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The INDEPENDENT, October 21, 2010
Banks school board discusses career-related student testing
by Dalan Lee
Banks School District board
of directors, at their October 11
meeting, approved revisions to
Policy and Administrative Reg-
ulations, and overnight travel
events for students in sports
and activities.
On a motion from board
member Will Moore, district
policy on the sexual conduct
complaint form was moved
from a discussion item to an ac-
tion item. Moore then moved to
adopt the policy as outlined,
and it was also approved.
Administrators’ reports start-
ed with Sena Wilmoth, who up-
dated the board on the Title 1
class that is designed to sup-
plement reading education to
elementary students deemed to
be at-risk of not reaching aca-
demic standards. Wilmoth also
told the board that great
progress is being made in the
schools’ T.A.G. (Talented And
Gifted) program, which pro-
vides curriculum designed for
top-percentile learners.
Junior high principal Mark
Everett reported an energetic
and successful spirit week.
Asked how sports programs
have been managing in this
second year of complete
parental control, Everett said
he is hoping for overall organi-
zation among Junior High
sports and is open to help in im-
proving communications be-
tween parents, coaches and
school. Despite that, he added,
sports programs have been op-
erating fine on their own.
High school principal Jim
Smith reported smooth sailing
through last week’s Homecom-
ing Week, and said that parent
conferences will be held soon.
He also reported that the
school’s evaluation on recently
issued “state report cards”
were good, and he is proud of
staff and students for their con-
tinued hard work and persever-
ance to make these yearly im-
provements possible.
Moore asked Smith about
certain career-oriented aptitude
testing offered at the High
School, saying that such ca-
reer-related tests like the
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ASVAB and a particular online
typology test are “some of the
best predictors of aptitude that
exist, period,” and he would like
to see further use of them, as
well as conveying the impor-
tance and understanding of
these tests to parents and stu-
dents. “In my observation,”
Moore said, “it was a huge
missed opportunity.”
Discussion ensued, includ-
ing information that the junior
high is implementing similar
testing, and that both the junior
high and high school will work
to provide student aptitude in-
formation to parents. Adminis-
trators also provided informa-
tion on other areas, including
informative Special Education
staff development sessions,
and technology preparation for
upcoming state testing.
In other business, the board:
• Approved an extra duty
contract for Jerimy Kelly as
high school asst. wrestling
coach;
• approved a student expul-
sion.
Before adjourning, the Board
thanked the people and organi-
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The meeting adjourned at
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— CORRECTION —
An article in the Oct. 7 issue
incorrectly stated that the
Banks Junior High building
was closed to students.
Also, under projects slated
for use of bond funding, the fol-
lowing items are NOT included
in the current bond projects;
new artificial turf for Kelly field,
a repaired elementary field, Ju-
nior Varsity baseball field, and
storage sheds. The items that
are included in the Summary of
Bond Scope are classroom or
school facilities. The only ath-
letic items included are the ex-
pansion or renovation of exist-
ing gymnasiums, locker rooms,
a weight room, and a wrestling
room. For a full list of items in-
cluded in the bond please see
http://www.banksbond.com/ .
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any confusion our error may
have caused.
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