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RICHLAND COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD JULY MEETING RECAP
(OLNEY) The Richland County School Board of Education had its regular monthly meeting for July last night in Olney. The Board : approved the June financial report with the bill listing worth $1,660,216 : approved the Tax Abatement resolution with the Olney/Richland/ Newton/Jasper Enterprise Zone : approved a Student Cell Phone Policy for the High School & Middle School : approved two food service bids for the 2024-2025 school year – to Prairie Farms for dairy products & to Wabash Food Service for bakery, food, & kitchen supplies : approved the District’s Educational Support Handbook for the new school year : heard an update on the District’s summer maintenance projects : reviewed the 21st CCLC Statewide Annual Evaluation for 2023-2024 : noted that student registration in the District continues through next Monday : and in personel – accepted resignations from RCMS Special Ed Teacher Alicia Henning, from Bus Driver Zach Buchanan, and from RCES Custodian Becky Kocher – employed Michelle Robinson & Dana Watson as RCES Custodians, Gavin Lathrop & Randall Thomas as RCHS Custodians, and Madilyn Brinkley as a Pre-K Teacher effective January 6th, 2025 – and approved extra-curricular assignments for Tanner Piercefield as RCHS Girls Volleyball Freshman Coach and for Tristen Morris & Mike Gilreath as shared 50/50 RCHS Assistant Football Coaches : the Board’s next regular meeting is August 15th.
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