Report includes resignation, retirement overview By Shelby Stewart-Soldan Staff Writer OXFORD TWP. – During the Feb. 13 Oxford Community Schools Board of Eduction meeting Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources Ryan Reid presented a staffing update which included a five-year trend report on staff resignations and retirements. Across the district, there are 856 total employees, including […]
From left, Oxford High School seniors Sean Wilson, Gabriela Wait, Ellie Seiter, Liam Pearson, Olin Charnstrom, Korinne Ihrke, Cooper Caufman and Jay Cady signed their letters of intent, Feb. 7. Photo: Wendi Reardon Price By Wendi Reardon Price Staff Writer OXFORD TWP. — Eight Oxford High School student-athletes sat with their parents as they signed […]
By Shelby Stewart-Soldan Staff Writer OXFORD TWP. – On Jan. 23 during the regular board of education meeting, director of career focused education Lisa Butts gave a presentation proposal for a new career technical education program, the teacher cadet program. “We’re looking at a CTE general program and that career cluster would be our education […]
By Shelby Stewart-Soldan Staff Writer OXFORD TWP. – During the regular school board meeting on Jan. 23, Oxford Middle School principal Brad Bigelow gave an update on the Academic Break Time program they implemented for the 2023-2024 school year. “We know that students come to us from the elementary level and they have a recess […]
The Super Readers Book Club built shelters out of cardboard during the monthly in-person meeting at Oxford Public Library. The activity went along with the theme of the book Hatchet, a story about a young boy who has to survive in the wilderness after a plane crash. Photo by Jim Newell By Jim Newell Managing […]
Superintendent explains steps to eliminate deficit By Shelby Stewart-Soldan Staff Writer OXFORD TWP. – Oxford schools Superintendent Dr. Vickie Markavitch and director of budgets Courtney Makowski gave the board of education an update on the projected five-year budget deficit. during the regular meeting on Jan. 23, Currently, the district is forecasting a cumulative deficit of […]
Projected $1 million savings over eight years By Shelby Stewart-Soldan Staff Writer OXFORD TWP. – The Oxford Board of Education unanimously approved the purchase of 124 iPads at a cost of $57,354 During the regular meeting on Jan. 23. Currently, students in the district use Chromebooks. The iPads are part of a pilot program to […]
By Shelby Stewart-Soldan Staff Writer OXFORD TWP. – During the Jan. 23 school board meeting, Superintendent Dr. Vickie Markavitch gave an update on the district’s ongoing recovering efforts to the board of education. The full document, with color-coded additions, can be found at oxfordschools.org. “We have been very careful in our budget reductions to impact […]
By Shelby Stewart-Soldan Staff Writer OXFORD TWP. – During the regular meeting on Jan. 9, the Oxford Board of Education heard updates on the security cameras and card readers, as well as the cabling at the Drahner Road project. The property, formerly the Dominican Sisters Motherhouse, was purchased in 2021 for $2.5 million, and the […]
By Wendi Reardon Price Staff Writer ROCHESTER HILLS — Oxford Varsity Wrestling added two more wins in the OAA Red as they defeated Rochester Adams and Lake Orion last Wednesday, Jan. 17. “We were very solid,” said Oxford Wrestling Head Coach Ross Wingert. “Our kids did a really nice job. We wrestled very hard top […]