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Superintendent's Platform

WBCH offers this space to area school superintendents to highlight news in their districts. This posting is from Hastings Area School System Superintendent Carrie Duits:

 

“There is so much support for our students in the Hastings Area School System—from our teachers and staff to the community at large. During their regular October meeting, members of the Hastings Board of Education received donations and heard about new programs being

developed to benefit our Saxons in the classroom and beyond.

The Board accepted, with appreciation, donations totaling $28,186. The Hastings Education Enrichment Foundation donated $17,111 to help defray the costs of several programs and activities for students at every building in the district.

 

Thornapple Trading Post donated $425 for Carrie Carl’s science classroom; and, the Hastings Athletic Boosters donated $10,650 to purchase volleyball nets and other equipment for the winter sports program.

 

Superintendent Duits shared that Hastings Middle School recently established a student advisory board through the leadership of Assistant Principal Cortney Coats. The students meet with Ms. Coats each month to look at data and determine success, brainstorm about how the

school should celebrate successes, and provide input for addressing deficits.

 

Superintendent Duits also shared that High School Counselor Cathy Longstreet received a $25,000 Reach Higher grant from the Michigan College Access Network. Plans for the funds include the development of a college and career readiness course for all 9th grade students in

conjunction with our Career and Technical Education (CTE) programming.

 

In addition, the Board:

? Approved, in principle, a travel study request for the Spanish 3 class to travel to Spain June 18-27, 2019

? Accepted the personnel report which included appointments, transfers/reassignments

and leaves of absence

? Accepted a bid from Hurst Mechanical in the amount of $70,391 to replace the secondary boiler at Southeastern Elementary using Sinking Funds

? Approved a furniture proposal for the MS and HS not to exceed $429,366.16

Announcements:

? A community forum about the Nov. 2017 bond proposals is scheduled for 6:30 – 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 24, at Central Elementary

? A Community tour of the new construction at the middle school at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 25 and the high school at 6 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 2

? The next monthly work session of the Board of Education will be conducted at 7 p.m. Tues, Nov. 14, in the multi-purpose room of Northeastern Elementary, 519 E. Grant St.

? The next regular monthly meeting of the Board of Education will be held at 7 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 20, in the media center of Hastings High School, 520 W. South Street.”

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