Read about actions taken at the April 9 school board meeting. Find out more by visiting Pattonville's BoardDocs website.
Board Actions
The board of education on April 9:
- Heard a Prop S update on current construction work; view the presentation;
- Reviewed and accepted an evaluation of the district’s safety/facilities program evaluation; read the safety report, view the safety presentation, read the facilities report or view the facilities presentation;
- Approved paying $3,454,322.69 for regular bills;
- Approved, subject to audit, the financial statements for March 2024;
- Approved paying $191,145.25, for purchases made on Pattonville’s purchasing cards, which earned the district a rebate of 1% (or $1,911.45);
- Approved the purchase of DreamBox Math for June 30, 2024, to June 29, 2025, from Discovery Education for $55,515;
- Approved the statement of work and agreement with Cooperative Educational Service Agency #1 for custom professional learning for the 2024-2025 school year for $188,160;
- Approved the purchase of the eCollect forms three-year subscription from PowerSchool for $15,895.54 per year or $47,686.62 for the three-year agreement;
- Awarded the purchase and installation of furniture at Rose Acres Elementary School for $36,817;
- Awarded the bid for the electronic onboarding and electronic storage system to Frontline Education for $47,358.82 for a three-year contract;
- Awarded the quote from Qualtris and Isobar Support for dashboarding and data displays for $46,000.01;
- Awarded the bid for the purchasing and installation of fencing at Pattonville High School to Collins and Hermann, Inc. for $230,392.62;
- Approved the purchase and installation of two playgrounds at Rose Acres Elementary School from The Playground Consultants for $399,229.61; and
- Approved the purchase and installation of a playground at Bridgeway Elementary School from Hutchinson Recreation and Design for $150,000.
New Hires
- Lisa Casaine, FACS teacher, Holman
- Aaron DeMarco, elementary math/science specialist, Bridgeway
- Hope Dye, reading teacher, Drummond
- Courtney Faasen, English teacher, high school
- Lorrie Gordon, English language learner teacher, Drummond
- Jessica Ihler, permanent substitute, Bridgeway
- William Kiehne, science teacher, Pattonville Heights
- Anna Koester, English/social studies teacher, Holman
- Justin Levy, speech and debate teacher, high school
- LeeAnn Reyes, cook, Pattonville Heights
- Ann Sharp, science teacher, Pattonville Heights
- Amber Sidwell, counselor, Rose Acres
- Jacquelyn Trautman, counselor, Pattonville Heights
- Amanda Weber, English teacher, Holman
- Charles Williams, night custodian, Holman
- Caitlyn Zona, English teacher, Pattonville Heights
Retirements
- Vanessa Divine, library technology aide at Bridgeway, after serving Pattonville for 12 years
- Bertha Doyle-Sneed, secretary at Holman, after serving Pattonville for 30 years
- Carla Gardner, social worker at Pattonville Heights, after serving Pattonville for 27 years
- Tracy Kuehn, clerk at Holman, after serving Pattonville for 14 years
- Loresa Shaw, custodian at Bridgeway, after serving Pattonville for five years