Peabody sign placement discussed by board
USD 398 board of education met Oct. 10 at Burns Community Center. The entire board was in attendance.
Joanna Brazil, Peabody Main Street Association coordinator, presented a proposal for a sign to be placed on the northwest corner of the lot that was home to the former high school building.
The city of Peabody is in possession of concrete letters from the front of the high school building that spell "PEABODY." Main Street Association would like to use the letters in a landscaped area on a corner of school property to welcome visitors to Peabody.
After Brazil's presentation and board discussion, members agreed to table the request until November pending more information on easements, project dimensions, and maintenance.
Board members also approved the transfer of school property to the city of Burns. They retained ownership of the former vocational agriculture/ lunchroom building and land to the north where the high school once stood.
They agreed to deed to the city an area around the original Burns school building which now houses Burns Historical Museum. Included in the transfer was playground equipment on the property.
In other business board members:
— approved warrants and transfers totaling $156,375.39.
— heard a thank you note from Mr. and Mrs. John White for the May graduation ceremony honoring veterans.
— approved the district audit for school year 2004-05 as presented by Lorinda Duncan of Agler and Gaeddert.
— heard a presentation from Venita Loewen and Jane Weber about the Pathways to Reading program and the Reading First initiative.
— approved a supplemental contract for Michael Beach to fill a position as assistant high school boys' basketball coach pending clarification of employment record and approval of his State of Kansas Emergency Substitute Certificate License for 2005-06.
— approved an expenditure of $1,100 to re-fence the vocational agriculture farm.
— discussed maintenance problems with walnut trees in the bleacher area at the track and in front of the Brown Building. No action was taken.
— went into executive session for the purpose of discussing land acquisition. No action was taken on return to open meeting.
