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Board approves contracts, grants and routine business at Dec. 16 meeting — votes at a glance
Summary
The Marion City Schools Board on Dec. 16 approved several contracts and routine items, including a speech and language services contract, a $200,000 21st Century grant fiscal‑agent agreement with the Marion Family YMCA, a resolution to repair chilled‑water lines at Grant and donations to music programs.
The Marion City Schools Board of Education took multiple routine and contract actions on Dec. 16. The board approved contracts, a grant‑funded agreement with a fiscal agent, donations and standard consent items. The votes below reflect actions taken during the meeting; most passed by roll call.
Summary of approved items
- Independent contract for speech and language services: The board approved a contract with Jennifer DeAngelo to provide speech and language pathology services for students through June 30, 2025. The term runs Dec. 17, 2024–June 30, 2025, up to 20 hours per week; the recommended rate was $53 per hour with administration authorized to adjust the rate if the district requires changes to SDRS (retirement) withholding that would alter the effective hourly compensation.
- 21st Century Grama program MOU: The board approved a contract services agreement naming the Marion Family YMCA as fiscal agent for a $200,000 annual 21st Century grant (sites: Garfield and George Washington). The grant includes $32,000 for summer programming and $1,500 site‑management fees per building; the grant funds will pay the YMCA site management fee.
- Grant chiller repair resolution: The board approved a resolution to proceed with repair of Grant's chilled‑water lines via an internal pipe lining system. The project estimate was presented at about $29,627 with an authorization not to exceed $75,000 (including contingency and change orders). The resolution authorizes the superintendent, treasurer and director of operations to negotiate and execute the agreement with counsel review.
- Donations: The treasurer recommended and the board approved donations to music programs: $500 to the Grama musical account and $800 to the Harding musical account from Kathleen O’Shea at the Marion Community Foundation.
- Consent and routine fiscal items: The board approved minutes, November financial reports and checks and other consent agenda employment and personnel items as listed on the agenda.
Votes: Each item above passed on a recorded roll call. Where a roll call was recorded in the transcript, board members present voted yes (Miss Longer, Mister Guyer, Missus Dyer, Mister Weidling; President Ratliff was absent).
