The Griswold School Board, Monday, night, discussed and acted on several matters. Superintendent Dave Henrichs told KJAN News the administration shared with the Board options with regard to a possible change in the athletic conference, taking into account enrollment, distance and what activities each conference sponsors. He said the Board then asked him to include the matter as an agenda item for action next month, with the recommendation of making a switch to the Corner Conference. If approved, it would become effective for the 2018-19 school year.

The District is currently involved in Western Conference activities. The Board also discussed possibly starting a Behavioral Disorder Program. Henrichs said they have several students that attend other facilities that can better meet their needs. In order to keep the students closer to home, the District, if it starts such a program, would obviously need to find a teacher. Henrichs said he received permission from the Board to advertise for the position to see if a teacher is available. The ad will be posted this week.

In other business, the Griswold School Board upped the fees for Driver’s Education from $275 to $300 this summer. The Western Iowa Conference average is $291.50. And, they approved the 2017-18 school calendar and budget, which amounts to a published tax asking of $11.32 per thousand dollars of taxable property valuation, which is eight-cents less than published last year. However he says, at the time last year’s budget was published, the amount of State Supplement Aid the District would receive was unknown, so it wasn’t 100% accurate. The rate was actually $10.92, which means this year is an increase of roughly 32-cents.

And, there weren’t too many changes to the school calendar for next year. Henrichs said they are looking at a week-long Spring Break next year, with the idea of still allowing students and staff to end the year before Memorial Day. He says it’s an “educationally sound” calendar.