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Dexter School Board Meeting Minutes - April 22, 2019
April 30th 2019 by Dee Loflin
Dexter, Missouri - The Dexter School Board met on at a regular scheduled board meeting on April 22, 2019. The minutes from that meeting have been released today.
Regular Board Meeting Notes April 22, 2019 6:00 PM
Call to Order/Roll Call/Pledge The Board President announced the meeting is to begin, ascertains the attendance status of all board members present. 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:
A. The board approved MCE Board Policy Updates - P2640,
P1210, P0320, P3425.
7. New Business:
A. The board approved an underwriting agreement with L.J. Hart & Co for the Series 2019A Lease Certificates of Participation.
B. The board approved a resolution to approve the issuance and
sale of $4,050,000 Lease Certificates of Participation,
Series 2019A
C. The board approved a resolution to approve the issuance and
sale of $5,500,000 General Obligation Bonds, Series 2019B
D. The board approved annual MSBA membership
E. The board approved Chromebook Purchase for High School
1 to 1 initiative.
F. The board approve the add alternates to the construction base project.
Javelin Runway
Triple Jump and Long Jump separate runways
Southwest Elementary Drive
G. The board approved Kevin Bishop’s resignation effective May 31, 2019.
8. Discussion Items:
A. Mr. Counts discussed adding a second SRO for the District.
B. The nurse's report was given to the board.
C. The building principals reports were shared with the board.
D. The superintendent gave his report to the board.
E. The next board meeting was set for May 21, 2019 at 6:00 p.m.
In Closed Session:
1. The board approved the employment of the 2019-20 Coaches and Sponsors.
2. The board approved the 2019 Summer School Employee List.
3. The board approved the Summer School pay schedule for certified staff. Summer School pay was raised $1 per hour.
4. The board approved resignation letters effective at the end of the 18-19 school year for the following individuals:
Chris Bolin - MS Asst. Football Coach
Kacey Christian - HS Asst. Volleyball Coach
Patty Hobbs - Aide
Jennifer Slavings - Aide
5. The board approved extra duty positions for 2019-20 school year.
Eric Sitze - HS and MS Girls Head Basketball Coach
Shelly Culp - Film Production Sponsor
Linda Beck - Speech and Debate
Jonna Crider - Student Council
6. The board approved employment of the 2019-20 classified
staff.
7. The board approved certified staff step movement per the
approved salary schedule.
8. The board approved classified staff pay for the 2019-20
school year.
Level 1 Aide 6% raise
60+ hour Aide 5% raise
Bldg Sec/Bldg Aide 4% raise
Head Cook 4% raise
All other staff 3% raise
9. The board approved District pay of $481 per month for
health insurance for the 2019-20 school year.
10. The board approve classified staff substitute.
Allison Sneed
Last Updated on April 30th 2019 by Dee Loflin
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Bernie Elementary Positive Office Referral Awards
April 29th 2019 by Dee Loflin
Bernie, Missouri - Bernie Elementary Positive Office Referrals were awarded this week. These students were rewarded for their good behavior!
Students who earn such an honor also received a Subway Sandwich Gift Card and a POR Certificate.
These students were referred for displaying positive behavior!
Front Row
Gracie, Layne, & Wyatt (K) have all been working so hard in class.
Zoe (PreK) has been working hard in speech.
Quentin (PreK) has done excellent at listening in music class.
Middle Row
Landri (6th) shared her creative musical ideas with others.
Jaxon (4th) helped read to his classmates.
Carson (3rd) is always using good manners.
Chloe (3rd) is kind to others.
Zayla (2nd) had a great week.
Shaelynn (3rd) is kind to others.
Peyton (2nd) had a great week.
Isabella (2nd) helped another student who was running behind pack up.
Back Row
Judith (5th) has been extremely helpful. She helped another student with math, and she helped others make their bath bombs.
Kinslee (4th) is kind to others and has a positive attitude.
Finley (4th) helped others learn their recorder songs.
Drake, MacKenzie, Cassidy, & Blair (5th) have all been extra helpful.
Emma (5th) helped in the library last week.
Savannah (5th) helped her teacher teach 1st grade library in their classroom each week during testing. She picked out books for the kids to check out and read them.
Not Pictured
Liliana (5th) helped her teacher teach 1st grade library in their classroom each week during testing. She picked out books for the kids to check out and read them.
Jack (4th) helped his friends clean up.
Last Updated on April 29th 2019 by Dee Loflin
https://showmetimes.com/Blogpost/vciv/Bernie-Elementary-Positive-Office-Referral-Awards
Jordan Richardson Receives Scholarship
April 29th 2019 by Dee Loflin
Dexter, Missouri - Jordan Richardson of Dexter has received the Copper Dome Scholarship.
Richardson is the son of Jennifer Walton of Dexter.
He is a 2018 graduate of Dexter High School.
Many scholarship opportunities exist at Southeast Missouri State University.
For more information, visit www.semo.edu.
Last Updated on April 29th 2019 by Dee Loflin
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Positive Office Referrals at Bernie Elementary
April 29th 2019 by Dee Loflin
Bernie, Missouri - Bernie Elementary Positive Office Referrals were awarded this week. These students were rewarded for their good behavior!
Students who earn such an honor also received a Subway Sandwich Gift Card and a POR Certificate.
These students were referred for displaying positive behavior!
Front row from left to right:
Faith (2nd) had a great week.
Aniyah (2nd) had a great week.
Kimberlie (2nd) helped the teacher pick up pencils off the floor, push in chairs, and return books left by the computers.
Gracie & Kylie (K) found some Easter eggs leftover from the Pre-school egg hunt and they turned them into the teacher instead of keeping them.
Back row from left to right:
Ryleigh (4th) had a great week.
Lila (4th) had a great week.
Leah (3rd) was respectful the entire week they were in the game station for MAP testing rotations.
Aniyah (3rd) worked really hard during the MAP test.
Travelle (1st) has been working SO hard!
Last Updated on April 29th 2019 by Dee Loflin
https://showmetimes.com/Blogpost/vciu/Positive-Office-Referrals-at-Bernie-Elementary
Multimedia Class Produces Safety Video for Gates
April 24th 2019 by Dee Loflin
The multimedia class at Poplar Bluff High School is producing an official safety video for Gates Corporation in Industrial Park.
The audiovisual students, under the instruction of business teacher Heather Pullam, conducted interviews with company officials earlier this month, and then captured B-roll footage at the manufacturing plant.
The end product will be designed to provide an overview of the company, which produces 70,000 rubber and plastic parts per day for hoses and tubing. The video will be shown to visitors so they can learn proper safety protocol before entering the factory.
The connection was made with industry officials during a tour of Gates in February through the Missouri Career Pathways state grant initiative secured by Director Charles Kinsey of the Technical Career Center to connect schools with real world applications. PBHS Principal Mike Owen was able to attend the tour and volunteered the service to Gates in order to provide students with a project to help build their resumes.
The multimedia program moved from the English department to practical arts this school year and received a major equipment upgrade with federal enhancement funding available for career technical education programming. The number of students signed up for the class next school year has quadrupled, Pullam noted.
Pictured: (Front to back) Corey Floyd and Jack Rogers, students in Heather Pullam’s multimedia class, edit video on Wednesday, April 17, using Adobe Premiere Pro software.
Photo and article submitted by Tim Krakowiak, Communications/Marketing Director, Poplar Bluff R-I School District
Last Updated on April 24th 2019 by Dee Loflin
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