Burket Proposed To House Alternative Ed Program
July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.
MENTONE - The Burket school was recommended as a possible home to Tippecanoe Valley's proposed Alternative Education Program at Monday's board meeting.
The possibility of housing the new program at Burket was met with dissent from parents, citizens and a teacher.
Jack Fisher, Burket Elementary School teacher, opposed the move because it is not based on financial need, it will not support a family atmosphere in Burket and the school corporation is not yet sure of the cost or of how many students will attend the alternative program.
Concerned parents questioned the reasons for locating the alternative school in Burket and how that would affect their children. If the program is in Burket, current Burket Elementary students will attend Mentone, a transition that parents fear could be difficult for their children.
Jeff Baker voiced concerns about the safety of the teachers and said he believed the central office was the best option for locating the program because of the ease of contact with many teachers and counselors.
In other business, teacher contracts for the 2002-03 and 2003-04 school years were approved. Teachers were given 1.5 to 2 percent pay increases, though a provision to their contracts requires that any further raises be in flat dollar amounts.
The vote on administrative salaries was tabled until the next meeting. [[In-content Ad]]
MENTONE - The Burket school was recommended as a possible home to Tippecanoe Valley's proposed Alternative Education Program at Monday's board meeting.
The possibility of housing the new program at Burket was met with dissent from parents, citizens and a teacher.
Jack Fisher, Burket Elementary School teacher, opposed the move because it is not based on financial need, it will not support a family atmosphere in Burket and the school corporation is not yet sure of the cost or of how many students will attend the alternative program.
Concerned parents questioned the reasons for locating the alternative school in Burket and how that would affect their children. If the program is in Burket, current Burket Elementary students will attend Mentone, a transition that parents fear could be difficult for their children.
Jeff Baker voiced concerns about the safety of the teachers and said he believed the central office was the best option for locating the program because of the ease of contact with many teachers and counselors.
In other business, teacher contracts for the 2002-03 and 2003-04 school years were approved. Teachers were given 1.5 to 2 percent pay increases, though a provision to their contracts requires that any further raises be in flat dollar amounts.
The vote on administrative salaries was tabled until the next meeting. [[In-content Ad]]