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Superintendent and principals preview events; trustee raises complaint about Spelling Bee sound system
Summary
Superintendent gave a run-through of upcoming events and athletics; K–8 Principal reported a spelling bee champion and preschool readiness activity. Trustee Hilary Van Patten reported parent complaints about the Long Island Spelling Bee livestream and sound system.
Superintendent Ken Tharman reviewed district calendar items including potential weather impacts, upcoming high-school basketball schedules, powerlifting and state contests, National FFA Week activities, freshmen job-shadowing, and the March schedule of conferences and events.
K–8 Principal Marvin Gebhard reported on the Spelling Bee champion (Tayah Seeders, 7th grade) and named students representing the district in the county spelling bee; he also described preschool-readiness committee work and grants to support the elevator/lift project (Hansen Foundation $21,000 noted earlier in related documents). Trustee Hilary Van Patten said parents who attended the Long Island Spelling Bee reported problems with the sound system and difficulty hearing participants on the livestream; no board members were able to confirm livestream access at the meeting.
The board recorded these reports under administrative reports and noted plans for follow-up on technology/AV issues at extracurricular events.
