Bismarck-Henning looks at pact

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December 9, 2008

BY CAROL HICKS The Commercial-News Tue Dec 09, 2008, 10:46 PM CST

BISMARCK — The deactivation agreement between Bismarck-Henning, Rossville-Alvin and Hoopeston Area school districts is due to be renewed next year.

The agreement allows eighth-grade students at Rossville-Alvin to decide which school they will attend during their high school years. Tuition is paid to each school the students decide to attend by the Rossville-Alvin School District.

"We will meet with Hoopeston and Rossville to discuss renewal of the deactivation agreement this Thursday, Dec. 10," Super-intendent Randy Hird told the Bismarck-Henning School Board Monday night.

Rossville-Alvin decided several years ago that consolidation was not the way to go for their students. Instead they opted to deactivate the high school for economic reasons but keep the grade school active.

Students from Rossville-Alvin toured Bismarck-Henning last week for an orientation and shadow day to help them decide which school to attend.

"I think most had made up their minds which school they planned to attend before the tour," said high school Principal Scott Watson.

A question was brought up by Board Member Dave Clapp if St. Paul¡¦s School students coming to Bismarck-Henning would be able to tour and shadow a student before coming to the school. Both Hird and Watson agreed that the students were more than welcome to tour and shadow before attending.

In other business, board members:

ƒÞ Learned that Bismarck-Henning Elementary School received a donation from Dynegy Corp. of Newtown for $2,500 to pur-chase books and supplies for activities for the family reading night in the spring.

ƒÞ Learned that Hoopeston Area wants to continue the sports cooperative agreement with Bismarck-Henning. Watson will meet with Hoopeston Area Dec. 22 to discuss the coop.

ƒÞ Passed the annual tax levy unanimously.

WHAT¡¦S NEXT

The Bismarck-Henning School Board will meet at 7 p.m. Jan. 10 at the Ellen R. Morris Conference Room.

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