On Monday, May 15, Kenny Mizner, president, called the regular meeting of the Board of Education for USD No. 107 to order Those present were Kenny Mizner, Marc Grout, Brandon Hollerich, Justin Angleton, Brenden Wirth, Rex Boley, Sam Meyers, Cassi Bozarth, and Janet Higer. Guests present were Jeff Sells and Libby Duffy.
The building and transportation reports were presented. Johnson Controls worked on smoke detectors at the high school. Mankato Plumbing installed the new heater in the bus barn.
Mahaney Roofing will inspect the rooftops of the district buildings for hail damage.
The long jump pits for the track were lengthened.
The lines were painted for the five track meets Rock Hills was hosting.
Some school vehicles received hail damage from the storm.
The 6-12 Principal’s Report was heard. Rock Hills Junior Senior High School was awarded a Carl Perkins CTE Supplies Grant of $4,000 and a Carl Perkins Equipment Grant of $5,000.
Drivers’ education was set to begin Monday, May 22 with classroom time on May 22, through May 24 followed by the scheduled driving portion of the course.
Rock Hills will be the host site of the Stateline Shootout All Star Basketball game will be on Saturday, June 3 and volleyball on Friday, June 9. These contests are competitions between all-stars from the Northern Plains League of Kansas and the Twin Lakes Conference of Nebraska.
Rock Hills Junior Senior High school will provide summer learning opportunities for students who were in grades 6 through 8 called LEAPES camp. These camps are designed to promote science, technology, engineering and mathematics learning.
FFA reported on District Selection Day.
Mrs. Walker’s writing class has submitted two grant requests to the Jewell County Community Foundation for funding new jackets for the school band and another grant for help to create a new outdoor learning environment.
The Pre-K-5 Principal reported the elementary school will be adding a group of educators known as the behavior cadre next year. The group will be working on providing PBIS information, behavior plans and procedure lesson planning for the beginning of the year.
Libby Duffy presented Sensory Walk plans with input from Cassi Bozarth. The Reynolds family would like to cover the cost of the “Going on a Bear Hunt” sensory path as a tribute to Triptyn “Trippy” Reynolds. After a discussion, Mr. Boley said he would meet with those involved and come back to the board with final plans for their review.
Mrs. Duffy also reported the elementary school had more than met their reading goals for this year.
The board discussed the district policy review. Brenden Wirth asked for clarification for approving district policies. It was decided Mr. Boley, Brenden Wirth and Brandon Hollerich would meet prior to the June board meeting to go over the district policies to make recommendation to the board.
The board held a long discussion on options for the HTK Plan-Design document that was presented. Mr. Boley called Zac Sneathan on speakerphone so the board could clarify some language in the HVAC plan. The board approved the plan design fee as presented.
Mr. Boley discussed lighting in the band room at the junior senior high school. The board approved a bid from White Rock Electric for all new LED light fixtures in the band room.
Mr. Boley presented the metal worker quote to the board for $18,800.13. The board approved the bid as presented by Piranha.
Mr. Boley gave an update on NCKC4 and reported on the KESA Accreditation.
Mr. Boley shared with the board a request from Mrs. Higer concerning the credit limit on the district Visa account. Mrs. Higer requested that the board approve a request to increase the
district credit limit to $25,000. The board approved the request.
Mr. Boley reviewed the fundraising policies with the board and the request from FBLA to allow them to do one soliciting annual fundraiser. Mr. Grout mentioned that the board needed to revisit the overall policy as it has been several years since it was established.
It was approved to allow the FBLA to have a yearly fundraiser going forward.
Mr. Boley reviewed student and adult meal pricing. He recommended the board increase student meal prices by $.10 with the adult price going up $.15 to cover the state requirement. His recommendation was approved.
Mr. Boley updated the board on the draft rental house procedure-agreement. He recommended offering the house to the Griffiths again for the following school year for an amount to include utilities that will cover any costs to the district. He also recommended working with them to facilitate any necessary repairs to the house.
The board approved extending an offer to the Griffiths to continue to rent the district’s house at the recommended rental fee.
In action items the board was informed the district’s cerficates of deposit both would come due in July. The board approved the renewal at the State Exchange Bank.
The board go into executive session with Mr. Boley, Mrs. Bozarth and Mr. Meyers present to discuss employee contracts pursuant to the non-elected personnel exception under KOMA.
When the open meeting resumed, the board approved to accept the following resignations: Otis Hendryx, 9-12 social studies; Kelly Hendryx, 6-9 English; Jaid Runft, high school secretary and deputy clerk; Terri Griffith, assistant high school football coach; and Jenna Langer, high school student council,
The board approved hiring Sheila Tucker as 9-12 and 6-8 math teacher.
The board went into executive session with Mr. Boley and Mrs. Bozarth present to discuss employee contracts. When the open meeting resumed, the board went
into executive session with invitation to discuss employer-employee negotiations.
The next regular meeting is scheduled for 7 p.m., Monday, June 12, in the board room of the district office at 109 E. Main Street, Mankato, Kansas. (Unless otherwise notified through social media or on the usd107.org website).
The next special meeting is scheduled for 8 a.m., Thursday, June 22, in the board room of the district office (Unless otherwise notified through social media or on the usd107.org website).
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