Milan C-2 School Board Elects Officers In April Meeting
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MEMBERS PRESENT: Mr. David Richardson, President; Mr. Jody Glidewell, Secretary; Mr. Nick Gardner; Mrs. Samantha McCabe; Mrs. Megan Courtney; Mrs. Jody Gittings and Mr. Cody Weter.
SCHOOL PERSONNEL PRESENT: Dr. Ashley Pauley, Superintendent, Mrs. Brooke Dodson, High School Principal, Mrs. Ashley Hoerrmann, Elementary Principal; Mrs. Ashley Gardner, SPED Director and Mr.
Ched Hurley, Athletic Director
STUDENT/PARENT VISITOR: No other
Mr. David Richardson called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m.
APPROVE AGENDA:
A motion was made by Mr. Gardner and seconded by Mrs. Gittings to approve the presented agenda –motion carried 6-0-0.
CERTIFICATION OF ELECTION RESULTS:
School Board Election – Due to there not being a need to have an election, there is no need for the Board to certify the election results. Two candidates completed the process and were
uncontested in the election – Mrs. Samantha McCabe and Mr. Cody Weter. Pursuant to RsMO 115.124, the above individuals will be – pending the oath of office – ‘elected’ to the Milan C-2 Board of Education.
ADJOURN-SINE DIE: A motion was made by Mr. Glidewell and seconded by Mr. Gardner to adjourn Sine Die – motion carried 6-0-0.
OATH OF OFFICE: The Oath of Office was given by Dr. Pauley to Mr. Weter and Mrs. McCabe
REORGANIZE – BOARD OF EDUCATION:
Mrs. Gittings made a motion to dissolve the existing Board of Education, Mrs. Courtney seconded- motion carried 6-0-0
Officer elections were held. Dr. Pauley opened the floor for nominations for President. David Richardson was nominated to serve as President. A motion was made by Mr. Gardner and seconded by Mr. Glidewell for nominations to cease – motion carried 6-0-1. With Mr. Richardson abstaining. Mr. David Richardson was elected by acclamation. Jody Glidewell was nominated as Vice President. A motion was made by Mr. Gardner and seconded by Mrs. Gittings for nominations to cease – motion carried 6-0-1 with Mr. Glidewell abstaining. Mr. Glidewell was elected by acclamation.
Nick Gardner was nominated as Secretary. A motion was made by Mrs. McCabe and seconded by Mrs. Courtney for nominations to cease – motion carried 6-0-1 with Mr. Gardner abstaining. Mr. Nick Gardner
was elected by acclamation.
A nomination for appointment was made to appoint Susan Proffitt as Board Treasurer. A motion was made by Mr. Glidewell and seconded by Mrs. McCabe for nominations to cease – motion carried 7-0-0.
Mrs. Susan Proffitt was appointed Board Treasurer by acclamation. Treasurer is current Book Keeper (district employee) and has no voting authority.
STUDENT RECOGNITION: No Student Recognition this month
REPORTS:
Perpetual Calendar Reports: Buildings/Grounds – R. Richardson, C. Mendenhall and Dr. Pauley completed the written report for the
Buildings/Grounds overview. The report covers an explanation of the Buildings/Grounds; Strengths- Weaknesses; recommendations for the Future and other pertinent information related to the program/need. Dr. Pauley provided the verbal report over this topic. A motion was made by Mrs. Courtney and seconded by Mrs. McCabe to approve the Building and Grounds Report – motion carried 7-0-0.
Emergency/Safety – Mrs. Widner, the district’s Emergency-Safety Director, completed the written report and Dr. Pauley provided a verbal overview of the status regarding Emergency and/or Safety needs. The report included, but was not limited to, the following: Overall explanation of the process, strengths and weaknesses of the Emergency-Safety needs, recommendations for the future and a
variety of other issues related to the topic. A motion was made by Mr. Glidewell and seconded by Mr. Gardner to approve the Emergency/Safety Report – motion carried 7-0-0.
PRINCIPAL/DIRECTOR REPORTS:
All principals/directors submitted written reports and those present provided a verbal summary of their reports. English Language Learners-Mrs. Sawyer – Written; Elementary -Mrs. Hoerrmann – Present; Activities/Athletics-Mr. Hurley – Written; Special Education-Mrs. Gardner – Present; and High School-
Mrs. Dodson– Present.
