Orchard School Board Sets Community Meeting

Future planning was the main discussion at Orchard’s Original Board meeting on Monday night.

Board member Nathan Schwager brought up the point that people may not want to sit through the potential multiple-hours-long meeting between the Clearwater, Orchard, Ewing and Verdigre school boards on Jan. 30, in which Dr. Bob Uhling and Dr. Craig Pease will present information on various school options.

Because of this, members of the Orchard Original Board decided to condense the findings presented at the Jan. 30 meeting, and present the condensed findings to the public on Feb. 20 at 7 p.m.

The main topic of discussion during Orchard’s Advisory Board meeting was the AQuESST ratings, in which the Orchard Elementary School received a great classification, the Orchard Middle School received a good classification and Orchard High School received the highest classification of excellent. The Nebraska Unified District 1 as a whole received a great classification.

The next board meeting will be held on Feb. 6.

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