Mission Statement: Farmington Public Schools, together with our ...

Mission Statement: Farmington Public
Schools, together with our community
will engage every student in a quality
learning experience, empowering each
student to become a thoughtful,
contributing citizen in a changing world.
our future
Education is the foundation upon which we build our future - Christine Gregoire

V i s i o n S t a t e m e n t
The vision of Farmington Public Schools is high achievement
by all students, where learning is our most important work.
We are a district in which:
— Students, teachers, parents, community members, support staff,
and administrators work collaboratively to create a positive
learning environment to ensure all students are successful,
competent and productive.
— Teachers hold high expectations for all students.
— We rely on our diversity of thought, perspective and people
to build on our strengths.
— All students and staff feel empowered and supported.
— Teachers use best practice in every classroom to engage
each child.
— Each school provides a safe, caring and nurturing environment for
students, staff and parents that enables every child to experience
the joy of learning.
— Decisions are based on data and quality information.
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Dear Community Members,
On behalf of the Board of Education, I am delighted to share our school district’s annual
report with you - the stakeholders of this wonderful community. This annual report chronicles
the progress made toward the District’s goals and outlines the accomplishments of our dedicated
staff and outstanding students during the 2008-2009 school year. This year marked significant
progress in implementation of the District’s dynamic plan, Farmington Forward. Guided by a
powerful mission, vision and goals, Farmington Forward will prepare all our students for a 21st
century world in which change will be a constant and ensure that all our students are well
prepared with the knowledge and skills for college or other post secondary education. As the
foundation for all that we do, we are committed to excellence and high achievement where learning
is our most important work. I encourage you to read more about the Farmington Forward
goals and the District’s implementation of these goals in more detail within this annual report.
Highlights of this year include:
1. The establishment of five days per week, all day kindergarten programs in all our
elementary schools to provide all our students with a strong foundation for learning.
2. This was the second year we conducted surveys of students in grades 3-12 through
the Tripod Project to assist teachers and schools in school
improvement and professional development to improve practices to
engage and motivate students. All schools set targeted goals
(Smart Goals) for increased student learning through professional
learning communities.
3. The Board of Education adopted a three year Technology Plan
to plan for and ensure that our staff and students have the tools
needed to support their learning, extending beyond the walls of
the classroom. As part of this plan, all schools throughout the
District will have at least one mobile, wireless laptop lab for
use in classrooms.
4. More than 200 staff and community members participated in the
first annual “Taste of Technology Expo” in October 2008.
5. The District Budget Committee developed a proactive, multi-year
budget model that will enable the District to better anticipate and
prioritize needs and requirements.
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6. A sustainability policy was adopted by the Board of Education in May 2009.
Through Districtwide energy conservation measures, the District has saved more
than $4.6 million in energy costs over the past four years. In addition, the District
broadened its focus on energy management to include other sustainability
initiatives, including a standardized recycling program at all buildings/schools,
a first time E-Waste Day to collect and recycle used computers, TVs, VCRs,
and other electronics, and expanded use of recycled paper and printer/copier
toner cartridges.
We are truly grateful for the many resources we have in this District; such as:
• Highly qualified, knowledgeable and dedicated staff who are committed to
excellence and empowered to make a difference for kids in their daily work.
• Incredibly broad levels of achievement of our students from the
academics to the fine arts to our athletic programs.
• Caring and supportive parents and community members that take pride
in the quality of our school district.
• A wonderful tapestry of diversity that provides our students with the
experiences necessary to become successful in a diverse and
changing world.
• A collaborative employee and community relations culture that allows
school, city, and association leaders to work together for the benefit of
our students.
In closing, I want to thank the Board of Education and this community for
the opportunity to serve you and your children. I hope you enjoy reading this
year’s annual report.
With warmest regards,
Susan H. Zurvalec
Superintendent of Schools
Index
Superintendent’s Letter.. . . . . 1-2
Board of Education . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Welcome.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Farmington Forward.. . . . . . . . 5-6
Goal 1.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-8
Goal 2.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-10
Goal 3.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-12
Goal 4.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Financial Update .. . . . . . . . . 14-15
Learning Organization.. . . . 16-17
Comprehensive Curricular
Opportunities.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Student Achievement Data .. . 18
National Education
Legislation .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Adequate Yearly in Progress. . 19
District Accreditation.. . . . . . . . 20
Highly Qualified Staff.. . . . . . . . 21
Student Assessment.. . . . . . 22-23
Staff Achievements.. . . . . . . 24-25
Student Achievements. . . . 26-27
progress
Specialized Schools.. . . . . . . . . . 28

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Board of Education
In an effort to significantly reduce election costs, the Board voted to begin holding school
elections in November in odd years. The Board of Education, consisting of seven school district
residents, will now be elected to six-year terms. The Board approved a new policy, which
changed the four-year terms to six-year terms for school board members. The longer terms
will allow for institutional memory, sound management and operational consistency. School
board seats were added to the non-partisan city election ballots starting November 2009.
Board of Education meetings are generally held the first and third Tuesdays of the month
at the Lewis Schulman Administrative Center. Regular Board of Education meetings are
cablecast LIVE on TV-10 (Channel 16 in West Bloomfield).
Board members continue to participate in the Michigan Association of School Boards’
(MASB) Board Member Award program, which offers school board members a way to learn
new leadership skills and to stay up-to-date on education issues. There are seven levels of
recognition. Board member Frank Reid achieved the President’s Award of Recognition and
was awarded the Advocacy Skills Specialty Award. Priscilla Brouillette earned the Master
Board Member Award. Karen Bolsen and Howard Wallach achieved Level 3 - Award of
Distinction. Deborah Brauer and Sheilah Clay achieved Level 2 - Award of Merit.
Board of Education
2008-2009
(Left to Right)
Priscilla L. Brouillette,
Karen L. Bolsen,
Howard I. Wallach,
Deborah L. Brauer,
Gary D. Sharp,
Sheilah P. Clay, and
Frank L. Reid.
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Welcome
Farmington Public Schools offers a comprehensive
educational program from preschool through
adult and community education that strives to meet
the needs of all students. The District maintains
a core curriculum that meets or exceeds State and
national standards and offers a full complement of
fine arts, extracurricular and athletic programs.
This southern Oakland County district serves
more than 12,000 students from Farmington,
Farmington Hills and a portion of West Bloomfield.
The District is comprised of three high schools, one
alternative high school, four middle schools, 13
elementary schools, two early childhood centers, an
adult education program, and a special education
center program in two buildings. The student population
is racially and ethnically diverse.
The District enjoys an unprecedented and supportive
relationship with the cities of Farmington
and Farmington Hills and is an active participant in
community events and organizations. The District
also enjoys the strong support of the business community
who help provide additional opportunities
for students.
Students, dressed in their native garb, interact at the 9th Annual
Farmington/Farmington Hills Multicultural Multiracial
Community Council’s Heritage Festival held in the fall.
The District strives for excellence through
constant evaluation, feedback and revision of
programs and processes. The District establishes
programs to meet the needs of ALL learners and
is always striving to achieve equity. One of the
District’s guiding principles is that every single
student will be provided the opportunity to develop
his or her unique gifts and talents.
If you require more information or additional
copies of this report, please contact:
School/Community Relations
Farmington Public Schools
32500 Shiawassee, Farmington, MI 48336
Phone: 248.489.3349 Fax: 248.489.3314
E-mail: info@farmington.k12.mi.us
Web Site: www.farmington.k12.mi.us
You can also follow us on Twitter at
http://twitter.com/fpsinformation.
Students enjoy the District’s Tech Girls Program. Tech Girls is
a challenging two-day program for eighth grade girls designed
to promote interest in the areas of technology, math and science.
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★
Farmington Forward, the District’s long range
plan, has completed its second year of implementation
during the 2008-2009 school year.
Based on current research about long range
planning models, the Farmington Forward
process was selected because it is a continuous improvement model. It is called dynamic
planning to ensure the District builds upon its strengths and is flexible enough to keep pace
with the ever increasing rate of change facing all 21st century organizations. Farmington
Forward has no ending date. Instead, the District will regularly measure and report progress
to the community and continually reassess and reset targets.
To lay the groundwork for the Farmington Forward Planning Committee, the District’s
Leadership Council, District Student Achievement Team and Board of Education reviewed
and revised the District’s Mission and Vision statements. The District’s Mission Statement
was strengthened by adding the commitment to “engage every student” in quality learning
experiences empowering “each student” to become “thoughtful, contributing citizens in a
changing “world.” A new Vision Statement also was developed and is guided by the
overarching commitment to “high achievement for all students where learning is our most
important work.”
The formation of the Farmington Forward Dynamic Planning Committee was
announced in November 2006 and parents, staff, students, graduates and community
members were invited to submit applications to participate on the committee.
More than 40 members representing a broad spectrum of our school community
were selected to serve. The work of the committee was to first learn about the current
state of Farmington Public Schools and 21st century trends in learning, technology,
globalization and issues affecting education. Then, based upon these key
learnings, develop the District’s goals to guide its work over the next several years.
The planning committee organized into four subcommittees to draft the goals:
1) Curriculum and Instruction, 2) Budget and Finance, 3) Community Relations
and 4) Human Resources, Technology and Operations. The goals are called
“BHAG,” which stands for “big, hairy and audacious goals.” This characterizes
goals that are broad and robust causing us to stretch ourselves to become a more
flexible District able to respond to change more adeptly while continuing to raise
student achievement for all of our students. The Farmington Forward goals were
approved by the Board of Education on June 19, 2007.
Farmington Forward provides the foundation for all that is done in Farmington Public
Schools. The following pages will provide an update on the progress made in each of the
four goal areas.
Let us think of education as the
means of developing our greatest
abilities, because in each of us there
is a private hope and dream which,
fulfilled, can be translated into
benefit for everyone and greater
strength for our nation.

