Alice Heidenwith

The Board engaged in a comprehensive review of district operations, including a presentation regarding Proposition C Waiver and Levy options. Key business items addressed included the approval of district expenditures, the English Language Learners (ELL) evaluation, and a state-level review of the CSIP plan. Administrative reports covered updates on school attendance, student activities, athletic achievements, and facilities projects, such as bus inspections and construction bidding. Additionally, the Board approved employee benefit plans, including health, vision, and dental insurance, as well as the preliminary salary schedule for the upcoming school year and staff step advancements. An executive session was conducted to address personnel and hiring matters.

The Regular Board meeting commenced with the approval of the agenda and subsequent approval of previous meeting minutes. Key discussions included the approval of expenditures totaling $75,084.79 and the Treasurer's Report. Two district evaluations, Business Education and Agriculture Education, were approved. Administrator reports covered elementary school attendance, benchmark data, professional development, and high school activities including sports records and upcoming events like the NHS induction. The Superintendent provided updates on the 2026-2027 school calendar draft, the transition from FarmBank to Peoples Savings Bank, the pursuit of bids for a new bus, and a legislative update detailing a proposed A-F grading system for schools. Old business concluded with the approval of the Green City R-I Facilities Plan. New business included the approval of a bid of $45,206 from Peters Heating and Air Conditioning to replace one HVAC unit. The board entered Executive Session to discuss personnel matters and student information.

The meeting began with the approval of the agenda. Key discussions included the approval of the Early Childhood Education Evaluation, School Climate Evaluation, and At-Risk Evaluation. The Administrator's Report detailed elementary and high school performance metrics, including attendance, enrollment, student activities (FFA, Band, Athletics), and data analysis (Star Data). The Superintendent provided updates on the Mobile Dental Unit visit, upcoming bus inspections, insurance rate increases due to claims and natural disasters, and the process for seeking bids for brick work on the building exterior and ceiling replacement in the High School Science classroom. Old business involved approving changes to the Green City R-I CSIP Plan. New business addressed the approval of the 2026-2027 School Calendar and a motion to join the OSBA Health Insurance Consortium for the 2026-2027 school year, including the approval of specific health insurance plan employee rates. A multi-year budgetary outlook was also presented before the board entered executive session to discuss personnel matters.

The Regular Board meeting commenced with the approval of an amended agenda to include Hiring Personnel under Closed Session items. Key discussions included a review and approval of the Parents as Teachers Evaluation and the Special Education Evaluation. The Elementary Principal reported on attendance, benchmarks, and upcoming student/teacher schedules. The High School Principal provided updates on attendance, behavior reports, Star Data, and athletic team performances, including successes in recent tournaments. The Superintendent reported on upcoming board filing deadlines, professional development plans focusing on stress management, legislative updates concerning property tax reform and potential mandated free meals, progress on MoDOT sidewalk installation, upcoming advertisement of Critical Shortage Retiree positions, receipt and pending repair of a returned district bus, submission of a bus grant application, and communication regarding the school website vendor. New Business included the approval of the Sullivan County Multijurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan, policy updates (deleting Policy 2921 and approving changes to Policies 0320 and 2760), and approval of a Memorandum of Understanding with Preferred Family Healthcare, Inc. Old Business involved a tour and discussion regarding facility updates.

The meeting included a presentation of the 2024-2025 audit by John Gillum, CPA. District evaluations, including the Assessment Evaluation, Homeless Evaluation, Instructional Effectiveness Evaluation, and Technology Evaluation, were reviewed and approved. Reports were given by the Elementary and High School Principals, covering attendance, enrollment, behavior, and various events and activities. The Superintendent provided updates on the district, including bus repairs, the Commissioner's Advisory Council, employee insurance bidding, a Cash Flow Analysis Seminar, and speech services. The 2025-2026 Budget revisions were reviewed and approved, and an update was given on the district's Comprehensive School Improvement Plan (CSIP). The Board also reviewed the Annual Performance Report, approved board election filing dates, approved the 2025-2026 Green City R-I Testing Plan, discussed the DNR Bus Grant opportunity and the Green City R-I Facilities Plan. The meeting moved to the executive session to discuss personnel and hiring personnel.