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THE KEOKUK SCHOOL BOARD MET MONDAY AFTERNOON AT THE

CENTRAL OFFICE AT THE KEOKUK HIGH SCHOOL CAMPUS. ON THE

AGENDA SEVERAL CONCERNED PARENTS FORMED A MATH CLUB

FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS THAT THOUGHT THAT TEACHERS SHOULD

INSTRUCT STUDENTS MORE IN THE SUBJECT OF MATH. THERE WERE

SOME THAT TALKED ABOUT CHEATING GOING WITH SEVERAL FORMER

STUDENTS DOING IT BECAUSE THEY WERE NOT TAUGHT CORRECTLY

AND THAT SEVERAL STUDENTS WHO COULD AFFORD IT TO HIRE TUTORS

IN MATH BECAUSE STUDENTS WERE REALLY STRUGGLING. THE GROUP

HANDED THE BOARD A FOLDER OF WHAT IS SOME OF THEIR

SUGGESTIONS AND TOLD THE BOARD AND SUPERENTENDENT DR. LORA

WOLFF THAT THEY WANTED TO BE ON THE AUGUST 9TH AGENDA AND

GAVE THE BOARD AND DR. WOLFF THAT TIME TO LOOK OVER THE

SUGGESTIONS AND FIND SOME ANSWERS. THE GROUP WANTED CHANGES

IN HOW STUDENTS WERE TAUGHT AND THAT WHEN GRADUATES GO ON

TO COLLEGE THEY WILL BE ABLE TO HANDLE THE MATH IN THE COLLEGE

CURRICULUM.

IN OTHER ITEMS THE BOARD APPROVED THE SECOND READING OF A

EARLY SEPARATION BOARD POLICY CODES. THE BOARD DISCUSSED

THE ADMINSTRATIVE TEAM REALIGNMENT WITH ON OF THE CENTRAL

OFFICE TAKING OVER AS PRINCIPAL AT GEORGE WASHINGTON AND

TO KEEP THE PRINCIPAL AT ONE BUILDING INSTEAD OF MORE THAN

ONE. THE BOARD APPROVED THE PERSONEL LIST INCLUDING THE

HIRING OF JESSE ANDREWS AS THE MIDDLE SCHOOL SPECIAL EDUCATION

TEACHER AND APPROVED BY A 4-2 VOTE THE ADMINISTRATIVE

CONTRACTS. THE BOARD ALSO APPROVED THE EMPLOYMENT AND

SERVICE AGREEMENT WITH U.E AND AFSCME. AND APPROVED THE KEA

CONTRACTS AS WELL.