The Knox Community School Board will meet this evening, July 21st, at 6pm Central time.
The meeting will take place at the Administrative Office, and the public is invited to attend this meeting. The meeting opening will include a call to order and the pledge of allegiance before the board votes for adopting the agenda for the meeting. A second vote will take place, on the approval of the minutes from the July 7th regular Knox School Board meeting.
The next section of the agenda is Public Comments, where the Board President will hear comments from patrons on any agenda item. During the meeting, no action will be taken on any item presented. Patrons are given 4 minutes to address any questions regarding any agenda items.
After the public comment section of the meeting, the board will receive a personnel report including 3 resignations and 4 new hires across the school corporation, 1 pending receipt of background report. Next are extracurricular appointment recommendations.
Under the Business section of the agenda, the Knox School Board will view and vote on Claims, the approval of the NEOLA Policy, and they will receive an update from the Superintendent regarding the construction project taking place at the high school. The board will also vote on a Memorandum of Understanding with Bowen Health, and the approval of a donation of $1,033. from Smitty’s to be used for the purchase of a radio for the Corporation police vehicle.
The next section of the meeting will be a public hearing concerning two Ed-Flex waivers. The agenda states, “KCSC is seeking a waiver for increased flexibility in the hiring process of paraprofessionals for all schools. KCSC is seeking approval that a paraprofessional hired can be determined to be highly qualified with the completion of 15 hours of assigned professional development modules and training within the first year of employment within the district.”
There will also be a public hearing in regards to another Ed-Flex Waiver, “for increased flexibility in Title 4 spending requirements. KCSC is seeking approval to spend Title 4 funds in the Focus Areas of Well-Rounded Education and Safe and Healthy Schools only.”
After the public hearing comes to a close, there will be a section for public comments for items that were not on the agenda. Following any comments or questions from administrators and the board, the meeting will adjourn.
There will be a work session to follow this regular meeting. The next Knox Community School Board Meeting will be Monday, August 4th at 6pm Central Time.
