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Bluford Unit School District 318 Board of Education met May 20.

Here are the minutes provided by the board:

Board President Jenny Sneed called the meeting to order at 6:p.m. Upon roll call the following members were present: Crystal Marlow, Katelyn Lewis, Josh Scott, and Steve Tate, Superintendent Adam Cross and Principal Amanda Strothschein and Ryan Robinson and Kim McCormick were present. Visitors were April Flexter, John Kiel, Kevin Withrow and Caleb Talley

Steve Tate took the oath of office

Motion: Tate-"to approve consent agenda."

Second: Lewis

Action: Roll Call Vote: Yeas: Marlow, Lewis, Scott, Tate, and Sneed. MOTION CARRIED.

The Superintendent's report included FY25 Tentative Amended budget. The budget is on display at the district office. Graduation ceremonies, scholarship nights, principal and maintenance reports were acknowledged. District retirees Lyna Benson and Ann Farley will be honored on May 29.. FOIA request from SmartProcure this month.

Motion: Marlow -"to accept Fuel Bid from Synergy for FY26."

Second: Lewis

Action: Voice Vote: All Yeas: MOTION CARRIED.

Motion: Lewis-"to approve the 2024-25 final school calendar."

Second; Scott

Action: Voice Vote: All Yeas: MOTION CARRIED.

Motion: Tate-"to approve the updated BUSD Job Descriptions, as presented,"

Second: Marlow

Action: Voice Vote: All Yeas: MOTION CARRIED

Motion: Lewis -"approve the First Reading of Board Policy Updates from April 2025 Press Update 118, as presented."

Second: Tate

Action: Roll Call Vote: Yeas: Marlow, Lewis, Scott, Tate,, and Sneed. MOTION CARRIED.

Motion: Tate-"to approve Letter of Engagement for Dennis Rose and Associates to complete the FY25 audit."

Second: Lewis

Action: Voice Vote: All Yeas: MOTION CARRIED.

Motion: Lewis -"to go to executive session at 6:12 p.m.

Second: Marlow

Action: Voice Vote: All Yeas: MOTION CARRIED.

Motion: Marlow-"to come out of executive session at 7:38 p.m."

Second: Lewis

Action: Voice Vote: All Yeas: MOTION CARRIED.

Motion: Lewis-"to appoint Kevin Withrow and Caleb Talley to fill the vacant positions on the Board of Education by Jessica Case and Doug Shafer."

Second: Tate

Action: Motion: Roll Call Vote: Yeas: Marlow, Lewis, Scott, Tate and Sneed. MOTION CARRIED

Motion: Marlow-"to accept the letter of resignation from Amanda Korte as Grade School girl's assistant basketball coach, effective immediately.

Second: Tate

Voice Vote: All Yeas: MOTION CARRIED.

Motion: Scott-"to accept the letter of resignation from Jackson Pierce as High School History/Drivers Ed Teacher, HS XC Coach, HS Girls Basketball coach, and HS Boys Track Coach, effective at the end of the 2024-25 school year."

Second: Lewis

Action: Voice Vote: All Yeas: MOTION CARRIED.

Motion: Tate-"to accept the letter of resignation from Hannah Pierce as Grade School Special Ed Teacher, GS XC Coach,and HS Girls Track Coach, effective at the end of the 2024-25 school year."

Second: Scott

Action: Voice Vote: All Yeas: MOTION CARRIED.

Motion: Lewis -"to hire Jessica Case as Grade School Head Softball and Grade School Head Girls Basketball coach for 2025-26 school year."

Second: Marlow

Action: Roll Call Vote: Yeas: Marlow, Lewis, Scott, Tate and Sneed. MOTION CARRIED

Motion: Marlow -"to hire Emily Oglesby as Grade School Asst. Softball and Grade School Girls grade volunteer Basketball coach for 2025-26 school year."

Second: Tate

Action: Roll Call Vote: Yeas: Marlow, Lewis, Scott, Tate and Sneed. MOTION CARRIED.

Motion: Lewis-"to approve volunteer coaches for 2025-26 school year: Caitlyn Wilkey, (GS & HS volleyball) and Chris Oglesby (GS Softball)."

Second: Scott

Action: Voice Vote: All Yeas: MOTION CARRIED.

Motion: Tate-"to hire Ella Zahm as High School Asst. Volleyball coach for 2025-26 school year"

Second: Marlow

Action: Roll Call Vote: Yeas: Marlow, Lewis, Scott, Tate and Sneed. MOTION CARRIED.

Motion: Scott-"to hire Leanne Habermaas and William Boots as Temporary Summer workers."

Second: Lewis

Action: Roll Call Vote: Yeas: Marlow, Lewis, Scott, Tate and Sneed. MOTION CARRIED.

Motion: Tate-"to hire Sierra Faivre as an Aide for BUSD for the 2025-26 school year. Pending certification and background check."

Second: Marlow

Action: Roll Call Vote: Yeas: Marlow, Lewis, Scott, Tate, and Sneed. MOTION CARRIED.

Motion: Lewis-"to rehire the following Spring Coaches for 2025-26 school year

Sierra Forristall (GS Head Track)

Levi Weathers (GS Track) Volunteer)

Chad Shreves (HS Asst Baseball

Stephanie Wilson(GS Asst Track)

Matt Strain (HS Baseball)

Matt Hicks (HS Head Softball)

Second: Tate

Action: Roll Call Vote: Yeas: Marlow, Lewis, Scott, Tate, and Sneed. MOTION CARRIED

Motion: Marlow-"to approve the transfer of Mary Minor to Student Services coordinator for the 2025-26 school year (10 month contract)

Second: Scott

Action: Roll Call Vote: Yeas: Marlow, Lewis, Scott Tate, and Sneed. MOTION CARRIED.

Motion: Lewis-"to hire Jenny Allen as HS Principal for the 2025-26 school year."

Second: Marlow

Action: Roll Call Vote: Yeas: Marlow, Lewis, Scott, Tate, and Sneed. MOTION CARRIED.

Motion: Tate-"to post for the following positions."

HS History Teacher,

HS Science Teacher

Grade School Special Education Teacher

HS Cross Country Coach (Coed)

GS Cross Country Coach(Coed)

HS Heads Girls Basketball Coach

HS Boys Track Coach

GS Asst Girls BaseBall coach

HS Girls Track Coach

Second: Scott

Action: Voice Vote: All Yeas: MOTION CARRIED.

Motion: Marlow -"to adjourn at 7:47 p.m."

Second: Lewis

Action: Voice Vote: All Yeas: MOTION CARRIED.

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