U234 Board of Education Minutes of March 2

Members of the USD 234 Board of Education met on Monday, March 2, at the Board of Education office for their regular monthly meeting.

President David Stewart opened the meeting. The board approved the official agenda. The board also approved the consent agenda as follows:

  1. Minutes
  2. Bills and Claims
  3. Payroll – February 20, 2020 – $1,394,668.42
  4. Financial Report
  5. Bond Proceeds Reconciliation
  6. Activity Fund Accounts

Stephanie George, KNEA President, presented a report. Administrators from each building shared information with board members.

Superintendent Ted Hessong discussed legislative updates, a Stop School Violence grant, daily attendance rates, and Public School Week.

Gina Shelton, Business Manager, gave a report on the Business Department.

Board members approved the following items:

  • Resolution 19-09 Taxable General Obligation Refunding Bonds, Series 2020
  • Fort Scott High School course additions/changes for 2020-21

The board tabled action on handbook changes for the Fort Scott High School Parent/Student Handbook.

Board members shared comments and then went into executive session to discuss personnel matters for nonelected personnel and returned to open meeting. The board then went into executive session to discuss matters relating to employer-employee negotiations and returned to open meeting. The board approved the following employment matters:

  1. Retirement of Ellen Kendrick, high school art teacher, effective at the end of the 2019-20 school year
  2. Resignation of Emily Clayton, high school teacher aide, effective March 6, 2020
  3. Extension of contract for Ted Hessong, Superintendent, through the 2021-22 school year
  4. Employment of administrators for the 2020-21 school year

Amber Toth – Principal – Fort Scott High School

Robyn Kelso – Assistant Principal – Fort Scott High School

David Brown – Principal – Fort Scott Middle School

Matt Harris – Assistant Principal – Fort Scott Middle School

Stephanie Witt – Principal – Eugene Ware School

Joy McGhee – Principal – Winfield Scott School

Martin Altieri – Assistant Principal – Winfield Scott School

Andrea Scott – Principal – Fort Scott Preschool Center

Rick Scholes – Special Education Coordinator

  1. Employment of district directors for the 2020-21 school year

Joe Allen – Transportation Director

Robin Button – Food Service Director

Jeff DeLaTorre – Fort Scott High School Athletic/Activities Director

Daniel Koppa – Facilities Director

Stephen Mitchell – Technology Director

  1. Employment of Gina Shelton, Business Manager/Board Clerk, for the 2020-21 school year
  2. Employment of Breann Eden as Winfield Scott art teacher for the 2020-21 school year
  3. Employment of Torrie Singmaster as a Winfield Scott first grade teacher for the 2020-21 school year
  4. Resignation of Jeff DeLaTorre as high school head boys’ basketball coach, effective at the end of the 2019-20 season
  5. Resignation of Drew Graham, high school assistant baseball coach, for the 2019-20 school year
  6. Employment of Josh Messer as a high school assistant baseball coach for the 2019-20 school year
  7. Termination of James Feezell, Eugene Ware 12-month custodian, effective February 28, 2020
  8. Transfer of Terry Barrager, Eugene Ware/Winfield Scott 10-month custodian, to Eugene Ware 12-month custodian for the remainder of the 2019-20 school year
  9. Addition of a high school CTE computer teaching position for the 2020-21 school year

The board adjourned

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