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Board approves interim administrator contract and short‑term CESA 6 special‑education staffing
Summary
The Herman‑Neosho‑Rubicon School District board approved a one‑year, 0.5 FTE interim administrator contract for Larry Smalley and accepted a CESA 6 agreement to provide one day per week of in‑person special‑education support while the district transitions staffing. Both actions passed by voice votes during the meeting.
The Herman‑Neosho‑Rubicon School District board voted to approve two personnel contracts at its recent meeting, approving an interim administrator and a short‑term special‑education staffing arrangement.
Committee member (Speaker 2) moved to approve a contract for interim administrator Larry Smalley ‘‘effective immediately for a one‑year contract at 0.5 FTE,’’ and the motion carried after members voiced their support. The Chair noted the motion passed without recorded opposition.
Separately, board members discussed special‑education needs for the coming year and agreed to a contract with Cooperative Educational Service Agency (CESA) 6 to provide in‑person support one day per week. Board discussion emphasized using the CESA staff’s eight hours efficiently to cover Individualized Education Program meetings and immediate special‑education needs during the district’s staffing transition. The principal (Speaker 3) called the arrangement “a solution for this year.”
Board members clarified the CESA visits will be on‑site (not virtual) and that the district will coordinate schedules with CESA and its own special‑education staff to make the most of the limited weekly hours. The board moved and approved the CESA contract by voice vote.
The approved interim administrator contract and the CESA 6 staffing agreement are intended as short‑term measures to maintain operations while the district completes longer‑term staffing decisions. The interim administrator’s effective start and any onboarding steps were discussed; the incoming administrator also addressed the board later in the meeting and said he planned to be in the district multiple days the following week.
The board did not indicate any further immediate actions tied to these contracts at the meeting; implementation steps (exact start dates and schedules) were left to administration to finalize.
