Litchfield School Board Meeting

The Litchfield School Board received the annual audit report last night from Crystal Vossen Seiffert of Conway, Deuth & Schiesing. The Board approved of the report. Seiffert says no compliance issues were noted and no difficulties were encountered. She thanked Business Manager Jesse Johnson and the staff for their assistance in the auditing process.

The Board also received the Triennial Wellness Assessment report from staff members Amy Kotzer, Kathy Grabow and Andrea Michels. Kotzer says they evaluated how the District’s wellness policies and practices align with federal requirements. She says they focused on 6 key areas – nutrition education, school meals, physical education and activity, nutrition standards for snacks and beverages, staff wellness, and community involvement. Grabow says they found out that they have good goals and are in compliance. Michels says the District is collaborating with the local community – such as the farm to school food program, having the FFA students speak to Middle School students about how to produce food, staff role modeling, and promoting walking and biking to school.

Superintendent Susan Burris told the Litchfield School Board that next week is American Education Week and efforts are being made to thank the staff. She also told the Board that the Litchfield High School Hall of Fame ceremony went well last Friday evening with about 100 people attending; and there was good news as no asbestos or lead were detected in tiles in the pool area as the renovation project there is ready to begin.

Also last night, student council representative Kelsey Palmer told the Litchfield School Board that they will be hosting a blood drive on Thursday in the new Litchfield Area Recreation Center.