Notes from the March 10 board meeting

Read about actions taken at this month’s school board meeting. Find out more by visiting Pattonville's Simbli website. At this time, past meeting agendas and minutes are being migrated to Simbli and currently available on Pattonville’s BoardDocs website.

Board Actions 

The board of education on March 10:

• Heard a Prop S update on current construction work;
• Reviewed and accepted an evaluation of the students in transition program; read the report or view the presentation;
• Reviewed and accepted an evaluation of the district’s transportation program; read the report or view the presentation;
• Approved paying $1,109,342.39 for regular bills;
• Approved, subject to audit, the financial statements for January 2026;
• Approved paying $93,105.41 for purchases made on Pattonville’s purchasing cards;
• Approved investments for January 2026;
• Approved the Construction Manager at Risk (CMAR) contract amendment No. 9 for $3,041,489 and No. 10 for 2,501,219; the total combined contract sum of amendments 1 through 10 and the owner change orders guaranteed by the construction manager not to exceed $80,814,219;
• Approved the maintenance agreement with the Metropolitan Sewer District (MSD) for a bioretention pond at the Academy of Innovation at Remington School and Pattonville High School;
• Approved the administrator/program director salary ranges, and the philosophy/guidelines for the 2026-2027 school year;
• Approved, as lodged for action on Feb. 10, the adoption of policies GBEBC (Criminal Background Checks) and KDA (Custodial And Noncustodial Parents); revisions to policies GDLC-R (BOE/ADM and PESP Committee Procedures), IB (Academic Freedom), IGDB (Student Publications), and KK (Visitors to District Property/Events); and the rescission of policy EBBB (Accident Report Forms); 
• Approved the purchase of furniture for Pattonville High School from Office Essentials for $60,023.64;
• Awarded the bid for pool maintenance at Pattonville High School to Landmark Aquatic for $25,850;
• Approved the purchase and installation of a playground at Bridgeway Elementary School from Hutchinson Recreation and Design for $261,698;
• Awarded the bid for the purchase and installation of fencing at the Academy of Innovation at Remington for $25,749;
• Approved Bond Architects as the most qualified firm to provide design and drawings to modify existing dry storage to new cooler/freezer assembly at Pattonville Heights Middle School and authorize the chief financial officer to negotiate and enter into an agreement; and
• Awarded the bid for sections of roof replacement at Parkwood Elementary School and Pattonville High School to RSS Roofing for $591,728.

New Hires

• Julia Christopher, English teacher, Pattonville Heights
• Stacy Daleo, nurse, high school
• Steven Gerace, assistant principal, Pattonville Heights
• Zachary Hess, industrial arts teacher, Pattonville Heights
• Heather Hinze, gifted teacher, Holman
• Melissa Jones, science teacher, high school
• Nathan Kern, PE teacher, Holman
• Nicholas Kuper, drivers education teacher, high school
• Jaya Miller, evening custodian, high school
• Heather Mutrux, accounting supervisor, Learning Center
• Melanie Pena, administrative assistant, Pattonville Heights
• Catherine Santhuff, elementary teacher, Rose Acres
• Samantha Spears-Mines, art teacher, high school
• Angella Sperry, day custodian, Learning Center
• Meredith Stroud, seventh grade English/social studies teacher, Remington
• Norfabian (Kiki) Verges, cook, high school

*Includes new Chartwells and Special School District staff.

Retirements

• Cynthia Hall, administrative assistant at the high school, after serving Pattonville for 26 years
• Ruby Hinkle, elementary lead evening custodian at Drummond, after serving Pattonville for nine years
• Steven Leonard, bus driver in transportation, after serving Pattonville for one year
• Tamara Mathes, administrative assistant at Willow Brook, after serving Pattonville for 25 years
• Denise Overman, kindergarten teacher at Remington, after serving Pattonville for 27 years
• Thomas Samples, lead maintenance journeyman in maintenance, after serving Pattonville for 10 years
• Martha Savage, bus driver in transportation, after serving Pattonville for five years
• Edward Stevens, history teacher at Holman, after serving Pattonville for 27 years