001[music] >> Hello, my name is Jason Maskell and I'm a member of the Nixa Board of Education [music] with your May board meeting recap. Prior to meeting starting, artwork from the talented students at Summit Intermediate was highlighted. Summit Intermediate Principal [music] Alicia Ackerman and Vice Principal Dr. Emily Myers [music] showcased their professional development activity to the board. Professional learning was the focus for the staff this year [music] and they read a book called 50 strategies to boost cognitive engagement. The teachers [music] took one lesson from that book and presented those ideas to other teachers. The teachers really enjoyed this and found [music] the activity to be extremely helpful in developing deeper learning strategies for students. You can see the video on our social media channels. Board Treasurer Brenda Rance gave [music] an update on the
002district budget and provided year-to-date budget projections versus [music] actual revenue for county, state, and federal funds. She also reported that for the first time in recent years, the state did not fully fund the foundation formula and there are [music] additional rollbacks or cuts expected over the next several years that will negatively impact [music] the district's budget. Superintendent Dr. Loden discussed the current enrollment throughout the district. 92% of all students are consistently in class and school staff are trying >> [music] >> their hardest to help get those children missing school back in school. During the superintendent's comments, various groups, events, and topics [music] were highlighted. Dr. Ashley Copley, Brooke Gant, [music] and Summer Rascal from the City of Nixa introduced the next book for one Nixa, one read, which will be The Wild Robot by Peter
003Brown. One Nixa, one read is a community activity where the Nixa community reads a book together and culminates with the movie in the park on June 27th. The kickoff event is Thursday, May [music] 28th at 5:00 p.m. at the Christian County Library Branch in Nixa. For more information, go to www.onenixa.net. [music] Dr. Jared Webster highlighted the Nixa staff members who received their [music] doctoral degrees. The individuals featured were Carrie Long, Mandy Williams, Jessica Sterling, Emily [music] Phillips, and Amy Thomas. Congratulations on your doctorate. Dr. David Kelly, Kelly Howard, and Donnell Baker introduced Unified Track, [music] which is an inclusive track and field program. Unified Track allows athletes with or without [music] disabilities to compete together in athletics, and it's now approved in [music] Missouri. Nixa was one of the first schools to support Unified Track
004and has hosted [music] multiple events on the high school campus. Nixa finished second at the regional event, >> [music] >> and that gave them the opportunity to compete at the state competition. Finally, Sherika Biswas, the student ambassador to the board, gave a final update and introduced the new student ambassador. >> [music] >> The new ambassador is Sudarth Prabhakaran. Sudarth will represent the student body to the board and also give monthly updates to the board meetings. During the consent agenda, we paid the bills, approved employment recommendations, [music] approved approved grant applications, and approved contracts, along with other items of business for the lead nurse Lindsey Ball gave an update on the health services program [music] and we expressed our gratitude for all their hard work. During the president's report, Heather Zromski [music] highlighted the ministerial alliance
005for helping with the baccalaureate, Samantha [snorts] Whitaker for the NEF [music] Gala, school graduates, and the Nixa High School graduations on Sunday, May 17th. Alex Bryant, MSBA delegate, talked about how DESE [music] leadership changed and how NSBA worked with the state legislators on how to fix a mistake with the state [music] budget. To keep up to date on the school board information, as well as upcoming meetings, go to the www.nixapublicschools.net/schoolboard. >> [music]