Unified School District 234

424 South Main

Fort Scott, KS 66701-2697

www.usd234.org

620-223-0800   Fax 620-223-2760

 

 

DESTRY BROWN                                                                                                                                                        

Superintendent                                                                                                                                            

 

 

 

 

BOARD OF EDUCATION REGULAR MEETING

NEWS RELEASE

Monday, May 8, 2023

 

Members of the USD 234 Board of Education met at 5:30 p.m. on Monday, May 8, 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 April 10, 2023, regular board meeting
• Financials-Cash Flow Report
• Check Register
• Payroll – April 12, 2023 – $392,678.35 and April 20, 2023 – $1,583,397.57
• Activity Fund accounts
• Extended Trip Applications
• Point of Interest:
  • FSHS Graduation 8:00 PM – May 13th – FSHS Stadium – board members be there at 7:45 p.m. at the FSHS Commons
  • Employee Luncheon & Recognition – May 17th – FSHS Commons – at 12:00 p.m.

 

Scott Kimble, Fort Scott High School Principal, along with Matt Glades, Teacher at Fort Scott High School, recognized the following Fort Scott High School students:

• Caden Young: he has attained his CompTIA A+ Core 1 and Core 2 certifications. These are the industry standard for establishing a career in IT and is the preferred qualifying credential for technical support and IT operational roles. Caden has also obtained the CCNA—which stands for Cisco Certified Network Associate, which is an entry-level information technology (IT) certification issued by networking hardware company Cisco.
• Langdon Giddens (in attendance): he has served as a paid intern with the USD 234 Technology Department since October. Langdon discussed what he had learned through the internship and his future plans.
• Anna Laubenstein (in attendance): Adobe certified – Associate in Photoshop. Anna discussed her future plans, along with her achievements in the Skills USA competition.
• Cole Harding: Adobe certified – Associate in Photoshop

Licensed Tiger Team Member – Superintendent Destry Brown recognized Amy Harper as the Licensed Tiger Team Member of the Month.

• Harper is a Mathematics teacher at Fort Scott High School. Mrs. Harper was a Kansas Teacher of the Year nominee. She was recognized in Topeka for excellence in the profession and will travel around to other districts throughout Kansas next year periodically. Mrs. Harper has taught for the district for 14 years.

 

Board Members shared comments.

 

Superintendent Destry Brown provided an update to the board on the Energy projects taking place throughout the district. Later in the meeting, the board received a demonstration of the new crisis app, Emergent 3, that will replace the Crisis Go app.

 

Assistant Superintendent Dalaina Smith updated the board on preliminary end of year data; highlighting areas of growth in various grade levels that were above 10% and provided an assessment team update.

 

Gina Shelton, Finance Director, noted the June 1st filing deadline to run for school board, KDHE allocation of grant funds, closing down of the fiscal year, and noted an initial meeting with Enterprise Fleet management.

 

The board approved the following items:

• Payment to Meridian Roofing in the amount of $50,598.00
• Science textbook purchase from SAVVAS – $155.99, PASCO – $7,363.55, and McGraw Hill -$49,982.39 for grades 9-12
• Clarification on science purchase for Fort Scott Middle School to cancel the prior month approved purchase and continue the current resource being used
• Greenbush Education Service Center invoices for 2023-24 services
• Greenbush Education Service Center Virtual Academy MOU and Assurances
• Acceptance of school photography proposal from Josten’s JPix
• Participation in the Bourbon County Neighborhood Revitalization Program
• Allow the Superintendent and Finance Director to invest idle funds in short-term CDs with reporting to the board, but without prior board approval to capitalize on timing
• Greenbush Participation & Hedging Authorization for 2023-24
• Approval of Personnel Report (following)

 

The board went into an executive session for negotiation and personnel matters.

 

President Brown adjourned the meeting.

