The Spoofhound Monthly Forum

December 2016

The Board of Education held their monthly meeting on December 21st. The open session began at 6:00 p.m.,

followed by executive session.

1. Student/Staff Showcase

a. Lisa Redden, NTS secretary, 29 years of service to the District

b. Holly Cronk, MHS registrar, 12 years of service to the District

c. Coach Matt Webb and senior football players, recognition for their state finish

2. The Board approved the following:

a. The minutes of the regular meeting November 16, 2016, were approved as written.

b. The final balance for all funds as 11/30/2016 was $6,771,908.95.

c. Activity accounts had a closing balance of $804,143.95 as of 11/30/2016.

d. 2016/17 budget amendment was approved as presented.

e. The lists of accounts payable were approved.

f. The food service report was approved.

g. The Board approved the following comprehensive assessments: Curriculum Services, Instruction

Services, and ACES Program Evaluation.

h. Todd and Stephanie Shield have donated a 1993 Dodge pickup to the District to be used in the

auto technology program. Allen Wennihan donated a DeBeers paint mixing bank to the District

to be used in the collision repair program.

3. New Business

a. Mr. Klotz reviewed the proposed 2017/18 school calendar. The final calendar will go to the

Board in February.

b. The Board approved the renewal quotes submitted by CPSK Insurance for the District’s 2017

insurance policy. Approval was also given to process payment for the policy.

c. The agreement between North Central Missouri College and MR-II to provide classrooms, lab,

offices and equipment for the NCMC nursing program was approved.

d. Dr. Albrecht discussed the differences between annualized pay and actualized pay for non-

exempt staff members.

e. Approval was given for the District to enter into a contract with Catapult Learning / Newton

Alliance for a K-8 summer extended learning program.

f. The Board approved MSBA revisions to policies JEC, JGF, and KK.

4. The Board heard reports from the following:

Becky Albrecht, superintendent

Steve Klotz, assistant superintendent

Katie Neubauer, Student Services Director

Brian Lynn, Eugene Field Elementary School principal

Kevin Pitts, Maryville Middle School assistant principal

Thom Alvarez, Maryville High School principal

Jeremy Ingraham, Northwest Technical School director

Mat Beu, Athletic Director

Adam Townsend, Supervisor of Buildings and Grounds

Barb Mackey, CTA representative

5. Dr. Albrecht and Mr. Klotz gave updates on the current construction projects.

6. Mr. Klotz and Dr. Albrecht presented an update on the Random Drug Testing program that was

implemented during the 2012/13 school year.

7. Dr. Albrecht shared the findings of the technology study.

8. The following personnel items were approved:

a. Additions to the 2016/17 substitute list

b. Recommendations for Employment

i. Rosemary Conley, evening custodian at the elementary school

ii. Kelly Wallace, secretary at the technical school

iii. Keston Oltman, grant youth development worker

iv. Delaney Steeby, grant youth development worker

v. Kallyn Carl, paraprofessional at elementary/middle schools

c. Resignations

i. Kathryn Goff, 5th level language arts teacher, effective June 30th

ii. Melvin Hurst, 7th level social studies teacher, effective June 30th

iii. Michelle Grudzinski, child care teacher, effective June 30th

iv. Keitha Nance, Title I reading support teacher, effective June 30th

v. Janae Renfro, 3rd level teacher, effective June 30th

vi. Amy Helms, kindergarten teacher, effective June 30th

vii. Stuart Collins, boys soccer head coach

viii. Jordyn Tieman, Lunchroom monitor

ix. 21st Century Grant youth development workers: Katie Walter, Mackenzie Licht,

Mekenna Wingard, and Madison Bonnett

Please let me know if you have questions.

Becky

“We’re here to make good things happen

for other people.”

