<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=2RB6Pw_1H3vFUmd00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=2RB6Pw_1H3vFUmd00" width="2000" height="1333" ><figcaption>Caverna Board of Education members Allison Dennison, left, Chairwoman Jennifer Briggs and Wayne Hatcher are pictured during Thursday's meeting. The board approved a shortened school day for a student receiving special education services and discussed a proposed $70,000 mathematics grant application. Gage Wilson/For Glasgow News 1</figcaption></figure>For Glasgow News 1Caverna Independent Schools will seek $70,000 in state grant funding to support early mathematics instruction following a brief meeting of the district’s Board of Education Thursday.Superintendent Amanda Abell told board members the district plans to apply for funding through the Kentucky Department of Education’s Numeracy Counts program, which provides grants for mathematics curriculum and related teacher training.The competitive grant program is expected to award funding to 50 districts during the upcoming cycle, compared to 40 in the previous year. Applications are due Nov. 17.Board members also approved a shortened school day for a student receiving special education services following a physician’s recommendation.“We have a special education student who has a physician recommended statement for shortening their school days,” Abell explained. “The ARC committee has already approved that.”The Admissions and Release Committee, or ARC, is responsible for determining appropriate educational services and accommodations for students with disabilities.Questions arose over how the student would meet educational requirements while attending fewer hours of school.“When the waiver goes in it’s as though they were here,” said Special Education Coordinator Cindy Green. “It is what they need to be successful.”The board also approved the district’s dyslexia plan on second reading. The plan, previously discussed during the board’s October meeting, outlines the district’s approach to identifying students with characteristics of dyslexia and providing appropriate instructional support.In other business, board members approved the disposal of a commercial fryer that could no longer be repaired. Abell also discussed preparations for December’s meeting, which is expected to include consideration of the district’s Comprehensive District Improvement Plan and Comprehensive School Improvement Plans.The board’s next meeting is expected to be held Dec. 10.Key Facts:– Caverna Board of Education plans to apply for a $70,000 Numeracy Counts state grant for early math instruction.– Superintendent Amanda Abell said the grant would fund math curriculum and teacher training.– Applications to the Kentucky Department of Education program are due Nov. 17.– The Numeracy Counts program is expected to fund 50 districts statewide this cycle, up from 40 previously.– The board approved a physician-recommended shortened school day for a special education student.– Officials said the student will remain in compliance with educational requirements while attending fewer hours.– The district’s dyslexia plan was approved on second reading.– The board also approved disposal of an unrepaired commercial fryer.– December’s meeting is expected to include district and school improvement plans.– The next board meeting is expected to be held Dec. 10. </div></body>

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