Wednesday, April 22, 2015

April school board meeting highlights

Thursday, April 9, 2015. In attendance: 7 school board members,  12 central office staff,  6 administrators,  1 teacher, 1 teacher/coach, several parents and students, 1 Uniserv director
  1. Awards and Observances 
  • State swim and indoor track medalists,  forensics winners, spelling bee winner
  • School librarians
2. Informational Agenda 
  • Principal Updates from the eastern end of the county highlighted student achievements, typical days of students at school, and the work teachers do to ensure their students' success.
  • Expedited retakes of Elementary and Middle School SOL tests will allow students to retake any non-writing SOL tests under 2 conditions: passing the course AND failing by a narrow margin. 2 days, or 5 hours, of remediation must occur before any retake.
  • Capital Improvement,  Phase II was discussed briefly. The committee will be interviewing A & E firms for consideration.