Oct 11, 2022

USD 308 Board of Education learns of awards Monday

Posted Oct 11, 2022 12:33 AM

MARISSA MEIS
USD 308

HUTCHINSON, Kan. —  The USD 308 Board of Education learned that USD 308 had won Star Recognition Awards at their meeting on Monday (October 10, 2022).

Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment, Sheila Berridge, announced that USD 308 had received two Star Recognition Awards from the Kansas State Department of Education (KSDE).

The two awards received were Copper recognition for Social-Emotional Growth and Bronze for Individual Plans of Study. According to a letter from KSDE, “These awards recognize the exceptional work Kansas districts are doing to reach the State’s vision for education.”

Also during Monday’s meeting, the Board:

Heard updates from Superintendent Dr. Dawn Johnson including:

Unified Bowling at HHS will have their first meet this week

Saturday Night at the Y at local YMCA on October 8, 2022

Facilities planning update – working toward a future committee

Parent/Teacher conference participation update (elementary 94%; middle school 60%; and high school 27% participation rates)

Strategic planning update; meeting next week with a potential facilitator

District magazine completed

Out of district student percentages (6% of total USD 308 students are out of district)

SO66 Report-- a look at four years of trend enrollment data

Heard Board Committee Reports

Heard CTEA Vocation House Update for 22-23

Approved Minutes of the 9-26-22 Board Meeting

Approved authorizing Dr. Johnson to meet with YMCA on their potential upgrade plans, as their building resides on USD 308 grounds

Approved Accounts Payable – September 2022

Approved Grant Requests

Approved Gifts to Schools

Approved Transitional Learning Center (TLC) Interagency Agreement Renewal 22-23

Approved Personnel Report