The refinancing with L.J. Hart that initially estimated $221,073 in savings for the Pattonsburg School District will actually end up saving the school $241,558, which is $20,485 more than thought.
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Other items discussed on the agenda of the R-2 Dec. 18 board meeting included Pixelot cameras now installed in the gymnasium. After the cameras are calibrated, information will be sent out on how to use them.
No applications for custodian were received; the school will continue to advertise for this position.
Principals reported that Pattonsburg Elementary attendance for November was 97.13%; last year attendance was 96.64%. The high school attendance was 96.89%, compared to last year’s figure of 92.16%. A teacher in-service for staff was held. The teachers have been working on ways to improve the curriculum. The winter music program will be taped and posted on the website. Finals are Dec. 21-22. Students that missed three days or less will be allowed to play games in the gym seventh hour on Dec. 22.
An awards program was held Dec. 18 for the high school for last spring’s awards. This included honor roll, perfect attendance, MAP/EOC testing, academic patches and pins, and athletic awards. First semester elementary awards will be held in January and will include awards from last spring. This will be scheduled after students return from break.
Superintendent Bill Pottorff discussed the mask mandate. The board unanimously agreed to follow the recommendations from the Daviess County Health Department.
The 2021-2022 school calendar was approved.
The co-op agreement with Gilman City for junior high softball, and with Gilman City and North Harrison for football for the fall of 2021 was approved.
The above are the unapproved minutes of the Dec. 18 meeting of the Pattonsburg R-2 School Board. Present were Brian Teel, Bret Hangley, Ben deJong, Brooke Johnson, Steve Pankau, Josh Hulet and Lyle “Briggs” Hoover.