To: Dr. Albrecht and Board of Education

From: Steve Klotz, Assistant Superintendent

Date: December 14, 2016

Re: December BOE Report

Presented in the materials for this month’s meeting is a proposed “Draft” calendar for the 2017-2018 school year. This calendar was developed by the Administrative Council and will be shared with staff to obtain feedback prior to our second reading. The calendar is very similar to our calendar for this school year. We have the standard 170 days for students and 183 staff days. The additional staff days are professional development days, back to school preparation days, and a couple of days built in for parent teacher conferences. We have listed possible inclement weather make up days as well. Commencement is set for May 13, 2018. We continue to value having our first semester end prior to our holiday break. By doing so our teachers feel like we are able to prepare adequately for final exams.

On December 13 I attended my first meeting of the MOREnet Executive Council. I was asked to participate as a k-12 representative on this board. The group meets quarterly and advises MOREnet on a variety of issues that are addressed by MOREnet throughout the state. As a district we have been MOREnet members for a long time and this is the avenue in which we receive our broadband connectivity in the district. Additionally, as full service members, we also have access to a multitude of free resources that are used in our libraries and classrooms. Finally, we are able to schedule training with MOREnet staff on many tech related platforms. In February, the district will be having several MOREnet trainers on campus to help facilitate our transition to all things Google. As members, we are able to receive this training at a largely discounted rate, with our only costs being travel costs for their staff to come to us from Columbia, MO.

Included in the packet for this month is a summary of our current random drug testing program. We are in our 5th school year of implementation and I work closely with Mr. Beu our Activities Coordinator to operate the program. We have the same testing company that we started with, although they have since changed names. Their service is affordable and they are easy to communicate with and responsive to our needs.

We are nearing completion of our weight room renovation project. I want to thank Adam Townsend and crew, as well as Joe Alley for working with the coaching staff to plan and schedule the installation of our new video system. The Maryville Education Foundation provided the funding for this project and we now have 6 video monitors in the space for our student athletes to view workout information and videos to show proper technique. We are anxious for the space to be completed, but are waiting on the FEMA Construction phase to end which will bring to a close the renovation of the new weight room space.

The Maryville Education Foundation will be meeting on Wednesday, December 21. The group will be discussing our Teacher of the Year process and candidates from each building. One of our members will be asked to participate in the final selection process for District Teacher of the Year. The Foundation has made a financial commitment to support the building and district teacher of the year as well as the district staff member of the year. The Foundation will also be developing the timeline for the annual teacher mini grant program that is funded by the Foundation.

Maryville R-II Student Services

Katie Neubauer, Director

Monthly Board Report

December 2016

The special education teachers have been busy keeping up with their paperwork and teaching responsibilities. I

appreciate how all of the special education teachers balance the teaching and paperwork side of their positions as I

know it is a huge challenge.

The MHS Life Skills classes continue their wonderful Spoofy’s Beans coffee delivery, which continues to be a highlight

for many staff, and a great way for our students to practice their on-the-job skills. Thanks to Candace and Alexis

Boeh for their initiative and support for our students, and thanks to Thom Alvarez and Craig Borey for their support

of the program as well!

The Life Skills classes from EFES, MMS and MHS will all take a field trip on 12/12 to the Hallmark Kaleidoscope art

studio, and to the Coterie Theater to see Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer musical. Should be a fun day!

Michelle McCollum and Kenna Parman have been working on MOSIS/Core Data information that pertains to special

education. The December cycle includes disability and placement information as well as many other data categories

that are tracked by MOSIS. Michelle has gathered information regarding every student who receives special

education services in our district and double checked their information in SIS to ensure it is accurate. Kenna does

such a wonderful job of keeping all of the different reports updated and certified by their due dates. Thank you to

Kenna and Michelle!!

The EXPO Parent Night on 11/17 went really well! We had 18 out of 28 families in attendance and it was great fun to

see how proud the students were of their work. A big thank you to Mrs. Corson for sending out the November

newsletter and for the preparation involved in organizing the Parent Night. We plan to have another EXPO Parent

Night in the spring.

