By NICK GOSNELL
Hutch Post
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — Nickerson-South Hutchinson USD 309 Superintendent Dawn Johnson, Ed.D says they're coming down the stretch well toward Christmas break in the district.
"Everyone has been adjusting very well," Johnson said. "I think we're really going to do some push this week with high school students to be able to bring them in, in some small cohorts, to work on semester finals and get some one on one time with the teachers. They have been doing that most of the time in the afternoons, anyway, although the high school is remote in the morning, students are able to come in in the afternoons and work with teachers. I think we'll see a lot more of that going on this week as we head into the break."
Elementary students have also, for the most part, been able to remain in person, with the exception of a couple of weeks when South Hutchinson elementary was not able to find enough substitutes. Johnson's contract renewal is also on the agenda for tonight's USD 309 school board meeting.
"We'll see how things go," Johnson said. "Tonight might be a little bit more about power and politics than it is about me," Johnson said. "I was visited by a couple board members who are hoping that I could convince some other board members to swing votes their way, or they weren't going to vote for my contract. You never know how those things go. It remains to be seen."
The meeting of the USD 309 school board is Monday night at 7 p.m.