September 12, 2022 at 7:00 PM - Okarche Regular Board Meeting

Discussion:  Mr. O'Donnell our Ag Teacher and our officers came to introduce themselves.

Discussion:  First round of star testing just finished.  Hired Heather Yost this year and her job is starting to kick off.  RSA for K-3rd grade.  Helps any kids below 40%.  Making phone calls to parents.  Excited to see what the year is going to bring.  EC stuff: Two years ago we put art after school.  This year Mrs. Ford had 80 kids want to come in and do art.  3rd grade and up.  3/4 basketball next week.  Festival here.  Drills- we've done all and will do intruder drill this week to test the rave button.  

Discussion:  We are enrollment at 199 JH and HS, 113 JH and 86 in HS.  School has started well.  Kids seem to be adjusting.  As a whole impressed with teachers we've hired.  Baseball and Softball been doing well.  Pairings are out- Boys going to AMPO, Softball Ninnekah.  Starts next week.  Radford- FACS- took 7 students to leadership camp and she is excited about the prospect of FCCLA.  We've done our drills and Wednesday we will do intruder and bus evac drills.  Bridges will come tomorrow morning for the Rave app.  He will show us about that.  

Discussion:  Received a letter from Joy Hofmeister.  We have 3 sites- and we have zero deficiencies.  Received some federal covid money- one thing we could purchase is lockers and so we ordered them and they came in today.  Put out to bid earlier this week our shooting sports range for FFA.  Due Sept 30th.  Door locks are in.  We purchased for all of our classrooms.  We hope to install next week.  Rave button is installed.  Lunch program is going good.  We ironed out some hiccups and I think it's gotten better.  We are feeding here at the JH/HS 115 kids on average.  About 30 going to the cafeteria.  Lt Bridges and Officer Sadler have been great.  They have done a tremendous job.  

Discussion:  Crane coming this week to set AC unit.  As soon as that is done and AC runs for a couple days then they can lay flooring.  1st-2nd week in Oct to move in.  We ordered furniture today.

Discussion:  Received a bid the first of August that is turn key.  We put it out to bid for 21 days.  We did that and bids were due today at noon.  Other companies got the scope of work but did not turn in a bid.  Total price for Baseball and softball fields is $3,879,000.00.  That is for everything except concession bathrooms.  Alternate bid has concession bathroom building and shade over the bleachers and bathrooms came in at $200,000 to $250,000.  Shade is $147,000-$180,000.  So base bid plus two alternates comes in a little over $4 million.  Lease purchase we can use our general fund money.  Interest rates could be around 4%.

Discussion:  Discussed carrying on school property.  Our Police Dept has requested a safe in each building that will hold a riffle.  Safes that have been looked at our key, palm or digital pad. 

Discussion:  Elem changes- minor.  Took out the covid learning platform.  Put in the kids are in person, and if we have any going 5 days out or anything they can check out chromebooks.  Nutrition and transfer policy change.  Changed Covid guidelines to say going with CDC protocol.  If a kid tests positive it is out for five days.  Nothing about masks or testing.  
JH/HS changes- added the cell phone policy for the classroom.  Closed 7/8th campus at lunch.  Removed student ID's.  Nutrition and transfer policies are up to date and CDC guidelines.  
 

Discussion:  Return at 8:10pm

Discussion:  2019 data- 2019 we had 34 Seniors take the test.  All of our kids.  Students that needed remediation at college 50% for English, 29% were above the bench mark in Math.  Social Science- 29% above the benchmark.  Biology- 21% above, and 15% overall remediated.  Dropout report- 1 last year.