Minutes of the May 8, 2023 Board of Education Meeting.

Present:

Nikia Weber

Jason Winder	Allisha Engemann

Nathan Geiger	Mike Estes

Stephen Bowe	Patrick McKernan

Jennifer Luedke	Janel Anderson

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

AGENDA

It was moved by Geiger and seconded by Luedke 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 at this time and law enforcement officers.

VOUCHERS AND BILLS

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

FINANCIAL REPORTS

It was moved by Winder and seconded by Luedke to approve the financial reports as presented. Motion Carried.

VISITORS:

Susie Reynolds

PUBLIC FORUM:

None

CONSENT AGENDA

It was moved by Luedke and seconded by Bowe to approve the consent agenda as presented.

Approval of Minutes – April 10, 2023

Approval of Summer Help

Approval of Summer School Teachers

Approval of 23-24 Greenbush Agreements

Motion Carried.

FOOD SERVICE CONTRACT BID

It was moved by Luedke and seconded by Geiger to approve the food management bid from Opaa! for the 2023-2024 school year. Motion Carried.

23-24 PARENTS AS TEACHERS

It was moved by Geiger and seconded by Winder to approve the 2023-2024 Parents As Teachers 1.5 units in the amount of $10,000. Motion Carried.

TECHNOLOGY BIDS

Tabled Until Next Month

A lengthy discussion was held on the 23-24 DCEC Assessment Funding.

2024-2025 BUS PURCHASE

It was moved by Luedke and seconded by Geiger to approve the 24-25 bus purchase from Midwest Bus Sales in the amount of $120,358. The clean diesel bus grant will help with the purchase of this bus. Motion Carried.

Mr. McKernan updated the board of education that summer school will start on June 6th for Troy Elementary. Mr. McKernan thanked Engemann Drainage for hydro-spraying of the hs bank and also rolling the baseball/softball field this spring. Greenbush has stated a decrease of natural gas. We are celebrating Teacher Appreciation Week this week. USD 429 Troy would like to thank the teachers and staff for their hard work this school year. The board of education agreed to allow Pat Masters to put a sewer line on the school farm. Bethany Cluck was named 22-23 Master Teacher. Board of Education meeting dates for summer are June 12th at 7:30 PM, July 17th – 6 PM, and August 14th at 6:30 PM.

CALENDAR CHANGE

It was moved by Luedke and seconded by Geiger to make the last day of school as Tuesday, May 23rd. Teacher Inservice will be May 24th and teacher work day/inservice will by on May 25th. Motion Carried.

Mrs. Engemann reported to the board of education that community service day for Troy Elementary went amazing. A huge thank you to Mrs. Adrienne Geiger for organizing community service day. State assessments have been completed. The spring musical will be Tuesday, May 9th. The elementary awards assembly and talent show will now be on Tues., May 23rd. The community is welcome to attend. This week is teacher appreciation week and we are busy celebrating our amazing teachers and staff. Mrs. Engemann highlighted to the board three teachers this month. Those teachers highlighted were Mrs. Jenkins, Mrs. Klaus, and Mrs. Sue Blevins.

Mr. Estes updated the board of education that state assessments and Fastbridge testing are completed at the ms/hs level. A big thank you to Mrs. Emma Blevins for all her assistance with the all the testing. The seniors will be arrive back from senior trip today. KESA goals for post secondary and increasing course offerings were discussed. The 8 period day has been added to the schedule and the 23-24 schedule has been built. The students should have a schedule ready for them by the last day of school. TMS reward field trips are taking place this month. Mr. Estes highlighted Mr. Prudden and all his work he is doing leading our student improvement team and also on the building leadership team as well.

DCEC Report was given by Stephen Bowe.

Mrs. Engemann was excused from the meeting at 7:55 PM

EXECUTIVE SESSION

It was moved by Winder and seconded by Franken to go into executive session to discuss acquisition of property pursuant to the exception for preliminary discussion of the acquisition of real property under KOMA and the open meeting will resume in the board room at 8 p.m.

Remaining: Board, Principal, Superintendent, and Clerk

EXECUTIVE SESSION

It was moved by Luedke and seconded by Franken to go into executive session to discuss an individual(s) employee’s performance pursuant to non-elected personnel exception under KOMA and the open meeting will resume in the board room at 9:25 p.m.

Remaining: Board, Superintendent, and Mr. Estes

SUMMER CUSTODIAL HELP

It was moved by Geiger and seconded by Bowe to approve Jessika Cole as part-time custodial summer help for Troy Elementary. Motion Carried.

HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BASKETBALL

It was moved by Luedke and seconded by Geiger to approve Jonathan Rodvelt as the Troy High School Boys Basketball Head Coach. Motion Carried.

23-24 SUPPLEMENTALS
It was moved by Winder and seconded by Geiger to approve the 2023-2024 supplementals as presented. Motion Carried.

The meeting was adjourned at 9:35 p.m.

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Janel Anderson, Clerk of the Board