Personnel decisions dominated business conducted during the March 15 public meeting of the North Daviess R-3 Board of Education.
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Contracts were offered to Mary McCrary for preschool and to Jamee Scearce as ag teacher. The board voted to retain all tenured teachers: Natisha Berry, Jacob Cook, Meredith Doty, Pat Johnson, Annette Lowery, Rebecah Roberts, and Bonnie Yates. Contracts were also offered to all others on staff: Jonathan Elder, Taylor Ingerson, Jesse Crump, Stacie Gatton, Cathy Grannell, Louise Bird, Nancy Andrew, Troy Kull, Judy Alden, Connie Ward, Sandra Wallace, Deborah Warner, Sheryl Warren, and Julie Hefley.
The board adopted the 2021-22 teacher pay schedule with the 4% increase and voted to continue with MEUHP for health insurance, and they will open applications up for summer maintenance help.
Monthly bills were approved for payment.
Principal Kelly Hightree reported school enrollment at 52 students. Homecoming was celebrated with a basketball game against Spickard, and Logan Malott crowned king and Tabitha Wynne queen.
Other student activities of note included the FBLA Christmastimes dance rescheduled to Feb.25 and an elementary school basketball tournament held March 1-5. A Scholastic Book Fair was considered a success. The “Nutrition Lady” is scheduled to visit North Daviess every week through May.
Superintendent Dan Street provided facility updates. Water line issues at the school were discussed. Legislative updates and a reminder about board training were reported.
School staff will be able to receive COVID-19 vaccine on March 17.
Those attending the March 15 public meeting were board members Paul Caven, Natalie May, Patty Baker, Jim Duly, Jason Lewis, and David Lainhart. Also present were Supt. Street, Charlotte Claussen, Nan Burge, and Principal Kelly Hightree.
The next meeting of the R-3 board meeting will be 6 p.m. April 19.