School board elections were held Sept. 13.
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Preparations are ongoing for whole grade sharing between Hamburg and Farragut. Superintendent Jay Lutt said both staffing and class schedules should be determined by the end of the month.
Lutt said due to a number of staff applying for early retirement, staff reduction will be “minimal.” The number of staff to be reduced will be determined after the early retirement application deadline of April 15. Lutt said credentials and licensing will be taken into consideration when eliminating positions.
At press time, four Hamburg faculty members had applied for early retirement. They include 4th grade teacher Alice Hodde, high school math teacher Verlaine Hall, Industrial Technology instructor Bruce DuVal and high school social studies teacher Cheryl Whipple. DuVal’s and Whipple’s applications have already been approved by the board.
By the time students at Hamburg Community Schools reach high school, planning for their career is a concept that’s anything but foreign. Students are introduced to career planning early on, with the topic first studied in kindergarten.
The Hamburg High School Music Boosters will host the Music Carnival Saturday, March 5 at the high school.
If you were to credit one inventor in history with the genius and ingenuity that allowed for the technological advancements that we now use every day who would it be? Thomas Edison, right? He invented the light bulb. What would the world be like without... What's that you say? He didn't invent the light bulb? Joseph Swan invented the light bulb and was installing them in England before Edison even got his working?
The Hamburg school board voted 3-2 Monday night to unite their academic experience with Farragut.
Hilary Christensen, Jim Nahkunst and Bill Green voted in favor of the agreement and Greg Warden and Charles Dovel cast dissenting votes.
The agreement is contained in a nine-page document with an expiration date of June 2015.
Highlights include a middle school for fifth through eighth grade at Hamburg and a high school for grades nine through 12 at Farragut.
State Treasurer Michael L. Fitzgerald announced today that the deduction amount for those saving for their children's educations through College Savings Iowa has once again been raised.
Fremont County, like many others in the state, has seen indications of poverty increase recently, according to a new report released by the Child and Family Policy Center. Although economic indicators took a downturn since 2000, health, education and welfare indicators were showing improvement, according to the report.
The public was invited to hear a presentation on possible whole grade sharing between Hamburg and Farragut July 10.
Current sharing arrangements between the two school districts, which include some shared administrators, sports programs and academics, were reviewed, and options for further sharing were discussed, including whole grade sharing for grades 5-12.
On Nov. 4, the Farragut and Hamburg boards of education will discuss shared athletic programs at the Hamburg Gym starting at 6:30 p.m. Public input is encouraged.
Students at Marnie Simons Elementary enjoyed an afternoon of Halloween fun begining with a parade though the school followed by "Trunk or Treating" outside in the parking lot.
Hamburg's elementary students recently performed their spring concert. Watch a video of the concert here and see photos by visiting Snapshots.
