The Green Ridge R-8 School District will be installing a new phone system over the summer to be compliant with regulations mandated by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).

The Board of Education held a discussion over the district’s phone system during its February meeting, where Superintendent Jonathan Petersen explained that the mandate requires 911 dispatchers to be able to trace the call back to the specific classroom on the campus.

 

The new phone system will also allow staff to access their voice mail through their email and provide a building directory for the district’s main phone number.

In other news from February’s board meeting, the board announced the hiring of a new baseball coach for this spring’s co-op with La Monte.

 

The board is also still looking to fill several openings for the next school year, including a High School Math teacher, full-time PE teacher, and a Family and Consumer Sciences (FACS) teacher. The Board of Education will next meet on Tuesday, March 17th.