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Highlights of Board of Education Regular Meeting
April 10, 2017
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
The regular session minutes and documentation of March 13, 2017, and special session minutes and documentation of March 28, 2017, were approved as submitted.
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CERTIFY APRIL 4, 2017, ELECTION RESULTS
Official results from the April 4, 2017, municipal election were certified from Camden, Morgan, and Laclede counties.
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ADJOURN RETIRING BOARD
The regular meeting adjourned.
DISSOLVE BOARD & APPOINT SUPERINTENDENT AS CHAIRMAN
The Board was dissolved and Superintendent Tim Hadfield was appointed as chairman.
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ADMINISTER OATH OF OFFICE TO NEWLY ELECTED BOARD MEMBERS
The oath of office was administered to returning Board member Jackie Schulte as well as new Board member David Faiferlick by Secretary of the Board Linda Leu. As Courtney Hulett was unable to be in attendance, he will be sworn in at the Special meeting on April 25, 2017.
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ELECTION OF BOARD OFFICERS
Officers were elected as follows:
President – Chris McElyea
Vice-President – Nancy Masterson
Treasurer – Tom Williams
Secretary (Appointed) – Linda Leu
MSBA Delegate – Nancy Masterson
MSBA Alternate – Jackie Schulte
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CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH & STUDENT AND STAFF RECOGNITIONS
Julie Effertz was recognized as the April Classified Employee of the Month. Julie is a preschool paraprofessional at Hurricane Deck Elementary.
Student and staff recognitions included:
· Highlight Camdenton High School Science Research Program. According to Mr. Reeves it is the best year ever for the program. CHS Science Research Program’s 1st place winners at the Ozarks Science & Engineering Fair at Mo. State University: Pierce Taylor, Vincent Khor, Mercedez Hanlon, Grace Hall, Paxton Poole, Drew VanHook, Tara Poole, Kallie Davis and Olivia Kline (two 1st place awards).
· Olivia Kline was selected as 1 of 10 students in the U.S. to study climate change on a glacier in Greenland.
· Chris Reeves was nominated for the prestigious Presidential Award for Excellence in Math and Science.
· Highlight four from the Illinois Symposium where four out of five student finalists were from CHS: Olivia Kline, Drew Ellefsen, Kallie Davis, and Pierce Taylor.
· At the DECA State Leadership Conference in March three students were recognized for earning top scores against more than 1,800 students: Justin Gerdiman, Derek Corrigan, and Grant Burton.
· Grant Burton also won a national DECA honor, the Emerging Leader award.
· Special congratulations to the softball team for earning Academic All-State as a team.
· Middle School Science Research had a wonderful showing at Lincoln University: Landon Huey received 1st place in Behavioral Science, Aidan Dowdney received 1st place in Plant Sciences, Aspen Reeves received 1st place in Animal Science, and Johnathan Westhusing received 1st place in Engineering and Best in Show.
· Congratulations to FFA student Lincoln McGuire for being elected sentinel on the Area 7 FFA Officer Team.
· Zach Rector, Health Sciences student at LCTC, will be recognized as the secondary state male nontraditional student, a state-wide competition sponsored by DESE and nine regional college and career consultants.
· High School students Kylie Becker and Natalie Schulte received honorable mention in the Missouri Scholars 100 Program.
· Robotics Team 3284 won the Lone Star North Regional Championship. They also received the Emerging Inspiration award.
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PUBLIC COMMENT
There was no public comment.
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PRESCHOOL FOR 2017-2018
Averie Hotle, a student at Hurricane Deck Elementary, read a letter to the Board concerning preschool for 2017-2018.
