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