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School Board Meeting Jan 16, 2025 p2

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Source
YouTube / Pea Ridge Schools Network
Date
2025-06-02
Location
Benton County, AR
Material
Transcript
Extent
589 words · about 4 min
Collected
2026-06-29

Transcript

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001All right, it is 7:43 and we are back from executive session. Up first we have resignations. I would like to make the recommendation that we accept the resation of Dan Childress Cook from his football u coaching position only. Um Beth Stein as primary principal and I'm sorry junior high principal. I don't know why I said that. I just saw PE there and um Lauren Schaefer, Virginia Cal, Robert Cosber regret, and I would like to personally thank Miss Stein for her for the work that she's done. I believe you're 13 years in the district um served in multiple roles and she is leaving us to pursue a new opportunity. While we are not happy for us, we are ecstatic for her and especially for her and her family. So, thank you this time, man. Thank you

002so much for all you've done. We're excited for you again uh for what you're you're going on to do, but you will leave a hole here and we're we're uh we're going to have a tough time filling it. Thank you. Yeah. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you for everything you've done. Yes. All right. We have a recommendation. Do we have a motion? I make a motion. Motion by Ryan. I'll second with second by Eric. Uh all in favor with regret for sure. Up next is employment. I would like to make the recommendation that we offer employment to Delane Mansum, Tanner Gillum, Miranda Henry, Carol Lee, and Tracy Road. Okay. We have a recommendation. Do we have a motion? I'll make a motion. All right. Motion by Mindy. Do you have a second? I'll second. Second

003by Jessica. All in favor? None opposed. And last, we have um transfers. Um first, we'd like to make the recommendation that we transferred um David Offenbacker from long-term sub to full-time teacher. Um and last but not least, we'd also like to make the recommendation that for next for the 2526 school year, we transfer Mr. Tony Travis from junior high assistant principal to head football coach. That's that you know we we start off in sadness and then we end with a little bit of happiness right here. So good great to have you Tony. Um we have recommendations. Do we have a motion? Second. Second. I'll make a motion. Ryan second. All in favor? None opposed. Now congratulations. Glad to have you. Um, I just want to say I'm grateful for the opportunity to lead the football

004program again. Um, very proud of the seven years that I was a part of the program and what we were able to accomplish. I know I've told Mr. Martin, um, I'm fond of the saying the ships don't sail on yesterday's win. I know we excited. We are certainly excited to have you back. Thank you, sir. Thank you so much. Really absolutely. Um, now we'll go on to superintendent. So, um, first of all, I mean, Keith, this as we go through and we we evaluated you and had conversation with you, you know that, uh, you're doing a tremendous job. We couldn't be more fortunate to have a leader like you, to have a culture set that you have set like this. Uh, our school is better today than it's been in the past by by all

005means, and it's moving forward in a great direction. Um Keith, we can't thank you enough for what you're doing and what you're establishing here and so we want to make sure that we give you enough um kind of quick praise for that and and let you know that you are in the right spot. For sure. I appreciate it and you know I I love being here at P Ridge. I I'm truly one of the olders and everything which I didn't used to be. I don't know what happened. But um it's not it's not just me. It's a collective effort of all of us and it's all I believe there's about 335 of us and it's all 335 of us working together. We're very fortunate to have the district we have and the leadership that we

006have and and again it does start with you and but by all means with with everyone else uh building wide it is great. It's a great area to be in. It's a great town to be in and we couldn't be more fortunate. So, having said that, um I do make the recommendation that we add a uh extend Keith's contract by a year. And so, I will entertain a motion. I'll make a motion. Motion by Mindy. I'll second that. Second by Jessica. All in favor? None opposed. All right. I make a motion to adjourn. Motion by Mindy. Second. Second by Jessica. All in favor. Thank you very much.

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