Minutes of the April 10, 2024 Board of Education Meeting.

Present:

Jason Winder	Allisha Engemann

Tim Grable	Mike Estes

Annika Franken	Patrick McKernan

Jennifer Luedke	Janel Anderson

Nathan Geiger

Steve Bowe

Nikia Weber – 6:45 PM

The regular Board of Education Meeting was called to order by Vice President Jason Winder at 6 p.m. at Troy Central Office.

AGENDA

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

VISITORS:

Jeremy Prudden

PUBLIC FORUM:

None

CONSENT AGENDA

It was moved by Grable and seconded by Geiger to approve the consent agenda as presented.

Approval of Minutes - March 11, 2024

Approval of Resignations – Michael Adame

Approval of KASB dues and Legal Assistance Fund

Motion Carried.

APPROVAL OF 2024-2025 FEES

It was moved by Luedke and seconded by Franken to approve the 2024-2025 enrollment fees as presented. Motion Carried.

APPROVAL OF STUDENT ENROLLMENT PROJECTIONS & THE NON-RESIDENT STUDENT CAPACITY FOR 2024-2025

It was moved by Geiger and seconded by Luedke to approve the USD 429 student enrollment projections and the nonresident enrollment capacity as recommended and presented by the superintendent. Motion Carried.

Discussion on Eldon Hills Development was held.

Discussion on Acquisition of Property was held.

Mr. McKernan updated the Board of Education on interest amounts earned on CD Balances that were moved in the last 6 months. Master teacher selection meeting will be April 23rd at 4 PM. The Site Council Meeting will be April 24th at 6 PM at Troy High School. Mr. McKernan would like to thank the patrons, parents, and staff who served on the site councils. Mr. McKernan is working on the board goal – study different health insurance options for USD 429. A discussion on activity participation numbers for next year was discussed. Low numbers in ms boys basketball and allowing grade 6 to play, cooperative agreements possibly for softball & baseball, and updated information on cooperating with St. Benedict’s and Trinity Lutheran for ms football. The building principals will be conducting the state required needs assessment during inservice in May. Next board meeting date will be Tuesday, May 14th at 6 PM. The administrators will be attending the USA Convention May 29-31.

Mrs. Engemann updated the board of education on P/T conferences and other events that have included families coming to the elementary. Family fun night and muffins for moms was well attended by students and their families. Book Blast program has taken place at Troy Elementary in place of the Spring Book Fair. The teachers worked very hard at the March 15th inservice on ELA standards. Mrs. Engemann was very proud of their work that day.

Mr. Estes updated the board that parents were made aware of the new graduation requirements at parent/teacher conferences. Graduation requirements will also be presented to the site councils on April 24th. CTE pathways were approved. Seven students attended State FBLA. A draft schedule for the master schedule for ms/hs has been created. The high school is partnering with John’s Marked on Earth Day for a reuseable bag giveaway. Prom is April 27th. Regional dates and locations were given to the Board. Track is May 16th at Washington County. Softball is May 13 & 15th at McLouth. Baseball is at Maur Hill. Seniors’ last day will be May 15th.

Mr. Bowe and Mr. Geiger gave the DCEC report.

Mr. Estes and Mrs. Engemann were excused from the meeting at 8:05 PM

EXECUTIVE SESSION

It was moved by Weber and seconded by Luedke 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 9:30 p.m.

Remaining: Board and Superintendent

APPROVAL OF 24-25 CERTIFIED TEACHING CONTRACTS

It was moved by Luedke and seconded by Weber to approve the 2024-2025 certified teaching contracts. Motion Carried.

SUPPLEMENTAL CONTRACTS FOR 24-25

It was moved by Franken and seconded by Grable to approve the supplemental duty contracts as presented for 2024-2025. Motion Carried.

The meeting was adjourned at 9:32 PM

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Janel Anderson, Clerk of the Board