The school board in Junction City has agreed to a partnership between JCHS and the Flint Hills Job Corp.for a trial run in the second semester of the school year.
Job Corp students needing five credits or less could enroll in the HD Karns school to work for a diploma and JCHS students could enroll in Job Corp trade programs. Only about five students from Job Corp will initially start in the program. It will move slowly at first.
In other business:
--The Board approved a proposal for a Grandview Plaza police school resource officer.
Recently, the Geary County Sheriff’s Office informed USD 475 that they would be willing to drop one of their SRO positions and the Grandview Plaza Police Department would pick up the other SRO position. This change would happen when the Grandview Plaza Police Department is staffed and ready or at the beginning of the next school year.
The contract with the Grandview Plaza Police Department would be nearly identical to the Geary County Sherrif’s Office and Junction City Police Department.
--And the Board heard about the recent loud ongoing Fort Riley training for an upcoming 1st Brigade deployment to the National Training Center.
--In enrollment the District has a little under 200 students less than last year.
--There was an update on a Homeless Task Force which includes participation from multiple organizations. The next meeting is Nov. 19 at the CL Hoover Opera House.