(Griswold, Iowa) – The Griswold School Board met Monday evening. Superintendent Dave Henrichs told KJAN News the Board officially approved the hiring of Cathy Brown as Middle School/High School Cook. He says she actually started on September 3^rd. Henrichs said the Griswold School Board approved a bid, under the Safety Grant, to install push button locks on classroom doors. The bid was awarded to Red Oak Glass, in the amount of $169.68 per door.

He said they’re still waiting to get bids for other items. The Board also approved a request for Allowable Growth and Supplemental Aid for 2023-24 Special Education Deficit in the amount of $411, 200.74. That’s down from last year’s approximately $420,000.

There are no tax implications. Henrichs explained the reasons why there was an increase in the deficit.

Dave Henrichs said also, the Griswold School Board authorized Transportation Director Jeff Peck, to purchase two buses coming off from a lease in another school district, in the amount of $125,000 for both buses.

The Board approved the first reading of various 100-, 500- and 900-series Board Polices, and they received an open enrollment report, which shows a net change of six students (11 more open-enrollments in, and five more open-enrollments out.). Henrichs says the net open-enrollments is negative 65 (-65), but the district is “Trending in the right direction.”