June 13, 2022 at 6:30 PM - Monthly Meeting

Discussion:  Mrs. McKinney was present and shared that the yearbook pages are almost all submitted.  
Mr. Brands presented the renewal quote for liability and property insurance for EMC Insurance.  The board will review the information. 
Mr. Brands also presented a concern for students and accommodations when overnight stays are required. 

Discussion:  The tile floors in Long Island were almost complete and the workers will be moving to Almena next week.  Carpet is to be installed this month sometime in Long Island. Classrooms are being cleaned, shampooed, and having paint touch up on window sills. Muiltiple projects are on-going and Korey Cyr is doing a great job with many of those.  
 

Discussion:  Mr. Gebhard reviewed the end of the year bus check-ins and reported repair items.  As of now ... all things look good.  

Discussion:  Mr. Gebhard shared the complexity of this issue and how it relates to classroom, court/field, PE, and shared space.  It is always a challenge.  The plan for this coming school year will include practices that sometimes overlap PE, but will also include after-school practice time, unless otherwise noted. Textcaster messages will be used to keep families informed.

Discussion:  Mr. Gebhard updated the board on the meeting that was held in May.  Those members of the Kindergarten Readiness group have been instrumental in guiding the progress of our preschool and kindergarten classes.  

Discussion:  Kansas changed the school funding formula last year to now allow schools to count three-year preschoolers as .5 providing they attend a minimum of 456 hours per school year.  This led to the district adding a fourth day to the three-year-old attendance.  With this knowledge, the board agreed to waive the out-of-district fee, for the coming school year, for preschool aged students. 

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Discussion:  Please be aware that Congress did NOT extend the federal school meal waivers and school meals will no longer be available to all students free of charge effective at the start of the school year 2022-23. Secondly, the Household Economic survey used last year, cannot be used to provide the 30-day carryover for students this fall.  Meaning, in order to qualify for the free or reduced meals this coming school year, an application will need to be filled out and submitted.  
The 2020 Food Service audit is finally complete.  Due to incorrect meal charges (free/reduced/pay), the amount of claims that were incorrect (approx. $700) will be deducted from the next reimbursement payment.

Discussion:  Mr. Tharman shared the report from Jim Cole on the driver's education class.  All 10 students completed the program successfully. Mr. Tharman shared the design and cost of replacing the HS gym wall mats with an updated mascot. Still waiting to hear back from the design company on one possible change.  Jessie Thalheim will be reaching out to area businesses and families to donate to this improvement, once it is finalized. With the passing of HB 2567, one of the additional requirements prior to adopting a budget, will be for the board to review a building needs assessment.  Even though this process has been done in the past, there is now required documentation to verify the assessment was completed. Mr. Tharman shared a little about his recent attendance at the United School Administrator's conference in Wichita.  Many good sessions were attended, including ones on teacher retention, teacher evaluations, effective walk-throughs, and school finance.  

Discussion:  Mr. Gebhard shared that 8th grade graduation went well. Fun day was well attended. Track meets at the end of the year went well and overall it was a successful year. Staff finished out the school year with a teacher in-service.  Many of the topics covered/discussed were in preparation for the coming school year.  Mr. Gebhard expressed kudos to the coaches for the summer practices, leagues, camps, and open gyms.
 

Discussion:  Mr. Wenzl updated the board on the completion of the preventative termite treatment for the district.