Resignations, contracts and a plaque

At 4 p.m. on May 20 at the Elk Mountain Elementary School, the Carbon County District No. 2 (CCSD2) held their monthly board meeting.

The agenda was quickly approved.

CCSD2 Superintendent Dr. James Copeland recognized Kathy Thompson, the head librarian for all the northern county schools for her service to CCSD2 for the past ten years.

“I have absolutely loved working for the district and really love all the staff and students that have made the job enjoyable,” Thompson said. “I am really going to miss the job and everyone I have gotten to know.”

Region V BOCES

After Thompson spoke, Executive Director Dan Mayer for Region V Board of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) gave a presentation to the board.

According to their website, Region V BOCES is an established network of accredited K-12 Schools providing services for students ages five to 21 who require diversified learning and highly focused programming. The staff specializes in assisting students whose social, behavioral, emotional, or educational needs cannot be met in traditional school settings. Daily lesson plans are tailored to achieve common core curriculum, life skills, social skills, and vocational skills training.

CCSD2 board member Georgia Miller represents CCSD2 at Region V BOCES.

Mayer said he was grateful for the support of the board.

His slide presentation went over personnel and programs to help the students that didn’t fit well in traditional school environments.

“We want to help the districts meet the needs of these students,” Mayer concluded.

Minutes and Financials

The board approved the minutes for the regular monthly meeting on April 15 and then the special meetings held on May 2 and May 9.

The treasurers report and financials were approved.

Resignations Accepted

The board accepted and approved the resignations of Cheryl Munroe, Lindsey Freeman, Megan Terry, Mary Graves, Jamie Short and Traci Schnieder.

Copeland and the board thanked all the staff that were leaving for their time at CCSD2.

New Contracts

Jared Mason was approved for a contract 2019-2020 for Saratoga Middle High School (SMHS) wrestling.

Ian McCreary was given a contract for 2019-2020 for teaching English 7-12 at SMHS.

Bailey Loflin was offered a contract for the 2019/2020 school year in special education at Saratoga Elementary School (SES).

Ivy Palmer was hired for 2019-2020 K-6 music/band at SES.

Joshua Langford was approved to work the 2019/2020 school year as teacher for 5th grade at SES.

Nicholas Kent Spackman was approved to teach science 2019-2020 at Encampment.

Paul Switzer was approved for the position at Hanna, Elk Mountain, Medicine Bow (HEM) for 2019-2020 to teach Agriculture and FFA.

Robin Brown was approved for 2019-2020 as Special Education Director.

Drew Leach was approved for school year of 2019-202 as School Psychologist.

Angela Allbritton was approved for the 2019-2020 school year to the K-12 counselor in the northern part of the district.

Student Population

Copeland in his report to the board said the student population this year was 595 that he said was seven fewer less than a year ago and this month there were three less students than last month.

The board decided which members would go to which graduations that were forthcoming at the time.

Rec Reappointment

Paul Clark was re-appointed to the CCSD2 Recreation Board as the representative of the CCSD2 board for one year.

Each board member took time to thank the staff that had been with CCSD2 and wished them well with their futures.

Plaque Question

Bill Klemola told the board that a plaque dedicated to his deceased wife Charlotte was missing from the outside gym at HEM that had been put up some years before and last seen since her funeral. His son John read a letter to council that asked the council to try and remedy the situation.

Clark told the family, there has been research done on the missing plaque and unfortunately there is not a person that has worked at HEM in the past decades that can remember the plaque. He said there was no disrespect meant to the family, but the missing plaque just could not be remembered by anyone, even those who had been with the school since the gym was built.

Copeland and Steve Priest, principal from HEM told the Klemola family that they had looked for the plaque everywhere. They asked if there was any picture of it to replicate it. The family did not have a picture of the plaque to show the board. The board said when a picture can be found, a plaque will be made to replace the one lost.

Consent Agenda

The consent agenda was approved. Decker Equipment was awarded the construction bid for the CCSD2 lockers.

Budgets

The CCSD2 Recreation Board preliminary for the school year of 2019-2020 was approved. The CCSD2 BOCES preliminary budget for the school year of 2019-20020 was approved. The preliminary CCSD2 budget for the school year of 2019-2020 was approved. The student handbooks for the year 2019-2020 was approved.

New Meeting Times

The next regularly scheduled CCSD2 board meeting will be at 6 p.m. on June 17 at the central administration office in Saratoga. This will be the new time for summer meetings.