SUPERINTENDENT’S REPORT:
Dr. Pauley discussed moving the May Board of Education meeting to May 28th including the 25-26
budget meeting, the parking lot updates, Superintendent Coffee Hour which was held earlier this month, and gave legislative updates.
CITIZEN’S COMMUNICATION: The Board received a thank you letter.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES:
A motion was made by Mr. Glidewell and seconded by Mrs. Courtney to approve the March 19th, 2025
regular session minutes – motion carried 7-0-0.
A motion was made by Mrs. McCabe and seconded by Mrs. Gittings to approve the March 19th, 2025 executive session minutes– motion carried 7-0-0.
APPROVAL OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS:
Dr. Pauley provided an overview of the April (March) financial report. A motion was made by Mr. Gardner and seconded by Mrs. McCabe to approve the financial statements presented– motion carried 7-0-0.
BUDGET AMENDMENTS: N/A
AUTHORIZATION OF PAYMENT OF BILLS:
A motion was made by Mrs. McCabe and seconded by Mr. Glidewell to authorize payment for the month to Richardson’s Grocery Store and Rinehart’s Auto Parts. – motion carried 5-0-2 with Mr. Richardson and Mrs. Courtney abstaining.
A motion was made by Mrs. Gittings and seconded by Mr. Gardner to pay the remainder of the bills for the month. Motion carried 4-0-3 with Mr. Weter, Mr. Glidewell, and Mrs. McCabe.
OLD BUSINESS: N/A
Regulation 2785-Student Suicide Awareness includes the Department of Mental Health website
providing resources to school districts in protecting their students. A motion was made by Mr. Glidewell to adopt the updates of regulation 2785 and seconded by Mrs. Gittings, motion carried 7-0-0.
NEW BUSINESS:
25.26 Career Ladder Plan
Each year the state puts out guidance for the state career ladder plan. Our current committee reviews the new guidance and updates our new Career Ladder Plan in accordance with the new guidance. Mrs. McCabe made a motion to accept the Career Ladder Plan as presented and Mr. Gardner seconded it,
motion carried 7-0-0.
2025-2026-Certified Salary Schedule
Each year we evaluate the certified salary schedule. This year to meet the SB 727 salary requirements the following salary schedule was created. Beginning in the 2025-26 school year, SB 727 requires the minimum teacher’s salary from $25,000 to $40,000. For teachers with a master’s
degree and at least ten years of experience, this act increased the minimum salary from $33,000 to $46,000 for the 2025-26 school year and further increased such salary by $1,000 each year until the 2027-2028 school year, when the minimum shall be $48,000. A motion was made by Mr. Glidewell
and seconded by Mr. Gardner to accept the Certified Salary Schedule as presented. Motion carried 7-0-0. 2025-2026-Extra Duty Salary Schedule Each year we evaluate the certified salary schedule which sets the base for the extra duty salary
schedule. In the 25.26 school year the recommendation is to increase the base pay $40,000.00 and provide a step to all coaches and extra duty staff. 2025-2026-Non-Certified Salary Schedule Each year we evaluate the non-certified salary schedule. In the 25.26 school year the recommendation is to increase the base pay in all categories and provide a step to all non-certified
staff. A motion was made by Mrs. McCabe to approve the Extra Duty and Non-Certified Salary
Schedule as presented by Mrs. McCabe and seconded by Mrs. Courtney. Motion carried 7-0-0.
EXECUTIVE SESSION:
Board entered Executive Session and was called to order by Mr. Richardson at 7:15 p.m. Roll call vote: Mr. Gardner, YES; Mr. Jody Glidewell, YES; Mrs. Courtney, YES; Mrs. Gittings, YES; Mrs.
