NEWS RELEASE
Monday, March 7, 2022
Members of the USD 234 Board of Education met at the Board of Education office on Monday, March 7, 2022, for their regular monthly meeting.
President James Wood opened the meeting. The board approved the official agenda. The board also approved the consent agenda as follows:
A. Minutes
B. Bills and Claims
C. Payroll – February 18, 2022 – $1,430,277.49
D. Financial Report
E. Activity fund accounts
There was one comment in the public forum section of the meeting.
Written reports were shared by principals. In addition, the board heard reports from Dalaina Smith, Academics Director; Ted Hessong, Superintendent; and Gina Shelton, Finance Director/Board Clerk.
Superintendent Hessong gave an ESSER III update.
Board members approved the following:
· Contract with HTK Architects for options to expand the preschool center
· Pre-funding early retirement recommendation
· Membership in the Greenbush Perkins Consortium
· Boiler repair with CDL
Board members shared comments and then went into executive session to discuss employer-employee negotiations. The board returned to open meeting and then went into executive session for preliminary discussion relating to the acquisition of real property. The board returned to open meeting and then went into executive session to discuss personnel matters for nonelected personnel. The board returned to open meeting and approved the following employment matters:
A. Resignation of Mary Jo Harper, Eugene Ware music teacher, effective at the end of the 2021-22 school year
B. Resignation of Kristin Duffey, Eugene Ware fifth grade teacher, effective at the end of the 2021-22 school year
C. Resignation of William Hall, high school math teacher, effective at the end of the 2021-22 school year
D. Resignation of Carrie Southwell, Eugene Ware third grade teacher on leave of absence, effective March 3, 2022
E. Resignation of Jennifer Hartman, high school English teacher, effective at the end of the 2021-22 school year
F. Retirement of Jim Pruitt, central office maintenance, effective May 12, 2022
G. Resignation of Judy Warren, Eugene Ware paraprofessional, effective February 24, 2022
H. Resignation of Jennifer Durkin, high school paraprofessional, effective March 11, 2022
I. Leave of absence for Hayden Travis, Winfield Scott second grade teacher
J. Addition of a high school counselor position and a middle school counselor position for the 2022-23 school year
K. Employment of Suzan Durnell as the elementary instructional coach for the 2022-23 school year
L. Employment of Jonathon Barnes as a high school social studies teacher for the 2022-23 school year
M. Employment of Lannette Wood as a high school paraprofessional for the remainder of the 2021-22 school year
N. Employment of Makyah Goldsby as a middle school intramural track coach for the 2021-22 school year
O. Employment of Kathi Hall as a high school assistant softball coach for the 2021-22 school year; A stipend for Dave Martin as a high school assistant swim coach for the 2021-22 school year
P. Addition of a high school assistant boys’ tennis coach for the 2021-22 school year
The board adjourned.