The INDEPENDENT, October 16, 2003
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Alternative ed, coaches, sports transportation included in add-backs
From page 1
tablished, funds would be
added back for the following:
• Alternative Education;
• Athletic transportation;
• Assistant coaches for the
remaining sports;
• Custodian and Fiscal As
sistant to return staffing to last
year’s level;
• Food service transfer;
• Lincoln School lunch trans
portation;
• Secretary days to provide
coverage on in-service days.
The list also included funds
for items not anticipated in
June, including athletic equip
ment to replace old equipment,
and teachers’ supplies.
Veteran teacher llene Grady
asked the board to consider
adding back funds for fifth
grade band. This is most stu
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dents’ only exposure to band
before making a choice be
tween band and choir in the
sixth grade, she explained, and
without a fifth grade band expe
rience, students couldn’t make
an informed choice. She also
reminded the board that the pri
mary purpose of schools is ac
ademic education.
The board unanimously ap
proved the potential add backs
without discussion.
Student Board Member
Last spring the board ex
pressed a desire to include a
student representative on the
board. Eric Schmidlin, a junior,
began to serve in that capacity
after the board approved a pol
icy outlining the duties and re
sponsibilities of the position.
The student representative will
be able to discuss all issues as
a full board member but will not
be allowed to vote or attend ex
ecutive session. Schmidlin will
also give the board a monthly
update on high school activi
ties. According to Schmidlin the
new 90-minute block schedule
can drag at times, but students
like having the extra day to ac
com plish hom ew ork assign
ments. Funderburg told the
board that this is also an ad
justment for staff that will con
tinue to be addressed during
weekly in-service training. In
response to a question from
Darrell Hamblet, Schmidlin said
that efforts to make schools a
more positive experience for
youth have resulted in better
classroom behavior and fewer
referrals.
Administrators’ Reports
Middle School (Grades 4-8)
Principal Nathan Underwood
reported that the beginning of
school was a little rough with
computer and scheduling prob
lems, and introduced Mathew
Threat, an eighth grade student
who told the board, “Lunch
tastes good this year!" This
served as a perfect introduction
for Gretchen Lindauer who has
taken over food service. Lin
dauer said there is one freshly
made item each day and a sal
ad bar, as well as processed
foods. The number of students
eating in the cafeteria has in
creased and now includes
many from the high school.
Underwood thanked the
board for their support and di
rection, telling them that the
weekly in-service was a “gold
en opportunity" for professional
development and that the mid
dle school staff is a nice blend
of veteran and rookie teachers.
Teachers are using the adviso
ry period to review the hand
book and the Code of Conduct,
and are handling most disci
pline issues within the class
room. As a result, he said, there
have been few referrals to the
office.
High School Principal Curt
Scholi reported that there were
also initial scheduling problems
at the high school due to a late
change in staff and computer
problems. He said that it has
been a challenge to balance
class sizes, but that adjust
ments have been made and
classes range in size from 32 to
15. He told the board that fur
ther adjustm ents would be
made at the semester break.
Scholl said he “likes the stu-
dentbody" and that the kids are
respectful, polite and making
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