Bloomfield, Missouri - The Bloomfield School board recently held its April meeting and reorganized.

Louise Causey and Vince Lockhart were sworn in to begin their terms on the school board. The board then elected the following officers:

Louise Causey – president

Trevor Pulley – vice president

Vince Lockhart – secretary

Scott Gibbs – treasurer

Riley Christian, Ashton White and Will Robison presented their regional History Day projects to the board. The three students have qualified to compete at the State History Day contest on April 27 in Columbia.

The board voted to extend the OPAA! contract through the 2019-20 school year.

Executive session

The board:

• accepted the resignation/retirement of Lori Vaughn and Rhonda Slaughter effective at the end of the 2018-19 school year.

• hired substitute teacher Samantha Huckeby.

• hired Samantha Huckeby as an elementary teacher for the 2019-20 school year.

• hired Ethan Huckeby as a high school science teacher for the 2019-20 school year.

• hired Che Jones as a special education teacher for the 2019-20 school year.

• hired both non certified staff and extracurricular staff for the 2019-20 school year.

Photo Submitted: Scott Gibbs swears Louise Causey and Vince Lockhart to officially begin their term on the Bloomfield School Board.

Bloomfield, Missouri - Show Your Spirit During Map Testing Week!!  Bloomfield Elementary students can dress up to show support for their 3rd and 4th grade classes as they take the State Map Test the week of April 23rd - April 26th.

Tuesday, April 23rd - Mustache Day - Don't make a mustache and work hard on the test.  3rd grade and 4th graders only will get a mustache to wear!

Wednesday, April 24th - Hat and Shades Day - Be cool during the Map Test!  3rd and 4th graders will get a crazy pair of shades.  K-4 students can wear hats and shades.

Thursday, April 25th - Olympic Day - Bring home the Map Gold!  3rd and 4th graders only will get a gold medal.  K-4 students can wear athletic gear to school.

Friday, April 26th - Wildcat Day!! - All students wear Purple and Gold!!  Show your Wildcat Spirit!!!

Bloomfield, Missouri - The Bloomfield Board of Education held their monthly board meeting on Monday, March 11, 2019.  Below are the minutes from that meeting.

The board approved:

1.  May 20 - June 10, 2019 as the summer school dates

2.  The district's insurance consortium, EBA, operating and cooperation agreement

3.  The district's insurance plans for the 2019-2020 school year - the plans are the same ones offered this school year.

4.  To increase the insurance cap to $450/month/employee.

5.  Kiefner Brothers, Inc bid for the HS gym lobby expansion

During executive session, the board approved:

1.  Resignation/retirement of Glenda Fortner effective the end of the 2018-19 school year

2.  Resignation of Elizabeth Andrews effective the end of the 2018-19 school year

3.  Certified Teacher list for 2019-2020

Allison Statler of Bloomfield, Missouri earned a spot on the University of Evansville Dean's List for academic achievement during the Fall Semester 2018.

Statler is the daughter of Mike and Nora Statler and is a 2018 graduate of Bloomfield High School.

She is majoring in physics and plans a career in astronomy.

A student must earn at least a 3.5 grade point average on a 4.0 scale in order to make the Dean's List.