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Miami R‑1 board moves meeting dates, approves football co‑op and retroactive substitute pay
Summary
At its Dec. 19 regular meeting, the Miami R‑1 Board of Education approved moving two regular meeting dates, a co‑op with Drexel for junior high and high school football in 2025–26, authorized retroactive long‑term substitute pay for Marilyn Lindsay and distributed superintendent evaluation forms to be completed in January.
The Miami R‑1 Board of Education on Dec. 19 approved a series of procedural and personnel motions, including shifting two regular meeting dates, authorizing a football co‑op with Drexel for the 2025–26 school year and approving retroactive long‑term substitute pay.
President Alicia Collins called the meeting to order at 7 p.m. and the board first approved the published agenda and consent items, including minutes of the Nov. 19 meetings and the December bills. Les Nieder moved to approve the agenda and Jamie Fairbairn seconded; the motion passed 6–0. The consent agenda was approved by the same margin.
In new business the board voted unanimously to move the January regular meeting to Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2025 and the March regular meeting to Thursday, March 13, 2025. The board also approved a cooperative agreement with Drexel to field combined junior high and high school football teams in the 2025–26 school year; Jamie Fairbairn made the motion and Les Nieder seconded.
The board approved pay retroactive to Dec. 10, 2024 for Marilyn Lindsay for long‑term substitute service covering the absence of the third‑grade teacher. Les Nieder moved the pay authorization; Dea Erickson seconded and the motion passed 6–0.
The board distributed superintendent evaluation forms and voted (motion by Nieder, seconded by Erickson) to complete the evaluations in January. Later in the meeting the board adjourned to executive session for personnel matters under RSMo 610.021 (1), (3), (6) and (13) by a 6–0 roll call; visitors were asked to leave at 7:18 p.m. The minutes record that the board did not re‑enter regular session that night.
Votes at a glance: • Agenda approval — mover: Les Nieder; second: Jamie Fairbairn; outcome: passed, 6–0. • Consent agenda (minutes, bills, petty cash, ledgers) — mover: Les Nieder; second: Jamie Fairbairn; outcome: passed, 6–0. • Move Jan. meeting to Jan. 22, 2025 — mover: Les Nieder; second: Dea Erickson; outcome: passed, 6–0. • Move March meeting to March 13, 2025 — mover: Les Nieder; second: Dea Erickson; outcome: passed, 6–0. • Co‑op with Drexel for JH and HS football (2025–26) — mover: Jamie Fairbairn; second: Les Nieder; outcome: passed, 6–0. • Retroactive long‑term substitute pay for Marilyn Lindsay (effective Dec. 10, 2024) — mover: Les Nieder; second: Dea Erickson; outcome: passed, 6–0. • Complete superintendent evaluation forms in January — mover: Les Nieder; second: Dea Erickson; outcome: passed, 6–0. • Adjourn to executive session under RSMo 610.021 (1),(3),(6),(13) — mover: Les Nieder; second: Dea Erickson; outcome: passed by 6–0 roll call.
The motions recorded in the minutes contain only the actions above; the minutes do not include the text of a cooperative agreement with Drexel or specific dollar amounts tied to the substitute pay authorization beyond the retroactive start date. The minutes also show JD Talley was absent for the meeting.
