County school districts look at each other for cost sharing ideas
As the county’s six school districts continue to seek ways to tighten their budgets without affecting students, they’re increasing looking to each other for ideas.
As the county’s six school districts continue to seek ways to tighten their budgets without affecting students, they’re increasing looking to each other for ideas.
by Clarke Davis Jefferson West Superintendent Scott Myers submitted his resignation to the school board Monday night informing the members that he was accepting a professorship at Washburn University. Myers, 46, completed his doctorate degree last May and said a college professorship has been a life-long dream. He will be part of the doctorial program, [...]
The title was removed from Dr. Tim Marshall by the Keystone Board on Monday night at their monthly meeting.
by Dennis Sharkey Although many things still need to be worked out it’s still a matter of when rather than if in a move for Keystone to Ozawkie. However, now being thrown into the discussion is the matter of Keystone purchasing the Ozawkie building from the Jefferson West USD 340 sometime in the future. Up [...]
by Clarke Davis The USD 340 Board of Education approved a resolution Monday night to assume a debt of $600,000. The money is almost interest free and will be used to make needed improvements to buildings and construct a bus barn. The funds will be paid back over a period of 17 years from the [...]
by Dennis Sharkey The elephant in the corner of the room is not getting any smaller and educators are wondering how the state intends to push the elephant out the door this June. A report given at the Keystone Board meeting last week said that more than $500,000 of funding will have to be replaced [...]
by Dennis Sharkey A move for Keystone Learning Services and the John Dewey Learning Academy to Ozawkie seems like a logical decision but some concerns still need to be answered. No meetings have taken place regarding the Ozawkie school building between Keystone and Jefferson West USD board members yet, but officials from both sides have [...]
by Dennis Sharkey Negotiations for a possible move for Keystone Learning Services could begin before winter break for schools. Last month the Keystone Board appointed Ron Langston, JCN USD 339, Ed Courtney, McLouth USD 342 and Keystone Director and JCN USD 339 Superintendent Dr. Tim Marshall to serve as a negotiations committee with the Jefferson [...]
by Dennis Sharkey A possible move to the Intermediate School building in Ozawkie for Keystone could solve a problem that officials are having a hard time solving. Keystone Director of Special Education Rhonda Denning said a change in philosophy on the state level in regards to special education students is causing some extra burdens. In [...]
by Dennis Sharkey Like the seven school districts that fund Keystone Learning Services, the administrative staff is watching the budget with a close eye. “It is a very tight budget,” Director Dr. Tim Marshall told Keystone Board members last week. “There is not a place in the budget that money is tucked away. It’s the [...]