St. Charles principal leaving at year's end
In a recent letter home to parents, St. Charles principal Michael Halstead announced he would step down as the school's leader after this school year.
Halstead said he was leaving due to medical issues that have kept him from working regularly.
"Current medical issues make it very difficult for me to work on a full-time basis," he told parents.
Halstead has served as principal at the Catholic school in the Village of Hartland for the last three years, and he indicated that he would play a role in finding the school's next principal. He anticipated the school advertising for the open position beginning late this month and starting the interview process near the end of February.
Of his time at St. Charles, Halstead said, "It was a good time. It's been a very rewarding three years for me, and I think we've accomplished … a lot."
He added, "We've done many, many things, and I think the school is in a very good situation from all standpoints at this stage. I think they're going to continue to grow and really move to a new level, even though they do remarkable things at this point."
The outgoing principal said he was most proud of steps the school took toward 21st-century learning as well as the school's world languages program. The school now offers curriculum in five languages: French, German, Spanish, Mandarin-Chinese and Latin.
"If I had to say a thing I'm most proud of, I would say things that are programmatic in nature that can move a school to another level," he said. "And by that I mean, the introduction of an instructional media center that has all sorts of possibilities for moving much more aggressively into the 21st-century learning skills."
During Halstead's tenure, St. Charles also added a 3K program and expanded its 4K program.
"It clearly isn't just me," he was quick to point out. "We've developed a very good group of parent school leaders that will take this place very far."
Located at 313 Circle Drive in Hartland, St. Charles serves 3K through eighth grade students from Hartland's surrounding communities.
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