Glenwood City Board of Education updated when safety drill will take place
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By Amber Hayden
GLENWOOD CITY — The Glenwood City Board of Education received updates from the administration staff during their December 10 meeting about the upcoming safety drill, where the school stood insurance wise with the recent bus accident and how the safety progress was going.
Nicole Brite let the board know the upcoming safety drill will take place on Wednesday, December 12, in order to complete the mandatory dead line of January 1, 2019.
During the drill the K-5 grade building and the 6-12 building will conduct safety measures on when to evacuate or not evacuate the buildings.
“The 6-12 grades will practice barricading the doors, but this is also allowing students to ask or voice any concerns they may have regarding incidents at the school,” Brite explained.
If a teacher is unable to answer a question they have been notified they can speak with Brite about what an appropriate answer would be, Brite said, the teachers can either ask directly or send the students down to speak with Brite or any other staff member in order to get their questions answered.
Superintendent Tim Johnson let the Board know how the progress for the recent bus accident was proceeding. According to Johnson the insurance company had valued the bus at $4,500 but the repairs would cost $8,000.
“The insurance company totaled the bus and said we could keep it or sell it to them, but the difference was only $700. After the deductible we received $3,500,” Johnson said. “So we decided to keep the bus and we put out an email to find a similar bus.”
The decision came after the new engine and transmission had been replaced in the old bus last year, he said. The school district will keep the old bus and use it for parts as well as if the transmission and engine ever need replacing in another bus it can be done with little expense to the district.
Regarding the school safety project the first round of improvements are about 95 percent done, Johnson explained, the locks in the high school are nearly finished and the district has received their two-way communication radios.
During round two the fobs for the door locks, which allows teachers to enter the building or doors even after they are locked, will be completed in the middle school and elementary as well as the shatter proof glass installed.
“We are working with 3M, but it had to be put on hold until March possibly when the weather begins to warm up,” Johnson explained to the Board.
In other business, the Glenwood City Board of Education:
• Approved the donation of $1,320 from the Basketball Club.
• Approved the donation of $1,000 from St. Croix Economic Development.
• Approved the donation of $6,000 from Flagship Ford.
• Approved the resignation of girl’s volleyball coach Christa Edin.
• Approved the resignation of girl’s volleyball coach Amy Dopkins.
• Approved the posting for vacant volleyball coaching positions.
• Approved Nicole Miller for High School Track (C-team)
• Approved Austin Sandow as a volunteer coach – HS boys’ basketball.
• Approved the posting for C-Team boys’ basketball coach.
• Approved the school safety plan.
• Approved Chuck Draxler as the WASB Delegate.
The Glenwood City Board of Education will meet again on January 7 with a committee meeting at 5:30 p.m. and the board meeting beginning at 6:30 p.m.