The graduation ceremony will be held in the competition gym, confirmed school board President Dave Stoakes. “The stage will be set up in the east end of the gym, with both sets of bleachers pulled out.”

But school isn’t out yet, and the school board members received a bit of education during the meeting.

As part of the Superintendents report, Berninghaus began the process of explaining different steps involved with future construction possibilities for the Webster City High School. He spoke briefly about several potential funding options, and noted that the property tax reform bill, which had not yet been signed, would impact one of the funding options.

Also, in line with the future building project, one of the recommendations Berninghaus made was to form a High School Facilities Advisory Committee, and suggested each board member recommend two to three names to make up the committee.

“We will still have public engagement,” Berninghaus said. Developing community input through public meetings will be part of the process.

“But the decisions will still be from the school board,” he confirmed.

During his report, Berninghaus also explained three different types of construction management options, with a recommendation that the board look most seriously at a construction manager as an agent. He explained that this agreement increased transparency, would lower overall fees and provide more flexibility.

Also during the meeting, Ayn Eklund, assistant principal at Webster City High School, explained some of the reports she has been working on, noting that they have a renewed focus on enhancing career awareness in the schools. They are now establishing a four year plan for students as they enter high school, and help them map out areas of studies based on their interests and skills.

One of the programs, the work-based internships, recognized a dozen students who are participating with this program. Kurt Veldhuizen, who is the instructor for this program, was recognized during the meeting for this positive program. Also commended during the meeting was the performance of the high school band and vocal departments at competition recently.

It was also noted that there were no plans at this time for elementary grade alignment.

The next school board meeting will be held at 6 p.m. on June 8.