I met with Lisa Warner, who is MHS’s representative for the Pre-Employment Transition Services program (Pre-ETS)

through the MU Hook Center for Educational Renewal, which helps students prepare for post-secondary

employment, about job shadow opportunities. She has been a great resource for our students and teachers, and I’m

excited to see what the future holds!

Part of my role as Director is to draw on my school psychology background to provide behavioral assessment services

to the special education department when needed for initial evaluations or re-evaluations. I have provided

behavioral assessment services for 27 evaluations to date, and am also helping teams navigate challenging behavior

when it becomes an issue in the buildings.

To: Becky Albrecht and Board of Education

From: Brian Lynn and Kim Walker

Date: December 13, 2016

Re: December 2016 BOE Report

On November 21st, our second grade students hosted their Pumpkin Market. This project teaches economics as our students make goods that their parents then purchase. They were able to raise over $400 to purchase toys for the Toys for Tots program.

On November 22nd, our first grade students participated in their annual Tasting Feast. This is a culminating activity after they have learned about the different food groups through the MU Extension office nutrition program.

This month we have begun to introduce Sam, the therapy dog, to our students. Sam is visiting our school twice a month to sit with students, let them read with him, let them walk him, etc. This is a great opportunity and a huge motivator for our students that we hope will provide great benefits for them at school.

We are getting into the holiday spirit at EFES. Door decorations are going up in our halls, teachers are taking some creative class pictures for families, and we have a special activity planned for the 12 days leading up to Christmas break.

The month of December is when we celebrate and learn about the character word COMPASSION. This year we are asking all of our classes to come up with a compassion project to show others kindness this season. We have had students visiting nursing homes, creating projects and decorations for elderly citizens in our community, collecting food for the ministry center, etc. We’re really proud of our students and what they have done to show compassion toward others this month.

Attendance rate for 90-90 is 93.8%.

Maryville Middle School

Monthly Board of Education Report

DECEMBER 2016

This is a busy time of year getting everything wrapped up before the end of the semester. There are several

music concerts and lots of basketball games. Students are also finishing their projects and end of quarter

assignments.

Basketball season has gone very well. Both our boys and girls teams have had a lot of success and won many

games. We have three games this week to round out the season. I would like to thank our coaches for doing

a great job of coaching our kids.

Wrestling ended last week with a very competitive wrestling meet in Cameron. We had twelve boys on the

wrestling team and they did a great job this year. We would like to thank Mr. Drake for doing a great job

coaching them and also Mr. Beu for providing them with new singlets and warm-ups. It was a nice upgrade.

The 8th grade art classes had the opportunity to attend an art show at Northwest this week. They seemed to

enjoy the experience and were able to see many different kinds of art with Mrs. DeMott.

Our staff has donated money this year to help several of our families during the holiday season. We feel very

blessed that we are able to help so many families during this time. It is our hope that we will brighten their

holidays.

Our recent food drive was another huge success. Mrs. Ricks’ TA were the winners brining in close to 400 food

items for the Ministry Center. We will be delivering all of the collected good this week. It really is amazing

how much food our kids are willing to bring into school to help others.

January 4th we will host 35 teachers from Cameron Middle School. They are beginning the process to possible

become a Leader in Me school. We are excited to host them and are hoping to gets some ideas from them as

well. We have been working with their principal for the past few weeks to coordinate their visit.

We would like to thank all of you for a great first semester at MMS and wish you and your families a wonderful

holiday season. See ya next year!

ATTENDANCE REPORT: 11/1/16 – 12/10/16

OVERALL – 96.5% 90/90 – 93.6%

Date: December 13, 2016

To: Dr. Albrecht and Board of Education

From: Thom Alvarez and Craig Borey

Re: December Board Report

Attendance so far this year stands at 87% of our students are here 90% of the time.

Students of the month for December are Tilena Conover and John Zimmerman.

Mr. Snow and Maryville High School has earned National recognition as a NATA Safe Sports School Award winner.

