Must've Done Something Good by Cheryl Cory

'I would like to see the mask mandate revisited, revised and parents and students given the option of wearing masks,' she said. 'I prefer no masks but support options to the mask mandate. But like Denison, Thompson would like to see the mask mandate reviewed. She applauded Folks for giving an update of cases and quarantined students at the beginning of each board meeting.

Thompson said Superintendent Folks has implemented an effective policy of giving the parents the choice of quarantining their child, should they be exposed to COVID-19 at school. 'Every time that we make a decision in 308, I think it's really important to go back and revisit to see if it the decision is accomplishing what our goal was, and our goal was to keep students in their seats and have them in class.' Whether that means that it's time to do something different than what we're doing or not, I don't know, because I need to look at the numbers and really sort out what we think is best,' Denison said. 'When we talked about our plan with masking with the district overall, we promised our staff or students, our families, our constituents that we would talk about them again. During the last board meeting, Denison asked Mike Folks, the district's superintendent, if this ruling could be revisited soon. Hutchinson Schools introduced a mask mandate in August. Here are the results for each race On COVID-19, school mask mandates More: Most incumbents hold onto Reno County school board seats. Anyone that's worked with me knows how important facts and data are to me when I'm making decisions.'Īll three members want to increase community awareness, making sure both the parents and community members participate in the school district. Two of her children are recent graduates she still has one, a junior, in high school.īeing a clinical researcher, Dennison said, she is always looking at making 'sure the data is accurate and any research that was done was done with integrity.

'I would say in general, my leadership style is more to kind of take the temperature and observe how the board interacts and works together,' Corey said.ĭenison has served on the board since 2015, taking the office of president twice. The Hutchinson School Board will see two new faces come January, with Kail Denison being voted in for another term.Ĭheryl Thompson, a retired nurse and human resources manager, said her 'most crucial mandate is to come alongside parents in the education of their children and to recognize children belong to their parents and not the schools.'Īs for Laura Corey, who holds a master's degree in mental health and has three children who range from pre-school to 5th grade, she said she plans to listen.

Must've Done Something Good by Cheryl Cory