Hume board recognizes Patton's service

Board member Missy Patton received a plaque during the Hume R-8 School Board meeting May 12. Patton has given 11 years of service to the board.

Scott Morrison, Community Teachers Association, told the board Carlie Campbell received the CTA Dr. Elaine Brame Scholarship of $100 a year for four years as she was the only graduating student planning to major in education.

Morrison also thanked the board on behalf of the faculty and staff for the meal provided during Teacher Appreciation Week. He said the teachers planned on taking turns attending the Parent Teacher Organization meetings and not depending on just one teacher as a contact for the PTO.

Morrison informed the board of the new officers for the CTA; David Brooks, president; Jenny Madison, vice-president; Pam Yarick, secretary; and Tammy Metcalf, treasurer.

Principal Kenny Otto told the board the school had passed an unannounced End of Course Testing Audit with no violations as all personnel performed exactly as they were supposed to.

Otto reviewed the class schedule for the upcoming year but told the board some adjustments might need to be made when enrollment numbers are finalized.

Although Hume has a cooperative agreement with Rich Hill for football, which is in force for two more years, there is no cooperative agreement for softball or baseball and Otto said he was concerned about the possibility that there might not be enough players to field a team for those sports.

Superintendent David Quick told the board he had asked how often the light bulbs for the proposed new lighting system would have to be replaced and was told by an electrician that type of light bulb have lasted over three years.

Quick informed the board of a trip to the Missouri Association of School Business Officials taken by Melody Wikoff and himself a couple of weeks ago. He updated the board on funding issues and proposed new legislation.

In other business:

* Approved signing the Race To the Top memorandum of understanding unanimously.

* Voted to set June 28 as the next date for the board meeting.

* Approved offing a contract for the Language Arts position to Gina Conrad for the 2010-2011 school year.

* Approved the senior class graduation list.