 

 

 

PERSONNEL REPORT – APPROVED EMPLOYMENT

May 8, 2023

 

RESIGNATIONS/TERMINATIONS/RETIREMENTS:

• Billionis, Connie – Leave of Absence – Deputy Clerk
• Cox, Jessica – Leave of Absence – Fort Scott High School Paraprofessional until May 17, 2023
• Dunivan, Sarah – Leave of Absence for beginning of 2023-24 until September 17, 2023
• Gordon, Karen – Resignation – Eugene Ware Counselor at the end of the 2022-23 school year
• Homan, Tracy – Resignation – Fort Scott Middle School Building Testing Coordinator at the end of the 2022-23 school year
• Jackman, Sara – Resignation – Fort Scott High School PDC Chair at the end of the 2022-23 school year
• Webb, Megan – Resignation – Fort Scott Preschool Teacher at the end of the 2022-23 school year
• Endicott, Debra – Retirement – Fort Scott Middle School Cook at the end of the 2022-23 school year
• Wilbert, Tara – Resignation – Fort Scott Middle School 7th Grade ELA Teacher at the end of the 2022-23 school year
• Wilson, Ramona – Retirement – Winfield Scott Kitchen Manager at the end of the 2022-23 school year

 

EMPLOYMENT/REASSIGNMENTS:

Recommendations for the 2023-24 school year:

• Anderson, Mikiah – Transfer from Fort Scott Preschool Center Paraprofessional to Speech Paraprofessional
• Black, Staci – Transfer from District Instructional Technology/Fort Scott Middle School Teacher to Fort Scott Middle School Technology Teacher
• Blackburn, Brendon – Transfer from 6th Grade Science Teacher to 8th Grade Science Teacher
• Couch, Kim – Transfer from Eugene Ware Elementary 3rd Grade to Interventionist
• Herring, Jennifer – Transfer from Fort Scott High School Cook/2-hour Bus Driver to Transportation 4-hour bus, and 4-hour bus/car maintenance, increasing the existing position 1.5 hours
• Homan, Tracy – Transfer from Fort Scott High School/Fort Scott Middle School Librarian/Testing Coordinator position to Fort Scott Middle School ELA Teacher
• Hull, Megan – Transfer from Speech Paraprofessional to Fort Scott High School Paraprofessional
• Nelson, Andrew – Transfer from Eugene Ware 4th Grade Teacher to Fort Scott Middle School 6th Grade Science Teacher
• Russell, Deborah – Transfer from Fort Scott Middle School Teacher to Fort Scott High School Ag Teacher
• Sharp, Francis – Transfer from Fort Scott High School Cook to Fort Scott Middle School Cook
• Cavin, Brent – Fort Scott Middle School Head Boys Basketball Coach
• Fields, Kelly – Fort Scott High School English Teacher
• Hendricks, Caleb – Fort Scott Middle School Assistant Girls Basketball Coach
• McKinsey, Rayanne – Winfield Scott 2nd Grade Teacher
• Peterson, Emily – Fort Scott Preschool Center Teacher
• Rogers, Jamie – Fort Scott Middle School Head Girls Basketball Coach
• Setina, Ashlee – Fort Scott High School Family and Consumer Science Teacher
• Weaver, Mark – Fort Scott High School Special Education Teacher

 

 

PERSONNEL REPORT – APPROVED EMPLOYMENT

May 8, 2023 (continued)

 

EMPLOYMENT/REASSIGNMENTS (continued):

• Certified Reemployments:
  • Fort Scott High School
  • Eugene Ware Elementary
• Classified Reemployments:
  • Fort Scott High School
  • Fort Scott Middle School
  • Eugene Ware Elementary
  • Winfield Scott Elementary
  • Fort Scott Preschool Center
  • Central Office
  • Directors
  • Finance
  • Food Service
  • Maintenance & Custodial
  • Technology
  • Transportation
• Supplemental Recommendations
  • District
  • Fort Scott High School
  • Fort Scott Middle School
  • Eugene Ware Elementary
  • Winfield Scott Elementary