Regular Board Meeting Notes

December 17, 2024

6:00 PM-Regular Board Meeting

1,2,3. Call to Order/Roll Call/Pledge:  

The Board President announced the meeting is to begin, ascertains the attendance status of all board members, with Mr. Mathis and Mr. Glaus being absent.  The Board President leads in the saying of the Pledge of Allegiance. 

4.  Consent Agenda:  The consent agenda was approved.

5.  Public Comments:  Kim Waldner and Travis Gibson made comments during this time.  

6.  Old Business:  

A.     There was no old business.  

7.  New Business: 

A.  The board approved a transfer from Fund 001 to Fund 002 to eliminate any negative balances by December 31st.    

B.  The board approved the December MCE updates.  The updates are as follows:

Policy-4560-Post Retirement Option

This update reflects a PSRS rule change increasing the maximum

salary for retired certificated employees who are post-retirement 

hired for non-certificated positions.  The change increases the 

maximum salary from $15,000 to $29,685.60.  

Policy and Regulation 6325-Artificial Intelligence

This is designed to provide guidance to the district in the use

of artificial intelligence.  I have shared this with all building 

principals, assistants, the curriculum director, and the IT dept. 

for input.  These individuals are all proponents of the policy. 

C.  The board approved the deletion of exempt/non-exempt status in regulation 4221.  

A Federal court invalidated the administration increase in the 

salary required to be considered exempt from overtime under

the Fair Labor Standards Act.  The exempt salary amount went

from $35,558 to $55,558.  The court's decision invalidates this 

increase.  The exempt threshold reverts to $35,558.  We 

adopted this language in our regulation and it needs to be 

deleted.  

To see the district's full policy listing, please visit the website: https://www.moconed.com/district/DexterRXI/district.php

D. The board approved a bus purchase for the 25-26 school year.  The cost of the bus is $162,168.  

E.  The board approved a resolution calling for a special bond election to be held on April 8, 2025.  

F. The board approved the draft ballot language for the April 8th no-tax-increase bond issue.  

Here is the ballot language:  

Proposition K.I.D.S. 2025

Shall the Board of Education of the Dexter R-XI School District, Missouri, without an estimated increase in the current debt service property tax levy, borrow money in the amount of Seventeen Million Dollars ($17,000,000) for the purpose of providing funds to replace roofs District-wide; to increase safety and security with new entrances/lobby areas; to complete athletic facility upgrades including lighting, concession stands, press box, parking, a new soccer field, and new tennis courts; to expand the Southwest Elementary cafeteria; to construct additional classrooms and restrooms; to modernize science labs; to upgrade technology; to the extent funds are available, complete other repairs and improvements to the existing facilities of the District; and issue general obligation bonds for the payment thereof? If this proposition is approved, the adjusted debt service levy of the School District is estimated to remain unchanged at $0.8312 per one hundred dollars of assessed valuation of real and personal property. 

8.  Discussion Items: The following items were discussed with the board:

A.  The building reports were provided to the board.    

B.  The superintendent report and CSIP update was provided to the board.  

Superintendent Report December 2024

C. The SRO report was provided to the board.  

D. Payroll for all employees and subs will move to direct deposit beginning July 1, 2025.

E.  The next regular board meeting will be held on Tuesday, January 21st at 6:00 p.m.  

In Closed Session:  

1.  The board approved the following substitutes for the 2024-2025 school year:

Lori Anderson

Katlyn Young

Shelby Mayabb

Sydney Lawson

2. The board approved the following transfers for the 2024-2025 school year:

There were no transfers this month.  

3.  The board approved the following resignations, retirements, and/or recensions:

Shelly Culp-CCE/Broadcasting Teacher at High School, resignation 

effective at the end of the 24-25 school year.  

Jessica Blake-Special Services Teacher at Central Elementary, resignation effective at the end of the 24-25 school year.  

Curtis Baisden-Bus Driver, retirement effective January 31, 2025. 

Marc Thrower - Assistant Track Coach at Middle School, resignation 

effective at the end of the 24-25 school year.   

4.  The board approved the hiring of the following individuals for the 2024-2025 school year, 

pending a favorable background check and appropriate certification:

Morgan Wilkinson-Bus aide.    

