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Sidney school board approves handbooks, service agreements and multiple personnel changes; several items tabled to August
Summary
The Sidney Community School District board on July 15 approved student and staff handbooks, several service agreements and insurance rates, accepted two resignations and approved five hires; the board tabled several bids and audit details until August.
The Sidney Community School District Board of Directors voted on July 15 to approve the district’s student and staff handbooks, continue several service agreements and ratify personnel changes while tabling multiple procurement and audit items until their August meeting.
Board President Renee Johnson called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. and the board unanimously approved the meeting agenda, the minutes of the June regular meeting, bills and financial reports. Director Darynn Ruiz moved to approve the student/parent and staff handbooks; Vice President Justin Travis seconded the motion, and the board adopted them on a 5-0 vote.
Superintendent Michael Brown asked directors to bring their top five legislative priorities to the next meeting; he also previewed ongoing onboarding work in his new role. The board approved continuing the district’s athletic trainer services agreement with Shenandoah Medical Center (motion by Director Megan Franks; second by Director Teresa Graham) and approved the Anderson Larkin audit report. The board approved Jester breakdown insurance rates (moved by Director Ruiz, seconded by Director Graham) and approved the 2024–25 AEA purchasing agreement (moved by Vice President Travis, seconded by Director Franks). Director Franks moved, and Director Ruiz seconded, approval of the 2024–25 Virtual ESL Agreement with Green Hills AEA and the 2024–25 consortium agreement with Heartland Services; both motions carried.
Several items were postponed for further review. The board tabled the Board Policy legislative update, milk and bread bids, the FY2023 audit results pending Secretary Bailey McNees’s availability to present details, a fixed asset inventory services proposal and a proposal to continue paying officials out of the General Fund. The board also tabled adoption of the Simbli eBoard Solutions Meetings Module until August.
The board approved investigator designations and a homeless coordinator for the district. Vice President Justin Travis moved approval of Level I investigators (Mrs. Athen and Deputy Roberts) and of a Level II investigator designating the Fremont County Sheriff’s Department; those motions carried. The board also approved Mrs. Athen as the district homeless coordinator.
The board accepted resignations from elementary teacher Kathy Osborne and maintenance and grounds director Dustin Dunkeson on a 5-0 vote. The board approved several personnel hires including Aaron Loewe (industrial technology teacher), Juli Whitehead (first-grade teacher), Loretta Robinson (elementary special education para), Jordan West (junior/senior high part-time nurse) and Olivia Larsen (head high school volleyball coach).
The board set its next regular meeting for Aug. 12 at 6 p.m. in the JH/HS Media Center and directed administration to advertise immediately for a Maintenance and Grounds Director vacancy. The meeting adjourned at 8:12 p.m.
Votes at a glance: all recorded approvals in the minutes carried on 5-0 recorded votes unless otherwise noted; specific motions and seconders are recorded in the minutes for agenda and personnel approvals.
