Despite objections from the South Platte Education Association the RE-1 Valley School Board approved two bargaining policies at a business meeting Monday. Policies GBB and GBB-R, communication with employees on salaries and benefits, were approved by the board on second reading in a 5-0 vote, with Joel McCracken absent from the meeting. They are meant […]
RE-1 Valley School District Interim Superintendent Dr. Martin Foster will serve as the district’s leader for one more year. At a business meeting Monday, the school board approved a second amendment to his employment agreement to extend his services for the 2024-25 school year. “We have a lot of great opportunities coming forward for us […]
The South Platte Education Association is getting frustrated with inaction from the RE-1 Valley School Board regarding adopting a policy that recognizes the union as the negotiating entity for the district. “We’ve asked for a very long time and we’ve been very patient, but we’re getting to the point where other districts are meeting and […]
Stuart Simpson, North Platte Public Schools’ finance director, says the district’s full 2023-24 property tax request is “off the table” after school board members failed to ratify it Monday night.
RE-1 Valley School District is implementing a new initiative to try to help address attendance and truancy issues. Cindy Reyes, Taylor Cowden and Azucena Nunez, family community coordinators, were at a school board meeting Monday to discuss the new Community Engagement Board that has been formed to help ensure students are going to school. Cowden, […]