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2016
School Board Report
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two years.
19. Miller reminded the Board that the
refinancing plan, which would save tax-
Bond Measure Discussed – Superin- payers money on the current bond, will
tendent Aaron Miller told the Board that only go through if the interest rate on the
he and Business Manager Dawn Plewes bonds is low enough.
are continuing to work towards bringing
a new bond measure forward to retire Strategic Planning Update - Superin-
the almost $5 million in debt the Dis- tendent Aaron Miller provided the Board
trict has from construction of the new with a packet of information about the
school campus. Miller said he is plan- Strategic Planning process the District
ning a Town Hall type meeting with the has undertaken. The packet included
community on June 2 to explain the plan reports on the parent and staff survey re-
and answer questions. Plewes told the sponses, notes from work sessions with
Board the refinancing sale of the current parents and community members, and
bond, approved by the Board at their from work sessions with staff and the
April meeting, is scheduled for June Board, and a draft of the Strategic Plan.
Miller asked the Board to review the re-
ports and provide comments to him.
Superintendent’s Report – Superinten-
dent Aaron Miller updated the Board on
the School “Lock Out” which took place
on May 6, due to a perceived threat at
the school. Regularly scheduled classes
were held, parents were informed, and
according to Miller, the issue has been
handled through local law enforcement
and internally. Miller told the Board that
out of 548 enrolled students, 260 were
absent on that day, and attendance re-
turned to normal on the following school
day.
Miller updated the Board on
the Kindercamp Grant, upcoming in-
surance and union negotiations, the
Alumni Softball Field dedication cer-
emony, and told the Board he sent out
three bid packages for construction of
the new baseball field and expects con-
struction to begin in June.
Miller provided end of school
dates to remember: June 4 – VHS
Graduation, June 8 – VMS 8 th Grade
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Building Reports - Elementary School
Principal Aaron Miller updated the
Board on State Testing, Focus School
Professional Development, and told the
Board that with the reduction of class-
room teachers from eight to nine, grade
configurations and numbers of students
would be as follows: K-31, 1st-30, 2nd-
25, 2nd-25, 3rd-34, 4th-19, 4th-19, 5th-
29. The exact numbers are likely to
change over the summer.
Middle and High School Princi-
pal Nate Underwood updated the Board
on State Testing, informed the Board on
the winners of Regional mathematics
and spelling competitions and told the
Board two foreign exchange students
have been accepted from two agencies
not previously used before.
Student Report – Amanda Rose Sicard
gave the Board a report on activities at
the High School. Sicard told the Board
the Project Based Learning class has
selected a landscape cleanup project to
be held on May 25 to get the campus
ready for the graduation ceremony and
it will involve students from all grades.
She also said a Senior Handprint project
will be created in the Hall of Champions.
Sicard updated the Board on the student
leadership class and the Dornbecher
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week, spring sports, and the leadership
class’s plans to volunteer at the Pet Fair
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