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At a glance: Wentzville Board amends foster‑grandparent MOU, approves contracts and rules on challenged books
Summary
The board amended a Foster Grandparent Program MOU, approved vendor contracts and confirmed several library material rulings, with several contested items decided 4–3 after roll call votes.
The Wentzville R‑IV Board of Education took several formal actions during the meeting, including contract approvals, an amended memorandum of understanding and library material rulings. Key outcomes:
Link Foster Grandparent Program MOU — amendment approved: The board voted to amend the Link St. Charles County Foster Grandparent Program memorandum of understanding to strike or mark nonapplicable contract language in specific sections and note a missing clause. Roll call recorded four "aye" votes and three "nay" votes: Doctor Fiesenthal (aye), Director Olsen (aye), President Lezak (nay), Doctor Lewis (aye), Vice President Scott (nay), Doctor Walsh (nay), Secretary Henke (aye). Outcome: motion carries (4–3).
Contracts and memoranda — approvals: The board approved multiple contracts and memoranda of understanding presented under new business, including contracts for student performances (Jeff Mazingo), Northpointe Middle School choices program, the memorandum of understanding with Saint Louis University (after a discussion and a withdrawn amendment), and a multiyear contract with Wagner Photography Services. Administrators confirmed some services had already been provided pending formal approval; statute requires board approval for contract effectiveness.
Policy 55‑50 (Food service program meal charges) — adopted on second reading: Board adopted proposed revisions to policy 55‑50 to align district practice with state audit recommendations and meal service regulations.
WNEA educational support counselor agreement — approved: The board approved an agreement covering educational support counselors represented by WNEA.
Challenged library materials — mixed results: The board considered multiple challenges to library materials. Notable roll‑call outcomes (names are board members as recorded in the meeting): - The committee recommendation to retain The Kite Runner was approved (ayes: Biesenthal, Lewis, Scott, Walsh; nays: Olsen, Lezak, Henke) — 4–3. - The committee recommendation to retain November 9 (Colleen Hoover) was approved by a similar 4–3 margin. - A motion regarding Sold (Patricia McCormick) failed on roll call (ayes: Biesenthal, Scott, Walsh; nays: Olsen, Lezak, Lewis, Henke) — 3–4; the book was not retained. - Carnival at Bray (Jessie Ann Foley) was retained with restrictions (moved from middle school to high school) by a 4–3 vote.
Other procedural items: The consent agenda passed with several items pulled for separate discussion and later votes; the board also discussed naming options for a new early childhood center and directed staff to pursue nomination paperwork for community members proposed as namesakes.
Where recorded, roll‑call tallies and individual vote entries are summarized above; where board action was taken by voice vote the minutes recorded the motion as carried.
