June 17, 2026 at 6:00 PM - Regular Meeting

Description:  The Board Chair will call for Public participation. 

Description:  Staffing

• Student Support Coordinator - Charlene Buffington
• 5th Grade Teacher — Interviews soon
• High School Math Teacher — No legitimate candidates at this point
• Maternity Leave - Hannah Sanchez (Alyssa Vialpando) & Jenna Tuseth (Amber Hickman)
• Cook - Justina Hall
• Custodian — Teresa Horrocks

Summer School — This year's summer school will be held July 6–23. Alyssa Vialpando and Chelsea Garchar will be running summer school this year.  

Memorial Hall — The heating and cooling for Memorial Hall is finally moving forward. The crew has been removing the old system for the last couple of weeks and the electrical upgrade for the new system has been completed. The new unit is scheduled to be installed this week. (Photos Attached)

ESEA General Assurances

• The assurances for the Consolidated grant, which is the system the district uses to accept Title funds each year. There are specific allowable uses for each set of funds that are accepted. 

Handbooks

• Student-Athlete & Activity Participation Handbook
• Student Organization Participation Handbook
• Athletics and Activities Coaches Handbook
• Extracurricular Activities Training Rules

Time Off — Out of the Office
I will be using a few discretionary days, June 18 through July 6th so I will not be in the office during this time. I will probably come in for a half day each week or as needed. I will be checking my email and responding as service allows. 
I will take random days off in July, and July 22 through July 26th I will be out of the state.
 

Description:  For the 2026-27 school year, we will be continuing our focus on the Bulldog Way. Our leadership work will be reduced to quarterly zoom workshops with Dr. Bonita Coleman for planning and communication sessions. We will have a zoom session the first week of August focused on planning for the upcoming year. 

Description:  Demolition has begun. The admin area demolition began on Monday, June 8th, and the AG shop demolition began on June 17th. We are planning a small groundbreaking ceremony once demolition of the AG shop is completed. Fliers and banners are being designed by Neenan's team, and I will get the date to you as soon as we know when demolition will be completed. (Demo photos attached)

The project budget has been a focus for the last few weeks. The overall budget had to be reduced to make up for some escalation and higher expenses overall. We were able to make cuts in areas that will not be noticed in the completed project. A couple of areas that we are still working on are:

• The Fire Alarm System throughout the main building, AG shop, Rock Building, and Weight room. We are getting prices for a new system across all buildings.
• There is a new electrical transformer in the project, but Neenan is supposed to be working with Empire's engineer to determine if the current transformer is sufficient for the new building. This would be a great buy back for our budget. 
• Redoing the whole parking lot with an overlay is also being discussed for planning and budgeting.

The schedule for the project is still within reason as there has been a small delay getting started with our demo contractor. The admin area is still on schedule and the plan is to move into the office in early August before the offices open for the new school year.  The HVAC systems on the main building were delivered on Wednesday, June 10th with removal of the old units began on June 8th with the units being disconnected and safe off. The installation of the new units' start date was June 15th. There should not be any delays to the start of school for the admin area, and the Rock Building and Weight room will be reconnected to the system. The construction area will be fenced with safe movement paths between the buildings for the students. 

Description:  The student-athlete and activity participation handbook has been updated and organized. The handbook has been cross-referenced with district policy to assure alignment. 
Highlighted areas are:

• PG. 9 & 10 Extra Curriculum Code of Conduct added language to address athletes who are removed or ejected from a game/contest. All cases must be reported to the AD and reviewed by administration to determine if additional consequences are needed. Any athlete who has been ejected and is unable to participate will not be able to travel on district transportation.
• PG. 11 Communication with coaches and the AD. There are no items that are off limits to discuss. 
• PG. 11-13 Parent Expectations and Sportsmanship — Jason will create a program to introduce and align to throughout the sports seasons. 
• PG. 17-23 Training Rules with added language concerning digital misconduct, school conduct violations, overnight trips and inappropriate actions, and insubordination.

Description:  This coaching handbook has been updated to align with the expectation our coaches have at this time. The handbook as been cross referenced with board policy, CHSAA by-laws, and NFHS for alignment and accuracy. This will be a helpful tool for our new coaches as well as our veteran coaches. All coaches (head, assistant, and volunteer) will need to sign and acknowledge they have received a copy of this handbook.

Description:  ESEA General Assurances are agreed to by the district to assure that we are using the funds received through the consolidated grant, including Title I, Title IIA, and Title IV funds, correctly and for the allowable uses. 

Description: 

The next Board of Education meeting will be held on August 26, 2026. Agenda items include the Quarterly Financial Report, the annual Asbestos Notification, review and approval of the Student Handbooks, and a review of the Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) program.