Nodaway County school board notes

By Phil Cobb | July 29, 2024 |

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MARYVILLE R-II

MARYVILLE, Mo. — The following are notes from the minutes of the July 17 meeting of the Maryville R-II Board of Education:

Superintendent Logan Lightfoot has received the district’s preliminary assessed valuations which will be finalized by the end of the month. “We are currently working to utilize these numbers to figure our tax rate that I will recommend in August,” he wrote in his monthly report to the board. “We are in a favorable cash position right now, and I plan to recommend a budget that will reflect expenditures for needed programming and complete our facility projects.”
Lightfoot also told the board that the district is working with Missouri Capital Asset Advantage Treasury, of St. Louis, to maximize bond proceeds. Since several of the district’s projects aren’t slated to be completed until after June 2025, the funds for those projects could be invested in short-term bonds/CDs. Working with MOCAAT, Lightfoot has developed a short-term investment strategy that could generate an additional $450,000 in revenue. He explained in a Tuesday email that the financial advisers have helped to develop a plan that will allow the district to make approved short-term investments on the bond dollars without exceeding arbitrage limits set by the IRS.
With regard to construction updates, Lightfoot reported that the base work is almost completed on the stadium field project. It should be ready for turf by the end of July. Even with the rain, the work is relatively on schedule.
Construction of the safety island in the Maryville High School parking lot will begin on July 29 and is scheduled to be completed by Aug. 9.
The Maryville Middle School weight room addition is being completed by District Building Superintendent Adam Townsend and the maintenance crew. “Adam and our maintenance crew have done a fantastic job with this addition,” Lightfoot said in his report. He said the crew will put on the finishes and the HVAC in early August.
According to meeting minutes, the board approved adding a full-time paraprofessional at The Learning Center; eliminating a full-time paraprofessional at Eugene Field Elementary School; adding an assistant softball coach; adding a school nurse; and adding a school safety liaison.

Personnel

Resignations

Administration recommends not accepting a resignation from Mackenzie Campbell, MMS special education teacher. Lightfoot told The Forum that this is a contract timing issue. “The District and Board put the needs and interests of our students at the forefront of all personnel decisions,” he wrote Tuesday in an email. It is unclear what rejecting a resignation means.

Reassignment

Suzie Farrell, Maryville Early Childhood Center paraprofessional to MECC secretary for 2024-2025 school year

Recommendations for employment

Carter Kinslow, youth development worker for 2024-2025 school year
Nick Bolton, PE teacher at EFES for 2024-2025 school year
Denae Murrell, paraprofessional at MECC for 2024-2025 school year
The board approved the renewal of youth development workers for 2024-2025.

NORTH NODAWAY R-VI

HOPKINS, Mo. — The following are notes from the minutes of the July 17 meeting of the North Nodaway R-VI Board of Education:

The board approved declaring the old elementary playground equipment as surplus property.
Board members approved a contract for counseling services to be provided by Courtney Koch, of Koch Counseling, for an annual rate of $22,200 in exchange for a minimum of 37 days of on-site services or 222 hours between Aug. 19, 2024 through May 31, 2025.
The board approved setting a tax rate hearing at 5:45 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 21, at the high school.
Board members approved a tuition rate of $13,478.30 for the 2024-2025 school year.
Superintendent Chris Turpin’s report notes that the district audit is scheduled for July 31.
Fencing at the North Nodaway Elementary School in Pickering was set to start last week. Playground installation is set to begin afterward, with dirt work beginning in the next few weeks.
High school bathroom partitions were delivered last week and carpeting at the high school was to be completed by the end of last week, excluding the music room.
Turpin acknowledged the hard work provided by Bo Hansen, Troy Nally, Teresa Thompson, Corey Everhart and summer student help from Blaine Clements, Ridge Clements and Ty Moyer.
Registration is set for Thursday, Aug. 8, at the school buildings.

Personnel

Recommendations for employment

Lori Baldwin, substitute teacher, 2024-2025 school year

NODAWAY-HOLT R-VII

GRAHAM, Mo. — The Nodaway-Holt R-VII Board of Education took the following actions during its regular meeting on July 17, according to meeting minutes:

Approved a new scoreboard for the high school gym and wireless controllers for elementary scoreboards.
Approved a bid from Vance Brothers for work on parking lots.
Declared old Spartan and Trojan cheerleading uniforms as surplus.
Set tuition at $6,000 for 2024-2025.
Set the public hearing of tax rate levy for Aug. 21 at 6 p.m., with the regularly scheduled school board meeting to immediately follow.

WEST NODAWAY R-I

BURLINGTON JCT., Mo. — The West Nodaway R-I Board of Education took the following actions during its regular meeting on July 17, according to meeting minutes:

Approved the bid received by the city of Burlington Junction from Northwest Mechanical and Plumbing to repair the water meter pit at the school. The district and the city will split the cost down the middle.
Set the tax rate hearing for Aug. 14 at 6 p.m. with the regularly scheduled school board meeting to immediately follow.
Accepted a trash service bid from Klosek’s Trash Service for 2024-2025.
Accepted a milk bid from Anderson Erickson for 2024-2025.
Accepted a propane bid from MFA Oil for 2024-2025.
Accepted a gasoline/diesel bid from MFA Oil for 2024-2025.
Set the food service prices for 2024-2025. The student breakfast price will be $2, the reduced meal price will be 30 cent and the adult breakfast price will be $2.45. The elementary student lunch price will be $3.30, the middle school and high school student lunch price will be $3.55, the reduced lunch price will be 40 cents, the adult lunch price will be $4.45 and the milk price will be 45 cents.
Declared the product left over from the roofing project as surplus property.