Special education and superintendent’s reports highlighted a regular meeting Monday of the Benjamin Logan Board of Education.
Special Education Supervisor Scott LeVan outlined the impact of a co-teaching program, funded by elementary special education grants, and a “backward planning” effort targeting special needs students who require extended help in finding and furthering their interests pre- and post-graduation.
Mr. LeVan said the program blends the services of a number of area agencies, including Logan County DD, Bridges to Transitions and a team of educators, to help special needs students “find positions where they can be productive,” calling it “time intensive, but worthwhile.”
The program model is now being used as a template statewide, he said.
Superintendent Dave Harmon reported advancement in a plan to bring the Head Start program to the district’s elementary school. The addition, he said, is at no cost to the district, but will benefit both district families and the school greatly by improving kindergarten readiness.
Mr. Harmon also updated the board on the new athletic building, noting Robinson Building Solutions could finish the building a month ahead of schedule. By contract, the building is to be completed by April 15, but the company, he said, “has been working at a frenetic pace and is (currently) two weeks ahead of schedule.”
Officials noted that they will seek advice from K-12 Consulting in the search for a new treasurer to replace Robert Kuehnle, who left the district at the end of January.
The board approved overnight trips for FFA and Quiz Bowl students and advisers, with the caveat that precautions are taken in the FFA trip to Honduras against possible Zika virus exposure. Students and advisers are teaming up with The Ohio State University and Ohio FFA Foundation for a trip to Honduras, where students will tend to gardens growing a food supply in the impoverished nation.
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