In a new program at Berne-Knox-Westerlo, students from Daishan High School in China are staying with host families in the district for a week and attending classes with BKW students.
One change made to the contract recently includes a removal of requiring agency fees following a Supreme Court decision affecting districts across the country.
Every vote was unanimous at Monday’s Berne-Knox-Westerlo School Board meeting as members basked in good news — ranging from success including special-need students in general-education classrooms to securing expected state aid for $20 million in capital improvements.
When Deborah Rosko started as BKW’s food-services director 30 years ago, there were no computers and no email. She oversaw just one meal a day, not the many choices for breakfast, lunch, and snacks that she supervises now.
The Berne-Knox-Westerlo school district is scheduled to have its $20 million capital project completed in 2020. The changes will include new rooms and a design recalling the building’s original look.
BERNE — The school district here has hired three speech pathologists of its own rather than using the service it had relied on for 15 years.
At the same time, the school board has accepted the resignation of the specialist it hired less than six months ago to integrate technology into the curriculum.
After a number of abstentions stalled appointment of a board member’s wife as a substitute teacher, the Berne-Knox-Westerlo School Board appointed Carli Elble with four votes in favor and only one abstention from her husband.
