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Maries R-1 School Board approves audit, summer school dates and personnel changes; moves to closed session
Summary
The board approved the 2024–2025 audit, set summer school for May 26–June 24, 2026, added two substitutes to the district list, approved bills, and voted to adjourn to closed session by roll call.
At its Dec. 16 regular meeting, the Maries R-1 School Board moved through routine business and several unanimous votes.
The board approved the district’s bills and direct deposits on a motion by Denise Wilkinson, seconded by Kevin Heavin; the minutes record the vote as 6-0 with a notation that Matt Novak abstained from approving check #7532. The board also approved the minutes of the Nov. 25 regular meeting (motion by Jacob Hallahan; second by Kayla Wansing) and approved adding two people to the substitute list, Taylor Heimbaugh and Jennifer Juergensmeyer (motions by Denise Wilkinson; second by Jacob Hallahan). The transcript records those personnel motions as passing 7-0.
In new business, the board approved proposed summer school dates of May 26–June 24, 2026 (motion by Matt Novak; second by Kayla Wansing; vote 7-0). The board also approved the district’s 2024–2025 audit on a motion by Kayla Wansing, seconded by Kevin Heavin (vote 7-0). Natalie Martin presented APR and testing data to the board; the transcript notes the presentation but includes no detail on findings in the recorded minutes.
The meeting concluded its public session with a motion by Lori Hayes, seconded by Kevin Heavin, to adjourn to closed session. A roll call vote was taken and all seven members present voted yes.
No formal public comment is recorded in the transcript, and the record includes a brief, partly garbled administrative footnote at the end of the minutes.
