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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.
Lutt said Hodde’s position will be filled by someone within the district if possible. The math position may be filled by two people, one working half time and the other half time to full time, to accommodate more students.
Current Farragut instructors will assume teaching duties for Industrial Technology and social studies.
At the high school, 51 percent of the students will be from Farragut and 49 percent from Hamburg. At the middle school, 58 percent will be from Hamburg and 42 percent from Farragut.
A proposed Nishnabotna High School academic schedule has been created. Students completed an interest inventory to determine which courses to offer. Next year, Hamburg high school students will have available the following courses that are not currently offered:
Pre-algebra, calculus, photography and advanced photography, novels/American and British literature, IWCC intro to computers (college credit), vocational core, introduction to business, child development, textiles, agriculture I-IV, auto-tech I-IV, advanced chemistry and American history II.
Lutt said these and other new classes will be offered on a rotational basis depending on enrollment or as post secondary credit classes online.
Other new courses for next year for Hamburg students will include keyboarding incorporated into 9th grade computer applications rather than as a separate class, earth science, and street law. CAD (computer-aided design) may be offered in the future.
Instructional costs for each district will be based on the number of students in a particular program. Lutt said the cost per student will be reduced with whole grade sharing because there will be fewer instructors. As is the case currently, class sizes will vary depending on the nature of the class. Classes such as English and Biology 2 will have two sections with approximately 13 to 17 students per section.
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.
Lutt said Hodde’s position will be filled by someone within the district if possible. The math position may be filled by two people, one working half time and the other half time to full time, to accommodate more students.
Current Farragut instructors will assume teaching duties for Industrial Technology and social studies.
At the high school, 51 percent of the students will be from Farragut and 49 percent from Hamburg. At the middle school, 58 percent will be from Hamburg and 42 percent from Farragut.
A proposed Nishnabotna High School academic schedule has been created. Students completed an interest inventory to determine which courses to offer. Next year, Hamburg high school students will have available the following courses that are not currently offered:
Pre-algebra, calculus, photography and advanced photography, novels/American and British literature, IWCC intro to computers (college credit), vocational core, introduction to business, child development, textiles, agriculture I-IV, auto-tech I-IV, advanced chemistry and American history II.
Lutt said these and other new classes will be offered on a rotational basis depending on enrollment or as post secondary credit classes online.
Other new courses for next year for Hamburg students will include keyboarding incorporated into 9th grade computer applications rather than as a separate class, earth science, and street law. CAD (computer-aided design) may be offered in the future.
Instructional costs for each district will be based on the number of students in a particular program. Lutt said the cost per student will be reduced with whole grade sharing because there will be fewer instructors. As is the case currently, class sizes will vary depending on the nature of the class. Classes such as English and Biology 2 will have two sections with approximately 13 to 17 students per section.
