Graduation requirements are being amended for the 2020 seniors in the Marshall Public School District
According to meeting minutes, district policies state graduates must have 25 credits to graduate. Superintendent Dr. Carol Maher recommended that the board waive the policy for the 2020 graduating seniors only, making the required total credits 24. The board approved the recommendation during its special meeting on Thursday, April 9.
In other business, the board was asked to approve stipends for three employees in the social-work department. Dr. Maher reported the social workers began organizing to feed Marshall students on March 17, and meal service began on March 18. Dr. Maher recommended paying the three social workers a $1,000-per-month stipend, which would be for the dates of March 17 through May 21, which is the last day of school- for $6,000 total. The hourly rate for the first three weeks of the program- five days a week- would be $7.14 per hour. They are now serving meals three days a week, which is $11.90 per hour. Dr. Maher and Grace Durham, Director of Special Services, will be submitting applications to three different funding sources to cover this expense. The board voted to approve the stipends, contingent upon the hours worked, which will be documented on a time card for each social worker.
In a release from Dr. Maher, she says future board meetings will be live-streamed on the district’s website. The next meeting is scheduled to be held at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, April 21.