And there is an important message we are trying to get across to students. The board also discussed teacher salaries and the increasing teacher shortage. Beach said the district faced the same situation in 1999-2000, when it hired seven out of nine applicants. In other business, the board voted to assign Section 504 compliance officer duties to Beach. The federal 504 plan allows schools to accommodate students who do not meet special education requirements, but need additional services not normally offered in the classroom.
Students are to be given help or privileges that increase their learning capabilities.
A student could have a health problem, such as diabetes, that would require him or her to leave the classroom as needed. The next school board meeting will be March 26 at the McKinley Education Center. Copyright 1999 North Platte Telegraph Online and The Associated Press. All rights reserved.