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 Regular Session, October 18, 2023 

Members Present 

Jennifer Pantry, President 

Andy Akers, Vice President 

Marta Aeschliman, Member 

Wanda Homer, Member 

Marti McGoldrick, Member 

Jill Moncrief, Member 

Absent 

Kevin Buckallew, Member 

ADMINISTRATION 

Kyle Windy, Superintendent of Schools 

Ed Koser, High School Principal 

Katie Wayman, Elementary Principal 

Raven Weaver, Special Services Coordinator 

Vickie Pierce, Board Secretary 

Tiffany Newland, Director of Finance 

CALL TO ORDER – 6:00 p.m. 

President Jennifer Pantry called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. 

APPROVAL OF AGENDA – 6:00 p.m. 

Marta Aeschliman moved, seconded by Marti McGoldrick to approve the agenda. Motion carried 6-0. 

CONSENT AGENDA – 6:01 p.m. 

a. Minutes of previous meeting (September 20, 2023) 

b. Bills 

Andy Akers moved, seconded by Wanda Homer to approve the minutes of the September 20, 2023 meeting minutes. Motion carried 6-0. 

Andy Akers moved, seconded by Jill Moncrief to approve the bills. Motion carried 6-0. 

FINANCIAL REPORT – 6:03 p.m. – Tiffany Newland 

Total revenue is $363,844.28 and total expenses are $794,183.86 for the month of September, 2023. Wanda Homer moved, seconded by Andy Akers to approve the financial report. Motion carried 6-0. 

PUBLIC COMMENT TIME – 6:04 p.m. – none 

OLD BUSINESS – 6:04 p.m. 

a. CSIP quarterly update – Superintendent Windy updated the board. 

NEW BUSINESS – 6:05 p.m. 

a. Approval of early graduation requests 

Andy Akers moved, seconded by Wanda Homer to approve the early graduation requests of Dominick Mortenson, Delaynie Ruths, Elaine Schmitzer, Emily Shahan, Braylon Shaw and Aiddin Sly upon completion of academic, CPR, and attendance requirements. Motion carried 6-0. 

Marti McGoldrick moved, seconded by Jill Moncrief to approve the early graduation request of Delaney Denham upon completion of academic, CPR, and attendance requirements. Motion carried 5-0-1. 

b. Approval of snow and ice removal 

Marta Aeschliman moved, seconded by Wanda Homer to approve the snow and ice removal bid of Tyson March. Motion carried 6-0. 

c. Substitutes 

Marta Aeschliman moved, seconded by Jill Moncrief to approve Carolyn Applegate and Tonda Lain as classroom substitutes and Dennis Crabtree as custodian substitute for the 2023-24 school year. Motion carried 6-0. 

d. Approval of resignations 

Andy Akers moved, seconded by Wanda Homer to approve the resignations of Para-Melissa Yackle, Nurse-Chelsea Halley, Para and JH softball coach Mason Wilson, and Cross Country coach Holly Fischer. Motion carried 6-0. 

Marti McGoldrick moved, seconded by Jennifer Pantry to approve the resignation of V Softball and V Girls Basketball coach Jana Dalton. Motion carried 5-0-1. 

e. Approval to hire 

Jennifer Pantry moved, seconded by Andy Akers approve to hire Schuyler Douglas as a custodian, Christina Aldridge as para, Beulah Foster Redden as para, Lance Dempsay as V Girls basketball coach, and Donna Donaldson for 8 hours/week for custodial services for the 2023-24 school year. Motion carried 6-0. 

f. November meeting will be: November 15, 2023 at 6:00 p.m. 

December meeting will be: December 18, 2023 at 6:00 p.m. 

ELEMENTARY PRINCIPAL – Katie Wayman – 6:15 p.m. 

