BOARD OF EDUCATION REGULAR MEETING
NEWS RELEASE
Monday, August 8, 2022
Members of the USD 234 Board of Education met at 5:30 p.m. on Monday, August 8, 2022, 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:
- Minutes from July 11, 2022, Board of Education Meeting (with modification) and minutes from July 25, 2022, Special Board of Education Meeting
- Treasurer’s Report
- Check Register
- Payroll – July 20, 2022 – $1,289, 232.37
- Activity Fund accounts
- Audiology Contract with Greenbush
- Low Incidence Contract with Greenbush
The board heard reports from FSKNEA, the Assistant Superintendent, and the Business Manager. The board received a presentation of the budget and reviewed a copy of the District Needs Assessment. Budget publications will also be posted to the district website.
The board approved the following items:
- Superintendent Brown to proceed forward with negotiation and finalization of a MOU with the City of Fort Scott to expand the School Resource Officer program to include a second School Resource Officer.
- Participation in the KDHE School Board Grant. The board heard from Ashley Hooper and Dan Duling with CHC regarding a KDHE grant to provide a school-based clinic that would provide access to a medical provider, additional nursing services, and mental health services for students and staff. The planned site is the Fort Scott High School, but services would be available to all students.
- COVID updated guidance for the upcoming school year
- 2022-23 Employee Handbook
- 2022-23 No Limits Contract for physical therapy services
- 2022-23 Happy Kids Contract for preschool slots and classrooms
- Middle school chiller replacement up to $200,000
- Personnel Report – following
- 2022-23 Negotiated Agreement as amended to reflect an increase to the base salary and agreed upon items
- Recommended increases for Administrators, Directors, and Special Services personnel
The board went into an executive session for personnel matters, negotiations to discuss reopening the 2022-23 negotiations, and then into an executive session for personnel matters.
President Danny Brown adjourned the meeting.
PERSONNEL REPORT – APPROVED EMPLOYMENT
RESIGNATIONS/TERMINATIONS/RETIREMENTS:
- Lannette Wood – Resignation as FSHS paraprofessional, effective August 6, 2022
- Norma Floyd – Resignation as Winfield Scott paraprofessional, effective July 25, 2022
- Lacey Miles – Resignation as Winfield Scott cook, effective August 2, 2022
- Angella Curran – Resignation as FSHS speech/debate/forensics teacher, effective August 15, 2022
- Delynn Abati – Resignation as FSHS play assistant
- Josh Hudiburg – Resignation as FSMS basketball coach
EMPLOYMENT/REASSIGNMENTS – FOR THE 2022-23 SCHOOL YEAR
- Instructional Coaches – Additional 10 days added to contract
- Ashley Wilcox – Winfield Scott After-Care Program Coordinator
- Adam Feagins – FSMS Intramural Coach for the first, second, and third nine-weeks
- Shelly Sanborn – FSHS paraprofessional
- Jannah Farrington – District Dynamic Learning Map (DLM) Coordinator
- Marci Mix – Eugene Ware Building Test Coordinator
- Tracy Homan – FSMS Building Test Coordinator
- Josh Messer – FSHS Building Test Coordinator
- Ashley Wilcox – Winfield Scott Professional Development Chair
- Marci Mix – Eugene Ware Professional Development Chair
- Angie Kemmerer – FSMS Professional Development Chair
- Sara Jackman – FSHS Professional Development Chair
- Gordon Harris – Reassignment from FSMS custodian to FSPC/Eugene Ware Custodian
- Dylan Goucher – Reassignment from FSPC/Eugene Ware custodian to FSHS Custodian
- Allen Davis – Reassignment from FSMS/BOE custodian to FSMS Custodian
- Alisha Watkins – Reassignment from FSHS custodian to FSMS/BOE Custodian
- Anthony Ogle – Assigned to FSMS custodian position
- Dixie Jackson – Assigned to FSHS custodian position
- Kenny Hudiburg – FSHS assistant girls’ tennis coach
- Jered McKay – Reassignment from Eugene Ware focus room teacher to Winfield Scott focus room teacher
- Anna Anderson – Reassignment from Eugene Ware paraprofessional to Eugene Ware focus room teacher
- Megan Hull – Reassignment from Eugene Ware paraprofessional to speech paraprofessional
- Siarra Willard – Eugene Ware paraprofessional
- Tamra McReynolds – Eugene Ware paraprofessional
- Sara Rood – Eugene Ware paraprofessional