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Stanton County USD 452 board approves $11,500 Reading Horizons renewal, sprinkler repairs and three personnel contracts (6‑1)
Summary
The board unanimously approved a one‑year $11,500 renewal for Reading Horizons, voted to fund necessary fire sprinkler repairs, approved class sponsor descriptions and a wrestling fundraiser design with restrictions, and approved three personnel contracts with a 6‑1 vote on hires.
At its Nov. 13, 2024 meeting in Johnson, the Stanton County Unified School District No. 452 Board of Education approved a set of routine operational items, including a $11,500 one‑year renewal for the Reading Horizons instructional program and an authorization to pay for needed fire sprinkler repairs.
Superintendent Trenton Horn presented the Reading Horizons renewal, which board member Chantry Scott moved to approve for $11,500; Paige German seconded and the motion carried 7‑0. The board also discussed findings from a facilities walkthrough about the fire sprinkler system and voted 7‑0 to approve paying for repairs at an approximate cost as needed.
On the playground project, the board instructed Superintendent Horn to tell DCS the single received quote was higher than expected and to solicit additional bids from vendors identified by teachers and board members. The board approved class sponsor job descriptions as presented (motion by Bobbie Ehrlich, seconded by Chantry Scott; 7‑0) and approved a wrestling uniform fundraiser design with the condition that two‑piece uniforms not be offered for competition and that additional community‑oriented items be considered (motion by Bobbie Ehrlich; seconded by Bret Kendrick; 7‑0).
Board members reviewed classroom furniture estimates provided after a facilities walkthrough; the materials cost estimates ranged from about $8,000 to $12,000 per classroom (the minutes cite an average of roughly $10,000). The board decided to take no action on classroom furniture purchases until other projects are completed.
Following multiple executive sessions to discuss personnel matters, the board voted to approve contracts for Beau Hines (assistant wrestling coach), Fernando Muro (assistant high school baseball coach) and Kyla Cook (substitute after‑school teacher). Bret Kendrick moved to approve the contracts and Rhett Seyb seconded; the motion passed 6‑1. The minutes do not record which member voted against the hires.
The board adjourned at 8:37 p.m.
The minutes record motions and votes but do not include detailed pricing for sprinkler repairs, vendor names for additional playground quotes, roster details for athletics, or the identity of the single dissenting vote on contracts.
