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Exira-EHK, Griswold & CAM School Board meetings set for Monday

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February 18th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

(UPDATE: The Exira-EHK School Board Meeting will be postponed to Thursday Feb. 22nd. )

The Exia-EHK, Griswold and CAM Boards of Education all have regular School Board meetings set to take place Monday evening. The Exira-EHK Board meeting gets underway in the Conference Room at the Elk Horn Building, beginning at 5-p.m.  On their agenda are Public Hearings on Capital Improvement Projects and the 2018-19 School Calendar, followed later on during the meeting, of a vote on approving bids for General Obligation Bond Projects and the 2018-19 Calendar. The Board will also receive information with regard to Coaches vs. Cancer, and act on approving a bid for Audit services, along with personnel hires, transfers and/or resignations.

The Griswold School Board meeting begins at 5:30-p.m. in the Central Office at the Middle School/High School Building. Their Board will receive updates from KPE Architects and Estes Construction, as available. They will also hear a presentation about and act on approving, a school sign purchase. In other business, the Griswold School Board will act on approving: Building Project Bids; the Brainfuse Program; E-Rate Application; Chemical Application bids; and Mowing specifications. They’ll also discuss and act on Bus specifications, and a joint Board meeting with the Lenox Board of Education. Their meeting will conclude with a closed session to discuss negotiations strategy with a Certified Bargaining Unit.

And, in Anita, the CAM School Board will meet in the High School Media Center, beginning at 5:30-p.m., Monday. On their agenda, is the Appointment and Oath of Office for the Board Secretary/Treasurer, and discussion with regard to the purchase of new computers. Other discussion/action items include those pertaining to: Capital Projects; Early Retirement resignations/incentives; the Fiscal Year 2017 Audit Report; CAM Education Association (CAMEA) initiation of bargaining toward the 2018-19 Master Contract; Approving an out-of-state field trip for Connections Academy, and a Fundraiser request for the Middle School.  The CAM School Board will also hold a closed session of strategy negotiations with Bargaining Unit.