Tuscola CUSD #301 News

Open Positions for 2017-2018

 One Year Ends and Another is About to Begin 

The 2016-2017 school year is officially over. 

I like to write a thank you letter each May as our senior class moves on and we plan for our next class of kindergarten students to enter North Ward. 

Each year this letter gets a little more difficult, but not because it is hard to write.  It is because there are more and more good things happening and more and more great people who help make the Tuscola district better than ever. 

I will always remember the 2016-2017 school year.  It has easily been my best year in Tuscola where I have lived for 21 years as well as the pleasure of being Superintendent for the past 6 of those. 

This school year went by quickly.  But at my age, every year goes by quickly. 

I think time speeds up in Tuscola because of our students.  They allow us to focus on big ideas, big projects, and great events. 

As I stated last year, I’m happy to say our financial issues, while not gone, are certainly not the everyday challenge they were six years ago.  Our success financially is somewhat determined by the actions of the State of Illinois, so their decisions, or lack of decisions, can really influence our students and community. 

I believe school districts now fully understand they cannot count on state government.  We can only count on our community and ourselves.
 

With that being said, we are beyond lucky to have a support system that I think is unequaled.  I thanked the following groups earlier this week in an email to our staff, and I believe it is appropriate to thank the same groups here. 

Thank you to our teachers, administrators, secretaries, custodians, aides, volunteers, coaches, athletic directors, parents, community members, school board members, tech department, social workers, Mr. Penne, library clerks, Nurse Lemay, our friends from EIASE, Dr. Dorner, Mrs. Quinn, the City of Tuscola, Tuscola Police Department, Tuscola Fire Department, our bus drivers, Aramark, Shane and Lindsey Gould, Russ Leigh, Brandon Wright, our Trainer Amy, lunch ladies, everyone from Aramark… and I could go on and on. 

The point is, it takes so many wonderful people to have a great school district and we have more than our share. 

Last but certainly not least, thank you to our students.  I truly believe we have some of the best. 

I am appreciative of everyone and everything we have been able to accomplish and I am already looking forward to the 2017-2018 school year.

Michael Smith
Superintendent
Tuscola CUSD #301

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