The Lenox School Board approved the purchase of portable play clocks, approved new hires and resignations, and heard a legislative update affecting school districts at their May 14 meeting.
Superintendent Dave Henrichs presented cost and information about football play clocks that was researched by Mandy Stoaks. BSN model is a portable model at a cost of $11,195.16 for the set. It is remotely controlled and needs no electrical hook-up. It contains a battery component that is supposed to have a life of five years. Battery replacement cost is $500. Mandy could not find any schools that are currently using the portable model.
Prices for permanent play clocks was $6,500 from BSN and $6,907 from Daktronics. The permanent clocks will need to have cement, beams, reinforcement, running electrical lines and hookups. BSN gave a price of $16,995 for those items including installation.
The superintendent and board expressed concern about digging around the area where they would be placed because of existing utility and tile lines. The board approved the portable play clocks from BSN.
New hires included Kassey Ostendorf, Kate Robles and Jayme Carruthers for summer school teachers at a salary of $2,135.11. Drop-out/at-risk funds will be used to pay for summer school. Maggie Padilla and Danelle Briggs will work as summer custodians, up to 20 hours per week at a wage of $16 per hour. Justice Rinner was hired as elementary classroom teacher; Duane Heim will be summer food program director; Leah Henderson will serve as volunteer junior high softball coach; Wade Samo will be volunteer high school softball and baseball coach; Nikita Davison as special education para; Tyra Stoaks as volunteer high school softball coach.
The board approved resignations from Jason Reed, assistant high school girls basketball coach; Leah Henderson, assistant junior high softball coach; Tyler Peterson as co-head junior high football coach, Mary Scott, kitchen, and Maggie Padilla as special education para.
Elementary and secondary principals were very pleased with the ISASP scores. There were 47 students with advanced scores in third through sixth grades. Four years ago there was only six.
Henrichs gave a legislative update. At the time of the board meeting, the governor had not signed any of the bills.
