The grades for Superintendent Brennan Asplen’s performance over the past year are in and his report card shows he’s an A student.
School board members unanimously voted to rank Asplen as “highly effective” for his past year of work.
Asplen, who started Aug. 10, 2021, had many obstacles to overcome in his first year, including COVID-19 protocols and rebuilding trust with the community.
Board members graded Asplen on 10 criteria including relationship with the board, culture, health and safety and student achievement, among others.
Board members on Tuesday said Asplen performed exceptionally well in his first year.
“I think he’s developing that trust that we, as board members, look for,” Board member Jane Goodwin said. “I think he was what we really needed over this year with such a disastrous situation.”
Sarasota School Board makes masks optional for next year
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School board member Tom Edwards said he is comfortable with making masks optional. The new policy applies to anyone on school grounds, regardless of vaccination status.
“If you’re an adult or a child that’s old enough to be vaccinated and you choose not to be vaccinated, and you choose not to wear a mask and you get sick, that seems to be more your responsibility than someone else’s,” Edwards said. “If it looks to become a problem, you can have an emergency mask policy if you needed it.”
The Centers for Disease Control updated its guidance for schools on July 9, recommending that unvaccinated people should continue to wear masks indoors. That would include all children under the age of 12 since none of the current vaccines are approved for them yet.