Board to discuss new turf fields, November updates during Monday meeting

Dec. 16—The St. Joseph School District will touch on a wide array of topics during a series of meetings Monday night.

To kick off its Special meeting at 5:30 p.m., the Board of Education will recognize Kelly Robb as the 2024 Missouri Council of Teachers of Mathematics’ Outstanding Mathematics Elementary Educator and Shantell Cross as the 2024 Outstanding Instructional Coach. Both are educators at Carden Park Elementary.

Additionally, the Board will recognize Lindsay Holland as the Northwest Region Missouri Association of School Librarians — Librarian of the Year.

From there, both the Superintendent, Gabe Edgar and Assistant Superintendent of Academics, Ashly McGinnis will give reports concerning attendance and other district updates. Following will be a district financial report for November.

Some notable action items to be discussed will include a motion to hire a construction manager for the Long Range Plan, changes to the Parents as Teachers job descriptions, and approval to proceed with new turf football fields at all three high schools.

After the special board meeting, the Board will enter a closed meeting to discuss the contract for the new superintendent.

This story will be updated after the meeting.