Minutes of December 17, 2020 Board of Education Meeting.

Present:

Nikia Weber	Patrick McKernan

Tim Grable	Mike Estes

Nathan Geiger	Janel Anderson

Jennifer Luedke

Stephen Bowe

Jason Winder

Sherman Smith

The regular Board of Education Meeting was called to order by President Nikia Weber at 6:03 p.m.

AGENDA

It was moved by Smith and seconded by Winder to approve the agenda as presented. Motion Carried.

MOMENT OF SILENCE

The Board of Education took a moment of silence to reflect on all the servicemen home and abroad serving our country and their families, EMT’s, and law enforcement officers and all essential workers.

VOUCHERS AND BILLS

It was moved by Smith and seconded by Bowe to approve the vouchers and bills as presented. Motion Carried

VISITORS: Emma Blevins

CONSENT AGENDA

It was moved by Geiger and seconded by Luedke to approve the consent agenda as presented. Motion Carried.

a. Approval of Minutes – November 16, 2020

b. Approval to Gift Old Floor Scrubber to the City of Troy for use at the Community Bldg.

c. Acceptance of Gift of Bench in honor of Mick Davenport – Sheila Hennigan, former TMS

Teacher

PRESENTATION: Mrs. Emma Blevins updated the Board of Education on the Guidance section of the website, scholarship information that she has given out, and other work she has done with guidance work.

APPROVAL SALVAGE BUS BID

It was moved by Winder and seconded by Geiger to approve the salvage bus bid from Sherman Smith in the amount of $600. Motion Carried.

CALENDAR CHANGE

It was moved by Grable and seconded by Geiger to approve Friday, January 8th as a no school date for teacher in-service. Motion Carried.

COVID-19 LEAVE ACT

It was moved by Luedke and seconded by Bowe to extend the Covid-19 leave act until the next board meeting date of January 15, 2021. Motion Carried.

Mr. McKernan gave the Board of Education an update on Covid-19 quarantines and positive cases. A few parents have been contacted about emergency bus pickup due to inclement weather. A review of the Superintendent/Board Goals were discussed.

Mr. Estes updated the Board of Education on KSHSAA game attendance limits. An update on Individual Plans of Study was given to the Board of Education. A sample Grade 6 schedule if they were moved to the middle school was given to the board. A list of kindness pays students from first semester.

Mr. Smith gave the DCEC report.

EXECUTIVE SESSION

It was moved by Geiger and seconded by Smith to go into executive session to discuss an individual pursuant to non-elected personnel exception under KOMA and the open meeting will resume in the board room at 7:55 p.m.

Remaining: Board of Education and Superintendent

The meeting was adjourned at 7:57 p.m.

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Janel Anderson, Clerk of the Board