During Thursday night’s Mountain Home Public Schools Board of Education meeting, Superintendent Allyson Dewey recognized five employees who have been with the district for 30 years. They included Sharon Belk, Libby Kidd, Tammy Barnes, Dr. Dana Brown and Rick Kaiser.
The Board also elected the offices of President, Vice President and Secretary following the installation of new Board Member Mollie Morgan. Lisa House was voted President, Jason Schmeski was elected Vice President, and Scott Booth was selected as Secretary.
In the facilities report, Director of Operations Chris Knight shared he received the official inspection report from the engineering company tasked with assessing the Big Top. As anticipated, their recommendations “encompass improvements such as enhanced lighting, improved walkways, heightened smoke detection measures, and the installation of standpipe fire suppression systems.”
A copy of the report can be found with this story at ktlo.com.
Fire Engineer Report by heatherlink on Scribd
Knight also provided the Board with reports from recent roof inspections across five buildings in the district, along with estimated timelines on when the roofs should be replaced. Pinkston Middle School received a B with an estimated replacement date of 2030. The high school received a C/DD. rating with an estimated replacement date of 2028. Nelson-Wilks-Herron received a C/C- rating with an estimated replacement date of 2027. The Kindergarten received a C rating with an estimated replacement date of 2028. And Guy Berry received a DD.- with an estimated replacement date of 2027.
In action items, the Board approved the school-level improvement plans as presented for the 2024-25 school year. They approved budget adjustments for state and federal funds for 2023-24 due to changes in the final allocation of funds.
The Board approved doing business with Tom Miller for mowing services as needed. The approved a partnership agreement for the 2023-24 school year with Kaye Hollingsworth to provide onsite tutoring services through the HIT Grant to students at the Kindergarten.
Three action items were approved for Guy Better College and Career Academy to purchase furniture along with gelcoat equipment, similar to what is used at ASU-Mountain Home, through a reimbursable grant through the Arkansas Public School Resource Center. $36,379 was approved to purchase tables, chairs and stools; $56,690 for mobile cabinets; and $29,902 for gelcoat equipment through Magnum Venus Products.
The Board approved the purchase of 26 75″ Promethean Interactive Touch Displays on mobile stands for math and science classrooms at the junior high and high school campuses. Projectors replaced by touch screens will be replaced in working order, and those throughout the district that are no longer working will be replaced.
The Board approved three facilities projects, including replacing three HVAC units at the high school for $35,412, sealing and restriping the Pinkston Middle School and Indoor Sports Complex parking lots for $33,600, and tile removal and floor polishing of the high school cafeteria for $50,110.
Before the board adjourned the executive session, Food Service Supervisor Tom Merry recognized the food service employees for their creativity in experimenting with new menu items. Merry stated their goal was to provide tasty, visually appealing and nutritious meals to encourage increased student participation in the district’s child nutrition program through meals in the main line, à la carte options and weekly adult meal specials. The food service department met that goal, and in à la carte sales alone, it generated more than $30,000 in additional revenue for the food service fund. With these accomplishments, Merry proposed to the Board to give each staff member a $500 bonus from the food service fund. The Board unanimously approved.
A copy of the personnel report can be viewed with this story at ktlo.com.
Personnel Report 4.18.24 by heatherlink on Scribd
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