The North Nodaway School Board, at their regular board meeting Wednesday, accepted the resignation of Shai Barber as a paraprofessional effective September 20th. The board hired Chariza Gladman as a Junior High Volleyball Assistant. The board approved the early graduations of Alanis Wray and Caleb Stevens for December 2024 with the provision that each student meets graduation requirements established by the State of Missouri and the North Nodaway Board of Education. The board voted to name Ron Koneckne as a substitute teacher.
The board awarded the bid to replace doors at the elementary and high school and rekey them for a total of $30,140.
The school solicited two bids for replacing a furnace at the elementary. First Choice Heating & Cooling of Maryville submitted a bid for $5,970 for a 95% efficient York 80k BTU gas furnace, including labor, retrofitting, and disposal of old equipment. Sleek Creek HVAC out of Stanberry bid $5,200 for a new RUUD 85K BTU 92% gas furnace, including hooking up to existing duct work. The board voted to accept the bid from First Choice.
Elementary Principal Heather Townsend reported that Cameron has begun his new schedule for counseling and that there have been a lot of positive comments.
For professional development, the elementary received a presentation on Positive Behavioral Interventions and Support.
There are 101 students enrolled. Classes are working on procedures in the hall, classroom, cafeteria, and bathroom, working on handwriting, and math facts. Around 250 grandparents showed up for Grandparents Day. The book fair brought in $2,000.
High School Principal Roger Johnson reported that students were given writing prompts at the beginning of the year. A Grandparents Day was held at the high school with 30-40 in attendance. Ten took a tour of the building; many had not been through and enjoyed seeing the changes. There was a lot of positive feedback.
There are fewer discipline referrals, tardies, and late homework.
Two students are participating in work release, 11 in vo-tech, three cadet teaching in the elementary, four in the middle school, and all seniors and several juniors are taking at least one dual credit course.
Superintendent Chris Turpin reported that the school has fixed some drainage issues at the elementary. Most of the downspouts had been draining along the building. They hooked several downspouts together and ran them through an existing drain.
The school is in the process of installing the new elementary playground and the new high school lockers. There are a lot of positive comments about the lockers.
There are 46 students in the Dribblers Club for this year. They are working on basketball fundamentals and dribbling skills.
The school has received a $100,000 grant from the Patterson Foundation. This will allow the school to provide tuition assistance for staff members who want to become teachers who are currently non-certified or program coordinators. The school is in the process of developing guidelines.
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