The Crawford County R-2 School District reported Sept. 23 that morale is high among administrators and students since the school year began.

Cuba High School Principal Michael Clutts said that his staff and students are filled with excitement as the Oct. 10 homecoming event quickly approaches.

“Things are going well. Morale is up,” Clutts said. “Students have been very positive, especially planning homecoming.”

Clutts also reported that there’s been a significant drop in discipline referrals from 51 at this time last year to just 18 from this year. He credits his advisory staff for the turnaround.

Student representative Allison Heads also echoed Clutt's sentiments of positivity and enthusiasm when giving her report of the beginning of the school year.

“With it being the beginning of the school year, everyone's still getting settled in,” Heads said. “Homecoming has been bringing excitement, clubs are active, and sports are going well.”

R-2 District Superintendent Dr. Scott Davidson reported that he was one of four Missouri superintendents selected to be in the state’s strategic planning committee. Davidson was positive when talking about the district’s current financial status.

“It feels good to be in a good financial place,” Davidson said.

School board president Jennifer Moreland was happy after hearing the positive reports.

“There are lots of good things we can be proud of,” Moreland said.

The only significant issue that the board voted on was to determine if the Learn Life Savers program that was presented in last month's meeting by Missouri tissue and organ registry coordinator Ian Collins would be approved. That program would teach students about being organ donors. The decision was tabled at the last meeting for board members to research and think about.

The board voted 7-0 to not utilize the Learn Life Savers curriculum and program.

The board unanimously voted to have its next monthly meeting on Oct. 28 instead of having it on its regularly scheduled third Thursday of the month.