John F. Kennedy (1917-1963)
Thirty-fifth President of the USA
goals
F o u r g o a l s , o n e f u t u r e .

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Goal 1
Curriculum, Instruction and Student Achievement
Goal 2
Community Relations
Goal 3
Goal 4
Budget / Finance
Human Resources / Operations / Technology
think
L e t u s t h i n k o f e d u c a t i o n

GOAL 1
Curriculum, Instruction and Student Achievement
Farmington Public Schools’ will continuously grow as a community of learners integrated with the
world where:
• Each member of the Farmington Public Schools’ community of learners will feel physically,
emotionally, and academically safe, secure and accepted.
• All learners will experience and achieve in a challenging, relevant, high-level learning
environment, which will prepare them to be lifelong learners, successful
in a global society.
★
• Farmington Public Schools will develop critical and creative
thinkers to be adaptable citizens of the future able to embrace
change through processing, accessing, designing and managing
information.
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Highlights Include:
• Learning Configurations and Facilities Study Committee transforms into Facilities Study
Team for 2009-2010
The Learning Configurations and Facilities Study Committee, formed in October 2007, was charged with
reviewing and summarizing the research on pre-K-12 learning configurations and the facilities needed to
complement those findings. The Committee presented to the Board on November 28, 2008 and then was put
on hold until the International Baccalaureate (IB) Study Committee presented their findings to the Board
of Education. A Districtwide master plan was developed to assist the Committee in doing their work. It was
decided that the Learning Configurations and Facilities Study Committee would expand its membership and
be re-named the Facilities Study Team and begin their work during the 2009-2010 school year.
• New All-Day Kindergarten program offered at all elementary
schools experiences success
All elementary schools in Farmington Public Schools offered All-Day
Kindergarten starting in the fall of 2008. The proposal was passed by the
school board in January of 2008. A half-day kindergarten program was also
offered at Alameda Early Childhood Center. Preliminary assessment data
has been collected on the All-Day Kindergarten program. The Handwriting
Without Tears program, in conjunction with Readers’ and Writers’
Workshop, allowed almost all Kindergarten students to read and write at
grade level.
• Collaborative coaching model expands within the District
Embedded professional development continues to be a goal as this type Teacher Debbie Calanchi speaks to a student
of professional development that happens within the school building has at Power Middle School’s 10,000 Book
the greatest impact on staff and student learning. The biggest effort toward Challenge Celebration. Students met and
exceeded the school’s challenge of reading
this goal is the continuous expansion of the collaborative coaching initiative.
10,000 books in one school year.
Collaborative coaching is a tool and skill set to support learning. Coaching
developing
emphasizes relationships and research-based strategy instruction within a
collaborative culture.
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• District continues to focus on supporting student transitions
The District continues to focus on the transition of students from elementary to middle school and from middle
to high school. The high schools are in the process of training facilitators for an on-going transition program for
ninth-grade students called “LINK Crew.” LINK is a transition program that follows a curriculum that extends
throughout the year. It involves teachers training student leaders to help facilitate transition activities to support
new students throughout the year.
• International Baccalaureate (IB) Committee explores possibility of a District IB Program
A Districtwide committee continues to investigate the feasibility of establishing an International Baccalaureate
(IB) program in the District at the elementary, middle and high school levels. The Committee divided into four subcommittees
that include equity, facilities, staff selection and student selection. A final report with recommendations
will be given to the Board of Education in the fall of 2009.
• Student achievement increases as result of Instructional Consultation Teams
Special Education Services continues to support the implementation of Instructional Consultation Teams (ICT)
in the elementary schools. Kenbrook and Hillside Elementary Schools completed training this year. Gill, Lanigan,
and Wood Creek Elementary Schools finished their first full year of implementation this school year. The
implementation process is rigorous and time-intensive. The data, however, demonstrates that resources are
being utilized well as student achievement has increased.
• District provides ongoing communication of issues related to disproportionality
Special education services hosted a book study, “Why Are So Many Minority Students in Special Education,”
where more than 80 staff members participated.
The book study culminated in the participants providing advice and counsel to Farmington Public Schools and
special education services regarding ways to use the book study information and learning to improve services to
minority students.
Special Education Services then partnered with Eastern Michigan University to bring the author of the book,
Dr. Beth Harry, to the District. Six school districts participated in this crucial conversation about minority students
in special education.
(Below) Alameda Early Childhood Center Pee-Wee Power
Savers learn about everyday items that can be recycled.
(Above) Eagle Elementary School
students practice their reading skills by
reading to the principal’s dog, Kramer.
abilities
o u r g r e a t e s t a b i l i t i e s ,

