The North Nodaway School Board added five more personnel to its substitute list at its regular Board of Education Meeting Wednesday. Names were Rosemary Cooper, Dagmar Whipple, Olivia Wilhelm, Ron Koneckne, and Tessa Campbell.
Teachers Emily Bix, Heather Townsend, and Bethany Pedersen gave the board a presentation on the new ELA resources, which they said provide good continuity from grade to grade and which have already led to some big improvement. One of the interesting things they encountered in the readings was that none of the students knew what a Sears was.
The United Electric Cooperative is offering an essay contest again for students. Winners could get a trip to Washington, DC.
Yearbook sales are much higher this year. There were 38 sold this year as opposed to four at this time last year.
The board approved changes to the Return to School protocol. Students and teachers will follow five day quarantine protocols if they have COVID symptoms. The school will no longer do contact tracing. There will be no more relief pay. The primary mode of instruction this year will be in-person.
The board approved the ACES agreement. Cost for the school this year will be $22,600 this year as opposed to $27,800 last year. It was estimated that the value of services provided was around $72,000 for last year.
The board approved a bid from Roberts Roofing to replace the roof over the old weight room. High wind gusts tore part of the old roof off, and some of the capping was rotted. The cost will be $6,972.
The board voted to rebid the HVAC project. In 2021, the project was bid out, but it was never finished. A prebid conference will be October 7th. Bids will be opened on October 14th and awarded at the October board meeting. The project will start on November 7th and it will be finished on April 11th.
Elementary Principal Ashley Marriott reported that a ceiling fan in the elementary went bad, emitting smoke and sparks. It was fixed. The school did emergency drills, celebrated Homecoming, and took a trip to the rodeo arena where they participated in games and a magic show during the horse show.
Over 20 students were interested in the Elementary Student Council officer elections.
The elementary book fair will be held from October 3rd to 20th this year.
Grandparents Day will be held at the Elementary on October 7th. Kids Sight will come on October 11th to screen the students. The Union Township Fire Department will come on October 14th to give a fire safety presentation.
High School Principal Roger Johnson reported that he and Mr. Jenkins attended a MSHSAA training meeting for first year athletic directors. Topics of discussion included a potential 35 second shot clock, full time virtual students, and the number of contests scheduled.
Bus evacuation and fire drills were held.
Teacher teams have been scoring and analyzing data from the writing prompts given to students at the beginning of the year. FFA began its annual fruit sales; contact any North Nodaway FFA member if interested.
Homecoming activities were recently held. All fall student athletes were recognized. There was high participation by the staff and students.
There has been a big reduction in discipline referrals, tardies, and late homework from the previous two years. Mr. Johnson said he saw no cell phones in classrooms or other areas designated off limits.
Innovative Math and Innovative Science numbers are full. There are four students participating in supervised work release. 11 students in vo-tech, two cadet teachers in the elementary and four in middle school, and 10 students taking at least one dual credit course.
Mr. Eaton hosted one of two FASFA nights, created a Google class for seniors, and working on scholarship opportunities and college signups.
The school successfully wrote a grant helping to purchase two iPADS for teacher use and a Nintendo Switch for an enrichment club opportunity for students.
Grandparents Day was held at the High School. Guests were treated to a meal, choir performance, presentation and poems by the Student Council, and an activity honoring Homecoming memories.
The school did activities for Patriot Day and Constitution Day.
Superintendent Chris Turpin reported that the old preschool trailer in Pickering had been removed. The school got $6,000 of the $12,000 it asked for for the milk cooler. There was high participation in the grant program. The school will go ahead and purchase the cooler. Turpin presented updated drawings for the elementary addition, the bus barn, and the high school entrance. It is 100% drawn up, and 95% to 98% of the details have been worked out.
The board rescheduled its October meeting for October 26th and its December meeting for December 14th.
Concrete areas have been poured on the former practice field for the track athletes to work on throwing and jumping.
Mr. Turpin reported that the ballpark lights went out during the Mound City football game. After being shut down, they were able to turn them back on in time for the start of the second half. Turpin said that a temporary fix was put in, but that he would like to see a long-term solution.
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