By CRISTINA JANNEY
Hays Post

After dropping student fees by $45 last year, Hays school officials are recommending to keep them the same for the 2018-19 school year.

The workbook/material fees dropped from $135 per student per year to $90 this school year after the district received an influx of funding from the state.

Shanna Dinkel, assistant superintendent is set to review the district’s first accreditation report to the Kansas Department of Education under its new accreditation system. The system looks at education aspects such as civic engagement, student’s social and emotional growth and post-secondary education or employment after graduation.

The board will continue to discuss long-range facilities planning. At its last meeting, the board decided to issue a survey to the community that addressed the district’s last bond attempt in November 2017, which failed.

The district will take up multiple housekeeping issues, including a property insurance contract, worker’s compensation contract, copier lease bids, renewal of the Kansas Association of School Boards membership, board meeting calendar and school calendar.

The proposed 2018-19 school calendar has school starting Aug. 15 and releasing on May 17. The proposal adds Jan. 7 as a student day instead of a teacher contract day.