September Enrollment PK-6: 341 September Attendance K-6: 95.59% 

Upcoming Events: 

● October 19 and 26 Elementary Parent/Teacher Conferences 4:00-7:00 

● October 24-27 Red Ribbon Week 

● October 24 Grades K-2 Music Program at 7:00 

● October 28 PTO Carnival 1:00-3:00 

● October 30 Story Hour 10:00-11:00 at the Schuyler County Library 

● November 6 PD Day 

● November 7 Grades 3-6 Music Program at 7:00 

● November 8 Picture Retake Day 

● November 10 Veterans Day Assembly at 1:30, 2nd Quarter Midterm 

● November 11 PBS Movie Night 

● November 20 SCHOOL IS IN SESSION 

● November 22-27 Thanksgiving Break – No School 

Programs 

● Homecoming spirit week was a lot of fun for the whole district! 

● Our Board Game Family Night was a wonderful event with a great turnout of families! Thank you to those who made supper items and to those who volunteered to help with the event! 

● What a great Book Fair! Thank you to all the volunteers that worked the cash registers and helped set up and take down the fair! 

● The dental truck dates are not yet determined. Parents of elementary students interested in utilizing the service should contact Nurse Chelsea to get enrolled. 

● Progress is being made on the new playground. 

HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL – Ed Koser – 6:18 p.m. 

Attendance: 

Month of September: 247 students with 95.11% 

Year to Date: 248 with 95.91% 

90/90 Rule: 87.5% 

Up-Coming Events: 

10/19 Earthquake Drill 

10/19 Parent Teacher Conferences 4-7

10/21 State Marching Band 

10/15 FFA Greenhand @ 7pm 

10/27 8th graders to IHCC 

10/27 Student Council regional Meeting 

11/2-11/4 National FFA Convention 

11/8 Intruder Drill 

11/6 District Band Auditions 

11/10 FFA Area Barnwarming @ Kirksville 

11/10 2nd Qtr Mid-term 

News: 

After 60 hours of work before school began, and 30- 7am rehearsals the highschool band culminates their competitive field show season on October 21 with the Missouri State Marching Association’s State contest. They previously cliniced at Central Lee HS in Donaldson IA, were the only 1 A band in competition in Davis county IA, and received 4th out of 4 bands in their class at Kahoka MO. 

Additionally, at the parade of Champions the HS received 1st place in their class in Parade and the MS took 2nd in the Middle school class over Highland and canton’s middle school bands. 

Student Council hosted the blood drive last month and they were able to collect 21 units of blood 

SPECIAL SERVICES DIRECTOR – Raven Weaver –6:20 p.m. 

Total of 105 students being served school-wide.

SUPERINTENDENT – 

Kyle Windy – 6:21 p.m. 

• Culvert-MoDot fixed the structure near the highway. The drainage goes downhill in a couple of spots before it fills up and runs off the north side of the district. The pools that are left behind stay there for weeks. Bids will be advertised to fix the issue. 

• Halo is up and running in the locker rooms and bathrooms 

• Playground is being completed 

• Lead Testing has been completed 

• Middle school locker room showers fixed and updated 

• Electric bus has been updataed with new software 

• Safety Grant – Schuyler County R-1 was awarded $100,000 in the second round of the School Safety Grant Program as announced by Governor Parsons 

1. Replace steel doors in the multi-purpose gym & middle school gym 

2. North elementary classrooms carpet or laminate flooring 

3. Bathroom in nurse office 

4. Remove west classroom dividers and replace with walls and new carpet 

REQUEST FOR EXECUTIVE SESSION – 6:27p.m. 

Andy Akers moved, seconded by Jill Moncrief to go into executive session as provided in Rs.Mo.610.021 (3, 13) (6, 14) (Personnel/ Student Issues). Motion carried 6-0 by roll call vote: Andy Akers – yes; Jill Moncrief – yes; Marti McGoldrick – yes; Marta Aeschliman – yes; Wanda Homer – yes; and Jennifer Pantry – yes. 

RETURN TO REGULAR SESSION – 7:33 p.m. 

Board President Pantry announced that there will be consequences on spectator/parent behavior at sporting events and that inappropriate behavior will not be tolerated. The administration will revise the handbook with the expectations and code of conduct before the student can participate in sports. 

ADJOURNMENT – 7:34 p.m. 

Jennifer Pantry adjourned the meeting.