Nodaway County school board notes

By Phil Cobb | December 1, 2025 |

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MARYVILLE R-II

MARYVILLE, Mo. — The following are notes from the minutes of the Nov. 19 meeting of the Maryville R-II Board of Education held at the district office.

The board held a work session at 5 p.m. to discuss salary schedules and facilities.
Mandy Kaullen, with Westbrook and Company, presented a draft of the 2024-2025 district audit. Since it is awaiting final approval, there is no board action yet required.
The board acknowledged a donation from Ken Taylor, of Savannah. Taylor donated a Farmall Model M tractor to the Northwest Technical School agricultural education department.
The board approved the district’s 2026-2027 liability insurance for a total insured value of $112,924,868, an increase from this year’s insured value of $106,924,461 provided by MOPERM at a cost of $483,345, up from this year’s cost of $375,989. Superintendent Philip Pohren reported to the board that the annual renewal process requires a comprehensive audit of all district assets, such as building square footage, insurable vehicles and equipment. “Workers’ compensation has historically been a source of volatility,” he wrote in his report. “However, property insurance has experienced significant rate increases over the past couple of years, partly due to the need to increase overall replacement costs. This year, our property coverage increase is right around 35 percent.”
The board approved the dates for candidate filing for the April 2026 board of education election. It will begin at 8 a.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 9, and end at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 30. The district office will be open from 3 to 5 p.m. for candidate filing.
Pohren told the board that the district is currently accepting applications for the assistant superintendent role. Committee-style interviews are planned for early December with a recommendation to be made at the board’s December meeting.

Personnel

Resignations

Jill Heddinger, NTS business education teacher, student information system coordinator, NTS web page designer and instructional media technology specialist, effective June 30, 2026
Tammy Gibson, adult education and literacy teacher, effective Oct. 29

NORTH NODAWAY R-VI

HOPKINS, Mo. — The following are notes from the minutes of the Nov. 19 meeting of the North Nodaway R-VI Board of Education.

The board approved a memorandum of understanding between the district and the Nodaway County Sheriff’s Office for a school resource officer.
Board members approved a list of surplus property.
The board approved senior Lacy Riley as the 2025-2026 recipient of the Belcher Scholarship. Riley, who also writes for The Forum, will be the district’s representative for the Missouri School Boards’ Association regional competition.
In closed session, the board accepted a resignation from Stacey Meyer.
The board approved filing dates for the April municipal election. Filing opens on Dec. 9 and continues through 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 30.
During a special board meeting, the board viewed its annual board training video provided by the Missouri Association of Rural Education.

JEFFERSON C-123

CONCEPTION JCT., Mo. — The following are notes from the minutes of the Nov. 19 meeting of the Jefferson C-123 Board of Education.

Superintendent Dallas Giedd talked about the district’s Annual Performance Report. The report notes that out of 164 overall points possible, the district received 152 points, or 92.6 percent. That’s compared to 160 points or 95.2 percent earned last year.
Giedd talked to the board about the Missouri United School Insurance Council renewal, which will see a 7.8 percent increase in cost to the district for a total of $62,486 — “a modest rate increase,” noted the invoice.
The board accepted a letter of resignation from Sandy Wilmes, who is retiring, effective June 30.

NODAWAY-HOLT R-VII

GRAHAM, Mo. — The following are notes from the minutes of the Nov. 19 meeting of the Nodaway-Holt R-VII Board of Education.

The board approved the purchase of the Apptegy website integration platform.
The board approved setting election filing dates for April as Dec. 9 through Dec. 30. The terms of board members Matthew Brown, Jane Hanson and Nick Madden are expiring.
The board approved renewing its five-year sports co-op agreement with West Nodaway, whose board approved it earlier this month.
The board voted to surplus old classroom doors that are being replaced.