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Miami R‑I board approves senior trip, prom plans, personnel moves and policy updates; moves superintendent matters to closed session
Summary
At its Jan. 21 meeting the Miami R‑I Board of Education unanimously approved the agenda and consent items, accepted a staff resignation and approved a long‑term substitute, updated two MSBA policies, approved senior trip and prom plans (with bus transportation required), and voted to take superintendent personnel matters into closed session without returning to open session.
The Miami R‑I Board of Education on Jan. 21 unanimously approved routine agenda and consent items and took a series of personnel and student‑activity actions before adjourning to executive session for superintendent matters.
President Richie Powell called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. and the board approved the published agenda after adding the prom item (motion by Les Nieder, seconded by Melanie Schaller). The consent agenda — including minutes from Dec. 17, 2025, bills paid after the December meeting, January bills, petty cash and general and subsidiary ledgers — passed 6–0.
On personnel matters the board accepted the resignation of Molly Downs (motion by Les Nieder, seconded by Melanie Schaller; vote 6–0) and approved Charles Naas as a long‑term substitute for the remainder of the 2025–26 school year, waiving the standard 10‑day waiting period and keeping his placement on the 2025–26 salary schedule (motion by Les Nieder, seconded by Melanie Schaller; vote 6–0). The board also approved updated Missouri School Boards' Association (MSBA) Policies IIA (Instructional Materials) and IIAC (Instructional Media) and rescinded Policy IIAC‑R1 (Instructional Media Center/School Libraries Selection and Reconsideration of Materials) by unanimous vote (motion by Les Nieder, seconded by Melanie Schaller; vote 6–0).
Student activities decisions included approval of the updated Class of 2026 senior trip destination, timing and activities (motion by Dea Erickson, seconded by Les Nieder; vote 6–0), and approval of the plans and destination for the 2026 Promenade and Prom on the condition that bus transportation to and from school is provided (motion by Timothy Walker, seconded by Melanie Schaller; vote 6–0).
The board voted to move both the superintendent evaluation and the superintendent contract discussions into executive session for personnel matters under RSMo 610.021 subsections (1), (3), (6) and (13) (motions recorded in the minutes; votes 6–0). The minutes note that the board did not re‑enter open session before the end of the recorded minutes.
Votes at a glance: the meeting record documents the following motions and outcomes (all recorded 6–0 unless stated): • Agenda approved with addition of prom item (mover: Les Nieder; seconder: Melanie Schaller). • Consent agenda approved (mover: Les Nieder; seconder: Melanie Schaller). • Updated Class of 2026 senior trip approved (mover: Dea Erickson; seconder: Les Nieder). • Motion to move the superintendent evaluation to executive session (mover: Les Nieder; seconder: Les Nieder noted as maker; minutes record seconding and vote). • Accepted resignation of Molly Downs (mover: Les Nieder; seconder: Melanie Schaller). • Approved Charles Naas as long‑term substitute for 2025–26, waiving 10‑day waiting period and maintaining salary placement (mover: Les Nieder; seconder: Melanie Schaller). • Approved MSBA Policies IIA and IIAC and rescinded IIAC‑R1 (mover: Les Nieder; seconder: Melanie Schaller). • Motion to move the superintendent contract to executive session (mover: Les Nieder; seconder: Melanie Schaller). • Approved 2026 Promenade and Prom plans with bus‑only transportation requirement (mover: Timothy Walker; seconder: Melanie Schaller). • Adjourned to executive session for personnel matters under RSMo 610.021 (1), (3), (6) & (13) (roll call vote recorded; attendees MS, TW, DH, DE, LN, RP).
What it means: The board used its meeting to complete standard governance tasks, finalize student event plans with a transportation condition, and initiate closed‑door personnel deliberations on the superintendent that the minutes show were not reopened in the public record. Several routine personnel actions (resignation acceptance and long‑term substitute appointment) and a policy update were acted on without public controversy in the minutes.
Next steps and recordkeeping: The minutes were prepared by Secretary Lisa Filtingberger and submitted for approval on Feb. 18, 2026. The board recorded it would consider reimbursement for a recent tournament loss at a superintendent meeting; no formal vote on reimbursement is recorded in the public minutes.