McCabe, YES; Mr. Weter, YES; and Mr. Richardson, YES; – motion carried 7-0-0
The board discussed personnel issues pursuant to RSMo 610.021 (3 & 13)
A motion was made by Mr. Glidewell and Seconded by Mr. Gardner to accept the
resignation/retirement of Marylynn Cole-Elementary Social Studies, Brenda Healy (retirement) Kitchen staff, Sharon Forrester (retirement) kitchen staff, and Heather George-Preschool Aide Roll call vote: Mr. Gardner, YES; Mr. Jody Glidewell, YES; Mrs. Courtney, YES; Mrs. Gittings, YES; Mrs. McCabe, YES; Mr. Weter, YES; and Mr. Richardson, YES; – motion carried 7-0-0
A motion was made by Mr. Glidewell and seconded by Mrs. Courtney to hire Anna Carroll – 5⁄6 ELA , Rachael Colley – 5⁄6 S. Studies/Writing, Britney Jeffries –Kindergarten, Ryan Peavler – Head Varsity Softball, Rebecca Neely – JH Cheer Coach, McKinley Hurley – JH Assistant Softball, Ryan
Peavler – Assistant Varsity Boys Basketball, Ben Miller – Head Varsity Boys Basketball, Sara
Thompson – Color Guard/Flags, Dominic Dabney – Head JH Track, Dane Renshaw – JH Scholar
Bowl, Jaden Purdun – HS Scholar Bowl, Logan Fullerton – Head JH Girls Basketball, Ali McCully –
Assistant Girls Varsity Basketball, Traci Hurley -ICAP, Michael Essmeyer- 10-12 Mathematics.
Grace Kelly – Educational Assistant, Grace Kelly – JH Assistant Track and JH Assistant Boys
Basketball, Kasen Purdun- 7⁄8 Math, Tessa Howard – Food Service, Britney Jeffries – Elementary Basketball, Justin Duffy – Elementary Basketball, Bobbi Anne Richardson – Substitute Teacher, Greason Proffitt – Summer Maintenance/Mowing, and the Summer School Staff as presented
for the 2025-2026 school year; Roll Call Vote: Mr. Gardner, ABSTAIN; Mr. Jody Glidewell, YES;
Mrs. Courtney, YES; Mrs. Gittings, YES; Mrs. McCabe, YES; Mr. Weter, ABSTAIN; and Mr.
Richardson, ABSTAIN; – motion carried 4-0-3 with Mr. Weter, Mr. Gardner, and Mr. Richardson
abstaining.
A motion was made by Mr. Glidewell and seconded by Mr. Gardner to approve the transfers of
A. Dabney from Assistant to Head Track coach, Jeff Wick from ISS to Food Service, Dre Morehead to 11-12 grade ELA, Dre Morehead to Head JH Boys Basketball, Dane Renshaw from HS Social Studies to Character Ed./PE, and Ryan Peavler to ISS for the 2025-2026 school year.
Roll call vote: Mr. Gardner, YES; Mr. Jody Glidewell, YES; Mrs. Courtney, YES; Mrs. Gittings, YES;
Mrs. McCabe, YES; Mr. Weter, YES; and Mr. Richardson, YES; – motion carried 7-0-0.
A motion was made to approve the early graduation of Jonathon Stanton by Mrs. McCabe and seconded by Mr. Glidewell. Roll call vote: Mr. Gardner, YES; Mr. Jody Glidewell, YES; Mrs.
Courtney, YES; Mrs. Gittings, YES; Mrs. McCabe, YES; Mr. Weter, YES; and Mr. Richardson, YES; – motion carried 7-0-0.
There were no other issues to discuss pursuant to RSMo 610.21, 610.021 (3,12,13) or 610.021
At 7:55 p.m. a motion was made by Mr. Gardner and seconded by Mrs. McCabe to adjourn
closed session and re enter open session. Roll call vote: Mr. Gardner, YES; Mrs. Courtney, YES;
YES; Mrs. Gittings, YES; Mr. Weter, YES; Mrs. McCabe, YES; and Mr. Richardson, YES; – motion carried 7-0-0
At 7:56 p.m. a motion was made by Mr. Glidewell and seconded by Mrs. McCabe to adjourn the
meeting – motion carried 7-0-0
The next regular Board of Education meeting will be held Wednesday, May 28th, 2025, at 6:00 p.m.
Mr. David Richardson, President Mr. Nick Gardner, Board Secretary
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