Two separate public hearings will be held in two weeks with regard to a proposed Whole Grade Sharing agreement between the AHST and Walnut Community School Districts. The first hearing takes place 6:30-p.m. Dec. 16th in Walnut, with the second meeting to be held Dec. 17th at 7-p.m., in Avoca. Persons unable to attend either of the public hearings may contact one of the school district’s secretaries and leave a comment with them to be presented during the hearing.

The AHST and Walnut Districts have been gathering input over the past month, and negotiating key portions of the agreement. School officials say if approved in late January, the 4-year sharing agreement would begin in the fall of 2014.