman Community Schools? Our superintendent is happy to address your concerns! You can contact her at jmccormack@colemanschools.net.
Did you know we have a vote coming up to renew our operating millage? This is NOT a bond, but a RENEWAL that is crucial to the operation of our school district. Please consider voting on Aug 2nd! Thanks for sharing this post and for your continued support of our community!
Please vote on Aug 2nd, 2022! Read through this flier for important information regarding our operating millage renewal. Feel free to share to spread the word and support our school district!
School calendars for the 2022-2023, 2023-2024 and 2024-2025 school years have been completed and approved. There is important information for the 2022-2023 school years in the letter included with the calendars so please take a few minutes to read through that.
The calendars can be found on our school website www.colemanschools.net or at the following link: https://5il.co/1czid . All calendars will also be shared by email to the parents of Coleman students. Feel free to share the link with others who may not have received it.
We greatly appreciate the respectful collaboration between the CEA (Teachers' Association) and Board/Administration to approve the next 3-year teacher association contract along with these calendars.
This August 2nd, 2022, an Operating Millage will be on the election ballot for voters of Coleman School District. The Absentee ballots for this August 2nd ballot will be available July 18th to military and those overseas and July 23rd to the general public. We would like to inform our community of a few important points regarding this millage election: This is NOT a bond, but for operational purposes. EVERY school district in the State is required to bring Operating Millages to a vote of the public in various years. This is a RENEWAL, NOT AN INCREASE for taxpayers. This is a NON-HOMESTEAD renewal and will not impact primary residences. Please read through the attached flier and feel free to ask us any questions you may have! Have a great rest of your day!
We have some Comet alums (and a staff member!) that made the Winter Honors lists for Mid-Michigan College and Delta College! Check out these links to see who from Coleman earned their spot on the Honors lists! https://www.midmich.edu/community/news/winter-2022-honors-lists
https://www.delta.edu/news/2022-student-achievement-lists-wi22.html
Attention 2022 grads & parents: official transcripts have been sent through USPS to reported colleges of graduated 2022 seniors as of Monday. Good luck to you, Comets!
Congratulations to Ms. Katherine Schallhorn who has accepted the Varsity Volleyball Coach position! Katherine has a long-standing background in volleyball herself and is ready to work the students and build on the program starting with our younger students and their coaches all the way through Varsity. She is excited to get started and we can't wait to see what the girls can do this year. Please help make her feel welcome!
For the 2022 graduates seeking transcripts -- they will be available to download on Wednesday, June 15 via parchment.com!
Ready to fulfill your lifelong dream of becoming a coach? We have positions open for Boys Varsity Basketball, Assistant Varsity Football, Varsity Volleyball, and Jr High Volleyball. Coaching not your thing? You can find these and our other open positions here: https://www.colemanschools.net/documents/employment/129859
This Friday, June 3rd, come out and celebrate our Girls and Boys going to States in Track and Field! You can park in the Student Lot at the high school about 3:00 p.m.; please do not park in the Staff Lot as buses still need to get out.
The caravan of our kids going to States will leave at about 3:10 p.m. You can cheer them on at the high school or as they travel through town in Coleman on their way to Grand Rapids.
Congratulations and Good Luck! #GoComets!