CorpusRecord 160872

School Board Meeting June 24, 2024

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

Transcript

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001Are we good? All right. All right. It is June 24th at 6:00 p.m. and we are here for a special uh board meeting for uh personnel. Yes, sir. Um first on the agenda is adding two positions. We are requesting a special education teacher to be onto a teacher on special assignment. We are having quite a few behaviors at our K4 level and this person will help us give us more support with those kids so that the kids get what they need and so is our staff. So I think it's a worthwhile position. And the second position is to add a de students at the junior high. We currently have a de students at the high school. they would help the school um you know support students that have needs specifically with the discipline that you

002the age range just requires it just have a lot of discipline with it you know just follow your kids growing up and everything so we feel that would be a tremendous asset for the junior high to help them to continue to grow okay any questions spec position we're hope we will be not be paying that out general operating that will come out of CAD or thank you. And it's a full-time position. Yes or no? But for what grades again? I'm sorry. K4. K4. Okay. Basically primary intermediate. Okay. Okay. Any other questions? No. All right. And with that, I'd like to make the recommendation that we add a full special education teacher elementary level and students for the junior high. All right, we have a recommendation. Do we have a motion? A motion. All right. Motion

003by Jessica. Second. I'll second. Second by Ryan. All in favor? Any oppose? None. Okay. Um, up next we have personnel. Um, for resignations, I would like to make the recommendation that we accept the resation of Trent Boyd, Amy Bennett, and Michelle Nest. With regret. All right, we have a recommendation. Do we have a motion? I'll make the motion. Do we have a second? I'll second. Second by Mindy. With regret. With regret. All in favor? None opposed. Up next is employment. Um, I'd like to make the recommendation that we offer employment to Crystal Schaffer, Hannah Moon, JD Parker, Rebecca Parker, Corals Stevens, Andrew Howard, Julian Rucker, and Melissa Mendola. All right. Go ahead. Yeah, with your little inflection there, I assume that they're two people that are related. Yes, sir. Their husband and wife. Okay. And

004that's why they're in different schools. Yes. And the Mr. Parker is the replacement for coach Lloyd's position. Yes, sir. The Mr. Howard is he just a science teacher? Any coaching responsibilities? He will be picking up um we we met with um Mr. Craig today. He will be picking up one section of athletics. He will help coach Easter baseball. Any other questions? Okay, we have a recommendation. Do we have a motion? I'll make a motion. Mindy second. A second. Second by Ryan. All in favor? None opposed? Lastly, I have transfers. I'd like to approve the transfers of Courtney Simrell, Jamie Rogers, Lona Taylor, Heath Neil, Shannon Nobles, and Mickey I'm sorry, Max Offer. Okay. And just real quick, discuss Heath's uh transfer. Okay, that's what you're ask. He will be moving from um ALA director and

005with this with y'all's blessing he will move to Dina students at the high school to replace coach and will we will be um finding someone Yes sir. Okay. And then uh Lana. So Miss Taylor is moving from primary music to I believe middle school and helping with she wants to get back into I'm sorry high school band. She wants to get back into that world. She that was where she previous previously came from. She was assistant band director. Okay. Any other questions? But Courtney's staying at the primary, right, Miss Simil? Yes, ma'am. She's just changing grades. No. From an instructional assistant to an a to a certified teacher. Sorry. From instructional aid to a certified teacher. Okay. Thank you. No, no more questions. Okay. We have a recommendation. Do we have a motion? Motion. Motion

006by Jessica. Second. I'll second. Second by Mindy. All in favor? None opposed. I'll make a motion to adjurnn. Second. I'll second. All in favor? I didn't read vaccine offer.

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