Dexter, MO - The Dexter School Board held a regular board meeting on January 23, 2020.  Below are the minutes from that meeting.

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. 

Consent Agenda:  The Consent Agenda was approved.

Public Comments:  There were no public comments made.    

Old Business:  

A.    None

New Business: 

A. The board approved the bid for 2 buses to be purchased for the 2020-21 school year.  One is a 71-passenger bus and the other is a 44-passenger bus equipped with a wheelchair lift.  The buses will carry a five-year/100,000 mile engine warranty and a seven-year transmission warranty.  The district has 27 total buses, which consist of 19 route buses and the rest being spares and one salvage bus.

B. The board approved Option B for the 2020-21 school calendar. (The calendar is not printed yet and as soon as it is available the ShowMe Times will post it)    Special Services Director Amy James presented two options to the board.  The staff was asked for opinions as well and to vote on the calendar.  The staff voted in favor of Calendar B by a narrow 53.7% to 46.3%.  The first day of school will be August 24, 2020 and will end on May 21, 2021 with graduation May 14th.

C. The board approved summer school dates for the 2020 summer school session.  May 20th thru June 17, 2020.

D. The board approved budget amendments for the 2019-20 school year.

Discussion Items:

A. The board was presented MCE Policy updates to be approved at the February meeting.

B. The nurse’s report was shared with the board.

C. The principals reports were shared with the board.

D. The superintendent gave his report to the board.

E. The next board meeting was set for February 18, 2020 at 6:00 pm

In Closed Session:

1.  The board approved the following substitutes for the 2019-20 school year:

Delaney Stack

Caleb Rea

2.    The board approved preschool staff for the 2020-21 school year.

Brenda Mason

Jenni Rinehart