School Board hears reports, reviews superintendent

By: 
Chuck Kajer, The New Prague Times

The New Prague Area School Board heard reports on a therapy dog pilot project and the Worlds Best Workforce during their meeting Monday, Nov. 26. They also discussed the annual superintendent performance review and approved the superintendent’s contract for the next three years.

Amy Hennen, social worker at Falcon Ridge Elementary, received permission this year to use her licensed therapy dog, AJ, in a school setting this year. Hennen told board members that the dog comes to school several times a month and interacts with students individually and in a classroom setting.

"The staff and the students are loving it," Hennen said. "We’ve had a positive feedback. She’s there for support and comfort. There has been a lot of research on the subject that therapy dogs decrease stress and improve mood."

The program will continue throughout the school year and Hennen will continue to report to the board.

Tony Buthe, Director of Educational Services, and Maren Bahler, Director of Curriculum and Assessment, presented the annual Worlds Best Workforce Report to the board. The report, required by the Minnesota Department of Education, is a progress report on what the district is doing to improve its preparation of students for the workforce.

"It’s a multi-year strategic roadmap," Buthe explained. "We focus on strategies and initiatives that the district has set to meet the goals during the prior school year.

The report referred to the 2017-18 goals and how the district did on these goals.

"The program is required of every school in the state to show that they are making progress in five goals - All children are ready for school, all third graders can read at grade level, all racial and economic achievement gaps between students are closed, all students are ready for career and college, and all.....

To see more on this story pick up the November 29, 2018 print edition of The New Prague Times. 

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