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Fort Scott, Government, Schools

BOARD OF EDUCATION SPECIAL MEETING NEWS RELEASE

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There is a change in the  USD234 District calendar for the last day of school, it is now May 16 not May 17.

Monday, March 27, 2023

 

Members of the USD 234 Board of Education met at 5:30 p.m. on Monday, March 27, 2023, for a special board meeting at the board office.

 

President Danny Brown opened the meeting.

 

The board heard from Greg Vahrenberg regarding funding options for financing the FSHS HVAC and energy savings project. The board then passed Resolution 22-12 for purpose of determining the advisability of financing the acquisition and installation of certain energy conservation measures by the execution and delivery of a lease purchase agreement certificates of participation, Series 2023, in such lease purchase agreement.

 

The board then heard from Jason Dial regarding the PACT Agreement with TRANE for the purposes of the FSHS HVAC and energy savings project in the amount of $8,246,225 with the first payment in March 2023 in the amount of $1,500,000. The contract includes a 5-year parts and labor warranty. The agreement includes FSHS HVAC improvements, electrical work, installation of solar panels and LED lighting to capture energy savings.

 

The board approved changing the District Calendar to move the last day of school for students to May 16, 2023, and for May 17, 2023, to become a district-wide professional development day.

 

The board went into an executive session for personnel matters.

 

In addition to the above, the board approved the following items:

  • Purchase of two vehicles for maintenance use
  • Approval of Personnel Report (following)

 

President Danny Brown adjourned the meeting.

 

 

 

PERSONNEL REPORT – APPROVED EMPLOYMENT

March 27, 2023

 

 

RESIGNATIONS/TERMINATIONS/RETIREMENTS:

  • Anderson Fowler, Bethany – Resignation – FSHS English Teacher at the end of the 2022-23 school year
  • Bingesser, Carol – Resignation – FSMS Boys and Girls Basketball Coach at the end of the 2022-23 school year
  • Carter, Leah – Resignation – FSMS Summer Conditioning, effective 03/08/23
  • DeMott, Kelsey – Resignation – Eugene Ware Special Education Teacher at the end of the 2022-23 school year
  • Guiles, Peyton – Resignation – Eugene Ware Special Education Teacher at the end of the 2022-23 school year
  • Hudiburg, Kenneth – Resignation – FSMS Boys and Girls Basketball Coach at the end of the 2022-23 school year
  • Sanborn, Shelly – Resignation – FSHS Special Education Teacher at the end of the 2022-23 school year

 

EMPLOYMENT/REASSIGNMENTS:

  • Altic, Xoe – Eugene Ware Elementary 3rd Grade Teacher for the 2023-24 school year
  • Comstock, Tracy – FSHS English Teacher for the 2023-24 school year
  • Griffetts, Christopher – Transfer from Eugene Ware Elementary Art Teacher to FSHS Art Teacher for the 2023-24 school year
  • Gumfory, Chelsea – FSMS 8th Grade Math Teacher for the 2023-24 school year
  • Hendricks, Caleb – Winfield Scott Physical Education Teacher for the 2023-24 school year
  • Norris, Danielle – Transfer from Eugene Ware Elementary 4th Grade Teacher to Eugene Ware Special Education Teacher for the 2023-24 school year
  • Woods, Nicholas – FSHS Social Studies Teacher for the 2023-24 school year
Fort Scott, Schools

U234 Board of Education Special Meeting Agenda March 27

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BOARD OF EDUCATION SPECIAL MEETING

MARCH 27, 2023 – 5:30 P.M.

PUBLIC AGENDA

 

1.0       Call Meeting to Order         

Danny Brown, President

 

2.0       Flag Salute

 

3.0       Funding Options & FSHS HVAC and Energy Project

 

3.1       Resolution No. 22-12 & Bond Documents (Action Item)

 

Be it resolved a Resolution of the governing body of Unified School District No. 234, Bourbon County, Kansas (Fort Scott) determining the advisability of financing the acquisition, and installation of certain energy conservation measures by the execution and delivery of a lease purchase agreement certificates of participation, Series 2023, in such lease purchase agreement.