5.  The following items were discussed with the board:

• Legal updates.

Items at the Conclusion of Executive Session

1. There were no items to be considered.  

The Southeast Missouri All-District Band featured a dozen students from Poplar Bluff Schools on Saturday, Nov. 16, at Cape Central High School. 

PBHS students who successfully auditioned against districts across the region earlier in the month at Jackson High School included Preston Ethridge, Claire Funke, RJ Hester, Jackson Kennedy, Jazlynn LeGrand, Mylee McClintock, William Montgomery, Aubrea Morrow, Ma’Kayla Oses-Arviso and Bethany Winters. Junior High students selected were Addyson Henson and Kaitlyn Hillis.

“Each student is required to learn and perform a difficult set of musical excerpts in front of a judge and their overall score is pitted against all other students who audition,” explained Stephen Winters, band director. “…They are placed in order by their audition score and then meet at Cape High School to learn an entire concert’s worth of music during one day’s rehearsal.”

Also during the audition held on Tuesday, Nov. 5, the following High School students were chosen to perform in the Southeast Missouri District Jazz Band: Ian Gholson, Brayden Keeling, Wyatt Lindsey, Logan Simpson and Isaac Stork. These students will have the opportunity to showcase their talents during the Jazz Festival on Thursday, Feb. 6, at Three Rivers College.

Kaitlyn Hillis (left) and Addyson Henson, both flute players, recently performed as members of the Southeast Missouri All-District Junior High Band.

(From left) Ma’Kayla Oses-Arviso, William Montgomery, RJ Hester, Preston Ethridge, Mylee McClintock, Jackson Kennedy, Bethany Winters, Jazlynn LeGrand, Aubrea Morrow and Claire Funke performed as members of the All-District High School Band.

(Left to right) Logan Simpson, Ian Gholson, Brayden Keeling, Wyatt Lindsey and Isaac Stork are slated to perform with the All-District Jazz Band in February.

Agenda

Tentative as of 12/13/2024

Regular Board Meeting

December 17, 2024

Regular Meeting 6:00 pm

1. Call to Order

2. Roll Call

3. Pledge of Allegiance

  4.    Consent Agenda

1. Approve board agenda.

2. Approve minutes of November 19th regular board meeting.

3. Approve payment of bills.

5. Public Comments (At this time someone who is pre-registered with the Board Secretary prior to the beginning of the Board meeting to present a position on a specific agenda item or who is pre-registered with the superintendent in writing at least 5 days prior to the beginning of the Board meeting to present a general comment about a non-agenda item will be given time for presentation to the Board of Education. Each speaker is limited to 5 minutes. A maximum of 15 minutes is allowed for this public comment section. Please, just one spokesperson per group; individuals may speak only once per meeting; time regulated by the Board Chairman. Note: Individuals wishing to convey a complaint about procedures, regulations, or personnel will not be scheduled to address the Board until the District’s complaint procedure has been exhausted; Complaints directed at specific personnel will not be heard in open session.)

1. CTA– 

2. Registered requests- 

3. Correspondence– 

4. Recognition of guests- 

6.    Old Business

A. There is no old business at this time.      

  7.   New Business

A. Approve a transfer from Fund 001 to Fund 002 to eliminate any 

negative balances by December 31st.   

B.  Approve December MCE updates. 

C.  Deletion of Exempt/Non-Exempt Status in Regulation 4221.

D.     Approve a bus purchase for the 2025-2026 school year.

E. Approve the draft ballot language for the April 8th no-tax-

increase bond issue. 

F.  Approve a resolution calling for a special school bond election to

be held on April 8, 2025.  

8.    Discussion Items 

A. Nurses Report.

B. Building Reports.

C. SRO Report.

D. Superintendent's Report & CSIP Update.   

E. Payroll for all employees will move to direct deposit beginning

July 1, 2025.

F. Next Regular Board Meeting is January 21, 2025.

  9.    Motion to Enter Executive Session

A. Hiring, firing, disciplining, or promoting particular employees.§ 610.021(3), RSMo

B. Individually identifiable personnel records, performance ratings or records pertaining to employees or applicants for 

employment. § 610.021(13), RSMo.

 10.  Items to be considered after conclusion of Executive Session

1. None.  

 11. Motion to adjourn the meeting.