The Griswold School Board Monday evening approved an alteration in the last day of the current school year. Superintendent Dana Kunze said “We have enough hours in our calendar…that more than cover the requirement for the State of Iowa’s hours of instructional time,” but because of snow day cancellations, students will be coming back for one and a-half days after Memorial Day. The students’ last day of attendance will be May 27^th. Teachers, however will still have contractual obligations to fulfill, and are not subject to the change.

In other business, the Griswold School Board approved the process for the hiring of a Middle School/High School Principal. The Board directed the three administrators to take the list of applicants and whittle the candidates down to those most likely to move on in the selection process. Those candidates will be video interviewed, and a further recommendation will be made to the Board.

Dana said the person who fills his (Superintendent) position, may choose to interview those candidates as well, assuming they are hired in-time. In other business, Kunze said the Griswold School Board will be seeking input from the community to serve on a committee to decide the future of district facilities.

They’ll be asking for volunteers to serve on a committee that will review facilities and the three campuses. The committee will conduct public meetings and receive input months down the road, before reporting their recommendations to the School Board.