 

 3.2      Contract with TRANE (Action Item)

 

4.0       Approval of Bids for Vehicles (Action Item)

 

5.0       Change of Last Day of School (Action Item)

 

6.0       Other Business – Personnel Matters

 

6.1       Enter Executive Session – Personnel Matters (Action Item)

 

6.2       Exit Executive Session

 

6.3       Approval of Personnel Report (Action Item)

 

           

7.0       Adjourn Meeting

                        President Brown

 

Fort Scott, Government, Schools

USD234 BOARD OF EDUCATION REGULAR March 6 MEETING

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BOARD OF EDUCATION REGULAR MEETING

NEWS RELEASE

Monday, March 6, 2023

 

Members of the USD 234 Board of Education met at 5:30 p.m. on Monday, March 6, 2023, for their regular monthly meeting at the board office.

 

President Danny Brown opened the meeting.

 

The board approved the official agenda, and the consent agenda as follows:

  • Board Minutes from the 02-13-23 regular board meeting and 02-27-23 special board meeting
  • Financials-Cash Flow Report
  • Check Register
  • Payroll – February 17, 2023 – $1,583,201.90
  • Activity Fund accounts
  • Items of Interest: Preschool Spring Fling – April 6, 2023, 5:30 – 7 pm

 

The board heard from FSHS Thespians in honor of March being Theatre in Our Schools Month.  FSHS Troupe members Kinsley Davis, who also serves as President, and Emma Guns updated the board on the many things the performing arts programs offer and the importance of theatre in our schools.  FSHS Thespians put on productions, compete at several levels, and contribute to the community through service projects.

 

Assistant Superintendent Dalaina Smith updated the board on the upcoming KESA visit on Thursday, March 9 and noted that state assessments will begin after Spring Break.

 

Gina Shelton, Finance Director, noted the Federal Fiscal forum that Mrs. Smith and she would be attending at the end of March specific to federal funds in Wichita.

 

Superintendent Brown summarized the February 27, 2023, work session in regard to long-range facility and maintenance planning.  The board identified the Fort Scott High School HVAC, district-wide roof maintenance, and preschool expansion as the top three priorities.  Superintendent Brown discussed the planned special education space remodel at the high school.  Chad Remboldt, Nathan Compton, and Jason Dial with TRANE gave a presentation and answered questions from the board in regard to the potential high school HVAC project.

 

The board discussed the MOU with Community Health Center.

 

The board approved obtaining additional bids for the high school tennis courts resurface.

 

The board approved the following items:

  • Activity Bus Purchase
  • Football Uniform Bids to Jock’s Nitch
  • Two payments to Meridian Roofing in the amounts of $392,669.67 and $343,205.28
  • Kansas Infinitec Coalition contract for 2023-24
  • Jobs for America’s Graduates (JAG) – Kansas School-to-Work Program for the 2023-24 school year
  • Pre-Funding Early Retirement Payments
  • Greenbush Contracts for Low-Incidence and Audiology for the 2023-24 school year
  • FSHS Courses for 2023-24
  • Approval of Personnel Report (following)

 

The board went into an executive session for personnel matters.

 

President Danny Brown adjourned the meeting.

 

 

 

PERSONNEL REPORT – APPROVED EMPLOYMENT

March 6, 2023

 

RESIGNATIONS/TERMINATIONS/RETIREMENTS:

  • Bowman, Carissa, Resignation, FSHS FACS Teacher, at the end of the 2022-23 school year
  • Mayginnes, Krystle, Resignation, Winfield Scott Assistant Principal, at the end of the 2022-23 school year

 

EMPLOYMENT/REASSIGNMENTS:

  • Blackburn, Brendon – transfer from FSMS Student Support Center to 6th grade Science Teacher for the 2023-24 school year
  • Brown, Harmony – FSMS Paraprofessional for the 2022-23 school year
  • Deatsch, Erin – Winfield Scott Kindergarten Teacher for the 2023-24 school year
  • Feeback, Brennen – FSHS Special Education Teacher for the 2023-24 school year
  • Short, Samantha – transfer from FSMS 6th-8th Spanish/ELA to FSMS 6th – 8th Grade ELA Interventionist for the 2023-24 school year
  • Stanley, Tammy – transfer from FSMS 6th Grade Math Teacher to FSMS 6th – 8th Grade Math Interventionist for the 2023-24 school year

 

District Administrators:

  • Dalaina Smith – Assistant Superintendent – Contract extension – 1-year renewal for the 2023-24 school year

 

Building Administrators:

  • Scott Kimble – FSHS Principal – 2-year renewal for the 2023-24 and 2024-25 school years
  • Zach Johnson – FSMS Principal- 2-year renewal for the 2023-24 and 2024-25 school years
  • Yasmina Query – Eugene Ware Elementary Principal – 2-year renewal for the 2023-24 and 2024-25 school years
  • Shelly Charter – Winfield Scott Elementary Principal – 1-year renewal for the 2023-24 school year
  • Nick Johnson – Fort Scott Preschool Principal – 2-year renewal for the 2023-24 and 2024-25 school years

 

Assistant Building Administrators:

  • Alex Specht – FSHS Assistant Principal – 2-year renewal for the 2023-24 and 2024-25 school years
  • Jeff DeLaTorre – FSHS Activities Director – 2-year renewal for the 2023-24 and 2024-25 school years
  • Matthew Harris – FSMS Assistant Principal – 2-year renewal for the 2023-24 and 2024-25 school years
  • Brandon Boyd – Eugene Ware Elementary Assistant Principal – 2-year renewal for the 2023-24 and 2024-25 school years

 

Business, Fort Scott, Schools

Youth Entrepreneur Challenge Trade Show March 7 at Fort Scott High School

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CHAMBER INVITES COMMUNITY TO THE
YOUTH ENTREPRENEURSHIP CHALLENGE TRADESHOW EXHIBIT
Stop by the FSHS Aux Gym
TOMORROW
Tuesday, March 7th between
11:30 a.m. – 12:45 p.m.
Come check out the different business plans conceived by students as part of the competition organized
by the Chamber. These students have worked hard over the last semester-plus on all aspects of their business concepts and your attendance and support would be appreciated!
COME VOTE FOR THE POPULAR CHOICE
TRADESHOW EXHIBIT ~ CASH PRIZE!
Click here for the FB event.
The Fort Scott Area Chamber of Commerce will be hosting the fourth annual Youth Entrepreneurship Challenge in partnership with Fort Scott High School. Eighteen students have prepared startup business ideas and will compete for cash prizes to be judged on Tuesday, March 7th.
As part of the event, the students will have tradeshow exhibits displaying their business concepts in the Fort Scott High School auxiliary gym from 11:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. on Tuesday and the public is invited and encouraged to stop by during this time, take a look at the different booths, and vote for their favorite.
The Chamber organizes the program in association with the NetWork Kansas E-Community Partnership and Bourbon County is one of many communities across Kansas to host a local competition from which the students compete against each other for nearly $3,000 in prize money with the top winner advancing to the state Kansas Entrepreneurship Challenge to be held in April 20th in Manhattan.
The public is welcome and encouraged to stop by the tradeshow on Tuesday, March 7th to view the creative business plans and support these students who have worked on their projects over the past several months as part of their class.
Both the east and west doors of the high school will be open for entry during this time; however, it is encouraged that you use the main west doors to enter.
Contact the Fort Scott Area Chamber of Commerce for more information at 620-223-3566 or [email protected].
Thank you to our Chamber Champions for their support!
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Bourbon County, Schools

West Bourbon Elementary School: Kindergarten Roundup Coming March 20

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West Bourbon Elementary School, Uniontown, KS

West Bourbon Elementary School – Uniontown

Kindergarten Roundup Coming in March

 

 

A screening clinic for 2023-2024 kindergarten students has been scheduled for Monday, March 20 at West Bourbon Elementary. To be eligible for kindergarten, your child must be 5 years old on or before August 31, 2023.

