During their meeting on July 15, members of the Marionville R-9 Board of Education were able to give staff members a slight raise for the 2009-10 school year.
Theresa Setzer, president, presided over the meeting. Members Alan Hubbard, Chris Murphy, Brad Smith, Brandon White, Marilyn McCroskey and Kay Kerans were present.
Members increased salaries in the fiscal year 2010 budget 2.6 percent for those employees not on a salary schedule and increased the salary of certified staff members by $500 and gave employees credit for an extra year of experience on the salary schedule, as well.
The board set meal prices for the coming year as follows:
Breakfast
Students K-12 $0.80
Reduced $0.30
Adult $1.20
Extra milk $0.30
Extra juice $0.30
Lunch
Students K-6 $1.50
Students 7-12 $1.60
Reduced $0.40
Adult $2.00
Extra milk $0.30
Extra entrée $1.00
Consent Agenda
The board approved the following items in the consent agenda:
• authorized the auditors to make any necessary transfers from the incidental fund to accommodate the FY09 budget and/or make any necessary adjustments to the FY09 budget
• accepted Interstate’s bid to provide bakery products
• accepted Hillbilly’s bid to supply the district’s transportation fuel. Should Hillbilly’s bid cease to be competitive with other area firms, the board reserves the right to re-bid gasoline fuel at any time that is determined appropriate.
• accepted Orkin’s bid of $115 per month to provide pest control service for a year
• accepted Chris Jennerjohn’s resignation as junior high boys’ basketball coach
• employed Larry Wycuff as junior high boys’ basketball coach
Other Action
In other action the board declined a request from Alex Brinley to take German by independent study during the school day. The vote was one “yea” from White and “nay” votes from Setzer, Hubbard, Murphy, McCroskey, Smith and Kerans.
Further action from the board included:
• approving a purchase of weight equipment from Advanced Exercise Equipment. The vote was 6-1, with White casting the negative vote.
• approving the faculty and student handbooks
• amending Becky Murphy’s salary to $14,103 for the 2009-2010 school year. The vote was 6-0-1, with Board Member Murphy abstaining.
• amending the contract for Bethany Boaz by increasing her contract salary to $34,000. The vote was 6-0-1, with Setzer abstaining.
• amending the administrator’s salary amounts as follows: Mark Marler, high school principal, $79,293; Christy Short, elementary principal, $70,425; Todd Bassore, athletic director/special services, $64.924; and Russ Witt, junior high principal, $73,001
• accepting a number of board policy revisions
• accepting a facility usage agreement as presented for the Mighty Might group
• discussing elementary traffic
• tabling the annexing of the new high school property into the city
• discussing the lot on Fiske Street
The board moved into a closed session to discuss student discipline and leasing, purchase or sale of real estate. No action was taken during closed session, according to the minutes of the meeting.
The regular August meeting is set for 6 p.m., August 19.
