Carroll superintendent John Sayers informed the school board Monday night that Performance Services is interested in doing a wind study in this part of Carroll County.

He said maps show there is a wind line that runs through the south side of Carroll school property. Sayers stated he was told it would cost $46,000 to do a study. It would involve putting up a tower, collecting data, and then removing the tower. Data would be collected for three months.

Sayers said Performance Services would pay part of the cost, Carroll County Economic Development Corporation has indicated a willingness to pay a portion, a state grant would be pursued, and the school corporation would be asked to pay $1,500.

The board will gather more information and discuss the request later.

A common wage scale committee was appointed, related to the junior-senior high school chiller project. Serv- ing will be Sayers, board member Rick Eller, and community member Ed Johnson. Sayers explained that there will be a hearing, and a construction wage will be established.

Sayers announced an additional member on the school technology committee – Wyndham Traxler-Carter.

The board approved a fundraising request from National Honor Society to sell baked goods at basketball games, beginning in January. Proceeds will go to the Cookies for Kids cancer research project.

Charles Huckstep, Carroll Jr.-Sr. High School principal, presented reports on the school’s “failure list,” Credit Recovery, graduation rate, and attendance rate.

Students with failing grades lose eligibility for driving and athletics. Eligibility is determined at Progress Report (midterm) time and again at the end of the grading period.

At midterm of the second nine weeks (Nov. 25), students who had failing grades were nine seniors, 19 juniors, 16 sophomores, six freshman, nine eighth graders, and 17 seventh graders.

Grade levels that showed increases in failing grades from the end of the first nine weeks to the midterm of the second nine weeks are seventh graders, freshmen, sophomores, and juniors. Most notably, sophomores had five students with failing grades at the end of the nine weeks, and 16 at midterm. Seventh graders had the second highest increase, from 11 failing students to 17. Seniors went down by four students, and eighth graders had one less at midterm than at the end of the grading period.

Besides eligibility loss, students with failing grades are required to attend lunch time study halls. There are currently two such study halls under way.

Another program, called Credit Recovery, allows students to bring up their final grades in courses they have failed. The program was just started this year, and Huckstep said one person has graduated from the program, bringing up his grade in English 12. Others have scheduled completion dates in April.

Huckstep reported that the graduation rate and attendance rate for 2008-2009 are both up from previous years. He said Carroll’s graduation rate is 94 percent, and attendance rate is 96.4 percent. Carroll’s graduation rate for 2007-2008 was 82.1 percent; for 2006-2007, 81 percent; and 2005-2006, 86.5 percent.

The next school board meeting will be Dec. 15 at the Administration Building. The time has been changed from 7:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. The board will have an executive session and work session before the meeting, and if necessary, the work session will continue after the meeting.