Notes from the July 23, 2024, board meeting

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Board Actions 

The board of education on July 23:

• Heard a Prop S update on current construction work;
• Heard an update on the district’s redesigned website;
• Approved paying $2,394,136.17 for regular bills;
• Approved paying $276,558.70, for purchases made on Pattonville’s purchasing cards, which earned the district a rebate of 1% (or $2,765.59);
• Adopted the resolution declaring official intent to reimburse certain project costs with proceeds of bonds;
• Approved the agreement with ACE Learning Centers Inc., for an off-site alternative education campus for the 2024-2025 school year;
• Approved meal prices for the 2024-2025 school year; breakfast remains free for all students, elementary lunch is $2.95 and secondary lunch is $3.10; adult breakfast rates are $2.85 and lunch is $4.08;
• Approved paying $11,720 to Tueth, Keeney, Cooper, Mohan & Jackstadt for legal services;
• Approved a contract between Pattonville and the Special School District (SSD) for general education services for homebound students for the 2024-2025 school year;
• Approved revisions to Pattonville School District's K-8 student behavior guide for 2024-2025;
• Accepted the 2024-2025 board of education committee assignments;
• Approved the purchase of various Apple devices, including Mac Minis, Apple TVs, MacBooks and iPads, for $155,835.90; and
• Accepted the proposal from TransAmerica for universal life insurance with long-term care benefits to be offered by the district but paid for by eligible employees.

New Hires

• Chasey Austin, permanent substitute, Pattonville Heights
• Verna Frazier, assistant after-school care teacher, Remington
• Michael Golfo, math teacher, Heights
• Justin Hagedorn, fleet supervisor, transportation
• Kristen Hardiek, teacher, Willow Brook
• Mark Johnston, bus driver, transportation 
• Adam Ketcherside, lead social worker, Learning Center
• Amber King, clerk, Holman
• Sarah Lentz, Spanish teacher, high school
• Cady Levy, teacher, Willow Brook
• Jerrell Lindsay, library and technology aide, Rose Acres
• Amy McCall, art teacher, shared between Bridgeway, Parkwood and Willow Brook
• . Isabella Neuman, social studies teacher, high school
• Jordan Noland, physical therapist, early childhood
• Dessa Paris-Gant, clerk, Willow Brook
• Sara Rowe, social studies and English teacher, Remington
• Laura Scarborough, clerk, high school
• Philip Sher, social worker, Learning Center
• Margo Souza, administrative intern, Willow Brook
• LaVena Wicks, bus driver, transportation 

Retirements

• Glenna Evans, cook at Drummond, after serving Pattonville for 15 years
• Jeanette Pashia-Riley, router/dispatcher in transportation, after serving Pattonville for 21 years
• Kathy Webber, parent educator in early childhood, after serving Pattonville for 16 years