The Pleasant View R-6 Board of Education heard several reports and accepted resignations during a meeting on Tuesday night.
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According to Superintendent Tiffany Otto, she reported that there are 69 students in grades kindergarten through eight along with 20 preschool students. 30 enrolled in the early childhood special education program and 26 high school students who are being sent to adjoining districts. She also reported that SAT 10 testing is being completed this week and that the audit for the 2011-2012 school year has been performed by Scott Stephens, however, it will be next month before the final report is received.
The seventh and eighth grade basketball schedule was reviewed, however, it was noted that there are not enough students interested in participating on a boys and girls team, so there will likely be no seventh and eighth grade team this year.
Details were presented concerning a $10,000 grant that the district has received from Monsanto. The money will be used to upgrade SMARTboard software and equipment and improve teacher training. There will be an award ceremony announced at a later date.
The district will be working with the MSBA in a consortium to contract natural gas for the current school year. The current natural gas provider will not be available to the school district after November.
Approval was given to the faculty handbook and the board tabled a discussion on current enrollment procedures and processes. Members viewed the monthly MSBA board report video.
Instructors Healther Olmstead, Kayla Orndorff, Janet Lake and Annette Sager reported to the board on activities that were going on in their classrooms. A request from Mrs. Olmstead for her students to take a field trip to Lathrop on Oct. 12 was approved.
Following an executive session, the board accepted a letter of resignation from Brandi Haskins as ECSE paraprofessional and Lisa Paulsen as the preschool aide. The board hired Kayla Slater and Jessica Golden, both of Trenton, for the ECSE program and Barbara Robertson of Princeton as the preschool aide.
The next board meeting will be held at 7 p.m. on Tuesday,