CRESTLINE — The future was the topic of discussion and decision making during the Crestline Exempted Village Schools Board of Education meeting Monday evening.
School officials discussed a “No Fail” policy currently in place at the district, which they are looking to revise.
Crestline Superintendent Matt Henderson said the policy has been in place and has been abused by some students, calling for a revision.
“It is literally a no fail option and it has been taken advantage of and misapplied,” Henderson said. “You have students who wouldn’t study and do work because they knew they’d be given every chance and could retake it.”
Henderson said Crestline High School Principal Kevin Fourman is working with the building leadership team to revise the policy for as early as the second semester of the current school year.
Also during the meeting, the board approved two partnerships for the district moving forward.
The district will enter a contract with Spire Advertising Inc. in Ashland for the district website’s redesign, build-out, hosting and support.
The board also approved a partnership with Community Counseling in Bucyrus to provide Signs of Suicide and Digital Footprint programs. Henderson said he and Fourman had worked with Community Counseling with the programs while previously employed at Bucyrus City Schools. Henderson said Crestline was the only Crawford County district not using the program.
The program comes with no cost to the district and is funded by the Marion-Crawford ADAMH Board.
Personnel changes also are occurring with the district as the board accepted the resignation of technology administrator Donna Eaton.
The administration is preparing for interviews to fill the vacancy and the current maintenance and transportation vacancy.
The board also acknowledged the general election which includes three candidates running for two open seats on the board of education.