South Nodaway school board notes

FORUM FILE PHOTO
South Nodaway School Building 2023

BARNARD, Mo. — The following are notes from the South Nodaway R-IV Board of Education meeting held Nov. 17 at the school.

• The board approved hiring Bobbie Jo Waterman and Theresa Wiederholt as cooks, following the resignations of Joy Beattie and Jessica Germann.
• Superintendent Dustin Skoglund received the district’s APR results and informed the board that the district did well overall, but that the administrative team has identified some areas of focus, particularly in the elementary. The minutes note that he expressed continued frustration with the growth calculation and emphasized the district’s consistent benchmark testing as being more useful for decision making.
• Skoglund met with Jarnik Transportation. The company will replace one of the district’s buses.
• Board filing dates start Dec. 9 through 5 p.m. on Dec. 19 when the office is open and Dec. 30 from 3 to 5 p.m. Board member terms ending in April include: Brian Flora, Rick Holtman and Misty Langford.