During our October school board meeting, our topics varied widely from approving our first budget amendment for the year to approving some minor exterior projects at the intermediate and primary buildings.
I'll focus my update on a few things: 1) Bond Update: We are moving along! During closed session, the board approved our contract with our construction manager at-risk firm, SM Wilson. Now, our architectural firm (Klingner) can begin working with SM Wilson and begin drafting appropriate building documentation. Whew! This has been a journey, but one I feel good about. During our discussion of the facilities during open session, Mr. Downs and the admin team is going to slightly reorganize the facilities needs list that was identified. While the bulk of the bond will be used for the construction at the primary school, the board is still dedicated to prioritizing and funding projects on this needs list---prioritizing those around safety for our district. More to come on this. Celebrations: If you haven't read the district reports, I encourage you to do so each month. There is always really good nuggets about student and staff celebrations. Verbally at the meeting, Karen Smith, Laura Kabrick, and Jason Clark were lifted up for their efforts of going above-and-beyond. While these take probably 15-30 seconds during our meeting, I'm grateful for the admin team and staff who notice and lift up their colleagues. During that timeframe, the board was introduced to Taylor Bryant-Uthlaut, who will be finishing the year in the vo-ag teaching position. Taylor comes with experience from MU Extension, went through 6 ag-teachers during her high school tenure, and has begun her tenure by working incredibly hard thus far to bring herself up-to-speed on the programs she'll be helping to steer. Please introduce yourself to Taylor as you are at various FFA or agricultural related events. The Board heard an initial proposal by Mr. Blakemore on his idea to begin high school golf and middle school wrestling programs next school year (2019-2020). The added budgetary cost (stipends + equipment) total approximately $20,000 per year. We will vote on this proposal at the November meeting. Our November meeting will be held on Monday, November 19th at 6PM (regular time). Until next time, please let me know if you have any questions or concerns! Thank you for reading! Craig
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June 2020
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