NICK GOSNELL
Hutch Post
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — Buhler USD 313 Superintendent Cindy Couchman told Hutch Post she has been making an effort in the past few months to be sure all of those that care about the Crusaders have a chance to hear from her.
"Some of them get to get to know what's going on in districts because they have kids involved directly with us and they are very well informed of all of the things that are happening in our district," Couchman said. "Sometimes there are groups that don't necessarily have a direct influence or direct connection to the activities in our school district or you know the achievements or challenges that we face."
One of those groups is an advisory council of students.
"I've been meeting with them probably every couple months every two to three months," Couchman said. "We've met twice this semester already. We'll meet twice more in second semester, by the quarter and just asking questions about what's going well what what isn't going well and giving them a chance to ask me questions."
Another group is at the Senior Center in Buhler.
"I've been trying to meet with them the third Monday of every month or the fourth Monday of every month, depending on where vacations fall and going down there and having a coffee with them and just having an informal conversation about our district," Couchman said. "I'm answering any questions we can and sharing information, bringing administrators in to meet with them and so I've brought a different administrator every time I go to introduce themselves to that group of community members so that they know our administrators, too, not just me."
She's also been meeting regularly with the district's site council, as well, and feedback from each of those groups has gone into conversations she is having with the Board of Education as they prepare to finalize the district's strategic plan. Couchman hopes that can happen later this month.