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Message From Superintendent Hammack

 

I am thrilled to announce the appointment of Mr. Buster Barton as the new Superintendent of Schools.  Buster is a superior individual and a smart, thoughtful, and high-quality educator.

 

He is a leader who is capable of fully addressing the challenges of the Superintendency.  I know that the District will prosper under Buster’s leadership.  I look forward to working with Buster during this transitional time.  Mr. Barton is an educational leader who possesses tremendous knowledge, skill, and enthusiasm for the improvement of teacher and student achievement.

 

Regarding Buster’s work as an instructional leader, he has dedicated himself to acquiring knowledge of teaching and learning practice at a superior level. Mr. Barton is highly knowledgeable concerning best instructional practice for evaluation, use of data to lead instructional improvements, backwards design lesson and unit planning, best instructional practice as determined by the Marzano/MCREL research, Common Core State Standards applications for English/Language Arts and mathematics at the elementary school level, and numerous other areas. In addition, Buster has worked hard to lead instruction by developing his skills at evidence-led post-observation conferences based on the Danielson framework, facilitation of data teams and professional learning community teams, leadership of SMART goal development, and planning and implementation of teacher institute day workshops. For his efforts and leadership work, the Mary Morgan Elementary School, under Mr. Barton’s direction, has evidenced consistently outstanding state achievement scores for its students.  Buster’s most recent work has concerned alignment of the District’s mathematics program.  He has been an able leader in this area.  The National Blue Ribbon School achievement is further evidence of  Buster’ s superb excellence in school leadership.

 

As a manager of his building, Mr. Barton consistently demonstrates strong skills regarding planning and scheduling of the total school calendar and various committee agendas, fiscal responsibility for planning and implementation of the school budget, federal grants, determining of staffing assignments for teachers and support staff personnel, safety and supervision responsibility, and other related issues such as human resources concerns. In each of these managerial areas, he has distinguished himself as a highly capable individual who completes tasks in an appropriate fashion. 

 

Perhaps Buster’s greatest strengths are his personal character and his profound enthusiasm and caring for others.  He will be an advocate for the District, place children first with his decision-making, and build powerful working relationships with families and the District.

 

I am exceedingly proud of Buster and of this accomplishment in his professional career.

 

Please find the time to wish Buster well on this appointment as Superintendent.

 

Sincerely,

Dr. James Hammack

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BHS FFA & Ag Dept Plant Sale

The students in Mr. Trygg’s Horticulture classes at Byron HS have been busy planting in the greenhouse.

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2018-2019 School Year Registration Fees Posted

Fees for the 2018-2019 school year are now available on the district registration page.

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Weed Killer Application

Please be advised. Byron Schools is doing a weed killer application on May 9th-16th, 2018.

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Facts & Numbers

• District Finances Per pupil spending is $9,462 for instructional expenses and $17,529 for operational expenses.
• Sizing It Up The district average class size is 18 students compared to the states average of 21.
• Health & Wellness Byron students average 5 days of PE per week compared to the states average of 4 days per week.
• Enrollment Total district enrollment for PK-12 is 1,482.
• Student Attendance The average daily attendance across the district is 95%.
• Extraordinary Faculty Total full time teachers in the district is 110 of which 39.2% have a Bachelor’s degree and 59.9% have a Master’s degree or higher.
• Future Prospects Within 12 months of graduating, 64% of seniors enroll in a 2 or 4 year college.
• Exceptional Services We are a “stand alone” district meaning we house all 27 of our special need services personnel within our district.  Currently 16% of our student population qualify for special services.