Superintendent Roger Sharp said all the non-certified personnel were re-hired. Those personnel include the technology coordinator, secretarial staff, maintenance and custodial staff, teacher assistants, bus drivers, and cafeteria staff.
The board also authorized Honeywell Corporation in Oklahoma City to conduct a no-cost energy assessment and survey of the school and prepare a proposal for a future board meeting. Sharp said the corporation does energy audits on schools, and they determine if there could be substantial savings if lights are changed out or other energy-saving changes are made in the school.
Sharp said he discussed the middle school classroom expansion during his superintendent's report. He said architecture plans should be complete by mid-April. The expansion will add 1,600 square feet to the middle school for new classrooms.
The board approved summer school for the middle school and elementary students during the month of June, a summer food service program for students, and the board also voted to continue the professional development plan for the 2005-6 school year.
The board also accepted a resignation from a retiring teacher. Sharp said Glenda Pratt, junior English teacher, is retiring from teaching in Oklahoma and is going to teach in Arkansas.
Four temporary contracts for the 2005-6 school year for certified personnel were also approved Monday. Sharp said those hired include Michelle Kalua as an elementary teacher, Glenda Fouts as an elementary teacher, Brooke Lawson as a special education teacher, and Matt Hancock as a teacher and coach.
The board approved the construction of a canopy to cover an area at the elementary school for students who ride the bus. Sharp said the canopy is for the loading area at the elementary. He said currently when it is raining, students have to stand in the rain while they wait for their bus.
