President Patricia Warner presided over the Worth County R-III Board of Education’s March Meeting, calling the meeting to order at 7:30 pm. During the administrative reports Dr. Matthew Martz, shared the preliminary figures for next year’s personnel cost. These initial costs are based on a $500 increase to the base on the teachers’ salary schedule, awarding returning teachers a yearly step, and increasing the district’s contribution to health insurance plans an additional $300 per year. Non-certified and administration personnel would see a similar increase.
“Our insurance rates are increasing 3.2% over last year, which is an improvement from the 5-6% we have seen in previous years,” said Martz.
After hearing reports from the administration, the board reviewed board policy, changed the current school calendar, approved the 2021-2022 school calendar, approved several contracts, and the fine arts curriculum revisions.
“The major change we are making to this year’s school calendar is that we will make May 18, 2021 a full-day of school instead of a half-day,” said Chris Healy, district tech administrator.
The board approved contracts with Concrete Revival for the district’s flooring project, and with Eckard’s –Stanberry for carpeting. This project is slated to begin as soon as school is out in May and includes the abatement of asbestos floor tiles in the high school. Additionally, the board approved a five-year agreement with EduLink Systems, the provider for the district’s parent notification system. Finally, the district will use funds from the site improvement fund to replace the stalls in the restrooms throughout the building.
In other board business, the board accepted with regrets the retirement letter for Kandi Hughes, district bookkeeper, who has been with the district for 23 years effective October 31, 2021. They also accepted resignation letters from Amy Jackson, Title 1 Math, and John Lachowsky, HS social studies. They also approved the hiring of Amber Hawk, as Special Education Director/Special Ed Teacher, Jamie Degase, Parent Educator/Paraprofessional, and Dan Collins, JH Head Football Coach. Finally, all other teachers were approved for another year.
The meeting adjourned at 9:16 pm.
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