GOAL 2
Community Relations
Farmington Public Schools will inspire every community member to invest in our
children’s future and build participation and ownership in our school district by:
• Promoting honest, trustworthy relationships through open
communication
• Seeking out and respecting each other’s diverse ideas, perspectives
and abilities
• Increasing collaborations with business, government and
cultural organizations to make the most of our vast
community resources
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Highlights Include:
• First-ever “Taste of Technology” Expo was great success
The District’s School/Business Partnership Advisory Council hosted the first-ever “Taste of Technology”
Expo on October 2, 2008. The Expo featured seven concurrent technology presentations along with a technology
vendor area. More than 200 people attended and gave high marks to the event in their exit survey.
Participants also received flash drives with handouts from all the sessions loaded on them.
• Impacting Public Policy at the State and Federal Levels
The District and specifically the Parent Legislative Advocacy Network (PLAN) continues to monitor public
policy and share factual information with parents, staff and community members. The District continues to
follow and share legislative issues that affect Farmington Public Schools.
(Below left) Farmington Public Schools is fortunate in
having many community members, organizations and
businesses involved in educational partnership activities
with students. The annual Partnership Wall of Fame
Award is the District’s opportunity to recognize partners
who have developed notable partnerships. This year,
Dr. Robert Erlandson from Wayne State University, was
selected as the Outstanding Partner for the 2008-2009
school year for his partnership with Visions Unlimited.
Dr. Erlandson (center) is pictured with Visions teacher,
Dennis McElhorne and Visions principal Lynne Noelke.
hope
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• Using technology to communicate about the District
(Far Left)For the past four years, the
District has honored a senior adult who
is involved in educational activities by
volunteering their time and talents.
This year’s Senior Adult Extraordinaire
Award Winner was Virginia Starr for
her work at Forest Elementary School.
Forest teacher Nancy Keegan is pictured
here with Virginia Starr.
(Left) A parent visits the Blackberry
booth at the first-ever “Taste of
Technology Expo” sponsored by
the Community Partnership
Advisory Council.
District Web Site
The District’s web site continues to serve as a major communication tool. This year, we addressed the disparity of
school web sites by creating a common template and providing training to those responsible for the web sites at the
school level. This will help the overall visual look and feel of all of our web sites and provide parents with common
navigational tabs. The templates were finalized with principal input and focus group feedback. All of the templates
are expected to be completed by the fall of 2009.
RSS Feed
We have added the option of an RSS Feed from the District site. For those who sign up for an RSS feed, they
will get notified when something new is added to the District’s web site.
Twitter
We continue to look at new ways of communicating using technology and social media. In that light, Farmington
Public Schools is now on Twitter. Twitter is a free service that allows people to communicate and stay connected
through the exchange of quick, frequent updates. Once a week we “tweet” about happenings in the District.
District and School List Serv Announcements
District and school list serv announcements continue to keep parents and others informed of what is happening
in the District and each of the schools.
Last year, we added a graphic template for the District’s List Serv and this year we added graphic templates for
each school list serv. We have also updated the template so that it is much easier for schools to send out their messages.
TV-10
TV-10, the District’s TV station, celebrated its 25th anniversary of serving the students and the community
of Farmington Public Schools. TV-10, along with Dean and Sue Cobb, were honored by Representative Vicki
Barnett, Senator Gilda Jacobs and Governor Jennifer Granholm for their many years of service.
Videocasts
dream
The Superintendent tapes monthly videocasts that are shared with staff, parents, and community members. The
videocasts highlight timely educational topics pertaining to the District.
a n d d r e a m w h i c h , f u l f i l l e d ,

GOAL 3
Budget/Finance
Farmington Public Schools will develop and implement a proactive financial management
model that enables it to make decisions based on requirements and priorities including:
• Prioritizing needs and acknowledging requirements
• Investigating renewable energy resources
• Consolidating services and facilities
• Providing access to health and wellness
★
• Building public support/involvement
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Highlights Include:
• Proactive financial management model developed
Development of a proactive financial management model based upon priorities and needs continued to
be the focus of the work of the District’s Budget Committee.
• Business Office continues to look at automated systems to increase efficiency
and lower costs
The District piloted purchasing cards to pay for goods and services to decrease the paperwork
in the area of check requests and payments. Internal controls were developed for auditing and
tracking purposes.
In another effort to control costs, examination was done on going paperless in regards to employee
paystubs. The goal is to e-mail pay stubs to staff by the start of the next school year.
The Association of School Business
Officials International (ASB) has awarded
the Meritorious Budget Award for Excellence
in the preparation and issuance of a 2008-
2009 school system annual budget to
Farmington Public Schools.
• Renewable energy resources are
explored throughout the District
A new Sustainability Policy and
Procedure was developed and adopted by
the Board of Education in June 2009.
The District’s Energy Smart Team
became the FPS Green Team and broadened
its work to include other sustainability
initiatives such as a standard recycling
program for the District.
benefit
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The District sponsored an E-Waste Day in May.
Staff and student volunteers unloaded cars carrying
used computers, TVs, VCRs, etc... to be recycled.
Donations were encouraged and the proceeds
provided for student scholarships and a donation
to Neighborhood House.
Community recycling containers for paper and
other select items have been placed at all schools.
An energy sharing savings plan was developed and
introduced to staff that will rebate a portion of dollars
saved on the reduction of energy use back to the
schools/buildings.
• Providing access to health and wellness
The Wellness Committee voted to ban the sale
of any kind of soda pop within the District vending.
There is already no soda pop sold during lunch.
The Nutrition Services Department and William
Grace Elementary School piloted the “Bounties in a
Backpack” program providing nutritious snacks to
students over the weekend. Donations were sought
from area business and the Farmington/Farmington
Hills Foundation for Youth and Families raised
significant funds to support this program. The
backpacks were donated by the United Dairy
Industry of Michigan.
(Top) High school student volunteers work at the
District’s first E-Waste Recycling event.
(Center) The North Farmington High School Jazz
Orchestra performs at the 2009 Superintendent’s
Awards of Excellence Breakfast.
(Bottom left) Harrison High School soccer players go for the
goal. Photo courtesy of Thomas R. Morris
strength
a n d g r e a t e r s t r e n g t h

GOAL 4
Human Resources/Operations/Technology
To support and enhance educational excellence to develop all students to thrive as
global citizens, we will:
• Attract, develop and retain staff with multiple perspectives who inspire and foster a world
class learning community
• Build on and sustain a culturally competent district
• Create and maintain exemplary physical and virtual facilities
★
• Utilize cutting edge technology that supports learning and
facilitates operations
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Highlights Include:
• Relationships and communication key to strong labor relations
The Human Resources Department continued to host monthly labor
relations meetings with association leaders as a positive venue for resolving
issues, communicating information productively and reducing the unstructured
handling of issues as they arise.
• Teacher and administrator evaluation processes explored
A representative group including teachers and administrators have been
meeting regularly around the Farmington Education Association (FEA) evaluation
process. Their work has focused on how the enhance the District’s current
probationary, formative, and summative evaluation models.
The Farmington Association of School Administrators (FASA) leadership
has been meeting with the Instructional and Human Resources departments
to develop mentoring and intervention programs to assist new and struggling
administrators.
The groups are continuing to review models gathered from area resources and will reconvene at the start of the
new school year focused on implementing initial programs with new administrators.
• District focuses on utilizing cutting edge technology that supports learning and
facilitates operations
The District’s technology committee, EdTAC, determined that the number of labs in each elementary,
middle and high school should be increased. A mobile lab is planned for every school beginning at the start of
the next school year. The mobile lab, computers on wheels (COW), will consist of a mobile cart, 30 computers,
a printer and a wireless access point. This will provide all teachers the ability to develop a lesson plan delivered in
their classroom around the use of this new mobile technology.
A three-year Districtwide Technology Plan was presented to the Board in May and approved in June.
our nation
f o r o u r n a t i o n . - J o h n F. K e n n e d y

