BURTON SCHOOL BOARD EXTENDS PRINCIPAL, ATHLETIC DIRECTOR CONTRACTS
The Burton School Board moved to extend the contracts of several Burton ISD administrators at its meeting Monday.
Trustees agreed to extend the contract of High School Principal Micah Goebel through June 30, 2025, and the contracts of Elementary School Principal Melinda Fuchs and Athletic Director Jason Hodde through June 30, 2026. No salary changes were part of the action.
After the board’s vote, it went into executive session to discuss the contract of Superintendent Dr. Edna Kennedy. According to Dr. Kennedy, no action was taken on the matter.
During a report on the school bond project, DSA Construction Management Project Manager Stad Tomlinson said crews have been trying to accomplish whatever work they can over the past month, but the large amount of rainfall made that difficult.
Tomlinson said Boothe Construction has been focusing on running water and sewer lines connecting the Ag building to the new system and installing the underground lines servicing the new high school. On the field, Hellas Construction has installed the vast majority of turf and cut in the field markings and ISD logos. They are waiting for the ground to be dry enough for equipment to drive across in order to install the track.
On the financial side, Tomlinson’s snapshot report dated February 8th shows the total amended project budget at $44 million. He said budget numbers will go up and down until the project is finalized, but they are waiting on change orders to bring that number down.
In other business, the board approved an order of a school board election for the positions held by David Warner, Sr. and Brian Hinze on May 4th, as well as a joint election contract with the City of Burton. This Friday is the last day to register as a candidate on the ballot. Early voting will take place April 22-30 at the Washington County Courthouse Annex, with voting on Election Day to take place at the Burton Community Center.
The board also approved an adjustment to the 2023-24 school calendar student minutes due to last month’s inclement weather.
Dr. Kennedy’s enrollment report stated there are 579 students currently enrolled, including 359 at the elementary school and 220 at the secondary school.
Also at Monday’s meeting, trustees recognized students in the Burton Beta Club, which recently took home several accolades from the state competition and will be sending some students to nationals this summer in Savannah, Georgia.