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Jefferson C-123

CONCEPTION JCT., Mo. — The following are notes from the minutes of the Dec. 18 meeting of the Jefferson C-123 Board of Education.

• The board received a preliminary calendar for the 2025-2026 school year. As it stands now, the year is set to begin on Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2025, and end on May 19, 2026. The calendar schedules 81 days in the first semester and 90 days in the second semester, totaling 171 student attendance days and 1,100.2 student attendance hours. Staff attendance days total 182. The district allotted six days as possible makeup days.
• Superintendent Dallas Giedd discussed the district’s Annual Performance Report with the board.
• Also in his report, Giedd provided an update on the high school roof.
• The board tabled consideration of a full board policy service until the next meeting.
• Board members approved the purchase of $8 million worth of liability coverage from the Missouri United School Insurance Council.
• The board approved its 2025-2026 full sports co-op with South Nodaway and high school football co-op with North Nodaway.
• Board members approved the district’s financial audit of the 2023-2024 school year performed by Conrad & Higgins, LLC, of Princeton, Missouri. As with other small schools, Jefferson’s audit noted a significant deficiency in internal control related to the separation of duties, so that no one employee has access to both physical assets and related accounting records, or all phases of a transaction. It did not reveal any significant errors or irregularities resulting from this lack of segregation of employee duties.
• The board approved a bid for trash service of $255 per month for once-a-week pickup by Porter Trash Service. It was the only bid the district received.
• Board members approved nominating Hadley Cline as the district’s Belcher Scholarship application and awarded her a $250 local scholarship. The board also approved (6-0-1) awarding a $100 local scholarship to Hunter Redden for applying. Board member Sherri Redden abstained due to her relation to the applicant.

North Nodaway R-VI

HOPKINS, Mo. — The following are notes from the minutes of the Dec. 18 regular meeting of the North Nodaway R-VI Board of Education:

• The board approved the district audit for the 2023-2024 school year, performed by Conrad & Higgins, LLC, of Princeton, Missouri. As with other small schools, North Nodaway’s audit noted a significant deficiency in internal control related to the separation of duties, so that no one employee has access to both physical assets and related accounting records, or all phases of a transaction. It did not reveal any significant errors or irregularities resulting from this lack of segregation of employee duties.
• Board members approved renewing the district’s Missouri United School Insurance Council coverage at a cost of $77,475 for the 2025 school year.
• The board tabled discussion regarding a banking depository service request for proposals.
• Board members approved a 16-item winter maintenance work list including removing and reinstalling bathroom partitions in the commons and ag for floors to have epoxy placed on them, deep cleaning classrooms in both buildings, patching walls and painting at the elementary school, installing parking signs for office/administrative staff, assisting contractors with doors and locks at the elementary, finishing lockers at the high school, building steel grates for the bus barn and much more.
• In closed session, the board approved hiring Reid Hart as a social studies teacher for the remainder of the 2024-2025 school year.