NORTHWOOD - Northwood school officials are checking into the viability and sustainability of student drug testing.
High school Principal Joe Gagel told the sect board Tuesday that grant money to cover the cost of testing was available through the Wood County Educational Service Center.
The cost for scholar to test as far for example concerns drug use would be about $15, he said, with an additional $15 charged if the province decided to also test for alcohol use. He is checking with area firms to determine which provides the most cost-effective service for administering the test.
Gagel did suggest that the district make sure completely safeguards are in place before initiating the testing, "because we be delivered of to sell this to our parents."
"It’s matter of fact in the workplace," board member Denise Niese pointed out.
The principal said he wasn’cheek by jowl sure a program could be in place for the start of school in August; the idea of beginning testing moiety way through the year, with hibernate athletics and extracurriculars, did not appeal to board members.
Board President Scott Phelps in like manner wondered how the district would pay on account of testing once the three-year grant expired, and how "extracurricular" would be defined.
Locally, Rossford, Otsego and Lake school convoy drug testing of students active in muscular contests and extracurricular clubs and groups. At least two of those districts pass along the cost of testing to students.
"The purpose of this is not to catch kids," Gagel said. "The purpose of this is to prevent, to give kids an wanting."
He added that any student that has to pay to participate in a sport or extracurricular - a new cost implemented this fall - would be subject to the testing. Groups such as National Honor Society, key contribute and student meeting would be exempt - but members would be subject to testing if involved in other activities.
"It’s also not designed to have existence punitive," added Superintendent Greg Clark, adding that the service is light on punishment but heavy on intervention.
One of the requirements to accessing county drug money would subsist surveying students at the raise of the school year, and again at the end to gauge their attitudes on illegal drug use.
Board portion Jim Phelps in like manner suggested testing should be done in grades lower than 9-12.
Also at Tuesday’s meeting, the board:
¥ Recognized retiring cane members Henry Gloria, custodian, 20 years; Jim Stewart, guidance counselor, 37 years; John Henzler, media specialist, 37 years; and Alice Puls, 29 years; Rosemary "Mrs. Mike" Mikolajczyk, 32 years; Helen Young, 28 years; and Mary Kay Karrick, 26 years.
¥ Set its nearest meeting with a view to July 14 at 6 p.m. A board retreat and tour of buildings will be held Aug. 11.
¥ Approved temporary appropriations for fiscal year 2008-09 at $10.4 million; a permanent budget will have existence approved in September.
¥ Learned that food service was self-sustaining this past year, and ended the year at approximately $20,000 in the black.
¥ Heard one update from elementary Principal Christie McPherson on the move of Lark Elementary teachers to the Olney building, and the now-combined efforts of elementary parent organizations.
¥ Answered questions directed through Niese on the role of the Athletic Council, which consists of two committee members, two principals and two athletic directors. Specifically, she questioned the consistency of the council’session involvement in the hiring of coaches and discipline matters.
Phelps, a member of council, agreed that because the board does not sit in on teacher hirings, there was no need for board members - or the council - to take part in the hiring of coaching staff.
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