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Board approves career ladder plan, greenlights telehealth funding search and awards fuel bid
Summary
The Odessa R-VII School Board approved a set of administrative and procurement items, including the 2025–26 career ladder plan, authorization to seek funding for a telehealth student program, a one-year fuel contract with MFA Oil, a Mid America Sports change order with no net cost change, and a Patterson Family Foundation grant application.
The Odessa R-VII School Board took several formal actions at the meeting, approving personnel-related program participation, vendor contracts and grant applications.
Career ladder plan (2025–26) The board approved the updated district career ladder plan, which aligns the district plan with DESE’s updated model. The plan adds more generalized wording to increase teacher access to hours needed for incentives and preserves a common eligibility requirement that a teacher must complete two years as a Missouri teacher to be eligible; the update also added an exemption for armed forces members or spouses. The agenda packet noted the district will submit its application for participation once the board-approved plan is in place. A board member asked about the state…
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