School board filing begins Monday
Persons interested in running for open seats on area school boards can begin iling nomination papers Monday, July 8.
Persons interested in running for the school board must reside in the director district they are seeking election, must file an affidavit of candidacy and must complete a nomination petition with at least 29 signatures from eligible voters in the BC-IG School District.
Director district maps are available at the central office or on the Iowa Secretary of State’s website at: http://sos.iowa.gov/elections/maps/SchDist. html.
Odebolt-Arthur has two members with expiring terms. They are Brad Lundell of Kiron and Naomi Lozier of Arthur. As of July 1, Lundell and Lozier have taken out papers. Ron Meier of Odebolt has also taken out papers.
O-A nomination papers are available at the Odebolt-Arthur building, 600 S. Maple St. in Odebolt, Monday through Friday, 7:30 a. m. to 4:30 p. m., or by emailing board secretary Leonard at kleonard@oabcig.org.Fourteen signatures are required from eligible voters in the O-A School District.
Cranston ordination
Derick Cranston, formerly of Odebolt and son of Jeff and Deb Cranston of Odebolt, will receive The Rite of Ordination to the Deaconate on July 13 at the Sacred Heart Cathedral in Davenport.
Cranston started his journey five years ago and has completed his studies. He also earned his Pastoral Degree and will be the Deacon for three parishes. Cranston, and his wife, Kim, and their daughter, Angel Marie, live in Kalona.
O-A, BC-IG Schools get STEM programs
The Governor’s STEM Advisory Council has released the list of 987 schools, museums, clubs and other educational organizations that will deliver STEM Scale-Up Programs to their students during the 2013-14 school year.
More than 92,833 PreK-12 students across the state will have the opportunity to take part in one or more of nine exemplary STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) programs selected through a competitive review process by the Council.
Local participants will include the BC-IG Intermediate School, O-A TAG and the O-A/ BC-IG High School.
Thanks to a $4.7 million appropriation that was approved during this year’s Iowa Legislative session, the Council is able to offer these programs for a second year. The state’s investment is being leveraged by cost-sharing on the part of programmers and recipients.
“We introduced STEM Scale-Up programs for 2012-2013 and 38,000 Iowa school children were introduced to new ways to explore math and science in their worlds,” said Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds, co-chair of the Governor’s STEM Advisory Council. “For many students, it was the irst time they had access to such resources.”
These awards are not “grants” in the traditional sense, as no money is given to the school or organization that is hosting the programming. Rather, educators sign up to have the program delivered to their class or club. The STEM education programs are managed through the Council’s network of six regional STEM hubs, each led by a regional manager, with guidance from regional advisory boards.
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