Glenwood City School District working on a grading policy
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By Amber Hayden
GLENWOOD CITY — The Glenwood City School Board met virtually Monday evening, April 27, and discussed the grading policy for the high school, middle school, and elementary school.
The class of 2020 has focused their final quarter and how the seniors would be graded on a pass/fail basis, according to MS/HS principal Patrick Gretzlock. He added he had reached out to about 30 percent of the seniors to discuss what was needed to meet the 24 credit requirement.
“Every student was enrolled in a class they needed to get to the 24 credits,” Gretzlock stated. “Some have opted to drop all but the necessary classes, while others have kept all of their classes.”
Gretzlock does not foresee any of the students failing and still anticipates May 20 as the senior class’s last day of instruction.
The freshmen through junior class will see a pass/incomplete grading system, which will allow the school to extend some deadlines for school work past the final day of school.
“We still have ten to 15 percent of our students who are not electronically able to connect because of internet or they do not have a device to see their assignments,” Gretzlock explained. “We are trying to be visionary and mindful of the hurdles we will face down the road.”
Elementary principal Betsy Haltinner added that they have continued to reach out to families about technology needs and has lent out 85 to 100 Chromebooks to date.
“We have also said if you don’t have internet you are welcome to park at the school and use ours, and we are working on different venues as well,” Haltinner said.
The kindergarten through second grade classes have been able to launch the homework from the district website, while third through fifth grade has moved to google classroom and other platforms.
“We are focusing on individual students and what they are doing well and what they need to work on for trimester three,” explained Haltinner.
Superintendent Tim Johnson said the school district will also move forward with two capital improvement projects, and has sent out requests for bids.
The roof that extends from the band room and part of the kitchen will be replaced, and there will be a schedule set for the exterior doors to be replaced as well.
Johnson also added the district would be looking at replacing some of the older Chromebooks as they have a life span of four to five years, along with the possibility of expanding the light boards into the middle school.
During the meeting the Board of Education:
• Accepted the resignation of elementary teacher Jena Kaiser.
• Accepted the resignation of high school Yearbook advisor Darla Magsam.
• Accepted the resignation of regular route bus driver Ronald Cormican.
• Accepted the resignation of school board member Lisa Logghe, effective May 31, 2020.
• Approved hiring Nanette Goodman as the Marketing/Business Instructor.
• Approved the 2020-21 intent to employ – teaching staff.
• Approved Lori Klinger as CESA 11 convention delegate.
The Glenwood City Board of Education will meet again virtually May 18 starting at 6:30 p.m.
