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USD234 Press Release

USD 234 Board of Education Building, 424 S. Main

NEWS RELEASE

 

Monday, June 14, 2021

 

Members of the USD 234 Board of Education met at the Fort Scott Middle School Commons on Monday, June 14, 2021, 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, 2021 – $1,495,472.51

D.    Financial Report

E.    Activity fund accounts

F.     Fundraising Applications

G.    Site Council Reports

H.    2021-22 Site Council Members; dates and times of meetings

I.      2020-21 Gifts

J.      Communities in School Progress Reports

 

Fort Scott High School Swim Teams gave a presentation to the board.  There were no comments in the public forum section.  Board members heard reports from the Director of Academics, Dalaina Smith; Superintendent Ted Hessong; and Gina Shelton, Business Manager/Board Clerk

Board members approved the following:

 

·       Fort Scott Virtual School

·       1,116 hour calendar for the 2021-22 school year

·       KASB Board Policy updates

·       Handbook changes for the 2021-22 school year

·       NWEA MAP Renewal

·       FastBridge Implementation

·       McGraw Hill final quote

·       Eureka final quote

·       Purchase of science textbooks

·       KERMP Insurance renewal for 2021-22

·       iBoss Renewal

·       Pursuit of a grant application for a second SRO officer

·       Donation of unused Winfield Scott books to Altoona-Midway

Board members reviewed the last day Enrollment Count Report and shared comments.

Board members 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 an upcoming negotiations meeting and returned to open meeting.

The board approved the following employment matters:

 

A.    Retirement of Clifford Lyman, middle school five-hour custodian, effective May 24, 2021

B.    Resignation of Aaron Shockley, high school/middle school band teacher, effective at the end of the 2020-21 school year

C.    Resignation of Angela Mix, Winfield Scott paraprofessional, effective at the end of the 2020-21 school year

D.    Resignation of Mary Cole, high school paraprofessional, effective at the end of the 2020-21 school year

E.    Transfer of Moriah Dillow, Winfield Scott paraprofessional, to Winfield Scott Focus room teacher for the 2021-22 school year

F.     Work agreement adjustment for Randi Witt, special education secretary/MIS Clerk, from 12 months to 11 months

G.    Addition of a preschool teaching position for the 2021-22 school year

H.    Employment of Alex Specht as high school assistant principal for the 2021-22 school year

I.      Employment of Amy Keeton as a Eugene Ware paraprofessional for the 2021-22 school year

J.      Employment of Frances Sharp as a high school cook for the 2021-22 school year

K.    Employment of teacher mentors for 2020-21

L.    Employment of Terra Kegler as a high school paraprofessional for the 2021-22 school year

M.   Employment of central office classified employees for the 2021-22 school year

N.    Employment of a technology classified employee for the 2021-22 school year

O.    Employment of food service classified employees for the 2021-22 school year

P.     Employment of transportation classified employees for the 2021-22 school year

Q.    Employment of maintenance classified employees for the 2021-22 school year

R.    Employment of high school classified employees for the 2021-22 school year

S.     Employment of middle school classified employees for the 2021-22 school year

T.    Employment of Eugene Ware classified employees for the 2021-22 school year

U.    Employment of Winfield Scott classified employees for the 2021-22 school year

V.    Employment of Fort Scott Preschool Center classified employees for the 2021-22 school year

W.  Employment of district supplemental employees for the 2021-22 school year

X.    Employment of middle school supplemental employees for the 2021-22 school year

Y.    Employment of Eugene Ware supplemental employees for the 2021-22 school year

Z.    Employment of Winfield Scott supplemental employees for the 2021-22 school year

 

The board approved a modification of Resolution 20-06 Bank Account Signers.  In addition, the board approved a COVID stipend of $500 for each employee.  The board adjourned.

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