Read about actions taken at the July 28 school board meeting. Find out more by visiting Pattonville's BoardDocs website.
Board Actions
The board of education on July 28:
- Approved committee assignments and school liaison assignments for board members for the 2020-2021 school year;
- Reviewed an update from Pattonville administrators on planning and preparations for the 2020-2021 school year;
- Approved paying $1,766,411.52 in regular bills;
- Approved, subject to audit, the financial statements for the month of June 2020;
- Approved purchases made on the district’s purchasing cards in the amount of $740,980.77, which earned the district a rebate of 1% (or $7,409.77);
- Declared a list of items as surplus to be sold on the district’s GovDeals website;
- Approved contract adjustments for bond issue projects in amount of $120,202.81;
- Approved Areas of Emphasis for the 2020-2021 school year;
- Approved paying $9,000 to Diligent for BoardDocs Pro services for the period of Aug. 1, 2020 through July 31, 2021;
- Approved paying $2,466 to Tueth, Keeney, Cooper, Mohan and Jackstadt for legal services;
- Approved paying $35,213.54 to renew the PowerSchool maintenance and support services agreement with PowerSchool;
- Approved the emergency repair of a 1600-amp, 3-volt electrical switch gear provided by TSI Global for $40,701;
- Approved paying $14,217.50 to renew the ELL instruction and management system agreement with Ellevation LLC;
- Approved paying $11,483.64 to renew the SchoolMessenger agreement with Intrado Interactive Services;
- Awarded the bid for classroom sanitizing wipes to Dutch Hollow for $250,000; and
- Awarded the bid for alarm monitoring services to Interface Security for $51,313.92.
New Hires
- Sammie Bezzole, physical education/health teacher, Pattonville Heights
- Lindsay Diesing, orchestra teacher, Pattonville Heights and Remington
- Jimmie Dixon, custodian, high school
- Same Early, instructional technology teacher, Pattonville Heights
- Nicholas Fenstermaker, mechanic, transportation
- Wonder Gray-Clay, bus driver, transportation
- Lauren Jones, paraprofessional, Parkwood
- Linda Mitchell, bus driver, transportation
- Michael Nielsen, science teacher, high school
- Kristin Riggs, paraprofessional, Rose Acres
- Precious Robertson, in-school suspension supervisor, Pattonville Heights
- Lydia Smotherman, user support specialist, high school
- Giesel Thomas, bus driver, transportation
- Holly Wurm, vocal music teacher, Bridgeway, Parkwood and Willow Brook
Retirements
- Beverly Conner, bus driver, transportation, effective July 31 after serving Pattonville for 23 years
- Sandra Cortner, food service, high school, effective July 31 after serving Pattonville for 26 years
- Donna Darby, food service, high school, effective July 7 after serving Pattonville for 30 years
- Terry Renner, bus driver, effective July 29, after serving Pattonville for 23 years