The Rock Port R-II Board of Education held a regular board meeting Thursday, March 13, 2025. President Regan Griffin called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. Also present were Afton Schomburg, Joanna Burke, Troy Cook, Jared Meyerkorth, Kayla Sierks, and Reven Herron, board members; Dr. Bollinger, superintendent; Mr. Parsons, high school principal; Dr. Waigand, elementary principal; and Jennifer Welch, board secretary.
The agenda was adopted.
Regan Griffin read the vision and mission statement of the board of education.
Board members approved the minutes of the regular meeting February 13, 2025, and special email meeting March 7, 2025.
Dr. Bollinger reviewed the financial information. Board members voted to approve a fund transfer from fund 1 to fund 2. They also approved the February final check register.
Dr. Bollinger presented the board with certificates in honor of School Board Appreciation Week.
Dr. Bollinger read a thank you from Kathy Ungles.
Dr. Waigand and Mr. Parsons gave the elementary and high school principals reports.
Dr. Bollinger’s monthly program evaluation report was on compensation and benefits and was covered in new business.
Kayla Sierks went over the TABS report from the February 25, 2025 meeting.
Dr. Bollinger gave a Leadership Committee update to the board.
The consent agenda was approved. It included approval of the 2025-2026 calendar with the first and fifth snow make-up dates switched. The 2024-2025 was corrected, moving the third snow make-up day to May 5, and not having school on March 31 for students.
New Business
Board members voted unanimously to approve the 2025-2026 preliminary budget.
Dr. Bollinger discussed the budget projections for the 2026-2027 and 2027-2028 school years.
Board members voted to approve the 2025-2026 certified salary schedule, which includes adding $1,000.00 to the base which is a 2.481% increase, a 2.481% increase to non-certified staff for 2025-2026, a $1,390.00 increase to each paraprofessional salary for 2025-2026, and a 1.25% increase to administrative salaries for 2025- 2026.
The 2025-2026 administrator and non-certified minimum salary schedule was also approved.
Board members approved the extra duty pay schedule with the change of adding an assistant golf coach at 4% in category 2.
The 2025-2026 employee work calendar was approved.
Executive Session
The board moved into executive session at 8:45 p.m. in accordance with RSMo.610.021 Sub-section (3),(13) Personnel Matters.
The meeting returned to open session at 9:06 p.m.
New Business
Board members voted to approve the HR form as presented. The HR form included the resignation of Marissa Whitt as the junior high math teacher, the resignation of Garrison Dodge from the head junior high boys’ track coach and the assistant high school boys’ track coach for the spring of 2025, extending a contract to Steve Waigand for the head junior high boys’ track coach and the assistant high school boys’ track coach for the spring of 2025, and extending a contract to Kayti Hayes as an elementary teacher for the 2025-2026 school year.
The following tenured teachers were employed for the 2025-2026 school year: Kari Amthor, Megan Bebb, Crystal Goins, Thomas Herron, Rachel Jenkins, Jeremy Palmer, Kerri Rodriguez, Kendall Carpenter, Tawni Ellis, Stephen Gaines, Tiffanie Gaines, Jennifer Geib, Jill Gilson, Leigh Ann Lawrence, Sheena Roup, Rachel Stanton, Jennifer Vogler, Tabitha Waigand, Lisa Weber, Abby Palmer, Jenny Rueckert and Amy Skillen.
The board also voted to employ Trudy Herron, a tenured teacher, for the 2025-2026 school year. Reven Herron abstained.
Shawn Shineman, a tenured teacher, was employed for the 2025-2026 school year. Jared Meyerkorth abstained.
The following non-tenured teachers were employed for the 2025-2026 school year: Tyne Chaney, LoryAnne Daugherty, Christin Dush, Kelcie Gaines, Dalton Jones, Brittany Paris, Stephanie Parsons, Paige Ralph, Danyal Coon, Garrison Dodge, Laura Forehand, Ciara Hunter, Betsy Larson, Sydney Rains, and Jayme Wood.
Future business was discussed.
The meeting adjourned at 9:15 p.m.
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The Rock Port R-II Board of Education held a special e-mail board meeting Wednesday, March 19, 2025. President Regan Griffin called the special meeting to order at 9:00 a.m.
Also present were Afton Schomburg, Kayla Sierks, Troy Cook, Jared Meyerkorth, and Reven Herron, board members; Dr. Bollinger, superintendent; Mr. Parsons, high school principal; and Jennifer Welch, board secretary. Joanna Burke joined the meeting via e-mail at 4:51 p.m.
The agenda was adopted.
Board members voted to approve the Opaa! contract for the 2025-2026 school year.
The board also voted 6-1 to extend a contract to Kevin Dodson as the junior high math teacher for the 2025-2026 school year.
