{"id":12313,"date":"2014-03-13T13:18:02","date_gmt":"2014-03-13T13:18:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/independentweekender.com\/?p=12313"},"modified":"2014-03-13T13:18:02","modified_gmt":"2014-03-13T13:18:02","slug":"mt-view-faces-soggy-spring-sports-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greenstreetdata.com\/PS\/2014\/03\/13\/mt-view-faces-soggy-spring-sports-season\/","title":{"rendered":"Mt. View faces soggy spring sports season"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Tom Fontana
\nCorrespondent<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cI have a bad feeling about this year.\u201d Robert Taylor, Mt. View building maintenance director, told the school board Monday night, March 10.
\nThe high school baseball fields that are usually soggy every spring may be even worse this year, he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI walked out there today,\u201d Taylor said, \u201cand I walked all the way on hard snow. It\u2019s still completely covered. And who knows how deep the ground underneath is frozen.\u201d<\/p>\n

He indicated that once it begins to thaw, it may take longer than usual to drain and dry. \u201cThose fields are low,\u201d he told the Independent, \u201cand don\u2019t get a good breeze going over, so the water just sits there. The field at the elementary school is higher, so it\u2019s usually not a problem.\u201d<\/p>\n

Depending on the weather, Taylor predicted it may take longer than usual to have the high school fields ready for the baseball season.<\/p>\n

On a positive note, Taylor was very pleased that the board approved the purchase of a small, but versatile 4-wheel drive utility vehicle \u2013 a Kubota RTV 1100 \u2013 from Timberline Lawn & RV Inc. in Montrose. Cost of the equipment was quoted at $21,700, but Taylor said the district should receive a $6,000 rebate through a state program.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s smaller and lighter than the failing 30-year-old truck we\u2019ve been using,\u201d Taylor explained. \u201cWith the Kubota, we\u2019ll be able to haul equipment out to the field, and pull the drags to maintain the baseball infield. It\u2019s also small enough that we can put a plow on the front to clear snow from the sidewalks.\u201d<\/p>\n

He said the vehicle should be delivered in about a week. \u201cIf this winter weather breaks,\u201d Taylor added, \u201cwe\u2019ll be able to get started on those fields right away, but who knows right now what\u2019s out there.\u201d<\/p>\n

Karen Voigt, director of curriculum, presented the board with a proposed \u201ccomprehensive plan\u201d for the future of the district.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis plan gets to the meat of what students need for the next six years,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

She insisted that the district has a definite, clear mission: \u201cto prepare our students for success\u2026by encouraging them to master skills necessary to become independent, lifelong learners.\u201d<\/p>\n

Four goals include: academically challenge and support all students; assure students feel safe, valued and respected; increase the graduation rate; and maximize community involvement and resources.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe also want to challenge our best students,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n

She said the comprehensive plan would be posted on the district website, or be available at the district office.<\/p>\n

Board president Thomas Stoddard expressed his concern over admissions to the pre-kindergarten program, referencing a problem with a student who may not have been ready for the program this year.<\/p>\n

\u201cIs there a mechanism to determine if a student isn\u2019t ready to be in that program?\u201d he asked elementary school principal Christine Kelly.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe grant for the program is based on targeting at-risk students,\u201d she explained. \u201cReceiving that money could be in jeopardy if we start turning away students who are at risk.\u201d<\/p>\n

In other business:
\n*The board approved updates of several harassment and bullying policies;
\n*Corrected the title of Rex Tiffany to be junior varsity softball coach, not assistant.<\/p>\n

*Appointed co-coaches for girls junior high softball Megan Clough and Alisha Marmo.<\/p>\n

Former board member Todd Adams asked the board to review the district\u2019s policy on Sunday sports practices.<\/p>\n

\u201cPractices used to be banned on Sundays,\u201d he said, \u201cbut there\u2019s nothing in the handbook about that now. I would also like to see that added. And currently there is no assurance in the policy that students who don\u2019t attend a Sunday practice will not be penalized.\u201d<\/p>\n

He said a policy banning Sunday practice used to be in the handbook, but was dropped several years ago as unnecessary when the board ordered the school buildings kept closed on Sundays as a cost-cutting measure.<\/p>\n

Director Jason Richmond pointed out that girls\u2019 varsity basketball games are sometimes played on Mondays. \u201cIn that case, it could be seen as a disadvantage to the team if they can\u2019t practice on Sunday,\u201d he said.
\nNo action was taken on Adams\u2019 suggestion, and there was no further discussion.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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