“Northview Public Schools and its community inspire and develop literate, creative problem solvers, ready for continued learning and career success, while becoming productive members of society.”

This very clearly stated “End” (desired outcome) was approved by our Board of Education in June 2010.  The statement has a simple elegance as it describes what we are charged to accomplish as we enter the 2011/12 school year.

We believe every student can learn.   We believe we are all responsible for student success and learning.  We believe integrity, honesty, and ethical behavior guide the treatment of students and adults.  We believe that people working together can accomplish anything.  We believe in continuous improvement with a focus on accelerating student academic performance and nurturing their social development.  After all “We are Northview.”

From: http://nvps.net/

Good Morning,

Yesterday, Governor Snyder and Republican leaders of the House and Senate announced they had a budget deal.  The Governor claimed that K-12 education received an "extra" $300 million for next year.  This is not "extra" money for K-12.  It is the return of 1/3 of the $900 million taken from the K-12 School Aid Fund that was used to help fund the 86% tax break for business ($1.5 billion).  The return of $310 million equates to $200 per student state-wide.  The first $100 must be used to offset mandated increases to the State retirement system.  The second $100 per student is awarded to those school districts who demonstrate "financial best practices" that have not yet been identified.

From: http://nvps.net/

Good Afternoon,

Today we started the move toward announcing the necessary reductions to solve the budget issue caused by the Governor's budget proposal to cut $470 per student from K-12.  As you know the proposed reduction means and additional $1.6 million less in revenue for Northview next year.  Governor Snyder has asked the legislature to approve the K12 budget (and the rest of his budget proposals) no later than May 31, 2011. Overall our budget reduction is at $3.2 million.  We cannot wait any longer to begin our preparations for next year.