Aligned for Achievement: Bridging the Gap in Academic Growth at Ferndale Schools

Aligned for achievement: Closing the educational progress hole in Ferndale faculties

(Ferndale Faculties Superintendent Camille Hibbler, February 18, 2026)

Ferndale, MI – At Ferndale Public Faculties, we encourage college students to exceed their potential. To really speed up educational excellence – the A in our REACH strategic plan – we wish to make sure that each scholar is provided with the elite instruments she or he must rise.

We imagine in a ‘One Ferndale’ method. By aligning our faculties, we make sure that regardless of which constructing your youngster enters, they obtain the identical high-quality instructing and unwavering assist. When our superb academics work collectively in sync, they create a seamless journey for college kids as they progress by way of every grade degree. This devoted mission ensures that the best degree of instruction happens in each classroom, day-after-day!

We refuse to accept ‘getting by’. We wish each youngster to have an equal probability at a vivid future, and that begins with excessive expectations and the fitting sources, particularly for our traditionally underserved college students. To take care of our momentum, we have set bold, measurable targets that function our compass:

• Prioritizing progress: We intention for at the least a 5% annual enhance within the variety of Black college students assembly state requirements in English and math at every grade degree.
• Imaginative and prescient 2030: We intention for a future the place at the least 65% of all college students grasp the English M-STEP benchmarks and 45% grasp arithmetic.
• Faculty and Profession Prepared: We’re practically doubling our SAT proficiency baseline for Black college students at Ferndale and College Excessive Faculties to 30% by 2030.
• Each path is vital: We have set that very same 30% aim for the Tri-County Schooling Middle so that each path to commencement is paved with rigor and keenness.

Attaining this degree of excellence requires a powerful partnership between our staff, our college students and also you – our neighborhood. We attempt for progress that not solely passes a take a look at, however prepares our college students to steer in each faculty school rooms {and professional} careers.

By investing in our academics and staying relentlessly centered on these targets, we make educational excellence a actuality for each youngster.

Bear in mind: our college students are the longer term, and the longer term is Ferndale!

Camille Hibbler is superintendent of Ferndale Public Faculties. This column accommodates advertiser sponsored content material. Study extra about Ferndale faculties at http://www.ferndaleschools.org

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