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Henry County R-I board approves OPAA food-service contract, summer school dates and fourth kindergarten teacher
Summary
At its Feb. 20 meeting, the Henry County R-I Board of Education approved a five-year food-service contract with OPAA, set 2025 summer school dates, and approved a fourth kindergarten teacher; the board also tabled the CSIP and voted to enter executive session under Mo. Rev. Stat. 610.021(3).
The Henry County R-I Board of Education voted on several personnel and program items at its regular meeting Feb. 20 at Windsor High School.
The board approved a five-year food-service contract with OPAA after Mr. Brad Hunter presented competing bids from OPAA and SFE. Ms. Jennifer Pipal moved to accept OPAA’s bid, and Mr. Ryan Hoffman seconded; the motion carried 7-0. The district packet lists the competitive evaluation and recommended contract length; specific contract dollar amounts were not specified in the minutes.
The board set the 2025 summer school session to run May 28–June 13 (13 instructional days) with a staff work day on May 27. Summer classes will be held at Windsor Elementary School and Windsor High School and will include students and staff from Leeton. Mr. Jake Drenon moved to approve the summer-school proposal, with Mr. Ryan Hoffman seconding; the motion carried 7-0.
Citing rising kindergarten enrollment, Mr. Brad Hunter recommended adding a fourth kindergarten teacher for the 2025–26 school year, to be funded from Title carryover funds typically available to the district. Mr. Jake Drenon moved to add the position and Mr. Andy Burkhart seconded; the board approved the addition 7-0.
The board approved routine items earlier in the meeting: the agenda was approved after a motion by Ms. Jennifer Pipal and a second by Mr. Jake Drenon, and the consent agenda passed on a motion by Mr. Drenon and second by Mr. Scott Swigert. The consent agenda included payment of bills totaling $254,774.60 (check nos. 150492–150594), approval of open minutes from Jan. 14, 2025, and the financial reports.
The Continuous School Improvement Plan (CSIP) was presented by Mr. Hunter; rather than approve it, the board tabled CSIP approval until the March 13, 2025 meeting on a motion by Mr. Andy Burkhart and second by Mr. Jake Drenon. The minutes record the motion as carried 7-0.
Finally, the board voted to enter executive session to consider personnel matters under Missouri statute. Ms. Jennifer Pipal moved and Mr. Ryan Hoffman seconded the motion to enter executive session under Mo. Rev. Stat. 610.021(3); the roll call is recorded in the minutes and the motion carried 7-0. (The printed roll-call list in the minutes omits an explicit vote designation next to Mr. Scott Swigert’s name.)
The meeting adjourned at 7:12 P.M.
