REGULAR MEETING - LAKELAND R-III SCHOOL BOARD ROOM,
Sept. 15, 2022 7 p.m.
MEMBERS PRESENT: Mat Meeker - President, Jim Neuenschwander - Vice-President, Emily Baker, Christl Brownlee, Matt Hughes, Jackson Ketterman
MEMBERS ABSENT: Renee Baker – Treasurer
STAFF: Mr. Mitch Towne, Superintendent, Mrs. Lawanna Salmon, Secretary, Mrs. Trish Bauer, Elementary Principal
I. CALL TO ORDER
A. Call to Order – President Mat Meeker called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. Notice of meeting having notified the local newspapers, and posted at the school building.
B. Roll Call – Absent: Renee Baker
C. Recognition of Visitors and Guests – Ariele Lee and Kristin Engelhardt
II. CONSENT ITEMS
A. Agenda
B. Minutes – August 18, 2022 Regular Board Meeting
C. September Bills - $671,216.09
D. Substitute List
Jim Neuenschwander made a motion; Matt Hughes seconded it, to approve the agenda as
presented. Voice vote taken: Yes –6, No – 0. Motion carried.
Jim Neuenschwander made a motion; Matt Hughes seconded it, to approve the August 18, 2022
Regular Meeting Minutes as presented. Voice vote taken: Yes –6, No - 0. Motion carried.
Matt Hughes made a motion; Christl Brownlee seconded it, to approve the September bills except #034698, #034702, and #034686 as presented. Voice vote taken: Yes-6, No -0. Motion carried.
Matt Hughes made a motion; Christl Brownlee seconded it, to approve the September bills #034686 presented. Voice vote taken: Yes-5, No -1-Matt Hughes. Motion carried.
Matt Hughes made a motion; Jim Neuenschwander seconded it, to approve the September bills #034698 presented. Voice vote taken: Yes-5, No -1-Mat Meeker. Motion carried.
Matt Hughes made a motion; Christl Brownlee seconded it, to approve the September bills #034702 presented. Voice vote taken: Yes-5, No -1-Jim Neuenschwander. Motion carried.
Jim Neuenschwander made a motion; Matt Hughes seconded it, to approve the Substitute List as presented. Voice vote taken: Yes –6, No – 0. Motion carried.
III. CORRESPONDENCE
None
IV. NEW TEACHER INTRODUCTIONS
Mr. Conway entered the meeting at 7:06 p.m.
V. ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT
A. Superintendent Report – None
B. Elementary Report –
• Current Enrollment: 203
• Preschool Enrollment: 15
• Class Breakdown:
K = 31 (18 M 13 F)
1 = 32 (18 M 14 F)
2 = 30 (20 M 10 F)
3 = 30 (15 M 15 F)
4 = 29 (16 M 13 F)
5 = 27 (11 M 16 F)
6 = 24 (12 M 12 F)
• New Enrollments 14
• Dropped 6
We had a very good turn out with open house and meet the teacher night in the elementary with 86% of parents attending!
After a couple years with no carnival, the PTSO carnival is back again this year on Friday, October 7th from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m! It is a modified version with only PreK through 6th grade having candidates for King and Queen. High school organizations can still participate with booths!
We had picnic with the principal Wednesday, September 14. We had 17 kids who participated with reading every day this summer. There was a competitive game of kickball and a close play between Coach Cooper and Coach Kutcha.
