Knox School Board Approves List of Summer School Teachers

 

The Knox School Board has finalized arrangements for next month’s summer school classes. On Monday, board members approved a list of 19 summer school teachers and aides. However, Interim Superintendent Jim Dermody explained that each middle and high school class will only be offered if at least 15 students sign up, due to Indiana Department of Education funding guidelines.

One somewhat unique offering at the high school level will be Animal Science. Principal Elizabeth Ratliff said meeting the minimum enrollment shouldn’t be a problem. “I have a waiting list right now of a couple of students, also, for it,” she said. “The issue is how we’re going to transport them if they get larger than a certain size. And it’s really going to be a field science, where they’re out in the woods with Mr. [Mark] Krom doing all kinds of crazy animal stuff. So it’s going to be a very exciting class for them, and he does have enough for enrollment for that.”

Summer school classes will be offered at the middle and high school level June 5 through 29 from 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Monday through Thursday. Elementary school classes will take place June 5 through 22 from 8:00 to 11:00 a.m. Monday through Thursday.

In other personnel action Monday, the school board accepted the retirement of third grade teacher Kim Gingher. Dermody said she began her teaching career in 1977 and came to Knox in 1998 as the middle school librarian. Gingher has been teaching third grade at Knox Elementary since 2012.