The Rock Port R-II School Board of Education held a regular board meeting Thursday, September 17, 2026.
President Regan Griffin called the regular meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. in the board room. Also present were: Joanna Burke, Troy Cook, Jared Meyerkorth, Theresa Crawford, Reven Herron, and Afton Schomburg, board members; Dr. Rex Bollinger, superintendent: Mr. Donnie Parsons, high school principal; Dr. Steve Waigand, elementary principal; and Jennifer Welch, board secretary. Guests present were Brewer Wheeler, Courtney Meyerkorth, Jennifer Geib, Michael Brown, Chaney Vogler, and Leigh Ann Lawrence.
Afton Schomburg read the vision and mission statement.
Board members voted to adopt the agenda.
The minutes of the regular meeting and the tax rate hearing August 13, 2026, were approved.
The financial consent agenda was approved. It included financial information, the August final check register and the September check register to date, activity account checks, and general ledger/Stem Grant.
Some of the new staff came in and introduced themselves to the board.
The board read over the maintenance director’s report.
Dr. Waigand went over the elementary principal’s report.
Mr. Parsons went over the high school principal’s report.
Dr. Bollinger went over his monthly program evaluation report. This month’s report was over Preschool and Health Services. Dr. Bollinger also discussed the CSIP review.
Regan gave a report to the board about the MSBA regional meeting that he attended.
Consent Agenda
Board members voted to approve the 2026-2027 bus routes.
Board members approved amending the agenda to include adding speech and debate as a high school extracurricular activity to new business.
New Business
The summer sports schedule was discussed.
Guidelines were discussed for the activity bus.
Board members approved adding speech and debate to Rock Port’s MSHSAA extracurricular activities.
Executive Session
Board members voted at 7:58 p.m. to move to executive session in accordance with RSMo.610.021 Sub-section (3), (13) Personnel Matters.
The meeting returned to open session at 8:34 p.m.
New Business – Personnel
Board members voted unanimously to approve the HR form as presented. The HR form included accepting the resignation of Erica Barnes as an assistant junior high volleyball coach and the termination of Dixie Teten’s contracts as the Dual Credit & ISS Proctor, concession stand manager, and junior class sponsor. The HR form also included extending a contract to Tony Osburn as the Dual Credit & ISS Proctor for the remaining of the 2026-2027 school year, a contract to Payten Shrader for the open junior high assistant volleyball position, and a contract to Jennifer Welch and Josie Graham for the open concession stand position.
Future business was discussed.
The meeting adjourned at meeting at 8:36 p.m.
