October 8, 2018 at 7:00 PM - Board of Education Regular Meeting

Discussion:  Mr. Chapman reviewed the membership report, which reflected that enrollment is up nine students from last month.  Mr. Chapman was contacted by Mrs. Helm who owns two lots at 7th Street and Kiowa.  The property is a half block east of the elementary.  She contacted Mr. Chapman to see if the school would be interested in purchasing the property.  He did not feel the property would be particularly useful since it is some distance from the school.  All the major building projects are winding down, with the exception of paving and sidewalks.  The weather has kept contractors from beginning these projects.  Mr. Chapman shared information with board members on the proposed bond issue for technology and transportation that would be voted on next spring.  The district could pass a bond issue of up to 1.58 million dollars with no tax increase.  There are several transportation needs - buses, a drivers' education car, and one ag pickup need to be replaced.  The grand opening for the Leopard Arena is scheduled for November 10  and plans are being made for that event.  The installation of the fire alarm system in the high school should be completed this week and hopefully Pioneer will be here next week to start on the phone system.  The basketball booster club had asked about the possibility of selling reserved seating in the arena.  Mr. Chapman was concerned about seats sold as reserved being empty during games.  The general consensus of the board was to not sell reserved seats.  The transportation and utility reports were reviewed.

Discussion:  Mrs. Boeckman gave the elementary report.  Board members had been provided a copy of the monthly newsletter.  Vision and hearing screenings will be done on all students at the end of October unless parents opt out their student.  We were named a Healthy School by the state department.  Approximately 80 students were recognized at the end of the month with Classy Cub awards.  As per state mandate, all students kindergarten through fifth grade are tested on their reading level.  Parents of at risk students are notified and that was recently completed at parent/teacher conferences.  Students and faculty are preparing for a school wide Red Ribbon Week coming up and G/T students will participate in a trip on Wednesday.  Convoy of Hope is an organization that helps empower small rural communities.  They have a program that provides students with shoes.  A local church applied to Convoy of Hope on behalf of the school and the result is that every elementary student will be provided with a pair of shoes.  They shoes should be distributed prior to Christmas break.  

Discussion:  Mr. Ferguson read the names of the students of the month.  The academic team is doing very well.  Mr. Ferguson is in contract with someone to do training for teachers on using Google.  Many of the middle school teachers are anxious to use this with the Chrome books.  Red Ribbon Week is coming up and the student council members will be decorating the hallways.  Reporting for athletics, Mr. Ferguson shared that the football team was improving.  Cross country regionals will be this weekend.  He also shared that the sixth grade basketball had the first games in the new arena and everything went well.  

Discussion:  The district is coordinating with PASS coalition to provide speaker during Red Ribbon Week.  The program will be presented October 31 at 10 a.m.  Art students will participate in the ECU chalk contest.  The band competed at Konawa last Saturday, but do not have results yet due to a problem with their computers.  Sophomore students will take the pre ACT next week.  The high school academic team is doing well.  Information on school website is being entered by each site (elementary, middle school and high school) and should be more up to date and inclusive.

Discussion:  Current students from Mid-American Career Technology Center spoke to board members.  They shared information about the various classes they were enrolled in and how beneficial the courses were.

Discussion:  There was no new business.