The Milbank School District is looking at making some notable changes to its current “Out of School Time” program due mainly in part to the increasing popularity of the program. The issue was among the top business items addressed during this week’s regular monthly meeting of the Milbank School District Board of Education. Milbank School Superintendent Tim Graf says the OST program has been an important learning component for the district since its inception a number of years ago…
In other business, the board reviewed the status of a South Dakota State Personnel Development Grant which was recently awarded to the district to assist with the hiring of a new instructional coach to better fulfill the district’s current literacy improvement needs. Superintendent Graf explains how the grant will help benefit the district’s current and long-term learning improvement needs…
The board also reviewed the results of the district’s annual parent survey pertaining to special education needs and teaching methods that are currently in place on a district-wide scale as Superintendent Graf explains…
Superintendent Graf also goes on to talk about a few informational items which were brought up for general discussion during this week’s board meeting…
The board also accepted the resignation of long-time high school social studies teacher and coach Rick Swensen who plans to retire at the end of the current school year. Superintendent Graf says
Rick was an outstanding role model for everyone who knew or worked with him throughout his tenure with the Milbank School District…
The Milbank School Board will conduct its next regular business meeting on Monday, February 12th at 5:30 p.m. in the high school board room.
