By Jolene Farley
Hills-Beaver Creek Elementary School teachers Amy Christensen and Nicole Fey were present at the School Board meeting Tuesday to report on the search for a language arts program.
The district has a curriculum guide which dictates textbooks are evaluated every so often. The current language arts textbooks were published in 1996.
Christensen and Fey will be present at the next meeting with a proposal and price for the curriculum chosen by the elementary teachers.
Teachers in both the elementary and high school have been working on a plan listing all curriculum taught by teachers in each grade.
This information would ensure teachers were not duplicating curriculum and would make it easier for teachers to transition to different grades. The teacher could look at the plan and know exactly what the kids were taught in other grades.
"Nothing is connected," said Superintendent Dave Deragisch. "We have no vision of one to the next (grade). That’s what we need to get done."
The information could be compiled in a binder for each grade level to use.
In other business:
The board adopted Attachment 99, a state program that requires the district to review health and safety hazards and implement plans and programs to manage them.
"We need Attachment 99 to be approved so we can continue to apply for health and safety funds," said Deragisch.
The board approved running new pipe to the kitchen in the high school building. A plumber was called to unclog pipes two times in the last two weeks. The board approved a bid from Hansel Plumbing for $2,984 to replace the lines.
The board accepted the resignation of Little Patriot Academy teacher Angie Blasmo. Blasmo and her husband are relocating to Wyoming.
"There will be people who will be disappointed because I’ve heard nothing but good comments," said board chair Alan Harnack.