Hays USD BOE to consider school resource officer

By CRISTINA JANNEY
Hays Post 

The Hays school board will consider the addition of a school resource officer with the assistance of a Safe and Secure Schools grant.

The grant will be for $47,611 with the local school district required to provide an equal match.

Superintendent Ron Wilson said district officials have been in discussions with the Hays Police Department on adding a school resource officer, but the position had not been in the budget for either the HPD or the school district.

The board also will hear a presentation from Shawn Henderson, Hays High School principal, and Heath Meder, Hays High art teacher, on the design process that has been completed over the last two months for the re-design of a new HHS logo/brand. 

Earlier this year district officials met with the community to discuss the logo for the new high school. A committee assigned to debate the Native American logo decided to keep the Indian mascot, keep the same school colors, but no longer use a person's image as a logo.

The board will hear a budget update as well as an update on the Roosevelt Elementary School bond project.

The board will consider several capital purchases.

The board will hear a request for the purchase of 30 business lab and 15 tech lab desktop machines for the Hays Middle School business lab and tech lab at a cost of $39,600.

It also will consider the purchase of 80 student computers for HHS at a cost of $53,331.

The board also will consider approval of a renovation of the Hays High dish room at a cost of $53,884.

The board also will hear a report on the student handbook, Kansas Association of School Board policies and conduct its annual reorganization.