Maryville High School has adopted 24 children from the area and are Christmas shopping for each of them. It has been a great experience for all involved.

Mrs. Graves has our Santa Store up and running for those kids who can’t afford presents for their families.

Holiday Hop was Saturday, December 10th. This was a great event we had more students attend than we have had in several years.

Vocal music has their holiday concert on Thursday December 15th. The band will have their concert Friday, December 16th. Both performances were held in the P.A.C.

We are in the application process for national certification by PLTW.

Mr. Stone and the robotics club are almost ready for the first test of their robot in a competition in KC in January.

Juniors participated in a job shadow day.

Semester tests will be Wednesday December 21st and Thursday December 22nd.

Have a Great Holiday!

Date: December - 2016

To: Board of Education, Dr. Albrecht

From: Jeremy Ingraham

Re: Northwest Technical School Board Report

We have had a lot of opportunities for students and patrons to share in the learning and successes of our students this

past month. Our Learning Center students connected with our Culinary Arts and FACS classes planning, purchasing

ingredients, and cooking a meal while having the student’s family’s here to partake in a great thanksgiving meal. The

Community Blood Drive was here and held in the NTS commons on December 14th, and sponsored by FCCLA / FACS

department. Extremely proud to say we hit our goal…what a great way to truly show that it is better to give than to

receive during this special time of the year.

Building Trades – Mr. Drake and students have done a great job this past month getting our house closed in before cold

weather sits in. House build is continuing on schedule. House is closed in, with work being done on outside siding

currently.

Welding and Fabrication – Continuing to work on great learning projects that tie with curriculum. Shop essentials

utilizing blue print, trigonometry/geometry. Finished a great project for Parks and Rec., made and donated the

“Christmas Tree” you see in the NW corner of Franklin Park.

Culinary Arts – Mrs. Behrens culinary and FACS classes partnered with the learning center students to help make their

Thanksgiving lunch, it was a big learning success. Blood drive was December 14th sponsored by FCCLA and FACS.

AG Education/FFA – Poinsettias are being sold, great job Ag classes growing and marketing them. Fruit sales inventory

has been delivered, sales were up this year. State degree and proficiency award applications beginning. Over thirty FFA

students competed on Saturday mornings this past month in the trap league.

Child Care – CPR and First Aid certification started in December. All students have completed the certifications.

Nutrition certification training started this past week.

Health Science/NTHS – Students working on Career Pathways Project. Lab work in health science is being finished up

with clinical placements starting after the first of the year. Several program partners in to speak to students about

health care jobs this past month.

Collision Repair – Students are moving along on World of Wheels project. This project utilizes all of our student’s skills

when it comes to auto body restoration to show off skills that are showcased at the national “World of Wheels” show in

Kansas City. Morning and afternoon classes working on several different projects along with the restore project to also

get traditional “bent and dent” work.

Auto Technology/SkillsUSA – Many projects in and out of shop. Skills of students improving especially for 1st year

students. Engine mechanical work being focused on currently. Our SkillsUSA students are working on leadership skills

along with the actual hands on skills for contests.

Business/FBLA – Finishing up final projects for all classes. FBLA is preparing for district competitions now through the

January. 26 students involved in contests.

Learning Center – Had a great learning opportunity / meal on November 21st, with the students planning, purchasing,

cooking and then setting up the tables for the meal. Great job Learning Center staff organizing and working with

culinary arts classes to make this happen.

Adult / Community Education / GO program -The Winter/Spring brochure will be inserted in The Post Newspaper on

January 3rd. Lori Tally recently attended MACT, the professional organization for schools that obligate the states

Missouri Works funds. Lori Tally and NTS was also mentioned in the Missouri Works Customize Training Program flyer

about the great work she has done helping Nucor LMP with training funds. GO program averaged 120 kids per day for

November. Great job Mrs. Tally/Mr. Piper and GO staff along with Mr. Lynn and Mrs. Walker for coordinating all efforts

to help create opportunities for our kids and services for our parents. GO is collaborating with High School FTA / Hound

Howling City organization to do gingerbread making contest and some other. GO potluck was Sunday December 4th.

