The Newtown-Harris R-3 Board of Education approved positions pertaining to receiving a grant at its meeting Monday evening. Superintendent Doctor Kim Johnson reported that the district, under the North Central Missouri After School Cooperative, was one of five recipients of funding from the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education’s 21st Century After School Grant. […]
The Pleasant View R-6 Board of Education approved an appointment for a district program coordinator at its meeting Tuesday evening. Superintendent Rebecca Steinhoff was appointed as the District Program Coordinator for Wellness, Foster Care, English Language Learners, Migrant, and Homeless. The board also approved several Missouri School Boards Association updates. First-grade teacher Cassie Cordray gave […]
The Trenton R-9 Board of Education approved a request for proposals for bids and grant requests at its meeting Tuesday evening. The district requests bids to build a 40 by 40-foot single level building attached to the Trenton R-9 Maintenance Building. Proposals are due by November 8, and they will be presented at the November […]
The Laredo R-7 Board of Education approved a snow removal bid at its meeting Monday evening. Larry Loyd was approved for snow removal in the parking lot for the winter. The cost will be $125 for first-time snow removal and $75 if a second time within 12 hours. The board also approved of making Misty […]
The Jamesport Tri-County Board of Education approved moving money at its meeting Monday evening. The board approved placing $150,000 from the maturing CD to the general checking fund until local tax funding is received. The money will then be reinvested. The board also approved the annual audit as presented by Westbrook and Company as well […]
The North Mercer R-3 Board of Education approved of a photographer and the 2016-2017 audit at its meeting Monday evening. Ally Lashae Photography will take pictures at Barnwarming, Homecoming, and Prom. It was reported the district had a good operating year and is financially stable. The board also employed a paraprofessional who will begin services […]
The Princeton R-5 Board of Education approved the acceptance of three donations to the district Monday evening. The Princeton Alumni Association donated $50,000 to be utilized for the completion of a six-lane all-weather track on campus. Jeania Donelson and family donated $14,000 to be used to purchase equipment for the new weight room, which will […]
The Spickard R-2 Board of Education adopted the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education Model Compliance Plan at its meeting Monday evening. It also approved of the Professional Development Plan for 2017-2018. Jennifer Wilson announced the Parent Teacher Organization will hold a crow hunt and soup supper at the school November 3rd and 4th. The […]
The Advisory Board of Bright Futures Trenton recently met to make plans for their community kickoff event being held in late October. Bright Futures is a framework of support and communication that allows communities and schools to identify student needs and match those needs with resources in the community. When students’ basic needs are met, […]
The Jamesport Tri-County Board of Education approved fundraising requests at its meeting Monday evening. The board also approved of surplus bids. It entered into an executive session to meet with Prosecuting Attorney Annie Gibson.
The Trenton R-9 Board of Education approved budget amendments, membership in the Missouri School Boards Association, and grants at its meeting Tuesday evening. The 2017-2018 budget amendments included changes to summer school salary, contracted services, supplies, and food service; high school technology, software, and communication, and professional development salary, retirement, and Medicare. The board approved […]
The Princeton R-5 Board of Education approved a memorandum of understanding for mobile dental services at its meeting Monday evening. The dental services will be provided to students and will serve all Missouri Medicaid and uninsured students in the district. Superintendent Jerry Girdner said services such as x-rays, examinations, fillings, crowns, and extractions will be […]
The Newtown-Harris R-3 Board of Education elected to begin the process for creating online lunch payment at its meeting Monday evening. The feature will be presented to the board at the October meeting and parents will be notified when the process is complete and ready for use. The board approved the yearbook organization to travel […]
The Laredo R-7 Board of Education approved fifth and sixth-grade students’ participation in the seventh and eighth grade basketball season at its meeting Monday evening. The board approved the fifth and sixth-grade boys and sixth-grade girls to play in the seventh and eighth-grade season. The board also approved two field trips. Third through eighth-grade students […]
The North Mercer R-3 Board of Education made a change to the master calendar at its meeting Monday evening. The “no school/in service day” to be February 16 was moved to February 9, 2018. This was due to Homecoming week concluding on February 16 and the board wanted students to have a full week to […]
The Pleasant View R-6 Board of Education approved a field trip at its meeting Tuesday evening. The field trip, for third through sixth graders, will be to the Living History Festival in Lathrop October 13th. The board also approved the Special Education Model Compliance Plan as well as declaring several items as surplus. In a […]
The Jamesport Tri-County R-7 Board of Education set its tax rate at its meeting Wednesday evening. The total rate is $4.2795 which combines the new set rate and the temporary rate. The combined rate is down $.3969 from last year. The board accepted a bid for bread from Graves as well as bids for various […]
The Princeton R-5 Board of Education approved the proposed tax rate and rolled back the debt service levy prior to its regular meeting Monday evening. The tax levy is set at $5.0715 which a little more than three cents ($.034) lower than last year’s levy. The debt service levy was reduced to $.9532. The board […]
The Spickard R-2 Board of Education approved the tax rate at its meeting Monday evening. The tax rate is set at $4.1731 on the $4,610,372 of assessed valuation. The board also adopted all of the Missouri School Boards’ Association policies. It was announced that a new bus has been purchased and is ready for the […]
The North Mercer R-3 Board of Education set its tax levy for this year at its meeting August 8. The tax rate is $4.5043, which is up $.5358 from last year. The district’s assessed valuation increased from $510,782 last year to $17,556,640. The district attributes the rate increase primarily to the passage of the Proposition […]
