Dexter, MO - The Dexter School Board met for a regular board meeting on May 19, 2020 at 6 p.m.   Below are the meeting minutes.

Regular Board Meeting Notes, May 19, 2020, 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. 

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 a two year contract extension for the SRO with a 2% cost of living increase. 

B. The board approved a mileage reimbursement increase from $0.42 to $0.50.

C. The board approved Chartwells as the district’s food service management company for the next 5 years.

D. The board approved breakfast and lunch prices for the 2020-21 school year.

Student K-5 grade   $1.25 and $1.95

                                6-12 grade         $1.40 and $2.00

Adult    $1.90 and $2.45

Discussion Items:

A. Mrs. James discussed implementation of a reentry plan task force to help prepare for the 2020-21 school year.

B. The superintendent gave his report to the board.

C. The next board meeting was set for June 9, 2020 at 6:00 pm

In Closed Session:

1.  The board approved new employment for the 2020-21 school year.

        Melissa Jones - Southwest Secretary

Lacy Wood - Southwest building aide

Samantha Henson - Title Aide

Heather Tice - Preschool Aide

2.    The board approved new employment for MS Key Skills teacher for the 2020-21 school year.

Drew Pixley

3. The board approved a new HS ELA teacher for the 2020-21 school year .

Kathy Faries

4. The board approved transfer requests for the 2020-21 school year.

Stephanie Ordway - SW Cross Categorical switching teachers

Jeannie Childers - SW Cross Categorical to Central Cross Cat.

5.    The board approved resignation letters effective at the end of the 2019-20 school year.

                Mandy Allard

                Shena Benton - PAT program

                Whitney Tanksley

                Brandon Tanksley

6. The board approved certified staff step movement per the approved salary schedule.

7. The board approved classified staff pay for the 2019-20 school year. To ensure compliance with Proposition B, we must adhere to the minimum wage standard increasing to $10.30 in January 2021.  To ensure compliance with this standard, the board voted to approve classified pay increases for the 20-21 school year at the following percentages:  

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

8. The board approved increasing sub pay by $2 per hour.

Certified Sub pay - $94 per day

60 hour sub pay - $84 per day

9. The board approved a volunteer assistant MS football coach.

Jason Comfort

10. The board approved new employment of MS library aide for the 2020-21 school year.

Mara Mayo

Items at the conclusion of Executive Session

A. None