No more masks requirement; resignations accepted

• Cash reports for February 2022 were presented for review—no action needed.

• Payment of March 2022 bill and payroll unanimously approved as presented and to add Walmart, Ferrellgas, Wex, and Salem R-80 bills for approval.

• Meal and attendance report was presented for review—no action needed.

• Holland presented recent proposals received for upgrading the current bandwidth available in the facility for the 2022-2023 school year. The board passed a motion to purchase an upgrade with the current provider to 250mb at an approximate cost of $11,000.

• Holland also presented proposed facility upgrades and equipment requested for the upcoming school year. No action was taken pending further investigation of costs and alternatives.

• Staff attendance was discussed. After board discussion, Nikki Eaton made the motion to develop a policy allowing for those staff members with paid time off redeeming up to 80 hours per year of unused time at a rate of $50 per day. No more than 80 hours may be sold back to the school at the end of any given school year. In addition, staff members would be allowed to utilize paid time off in smaller increments than currently required. Sarah Hoffman seconded the motion with the motion carried unopposed.

• The board reviewed and unanimously adopted Policy 4630.

• The board members discussed current safety concerns based on the current location of student pickup/drop off and bus loading and unloading. A motion was made by Tela Conners and seconded by Sarah Hoffman to pursue the addition of a bus lot near the rear entrance to the school, which will provide bus storage and be utilized to load buses starting in the 2022-2023 school year. The motion carried unopposed.

• The board voted to adopt the job descriptions for all staff members based on position as presented by Holland.

• The board unanimously voted to remove the masking requirement.

• Coach Thompson discussed equipment needs for the upcoming school year, as well as consideration for resurfacing the gym floor. He also recommended that the board consider looking at adding additional activity opportunities to increase student participation in extracurricular activities. No action was taken on these proposals.

• Thompson also updated the board on the MSAA rule change allowing sixth graders to participate on district competitive teams. No action was taken.

The board went into closed session at 8:50 p.m. and opened again at 11:02 p.m. and the meeting adjourned. During closed session all certified staff were rehired. Resignations were accepted by unanimous vote from first grade teacher Lisa Mast, fifth grade teacher Carly Wilber and Asst. Superintendent Luann Jadwin.