Board accepts multiple staff resignations and approves coach hiring

At the meeting the board accepted the resignations of Bridal Williams (preschool teacher/director), Mikayla Connolly (high school art teacher), Annie Fleming (high school English teacher) and Alex Bartel (middle school head boys basketball).

The motion to accept the resignations was made by Committee member (S4) and seconded by Committee member (S1). The board recorded the paperwork tally as 7-0 in favor of the motion. Committee member (S4) moved that the board "accept the resignation of Bridal Williams as preschool teacher slash director, Mikayla Connolly as high school art teacher, Annie Fleming as high school English teacher, and Alex Bartel as middle school head boys basketball," language that was entered into the meeting record.

Earlier in the meeting the board moved several times to convene executive sessions under KSA 75-4319 to discuss employer-employee negotiations and personnel matters, including references to Dr. Swander; those discussions were held in closed session as allowed by the cited statute. Committee member (S4) led the executive-session motions and the board approved entering executive session when the chair called for a vote.

The board also approved the contract of Bradley Mickens for the assistant boys golf position. Committee member (S4) moved to approve the contract; the chair called for a vote and the recorded result was 6-1 in favor.

The meeting record does not provide individual roll-call names for each vote in the transcript text; the tallies appear as spoken counts during the meeting and are recorded above as reported by meeting speakers. The personnel approvals conclude the personnel section and the superintendent then delivered a report to the board.