USD #384 BLUE VALLEY RANDOLPH
REGULAR BOARD MEETING
November 11, 2024 @ 6:00 p.m.
EXCERPTS of USD #384 Regular Board of Education Meeting
A Regular Board of Education meeting for USD #384 Blue Valley was held on November 11, 2024, at 6:00 p.m. in the Board Room. Members present were Tim Innes, Reo Shultz, Melissa Geisler, Jason Hartman and Stephen Corkill. Administration present was Rex Boley, Superintendent; Anthony Meals, BVMS/BVHS Principal; Caitlin Combest, MES Principal; and Alison Moore, Board Clerk.
CALL TO ORDER: President, Jason Hartman, called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m.
APPROVE THE AGENDA: Stephen moved to approve the agenda as written; Melissa seconded; motion passed 5-0.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Board and guests recited the Pledge of Allegiance.
WELCOME GUESTS: President, Jason Hartman, welcomed our guests.
POSITIVE BOARD COMMENTS:
· Reo congratulated trap team for excellent season
· Elementary school did great work on Halloween parade.
· Congrats to Titus Cobb on State XC finish.
· Melissa happy with the great turnout for FFA National Convention.
SPECIAL REPORTS: NONE.
OPEN FORUM: NONE.
CONSENT AGENDA:
· Approve minutes of October 14, 2024 Regular meeting
· Receipts & Warrants
· Hirings: Halley Flory – Substitute Teacher; Angela Navrat – Substitute Teacher; Courtney Nowling – Sub Bus Driver (pending completion of driver training); Amy Glenn – MS Assistant Girls Basketball Coach; Christian Lacock – MS Assistant Boys Basketball Coach
· Resignations: Anthony Meals – BV MS/HS Principal at the end of this contract year; Paige Scott – Assistant HS Volleyball Coach; Brooke Staten – Assistant FFA Advisor
Tim moved to accept consent agenda, Stephen seconded; motion passed 5-0.
ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS:
· Elementary Principal Report: 100% attendance for P/T conferences. Book Fair yielded sales over $2,100 so the school got $800 in free books and products from Scholastic. Pumpkin Patch went over well. Halloween parade around Olsburg went very well, AR part was scheduled for Nov 1st with all the tired students. Veterans Day Assembly on Nov 8th was held so that the Veterans could celebrate in Manhattan on actual Veterans Day if they chose. GROW time is excelling and students are moving up in their reading levels.
o Student of the Month: Mason Deetjen
· MS/HS Principal Report: Titus Cobb will be recognized as student-athlete of the week. FFA Chapter worked with Farm Bureau to fill 2 semi-trucks to head to North Carolina with supplies for hurricane victims. Nov 13th is college campus visit day for Freshman and Sophomores; Seniors and Juniors will have individualized visits. Scholars Bowl has kicked off for the year and BV will be hosting the JV meet next week.
o Student of the Month (MS): Knox Demaree
o Student of the Month (HS): Leslie Howell
· Superintendent Report: Bleachers in new gym were inspected – repair and maintenance recommendations will be emailed. Met with Blueville for a plan and bill of materials to irrigate the football and baseball/softball fields. Through a grant with K-State Rural Education Center, the district will be getting 11 Android tablets for elementary students and 20 Chromebooks for middle school students to hopefully have in place by second semester. Met with KSDE Food Service to discuss Preschool meal options for next year. Next year Greenbush will not be doing Carl Perkins next year, so the district needs to look into finding another consortium. KSDE Auditor will be out in late November, and have contacted Derek about our annual audit as well.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS:
· Roepke Funding: met last week and was approved for $3,000 for the basketball court; started in 2002 with $200,000 by Norma Roepke and the fund is worth $294,000. Talk about letting public know about who Norma Roepke was for the future. Stephen moved to accept the $3,000 for gifts and grants fund; Tim seconded; motion passed 5-0.
· Superintendent House: Tim, Autumn, and Rex walked through for updates; waiting on a couple people for walk-throughs for ideas and assessments on updating.
· Preschool At-Risk Funding: KSDE states that preschool cannot make any money; if families fill out income survey then funding is available for those that qualify. Mr. Boley recommends giving half-day at-risk students a discount of $650/year, and full-day at-risk students a discount of $1,300/year; that would create an estimated revenue loss of $17,000 for this year. Tabled until December.
· KASB Annual Convention – November 15-17 in Wichita. Mr. Boley is currently the only one registered to attend, and possibly Autumn.
NEW BUSINESS:
· KESA Update/Student Learning Data: Annual accreditation process rather than a 5-year accreditation process. BV will meet with other schools to learn what they are doing and share what we are doing, in order to continuously learn from each other. When a graduate joins the military or joins the family business (i.e. farming, etc.) it’s shown as a downfall. Looking at what needs to be done to move students forward in their learning and success.
· Unpaid Bills: Mr. Boley recommends the board take Option 2 under the policy so that the district may take action against unpaid bills. Tim moved to accept the collection procedures with option 2 as written; Melissa seconded; motion passed 5-0.
· Enrollment of Nonresident Students: Need to adopt the most recent changes to the policy for nonresident students. Will act on the policy in December.
· Upcoming Board Meetings & Potential Conflicts: members will review the dates and come back with any conflicts.
· Executive Session to discuss Personnel Matters for Non-Elected Personnel and/or Employer/Employee Negotiations
o Break at 7:30 p.m. for 5 min.
o Returned at 7:35 p.m. with Mr. Boley for 1 hour.
o At 8:35 p.m., Board requested 30 more minutes.
o Board exited executive session at 8:56 p.m. No action taken in executive session.
o Reo moved to approve extending Lee Buchanan’s contract 5 days for Shop Equipment Maintenance; Stephen seconded; motion passed 5-0.
o Tim moved to hire Dr Piper 10 hours/week pending Washburn University; Melissa seconded; motion passed 5-0.
FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS:
1. Carl Perkins Consortium 2025-2026
2. Summer 3 on 3 Basketball League
3. 5 Yr. Capital Plan
4. After School Preschool Program 3:30-5:30 p.m.
5. Student Teaching Stipend
6. Summer Activities
a. Enrichment STEM/Career Camp – 4th, 5th, and 6th Grade target group
Summer Middle School Basketball League
7. Enrollment Policy Update
8. Vote on President/Vice-President
9. Superintendent House Update
ADJOURNMENT: Stephen moved to adjourn; Reo seconded; motion passed 5-0.
Alison Moore
Board Clerk