DATES:
September 16: 1st Quarter Midterm
September 19: No School
September 20: Midterms go home
September 20: Health Fair
September 26: No School
September 29: Fall Pictures
October 3: No School
October 4-7: Book Fair
October 7: Corn maze for MAP achievement (grades 4-7)
October 10: Teacher workday
October 17: No School
October 19: End of 1st quarter
October 24: No School Parent/Teacher conference
C. High School Report –
Enrollments:
• Total Enrollment: Currently 195 --same as last year at this time
Males—95 / Females—100
7th-- 32 Total (10 M /22 F)
8th—33 Total (19 M /14 F)
9th—33 Total (16 M /17 F)
10th—36 Total(19 M /17 F)
11th—28 Total(16 M /12 F)
12th—33 Total(15 M /18 F)
Attendance:
• All students at any time:
o Students with 90% attendance or better: 72.6 %
o Overall attendance rate: 90.2%
• Current Students:
o Students with 90% attendance or better: 73.3 %
o Overall attendance rate: 91.2%
• 7th Grade top at 94.3%
Happenings in High School:
o FTA Cadet Teaching was 9/14
o 1st Quarter Mid-term is 9/16
o K-12 Student Health Fair will be 9/20
o Juniors are taking the ASVAB on 9/23
o School Picture Day is 9/29
Upcoming Events:--Home dates in bold
Baseball: 9/15, 9/21, 10/1 (Double Header @ Republic), 10/4
HS Volleyball: 9/17, 9/20, 9/21, 9/22, 9/27, 9/28 (Senior Night), 9/29, 10/3, 10/4 (Pink out), 10/6, 10/8, 10/11, 10/13, 10/15, 10/17, 10/18, Districts 10/20-10/25
JH Volleyball: 9/19, 9/24, 9/27, 9/29, 10/3, 10/8
Cross Country: 9/20, 924, 9/28, 10/8, 10/15, 10/19, Districts—10/29
Marching Band: 10/1, 10/21-10/22, 12/10
VI. OLD BUSINESS
A. Board Policy Updates
No Action Taken.
B. FEMA Shelter/High School Entrance Project
No Action Taken.
VII. NEW BUSINESS
A. Approve Program Coordinators
Jim Neuenschwander made a motion; Christl Brownlee seconded it, to approve the Program Coordinators as presented. Voice vote taken: Yes-6, no – 0. Motion carried.
B. Van/SUV Purchase
No Action Taken.
VIII. CLOSED SESSION
Christl Brownlee made a motion; Matt Hughes seconded it, to move to closed session. Roll call vote taken: 6 Yes, 0 No. Motion carried.
Emily Baker – Yes
Matt Hughes – Yes
Christl Brownlee -Yes
Mat Meeker - Yes
Renee Baker – Absent
Jackson Ketterman - Yes
Jim Neuenschwander - Yes
Christl Brownlee made motion; Matt Hughes seconded it, to approve the minutes of August 18, 2022 as presented. Roll Call vote taken: 6 Yes, 0 No. Motion carried.
Emily Baker – Yes
Matt Hughes – Yes
Christl Brownlee -Yes
Mat Meeker - Yes
Renee Baker – Absent
Jackson Ketterman - Yes
Jim Neuenschwander - Yes
Matt Hughes made a motion; Christl Brownlee seconded it, to approve the hire of Deana Keltner as EPCO Para Educator for the 2022-23 school year. Voice vote taken: Yes- 6, No -0. Motion carried.
Emily Baker – Yes
Matt Hughes – Yes
Christl Brownlee -Yes
Mat Meeker - Yes
Renee Baker – Absent
Jackson Ketterman - Yes
Jim Neuenschwander - Yes
Christl Brownlee made a motion; Matt Hughes seconded it, to go out of closed session, record, and vote, and to close any and all personnel and student records which may have been opened. Roll call vote taken: 6 yes, 0 no. Motion carried.
Emily Baker – Yes
Matt Hughes – Yes
Christl Brownlee -Yes
Mat Meeker - Yes
Renee Baker – Absent
Jackson Ketterman - Yes
Jim Neuenschwander - Yes
VIII. ADJOURN
Christl Brownlee made a motion; Matt Hughes seconded it, to adjourn. Voice vote taken: Yes- 6, No -0. Motion carried. Meeting adjourned at 7:39 p.m.
Next Scheduled Regular Meeting: October 20, 2022, 7 p.m.
