WARDEN The Warden School Board unanimously approved a resolution Thursday stating the district’s opposition to two legislative bills.
The bills in question are House Bill 2331, modifying requirements for public school instructional and supplemental instructional materials and Senate Bill 5462, promoting inclusive learning standards and instructional materials in public schools.
Board member Bryce Cox spoke about the bills.
“I've been a little bit involved in this. It started as we looked at these bills coming through. I'm seeing this across the state, not just in Grant County, but losing local control is a big deal,” Cox said. “It's why we're elected; we feel that we do know the individuals in this community. We know what they want, and things like that. To have someone else dictate that from the outside is not what we want. So that's where this is all coming from.”
WARDEN The Warden School Board unanimously approved a motion Thursday to renew the district’s educational programs and operations levy and its capital technology initiatives levy. The board also approved the Public School Employees Collective Bargaining Agreement and swore in three student representatives to the board.
Warden School District Superintendent Scott West introduced the levy renewal.
“We had a special board meeting last night and we were going to try to get (in touch) with Cory Plager to see if our thoughts were going to be conservative enough and to make sure that the information that he shared, in the paper and also the packets that he provided, is accurate so we can be able to get the most out of what we're asking of our taxpayers,” West said.