MASON CITY – The Board of Education will meet in a Committee of the Whole work/study session to be held at 5:30 p.m. on Monday, November 1, 2021, in the Board Room of the Administrative Center, 1515 S. Pennsylvania Ave., Mason City, Iowa.
The board will begin its search for a new school superintendent, current superintendent Dave Versteeg is leaving the district. Trent Grundmeyer of Grundmeyer Leader Search will present a proposal to the Board on conducting the superintendent search. The estimated cost is $15,489.84.
Also on the agenda for the evening:
I. World Food Prize Youth Institute Recognition & Presentation – Kale DiMarco
II. Annual Facilities Inspection Report – Todd Huff
Board Policy 804.1 calls for an annual review of general maintenance duties and facility (conditions) planned or scheduled by the Facilities Office with intended frequencies listed. Todd Huff will recap the district’s 5 Year Plan.
III. Presentation on Mohawk Mascot Retirement – Tom Stalker
IV. Construction Update
V. IASB Convention Reflections
VI. Return to Learn Plan Update
No action will be taken at this work/study session.
14 thoughts on “Mason City School Board to meet Monday night, discuss permanent banishment of Mohawk monicker and logo”
I say we go the with Mason City Indians, chiefs, redskins, or Sioux !!
What was the MC monicker before it was MOHAWKS?
If this was’nt a far left leaning site we would gladly subscribe – right peas/tatters ?
If they vote for name change they lawfully have to draw up a petition and have it voted on by parents of each family in attendance it MC high school – if not sue them and fire them p SIMPLE don’t let these mad marxists take over.
No, they don’t and you can’t “fire” them.
Why would anyone want to be associated with native americans in the first place? A bunch of drunken, doped up losers who had nothing to complain about until someone said that their feelings were hurt. Let them rot. Too bad the smallpox infected blankets didn’t do what they were supposed to do.
Isn’t the first part taken right from your resume? If it isn’t, it should be.
Until a petition is offered by the school board to each family that has a student enrolled in MSHS and the final tally of said petition is in favorer of a name change they are acting WITHOUT AUTHORITY TO DO THIS ON THEIR OWN. No parent wants a name change or former students- Just more social liberal woke double talk BS. Get rid of these basement dwellers.
The school board could use the approach of the late baseball coach, I remember him saying I can’t make you get a haircut, but guess who passes out the uniforms. Don’t change the name just never use it for anything. In a few years everyone will forget about it and then it can be made official.
I am sure there are thousands of former MCHS students that do not care at all what the mascot is. So now we have to listen to the few that are making some noise.
That’s the way Liberals work, loudest squeaky wheel get the oil.
The squeaky wheel gets the oil, or gets replaced.
If you’d ever actually met some native Americans, you would realize they can not be offended. In fact, they themselves are quite offensive. Offer them a check, and their feelings will change. Just a bunch of drunk losers who are all too comfortable with addiction and crime. They should be honored that anyone would want to name their team after their tribe of scoundrels. What about all the county, town and river names around the Midwest that use Indian names? Gonna change them too?
The Mohawk tribe were actually cannibals. That is really offensive