North Muskegon Board of Education Seeks Your Opinion

What do people think about North Muskegon Public Schools? That will be one of several questions that the NM Board of Education hopes to get answered within the next few weeks. The district is undergoing a 3-5 year Strategic Planning effort with the assistance of Mike Washburn, retired superintendent from the Forest Hills School District in Kent County. Washburn is now a consultant with the Kent ISD and has helped numerous districts across Michigan plan for the future.

The decision to develop a multi year strategic plan came about after discussions at last year’s January board retreat. Our district is facing many new challenges and we need to know where the community stands in order to tackle some of these important issues. Over the past ten years, funding to Michigan districts has fallen 16% below the rate of inflation. Yet, through it all, NMPS has strived to maintain programs and high standards for its students.

The district has done community surveys in the past but this one will utilize an “on line” survey as well as face to face discussions from various focus groups. We would like to hear from everyone past and present who has a vested interest in the school.
If you would like to participate in a focus group please give Mr. Weaver a call at 719-4103 or email him at weaverjo@nmps.k12.mi.us .
We are planning to begin meeting with focus groups beginning Thursday, February 18th. Watch the district’s web page and newsletters for announcements regarding the upcoming on line survey which we anticipate being ready during the week of February 22nd.