Project

One proposed change makes it easier for patrons to be added to the agenda of board meetings.

then entered where resignations were accepted, substitute teachers were approved and teachers were hired for the 2023-24 school year.

DELAYED

• Mercer County Route U - paving, DELAYED

The board next considered several proposed policy changes. Most of the changes were due to House

Eligibility to become enrolled in the district was also up for modification as state requirements have been changed. A narrow loophole that allowed students who lived outside the district but with parents who had some land within the district to attend. That

A clarification to the personal leave policy was considered that cleaned up vague language. Basically no personal days can be taken directly before or directly after scheduled school calendar days off. Juneteenth was also added to the calendar since it is a state recognized holiday.

All of these modifications to policy were adopted unanimously.

Executive session was

Summer school staff were approved and Rissler Assistant Principal, Wade Proffitt had his salary approved at $62,780.

• From Front Page • pay schedule under consideration that allows for automatic increases for each year of service (.30 cents/ hour) and LPN’s at $20/hr and RN’s at $27.04. Hours are 7.5 per day for 180 days or 1350 hours per school year. The pay schedule was adopted by the board after a 7-0 vote.

After those executive session votes were taken, the board adjourned. The next meeting is scheduled for May 9th at 5:30PM in the District Office.

Herzog Contracting Corp. are currently still planning to complete the five Harrison and Worth County routes following the below schedule:

• Harrison County Routes F, MM, T and Harrison/Worth County Route M - milling off existing pavement, April 12-13

• Harrison/Worth County Route M - paving, April 17-25

• Harrison County Route F - paving, April 26May 3

• Harrison County Route T - paving, May 423

• Harrison County Route MM - paving, May 24-June 1

• Harrison County Routes F, MM, T and Harrison/Worth County Route M - rock shoulders and pavement markings - June 5-26

Norris Asphalt Paving Co. plan to complete the following seven Grundy and Mercer County routes:

• Grundy County Routes C/B, Mercer County Routes U, JJ, D, C and Mercer/Grundy County Route NN - milling off existing pavement,

• Mercer County Route D - paving, DELAYED

• Grundy County Route C/B - paving, DELAYED

• Grundy/Mercer County Route NN - paving, DELAYED

• Mercer County Route JJ - paving, DELAYED

• Mercer County Route C - paving, DELAYED

• Grundy County Routes C/B, Mercer County Routes U, JJ, D, C and Mercer/Grundy County Route NN - rock shoulders and pavement markings - DELAYED

Crews will work daylight hours, Monday through Saturday. During construction each route will be closed in up to 2mile segments. The roadways will reopen each evening.

All work is weatherpermitting, and schedules are subject to change. Know before you go by visiting the MoDOT Traveler Information Map for work zone information and road conditions at http://traveler.modot.org/m ap/, or downloading from your smart phone’s app store.

John

Deaths

Boyd Adam Harrison

Boyd Adam Harrison, age 60, of Jamesport, passed away Friday, March 31, 2023 at Wright Memorial Hospital in Trenton.

He was born March 16, 1963 in Creston, IA, the son of Roy and Beverly Harrison.

Boyd was a shop teacher and coach at the TriCounty R-VII school in Jamesport where he was loved by his students, many of whom sent beautiful notes after his passing.

He is survived by his mother, Beverly of Tren-