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District News
The district Staff Recognition Reception & Program will be at
5 pm Wednesday, May 17, in the EHS commons
. The program will recognize district length-of-service awards, special awards received by staff during the past year, and the retiring employees. As of today, we have 27 employees retiring.
Important Reminders
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Lump sum payments
will be made June 30.
* Employees making
Section 125 changes for the summer need to notify the Business Office by June 1, 2017.
* Official
transcripts and college hour forms must be received in the Business office by Sept 1, 2017, for any certified staff moving on the salary schedule.
News From KPERS
Is your retirement safe?
Find out here.
Resign Without Penalty
Reminder to any certified staff considering a job change: You can submit a resignation on or before June 2 to avoid paying a pe
nalty.
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Emporia Board of Education
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Personnel Report
Appointments
Jack Heinrichs
.5 teacher, Flint Hills Learning Ctr
Meghan Buller
special education math, EMS
Blair Falldine
English/ESL, EHS
Rebecca Herrig
paraeducator, Logan Avenue
Angela Brewer
flex worker, Food Service
John Lexow
adjunct faculty, FHLC
Esenia Zuniga
paraeducator, Riverside
Keith Glotzbach
assistant principal, EMS
Amanda Schaefer
instructional strategist, EMS
Resignations
Craig Anderson
general maintenance, Operational Services/EHS
Madisyn Demler
paraeducator, Walnut
Kayla Neer
paraeducator, Logan Avenue
Ryan Nichols
music, WA White/TPA
Kailee Dettmann
school psychologist, FHSEC
Dr. Andy Koenigs
Assoc Supt Human Resources
Retirement
Christine Dieker
paraeducator, EMS
Termination
Kathleen Williams
paraeducator, Maynard
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Emporia Public Schools
1700 W 7th Ave
Emporia, Kansas 66801
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Congratulations to these four long-time employees who received Hopkins Awards May 3 for excelling in their support of students.
- Marsha Peterson, teacher aide, Walnut Elementary
- Brandi Morris, teacher aide, W.A. White Elementary
- Mary Rodriguez, secretary, Maynard Early Childhood Center
- Kelly Olson, special education teacher, Riverside Elementary
MealSp
ot, the 2017 summer meals program,
opens at four locations May 30
an
d a mobile food trailer has been added. Free breakfast and lunch will be served to anyone 18 and younger on weekdays at EMS, Riverside, Village & WA White schools. The food trailer will serve meals from the Emporia Public Library and possibly one or more locations. Watch for the MealSpot mobile locations on Facebook.com/MealSpot. Locations also will be announced on KVOE shortly before 7 am each weekday.
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TPA Advisory Council
Superintendent Kevin Case updated the board on discussions with the recently appointed TPA Advisory Council.
The advisory council's charge is to provide input to the board of education regarding possibilities, direction, needs and aspirations for TPA. Council members are:
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Susan Brinkman, BOE member
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Doug Epp, BOE member
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Ashley Clark, K4 lead teacher
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Tammy Ehr, parent
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Marci Neff, parent
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Megan Glenn, parent
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Shalla Bennett, former TPA parent
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Tell Kirk, principal
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Vicki Schweinler, Executive Director of Elementary Education
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Kevin Case, Superintendent
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Tammy Torrens, TPA 6-8 Instructor, TPA Program Developer (2017-18)
The council will continue to meet and work with Tammy Torrens, who will be serving in a dual capacity for the 2017-18 school year. Tammy will be an instructor for the 6-8 TPA program along with devoting the other half of her day to program development for a school of choice to open in August of 2018.
Adult Education Report
Jason Hendry, director of the Flint Hills Technical College Adult Education Center, presented information on how the .5 mill tax levy for adult education is used. The half mill is levied through USD 253 to help support the GED and ESL programs offered through the Adult Education Center.
Bond Refinancing
The board approved a bond purchase agreement to refinance existing bonds. The sale will save $233,875 in interest. The board also approved a new IRS-required policy and compliance procedure resolution related to the refinancing. This is the fourth refinancing of the 2000 bonds, which has resulted in $2,013,074 in interest savings
Other Board Business
- Accepted a $25,000 grant from the Jones Foundation to the EHS Spartan Stop
- Accepted a $6,118.20 donation from the Timmerman PTO to purchase a two-year site license for online literacy resources.
- Approved changes to EHS course offerings for 2017-18 that provide more flexibility for students to meet graduation requirements
- Approved an agreement to continue the JAG program at EHS for two years with the district contributing $13,000 per year
- Approved the purchase of warranty services for wireless controller and security firewall
- Reviewed the 2017-18 student handbooks
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