WCS Hears Report On Nurse Visits
July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.
By David [email protected]
Assistant Superintendent Dr. Sandra Weaver told the Warsaw School Board Monday that the school corporation believes having them in the schools is a priority because many students have complicated health issues.
During the 2006-07 school year, there were more than 57,000 visits to the schools' health rooms, with more than 41,000 of them in the elementary schools. Students have problems such as asthma, diabetes, seizures and allergies to bee stings.
Vision screenings rose from 3,049 in 2004-05, to 3,225 in 2006-07. Scoliosis testing went from 2,535 in 2004-05, to 2,804 in 2006-07.[[In-content Ad]]In 2004-05, nurses provided 19,841 doses of medication to students. That number increased to 22,162 doses during the 2006-07 school year.
"I don't know how we'd go without school nurses anymore," said Weaver. "They do a great job."
Chief Financial Officer Kevin Scott told the board he'd ask to advertise the 2008 budget at the regular meeting Aug. 20. The budget will be published Aug. 24 and 31. The first public hearing will be Sept. 4, with adoption on Sept. 17.
Superintendent Dr. Robert Haworth said Warsaw School Board has three appointments to the Warsaw Community Public Library. Wendy Kovach's term expires Aug. 12 and she is not interested in being reappointed.
Any individual who would like to be appointed to the WCPL board should submit a resume to the Warsaw Central Office by Aug. 6 and plan to attend the Aug. 20 board meeting to be interviewed.
A hearing also was held on Warsaw Schools' academic probation.
Public schools on academic probation under Public Law 221 now are required to hold a public hearing regarding the school's lack of improvement.
No individual school in the Warsaw School system currently is under academic probation, Haworth said. However, the corporation as a whole is. The corporation satisfied the requirement for academic progress for 2006, but in order to be free of academic probation, the progress must be met for two consecutive years.
A hearing also was held on Warsaw School's Wellness Public Policy as required by law. No public testimony was offered.
In other business, the school board:
n Approved the Title I federal grant application for $822,000. This year, Warsaw Schools received $122,000 more than last year, but $82,000 of that amount is mandated for specific purposes. Title I schools are Lincoln, Madison and Leesburg elementary schools.
The Title I program provides funds for schools with high concentrations of poverty. Warsaw Schools uses the money only at the schools qualifying with the greatest concentration of students on free and reduced lunches.
n Approved a One to One grant application for $186,890. The grant, an Ed Tech competitive grant, will provide computers for the English/language arts department at Warsaw Community High School.
n Approved a Migrant Education Project Grant for $180,000. The grant will provide instruction to limited English proficiency students and support family services to all Warsaw schools.
Wendy Long, English as a second language director, said this amount is the most Warsaw Schools has ever received.
Long said migrant students are identified by the state. "It's a real strict definition," she said. She said most who come to Warsaw work at Kralis Brothers, Creighton Brothers or Maple Leaf Farms.
n Approved the Warsaw Schools 2007-08 goals and targets.
n Accepted an anonymous donation of landscaping materials in excess of $500 for the sign project at Good Beginnings Preschool behind Lakeview Middle School.
n Approved the following personnel recommendations.
Resignations: Diana Dyba as first-grade teacher at Harrison Elementary; Brenn Dahms as Jefferson Elementary teacher; Megan Bennett as an English/language arts teacher at LMS; Jerry Dilley as junior varsity softball coach and Aaron Wolfe as the junior varsity boys basketball coach;
Hirings: Emily Mikel as the assistant band director for the high school and middle schools; Abbi Mock as an industrial technology teacher at the high school; Charles Wiebe and James Speicher as math teachers at the high school; Katherine Bartel as a business teacher at the high school; Pamela Rozelle as a guidance counselor for the high school; Ben Barkey as an Edgewood Middle School science teacher; Michael McClain Jr. as an English/language arts teacher at LMS; Megan McEvoy as an English/language arts teacher at LMS; Jason Culver as a physical education and health teacher at Edgewood; Gail Rathbun as a third-grade teacher at Madison Elementary; Sherry Searles as a first-grade teacher at Harrison; Sarah Smith as English/language arts teacher at the high school; Kaley Workman as a second-grade teacher at Harrison; Lauren Snyder as a kindergarten teacher at Harrison; Rachel Hoffert as a fifth-grade teacher at Leesburg; Dana Kreamer as a Madison first-grade teacher; and transfer of Lisa Ulrey to the high school as an assistant principal.