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Financial Update
This is a report of the District’s year-end, audited
financial results for the 2008-2009 fiscal year, which
ended June 30, 2009.
The District was audited by independent auditors,
Plante & Moran, PLLC. The audit report was
presented to the Board of Education on October
27, 2009. For the year ended June 30, 2009, the
District’s audited, unreserved/designated fund
balance stood at $28,984,831 or 18.71 percent of
expenditures. This fund balance, or reserve, would
support the District a total of 34 instructional days if
revenues were curtailed.
Audited revenues for 2008-2009 were
$150,701,823 and expenditures were $154,944,588.
Salaries and benefits of staff comprise 85.40 percent
of the general fund expenditures with all other
expenses including supplies, purchased services,
and capital outlay accounting for the remaining
expenditures. Expenditures exceeded revenues by
$4,242,765.
The June 30, 2009 financial statements were prepared
under the GASB Statement No. 34 format.
The Statement of Net Assets shows the communities’
investment in buildings and equipment net of its
related debt. The Statement of Activities matches
expenditures with program revenue and shows which
resources are used to fund the overall operations of
the District.
Upon completion of the audit, the financial statements
are available for review at the public libraries
in Farmington and Farmington Hills, as well as on
the District’s web site.
For tax year 2008, the District was able to reduce
its operating millage on homesteads by .4869 mills,
or about 49 cents for each thousand dollars of taxable
value. This year’s tax rate was 9.6915 mills plus
six mills for education which goes directly to the
State. This represents a decrease of 53.17 percent
less than the rate paid in 1994 prior to Proposal
A. This rate also includes the 1.800 mills levied for
debt.
The District continuously monitors the State’s
financial condition as the revenue to schools is
directly linked to the State’s financial condition after
Proposal A. The District is required by law to adopt
a balanced budget for the upcoming fiscal year by
July 1 each year. When the budget was approved
in June 2009, there were many unknowns related
to State revenues available for the upcoming year.
During the last few weeks in October, the State has
issued several per pupil cuts, amounting to $483 per
pupil or approximately $5.7 million for Farmington
50%
State Aid
16%
Other
35%
Property
Taxes
$2,067
Homestead
$2,462
Nonhomestead
$6,027
State Aid
Revenue 2008-2009 Per Pupil Foundation Funding 2008-2009

10
5
0
Operating
7.8915
StatePage 15
6.0000
Debt
1.8000
Public Schools. There are efforts in the legislature
and by the Governor to restore some of these funding
cuts. The
50%
District’s financial health requires that
State Aid
the District continue to be vigilant 35% in balancing the
budget annually while still maintaining Property the quality
instruction our children deserve. For Taxes the past several
years, the budget process has included ways of
16%
increasing revenue sources, Other examining operational
efficiencies and looking at cost reductions through
our proactive budget process. The Association of
School Business Officials International (ASBO) has
awarded Farmington Public Schools the Meritorious
Budget Award for Excellence in the preparation and
issuance of a 2008-2009 school system annual budget.
The Board and staff will continue working hard
to provide educational excellence and equity for all
students within available resources.
Expenditures by Function 2008-2009 Expenditures by Object 2008-2009
State and Local
15%
15%
School District Millage 5%
Pupil and Pupil and
Nonhomestead Supplies 2008-2009
Staff Services Staff Services
and Other
30 Total
15.6915 Mills
23%
Support
Services
20%
Elementary
Instruction
15%
High School
Instruction
State and Local
School District Millage
Homestead 2008-2009
30
$2,462
Total Nonhomestead
15.6915 Mills
25 $2,067
Homestead
20
15
10
5
0
25
20
15
28%
Employee
Benefits
Operating
7.8915
State
6.0000
Debt
1.8000
30
25
$6,02720
State Aid
15
10
5
0
Operating
18.000 58%
Salaries
State and Local
School District Millage
Nonhomestead 2008-2009
Total
15.6915 Mills
Operating
18.000
State
6.0000
Debt
1.8000
11%
Other
Instruction
15%
Pupil and
financial
Staff Services
11%
Middle School
Instruction
10
4%
Transfers
State
5
6.0000
5%
Purchased Debt
0 Services 1.8000

