School system to hold bullying awareness week in October
By Erin Schmitt, The Gleaner, Henderson, Ky. | |
McClatchy-Tribune Information Services |
All schools in the district will participate in activities related to bullying awareness the week of
The district will observe Unity Day, which is recognized nationally as a way for schools and communities to come together against bullying. Schools within the district will ask students to make pledges not to bully and to speak out when they are a bystander who observes bullying.
There are also plans to have either the public relations committee or students at
"I think we are taking a step in the right direction by designating a week," said board member
Graduation
It's the board's decision on where graduation will be held, but it was decided recently to poll the senior class, their parents and HCHS staff about preferences for holding the ceremony at
Of the 326 students who responded, an overwhelming 97 percent preferred graduating at the
Attendance and Enrollment
District attendance for the 2013-14 school year was 95.29 percent, the highest it has been in five years, according to a report given by
As of
The enrollment numbers for each school are:
Taxes
The school board approved adopting the compensating rate for the 2014-15 fiscal year.
The real estate tax will be
The board was originally set to consider passing a 4 percent rate hike, but had to cancel a public hearing last week due to a notification error. Because of the cancellation, the board would have fallen outside the state required 45-day window to approve the tax levy.
The board will hold a special meeting at
insurance Payment
The school board agreed to pay
The defunct insurance trust hit school districts across the state with a collective
Miscellaneous
The board approved paying school speech pathologists who have attained their Clinical Competence in Speech Language Pathology a
The school board also approved a contract between
The board rejected the second contract because Peyronnin submitted a document that disregarded the board's stipulations that construction managers not be able to bid the project. District officials plan to contact Peyronnin and give the construction company 48 hours to resubmit the contract.
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