Members of the USD 234 Board of Education met virtually on Monday, June 8, 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:
A. Minutes
B. Bills and Claims
C. Payroll – May 20, 2020 – $1,402,646.19
D. Financial Report
E. Activity Fund Accounts
F. Gift Lists
G. 2020-21 Fundraisers
H. 2020-21 Extended Trips
I. 2020-21 Site Council Members
Administrators from each building gave individual school reports in addition to Site Council reports.
Superintendent Ted Hessong reported on the Return-to-School Committee, a book study on Breaking with Tradition, July 10 guidance from KSDE, Extended School Year (ESY), KSHSAA summer conditioning, installation of bleachers, and plans for high school graduation on August 1.
Gina Shelton, Business Manager, discussed property tax receipts, CARES money, remote work, and food service.
Board members reviewed the last day enrollment count. In addition, the board approved the following items:
· Roof payment
· Property/Casualty/Boiler Insurance for the 2020-21 school year
· Pre-Funding Early Retirement from the 2019-20 budget
· Purchase of an activity bus
· Summer Camps
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:
A. Retirement of Billie Young, high school kitchen manager, effective June 20, 2020
B. Resignation of Sandra Beth, middle school paraprofessional, effective at the end of the 2019-20 school year
C. Transfer of Cheryl Marsh, interim high school kitchen manager, to the position of high school kitchen manager for the 2020-21 school year
D. Transfer of Brenda Hathaway, interim high school 6.5-hour ticket clerk, to the position of high school 6.5-hour ticket clerk for the 2020-21 school year
E. Transfer of Ginger Hueston, Winfield Scott 6.5-hour cook, to high school 6.5 hour cook for the 2020-21 school year
F. Employment of central office classified staff for the 2020-21 school year
G. Employment of a technology classified employee for the 2020-21 school year
H. Employment of food service classified employees for the 2020-21 school year
I. Employment of transportation classified employees for the 2020-21 school year
J. Employment of maintenance/custodial classified employees for the 2020-21 school year
K. Employment of high school classified employees for the 2020-21 school year
L. Employment of middle school classified employees for the 2020-21 school year
M. Employment of Eugene Ware classified employees for the 2020-21 school year
N. Employment of Winfield Scott classified employees for the 2020-21 school year
O. Employment of Fort Scott Preschool Center classified employees for the 2020-21 school year
P. Resignation of Stuart Troutman as high school freshman boys’ assistant basketball coach, effective at the end of the 2019-20 school year
Q. Resignation of Sara Jackman as a high school assistant girls’ softball coach, effective at the end of the 2019-20 school year
R. Resignation of Jeff Armstrong as high school boys’ head track coach, effective at the end of the 2019-20 school year
S. Employment of high school supplemental employees for the 2020-21 school year
T. Employment of middle school supplemental employees for the 2020-21 school year
U. Employment of Eugene Ware supplemental employees for the 2020-21 school year
V. Employment of Winfield Scott supplemental employees for the 2020-21 school year
The board adjourned.