Winston R-6 is getting ready to start school and the board of education set the following dates of importance at their meeting on July 17:
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Aug. 8 – student registration for all grades, 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.; Aug. 10 – open house for all grades, 6–7 p.m., students bring supplies to classrooms; Aug. 16 – first day of school.
The board approved the United States Department of Agriculture’s Eligibility for Free and Reduced Meals for 2017-2018. Applications will be sent home with students at registration.
Reduced meal prices are $.30 for breakfast and $.40 for lunch.
The board encourages families to look at the guidelines to see if they qualify as additional funds are provided to the school for classroom education for each family that qualifies.
The board approved breakfast, lunch and milk prices for the coming school year. Breakfast will remain the same at $1.20 and milk at $.25.
The Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 requires lunch prices to increase 4.64% this year to stay in compliance with the federal act. Lunch prices will increase $.05 to $2.25 for elementary students and $2.50 for high school students and adults.
The district will have to comply with the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 until average lunch prices reach $2.86 which is up $0.08 from last year.
The board hired Brian Sprouse as an English and math teacher and athletic director.
High school students must have completed physicals prior to the first day of practice July 31.
The board accepted the following bids: MFA Oil propane; Hiland Dairy milk products.
The board will hold the 2017-2018 School Year Tax Rate Hearing on Aug. 21 at 7 p.m., prior to their regular monthly meeting.
The board readopted the Missouri Ethics Commission’s Conflict of Interest Ordinance. This ordnance must be readopted every two years because the Winston R-6 school district has a budget over $1 million.
The board approved the Missouri Department of Education’s Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) Model Compliance Plan.
Other dates of importance include: Aug. 31 – Winston School Annual Audit; Aug. 9, 10, 15 – Staff In-service.