Notes from the April 8 board meeting

Read about actions taken at the April 8 school board meeting. Find out more by visiting Pattonville's BoardDocs website.

Board Actions 

The board of education on April 8:

• Heard a Prop S update on current construction work;
• Reviewed and accepted an evaluation of the district’s safety and facilities programs; read the facilities report, view the facilities presentation, read the safety report or view the safety presentation;
• Reviewed and accepted an evaluation of the district’s food service programs; read the report or view the presentation;
• Approved paying $1,294,099.67 for regular bills;
• Approved paying $112,945.61 for purchases made on Pattonville’s purchasing cards, which earned the district a rebate of 1% (or $1,129.46);
• Declared a list of items as surplus to be sold on the district’s GovDeals.com page;
• Approved adjustments to the 2024-2025 district calendar; see the calendar changes;
• Lodged for action the review of policies BHA (Board Member Orientation, Training, and Development) and JFCE (Secret Organizations); revisions to policies BF (Board Policy Development), DLB (Salary Deductions) and JEDB (Student Dismissal Precautions); and rescission of policies DLBA (Tax-Sheltered Annuities and Deferred Compensation Plans) and DLBA-R (Regulations for Payroll Deductions Tax-Sheltered Annuity/Deferred Compensation Plans); a vote is expected during the May 13 board meeting;
• Approved paying $11,545 to Missouri School Boards' Association (MSBA) for 2025-2026 membership dues;
• Approved, as lodged for action on March 11, revisions to policies EB (Safety Program), EBA (Buildings and Grounds Inspections), IA (Instructional Goals/Priority Objective) ID (School Day), and the rescission of policies DM (Cash in School Buildings), EC (Building and Grounds Maintenance) and ECA (Buildings and Ground Security);
• Approved the execution and delivery of a master lease purchase agreement and Schedule No. 11 for 2,100 Apple iPad Airs (Grades 9-12) not to exceed $1,858,475.00, with a zero-interest lease term of up to four years;
• Awarded the bid for 25 new digital time clocks for the  Frontline time and attendance system for $88,071, and a two-year full replacement maintenance agreement for July 1, 2025, to June 30, 2027;
• Approved the purchase of new consumables for students that go along with the Being a Reader and Being a Writer program being implemented for the upcoming year with Collaborative Classroom for $56,157.20;
• Approved the purchase of student books — Bridges in Mathematics Program — and other consumables with The Math Learning Center for $31,555,44; and
• Approved the purchase of a playground equipment for the Pattonville High School play school program to Playground Equipment Professionals for $15,673.

New Hires

• Kelly Allensworth, social studies teacher, high school
• Meagan Bauer, kindergarten teacher, Bridgeway
• Kaylee Canoy, math teacher, Pattonville Heights
• DeVon Chew, evening custodian, high school
• Steven Leonard, bus driver, transportation
• Cadice Markley, kindergarten teacher, Drummond
• Kennedy Ring, English teacher, high school
• Nicole Rosner, family and consumer science teacher (FACS), high school
• Dau Vong, evening custodian, early childhood
• Meredith Walker, social studies teacher, Holman
• Matthew Wilke, science teacher, high school

Retirements

• Julie Buchholz, library media specialist at the high school, after serving Pattonville for 26 years
• Stephen Jones, PE teacher at Bridgeway, after serving Pattonville for 26 years
• Rebecca Krohn, counselor/A+ community service teacher at the high school, after serving Pattonville for 29 years
• Vincent Licameli, PE teacher at Willow Brook, after serving Pattonville for 31 years
• Joyce Lindsey, cook at Parkwood, after serving Pattonville for 13 years
• Marian Mitchell, computer science engineering teacher at Holman and Heights, after serving Pattonville for nine years
• Carla Robertson, counselor at Drummond, after serving Pattonville for 24 years