This information includes highlights of information received by the Ladue Schools Board of Education at the October 12, 2020 regular Board of Education business meeting. This is an unofficial record. Official minutes of each Board meeting are posted on the district website and are available for viewing at the Administrative Center after the Board approves them, typically two weeks after the meeting.
Click here to view a recording from the October 12 Board Meeting
Board President Remarks
It’s good to have students back in school. I know that Dr. Wipke, the administrative staff and the teaching staff have worked hard to get to this point.
We’ve held 10 community engagement sessions regarding the potential bond referendum. It’s been a busy week but these sessions have provided a great opportunity to learn from our community.
Nancy Goldstein has agreed to coordinate our board training as part of our board goals; thank you to Nancy.
Superintendent Remarks
We’ve had a great week leading up to this meeting: I’ve enjoyed visiting our schools and seeing the kindergarten and 1st grade students excited to be back in class.
We’re preparing for our middle school students to transition back to school. I was joined by Dr. Newland of our Medical Task Force and several school administrators as we walked through the middle school last week to make sure everything was ready to go and safe for students and staff.
Thank you to Susan Downing for organizing our bond referendum community sessions; they have gone very well and given us a chance to have great conversations.
Our phone surveys about the bond issue are about to begin. I encourage anyone who receives a call to provide their opinions and honest thoughts about the potential referendum.
Last Thursday, we hosted our first CURE meeting of the school year. Thank you to those who presented and our board liaisons for their participation.
Thank you to Don Goble for all of his work, and congratulations on his recent recognition from Adobe.
This past Friday, I attended our softball team’s Senior Night. We feel very fortunate that we’ve had the opportunity to play this year. Congratulations to all of this year’s seniors.
I also attended our first football game of the year last week and it was great to see more of our student-athletes and coaches getting the opportunity to participate in a real game.
ACTION ITEMS
Surplus - Curriculum Materials
Assistant Superintendent Dr. Amy Zielinski detailed, and the Board approved, a list of surplus textbooks that are outdated and no longer used in school curricula.
The Board reviewed policy updates included and in the Missouri School Boards’ Association 2020A Update. The Board approved the policies as presented.
President Jaeger introduced, and the Board approved, meeting dates for the 2021-2022 school year.
INFORMATION ITEMS
Community Survey/Debt Service Levy
Assistant Superintendent Dr. Jason Buckner and the Board discussed the debt service levy, which will be used in the community survey about the potential Future-Ready Schools bond referendum.
Assistant Superintendent Dr. Julie Helm shared Human Resources department updates relating to the Diversity Recruitment, Hiring, and Retention Plan.
Dr. Wipke shared an update on plans for transitioning middle and high school students back to in-person learning.
UPCOMING MEETINGS
The next Board of Education meeting will be a regular Business Meeting on Monday, Oct. 26, 2020. The meeting will be held virtually using Zoom and the Meeting ID will be posted on the Featured tab of BoardDocs when the meeting information is officially posted.
TENTATIVE AGENDA ITEMS FOR OCT. 26
Consent
2020-21 Bus Routes/Mileage
Information
Ladue Education Foundation Report
Enrollment and Residency Report
Assessment Specialist Data Report
