Westbrook came to the Worth County School Board Meeting Tuesday, October 22nd and reported that the district is in compliance and in good financial standing. The board approved the audit.
Superintendent Chris Healy reported that the school has received district bond funds and a majority of those projects will be completed during summer 2024. The Vo-Ag shop welding area is nearing completion, and the electric bus parking lot that the school recently bought land for is also nearing completion.
The Health Services Program was rated as Excellent. Strengths listed include the fact that the Health Aide actively insures that students have immunizations, vision screening, fluoride treatment, human growth lessons, handwashing, and daily medications. School staff is trained in CPR and AED. The health office is kept clean and organized. The school coordinates wellness challenges to promote staff well-being. The health aide is participating in School Nurse Supervision program through DHSS.
There were 109 students seen for emergency referrals during the previous school year. There were 16 seen for regular medications. There were anywhere from 453 students to 628 students a month seen for minor health issues during each full month of the previous school year. The highest number was in October and the lowest was in April.
Elementary Principal Chuck Borey reported on the new Coderz Club. The following students are the top five point collectors – Hadley Downing (1st), Malary Fojtik (2nd), Case Downing (3rd), Kruz Adams (4th), and Grady Jones (5th).
There are currently 33 friends being served by the Friday Friends program, formerly known as Backpack Buddies. Families who qualify for free & reduced lunches or who are facing unforeseen circumstances are eligible. This is a weekend childrens’ feeding program in partnership with Head Start, the school, and Mission Possible. Students receive a sack of food in their backpack each Friday for the weekend at no cost. The program is paid for by donations from churches, individuals, and grants.
Members of the Worth County Kindness Club took the Woot Woot Cart to teachers to pass out coffee, donuts, or fruit. The project was paid for by the PTO. Members also did crafts for Worth County Care & Rehab residents and Orilla’s Way. They also painted pumpkins for both nursing homes and delivered them on October 18th. They ordered new t-shirts from Mrs. New’s Tiger Design class.
There were 18 office referrals for the first quarter for this year, compared to 11 for the first quarter of last year and 15 for 2022-23.
The school is once again doing Compliment Coins. Each class sets a goal of how many compliment coins they think they can earn in a month. If they reached their goal in September, they were able to choose between a free recess or a different location to eat lunch. Mrs. Stull’s 2nd grade chose to eat lunch on the playground. Mrs. Lischer’s first grade and Miss Lewis’ fourth grade ate lunch in the classroom while watching a movie. Mrs. Schlapia’s Kindergarten, Mrs. Hightshoe’s 2nd grade, and Mrs. Lane’s 5th grade decided to have a free recess.
Fifth grade has been learning about chemical and physical changes. Pre-K went outside and enjoyed some apple activities.
Elementary parents were invited to join in the fun at the Title 1 Apple Festival. They painted with apples, heard a story, ate apples with caramel, and set apples in different liquids to see what they looked like at the end of the day.
An attendance challenge is being held in the elementary again. For September, the first grade got the highest attendance percentage with 98.69%. They received a free recess.
Pineview Manor did a meet and greet with the elementary students when they came to school on October 15th.
The elementary marked Fire Safety Prevention Week from October 7th to 11th. Pre-K through 2nd grade students were given fire truck rides on October 10th, courtesy of the Worth County Fire Protection District. They The Fire Protection District also purchased fire prevention items for all grade levels.
A pop tab assembly was held with Alan Lubert, community relations manager for the Ronald McDonald House Charities in Kansas City.
High School Principal Josh Smith reported on activities going on in classrooms. Biology students are using dice labeled with key terms to compete in a game that reviews properties of large, carbon-based molecules. Students flip the central die and race to align their own with the key term to the structure, function, and examples of proteins, carbohydrates, nucleic acids, and lipids.
Seventh grade students are building machines that demonstrate that energy can be transferred to or from an object.
Strength and Fitness students are completing daily workouts in the weight room, producing improvements in their strength and flexibility.
Health students are researching body systems and using presentations that explain how body systems work and how to seem them healthy.
The high school is once again doing a classroom attendance challenge. The sophomores are first with a 97.99% attendance rate. The seventh graders are second with a 97.91% attendance rate. The freshmen are third with a 95.90% attendance rate.
A GRC West professional development day was held. There was a keynote speaker, a breakout session, and department meetings.
Student activities included an FFA Grasslands contest, Missouri Days Marching Festival, helping with the Mobile Food Pantry, and the National FFA Convention. The Veterans Day Program will be November 11th.
The Counseling office put together a My Success Event and an industry showcase. There will be an Albany Manufacturing Tour Day on November 12th. There are 15 students enrolled in the Vo-Tech program.
The board made the annual Federal Program Appointments for the current school year. Foster Child Liaison is Anna Gladstone. Migrant Liaison, Homeless Coordinator, and English Language Learner Liaison is Amanda Pottorff. Title IX Coordinator is Josh Smith. 504 Coordinator is Amber Hawk.
The board approved an agreement with Northwest Health Services of St. Joseph to provide funds for a social worker to provide services at the school.
The board voted to adopt an agreement with United Fiber to provide backup Internet access.
The board voted to authorize an agreement with Lion Electric based in Channahon (IL) in which Lion Electric will store the five electric buses that the school purchased from it until November 1st. There will be no cost to the school district. After that, Lion Electric will deliver the buses to the school.
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