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Board Meeting Summary

June 15th, 2022

Board MeetingSummaryJune 15th, 2022

General Information

On June 15th, 2022 at 6:30 pm, President Snider called the amended budget meeting to order. Dr. Kashner thanked Mrs. Hartman for all of her work on the budget and credited her with making subtle changes to make the process more smooth. The amended budget shows a surplus of $63,005. Dr. Kashner commented that the goal is to be as close to zero as possible and was very pleased with the budget. The amended budget meeting adjourned and the regular meeting was called to order. The consent agenda was approved and Dr. Kashner asked board members to contact Mrs. Hartman if they are interested in attending the School Board conference in November. In communications, the PreK board report was shared along with thank you's received from board and administrator scholarship award winners.



Information regarding Old Business, New Business, and the Superintendent Report is listed below.

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Old Business

In Old Business, the BOE approved the 2021-2022 amended budget, the 2022-2023 parent student handbook, and GASB No54 resolution.


The 2022-2023 handbook will be available on the website. Dr. Kashner shared that the handbook was reviewed with suggestions shared as needed. The majority of the changes were minor updates, but a significant change in the cell phone policy for 6-12 graders. Dr. Kashner highlighted the rationale for the change and feels it is an important change for students to have a release from their cell phones during the school day. The letter can be found here.


GASB 54 resolution was enacted in 2010 to ensure Governmental accounting practices. Eastland has been up to date on this annual practice each year since 2010.

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New Business

In New Business, the BOE approved the 3 Circles Agriculture Grant, School Board meeting dates for the 2022-2023 school year, and approval to post for the FY23 budget.


The Three Circules grant is an annual salary matching grant that districts can apply to compensate FFA advisors for their time put in outside of contractual hours. To qualify for the grant, advisors must complete and document at least 400 hours in this role. Dr. Kashner complimented our FFA Advisor, Mrs. Feltmeyer for her outstanding work, and suggested that we continue to explore this grant as long as it is available.


The Board meeting dates for the 2022-2023 school year can be found here. Board meeting dates will be on the 3rd Wednesday of each month except for July 2022 and June 2023 for auditing timeline purposes.


The FY23 budget will be posted for viewing starting on July 14th, 2022. Dr. Kashner shared that preliminary reports are showing that we will have another balanced budget for the upcoming year with an estimated surplus of less than $50,000.

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Superintendent Report

In the Superintendent report construction timelines were shared with the BOE. Dr. Kashner shared that the front entrance project, second floor renovations, HVAC and parking lot are all scheduled to be completed on time. Dr. Kashner complimented the staff for their flexbility to ensure these projects are completed as smooth as possible.

Personnel and Job Vacancies



The following were approved:



Britney Kieselhorst-EPC Speech Coach



Carrie Smith- EES Instructional Aide



Shawna Reynolds -EES Kitchen to EES 1 to 1 Aide (Chadwick)



Scott Gallentine- EPC Assistant Football Coach



Colleen Henze -Freshman Girls Basketball Coach



Renea Noordhoff -EES Kitchen



Claudine Guenzler -EES Kitchen



Nicole Ruter -EES Aide to EJSHS Kitchen




Postings:



Community Service Coordinator