On behalf of the Board of Education we are pleased to provide these new quick summaries of our meetings for review. Full minutes will continue to be posted on the PPPS site once approved by the Board. Please join us when you can in person, but if you cannot attend, full videos of the meetings are posted on our Youtube channel within a few days.  PPPS Board of Education - Board Meeting Summary  April 10, 2023  Regular Business  Meeting called to order at 7:00 pm Adjournment at 9:58 pm Board Members Present: Baney Clark Martin McNitt Mitchell Pease Vick Board Members Absent: None Public Participation: None Closed Session for Negotiations Board Approvals  Regular Meeting Minutes 3/13/23 Special Meeting Minutes 3/27/23 Financial Reports and Monthly Bills New Position - Accounting & Grants Support Specialist New HS Courses Advanced Robotics Career, College, & Community Exploration College Exploration & Readiness Creative Career & Collective Introduction to Robotics Forensic Science Pay It Forward/Community Partnerships Officiating 101 AP Literature & Composition SEL Program - Character Strong Resolution for Spending Threshold for Superintendent Approvals for Bond Project Adjustments Support Staff LOA Stonegate to provide Safety Consulting Services Critical Incident Mapping Contract Authorize OAK to issue Notice of Pending Awards to bond project contractors and suppliers Personnel  Arrivals Lisa Karau - HS JV Softball Coach Miranda Leach - EE Special Education Teacher Jessica Reagan - EE Behavior Management Specialist Departures Levi Britton HS Freshman Basketball Coach Beth Covey - MS Math Interventionist Teacher (retirement) Sara French - LE 4th Grade Teacher (retirement) Board Discussion  10 Minute Team Builder Key Takeaways from Effective Governance Training Presentations  Critical Incident Mapping - J. Hanson, Critical Response Group 6-12 Grade Secondary Music Program - A. Gronda & K. Cort Winter Sports Review - A. Farnquist, Athletic Director Pride & Progress  Citizens of the Month - March 2023: McKenzie Bass - 6th Grade Tyler Pentland - 7th Grade Andrew Marler - 8th Grade Next Regular Meeting(please note the date change)  May 15, 2023, 7pm, Cedar Street Campus A pre-meeting Meet & Greet with refreshments will begin at 6:30pm and all are invited. "The Secret of change is to focus all your energy, not fighting the old, but on building the new."  - Socrates

On behalf of the Board of Education we are pleased to provide these new quick summaries of our meetings for review. Full minutes will continue to be posted on the PPPS site once approved by the Board. Please join us when you can in person, but if you cannot attend, full videos of the meetings are posted on our Youtube channel within a few days.

PPPS Board of Education - Board Meeting Summary  April 10, 2023

Regular Business

  • Meeting called to order at 7:00 pm
  • Adjournment at 9:58 pm
  • Board Members Present:
    • Baney
    • Clark
    • Martin
    • McNitt
    • Mitchell
    • Pease
    • Vick
  • Board Members Absent:
    • None
  • Public Participation:
    • None
  • Closed Session for Negotiations

Board Approvals

  • Regular Meeting Minutes 3/13/23
  • Special Meeting Minutes 3/27/23
  • Financial Reports and Monthly Bills
  • New Position - Accounting & Grants Support Specialist
  • New HS Courses
    • Advanced Robotics
    • Career, College, & Community Exploration
    • College Exploration & Readiness
    • Creative Career & Collective
    • Introduction to Robotics
    • Forensic Science
    • Pay It Forward/Community Partnerships
    • Officiating 101
    • AP Literature & Composition
  • SEL Program - Character Strong
  • Resolution for Spending Threshold for Superintendent Approvals for Bond Project Adjustments
  • Support Staff LOA
  • Stonegate to provide Safety Consulting Services
  • Critical Incident Mapping Contract
  • Authorize OAK to issue Notice of Pending Awards to bond project contractors and suppliers

Personnel

  • Arrivals
    • Lisa Karau - HS JV Softball Coach
    • Miranda Leach - EE Special Education Teacher
    • Jessica Reagan - EE Behavior Management Specialist
  • Departures
    • Levi Britton HS Freshman Basketball Coach
    • Beth Covey - MS Math Interventionist Teacher (retirement)
    • Sara French - LE 4th Grade Teacher (retirement)

Board Discussion

  • 10 Minute Team Builder
    • Key Takeaways from Effective Governance Training

Presentations

  • Critical Incident Mapping - J. Hanson, Critical Response Group
  • 6-12 Grade Secondary Music Program - A. Gronda & K. Cort
  • Winter Sports Review - A. Farnquist, Athletic Director

Pride & Progress

  • Citizens of the Month - March 2023:
    • McKenzie Bass - 6th Grade
    • Tyler Pentland - 7th Grade
    • Andrew Marler - 8th Grade

Next Regular Meeting(please note the date change)

  • May 15, 2023, 7pm, Cedar Street Campus
    • A pre-meeting Meet & Greet with refreshments will begin at 6:30pm and all are invited.

"The Secret of change is to focus all your energy, not fighting the old, but on building the new."  - Socrates