By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette
At the joint meetings of the Adair-Casey and Guthrie Center school boards on Jan. 15, one of the main discussion topics was how to merge the two boards into one, if/when consolidation of the two districts occurs. Currently, each board has five members. Superintendent Josh Rasmussen suggested the new board could be either five or seven members.
After discussion, the consensus was that the potential new board would include two members from each current district and one at-large member.
The next steps regarding possible consolidation include petitions from each district and a ballot measure for voters to determine if consolidation will happen. Adair-Casey board member Randy Carney pointed out that since many in the community believe the districts are already consolidated, it may be a challenge to have a strong voter turnout percentage.
Adair-Casey PreK-eighth grade Principal Ed Den Beste shared information about new drinking fountains that were installed over the holiday break, and he updated the board on other happenings and upcoming events.
Guthrie Center PreK-sixth grade Principal Tandem Eischeid summarized happenings in his area, including an addition to make recess more fun.
“We got some sleds for our recess. No injuries so far… We laid out the rules, and that’s going pretty well,” Eischeid said.
High School Principal Brian Sauser reported on positive grade trends.
“We ended up not having any failing grades in the entire high school, which is amazing for our students and staff,” Sauser said. “On the flipside of that, we had almost 500 A grades.”
Rasmussen said the districts are continuing work toward filling open bus driver positions.
The next regular meeting of the boards will be Monday, Feb. 24 at 7 p.m. at Adair-Casey Junior High. The public is welcome.