The Worth County School Board voted to hire Tina Fletchall as a part-time cook and Jessica Sanders as a substitute teacher. The vote to hire Ms. Fletchall was unanimous. Board member Les New abstained on the vote to hire Sanders. The vote took place following a 40-minute closed session; the board also discussed a matter involving a student.
The board evaluated the health services program as "excellent." Strengths listed were collaboration with community services, prevention services, responsive services, training level, and organization and cleanliness of the health office. The evaluation was done by Superintendent Dr. Matt Martz.
The Library and Media Center was rated by Dr. Martz as "excellent." Strengths listed were collaboration with the County Library, circulation of all types of media, access to all types of media, opportunities for children to access books and other media, and various reading programs. One concern listed was space issues. The recommendation was to continue to collaborate with the County Library to increase square footage.
School librarian Nanci Drury prepared her own separate report. She reported that for the present school year, there were 1,437 circulations for elementary students, 223 for faculty, 231 for high school students, and 49 for preschool. Ms. Drury reported that she was focused on acquiring all of the Missouri Reader Award nominee books to give students a chance to read them and vote for their favorites. She reported she was now subscribing to Truman University Press to obtain a Notable Missourians Collection to help with the fourth grade Famous Missourians project.
Principal Jon Adwell reported that 25% of students had at least one D or F, which was much lower than years past. Next grade check was on Friday, October 16th.
High school teachers will be calling and inviting parents of the students that they must see. Adwell reported that this had been successful last spring. The focus this year is on tardies. Students who have too many will have Saturday school. 92% of high school students have at least a 90% attendance rate.
The FFA Grasslands Team consisting of Victoria Moore, Breanna Harker, Rikky Hunt, and Kenna LaFollette finished 3rd in districts and participated in the state competition Thursday.
Assistant Principal Chuck Borey reported that he had attended the Missouri Comprehensive Guidance Program on September 29th, focusing on how administrators can support guidance and counseling.
Elementary students from grades 4-6 attended Duckworth Farms on October 1st. On October 8th, pre-K through 3rd grade took fire truck rides and learned about fire safety.
Teachers used professional development time to meet with North Nodaway teachers and focused on developing student learning objectives and reciprocal teaching.
The Worth County football team received two complimentary reports from officials. Referee Shawn Wake wrote regarding the JV game with Mound City on September 14th, "Tonight's JV game between these schools was a pleasure to officiate. The teams are very well coached, they are very disciplined in their play execution and their sportsmanship was outstanding! I want to compliment both teams and all the coaches for a well-played game!
The other complimentary report came from Referee Romie Raleigh Payne regarding the Tigers' varsity game with North Andrew on October 2nd. He wrote, "My crew felt that the Worth County players and their fans were very sportsmanlike during their game with North Andrew. I tell the captains and coaches at the coin flip that we expect sportsmanship and leadership from them, and in this case, they definitely exceeded our expectations. Worth County did lose the contest by the score of 66-26; however, their players showed good sportsmanship throughout the entire contest. At the end of the game, the team took three kneel downs and let the clock run out and they held their heads high and walked off the field winners because they never faltered in their sportsmanship. I feel that the Worth County team, coaches, and fans should be commended for their positive attitude and sportsmanlike demeanor."
Dr. Martz reported that he had attended an area superintedent's meeting and also met with MUSIC, the school's insurer. An inspector from the insurance company came to the school to conduct an inspection. Several fixes were recommended. Dr. Martz reported that he anticipated an increase in insurance rates due to a couple of claims.
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