Cassville School Board Met
October 21, 2020
Mary Hagens
Highlights of the Cassville R-IV October 15 Board meeting, held in the new Early Childhood building, included a tour of the facility, approval for the purchase of a 10-passenger van, input from a parent group, a demonstration of online learning platforms, and a discussion of the high school’s move to blended learning.
As of Friday, October 16th, the school had recorded 14 positive cases of COVID-19 with 250 under quarantine. School administrators made the decision to move the high school to a blended learning platform, a mix of virtual and seated instruction that began on Monday, October 19th.
Ben Reuter, high school parent and teacher, addressed the Board on behalf of a parent group concerned about the large number of quarantined students. The group asked that the Board consider several ideas that could lead to a decrease in that number. Mr. Reuter’s presentation can be viewed on the Facebook Live Board meeting video (0:50 – 7:40).
Teachers Michelle Alder and Tara Hutchens, along with their student assistants Cameron Ginther and Harper Ragsdale, demonstrated how to access and complete assignments on Google Classroom (3rd – 12th grades) and SeeSaw (Pre-K – 2nd grades).
Parents who have questions about how these online learning platforms work can go to the school’s Facebook page and watch the demonstration on the Board meeting video (1:09 – 1:32).
Program Evaluations for the October meeting included reports and updates from Parents as Teachers, preschool, special education, federal programs, and high school and middle school clubs and organizations.
The Board approved the Consent Agenda, which included the minutes, financial report, bills, new vendors, and the administrative reports. They accepted the December retirement resignation of Steve Bergman, a custodian at the high school, and extended their congratulations and appreciation for his years of dedicated service to the school.
The Board voted to employ Evan Stubblefield as a teacher in the high school’s Pathways program and revised the substitute list. They also reviewed the Tele-Med Services agreement options and approved the Title IX policy updates, a GOCAPS agreement with Scott Tech, and the purchase of a 10-passenger van, using money from the state CARES transportation fund.
After a review of the Capital Project planning updates and Vision 150 status reports, the Board went into closed session for legal and personnel matters.
Highlights of the Cassville R-IV October 15 Board meeting, held in the new Early Childhood building, included a tour of the facility, approval for the purchase of a 10-passenger van, input from a parent group, a demonstration of online learning platforms, and a discussion of the high school’s move to blended learning.
As of Friday, October 16th, the school had recorded 14 positive cases of COVID-19 with 250 under quarantine. School administrators made the decision to move the high school to a blended learning platform, a mix of virtual and seated instruction that began on Monday, October 19th.
Ben Reuter, high school parent and teacher, addressed the Board on behalf of a parent group concerned about the large number of quarantined students. The group asked that the Board consider several ideas that could lead to a decrease in that number. Mr. Reuter’s presentation can be viewed on the Facebook Live Board meeting video (0:50 – 7:40).
Teachers Michelle Alder and Tara Hutchens, along with their student assistants Cameron Ginther and Harper Ragsdale, demonstrated how to access and complete assignments on Google Classroom (3rd – 12th grades) and SeeSaw (Pre-K – 2nd grades).
Parents who have questions about how these online learning platforms work can go to the school’s Facebook page and watch the demonstration on the Board meeting video (1:09 – 1:32).
Program Evaluations for the October meeting included reports and updates from Parents as Teachers, preschool, special education, federal programs, and high school and middle school clubs and organizations.
The Board approved the Consent Agenda, which included the minutes, financial report, bills, new vendors, and the administrative reports. They accepted the December retirement resignation of Steve Bergman, a custodian at the high school, and extended their congratulations and appreciation for his years of dedicated service to the school.
The Board voted to employ Evan Stubblefield as a teacher in the high school’s Pathways program and revised the substitute list. They also reviewed the Tele-Med Services agreement options and approved the Title IX policy updates, a GOCAPS agreement with Scott Tech, and the purchase of a 10-passenger van, using money from the state CARES transportation fund.
After a review of the Capital Project planning updates and Vision 150 status reports, the Board went into closed session for legal and personnel matters.