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CONSENT ITEMS
A. Approve Excellence in Education Nominations
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Building
Recipient
Dogwood Elementary
Katy Cunningham
Hawthorn Elementary
Whitney Carnahan
Oak Ridge Intermediate
Michelle Neal
Middle School
Abi Lauritson
High School
Mitch Comer
LCTC
Ryan Bearden
Osage Beach & Hurricane Deck
Nicole Lanigan
B. Approve Proposed Capital Projects
An updated list of capital projects for next year was presented. Board approval was sought so the bidding process may begin.
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C. Approve Summer School Application
A summer school application was presented.
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D. Accept Bid for Hawthorn Elementary Telescoping Bleacher Replacement
Bid information and a recommendation for Interkall LLC to replace the bleachers at Hawthorn Elementary were presented.
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E. Approve New Course Request
Information was presented regarding a proposed new Middle School course offering for next school year, Intro to Spanish for 7th and 8th graders. The Board was asked to approve this offering.
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F. Permission to Transfer $100,000 from the General Fund to the Medical Fund
As noted on the insurance summary we had a month of very high claims. These claims exceeded our revenues for the month and we requested Board consideration of a transfer.
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Consent items were approved as recommended.
BILLS & TREASURER’S REPORT
The bills and the treasurer’s report were approved as presented.
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NEW BUSINESS
i-READY UPDATE
Dr. Dill presented information regarding the District’s i-Ready program, the third diagnostic.
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APPOINT MEMBERS TO OSAGE BEACH COMMONS TAX INCREMENT FINANCING COMMISSION
The City of Osage Beach has announced a proposed TIF Plan for approximately 13.71 acres bounded by the Parkway, the Premium Outlet and Highway 54. The plan calls for construction of retail and food uses of approximately 131,000 square feet. The school has two seats on the commission. The Board appointed Tim Hadfield and David Faiferlick to these seats.
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UNFINISHED BUSINESS
FACILITY UPGRADE
Bids were opened March 27th for the turf replacement at Bob Shore Stadium. Kiefer USA for Stadium Turf Bid with alternate Legion HP 2.0 = $360,493; dismantle, removal, disposal $31,250 or dismantle, removal, load $27,250; and base renovation $10,500 bids were accepted as recommended. The Board also approved the football scoreboard and basketball scoreboard purchase paying a 30% down payment of $111,583.50, leaving a remaining balance of $260,361.50 for a lease purchase.
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STRATEGIC PLAN UPDATE
Dr. Hadfield provided strategic plan updates.
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BOARD WRAP-UP
This is an opportunity for the Board to report on upcoming meetings, meetings attended, registrations, and deadlines. The following items were discussed.
· Board Activity Calendar
· MSBA Region 8 Spring Meeting – April 19, 2017, Dixon High School. Tom, Nancy, Laura, Tim, Ryan and Julie plan to attend.
· April Special Board Meeting – April 25, 2017, 7:00 a.m.
· Elegant Evening – April 28, 2017
· Teacher of the Year/Educator of the Year Banquet – May 2, 2017, 6:30, Inn at Grand Glaize
· May 8th Board Meeting - scheduled to be held at Hurricane Deck Elementary.
· No reports in May. June Board Meeting Reports tentatively include: Guidance & Counseling Report, Activities Review, School Climate/Discipline Report, Energy Education Report
· Volunteer Appreciation Dinner – May 15, 2017, 6:00-8:00 p.m., Camdenton High School
· Graduation – May 18, 2017, 8:00 p.m.
· MSBA Leadership Summit, June 2-4, 2017, Tan-Tar-A
· Board Goals Committee
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EXECUTIVE SESSION
In compliance with State Statute 610.021 (closed meetings and closed records), the Board went into Executive Session for the following purposes:
1) Leasing, purchase or sale of real estate by a public governmental body (610.021)(2).
2) Hiring, firing, disciplining, or promoting particular employees (610.021)(3).
3) Software codes for electronic data processing and documentation (610.021)(10).
4) Individually identifiable personnel records, performance ratings, or records pertaining to employees (610.021)(13).
5) Records which are protected from disclosure by law. (160.021)(14)
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