Notes from the March 11 board meeting

Read about actions taken at the March 11 school board meeting. Find out more by visiting Pattonville's BoardDocs website.

Board Actions 

The board of education on March 11:

• Heard a Prop S update on current construction work;
• Reviewed and accepted an evaluation of the district’s students in transition program; read the report or view the presentation;
• Approved paying $2,146,016.60 for regular bills;
• Approved, subject to audit, the financial statements for January and February 2025;
• Approved paying $121,399.52 for purchases made on Pattonville’s purchasing cards, which earned the district a rebate of 1% (or $1,214);
• Declared a list of items as surplus to be sold on the district’s GovDeals.com page;
• Lodged for action the 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); a vote is expected during the April 8 board meeting;
• Approved administrator/program director salary ranges and administrative philosophy/guidelines for the 2025-2026 school year;
• Approved, as lodged for action on Feb. 11, revisions to policies IC-ICA (School Year/School Calendar), IGBI (Homeschooling), JED (Student Attendance) and JHDF (Suicide Awareness and Prevention); 
• Awarded the bid for a time and attendance system to Frontline for April 1, 2025, to June 30, 2028, for $58,353.86; 
• Awarded the bid for sections of roof replacement at Bridgeway and Rose Acres elementary school and Pattonville High School to Bartch Roofing for $1,085,842 and authorizes the chief financial officer to negotiate and enter into a contract based on the terms recommended;
• Awarded the proposal for tires (new and retread) and service requirements to Pomp's Tire Service for an estimated $75,000 for 12 months with two additional one-year periods;
• Approved the renewal of the Adobe Creative Cloud Enterprise Licenses and Acrobat Pro Subscription with Adobe for Feb. 12, 2025, to Feb. 11, 2026; and
• Awarded the bid for Pattonville High School yearbook publishing to Varsity Yearbook for $35,980 for a base of 600 books at 228 pages.

New Hires

• Dinknesh Brady, evening custodian, Holman
• Shannon Cunningham, paraprofessional, early childhood
• Christopher Gleghorn, permanent substitute, high school
• Jillian Kreith, elementary teacher, Drummond
• Jarvis McMiller, evening custodian, Holman
• Ayanna Peterson, business specialist, high school
• Austin Rebeck, elementary teacher, Drummond

Retirements

• Diane Alt, bus driver in transportation, after serving Pattonville for 21 years
• Kim Butts, director of purchasing at the Learning Center, after serving Pattonville for eight years
• Dr. Melanie Fitzgerald, early childhood coordinator, after serving Pattonville for six years
• Thomas Iffrig, driver education teacher, after serving Pattonville for 28 years
• Diane Langston, eighth grade teacher at Remington, after serving Pattonville for 28 years
• Cynthia Rolfe, paraprofessional at Remington, after serving Pattonville for 28 years
• Stephanie Walton, math teacher at Pattonville Heights, after serving Pattonville for 31 years