The Board’s two hour work session Tuesday night was for the purpose of the Board establishing their goals for the district. The Board and Superintendent established seven goals last fall: • Ensure the primary focus of schools is on the quality of experiences provided to students; • Advocate for the needs and interests of students; […]
Cookies, Conferences and Clothes
March 14, 2013 By
The Center for Accelerated Preparation (CAP), an elementary magnet program hosted in Kelly Mill Middle School, presented their entrepreneurial enterprise “Crunch Time Cookies,” at the Richland 2 School Board meeting Tuesday night at Polo Road Elementary. The students solicit orders, calculate the amount of ingredients needed, bake and package cookies and keep very precise financial […]
Following the ‘Green’ in Evergreen
March 7, 2013 By
In late 2010, newly hired Richland 2 Superintendent Dr. Katie Brochu created a District Design Team to carry out an internal survey of the effectiveness and efficiency of the operations of the District. The team comprised District office employees, school administrators and teachers. A few months later, Dr. Brochu called for the gathered survey information […]
Vote on Cell Phones Tabled
February 28, 2013 By
At Tuesday’s Richland 2 School Board Meeting, held at Bookman Road Elementary School, students presented to Board members how the programs at Bookman are ‘lighting the way’ for future success. Project Unify, an after-school club, pairs students for participation in Special Olympics. Each class has a chore or responsibility to contribute to the Bookman family. […]
The $40 Million Question
January 31, 2013 By
How does a $500,000 School District office renovation become a $40+ million dollar project? With a legal loophole that allows a $39,500,000 change order of a construction contract. • The motion in the Aug. 9, 2011 Board minutes reads, “To allow the administration to enter into a contract with the highest ranking offer and appropriate […]
