The North Nodaway School Board, at their regular meeting Wednesday, voted to name Lori Baldwin as a substitute teacher for the 2024-2025 school year.
The board voted to declare the old elementary playground equipment as surplus property.
The board set the out of district tuition rate for the upcoming school year at $13,478.30.
The board set the tax rate hearing for August 21st, 2024 at 5:45 pm.
The board voted to sign an agreement with Courtney Koch to provide mental health services to the district at least one day per week during the upcoming school year, including participating in IEP and Section 504 meetings as appropriate. The funding will be paid for by a grant.
Principal Heather Townsend reported on the progress in the projects for summer. Painting is completed, gym floors have been refinished, cafeteria floors and the wood floors to the old main entrance have been refinished, and landscaping changes on the exterior have started.
Teachers have been enrolled in the LETRS program and will be starting either Volume I or II. Teacher schedules have been finalized. New teachers will attend Character Strong training at the Mozingo Conference Center.
High School Principal Roger Johnson reported that there was a busy summer of students attending summer athletic programs. Preparations have been made for registration, Back to School night, and 6th grade orientation.
Superintendent Chris Turpin reported that the annual audit for the school is scheduled for July 31st.
Projects that need to be completed before the school starts:
–Lockers will arrive the beginning of August.
–Fencing at the elementary will start the week of July 22nd.
–Carpeting at the high school is in progress.
–Dirt work will start on the new playground equipment in the next few weeks.
–Installation of the high school bathroom partitions is in progress.
Bo Hansen, Troy Nally, Teresa Thompson, Corey Everhart, and summer student helpers Blaine Clements, Ridge Clements, and Ty Moyer have been doing a lot of work on the summer projects.
Buses are being taken to be inspected.
Platte Valley football camp will be taking place the end of this month, and it will be at the Hopkins field due to renovations at the South Nodaway field. They will attend team camps at Tarkio and Albany. The North Nodaway school is still looking for a coach to help with the program.
Bus training is scheduled for August 12th. All bus drivers must have eight hours of training annually.
The school is seeking a staff development grant that would help any non-certified staff or project coordinators with tuition to become a teacher.
Registration will be August 8th at the school. New staff orientation will be August 9th.
The school got a letter from the Missouri Department of Education stating that the school meets the requirements and purposes of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). The US Department of Education had previously notified the state that it met the requirements and purposes of the IDEA. The state scored the district a 4, which is the highest score the school can receive.
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