The Clear Lake Community School District is considering an option that would give students experiencing certain life circumstances the opportunity to graduate high school on time with their class.
The Clear Lake Board of Education had its first reading of an updated graduation requirements policy that includes a core diploma earlier this month.
In this Globe Gazette file photo from 2016, Clear Lake High School graduates toss their caps in the air after the commencement ceremony. File photo
The diploma allows students who are behind in credits, who are enrolled in the alternative school and who meet other requirements outlined in the student handbook to earn fewer elective credits and still graduate from high school.
The three purchases â some related to referendum projects â total about $65,897.
Here is a list and a brief description of each purchase:
1. Tank removal, $14,055
The school board approved the removal of an 8,000-gallon tank by NISS Excavation Inc., of Mason City, for a not-to-exceed $14,055.
An 8,000-gallon underground kerosene tank located near the gym vestibule at Clear Lake High School is slated for removal as work on the adjoining wellness center progresses. Lisa Grouette
The unregistered underground storage tank was installed in 1974 and was used for heating oil, a document from Terracon states.
The steel tank, which is filled two-thirds with kerosene, is located in front of the south high school gym entrance, where the districtâs new multimillion-dollar gym vestibule will be constructed this summer.
Clear Lake High School students file out of the building at the end of the school day. Lisa Grouette
Snow days, like the one on Friday, may become a thing of the past for students and teachers in the Clear Lake Community School District.
Thatâs with much credit to the online learning options the district put in place in response to the COVID-19 pandemic last spring, Superintendent Doug Gee told the Clear Lake Board of Education Tuesday evening.
âWeâre now in that realm where we can do the e-learning and so now would be a good time to be prepared to be able to do that,â he said. âI think the days of, and some kids are probably disappointed in this, but the days of snow days are going to be less and less.â