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The board approved a motion to add a School Resource Officer (SRO) for summer school; city officials agreed to pay half the SRO cost and the officer will be permanently stationed on campus during summer programming. Trustees also approved a surveying contract with Lewis Beatty to assess drainage and grading issues around the baseball/track area. During the vote on the surveying contract, board member Frank Kishwartz declared a relationship and abstained; the roll call recorded Rich Barton, Carolyn Spraggs, Keith Harvison and Stephanie Tibbetts voting aye and Frankie abstaining; the motion carried.

The board awarded a concrete and asphalt repair contract to Mid Rivers Asphalt to complete district‑wide repairs and also approved an SRO arrangement and other operational contracts presented in the consent and new business sections. Staff reported higher purchase‑service expenses this year driven in part by increased special education costs and the addition of SROs in all buildings; supplies and salaries/benefits are also up after recent raises. The board approved the budget amendment and the listed contracts on voice and roll‑call votes where noted.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Warren County R-III Board of Education meeting, 5/8/2025","oneSentenceSummary","The board approved Budget Amendment No. 2, acknowledged receipt of $20 million in bond proceeds, approved several facilities contracts (surveying; concrete/asphalt repairs) and added a summer‑school SRO with the city paying half the cost.","taxTitle","WARREN CO. R-III, School Districts, Missouri","taxId",59803,"location","Missouri","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6242014,"Board approves cancelling MoDOT cost‑share application, hires CPB for Highway 47 school entrance engineering",230,1108000,1338000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3251339-4cabeca237d47280246d5ac44b166603&start=1108&end=1338","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3251339-4cabeca237d47280246d5ac44b166603/thumbnail_1108000.jpg","/articles/6242014/Missouri/Board-approves-cancelling-MoDOT-costshare-application-hires-CPB-for-Highway-47-school-entrance-engineering","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6242014-1c92c0ebe98f984e2061ace02f21d54d/orig.mp4?Expires=1771141736&Signature=AQuBqKYKKutPz2ssoPx1vUV7GzQno8mRWOdEnJj7xUZwzoH22q5odAdQsmt6Sp1LgqW45IG0qVP13gxMFDCbwbJlKXmbWz9cMyoJD9CjUtkt0ZHaGAkXsJJNM4jurGbEE45YllQvDCn7EH4foc72vwDoutal84SN9WsDMrZl74PsWbSjwkJb5vf3zMj7QcXvZmnqznl5nr6QLiK5iv1Vx~IeX8tQPiEhSV~Ceu~QowdweMzW1bxkU1l0bTupQeyWa~k0Se6bZ8M4bII2itytfFpA8dnz3omY9cXdSjDQ4l7OAWyDv1h5E85A5xTFuwo-Fecntf67u~I67sF0tZE6GA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Board members heard that Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) initially proposed completing engineering and construction for the new school entrance on Highway 47 under a cost‑share arrangement but indicated the full project schedule would not finish until 2029. District staff said the district needs the entrance ready for an earlier opening in August 2027.

To accelerate the timeline, staff recommended privately hiring an engineer to complete the design faster and then reapplying with MoDOT for a construction-only cost share. The district reported an original combined cost estimate of about $3,000,000 (approximately $1.5 million each), and said the revised plan estimates construction at roughly $2,000,000 with MoDOT paying about $1 million and the district about $1 million; district staff noted the change would require roughly an additional $500,000 to shorten the timeline by two years.

Frank Kishwartz moved to cancel the existing MoDOT cost‑share application and reapply for construction-only cost share at MoDOT’s July deadline; the motion passed on voice vote. The board also approved a contract with CPB, the firm that completed traffic studies for the project, for an estimated $255,000 to perform the engineering work needed under the revised schedule; the CPB contract passed on voice vote.

Board materials show the district will require MoDOT sign‑off on privately produced engineering plans and that MoDOT must approve any design before construction proceeds. No additional ordinances or statutes were cited during the discussion.","Facing a 2029 construction timeline from MoDOT, the board voted to cancel its original cost‑share application and reapply with MoDOT for construction-only funding; it also approved a $255,000 contract with CPB to complete engineering so the district can meet a 2027 school‑opening schedule.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6242019,"District: homeless students steady, ELL numbers rising; attendance blocks A+ eligibility",551,236000,787000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3251339-4cabeca237d47280246d5ac44b166603&start=236&end=787","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3251339-4cabeca237d47280246d5ac44b166603/thumbnail_236000.jpg","/articles/6242019/Missouri/District-homeless-students-steady-ELL-numbers-rising-attendance-blocks-A-eligibility","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6242019-5cb7b2e763b1742a3d66a4877b72fe4c/orig.mp4?Expires=1771141736&Signature=hZ5KFD4urnWD2QG8SLQpBVifq4vDqzF71MoRxDReBj5IjFprR0e1JNXlXw-K3cn8wGsV4YdanQWlVxCV87jpChNKXil4iWvQ4BtkW7bMjGxg4kh4yW6zx4hi5bJkcmLPh6kJbnF8L9ni8shHJjfNr1qB83cB9PVzoJIZ0tfHVb~fbokaFyRism1igqJdsWZoVeUnY54nY36USafdfXimJEpVH0EHO-QBr8dy5WmetIjIhWVAZoWgAjdhCaoB79eP3V18byjRYZcIjzFJrxdKmEevFb1wCCiKfIoWrV7~Lr0Gf1uLm3d6KG~grx5R0Tj~1SEzjPGdkNHLraseaMc-8g__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Dr. Ross, presenting during superintendent reports, told the WARREN CO. R-III Board of Education that the district’s current homeless student count is lower than last year’s peak but remains a persistent issue and that English-language learner (ELL) enrollment has climbed this school year after three years of decline.

The update matters because district staff tied those enrollment trends to classroom supports and graduation pathways: only two of 23 high-school students in the reviewed at-risk populations currently meet Missouri A+ scholarship eligibility, largely because A+ requires 95 percent attendance and the district’s at-risk students are regularly below that threshold.

Ross said the district moved interventionists into Blackhawk this year to provide targeted ELA and math support and that high school staff continue to refine an at‑risk committee that uses district data—attendance and grades—to identify students for mentoring and other interventions. He said attendance is the greatest barrier to postsecondary eligibility: “All 21 of those students are disqualified due to attendance, which is a high bar. You have to have 95% attendance,” Ross said.

On literacy, staff are tracking a CSIP goal to have 75 percent of K–8 students reading at grade level or showing a year’s growth. Ross said the district is using Renaissance Learning grade‑level equivalency scores to measure progress and noted early elementary grade counts for ELL students: 17 in grades 2–5 and four in middle school, a pattern that could compound as younger ELL students progress through the system.

Ross briefed the board on other supports: Care 2 Learn and the district’s emotional/educational support counselors, led by Allison Gertz, provide material assistance and programming. Ross said Care 2 Learn helped provide nearly 700 breakfasts and lunches, clothing, bedding, hygiene supplies and, in some cases, eyeglasses for students. He also said the district is working to increase access to translators at registration and to identify foster students after enrollment so they can receive targeted outreach.

Board members asked follow-up questions and heard that the district meets monthly with partners through MTSS and with the RBDC and DESE to refine supports and interventions. No formal action was taken; the presentation was informational.","At a Board of Education meeting, staff reported stable overall counts for students experiencing homelessness, a recent rise in English-language learners, and that attendance requirements are the main reason many eligible students now fail to qualify for the Missouri A+ program.","actionData","errors"]

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