The Pleasant View R-6 Board of Education at a meeting Tuesday evening approved an increase to the base pay of certified teachers. The base pay of certified teachers was increased by $500 to $29,000 and the board also approved a 25 cent per hour raise to all non-certified hourly employees as well as increasing the […]
The Trenton R-9 Board of Education approved a health insurance plan for the 2018-2019 school year at its meeting Tuesday evening. Superintendent Dan Wiebers presented two options from Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas City. One option involved a 10% increase in premiums with the same plan services as 2017-2018. The other option involved an […]
The Princeton R-5 Board of Education approved the cap on health insurance premiums, pay increases, and tuition at its meeting Monday evening. The health insurance premiums increased by 10.5% for the upcoming year. The board approved raising the current cap on health insurance premiums to $550, which will increase the board contribution to $192 per […]
The Jamesport Tri-County Board of Education approved two bids and a fundraising request at its meeting Monday night. The approved bids were from Westbrook and Company of Richmond for audit services for the 2018-2019 school year as well as from Generational Buildings to construct a bus barn. The fundraising request was from the Booster Club […]
The Grundy County R-5 Board of Education will certify the April 3rd election results at a meeting next week. There will also be the administration of the oath of office for new members and reorganization at the meeting at the high school in Galt Wednesday evening at 5:30. The agenda also includes reviewing bank signatures, […]
The Trenton R-9 Board of Education will reorganize next week. The oath of office will be administered to incoming members, and members will be nominated for positions at a meeting at the school district office Tuesday evening at 5:30. The agenda also includes high school gym roof damage, grant requests, the at-risk report, the Missouri […]
The Pleasant View R-6 Board of Education will administer the oath of office and hold an election of officers next week. Both will take place at the meeting in the school library Tuesday night at 7 o’clock. Other items on the agenda include certified and non-certified salary schedules, school improvement, and Missouri School Boards Association […]
The Princeton Board of Education will elect and appoint officers next week. A board President and Vice President will be elected, and a Secretary and Treasurer will be appointed at a meeting Monday evening at 5:30. The agenda also includes verification and approval of Proposition 2 election results, school construction updates, extra duty pay scale, […]
While it was a very light voter turnout in Grundy County for the election Tuesday, the race for the Grundy County Nursing Home District Board turned out to be very close. Three incumbents will return to the Trenton City Council. Three candidates filed for the two open seats on the nursing home district board. The […]
The Trenton R-9 Board of Education accepted resignations and approved hirees during a special closed session meeting Thursday. The board accepted the resignations of elementary teachers Bradley Ewald and Taylor Hinton. Ewald currently teaches second grade and Taylor Hinton teaches fourth grade. The board hired Mike Tipton for high school science, Tristan Dugan and KelLeigh […]
The Newtown-Harris Board of Education has accepted the resignation of kindergarten through 12th-grade guidance counselor Staci Freeman effective June 4th as Freeman has accepted a second through Fifth-grade counseling job with the Centerville, Iowa school district. The board also accepted the resignation of food service staff member Polly Robinson who’s retiring at the end of […]
During the Spickard R-2 Board of Education meeting Monday evening, it was announced a tax levy will be on the April 3rd ballot. The levy is for 68 cents per $100 of assessed valuation. The board also reviewed the Title 1 evaluation and in a closed session, all tenured teachers were offered contracts. Probationary contracts […]
Gilman City R-4 Superintendent Roger Alley informed the Board of Education Thursday evening of an amendment to the Gilman City school calendar. The last day of school for the district will now be May 17th due to days missed due to inclement weather. Alley also told the board that bus inspections were completed on two […]
The Grundy County R-5 Board of Education approved Thursday evening covering the cost of blood tests for employees not on the school’s insurance. Basic blood tests would cost $19 per employee with employees on the school insurance to have the cost covered by insurance. The board discussed exploring other possibilities for employee health insurance. Midwest […]
The Princeton R-5 Board of Education approved at its meeting Monday evening the 2018-2019 certified staff salary schedule as well as the wage schedule for non-certified staff which were approved with no changes. The board will review revenue and expenditures in June to determine if additional funds can be contributed to salary increases. The board […]
The Trenton R-9 Board of Education Tuesday evening denied a request for a waiver from student conduct policy. The board unanimously denied Trenton High School student Emma Gilham’s request for a waiver from Board Policy JFC in regard to a student walkout planned this Wednesday morning. Gilham told the board the walkout was to urge […]
The Pleasant View R-6 Board of Education Monday evening approved changing the 2017-2018 school calendar. The school will not be in session April 2nd and will be in session for a full day May 15th. The last day of school for the year will be May 16th, and it will be an early out. Eighth-grade […]
The Jamesport Tri-County Board of Education approved a funding request by the National Honor Society Thursday evening. The approval of the request allows the National Honor Society to hold cake walks at the fifth and sixth-grade basketball games. After an executive session, it was announced the board accepted board member Brandon Hoover’s resignation. The board […]
The Trenton R-9 Board of Education will meet Tuesday, March 13, 2018, at the Trenton High School/Middle School media library at 5:30. The agenda includes salary schedules, a student request for a waiver from board policy, 2018-2019 tuition, the addition of a first-grade teacher position, the Teacher of the Year, the announcement of make up […]
The Gilman City R-4 Board of Education retained Justin Collins as school Principal at a meeting last week. Collins will remain the principal for the 2018-2019 school year. The board also approved the At-Risk program and drop out rate evaluation.
