Holly Karr and Layna Murphy were hired by the Northeast Nodaway School Board Thursday as Paraprofessionals for the upcoming school year.
Principal Heidi Beatty invited all the new teachers to introduce themselves to the board. Attending were Eryn Kemper (3rd Grade), Bailey Justice (Kindergarten), Shea Gladman (6th Grade), Sydney Meek (Ag), and Hayston Wilson (Counseling Services).
The board set the out of district tuition rate for the 2023-24 school year at $5,000 per student.
Superintendent Brenda Dougan reported that teachers have started turning in logs for completing Career Ladder activities. More are expected to turn theirs in for August.
The school has ordered items for the new Family & Consumer Science Program. The money was paid for by a grant from the Rickard Charitable Trust.
Custodians have been painting, waxing, refinishing the gym floor, and a new carpet has been put in the new FACS room. Wood chips for the playground have been ordered, as have the greenhouse materials. The school will be using Occu Tec to test the school water supply for required lead testing. They will be testing 24 sources.
Lunchtime Solutions, which handles the school’s lunch program, has advertised for a new kitchen manager, but had not had any applicants as of July 20th.
A staff and board picnic is being planned featuring nachos, hot dogs, and burgers out of the concession stand. A t-ball game will be set up for all ages to play. Additional outdoor games such as Cornhole will be available. Dates being considered are August 24th, 29th, or 31st.
Five desktops have been purchased to continue the process of updating the staff work stations.
Principal Heidi Beatty reported that students participated in the Parnell Duck Days on July 9th and 10th. Over 1,000 ducks were sold.
New teachers have been in several times, and orientation will be August 7th.
New Assistant Principal Chaim Jenkins reported on summer athletic activities. The girls basketball team competed in shootouts in Higbee and Bedford and had their own five day team camp. Boys basketball competed in Stanberry and Platte Valley while the junior high competed at East Atchison and North Andrew. Softball team camp was June 28th to 30th. Summer weights concluded July 21st. Baseball camp will run July 25th to 28th. Full band camp will be July 31st to August 5th.
Fall athletics and activities will start on August 7th. Sports physicals must be completed by each athlete prior to participation in practice. Fourteen days of practice are required for each player prior to participating in their first contest. Coaching requirements such as rules review tests are required prior to first contest, and First Aid, CPR, and AED will be done by the district during teacher pre-service week. The junior high girls and boys basketball teams will have new uniforms. Final changes to athletic schedules have been set.
The next meeting will be August 17th at 7 pm.
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