The North Nodaway School Board, at their regular meeting Wednesday, accepted the resignation of Stacey Meyer at the end of the 2025-26 school year.
The board voted to approve the 2025-26 Comprehensive School Assessment Plan.
The board authorized the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between the school district and the Nodaway County Sheriff’s Department to place a School Resource Officer within the school district. The agreement provides for up to two commissioned deputies on a full-time basis. The SRO will be a uniformed deputy employed by the county who will perform a variety of duties within the school, including, but not limited to:
—Raise student, faculty, staff, and parent awareness of the relationship between criminal behaviors and their legal consequences;
—Monitor truancy issues;
—Educate students about alternatives to violent behavior;
—Create a positive rapport between the SRO and students;
—Work with at-risk students to educate and prevent behaviors;
—Participate in the district’s academic, social, and emotional support programs;
—Be recognized as an integral part of campus security planning;
—Be an approachable member of the District staff;
—Provide general law enforcement duties;
—Obtain and maintain specialized training specific to policing in an educational environment.
At no time shall the SRO be authorized to administer disciplinary actions or punishment towards a student except as directed by a court of law.
The board voted to approve Lacy Riley as the recipient of the Belcher Scholarship.
Elementary Principal Heather Townsend reported that first quarter conferences had a 98% attendance rate. The first quarter awards assembly was October 30th, with the entire building dressed up for Halloween. Around 120 people attended the Haunted Hallway.
Professional development was held on November 10th. Items discussed included writing protocols and the recent CLDS walkthrough. Feedback from the walkthrough was overwhelmingly positive. The point of emphasis is focusing on increasing student ownership for doing their own thinking and taking more responsibility for their learning.
High School Principal Cody Jenkins reported that the school held a Veterans Day assembly November 11th. Students had five stations, with students and staff rotating between the stations. Students did arts and crafts, which were then taken to Golden Living in Maryville and handed out to residents who are veterans.
The Community Thanksgiving Meal was Friday.
There are 14 students out for boys basketball, eight out for girls basketball, five out for cheer, and eight out for Color Guard.
Attendance for Parent/Teacher Conferences was 74%.
The school sent nine FFA members to the National FFA Convention. Six students attended the 275 Choir Day.
The Leo Club did a diabetes walk for National Diabetes Day, which was on November 14th.
There is an increase in attendance, improvement in homework completion, and improvement in overall student achievement. Office referrals are down from last year.
Superintendent Chris Turpin reported that a scene from Clayton Scott’s movie, “The Pastor,” was filmed at the school. There were 40 students who served as extras. They had a question and answer session with Mr. Scott and his crew.
State Senator Rusty Black toured the school November 14th. He met with several constituents to discuss what is happening in terms of education. Mr. Black is one of the chairs of the Missouri Modernization Task Force, which is making recommendations to the legislature regarding school funding. Two of three independent groups supplies the task force with recommendations to phase out the Hold Harmless Clause. If the state removes the Hold Harmless Clause and replaces it with nothing, the school estimates it would lose $318,000 a year in annual revenue.
The school’s APR is a 76, which is up from 74 for the previous school year and 72 for the year before.
The school has invested $1 million of district money in different banks around the country offering a 4.55% aggregate interest rate. This is higher than the MOSIP rate, which is now drawing 3.91% as a result of the Federal Government lowering interest rates. The Federal Reserve has been under pressure from President Donald Trump to lower interest rates to stimulate the economy, with Mr. Trump calling Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, “Jerome ‘Too Late’ Powell.”
Mr. Turpin has been part of three training sessions for the Success Ready Student Network. This is an initiative focused on what constitutes a portrait of a graduate from the district.
The school is partnering with Kawasaki to do a small engine repair course for the 7th grade Ag Exploration class. It is a pilot project which will start on December 1st.
Several small projects are underway, including building the office and restroom at the bus barn, fixing the roof at the elementary, replacing the commons doors, and working on the east parking lot of the elementary school. Yellow Frog Graphic is replacing the safety film and the vinyl graphic for the commons doors.
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