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NEWS & EVENTS
April 19, 2007
It was
announced at last night’s Board
meeting that there will be no
school on Tuesday, April 24.
The funeral for the Clark children
who died in the fire last weekend
will be held that day at 1:00 p.m.
in the Baldwin School Auditorium.
An emergency day will be used for
the day off. The Board amended the
2006-2007 school calendar and set
the last day of school as Friday,
June 1. Monday, May 28 there is no
school due to the Memorial Day
Holiday. Tuesday and Wednesday, May
29 and 30, are full attendance
days. Teacher work day is Thursday,
May 31.
The Board also approved the calendar
for next year:
In other
action, the Board approved:
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Contract for waste management
and recycling from Allied Waste
Services at a cost of $147,085
for three years
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Selection of Mercantile Bank as
the lender for the district’s
line of credit
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3-year agreement with First
Bankers Trust for banking
services effective July 1, 2007
SCHOOL NURSES RECOGNIZED
Healthy
students learn better. Public
Relations Director Christie Dickens
recognized Nurse Supervisor Jean
Martin and nursing staff at the
Board meeting last night. She
stated that the school nurses are
vitally important to student and
staff every day. The duties of
school nurses have changed
dramatically over the years. They
don’t just take temperatures,
administer medication and apply band
aids. Their duties include
infectious disease control and
prevention, case management of
asthma and food allergies,
immunization compliance, state
mandates and documentation, and
parent visits. Nurses also wipe
tears, give pats and hugs, and help
mend broken hearts. School nurses
are also very mindful of the
wellness of staff. The Board
thanked the nurses for their hard
work, dedication and service to the
district.
National
School Nurse Day Is May 9.
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COLLABORATIVE ACADEMY FOR TEACHER
TRAINING
Dr. Ann Behrens, retired QPS
administrator and professor at Quincy
University and Tom Conley, teacher at
QHS, presented information at last
night’s Board meeting on the
Collaborative Academy for Teacher
Training (CATT) program. QU received
the Teacher Quality Enhancement Grant in
2004 to fund the program. Collaborative
partners include Quincy University,
Quincy Public Schools, John Wood
Community College and parochial
schools. Participating schools include
Berrian, Dewey, Washington, Baldwin,
QJHS, QHS, and Quincy Notre Dame.
Teacher candidates in QU’s education
program meet for class in the schools.
Part of the class time is spent
interacting with students and classroom
teachers. The candidates tutor and
mentor students, teach the class or
small groups, and learn to give
assessments. Mr. Conley stated that the
hands-on experiences these teacher
candidates are receiving is invaluable.
QPS teachers benefit by having
additional adults in the classroom to
provide individual help to students.
Also, veteran teachers are exposed to
the latest teaching practices.
Dr. Behrens stated that CATT is becoming
the QU School of Education model. It is
transforming how teachers are prepared
to work. However, grant funding ends in
two years. Quincy Public Schools and QU
need to begin to develop a plan to
sustain this partnership.
PERSONNEL ITEMS
-TEACHER APPOINTMENTS FOR 2007-2008:
-CHANGE/ADDITIONAL POSITION
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FRED DEVOE-QHS support services
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SHARLA HEIGHTMAN-QJHS math chair
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LINDA MEYER-.5 Intervention
Specialist and .5 3rd grade academic
support at Washington
-SECRETARY APPOINTMENT-
-LEAVE OF ABSENCE-
-RESIGNATIONS-
-
ERIN JANSEN-para at Washington,
April 13.
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JOHN MELTON-bus driver, April 12.
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