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Superintendent
Update
The following is
a summary of our recent regular monthly board meeting. Our next regular meeting will be on July 11.
I.
Call to Order
II.
Awards
– Our Teachers of the Year were recognized.
They are Michelle Morse, Erika Easley, and Sabrina Thacker. Our Classified Employee of the Year is Elaine
Ealy.
III.
Consensual
Items of the minutes and the financial report were approved.
IV.
Business
Items
a.
The
following expenses over $5,000 were approved:
Summit Truck
Group for bus parts and labor, $6,228.63; Tiger Direct for laptops at MS,
$11,949.04; Arch Ford Education Co
Operative for services, $69,229.28;
Conway Career Center for tuition, $17, 875.00; Arkansas Department of
Education for Medicaid State Match, $9,011.45; Methodist Family Health for
Therapy Day Treatment, $7,345.00.
b.
The
following Student Transfers were approved:
Transfers Out: Levi
Morgan age 6.
Transfers In: Kylee
Ritchey age 8, Layton Ritchey age 6, Levi Ritchey age 5 and Noah Shields age
16.
c.
Election
Budget
The election
budget that is to be published in the local paper was approved. This is part of the school board election process.
d.
Food
Service Bids – Food, Bread
The bread bid
was awarded to Harris Breads. The food bid was awarded to Ben E Keith. These
bids were for our food service program.
e.
School
Resource Officer
After discussion
on the importance of safety to our students and the costs involved, the Board
did approve to work with the City Council to get a School Resource
Officer. The next step is to take this
request to the City Council meeting on June 28. The plan is for the cost of the SRO to be
shared between the city and the school district.
f.
Custodian
Pay Schedule/240 day contracts
To be
competitive in the employment market the Board approved a new salary schedule
for custodians starting at $9.50 an hour.
It is hoped this increase will help keep our excellent staff and assist
in filling our current vacancy in the elementary school with a competitive
salary.
g.
Student
Handbook Updates
Mrs Koch has
worked hard to update next year’s student handbook. The proposed student handbook for next year
was approved.
h.
Policy
Updates
A few policy
updates that were suggested by the Arkansas School Boards Association were
approved.
i.
Staff
Transfer Policy 3.19M
This staff
policy is about teacher transfers. There
is confusion on what this policy means and how it is to be interpreted. The discussion was about having the policy
removed. The Board did decide to present
some changes to this policy for PPC feedback.
The decision would allow for vacancies to be notified to all staff, and
remove the transfer request option. The idea being that all vacancies will be
made open for anyone to apply.
V.
Employment
Resignations
a.
Resignations/Employment
Resignations:-
Kinsey Baker- Elementary Art Teacher
Kim Lee- Pre K Teacher
Katy Hoover- Choir Teacher
Paige Hewitt- MS Aide
Bethany Phillip- Elem Teacher
Mary McCoy-Custodian
Misty Sillavan- Elem Teacher
Marty Krutz- HS Business Teacher
Haley Storms- MS Teacher
Employment:-
Cliffton Bran –
Food Service
Barbara Williamson- Food Service
Leann Hammett- classroom teacher
(Elem. Sp. Ed)
Elizabeth Tapley- classroom teacher
(Elem. music)
Stacy James – classroom teacher (HS
Sp. Ed)
Anna Bell – classroom teacher (Elem.
Art)
Shannon Southern – classroom teacher
(Pre-K teacher)
Kristen Johnson- classroom teacher
(Elem. Sp. Ed.)
Lesley Forsberg- Bookkeeper
Adjournment
and the meeting took about 90 minutes.
Have
a great day.
John
Gray
Superintendent
