WARREN WOODS ROAD CONSTRUCTION CAUSING TEMPORARY TRAFFIC FLOW CHANGES

WARREN WOODS ROAD CONSTRUCTION CAUSING TEMPORARY TRAFFIC FLOW CHANGES

March 7, 2026
You may recall last fall that I had written in the Mustang Matters about the pending closure of Warren Woods Road between Three Oaks Road and our school driveway on Warren Woods R...
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Calendar Error

Calendar Error

February 18, 2026
In the very nice picture filled calendar you received at the beginning of the school year, Friday, March 27 is inaccurately identified as an Early Release Day. It is actually a fu...
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EARLY DISMISSAL ON WEDNESDAYS STARTING NEXT SCHOOL YEAR

EARLY DISMISSAL ON WEDNESDAYS STARTING NEXT SCHOOL YEAR

March 25, 2026
After many positive and collaborative discussions, our Board of Education and River Valley Education Association have both recently approved a change in our bell schedule for the ...
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Our Board of Education has approved putting an Non-Homestead Operating Millage proposal on the May 5, 2026 ballot. Please read and share the attached information on the millage proposal, which can also be found on our webpage at: May 5th, 2026 Operating Millage Election Information I'd also as that you please help spread the word to our voters about these upcoming presentations/gatherings on the Millage Renewals and other River Valley School related topics: Village Council Meeting for Three Oaks: Wednesday, April 8 at 7:00 New Troy Community Center: Thursday, April 9th at 5:00 River Valley Senior Center: Tuesday, April 14th at 1:00 Harbor Country Rotary Club: Wednesday, April 15th at 5:30 During these presentations, I will focus on the Non-Homestead Operating Millage Proposal but am also happy to answer questions about the progress we are making as a school district. I love to tell the story about the many good things that are happening here at River Valley Schools.

OPERATING MILLAGE PROPOSAL ON THE MAY 5, 2026 BALLOT

March 24, 2026
Our Board of Education has approved putting an Non-Homestead Operating Millage proposal on the May 5, 2026 ballot. Please read and share the attached information on the millage p...
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CAREER FAIR We hosted a wonderful Career Fair for many of our MHS students last week. These types of events are great ways to give kids hope as we had many employers, educational institutions, military recruiters and others here to engage with them. Often, in this virtual world, kids have a hard time seeing where they really fit in real life where there are real responsibilities and opportunities to fulfill... IF YOU CANNOT SEE IT, YOU CANNOT BE IT, is a wonderful phrase that summarizes why Career Fairs like we had are so important for so many kids. Please read and share this article from the Harbor Country News about the Career Fair we hosted last week.

CAREER FAIR

March 24, 2026
We hosted a wonderful Career Fair for many of our MHS students last week. These types of events are great ways to give kids hope as we had many employers, educational institutions,...
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IN CASE YOU MISSED IT The Harbor Country News did a nice article on our February 9 Board Meeting presentations on our Middle School Robotics Team, an update on the progress we are making on our Strategic Plan, and Board Member Recognition

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

February 18, 2026
The Harbor Country News did a nice article on our February 9 Board Meeting presentations on our Middle School Robotics Team, an update on the progress we are making on our Strategi...
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FACILITY IMPROVEMENT UPDATE We are continuing to make progress on our Strategic Plan goal of continually improving our facilities to ensure an excellent learning environment. As you have likely noticed if you've been to the MHS lately, we have replaced many older doors. Our gymnasium, auditorium, cafeteria, hallway, and offices all have many new doors that look excellent. In addition, we have replaced several sets of exterior doors that were in poor condition and installed new flashing in several other areas making us more energy efficient. At our November 24 Board Meeting, our board approved the design and bidding of a new floor in the Jerry Schaffer Gymnasium, replacing our original floor that has become too thin with the last 60 years of use. The Board also approved the design and bidding of our existing parking lot was approved for design and bidding. Also approved for design and bidding was the replacement of the planter with curbing and possibly a decorative fence, as well as replacement of sidewalks on the northside of our school. The board also approved design and bidding for widening the driveway near the south driveway to provide more room for parent pickup/drop-off near the elementary school. At our December 8th Work Session, the board approved designing and seeking bids to replace the older sections of sidewalk on the east side (front) of our school. The plan for the south/construction parking lot is to return it to grass and close the driveway to the lot this summer when the rest of the construction is occurring. Approving the design and bidding does not mean the work has been approved. It's an important step in the process as it allows the Board to make decisions based on actual bids, rather than estimates. Key decisions will be made when the bids come in this spring and the Board will decide which projects to actually complete this summer. We are hopeful that the bids will come back favorably, so we will be able to complete more work to improve our facilities in order to help create an excellent learning environment as called for in our Strategic Plan. Our architects have focused their capacity on the parking areas and will be starting a more comprehensive Facility Condition Assessment and Master Facility Plan which will guide our facility improvement in the years to come. We know that the Facility Condition Assessment will shine a light on many facility issues we have to resolve so we are approaching these facility improvements frugally as we need to stretch our dollars as far as they can go.

FACILITY IMPROVEMENT UPDATE

February 18, 2026
We are continuing to make progress on our Strategic Plan goal of continually improving our facilities to ensure an excellent learning environment. As you have likely noticed if you...
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SNOW DAY As you know, we've used seven snow days so far this school year and the groundhog indicated winter is not over yet. We are limited to six snow days so we may need to add days on to the end of the school year unless we receive an Additional Days Waiver from the State Superintendent (up to 3 days). These decisions will be made in the spring.

SNOW DAY

February 18, 2026
As you know, we've used seven snow days so far this school year and the groundhog indicated winter is not over yet. We are limited to six snow days so we may need to add days on t...
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