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Learning Organization
Farmington Public Schools is a learning
organization. As stated in our Farmington Forward
vision statement, “learning is our most important
work.” Learning is truly what we are all about, and
not just student learning! Although student achievement
is our top priority, we know that the adults
must be learners in order for our students to
continue to learn and grow. Opportunities for
continual professional growth are offered across all
job classifications and in a variety of venues.
Critical to our vision of staff development are
Professional Learning Communities (PLCs). Staff
members meet and work together to achieve the
fundamental purpose of the school, which is a
high level of learning for all students. High school
delayed starts, middle school early releases, as well
as elementary early releases and weekly collaboration
meetings afford staff time to meet in a collaborative
culture to focus on student learning and results.
Staff practice and strengthen skills of collaboration
and data analysis around student learning goals. In
addition, opportunities to share ideas and researchbased
strategies as members learn from the experiences
and expertise of each other, positively impacts
our instructional decision making for increased
classroom learning.
Research-based instructional best practice is a
focus for every classroom. Training for staff with
these strategies is on-going across curriculum areas
to address the needs of all of our students. Training
strengthens each teacher’s ability to deliver essential
skills to the District’s increasingly diverse student
population. Areas of skill development include the
use of technology to analyze data and to use as tools
to provide instruction. Readers’ and writers’ workshop,
differentiated instruction, 6+1 writing traits,
math and science inquiry and hands-on learning, and
relationship building are a few of the areas of focus
for professional learning opportunities. Secretaries
participate in staff development which addresses
their needs, such as the change process, and new
procedures and health and safety issues. Safe schools
remain a priority for training across the District.
A variety of offerings are listed through the staff
development web site, including CPR and first aid
trainings. Positive behavior support has framed staff
development for noon supervisors, teachers and
administrators.
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Flanders Elementary School
students represent different
characters during their “Wax
Museum” presentation.
Curriculum coaching
as a form of embedded
staff development (professional
development in
schools) continues to be a
District focus and support
for staff and student learning. We have provided
training at two levels, novice and continuing, for elementary
and middle school staff. Participants have
developed a skill set to promote collaboration and
student learning in key focus areas. We continue to
explore professional development opportunities for
adult learners as we build a culture of learning and
collaboration.
Numerous staff members were involved in summer
workshops at both the District and site levels.
These workshops provided the opportunity for staff
to pursue goals around course, building, District or
individual needs. Training is provided each year for
all new employees. New teachers are also supported
through mentoring relationships with veteran staff.
Farmington administrators build their leadership
capacity at Leadership Team meetings each
month. A Galileo book club for collaborating colleagues
meets at the Maxfield Training Center.
Farmington participates in developing teacher leaders
through participation in Galileo Leaders and
Aspiring Principals Academies. Both provide leadership
training and opportunities for our teachers.
Comprehensive Curricular
Opportunities
Farmington Public Schools maintains a
comprehensive core curriculum in the areas of
language arts, mathematics, science, social studies,
art, music, physical education, health, technology
education and world language. Additionally, a media
curriculum is delivered through the District’s media
center program housed in each school. A significant
number of elective courses, which extend and enrich
the core offerings, also meet District standards
of quality.
The District Frameworks Committee, composed
of parents, school personnel and community
members continues to oversee the preparation
and adoption of Farmington’s curriculum. All
Frameworks documents have been reviewed and
revised to reflect the direction of future curriculum
offerings and materials.
District curriculum coordinators continue to
develop/revise curriculum maps for all of the core
content areas, K-12. These maps address what it is
our students need to know across the District, based
on State standards, grade level and high school
content expectations. The curriculum maps follow
a consistent format and address units of study,
standards/benchmarks/content expectations, key
concepts, learning strategies, activities and resources,
as well as assessments. They are housed in our
shared curriculum files for teacher access and on the
District’s web site for parent access. They are living
documents and are revised as necessary.
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District Student
Achievement Data
Students are assessed through the Farmington
Public Schools’ Assessment Model. Assessments
provide multiple opportunities and a variety of
approaches to measure student achievement against
the State standards and content expectations.
Standardized tests are used to compare student
performance against State (Michigan Educational
Assessment Program and Michigan Merit Exam)
and national (ACT Series) results. In addition to
standardized tests, end-of-grade, term and unit
assessments provide teachers with information
about student achievement that is tied directly to
the curriculum (e.g., mathematics, language arts).
Classroom assessments are not limited to paper/
pencil tests and may include portfolios, demonstrations,
research projects and other direct measures of
performance. The goal of the assessment program is
to provide all students with varied and fair opportunities
to demonstrate what they know and are able
to do. This complete assessment program is used
to monitor the learning of all students and provide
feedback for instructional and curricular purposes.
We assess all of our first through fifth graders annually
with end-of-the-year math assessments, qualitative
reading inventory or Fountas & Pinnell reading
assessment, and 6+1 writing traits assessment to
determine skill levels in mathematics and English
Language Arts.
National Education
Legislation
On Jan. 8, 2002, President Bush signed into law
the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB).
This law contains the most sweeping changes to the
Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA)
since it was enacted in 1965. It changed the federal
government’s role in kindergarten through grade-12
education by asking America’s schools to describe
their success in terms of what each student accomplishes.
The Act contains four basic education
reform principles: stronger accountability for results,
increased flexibility and local control, expanded
options for parents, and an emphasis on teaching
methods that have been proven to work. Farmington
Public Schools is addressing the implications of
this federal legislation along with the Michigan
Education YES! Accreditation System to meet the
needs of all our learners.
Esha Sondhi, Dunckel Middle School eighth grader,
competed and placed first in the Farmington/
Farmington Hills Optimist Oratorical Contest with a
speech about “For me, optimism is...” She then competed
in the Regional Contest where she again placed first and
then moved on to the District Contest where she
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Adequate Yearly Progress
NCLB requires that Adequate Yearly Progress
(AYP) be calculated for all public schools, for each
school district, and for the state. The school or
district must attain the target achievement goal in
reading and mathematics or reduce the percentage
of students in the non-proficient category (partially
proficient and not proficient) of achievement by 10
percent (“safe harbor”). A school or district must
also test at least 95 percent of its students enrolled
in the grade level tested for the school as a whole
and for each required subgroup. In addition, the
school must meet or exceed the other academic
indicators set by the state: graduation rate for
high schools of 80 percent and attendance rate for
elementary and middle schools of 85 percent. These
achievement goals must be reached for each subgroup
that has at least the minimum number of students
in the group. The group size is the same for
the school, school district and the state as a whole.
The subgroups are:
Major Racial/Ethnic Groups
Black or African American
American Indian or Alaska Native
Asian American, Native Hawaiian or other
Pacific Islander
Hispanic or Latino
White
Multiracial
Students with Disabilities
Limited English Proficient
Economically Disadvantaged
students, the minimum subgroup size will be one
percent of enrollment, up to a maximum subgroup
size of 200 students. An AYP determination will be
made for all subgroups of 200 or more students.
Comparison with the State Objective
The State Board of Education in Michigan has determined
the AYP state targets (Annual Measurable
Objectives) for the determination of AYP. These
targets are based on assessment data from the 2001-
2002 administration of the MEAP tests and represent
the percentage of proficient students in a public
school at the 20th percentile of the State’s total
enrollment among all schools ranked by the percentage
of students at the proficient level.
Michigan State Objectives for AYP for 2008-2009
65% - Elementary Mathematics
59% - Elementary English Language Arts
54% - Middle School Mathematics
54% - Middle School English Language Arts
55% - High School Mathematics
61% - High School English Language Arts
Title One is a federally funded program to aid and
assist economically disadvantaged children gain equal
access to standard curriculum. Under the targeted
assistance status, the selected schools must generate
lists of targeted students based on academic and
social need. Based on the poverty rate, five elementary
schools and one middle school were eligible and
selected to receive Title One targeted assistance.
Title I Schools include Beechview Elementary,
Flanders Elementary, Lanigan Elementary, William
Grace Elementary, Wood Creek Elementary and
East Middle School. None (0%) of these schools
have been identified for school improvement.
Subgroup Size for AYP Determination
The minimum subgroup size remains 30 students.
For a district or school that enrolls more than 3,000
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Kenbrook Elementary School students participated in the
ACES (All Children Exercise Simultaneously) program.
ACES is a one day youth exercise program intended to
highlight the importance of and need for youth fitness.
Farmington Public Schools
District Accreditation
During the 2008-2009 school year, Farmington
Public Schools began the process of District
Accreditation from North Central Association
Commission on Accreditation and School
Improvement (NCA CASI). District Accreditation
is a systems approach to improving student performance
results over time. District Accreditation recognizes
that increasing student achievement is more
than improving instruction. It is a result of how
effectively all the parts of the education system - the
district, school, and classroom - work together to
meet the needs of students.
District Accreditation applies the three pillars of
accreditation - high standards, continuous improvement,
and quality assurance – to the entire district to
ensure alignment and support between and among
all the departments and operating units of the district
and its schools. The District Accreditation
process provides the district with a comprehensive
framework for continually improving student learning
and district effectiveness.
To earn and maintain District Accreditation,
Farmington Public Schools will:
• Meet quality standards. The District meets
the AdvancED Accreditation Standards
for Quality School Systems and has a process
in place for ensuring that its schools meet the
AdvancED Accreditation Standards for
Quality Schools.
• Engage in a continuous process of improvement.
A District-led continuous improvement
process is in place at both the District
and school levels, whereby the District
(including all departments and support
systems) and all of its schools identify a
shared vision, maintain a Districtwide
profile of the current reality, establish plans
and assess the implementation of interventions,
and document the results of their
efforts to improve student learning and
school/district effectiveness.
• Demonstrate quality assurance through
internal and external review. The District
has in place quality assurance systems and
processes to maximize effectiveness across all
departments and schools and to improve
student performance. The District engages in
regular internal self-review and hosts an
external review once every five years.
For detailed information, please go to www.
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District employs only
highly qualified staff
All teachers employed by Farmington Public
Schools have earned “highly qualified” status, as
defined by the No Child Left Behind Act. This
means that a series of stringent requirements have
been met by the teacher, in addition to qualifying
for a teaching certificate in the State of Michigan.
Some of these requirements include: passing the
Michigan Test for Teacher Certification (MTTC )
subject content examination for various subjects
taught, earning an academic major in the content
area, earning a Master’s Degree in a related area,
earning National Board Certification, teaching for
at least three years AND earning 18 semester hours
in an approved program directly related to content
area or 90 contact hours of professional development,
or demonstrating competence as outlined in a local
performance assessment portfolio.
Professional qualifications of all teachers
in Farmington Public Schools
– Bachelor of Arts (BA)- 174
– Masters of Arts (MA) - 732
– Education Specialist (EdSp) - 19
– Doctorate - 10
– Percentage of teachers in District who are
Highly Qualified - 100%
– Percentage of teachers in District with Full
Year Permit - .0032
– Percentage of core academic subject classes
NOT taught by Highly Qualified teachers - 0%
For detailed information, please go to www.farmington.k12.mi.us/district/annualreports/
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Student Assessment
Michigan Education Assessment Program (MEAP)
Percent of students who took and achieved satisfactory (Levels 1 and 2) on the MEAP.
Grade Subject FPS State FPS FPS FPS
08/09 08/09 Female Male 07/08
3 ELA Composite 93 83 94 92 91
3 Math 96 91 96 97 95
4 ELA Composite 88 77 89 87 86
4 Math 93 88 93 94 93
5 ELA Composite 90 78 92 88 89
5 Math 83 77 85 81 85
5 Science 92 83 93 91 89
6 ELA Composite 88 80 90 85 89
6 Math 85 80 86 84 79
6 Social Studies 84 74 84 83 84
7 ELA Composite 88 80 91 85 84
7 Math 90 83 92 89 80
8 ELA Composite 85 77 88 83 87
8 Math 85 75 83 87 84
8 Science 85 76 85 84 88
9 Social Studies 85 72 85 84 82
Michigan Merit Exam
11 Reading 72 60 74 70 71
11 Writing 59 43 64 55 55
11 Math 56 49 54 58 56
11 Science 66 56 64 68 66
11 Social Studies 89 81 88 89 83
For detailed information, please go to www.farmington.k12.mi.us/district/annualreports/

