Oct. 15, 2014
Kathy Dzewaltowski, observer
Carol Adams, Exec. Director of Teaching and Learning, reported on district assessments. Assessments for the Kansas Dept. of Education were done online in spring 2014, and due to significant problems with the online testing (e.g. the system would freeze, individual student information wasn't correct, students couldn't log in), not enough reliable data was collected to share with districts. Ms. Adams also reported that the ACT composite score for MHS students was 23.1, which was above the state average of 22.0.
Keith Noll, Director of Maintenance, reported on athletic field maintenance costs. Now that the playing field at Bishop Stadium is artificial turf (although, there are still other grass areas), less was spent on reseeding, mowing, and painting lines. Mr. Noll was still investigating options for cleaning Bishop Stadium following Friday athletic events.
The board was presented with information for developing options for online student registration and possibly online enrollment. At present, families must fill out forms with the same information on them for each student in the household. Online registration would reduce the repetitiveness of the registration process and would also allow families moving into the district to start the process before they arrive. The initial cost for the online registration program would be approximately $24,000, but the district would likely experience savings in staff time currently spent on inputting handwritten data. Dr. Bob Shannon, Superintendent, said he liked the program but wants to wait and see what happens with state financing. The board planned to revisit the issue in January.
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