Utilized this time to adopt a family and help some EFES family’s that could use extra help during this time of the year.

Great job GO staff.

Guidance / Placement /GED - Mr. Jackson and I finished up sending school tour visits this past week. Mr. Jackson has

been working with regional guidance counselor on our yearly resume writing classes that are offered through CTE

counselor. These will happen within our program areas in January. Mr. Jackson is also working with our sending

schools on tour dates for this spring. 8th grade and sophomores will be touring. Continue to test adults twice per

month on Hi-Set test and compass testing as needed.

To: Dr. Becky Albrecht, Mr. Steve Klotz, and the Maryville R-II Board of Education

The winter sports season is in full springs. Our participation numbers in all high school sports have risen slightly from last year. I have attended several practices and observed our athletes and coaches preparing with great enthusiasm.

New TV’s are being installed in the high school weight room. We have added several new resistance bands and plyometric boxes provided by the SAB. I am exploring some cost effective ways to re-cover some of the torn upholstery on our flat benches. We are also looking at some options to replace one of our elliptical machines.

The MEC schools are working on transitioning St. Pius into the conference beginning in the 18-19 school year. We are developing conference schedules and beginning the task of assigning officials for the 2018-2020 school years.

With the resignation of Coach Collins we will begin the search for a new head boys’ soccer coach for the 2017 season. We want to thank Coach Collins for his 16 years of service to the boys’ soccer program in Maryville.

We are making preparations for the upcoming quad state wrestling tournament which will take place on January 28th. We are expecting 11 schools to participate in this year’s event.

I am working with Ms. Lorek and our school nurses at using a digital program offered by MSHSAA to maintain and track our physical forms as well as the other various medical forms and releases required for each athlete. This will be a free service offered to all schools that are associated with MSHSAA.

I am finalizing spring schedules and issuing games contracts for next year. We have been selected to host the girls’ district soccer tournament this spring as well as the boys’ district golf tournament. The district baseball tournament will be played in St. Joseph at Phil Welch Stadium and Missouri Western.

Go Spoofhounds!

Mat Beu, Activities Director

Activities Director

Date: December 14, 2016

To: Dr. Albrecht and Board of Education

From: Adam Townsend

Re: Maintenance and Custodial Report

The custodians at MHS and EFE have worked extra hard this last month to help cover the extra load that comes

with being short a co-worker. We are happy to have Sharon McCrary back ahead of schedule at MHS. Sona

Money has been the go to person while Sharon was out for the high school, which meant many trips up and

down the hall. The maintenance crew has continued to fill in when possible with the custodial work.

We completed some repairs on the various ice machines in the district.

The maintenance crew assisted the tech team with installing the new televisions in the MHS weight room along

with the necessary wiring.

We were able to complete our end of season work on our sports fields. This included aerating the fields and top

dressing about 200 tons of sand. We also chose to winterize the irrigation system in house this year which saved

around $300.

Freezing weather signaled time to shut down the cooling towers at MMS and MHS. We took this opportunity to

rebuild the large cooling tower pump at MMS. This also gave me a chance to calculate the savings from

installing the subtraction meters on both towers this spring. This figure was better than I expected at $2159.

These savings should continue yearly with no further expense by the district.

The cold weather has placed keeping heating equipment operating in district as a top priority. We have had to

make multiple repairs in this area.

We were able to test and installed some new part on the MMS scoreboard.

I took some time this month to familiarize myself with the District’s electrical bills. There was a large

discrepancy between what we spent lighting the game field and the practice field. After some back and forth

between KCPL and me it became clear the accounts were coded differently. The local KCPL representative came

out to verify the meter took care of strictly outdoor lighting. The change was then approved. This change will

save the district around $2100 yearly.

We have also been getting our snow and ice removal equipment ready with the hope we won’t need it