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The Marceline R-5 Board of Education met in regular session Monday night with all members present except for Lex Cavanah. The Board extended the contracts of Principals Sarah Dunham and Dr. David Kiene in closed session, approved a policy concerning community volunteers, and changed the funding allocation style for special education.
The meeting was called to order at 4:30 p.m. by President Tom Hauser. There was no public participation, and the consent calendar and agenda were approved unanimously after a motion and second by Judy Toops and Kim Corbin, respectively.
Unfinished Business
The first item under Unfinished Business was the final reading and approval of Policy 1425. This policy, first presented at the January board meeting, provides an official policy on community members coming into the school to aid students.
The policy in question was made specifically due to interest by the Marceline Ministerial Alliance in coming in during Study Hall classes and helping struggling students. There was a concern about costs for background checks, but the District found a check that would be done at no cost to the District or volunteers. Policy 1425 was unanimously accepted after a motion and second by Toops and Matt Cupp.
New Business
The first item under New Business was a review item concerning a potential change in the way the Marceline R-5 District funds special education. Currently, the District is using a FAPE system, which allots federal funding per student on an individual basis. If a student goes over the FAPE amount, the funds must come from the District coffers.
Superintendent Gabe Edgar has recommended that the District switch to a Proportional Share model of funding, where the federal monies are set aside on a child count basis. This way, the District would have less likelihood of local funds having to be used to cover additional special education costs.
This concern was raised to address the special needs of not only the R-5 District students, but students from Father McCartan School and from homeschool as well. This item was not voted on as Father McCartan still needs to present this information to its own Board of Education as well.
Brenda Neil and Chris Rollison presented the MSIP Evaluation of the R-5 District’s technology program. Neil noted the needs of the Elementary, while Rollison addressed the Middle/High School, as well as some District-wide issues.
The technology network infrastructure at R-5 was noted as a strength for both its security and adaptability, while the age of the computer lab, as well as of teacher computers, was a concern for both of the District’s tech experts. The evaluation was approved unanimously after a motion and second by Kimberly Corbin and Cindi Black-Rodgers.
The Marceline R-5 Board of Education met in regular session Monday night with all members present except for Lex Cavanah. The Board extended the contracts of Principals Sarah Dunham and Dr. David Kiene in closed session, approved a policy concerning community volunteers, and changed the funding allocation style for special education.
The meeting was called to order at 4:30 p.m. by President Tom Hauser. There was no public participation, and the consent calendar and agenda were approved unanimously after a motion and second by Judy Toops and Kim Corbin, respectively.
Unfinished Business
The first item under Unfinished Business was the final reading and approval of Policy 1425. This policy, first presented at the January board meeting, provides an official policy on community members coming into the school to aid students.
The policy in question was made specifically due to interest by the Marceline Ministerial Alliance in coming in during Study Hall classes and helping struggling students. There was a concern about costs for background checks, but the District found a check that would be done at no cost to the District or volunteers. Policy 1425 was unanimously accepted after a motion and second by Toops and Matt Cupp.
New Business
The first item under New Business was a review item concerning a potential change in the way the Marceline R-5 District funds special education. Currently, the District is using a FAPE system, which allots federal funding per student on an individual basis. If a student goes over the FAPE amount, the funds must come from the District coffers.
Superintendent Gabe Edgar has recommended that the District switch to a Proportional Share model of funding, where the federal monies are set aside on a child count basis. This way, the District would have less likelihood of local funds having to be used to cover additional special education costs.
This concern was raised to address the special needs of not only the R-5 District students, but students from Father McCartan School and from homeschool as well. This item was not voted on as Father McCartan still needs to present this information to its own Board of Education as well.
Brenda Neil and Chris Rollison presented the MSIP Evaluation of the R-5 District’s technology program. Neil noted the needs of the Elementary, while Rollison addressed the Middle/High School, as well as some District-wide issues.
The technology network infrastructure at R-5 was noted as a strength for both its security and adaptability, while the age of the computer lab, as well as of teacher computers, was a concern for both of the District’s tech experts. The evaluation was approved unanimously after a motion and second by Kimberly Corbin and Cindi Black-Rodgers.
