Notes from the Nov. 12, 2024, board meeting

Read about actions taken at the Nov. 12 school board meeting. Find out more by visiting Pattonville's BoardDocs website.

Board Actions 

The board of education on Nov. 12:

• Heard a Prop S update on current construction work;
• Heard an update on Comprehensive School Improvement Plan (CSIP) planning at Holman and Pattonville Heights middle schools and Pattonville High School; 
• Reviewed and accepted an evaluation of the district’s human resources program; read the report or view the presentation;
• Approved paying $8,483,330.64 for regular bills;
• Approved paying $192,417.98 for purchases made on Pattonville’s purchasing cards, which earned the district a rebate of 1% (or $1,924.18);
• Declared a list of items as surplus to be sold on the district’s GovDeals.com page;
• Approved payment to Diligent for BoardDocs services for the period of Aug. 1, 2023, through July 31, 2024, for $9,000;
• Approved the revised contract between Pattonville and Special School District (SSD) for substitute personnel services for the 2024-2025 school year;
• Approved, as lodged for action on Oct. 8, the revisions to policies BDC (Closed Meetings, Records and Votes) and KH (Public Gifts to the Schools) and the adoption of policy EHBD (Artificial Intelligence Use);
• Approved the purchase of the Google Workspace for Education standard plan from CDW-G for $18,600;
• Approved the contract with RMT Roofing and Waterproofing Consultants to develop specifications, the construction bid package and CAD drawings as well as the management of the replacement of roof portions at Bridgeway and Rose Acres elementary schools and Pattonville High School for $22,479;
• Awarded the contract for geotechnical services for the proposed storm shelter and classroom addition at Pattonville Heights Middle School to Intertek/PSI for $21,050;
• Approved the purchase of a playground at Willow Brook Elementary School from Cunningham Recreation for $296,360 with a matching grant from Game Time of $143,083.96 for a net cost to the district of $153,276.04;
• Awarded the bid for copier/multi-function devices districtwide (equipment purchased) including document management, Papercut and Fiery Makeready Solutions to Marco Technologies for $433,000; and
• Approved the contract with Allegion for physical security assessments districtwide for an estimated $35,000.

New Hires

• Tanda Arnold, evening custodian, Holman
• Kymira Blanchard, custodian, high school
• Lena Brown, bus driver, transportation
• Michelle Dart, paraprofessional, early childhood
• Anna de Garcia, permanent substitute, Holman
• Prince Gibson, nurse, Drummond
• Dana Gregory, paraprofessional, Pattonville Heights
• Toniann Jefferson, lead evening custodian, Holman
• Sharice Luckett, evening custodian, Pattonville Heights
• Natalie Martin, evening custodian, early childhood
• Edward Reece, bus driver, transportation
• Regina Walton, business specialist, high school
• Nicole Wanner, paraprofessional, early childhood
• Lawrence Wooten, Jr., bus driver, transportation

Retirements

• Lori Calvin, clerk at the high school, after serving Pattonville for 37 years
• Erin Zoltanski, English teacher at Pattonville Heights, after serving Pattonville for 27 years