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Stoutland R-II board approves OSBA insurance renewal, halts district funding of long‑term disability
Summary
At its Feb. 20, 2025 meeting the Stoutland R-II School District Board of Education approved a one‑year renewal with OSBA for 2025–26, agreed to fund a $487 base HSA and to stop funding the long‑term disability plan per employee in a 6‑1 vote; the board also approved the 2025–26 calendar and entered executive session on student and personnel matters.
The Stoutland R‑II School District Board of Education on Feb. 20, 2025 approved renewal of its OSBA insurance contract for the 2025–2026 fiscal year and voted to fund the base HSA plan at $487 while ceasing district funding of the long‑term disability (LTD) plan for individual employees. Vice‑President Shawn Henson moved the insurance renewal and funding change; Josh Kincaid seconded. The motion passed 6‑1.
The decision alters how the district will support employee benefits in the coming fiscal year. The board minutes record the motion and the 6‑1 outcome but do not identify which board member cast the sole dissenting vote. The minutes also refer to "OSBA" without spelling out the acronym or providing additional details about the insurer or plan options.
Chief Financial Officer Cari Pendergrass and Superintendent Eric Shaw were listed among administrators present at the meeting; the minutes do not include further explanatory material on the budgetary analysis, projected cost savings, or employee notification related to the LTD funding change.
In other business the board unanimously approved the 2025–2026 school calendar as presented (motion by Shawn Henson, seconded by Missy Miller; 7‑0) and voted to approve the Superintendent’s and administrators’ reports (7‑0). The consent agenda—minutes from Jan. 23 and Jan. 27, monthly bills, payroll and fund transfers, and bank balances/investments—was approved earlier in the meeting by a 6‑0 vote; Board member Joseph (Joe) Miller joined the meeting at 6:14 p.m., after the initial agenda approval.
The board also voted to enter executive session at 7:11 p.m. under Missouri law Section 610.021 (3) and (13) to discuss student matters and personnel issues including hiring, firing, disciplining, and promotion of employees; roll call for that motion was recorded as seven yes votes. The meeting adjourned at 10:10 p.m.
Votes at a glance • Approve agenda: moved by Dustin Britzman, seconded by Josh Kincaid — carried 6‑0 (SEG 005–SEG 006). • Consent agenda (minutes, bills, payroll/transfers, bank balances): moved by Missy Miller, seconded by Dustin Britzman — carried 6‑0 (SEG 009). Joseph Miller joined at 6:14 p.m. • Superintendent’s/Administrators’ reports: moved by Shawn Henson, seconded by James Cornelison — carried 7‑0 (SEG 010). • OSBA insurance renewal and benefits change: moved by Shawn Henson, seconded by Josh Kincaid — carried 6‑1 (SEG 012). The minutes do not identify the dissenting voter. • 2025–2026 school calendar: moved by Shawn Henson, seconded by Missy Miller — carried 7‑0 (SEG 013). • Enter executive session under Missouri law Section 610.021(3) and (13): moved by Shawn Henson, seconded by Josh Kincaid — roll call 7‑0; entered at 7:11 p.m. (SEG 017–SEG 018). • Adjournment: moved by Josh Kincaid, seconded by Shawn Henson — carried 7‑0 (SEG 019).