Students who will be new to WBE will sign up for a 30 minute slot to be assessed on March 20. Please bring in your child’s birth certificate and immunization record. The agenda for the child will include kindergarten skills assessment, vision, hearing, speech, and checking health records.

Kindergarten children are required to have a physical exam within 12 months of beginning school and have all current immunizations. The Bourbon County Health Department will be onsite providing immunizations and physicals.

Due to the screenings, there will be no Kindergarten class on March 20th.

For the best testing environment for your child, we ask that you not bring brothers or sisters.

To set up a time for screening and assessment, please call the school at 620-756-4335 or visit https://tinyurl.com/WBEKindergartenRoundup.

Fort Scott, Government, Schools

USD234 Board of Education Agenda for March 6

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BOARD OF EDUCATION REGULAR MEETING

MARCH 6, 2023 – 5:30 P.M.

PUBLIC AGENDA

1.0       Call Meeting to Order

           

2.0       Flag Salute

 

3.0       Approval of the Official Agenda (Action Item)

 

4.0       Approval of the Consent Agenda (Action Item)

 

            4.1       Board Minutes

  1. 02-13-23 Minutes
  2. 02-27-23 Minutes

            4.2       Financials-Cash Flow Report

            4.3       Check Register

            4.4       Payroll – February 17, 2023 – $1,583,201.90

            4.5       Activity Fund accounts

            4.6       Items of Interest: Preschool Spring Fling – April 6, 2023 5:30 – 7 pm

 

5.0       Student Recognition (Information/Discussion Item)

            5.1       FSHS Thespians

 

6.0       Leadership Reports (Information/Discussion Item)

 

            6.1       Superintendent’s Report

            6.2       Assistant Superintendent’s Report

            6.3       Finance Director’s Report

 

7.0       Old Business

 

7.1       Summary of Work Session (Information/Discussion Item)

7.2       HVAC Proposal (Information/Discussion Item)

7.3       MOU – Community Health Center & FSHS Clinic Space discussion                                                                    (Information/Discussion Item)

7.4       Tennis Courts Resurface – Pro Track and Tennis, Inc. (Action Item)

 

8.0       New Business

 

8.1       Activity Bus Purchase – $129,342 (Action Item)

8.2       Football Uniform Bids & Recommendation (Action Item)

8.3       Roof Payment 1 & Roof Payment 2 (Action Item)

8.4       Kansas Infinitec Coalition for 2023-24 (Action Item)

8.5       Jobs for America’s Graduates (JAG) – Kansas School-to-Work Program (Action Item)

8.6       Pre-Funding Early Retirement Payments (Action Item)

8.7       Greenbush Contracts for Low-Incidence and Audiology for the 2023-24 school year                               (Action Item)

8.8       FSHS Courses for 2022-23 (Action Item)

 

9.0       Public Forum

 

10.0     Other Business – Negotiations

 

10.1     Enter Executive Session – Negotiations (Action Item)

10.2     Exit Executive Session

 

11.0     Other Business – Personnel Matters

 

11.1     Enter Executive Session – Personnel Matters (Action Item)

11.2     Exit Executive Session

11.3     Approval of Personnel Report (Action Item)

11.4     Approval of Personnel Report (Action Item)

11.5     Approval of Personnel Report (Action Item)

 

12.0     Adjourn Meeting

                       

Fort Scott, Schools

Schedule An Appointment For U234’s Kindergarten Round-up

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The USD 234 Kindergarten Round-Up is coming next month.
The event is Wednesday,  April 19th from 8:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.

Please bring your child’s Social Security Card, Birth Certificate, Immunization Records and a Physical.

Your student must be 5 years old before September 1st to attend Round-Up.
Please call the Winfield Scott Office at 620-223-0450 to schedule an appointment.
Fort Scott, Schools, Sports

Fort Scott High School Girls 4A Sub-State Basketball Championship is March 4 @ Home

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The 4A Girls Sub-State Basketball Championship game between Topeka-Hayden and Fort Scott will be Saturday, March 4th at 5:00 at Fort Scott High School.

