Board Approvals:
  • minutes from February 24, 2021
  • February and March fiscal payments
  • donation of $3,019 from the Emporia Community Foundation for the EHS music department to purchase guitars
  • donation of $2,500 from the Clint Bowyer 79 Fund for the elementary schools to purchase playground stencils and paint
  • donation of $500 from WJ Schmidt for the Spartan Stop
  • donation from Communities in Schools to Logan Avenue to pay student technology fees
  • district surplus items
  • donation from DistrictWON, $4000 for boys’/girls’ basketball uniforms $2500 for girls’ soccer uniforms
  • donation of $500 from Farmer’s Insurance agent Luis Tapia-Hernandez and Team Hope World Foundation for the “Safe Decisions” program at EHS
  • administrator contracts as submitted
  • recommendation for awarding E-Rate bids and to authorize the district to enter into contracts apply for E-Rate discounts
  • Resolution 2021-4 as submitted waiving any work time that employees missed due to extreme weather and power outages from February 8, 2021, through February 19, 2021
  • beginning Monday, March 29th, students grades 6-12 will move to step 5 of the Instructional Model Plan, the board will review the data at the March 24th board meeting 

Board Updates:

Construction Projects:
Eric Woltje, McCownGordon Construction, and Zach Snethen, HTK Architects, provided updates on the three construction projects that are currently in progress. All projects are moving forward and have gained ground from time lost due to the winter weather in February.  
  • Walnut Elementary is scheduled to be completed by September 2021 and is currently 39% completed
  • Jones Early Childhood Development Center is scheduled to be completed by December of 2021 and is currently 22% completed
  • Emporia High School is scheduled to be completed by September of 2022 and is currently 10% completed
Logan Avenue Elementary is next in line for construction and is currently in the schematic design phase of development. It is anticipated that Logan Avenue construction projects will go out for bid in May. For additional updates follow the Building For The Future link on the district website.

COVID Information:
Dr. Allison Anderson-Harder, Superintendent, presented updates from the COVID Advisory Committee detailing the most recent COVID data, as well as a summary of employee vaccinations and testing. Upon hearing the data, board members voted for students grades 6-12 to move to step 5 of the Instructional Model plan beginning March 29th. Step 5 brings all 6-12 grade students back on-site at both EMS and EHS. The board will review COVID data again at the March 24th meeting to confirm the district can safely move forward when students and staff return from Spring Break. 

Future Board Calendar Dates:
  • Wednesday, March 24, 2021, 6:00 p.m., Board Meeting, Mary Herbert Education Center
  • Wednesday, April 14, 2021, 7:00 p.m., Board Meeting, Mary Herbert Education Center
  • Wednesday, April 28, 2021, 7:00 p.m., Board Meeting, Mary Herbert Education Center