December

State of the Schools December 2019

Jim Kent, Superintendent

Awards and recognition: A new feature at the meetings of the board will include positive comments by the board about the school system. President Stamm requested that in an effort to promote a more positive tone within the district he would be asking each Board of Education member to mention something positive they have seen within the district.

· Mr. Ladenburger – commented on fundraiser being allowed to happen in the commons area by religious groups, or other charitable organizations within our communities

· Mr. Lorens – mentioned the Stratton elementary students doing so well on their testing scores and the overall improvement in the district on test scores

· Mr. Baney – stated he had heard many compliments on the Veterans Day program

· Mr. Guernsey – congratulated the Mock Trial team on their successful season

· Mr. Frederick – mentioned the DCS F-Clubs help with the food pantry.

· Mr. Marlin – discussed the NASB State Education Conference and commended fellow board members Kent Lorens and Sandy Noffsinger for attending the conference with him

· Mr. Kerchal – commented on the support the community shows to the school’s success

· Mrs. Noffsinger – mentioned the great job Mr. and Mrs. Ronne have done with our music programs

· Mr. Stamm – commented on the music program and the great job the pep band did at football games

· Mr. Kent – said Arcadia Loup City and Burwell were very complimentary on how our students acted before and after the football games

Laptop disposal: The board accepted a proposal from ATeam for the disposal of our old (really old) laptops. The will come on site, prepare and package the machines for transport and take them away. They will refurbish what machines there is use for and recycle the rest.

Inclement weather: With the onset of winter supposedly nearing, I would like to take on more opportunity to refresh everyone’s memory regarding our notifications. In the event of a weather event we will send messages through the Infinite Campus system we use for grades and attendance. Parents and students may log in to Campus and designate their preferred method of notification. Please keep in mind that if you do not answer your phone the Campus Messenger will automatically leave a message. Many times the notification is placed remotely and there is no one at the school to answer your return calls.

We will also place our events on WeatherThreat, from there it will be picked up by radio and televisions stations.

Our final notification piece is twitter, we tweet out any announcements we have.