Assistant Superintendent Dr. Sandra Weaver told the Warsaw School Board Monday that the school corporation believes having them in the schools is a priority because many students have complicated health issues.
During the 2006-07 school year, there were more than 57,000 visits to the schools' health rooms, with more than 41,000 of them in the elementary schools. Students have problems such as asthma, diabetes, seizures and allergies to bee stings.
Vision screenings rose from 3,049 in 2004-05, to 3,225 in 2006-07. Scoliosis testing went from 2,535 in 2004-05, to 2,804 in 2006-07.[[In-content Ad]]In 2004-05, nurses provided 19,841 doses of medication to students. That number increased to 22,162 doses during the 2006-07 school year.
"I don't know how we'd go without school nurses anymore," said Weaver. "They do a great job."
Chief Financial Officer Kevin Scott told the board he'd ask to advertise the 2008 budget at the regular meeting Aug. 20. The budget will be published Aug. 24 and 31. The first public hearing will be Sept. 4, with adoption on Sept. 17.
Superintendent Dr. Robert Haworth said Warsaw School Board has three appointments to the Warsaw Community Public Library. Wendy Kovach's term expires Aug. 12 and she is not interested in being reappointed.
Any individual who would like to be appointed to the WCPL board should submit a resume to the Warsaw Central Office by Aug. 6 and plan to attend the Aug. 20 board meeting to be interviewed.
A hearing also was held on Warsaw Schools' academic probation.
Public schools on academic probation under Public Law 221 now are required to hold a public hearing regarding the school's lack of improvement.
No individual school in the Warsaw School system currently is under academic probation, Haworth said. However, the corporation as a whole is. The corporation satisfied the requirement for academic progress for 2006, but in order to be free of academic probation, the progress must be met for two consecutive years.
A hearing also was held on Warsaw School's Wellness Public Policy as required by law. No public testimony was offered.
In other business, the school board:
n Approved the Title I federal grant application for $822,000. This year, Warsaw Schools received $122,000 more than last year, but $82,000 of that amount is mandated for specific purposes. Title I schools are Lincoln, Madison and Leesburg elementary schools.
The Title I program provides funds for schools with high concentrations of poverty. Warsaw Schools uses the money only at the schools qualifying with the greatest concentration of students on free and reduced lunches.
n Approved a One to One grant application for $186,890. The grant, an Ed Tech competitive grant, will provide computers for the English/language arts department at Warsaw Community High School.
n Approved a Migrant Education Project Grant for $180,000. The grant will provide instruction to limited English proficiency students and support family services to all Warsaw schools.
Wendy Long, English as a second language director, said this amount is the most Warsaw Schools has ever received.
Long said migrant students are identified by the state. "It's a real strict definition," she said. She said most who come to Warsaw work at Kralis Brothers, Creighton Brothers or Maple Leaf Farms.
n Approved the Warsaw Schools 2007-08 goals and targets.
n Accepted an anonymous donation of landscaping materials in excess of $500 for the sign project at Good Beginnings Preschool behind Lakeview Middle School.
n Approved the following personnel recommendations.
Resignations: Diana Dyba as first-grade teacher at Harrison Elementary; Brenn Dahms as Jefferson Elementary teacher; Megan Bennett as an English/language arts teacher at LMS; Jerry Dilley as junior varsity softball coach and Aaron Wolfe as the junior varsity boys basketball coach;
Hirings: Emily Mikel as the assistant band director for the high school and middle schools; Abbi Mock as an industrial technology teacher at the high school; Charles Wiebe and James Speicher as math teachers at the high school; Katherine Bartel as a business teacher at the high school; Pamela Rozelle as a guidance counselor for the high school; Ben Barkey as an Edgewood Middle School science teacher; Michael McClain Jr. as an English/language arts teacher at LMS; Megan McEvoy as an English/language arts teacher at LMS; Jason Culver as a physical education and health teacher at Edgewood; Gail Rathbun as a third-grade teacher at Madison Elementary; Sherry Searles as a first-grade teacher at Harrison; Sarah Smith as English/language arts teacher at the high school; Kaley Workman as a second-grade teacher at Harrison; Lauren Snyder as a kindergarten teacher at Harrison; Rachel Hoffert as a fifth-grade teacher at Leesburg; Dana Kreamer as a Madison first-grade teacher; and transfer of Lisa Ulrey to the high school as an assistant principal.
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