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Construction of the John C. Schiffer School is going extremely well, with a possibility the building could be substantially complete by mid-May.
Scott Stults, an assistant superintendent with Sheridan County School District 2, which owns the building, said that’s the hope at this time.
When planning first started for the Schiffer school – which is School District 2’s alternative high school – the school was intended to serve not only School District 2 but Sheridan County school districts 1 and 3 and the Johnson County School District.
Stults said that is still an option. He noted that Sheridan County School District 1 and the Johnson County school district have since instituted alternative high schools of their own. Sheridan County School District 3 currently doesn’t have an alternative school, and Stults said School District 2 would open Schiffer to high school students from all three of the other school districts.
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Sheridan County School District 2 set aside three days in February for parents to register their children for kindergarten next year, but in fact, according to Assistant Superintendent Scott Stults, parents can register their children at any time.
He said the one requirement is that the child must be 5 years old on or before Sept. 15.
In a report to School District 2 trustees earlier this month, Stults said kindergarten enrollment so far is up slightly from a year ago. He told trustees that in a typical year, the district sees around 50 students register between March and the beginning of school.
Trustees of Sheridan County School District 2 could decide this coming weekend whether to proceed with a pilot program of virtual instruction.
Scott Stults, who’s one of the district’s assistant superintendents, said trustees will meet in a retreat Saturday, and at that time, a third presentation will be made of a proposal by Assistant Superintendent Mitch Craft to offer a high school class, or classes, online.
Stults explained the procedure if trustees do, in fact, approve such a program.
Stults said virtual learning isn’t for everyone and is, in fact, very difficult for many students because they don’t have the structure in place. He said students who take classes virtually need a lot of self-initiative, a lot of responsibility and the dedication and commitment to do the coursework every day.