Prague School Board
Prague Schools leadership will remain the same for another year.
During the school board meeting, the Prague board approved the contracts for the administration, hired a new teacher and approved two resignations.
Contracts for Superintendent Vallery Feltman, High School Principal Jennifer Smith, Middle School Principal Benny Burnett and Elementary Principal Chad Smith were all approved for next year.
Krysta Smith was hired as a Music teacher for the remainder of the 2020 school year.
High School Softball Coach Bryna Anderson resigned for fiscal year 2021 and Middle School English teacher Danielle Carver resigned to be effective Thursday, Feb. 20.
Other actions made by board members include:
• Approval of the consent agenda including the Jan.
13 meeting minutes, fundraiser profit loss report and financial reports.
• Approval of the Indian Ed Policies and Procedures.
• Approval of getting out of the 5-Star CO-OP. Other actions made by board members include:
• Approval of the minutes for the Jan. 14 meeting and Jan. 29 special meeting.
• Approval of the monthly department head reports, financial reports and monthly claims.
• Approval to lift the furlough on the librarian and advertise for the position.
• Approval to authorize OMAG to distribute Escrow Account Funds in the amount of $1,000.
• Approval to use the building by the antennas as storage.
• No action was taken regarding respect at the meetings.
• Tabled the item regarding emergency management testing sirens on a regular basis and having a designated spotter until they have an updated emergency management packet.
• Approved Ashley Richardson to call the Perkins’Tryon District to see if they can help with the making of the “Welcome to Tryon” sign.
• Discussion of the abatement list including nine properties.
• Approval to remove Roy Vineyard from the abatement list and add Jeff Fernandez.
• Approval to accept the court clerk deposit procedure as presented.
• Tabled the item regarding employee manual until next month.
• Approval of having a second copy of all bank statements sent to Karen Bates every month.
• Approval to purchase mailboxes for board members and the Fire Chief.
• Tabled the item regarding compensation for deposit trips.
• Discussion of the Cleet Court reporting.
• Tabled the item regarding Ouickbooks Acting as the Tryon Utility Authority, the board of trustees:
• Approval of the Jan. 14 meeting and Jan. 29 special meeting.
• Approval of the monthly department head reports, financial reports and monthly claims.
• Made no action regarding the employment, hiring, appointment, promotions, demotions, discipling or resignation of any individual, salaried public official or employee.
• No action was made regarding the road digs.
• Approval to keep Mr. Wittman disconnected from city utilities until he is given a chance to appear before the board.
• Approval for Aaron Richardson to do a full inventory.
• Tabled any action on utility billing software.
• Tabled any action on getting the backhoe windows fixed until they have quotes.
• Tabled getting estimates to get hydraulic hoses fixed on the backhoe.
• Approval to set up a spring clean up for April 17 – 19.