Notes from the Jan. 14, 2025, board meeting
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Board Actions
The board of education on Jan. 14:
- Reviewed and accepted an evaluation of the district’s special education and alternative education programs; read the special education report, view the special education presentation, read the alternative education report or view the alternative education presentation;
- Approved paying $3,981,320.53 for regular bills;
- Approved, subject to audit, the financial statements for October and November 2024;
- Approved paying $278,931.05 for purchases made on Pattonville’s purchasing cards, which earned the district a rebate of 1% (or $2,789.31);
- Approved the maintenance agreement with the Metropolitan Sewer District (MSD) for a bioretention pond at the Pattonville Early Childhood Center;
- Approved the Pre-K tuition rates for the 2025-2026 school year;
- Approved the services agreement for before and after school services with Right at School;
- Lodged for action the revisions to policy JGD (Student Suspension and Expulsion); a vote is expected during the Feb. 11 board meeting;
- Awarded the bid for the early childhood special education bus straight lease renewal to Midwest Transit Equipment, Inc., for $112,718 a year, or $338,154 for the three-year term of the lease, which will be reimbursed through grant funding;
- Approved the purchase and installation of library furniture at Pattonville High School from Office Essentials for $35,828.38; and
- Approved the purchase and installation of furniture for district buildings for $124,281.79 with $48,654.51 for Bridgeway; $28,199.17 for printing; and $47,428.11 at transportation.
New Hires
- Kristina Holland, bus driver, transportation
- Quentin Lofton, evening custodian, high school
- Patricia Thiemann, bus driver, transportation
Retirements
- Elizabeth Brisch, gifted teacher in the ALPHA Center at Holman, after serving Pattonville for 34 years
- Regina Dunmire, bus driver in transportation, after serving Pattonville for 23 years
- Vicki Emerson, science teacher at the high school, after serving Pattonville for 13 years
- Laura Hartsock, science teacher at Pattonville Heights, after serving Pattonville for 24 years
- Julie Watson, second grade teacher at Bridgeway, after serving Pattonville for 30 years
Notes from the Jan. 14, 2025, board meeting