John Barrett, Farmington High School
principal, gave his final graduation speech
to the class of 2009 upon retiring from the
District after 42 years of service.
Advanced Placement (AP)
Number of students taking AP exams
District 2008-2009 749
District 2007-2008 689
Number of students qualifying for college credit on at least one exam
District 2008-2009 563
District 2007-2008 513
Percent of students qualifying
District 2008-2009 75%
District 2007-2008 75%
American College Test (ACT)
Total composite scores reported
2008-2009 Female Male 2007-2008
Farmington 20.8 21.1 20.5 21.5
State 19.1 19.4 18.9 19.6
National 21.1 20.9 21.3 21.1
Percent of students taking test
Farmington 100%
State 100%
National 43%
Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT)
2008-2009 Female Male 2007-2008
FPS
Math 604 578 646 604
Reading 604 586 606 589
Writing 567 567 584 567
State
Math 603
Reading 584
Writing 575
National
Math 515
Reading 501
Writing 493
Graduation Rate
The graduation rate is the percentage
of ninth-graders who graduate
from high school within four years
adjusting for students who move
in or out of the District and to
alternative programs. The rate is
calculated by the State from data
provided by the District for the
2008-2009 school year.
Farmington High School .. 94.88%
Harrison High School. . . . . 92.10%
North Farmington
High School .. . . . . . . . . . . . . 94.64%
Farmington Central
High School .. . . . . . . . . . . . . 42.50%
District
2008-2009.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85.05%
2007-2008.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88.74%
For detailed information, please go
to www.farmington.k12.mi.us/
district/annualreports/
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This is a partial list of the outstanding achievements Farmington
Public Schools’ staff accomplished in 2008-2009.
staff
North Farmington High School teacher, Elias
Khalil, was awarded a Fulbright Teacher Exchange
grant to teach in Senegal for the 2008-2009 school
year. Khalil has been a teacher at North Farmington
High School for the last nine years.
Kenbrook Elementary School, Highmeadow
Common Campus, and William Grace Elementary
School were each certified as an official Michigan
Green School.
Jessica Jeberjahn, East Middle School teacher,
was selected the WMGC 105.1 Teacher of the Year.
She was honored on air by Jim Harper and awarded
$5,000 in cash. Jessica was nominated by eighth grade
student Katie Teeples.
Julie Brubaker, custodian at Maxfield Training
Center, was awarded The Arc of Oakland County
Dove Support Professional Award - in a school setting
for 2009. Julie has been employed by Farmington
Public Schools for more than 25 years.
Longacre Elementary School was awarded third
place in The Oakland Press Excellence in Education
recognition program for its S.P.O.T program. The
S.P.O.T (Stay safe, Practice responsibility, Offer
respect, Team up for Teamwork) program created
a common “language” the entire school community
could speak. The S.P.O.T program was created to decrease
disciplinary issues that occurred outside of the
classroom, such as on the playground, in the hallway,
in the cafeteria, and during arrival and dismissal.
The American Legion Post 346 awarded Lanigan
and William Grace Elementary Schools the School
Patriotism Award.
Maria Blanco, fifth grade teacher at Gill Elementary
School, was selected as the Judy White-Ora “Teaching
with Heart and Soul” Award winner. Maria has been
working in Farmington Public Schools for nine years.
She supports the uniqueness of each child and makes
the students excited about their education through her
dynamic approach to learning.
The National School Public Relations Association
(NSPRA) awarded Farmington Public Schools
two awards in the 2009 Publications and Electronic
Media Contest. The District Annual Report won
the Award of Merit and the District Welcome Packet
won Award of Honorable Mention. Working on these
projects were Diane Bauman, APR, director of school/
community relations and communication specialists
Lynne Meyer and Sarah Haskins.
North Farmington High School principal, Rick
Jones, received the 2009 “Anne Frank Outstanding
Educator Award.” The Anne Frank Award, established
in 2003, recognizes young people and educators who
have shown great personal strength, moral courage, and
determination to stand up for what is right.
Support Person of the Year - Mark Terry, Gill
Elementary School’s head custodian, was selected as
the FPS 2008-2009 ”Distinguished Support Service
Award” winner. Mark has been a part of Farmington
Public Schools for 29 years.
High School Teacher of the Year - Deb
Warner was selected as the FPS High School Teacher
of the Year. Warner is a life management/medical skills
teacher at Farmington High School. She began teaching
in 1988 and has spent all of her years at Farmington
High School.
Judy White Ora “Teaching with Heart
and Soul” Award winner Maria
Blanco (right), with Superintendent of
Schools Sue Zurvalec.
Farmington Public Schools’
Elementary Teacher of the Year
and Oakland Schools’ Outstanding
Teacher of the Year, Teri
Bailey, receives a congratulatory
hug from a student.
Farmington High School teacher
Deb Warner was selected as
Farmington Public Schools’ High
School Teacher of the Year.
Terri Haas, supervisor at
Farmington Central High
School, was selected as the
Michigan Alternative
Education Organization
Administrator of the Year
Award winner.