Doors will open to spectators at 3:45.
Admission is $8 adults, $6 students. No passes per KSHSAA post-season policy.
FSHS students will get in for free but must get ticket at door.
Go Tigers!!!

Submitted by

Jeff DeLaTorre
Athletic/Activities Director
Fort Scott High School
Fort Scott, Schools

Minutes of the U234 Board of Education Special Meeting on Feb. 27

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Monday, February 27, 2023

 

Members of the USD 234 Board of Education met at 5:30 p.m. on Monday, February 27, 2023, for a special board meeting at the board office.

 

President Danny Brown opened the meeting.

 

The board held a work session led by Superintendent Destry Brown to update the board regarding long-range facility and maintenance needs facing the district.  Gina Shelton, Finance Director/Board Clerk provided financial information in regard to the various funds that can be used for capital projects.  There was discussion.

 

The board went into an executive session for personnel matters.

 

The board approved the following items:

  • Approval of Personnel Report (following)

 

President Danny Brown adjourned the meeting.

 

 

 

PERSONNEL REPORT – APPROVED EMPLOYMENT

February 27, 2023

 

 

RESIGNATIONS/TERMINATIONS/RETIREMENTS:

Sabrina Cady – Resignation, Van Driver/Fort Scott Middle School Paraprofessional, effective March 8, 2023

Colin Downey – Resignation, Fort Scott High School Social Studies Teacher, effective at the end of the 2022-23 school year

Lienna Upchurch – Resignation, Eugene Ware Special Education Teacher, effective at the end of the 2022-23 school year

Robert West – Termination, Preschool/Eugene Ware Custodian, effective March 7, 2023

 

EMPLOYMENT/REASSIGNMENTS:

Megan Blythe – Fort Scott High School Art Teacher – remainder of 2022-23 school year

Alicia Craig – Change position to a 4-hour Van Driver and 6.50-hour Winfield Scott Paraprofessional, effective 03/06/23

Jamie Dawson – Transfer from Eugene Ware Paraprofessional to Winfield Scott Paraprofessional on 02/21/23

Alexandrea Herring – Preschool/Eugene Ware Custodian, effective February 23, 2023

Mesa Jones – FSHS Play Assistant

David Martin – FSHS Assistant Swim Coach

Fort Scott, Schools, Youth

Fort Scott H.S. Thespian Troupe #7365 Celebrates Theatre in Our Schools Month

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Conventional wisdom accepts that Star Wars and the Super Bowl attract an audience of millions.
What’s less well known is that a recent survey indicates almost 50 million people attend one of more than 37,000 school theatre performances annually in the United States.


The Theatre in Our Schools (TIOS) Month in March, is an opportunity to inform them, and millions more, that the pleasure they get from seeing a show on stage is just one of many benefits that school theatre brings to all involved—from overcoming fears of public speaking to the development of collaboration and teamwork.
TIOS is timely in that its March celebration occurs the same month as Music in Our Schools and Youth Art Month.


TIOS provides an opportunity for all of us here in Fort Scott—students, parents, school boards and elected officials—the entire community—to become familiar with the benefits of school theatre
participation.
Thespian troupe #7365 is planning a number of events to celebrate this month. On March 2, they travel to Topeka to meet with legislators about the importance of supporting theatre education.
March 6, troupe president Kinsley Davis presents to the USD 234 Board of Education about the way theatre education is impacting our own school district. On Thursdays in March, Thespians will wear
theatre–related t–shirts to school. March 24 is the annual FSHS Talent Show and Miss(ter) FSHS Pageant at 7 p.m. in the FSHS Auditorium. Admission is $5 at the door. Thespians travel to the Music Hall in Kansas City to see the Broadway Touring production of Hamilton on March 28.


You can follow FSHS Thespians through the following social media links: Facebook – Fort Scott High School Thespians, Instagram – FSHSThespians, Snapchat – FSHSThespians, Tiktok – fshsthespian,
Twitter – FSHS_Thespians. Share your school theatre thoughts with us using #TheatreInOurSchools.