Randi Anderson

Shawano School District wants more officers in schools

Published by admin on Thu, 07/16/2020 - 3:19pm

The Shawano School District is looking at bolstering its relationship with the Shawano Police Department, even as other Wisconsin school districts are taking action to cut ties with the police.

Superintendent Randi Anderson told the district’s finance committee on July 15 that there has been discussion of having a second school resource officer in the halls of its schools. She noted that it has been a discussion she has been having with Shawano Police Chief Dan Mauel since she was hired by the district a year ago.

Construction projects at Shawano schools on ‘pause’

Published by admin on Tue, 06/23/2020 - 3:36pm

The summer months are usually very busy for construction crews at area schools as reduced student counts allow for maintenance and construction capital projects to commence.

This summer, however, the hammers and saws in Shawano schools are silent as many of the planned projects are on hold, according to Shawano School District Superintendent Randi Anderson. She announced the news last week during a meeting with the district’s buildings and grounds committee.

“All major projects have been put on pause,” Anderson said.

Shawano school mulls re-opening

Published by admin on Tue, 06/02/2020 - 12:33pm

SHAWANO – The Shawano School Board wrestled Monday night with how to reopen local schools this fall.

Randi Anderson, district administrator, said the schools are weighing four approaches to reentry, ranging from a continuation of 100% virtual instruction to having all 2,300 students and 300-plus staff back for face-to-face instruction.

Anderson said several times during the meeting, “Absolutely. I want our students, our staff back in our buildings.” She said she was not advocating 100% virtual instruction, “but we have to be ready for it.”

School board to look at allowing student members

Published by admin on Tue, 03/10/2020 - 3:15pm

SHAWANO — High school students might be invited to sit on the Shawano School Board, if a planned policy is approved by the board Monday.

Superintendent Randi Anderson brought the policy to the district’s policy and curriculum committee this week. Her proposal would be to have a junior and a senior from Shawano Community High School sit in at board meetings and join in the discussion on issues.

“My proposal is that they will serve a two-year term” for the junior and senior years, Anderson said. “That gives them two years to be an active board member.”

Old town hall could become alternative academy

Published by admin on Mon, 02/17/2020 - 3:54pm

SHAWANO — The Shawano School District has plans to restore the former Wescott Town Hall to an institute of learning, if plans discussed at the executive committee meeting on Feb. 12 move forward.

Teacher of the Year award revived, expanded

Published by admin on Fri, 02/14/2020 - 3:42pm

SHAWANO — The Shawano School District is looking to change its Teacher of the Year program, but it will need to raise at least $5,000 to make its plans come to fruition.

The district’s executive committee met Wednesday and discussed changing the parameters now that the Jefferies Fund, which provided the original donation for the award, has been depleted. Until last year, the district honored a teacher annually at Shawano Community High School’s graduation.

Changes planned for school meal payment policy

Published by admin on Fri, 01/17/2020 - 5:43pm

SHAWANO — Vague wording in the Shawano School District’s policy on negative meal account balances has meant confusion for parents and staff.

That could be changing, as the district’s policy and curriculum committee met Monday to discuss new guidelines that would apply at all schools and not make the cutoff point open to interpretation by individual schools. The current policy is confusing for parents who learn they’re behind in paying for their children’s meals and for staff who are unclear what the threshold is for negative balances.