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Middle School Teacher of the Year — Dr. Tera
Shamey was selected as the FPS Middle School Teacher
of the Year. Shamey, a seventh and eighth grade history
teacher at Warner Middle School, has taught in the
District since 2004.
Elementary Teacher of the Year — Teri Bailey, a
kindergarten teacher at Beechview Elementary School,
was named FPS Elementary School Teacher of the Year.
Teri began teaching in Farmington Public Schools in
1998. Bailey was also awarded Oakland Schools’ Outstanding
Elementary Teacher of the Year.
Rick Jones, North Farmington High School was
awarded “Principal of the Year” by the Michigan Association
of Secondary School Principals (MASSP).
Farmington Central High School’s Terri Haas was
selected as the Michigan Alternative Education Organization
(MAEO) Administrator of the Year award for
2009.
Kenbrook Elementary School achieved the Michigan
Blue Ribbon Exemplary School status for the third
time, recognizing Kenbrook as a model of both excellence
and equity.
Farmington High School celebrated its 120th anniversary
and Kenbrook Elementary School celebrated
its 50th anniversary.
Dave Popp, transportation mechanic, and Tami
Neimester, transportation dispatcher, received Excellence
in Transportation Awards from the Oakland
County School Business Officials Transportation
Supervisors Association.
Mary Reynolds, Executive Director of Business
Services, met the requirements for renewing the Chief
Financial Officer certification under the Michigan
School Business Officials’ voluntary certification program.
The certification consists of completing 180 hours
of professional development. Mary was also selected as
Oakland County’s School Business Administrator of
the Year!
Mary Lou Colemen, Alameda Early Childhood
Center Kinder Ready teacher, was selected as this year’s
recipient of the Sue Williams’ Seeds of Promise Early
Childhood Award.
Farmington High School, North Farmington High
School and Harrison High School were listed in
Newsweek’s America’s Top Public High Schools for
2008. The high schools were three of the 16 schools
picked in Oakland County.
Linda Stockton, Harrison High School secretary,
was one of three state-level finalists for the 2008-2009
Michigan Support Person of the year.
Peggy Najarian, North Farmington High School
teacher, received the 2009 Michigan Outstanding
Biology Teacher Award.
The Michigan School Business Officials (MSBO)
created the Meridian Award of excellence program
in 2001 to recognize success practices, proposals, and
publications in school management and education. This
year’s Meridian award winner for the Innovative School
Business Publication “Kilowatt Keeper,” was Energy
Manager, Jim Pearse.
Farmington Public Schools’ Middle School
Teacher of the Year, Dr. Tera Shamey, was
also the winner of a lease of a car for one
year, courtesy of the Suburban Collection.
Mark Terry, head custodian
at Gill Elementary School,
was selected as the Farmington
Public Schools’ Support
Person of the Year.
Michael Flanagan, State Superintendent of Public Instruction,
(left) with Kenbrook Elementary School Principal, Peggy
McKinley, (center) and Susan Zurvalec, Superintendent of
Schools, celebrate that Kenbrook Elementary School was again
selected as a Michigan Blue Ribbon Exemplary School.

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This is a partial list of the outstanding
achievements Farmington Public Schools’
students accomplished in 2008-2009.
student
Dana Iles represented Gill Elementary School at the
Michigan Junior National Young Leaders Conference.
Erika Vivian, Harrison High School, was the first
student to receive the Multicultural Multiracial
Community Council Chair Award at their annual
Rainbow Recognition Awards Breakfast. Forty-three
staff and students were honored as members of the
community who have taken an active role in promoting
human relations.
The Farmington United Percussion Ensemble
competed against 23 other groups and took the
Silver Medal in Independent A at the Winter Guard
International World Finals.
Alexis Takla, a sixth-grader at Power Middle School,
will be published in a new book called, “Dear Mr.
President,” which highlights the hopes and dreams kids
have for President Obama. The winning entries were
chose from among
4,500 submissions.
Steve Pelletier, baseball player at Harrison High
School, was named the Oakland Press Male Athlete for
the Month of April. Steve was presented with a trophy,
the Athletic Office received a trophy, and a $250 check
was given to the Athletic Department.
Catherine Javier, a seventh grade student at Power
Middle School, had a poster entered in the national
contest for Financial Literacy Month. As a winner,
she was presented with a $100 prize and a pizza party
for her class, courtesy of GreenPath Debt Solutions.
Among the many creative and unique posters received,
Javier’s scored higher points than any of the others
in categories that included theme, artwork style and
content and creativity.
Ian R. Grant, North Farmington High School,
received the Michigan Association of School Boards
Black Caucus/Aramark Scholarship of $1,000 for his
winning essay, reflecting on the theme of “What does the
election of America’s first African-American president
mean to public education?”
Raymond Pastor, Harrison High School senior, was
named a Student Standout in the Detroit Free Press.
“The Franklin Fighters” from East Middle School won
the Farmington Battle of the Books. The Fighters
finished first among 63 teams from all middle schools in
Farmington and Farmington Hills. The seventh-grade
“Fighters” were Sabeen Nadir, Aparajita Sur, Aileen
Erickson, Brooke Shepard, Rashmika Goswami, and
Shreya Raman.
Nina Bihani, North Farmington High School, won
the Farmington/Farmington Hills Breakfast Optimist
Club Essay Contest. She was awarded the Gold Medal
and a U.S. Savings Bond for her essay based on the
theme “The Power of Youth.”
The Highmeadow Common Campus Destination
Imagination team earned 2nd place in the State
competition going on to take 15th in the structural
challenge at the Global Finals where they competed
against 58 other elementary schools.
Nandini Abburi and Kevin Joseph, Farmington High
School; Corey Lightner and Robert Klosek, Harrison
High School; Mara Minasian and Tejas Karnati,
North Farmington High School, were recognized in
the Observer Newspaper’s 2009 Academic All-Star
Team which represents the brightest and best of local
public, private and parochial high school students.
Twenty-six middle
school and high school
students were honored
at the 2009 Turn
Around Awards
Luncheon for turning
their lives around.
The event is supported
through donations
from the community.

