The Hiawatha School Board voted to move forward on repairs on the brick at Hawthorne House, but the ultimate fate of the home that was once part of the historic Hiawatha Academy is still unknown.
February 3, 2021 Unofficial Minutes
The Hiawatha School Board voted to move forward on repairs on the brick at Hawthorne House, but the ultimate fate of the home that was once part of the historic Hiawatha Academy is still unknown.
The Hiawatha School Board met for a special meeting Tuesday morning and voted to make changes to the spectator policy that had been in effect since early December.
January 6, 2021
The USD 430 South Brown County School Board met on Monday evening, and voted to accept two donations made to the district.
Hawthorne House is the last remaining tangible piece of history that once was the Hiawatha Academy.
The Board of Education of the Brown County Kansas Special Education Interlocal #615 held its regular December Board of Education meeting at 6 p.m. on December 9, 2020 at the Special Education Annex in Hiawatha.
After a couple months of numerous special meetings to make decisions on remote and on-site learning, the Hiawatha School Board was back to regular business Monday night with no urgent requests.
The USD 430 School Board met on Monday, and the group voted to approve a recommendation to hire Jacob Chalfant as the new Ag Ed teacher for the 2020-2021 School year. Chalfant is a graduate of ACCHS, and attended Cloud County Community College before finishing his studies at Kansas State Uni…
After reviewing updated health data for the county and all three school facilities the Hiawatha School District is sending students back to school a day earlier than planned — voting 6-1 to resume school Wednesday, Dec 9 and all athletic and activity practices to start Tuesday of this week i…
The Hiawatha USD 415 School Board voted in a special meeting Monday night to extend remote learning with a proposed return to in-school learning date of Thursday, Dec. 10.
The Board of Education of the Brown County Kansas Special Education Interlocal 615 held its regular November Board of Education meeting at 6:00 p.m. on November 11, 2020 at the Special Education Annex in Hiawatha.
The Hiawatha School Board met in special session Thursday evening and made the decision to transition the district into remote learning until Dec. 3.
The USD 430 School Board met last Monday evening, and the group discussed how to proceed with extracurricular activities that surround the upcoming basketball season.
The following are Miss Mary Children’s Costume Contest winners for the categories of K-1st and 2nd-3rd.
The following are the results from the Miss Mary Costume Contest for the groups of Infant-Age 2 and Age 2 to PreK.
The Hiawatha Chamber and Visitor’s Bureau has announced the winners of the Halloween Photo Contest and the Miss Mary Children’s Costume Contest.
(Editor’s Note: Superintendent Lonnie Moser issued a letter to patrons on Thursday concerning multiple positive cases of COVID-19 among staff and students. School officials contacted close contacts for quarantine. The School Board set a special meeting for 6 p.m. Thursday. See adjacent story…
The Hiawatha School Board heard updates on protocol for fans at upcoming high school basketball games.
The Hiawatha School Board heard updates on issues with the track and agreed to seek bids for a new tractor during Monday morning’s special meeting.
The Hiawatha School Board met in special session via Zoom early Monday morning to hear updates on facilities projects, gating criteria concerning COVID-19 and to approve the Master Agreement with the teachers.
The USD 430 School Board met last Monday evening, and board members discussed altering substitute teacher pay as it pertains to attracting more potential substitute teachers to the district.
The Board of Education of the Brown County Kansas Special Education Interlocal #615 held its regular October Board of Education meeting at 6:00 p.m. on October 7, 2020 at the Special Education Annex in Hiawatha.
The Hiawatha School Board met for its regular October meeting Monday night, via Zoom, and heard from district and local health officials about possible gating criteria updates pertaining to COVID-19 exposure and cases.
The Hiawatha School District continues to look for answers with issues of bubbles forming on the new high school track.
The Hiawatha School Board voted Monday morning to resume in-person learning at the elementary school on Friday, Oct. 9.
Unofficial September 9, 2020 Minutes
(Editor’s Note: This vote was taken last Friday, Sept. 25 and school did resume at HMS and HHS on Wednesday of this week as planned.)
The Hiawatha School board met in special session Thursday morning via Zoom and are re-evaluating Wednesday’s decision to transition to remote learning at all three school buildings due to active COVID cases and quarantining primarily at the elementary.
Hiawatha USD 415 schools are moving to remote learning on Thursday - and all activities canceled - until Oct. 12.
The USD 430 School Board met on Monday evening and ratified a negotiated agreement with staff. A $0.25 raise was approved for all classified staff, while a 2% increase passed for the district’s 5 administration staff members, while principals and the Curriculum Director were moved to 12-mont…
While many were hopeful for a “back to normal” fall within the schools, unfortunately dealing with the COVID-19 is the “new reality.”
The Hiawatha School Board met Monday night and after hearing from local health officials decided to reopen football games to the general public.
The Board of Education of the Brown County Kansas Special Education Interlocal 615 held its regular August Board of Education meeting at 6:00 p.m. on August 5, 2020 at the Special Education Annex in Hiawatha. Jeff Brockhoff called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. Those present were: Becky S…
This coming fall looks to be a good one for area farmers.
The USD 430 School Board met briefly on Monday afternoon to vote on a proposed budget for the 2020-2021 school year.
The Hiawatha USD 415 School Board met in a special meeting on Monday morning and was at a consensus to welcome students back in an on-site setting when school opens during the first week of September.
July 8, 2020 Minutes
Last Monday, the USD 113 School Board overturned the previous week’s vote on “optional masks only” to approve a new mask-wearing policy this week.
The USD 430 School Board met on Monday evening, and voted to amend and approve a re-opening plan for the upcoming school year.
The Hiawatha School Board met Monday night and among discussion items was issues with bubbles forming in the surface of the new track at the high school stadium.
Hiawatha students and teachers will be wearing masks when they return to the classroom in September.
After much discussion that at times became a little heated, the Hiawatha School District voted 5-2 Tuesday night to get students back into the classroom on Wednesday, Sept. 2.
Superintendent Lonnie Moser shared his takeaways from the state’s suggestions on re-opening schools with the Hiawatha School Board at Monday’s meeting, with a heavy focus on the still-uncertain near future.
The USD 415 School Board met on Monday evening, and after interviewing candidates Jacquie Kerl and Andrea Groth, the Board voted 4-2 to appoint Groth to fill the remainder of Dr. Pete Rosa’s term.
The Hiawatha School Board made decisions this week to finalize graduation plans and also came to a stalemate on a vote to fill the board position vacated by Dr. Pete Rosa’.
May 6, 2020 Minutes
The Hiawatha School Board voted Monday night to set high school graduation for June 28.
The Hiawatha USD 415 School Board officially accepted the resignation of board member Dr. Pete Rosa’ at it’s regular board meeting Monday night and made the official moves toward filling his position for the remainder of the year.
The Hiawatha School Board met Monday night via Zoom conference and among action items voted to move forward on allowing a group of school alumni to replace the state championship signs that are located around Red Hawk Drive.
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