High School Students who have 10 or more unexcused absences to a class orclasses may have their parking privileges removed or suspended until
attendance improves. In addition they will not be prom or senior trip
eligible and will not be field trip eligible. Students also face
suspension from extracurricular clubs such as Beta FFA HOSA and sports
teams. This is the new handbook change approved by the Cannon County
Board Of Education during Thursday nights meeting. There will be some
ways the student can get back in good standing with the attendance policy
on the 10 unexcused days such as simply showing a good attendance record
after their 10th unexcused day. In order to be eligible for Prom or
Senior Trip, the student would need to make 10 straight days of school
attendance to pay back one of their unexcused days
In other Board Of Education actions at the regular monthly meeting of the
Cannon County Board Of Education the board approved the policy changes of
the Community Use of School Facilities. The changes involved the
following: when school kitchens are used, at least one member of the
cafeteria staff must be present to supervise the use of the equipment; A
$90 fee per employee will be charged for up to 4 hours and $175 for more
than 4 hours. The Board will approve and periodically review a fee
schedule for the use of school facilities by community or civic
organizations and other non-profit, recreational, religious, political or
philosophical groups. Public service organizations (fire, police,
ambulance, rescue squad) are exempt from the $100 fee, but will be subject
to the employee fee for use of the kitchen.
The Teacher Effective Data Policy Changes were approved.
The change involved designated appropriate administrators will be the
principal of each respective school, supervisors who evaluate teachers
through observations, and the director of schools.
State guidelines for distribution, security and application of the teacher
effect data will be followed.
The policy changes for transfer students were also approved.
Bonnie Patterson, principal of Woodbury Grammar School approached the
board needing permission to develop a play area between the Jr. Lions
Football practice field and the existing Pre-K Playground. There is a
drainage problem coming from the practice field and upkeep is a problem.
The last couple of loads of dirt that was placed on the practice field
contained a lot of rock including some boulders making it dangerous for
children who walk in that area. Funding for developing the area will come
from a Pre-K Grant. The Board gave approval to develop this area into a
play area.
Because the School Budget has not been presented to the full Cannon County
Commission, it was decided that the Board Meeting needed to be tabled
until after the July 16th Cannon County Commissioner meeting so the Board
could go over the final budget pending that it is approved.
Director Of Schools Barbara Parker also talked about rezoning and wanted
the Board Members to consider rezoning the Westside and Woodbury Grammar
Schools area at the tabled meeting. Roads that Director Parker wants to
rezone back to the Westside School are Lonesome Dove Road, Ginas Road,
Riverview, Riverbend Road. Jill Lane, Mockingbird Lane, Hoover Mill,
Rolexi, Bush Haven, Hollis Creek Road N, Dickens Hill Road and Frank Holt
Road. Currently there are only 7 students in which the rezoning will
effect. Those 7 students will have a choice of attending the Woodbury
Grammar School in which they have been enrolled in, or going to Westside
School in which they are zoned. The rest of the students that would have
been effected by this change are already going to the Westside Grammar
School.
The Board Of Education will meet in a tabled session immediately following
the Cannon County Commissioners Meeting. The agenda will consist of the
rezoning issue as well as the schools budget. The meeting will take place
at the Central Offices in Woodbury.
