At their March 15 meeting, the Gallatin R-5 school board opted to stay with the five-day week for the coming school year.
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The board rejected an option which involved switching to a four-day week. Switching to a four-day week had been discussed at length, and the school district had conducted two public meetings as well as public surveys about the topic.
Next year’s schedule will use a 168-day calendar, using a 5-day week with 12 full professional development days built into the schedule. Under this plan, school will begin at the same time, 8:04 a.m., and will be dismissed at 3:09 p.m.
This is a change from the traditional 5-day, 174-day calendar, which had 5 full and three half-days of professional development. Last year’s daily sessions for high school and junior high began at 8:04 a.m. and ended at 2:59 p.m. The elementary school began at 8:05 a.m. and ended at 3:07 p.m.
In other business at the March 15 meeting, probationary contracts were offered to the following teachers: Sally Sparks, Brent Burke, Colby Gibson, Kevin Meyer, Angel Michael, Doug Michael, Jennifer Adkison, Sara Koenig, Susan Allen, Tara Fugate and Abbie Wilson. Jon Lawinger, who teaches English at the high school, was not offered a contract.
Nicole Ray was offered a contract for high school English. Ida Dowell will be moving from the elementary school to the high school to teach English next year. Contracts were offered to Kayli Warner and Lindsey Dustman for elementary positions. Re-employment was offered to all tenured teachers.
The following teachers are retiring or leaving the district; Casey Moberly, Glenda St. John, Mary Jarboe and Doug Nichols.
Extra duty assignments for several coaching and activity positions were also offered, and the non-certified salary schedule was accepted.
The board voted to accept a bid from the MEUHP group to continue to provide insurance for the coming year. Superintendent Dennis Croy is collecting a survey as to different coverages that the faculty and staff prefer. There is about a 5% increase in costs for insurance with this bid.
The Salary and Welfare committee will bring requests before the board at the April meeting.
The board was reminded that they will be parking cars at the annual prom on April 21.
The board will swear in new members and reorganize in April.
The FBLA chapter will host a donkey basketball game on April 12. Board members and faculty have been asked to participate.
The annual dinner for districts receiving the "Distinction in Performance" honor will be held on April 23 in Maryville, on the campus of NWMSU. The Gallatin R-5 District will be recognized with this outstanding honor.
Bidding was opened for parking lot repair, copiers and building improvements. Board policy GDN was discussed and accepted. A final update was given on the repairs to bus #7.
The next meeting was set for April 11, 2012.
The board entered into executive session for the purpose of discussing personnel and other business. The above are unofficial minutes. Present were board members: Brice Terry, Jesse Bird, Tim Bradford, Priscilla Whitt, Trent Dowell, Bill Irby and Tim Tadlock. Also present were Superintendent Dennis Croy, Principals Chris Elbert, Toni Cox and Rick Lin, Board Secretary Lynda Swopes, and teachers Tara Burns, Sally Sparks, Jon Lawinger, Michelle Johnson and Kim Brammer. Guests were Amanda and Nathan King and Liz Lawinger.
’s schedule will use a 168-day calendar, using a 5-day week with 12 full professional development days built into the schedule. Under this plan, school will begin at the same time, 8:04 a.m., and will be dismissed at 3:09 p.m.’s daily sessions for high school and junior high began at 8:04 a.m. and ended at 2:59 p.m. The elementary school began at 8:05 a.m. and ended at 3:07 p.m.