Mansfield R-IV School Board reorganizes
The Mansfield R-IV School Board held its reorganizational meeting recently after no election was needed for the district.
Here is how the vote fell together for the positions:
Zach Miller made a motion to elect Kati Pyle as Board President. The motion was seconded by Colton Jones with all in favor, 6-0, Kati Pyle absent..
Courtnie Glenn made a motion to elect Tim Brazeal as Vice President. The motion was seconded by Trish Watterson with all in favor, 6-0, Kati Pyle absent..
Doug Tripp made a motion to elect Trish Watterson as secretary. The motion was seconded by Courtnie Glenn , with all in favor 6-0, Kati Pyle absent.
Zach Miller made a motion to elect Colton Jones as treasurer. The motion was seconded by Doug Tripp with all in favor, 6-0, Kati Pyle absent.
Trish Watterson made a motion to set the regular monthly Board meetings for the following year as the second Monday of each month at 5:30 p.m. Doug Tripp seconded the motion with all in favor, 6-0, Kati Pyle absent.
The following are official minutes from the April 9 School Board meeting.
Administrators Present: Dr. Clint Hall, Tracy Felker, Jena Coberly, Joe Garrison, and Zak Konyha.
Visitors present: Lillian Yahr, Cali Lemons, Leanne Reaves, Isabella January, Abigail Zimisky, Haven Proetz, Owen Rhodes, Zach Perkins, Tim Johnson, Craig Campbell, Barry Ruckman, Chance Adamson, Haleigh Jones, Wyatt Snow, Anna Freeman, Lillian Coday, Kendra Snow.
The regular meeting was called to order at 5:00 p.m. by Vice President Tim Brazeal.
Trish Watterson made the motion to adopt the agenda. The motion was seconded by Tim Brazeal with all in favor, 6-0, Kati Pyle absent.
Zach Miller made a motion to set next month’s regular Board meeting for Wednesday May 14th at 5:00 p.m. Doug Tripp seconded the motion with all in favor, 6-0, Kati Pyle absent.
Tim Brazeal made a motion to approve the minutes from the March 11 regular Board meeting. The motion was seconded by Courtnie Glenn, with all in favor 6-0, Kati Pyle absent.
Courtnie Glenn made a motion to approve the minutes from the March 17 special Board meeting. The motion was seconded by Trish Watterson, with all in favor 6-0, Kati Pyle absent. Doug Tripp made a motion to approve accounts payable.
The motion was seconded by Tim Brazeal with all in favor, 6-0, Kati Pyle absent.
Dr. Hall provided the financial report for the district. Mr. Konyha, Ms. Coberly, Mr. Garrison and Mrs. Felker each provided written admin reports. Dr. Hall also provided the superintendent’s report.
In New Business, senior Cali Lemons presented an update on student council suggestions for improvement. No Action was taken.
Continuing in New Business, Courtnie Glenn made a motion to approve the district’s 2025-26 Career Ladder Plan. The motion was seconded by Zach Miller with all in favor, 6-0, Kati Pyle absent.
Also in New Business, Doug Tripp made a motion to accept the bid from Harker Plumbing in the amount of $19,000 for the middle school bathroom project. Tim Brazeal seconded the motion with all in favor, 6-0, Kati Pyle absent.
Continuing in New Business, Colton Jones made a motion to accept the bid from Beller Electric for the middle school bathroom project in the amount of $7,528.00. Trish Watterson seconded the motion with all in favor, 6-0, Kati Pyle absent.
Also in New Business, Trish Watterson made a motion to accept the bid from Mark’s Plumbing in the amount of $12,038.03 for the fixtures for the middle school bathroom project. Tim Brazeal seconded the motion with all in favor, 6-0, Kati Pyle absent.
Continuing in New Business, Colton Jones made a motion to accept the bid from Mark’s Plumbing for the partitions for the middle school bathroom project in the amount of $10,512.22. Doug Tripp seconded the motion with all in favor, 6-0, Kati Pyle absent.
Also in New Business, Trish Watterson made a motion to accept the bid from Dennis Dedmon in the amount of $4,200 to paint the middle school bathroom. Zach Miller seconded the motion with all in favor, 6-0, Kati Pyle absent.
Continuing in New Business, Colton Jones made a motion to accept the bid from Dennis Dedmon to tile the middle school bathroom in the amount of $9,632.27. Doug Tripp seconded the motion with all in favor, 6-0, Kati Pyle absent.
Also in New Business, Courtnie Glenn made a motion to approve the MSBA Basic Plus Policy Agreement for the 2025-26 school year . Tim Brazeal seconded the motion with all in favor, 6-0, Kati Pyle absent.
Continuing in New Business, Zach Miller made a motion to designate Dr. Clint Hall as the compliance officer for Board Policy AC and Tracy Felker as the backup compliance officer for the same policy. Trish Watterson seconded the motion with all in favor, 6-0, Kati Pyle absent.
Also in New Business, Tim Braeal made a motion to approve the advertisement to sell two buses via sealed bids. Courtnie Glenn seconded the motion with all in favor, 6-0, Kati Pyle absent.
Continuing in New Business, Zach Miller made a motion to approve the advertisement to solicit bus bids to purchase a bus. Doug Tripp seconded the motion with all in favor, 6-0, Kati Pyle absent.
Zak Konyha presented a District CSIP update. No action was taken.
The Board was given the opportunity to ask questions and propose future agenda items.