A Note from Mr. Fredrickson
It’s June! My goodness, time continues to move forward and another year has come and (nearly) gone.
This spring was another example of the great learning and experiences we see at Hamilton Ridge. Instead of counting the days down to the end of the year, we’ve had daily celebrations for each letter of the alphabet. I also see teachers spending time talking to students about next year and making sure they are all ready for the transition.
Below you will find results from our stakeholder surveys. We learn a great deal about our strengths and areas for growth in these surveys. A couple highlights I was especially happy to read were that students said an area of strength was “I believe my teachers care about me.” Families reported an area of strength was, ”I am treated with respect at this school.” While these may not be the experiences of all students and families, it is our goal to make them so. These strengths are fundamental to strong partnerships and for academic growth.
Thank you, again, for your continued partnership and support this first year as your principal. I’m incredibly grateful for the privilege of working with your amazing children.
Your Partner In Education,
Sam Fredrickson
Bon Voyage!
A Message from the PTC
A huge thanks to everyone who helped organize and volunteer at our HRE 2nd Annual Spring Fling! It was a great day filled with activities, yummy food and prizes. Those raffle baskets were amazing!
We appreciate and are so grateful for all the fundraising help this year. With your generosity, the PTC was able to fund field trips, buy needed chairs for the building, purchase new musical equipment, fund classroom teachers with items they needed and more. We hosted a family movie night and of course our spring fling. We're busting with gratitude!
Are you interested in helping with the PTC? We're looking for a new president and other potential board members. The president helps create the agenda for and lead the monthly meetings, helps coordinate communication between the school and parents and more. Please email us if you're interested: HamiltonRidgePTC@gmail.com.
Have a GREAT summer!
Survey Results
We recently received the results for the Student and Parent/Caregiver Experience Surveys that were administered in February, 2023. This was a new survey that we rolled out this year with our partners at Studer Education. Thank you to everyone who took the time to complete the survey; your feedback will be valuable to our continuous improvement.
Hamilton Ridge is currently in the process of analyzing this data to celebrate what is working well and develop action steps for improvement to continue into next year. We invite you to look over the results below. For both the student and family surveys you will see the overall score we received. You will als see specific area that were evaluated as working well and areas for us to focus on improvement.
Student Experience Survey
140 students completed the survey.
The Hamilton Ridge mean was 4.29 on a 5-point scale.
Areas that are working well include:
I believe my principal is a good leader.
I feel my family is treated nicely or with respect at my school.
I believe my teachers care about me.
I believe my learning is important at my school.
Areas for us to focus for improvement include:
I set learning goals and track my progress.
I feel students are nice or show respect to each other at my school.
I like going to my school each day.
Parent/Caregiver Experience Survey
225 parents/caregivers completed the survey.
The Hamilton Ridge mean was 4.19 on a 5-point scale.
Areas that are working well include:
I believe the school is clean and well maintained.
I am treated with respect at this school.
I believe my child has the necessary classroom supplies and equipment for effective learning.
Areas for us to focus for improvement include:
I believe school administration make decisions that are in the best interest of children and families.
I regularly receive feedback from school staff on how well my child is learning.
I receive positive phone calls, emails, or notes about my child from the school.
Thank you again for your support and collaboration. We will look forward to taking next actions and seeking your feedback again next winter. Please consider taking the survey next time, as you can see how important your input will be to us.
Final Report Cards
Student report cards will be posted to Infinite Campus on Tuesday, June 13 by 4:00 p.m. Report cards will not be mailed. If you need assistance logging into Infinite Campus, please contact the ithelpdesk@plsas.org