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The North Farmington High School Robotics Team
finished third in the finals for the Oakland County
Robotics Association Competition.
Power Middle School students created a model city
“Riviera Detroit” based on the theme of “Creating
a Self-Sufficient System within the Home Which
Conserves, Recycles and Reuses All Existing Water
Sources,” to place fifth in the 2009 Future Cities
Competition. The team consisted of eighth graders
Rachel Chacko and Chirag Lala, and 7th grader
Candice Crutcher. Alternatives were eighth graders
Pravalika Jarugala, Yasua Mathai and Manotez Meka.
Katie Petersen, 2009 graduate of Farmington High
School, was selected by the Gill Elementary School
PTA to receive the 2009 Megan and Michael
McKennett Memorial Scholarship.
The Harrison High School Dance Company was
selected by the Michigan Youth Arts Festival to
represent dance in their opening ceremonies.
24th Annual Farmington Area Arts Commission
Competition High School Award Winners:
3-D category
First Place:
Nicole Pumarado,
North Farmington High School
Second Place: Alex Cyr, Farmington High School
Third Place:
2-D category
First Place:
Jaclyn Mattera,
North Farmington High School
Andrew VanWambeke,
North Farmington High School
Second Place: Jennifer Gaynett,
North Farmington High School
Students throughout the District competed and
excelled in enrichment programs such as Mathematics
Pentathlon, Wordmasters, Mathcounts, Destination
Imagination and Future Cities.
Eleven students from throughout the District were
State PTA Reflections award winners. Two went
on to compete nationally, Ava Farquhar, Wooddale
Elementary School, in photography and Dipika
Krishnaswami, Longacre Elementary School, in
literature. Dipika’s entry won at the national level.
Power Middle School students were challenged to read
10,000 books during the 2008-2009 school year. By
June of 2009, students had read 11,882 books!
The Farmington/Farmington Hills Optimist Club
Oratorical Contest winners for 2008-2009: 1st place
- Esha Sondhi, 8th grade, Dunckel Middle School;
2nd place - Kayla Lemarbe, 7th grade, East Middle
School; and 3rd place - Pooja Kumar, 9th grade, Mercy
High School. In the boys contest, lst place - Ethan
Zoldan, 8th grade, Warner Middle School; 2nd place
- Veer Shah, 7th grade, East Middle School; 3rd place
- Abhishek Shah, 7th grade, Power Middle School.
The students recited speeches on the topic “For Me,
Optimism is...” Esha and Ethan went on to compete at
the Regional Contest where Esha took 1st place and
Ethan took 3rd place. Esha moved on to the District
Contest where she competed with students from across
the state.
The Farmington United Percussion Ensemble celebrate
their silver medal that they captured at the Winter Guard
International World Finals.
Third Place:
Nikki Snyder,
North Farmington High School
Students
show off their
medals at the
PTA
Reflections
Awards
Ceremony.

Mission
Statement:
Farmington Public
Schools, together
with our community,
will engage every
student in a quality
learning experience,
empowering each
student to become
a thoughtful,
contributing citizen
in a changing world.
Specialized Schools provide
special services
Farmington Public Schools, in addition to the early childhood through 12th
grade program, provides students with alternatives to meet individual educational
needs. Many programs are offered within District boundaries for resident
and nonresident students. These programs include:
• Cloverdale School provides services to individuals with severe multiple
or severe cognitive impairments from age 2 1/2 to 26 years.
• Farmington Community School provides high school completion,
English as a Second Language (ESL), literacy, Head Start/Home Start,
preschool and community education.
• Farmington Central High School provides students between the ages
of 16 and 19 — who need an alternative setting for learning — an
opportunity to earn their high school diploma.
• Farmington’s Adult Basic Education program offers academic classes
for adults with developmental disabilities.
• Oakland Technical Center — Southwest, located in Walled Lake,
provides occupational programs and services to high school and adult
education students.
• Visions Unlimited provides educational programs and services to
students with moderate or severe disabilities between the ages of 18
and 26 years.
• William E. Miller School at Boys and Girls
Republic provides special education services to
youth residing at the facility — middle
school through high school.

Farmington Public Schools’ Learner Profile
Students will exhibit these characteristics:
Knowledgeable
• Acquires in-depth knowledge and develops
understanding across a wide variety and balanced
range of disciplines
• Applies own knowledge thoughtfully to real-life
challenges and experiences
• Draws on own knowledge to construct meaning in
multiple situations
Knowledgeable thinkers build a bank of powerful ideas from
various disciplines and use these ideas to construct meaning
and apply this knowledge across life experiences.
Resourceful Problem Solver
• Thinks critically and creatively
• Uses multiple resources
• Takes risks, utilizes inquiry and explores
probable outcomes
A resourceful problem solver thinks both critically and
creatively as they explore and evaluate possible solutions.
Communicator
• Demonstrates proficiency in various forms of
expression and communication
• Listens while seeking understanding
• Adapts communication forms to align with purpose
• Asks questions and seeks clarification
Uses and adapts multiple forms of expression, as well as communication
strategies, to clearly and effectively communicate
with others, considering multiple perspectives.
Interdependent Team Member
• Works independently and collaboratively as a
productive individual
• Responds to diverse viewpoints with an
open-mind, sensitivity and understanding
• Contributes and supports the efforts of a team
(family unit, work-place teams, social groups)
working toward a common goal
Functions interdependently and responsibly as a productive
team member to achieve common goals. An interdependent
team member recognizes and demonstrates both the rights and
responsibilities of all team members.
Lifelong Learner
• Sets high, attainable, achievable goals
• Consistently open-minded, curious, flexible and
resourceful in adapting to learning experiences
• Continuously reflects on own learning and
experiences to assess and understand individual
strengths and challenges in support of learning
and self-development
• Uses evolving technologies
• Actively enjoys learning
Lifelong learners are reflective, internally motivated, flexible
and adaptive to sustain learning across the span of a lifetime.
Global Citizen
• Upholds democratic values
• Demonstrates caring and respect for the dignity
and well being of others throughout the world
• Safeguards the environment
• Forms ethical decisions
• Participates and volunteers
Demonstrate the civic responsibilities of integrity, honesty,
Collaborative Team M
Effective Communicato
fairness, justice and respect for the dignity and understanding
of individuals, groups, communities and the world.
Healthy Individual
• Recognizes and commits to a balance among
intellectual, emotional and physical well being
• Forms caring relationships
• Adapts effectively to life changes
Effectively adapts to change maintaining a balanced life-style.
Culturally Competent
Healthy Individuals
Knowledgeable Thinke
• Recognizes their own cultural background and
Lifelong Learners
how it influences their lives
• Recognizes that culture influences people
differently
Quality Producers
• Accepts and appreciates the fact that people have
different world views and perspectives
• Shows empathy, compassion
Responsible
and respect
Citizens
towards others
As we become an increasingly diverse society and as the world
Thoughtful Problem So
graduates
continues to change, it is important to become culturally competent
to effectively live and collaborate with people of different
racial, cultural and ethnic backgrounds.

32500 Shiawassee Street
Farmington, Michigan 48336
248.489.3349 | Fax 248.489.3314
Web site: www.farmington.k12.mi.us
E-mail: info@farmington.k12.mi.us
Farmington Public Schools shall not discriminate
against any person based on race, color, religion,
national origin or ancestry, sexual orientation,
gender, age, disability, height, weight, or marital
status in any of its programs, services, activities
or employment. Inquiries regarding nondiscrimination
policies should be directed to:
Human Resource Specialist
32500 Shiawassee, Farmington, MI 48336
248.489.3356
Elementary Schools
Beechview Elementary School
Eagle Elementary School
Flanders Elementary School
Forest Elementary School
Gill Elementary School
Highmeadow Common Campus
Hillside Elementary School
Kenbrook Elementary School
Lanigan Elementary School
Longacre Elementary School
William Grace Elementary School
Wood Creek Elementary School
Wooddale Elementary School
Middle Schools
Dunckel Middle School
East Middle School
Power Middle School
Warner Middle School
High Schools
Farmington High School
Farmington Central High School
Harrison High School
North Farmington High School
Early Childhood
Alameda Early Childhood Center
Farmington Community School
Special Services
Cloverdale School
Visions Unlimited
William E. Miller School at Boys
& Girls Republic
www.farmington.k12.mi.us