Dexter, Missouri - The Dexter R-XII School Board met at their regularly scheduled meeting on Tuesday, October 17, 2017 at 6:00 p.m.  Below are the minutes from that meeting.

1.  Call to Order/Roll Call/Pledge 

2.  The Board President announced the meeting is to begin, ascertains the attendance status of all board members with everyone being present. 

3.  He then leads in the saying of the Pledge of Allegiance. 

4.  Consent Agenda:   The Consent Agenda was approved. 

5.  Public Comments:  There were no public comments made.    

6.  Old Business:  

    The board approved the final version of the district drug testing policy after the district received legal counsel concerning the policy. 

7.  New Business: 

    A.  The board approved the A+ Report for the 2016-17 school year.

    

    B.  The board approved the 2017-18 Assessment Plan as presented by Dr. Williams.

C. The board approved the purchase of a 2006 Chevrolet Commercial Box Van. 

8.  Discussion Items:

      A.  Mr. Counts discussed the district’s policy provider.  The board voted to switch to MCE policies for the 2018 school year.

     B.  Mr. Counts informed the board the Veterans Day program is scheduled for November 10th at 9:30.

     C.  The nurses report provided by Linda Milam, was shared with the board by Mr. Counts.             

     D.  The building principals gave their reports to the board.

     E.  Mr. Counts reported to the board on the district's enrollment at this point in the year.  

     F. The November board meeting was set for November 21, 2017 at 6:00. 

In Closed Session:

    1.  The board employed the following substitutes teachers for   

     2017-18:  Jamie Jones and Rhonda Lane

2.  The board approved the following retirement letters effective at the  

     conclusion of the 2017-2018 school year:  Connie Heil and Teresa Kapelski

     The board approved the following resignations effective 

     Dec. 15, 2017: Tate Midkiff and Victoria Sayre

Items presented to the board for informational purposes for future meetings or for discussion include:

None at this time