The North Nodaway School Board accepted the resignation of Addison Oglesby as fifth grade teacher. They voted to hire Damgar Whipple as the fourth grade teacher. They approved Emily Higgins and Kelly Lininger as gate duty coordinators. They named Ashlie Marriott as junior high basketball cheer coach.
Work on the budget for the next year is nearly finished. The board will have a special meeting on the morning of June 28th at 8:30 am to approve the budget for the 2024-25 school year.
The board worked on various handbooks. The board approved a rough draft of the Transportation Handbook. The District Staff handbook was approved with staff changes. The High School Handbook has a new change. Students will not be allowed to bring blankets to school due to hygiene concerns. Students can still bring blankets on buses or to athletic events.
The Elementary, Athletic, and A+ Handbooks were approved with no changes.
The board renewed the contract with Conrad & Higgins out of Chillicothe and Princeton to audit the school finances for the next three years. The audit for the 2023-24 school year will be done for $6,950. The audit for the 2024-25 school year will be done for $7,150. The audit for the 2025-26 school year will be done for $7,350.
The board authorized the Ag program to apply for a 50/50 grant through the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education for a power washer and other equipment for the bus barn. The old one was shot.
The board authorized application for the teacher baseline grant, which will raise teacher salaries to $40,000. It is contingent on the state fully funding the grant. There is concern that the legislature approved various measures without actually funding them. There are concerns that the state could take it out of the transportation money, or that the governor could withhold funds due to revenues coming in lower than expected. The measure does not apply to teachers already making $40,000 or more, but they will get their $1,400 baseline increase that the board has already approved.
The board lined up more summer work for the school. The board approved a bid from Helzer Fencing for a six foot wood privacy fence around the elementary playground. It will be a 42 foot by 37 foot fence with a six foot gate to get the mower through and a walk gate to get to the propane tanks to fill them. The total cost will be $9,650.08.
The board approved a project from One Point Partitions to build new partitions for the high school restrooms for $13,000. They come with a 25 year warranty. The old ones had stains and rust and the girls restrooms on the third floor were not ADA compliant.
The board received two bids to put new carpeting in for the high school. Shannon Griffin put in a bid for $10,000. 4K Flooring put in a bid for $17,440.50. Both had done work for the school in the last. Both bids included installation, demolition of old carpet, rubber coves where needed, and floor prep. The project includes the resource room, the coaches office, the social studies room, the middle school math and language arts rooms, the nurses and the AD office, Mr. West’s room, the counselor’s office, the high school language arts room, the library, the old board room, and the ag classroom. The project does not include the music room. The school will provide the dumpster. The school awarded the project to Shannon Griffin.
The board received two bids to put in new lockers for the high school. Pioneer submitted a bid for $82,878 for 114 lockers, while locker.com submitted a bid for $54,954.75. Both came with a 20 year warranty. One of the biggest needs that students had requested was for new lockers. These lockers will be bigger than the current lockers. The school will provide the labor.
The board voted to raise meal prices. Student lunch prices, except for students who qualify for free or reduced lunches, will go up 10 cents for both breakfast and lunch. Adult lunch prices will go up 10 cents for breakfast and 25 cents for lunch. Since the school has a negative lunch balance, they have to raise lunch prices over a period of time in order to make up the difference.
For breakfast, elementary students will pay $2.10 while adults will pay $2.70. For lunch, elementary will pay $3.20, middle school and high school $3.40, and adults $4.47. Extra milk will cost 50 cents, seconds $2.25, chef salad $4.47, sides $1.25, and orange juice 55 cents.
The board voted to purchase new social studies textbooks from Savvas for both middle school and high school for a total of $14,787.62. Books include economics, US history, and world history for the high school and American history, geography, and world history for middle school. The books include both hardbound and online components.
The board also voted to purchase math and entrepreneurship textbooks from McGraw-Hill for $10,849.59. This includes books for entrepreneurship, algebra 1 and 2, geometry, junior high math, and business math.
The board voted to purchase 120 new computers from VIG Solutions in Texas for a total of $9,040. These computers will replace older computers which have run out of life.
The board awarded the trash contract to Porter Trash for $372/month, plus $50 for each pickup of recyclables. This is down from last year, when they charged $410/month.
The school received three bids for the propane service. Agriland bid $1.096 per gallon. MFA bid $1.22 per gallon. Consumer Oil big $1.3602. The board renewed its bid with Agriland.
Anderson/Erickson was the only bidder for the milk service. The board accepted the bid. Milk went up 3-4 cents per carton, but the yogurt and cottage cheese was unchanged.
The board received three bids for food. Graves Menu Maker received the primary bid; under the contract, the school must purchase at least 70% of its food from them. Most of their items were cheaper than the other two. Falls City Mercantile and Sysco were the other two bidders. The school will use them where their foods are cheaper. Also, Sysco has no minimum delivery.
Elementary Principal Heather Townsend reported that the last day of school featured grilled hot dogs, an awards assembly, a fifth grade promotion walk, and a water dump at the end. Corey Everhart is working on the painting. Hallway and kitchen floors have been refinished. All of the cafeteria has been completed. Ridge Clements, Blaine Clements, Ty Moyer, and Latham Ebrecht have been helping with the summer work. The two long closets in the gym have been cleaned out and removed, giving kids more room to play on. The old fence and playground equipment are being taken out. The flag will be moved and t an elementary sign will be put up. The school transplanted some flowers. The school received a health department inspection. The door to the old lunchroom will be enclosed.
High School Principal Roger Johnson reported that several students have been attending summer weight training, camps, and basketball scrimmages and shootouts. Four students have been hired to help with the summer renovations. Five students have participated in credit recovery programs or attendance makeups. Preparations have been made for registration, Back to School Night, and 6th garde orientation.
The elementary and high school calendars have been merged into one single calendar to make it easier for parents to follow.
Professional development days have been planned. The class schedule has been finalized.
Mr. Johnson, Mr. West, and Mr. Bix attended a training session in St. Joseph on a STEM resource, Learning Blade, that the school can use for free. They will be incorporating various components into the curriculum.
Many students will be involved in the upcoming Hopkins Picnic.
There will be 10 vo-tech students, 10 in dual credit, 2 in work release, and 6 cadet teachers for next year.
Superintendent Chris Turpin reported that Access Elevator has worked on the elevator and has made it a smoother ride. The Alumni Banquet was a huge success. The school is looking for a football coach to assist Johnny Silkett with the Platte Valley football program. They are also looking for a high school social studies teacher.
The school has two grants outstanding. Turpin said the school should hear back on them in 2-3 weeks.
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