By Shelby Stewart-Soldan Staff Writer OXFORD – Clear Lake Elementary students are linking up to connect with one another through the school’s new Link program. “We’re very honored as a school to have such diversity in learning, and when it comes to special education, to be able to provide the resources and the services for […]
Sinking fund discussed as revenue source By Shelby Stewart-Soldan Staff Writer OXFORD – On Oct. 24, during the regular meeting, the Oxford Board of Education received an updated presentation on the five-year projected budget for fiscal years 2024-2028. “One of our improvement items from the audit are that we need to get better with the […]
By Shelby Stewart-Soldan Staff Writer OXFORD – The Oxford Board of Education approved their annual audit report, presented by Jacob Sopczynski of Yeo & Yeo, during its regular meeting on Oct. 24. “In our opinion, the financial statements are good,” Sopczynski said. With general fund revenues of $106,994,813, and general fund expenditures of $104,408,179, the […]
Oxford Elementary School Principal Jeff Brown (left) and Daniel Axford Elementary Principal Chad Boyd, flanked by their students, camped out on Oct. 25 at Daniel Axford Elementary as a reward to the students for raising more than $36,000 during the annual Fund Run this fall, $10,000 more than their goal. Photo by Jim Newell By […]
By Shelby Stewart-Soldan Staff Writer OXFORD TWP. — During the regular meeting on Oct. 10, the Oxford board of education unanimously approved the Labor Day waiver. The waiver allows the district to start school prior to Labor Day, and is required that they do so in the state of Michigan. “This is to align the […]
By Shelby Stewart-Soldan Staff Writer OXFORD TWP. – During the regular meeting on Oct. 10, the Oxford Community Schools Board of Education voted unanimously to put out a request for proposal for a superintendent search firm. Board President Heather Shafer also appointed trustees Colleen Schultz, Michael Whitney and Amanda McDonough to the committee to review […]
By Shelby Stewart-Soldan Staff Writer OXFORD TWP. – During the regular meeting on Oct. 10, the Oxford Community Schools Board of Education received a finance report regarding the annual summer tax levy for 2024. “We do this annually, it is due to all municipalities that we levy with throughout the year by December 31 of […]
On Sept. 27, 2023, 39 students were inducted into the Oxford High School Freda Quayle Chapter of the National Honor Society. National Honor Society is a group of dedicated students who exemplify the four pillars of NHS: scholarship, leadership, character and service. Students with a 3.5 grade point average or higher are invited to join […]
By Jim Newell Managing Editor OXFORD – Sitting and talking to their friends on the bus ride to school is fun, and having their parents drop them off is nice and easy. But getting out and walking or riding their bikes to school with family and classmates on a pleasant fall day is even more […]
OCS has the most in the county participating By Shelby Stewart-Soldan Staff Writer OXFORD TWP. – For 2023, Oxford Community Schools is participating in Talent Together, a statewide initiative to offer customized pathways to obtain teacher certifications at no cost to participants. “Talent together is an innovative partnership between the Michigan Department of education, nine […]