The June 15 meeting of the Phillips School Board wrapped up last school year and introduced the coming school year. Testing has concluded, with district administrator Rick Morgan saying that the district is overall very pleased with the results they have in hand. The district has still not received the district-wide ACT test results, although students are able to access their individual results. Results from the Badger exam test should be received at the district by mid-summer.
Changes will be coming for high school students this fall with the implementation of a new scheduling system, which returns students to a five-period day. For the past three years, the high school has been using an eight-period day, which was instituted more because of cuts and reductions than because it would be a good fit with Phillips students, according to principal Colin Hoogland. In the interest of using their resources to the best of their abilities, PHS staff felt the eight-hour days were ineffective and unproductive.
The schedule that will be implemented during the 2015-16 school year has been in development since August 2014 when a committee was formed with the end goal of creating a schedule that would work long-term for the district. “Our kids are involved in so much – extra curriculars, sports – we needed something that works for them,” Hoogland added.
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