The Mancos RE-6 school board on Monday received updates on the principal finalists’ meet and greet, noted the success of Family Connection Night and reviewed the superintendent evaluation.
Superintendent Audrey Hazleton said about 100 people attended Family Connection Night on March 11 and that the district is gathering feedback to improve next year’s event.
Student board member Greta Thompson presented results from a student survey she and fellow member Rhett Brown sent to their peers.
High school students identified attendance rules, longer lunch and the phone policy as their top concerns. Middle school students prioritized choosing their own electives, getting more time outside and ending use of IXL, an online learning program for students K-12. Thompson said she plans to meet with school leaders to discuss possible solutions.
Thompson said she plans to meet with school leaders to discuss possible solutions.
In her superintendent report, Hazleton also reminded families that the district survey, which includes about 21 questions and takes 10 to 15 minutes, is due Friday, March 19.
The district’s three finalists for secondary school principal will visit the campus Tuesday for tours, panel interviews and a community meet and greet. Hazleton said more than 50 students have already shared feedback about what they want in a principal.
The finalists are Amy Kynor, assistant principal at Cortez Middle School; Robin Wolthausen, director of health at Southwest Open School; and Julie Porter, principal of Lookout Academy in Golden.
The community meet and greet will take place from 4:15-5:15 p.m. Tuesday in the Mancos High School West Wing.
After Hazleton’s report, the board reviewed the results of their recent evaluation of the superintendent. Board President Tim Hunter shared that Hazelton was evaluated on instruction and achievement, culture and HR, management and board and community relations.
He said the board found Hazleton to have “overall moderate command” of the four standards, was meeting expectations and was “showing increasingly strong leadership within in the district.”
“We are very appreciative of what you’ve been doing for us and with us and for our students, and we look forward to next year,” Hunter said to Hazleton.
The next Mancos board meeting will be held on Monday, April 20.
