School board eyes new science texts, curriculumSchool board eyes new science texts, curriculum
The Lewiston School Board will consider whether to adopt a new science curriculum and textbooks during its regular monthly business meeting beginning at 7 p.
m. Monday at the Central Services Office at 3317 12th St.
The science textbook adoption is part of the district's regular cycle to upgrade materials and to bring it into line with the new Idaho assessment and achievement standards.
The textbooks, which cover grades eight through high school, range in price from $50 to $60 each for a total cost of $156,980.
Funding for purchase of the books was included in the 2003-2004 budget.
The board also will consider a recommendation to accept low bids for milk, dairy and food supplies for the coming school year's lunch program.
The total of those bids are about $156,000.
The district already closed a bid process for the purchase of two new school buses. But Superintendent Joy Rapp said those bids will probably be discarded and the process will be reopened because of a delay in the delivery of one of the bids by the Postal Service.
LHS student to attend motivational forum
Tara Mayer of Lewiston High School will participate in a statewide motivational forum this week at Boise State University for 20 high school juniors and seniors with various disabilities.
The students will learn about leadership, advocacy, careers and goal setting.
Topics addressed during the conference include community resources, technology, disability history and policy-making.
The forum is sponsored by the Idaho Department of Education, the Idaho Council on Developmental Disabilities, Council for Exceptional Children, Idaho State Independent Living Council, Idaho Division of Vocational Rehabilitation, Idaho State School and Hospital and Boise State University.
Clarkston deals with compensation fund
The Clarkston School Board will review options of repaying a workers' compensation fund during its regular school board meeting at 6 p.m. Monday at the district office at 1294 Chestnut St.
Superintendent Pete Lewis said the district joined a workers' compensation pool and has paid into it since 1982. Until 1996 the fund performed well and the district received significant refunds from it.
However, for the past four years the district's contribution was underassessed. A recent audit of the account revealed the error and now the district has six years to repay $138,324. There are a number of ways the district can do that, Lewis said, and those options will be presented to for the board's consideration Monday.
The board will also review food service contracts with Holy Family Catholic School and the Lewis Clark Early Childhood Program.
It will hold an executive session in which the board will work on setting the budget for the coming school year and discuss personnel issues. Because of the lateness of the Washington Legislature, school districts have until Aug. 31 before they must approve their budgets.
Lewis said the Clarkston district hopes to have that process completed before the deadline.