Committee Reports . Mrs. Hoffschmidt said the Planning Committee met yesterday. Items discussed were changes to the Parent-Student Handbook. One change is to encourage better attendance, which is an ongoing and significant problem. We discussed various ways of dealing with that, perhaps shortening the make-up period, and enlisting the assistance of the HFPA and other groups in the school to try and make parents more aware of the problem, which increasingly affects students academic achievement.
Tardies are another issue with similar impact.
We talked about search and seizure and how faculty interacts with students. Changes will be made in the dress code, as apparently there have been examples of inappropriate clothing worn by students, especially in the warmer weather. There is a surprisingly large number of classes in U.S. and world history. Students are taking these courses in the summer to lighten their load during the year, enabling them to take electives. We discussed the valedictorian issue and decided not to use that word in recognizing academic achievement.