SALEM SCHOOL BOARD MINUTES
SALEM SCHOOL DISTRICT
November 16, 2020

The Board of Education of the Salem School District #30, State of Arkansas, met in regular session Monday, November 16, 2020, at 6:00 p.m. in the Boardroom on the high school campus.  The meeting was called to order by Chairman Smith.  

ROLL CALL:
Present: Smith, Hall, Yarnell, Miller
Absent:  Coffman   

The Chairman declared a quorum present and opened the meeting for business.

The minutes from the October 19, 2020 regular meeting were reviewed.  Yarnell made the motion with a second by Hall to approve the minutes as written.

The Chairman called for discussion.

Yeas:  Unanimous
Nays:  None

The Chairman declared the motion carried.

First on the agenda, high school principal Cody Curtis made student recognitions. 

Next, Superintendent Guiltner made the recommendation to accept the transfer of one student from the Viola School District to the Salem School District.  Motion was made by Miller with a second by Yarnell.

The Chairman called for discussion.

Yeas:  Unanimous
Nays:  None

The Chairman declared the motion carried.

Superintendent Guiltner reported on the standards for Accreditation 2021 (attached) to the board.

AMI (Alternative Method of Instruction) vs. Transition from Onsite to Online guidelines (attached) was given to the board to review.

Superintendent Guiltner gave an update on the COVID-19 virus.  We have had a few more positives but over all are in pretty good standing.  Continuing to Monitor.	

The board was given the guidelines on Basketball Indoor Venue Plans (attached).

Each year we have to review and approve the disaster recovery plan, the plan contains nearly 400 pages and is designed to help get the day to day operations up and going in the event of a disaster.  Motion was made by Hall with a second from Miller to approve the plan.

The Chairman called for discussion.

Yeas:  Unanimous
Nays:  None

The Chairman declared the motion carried.

Mr. Guiltner gave a report and update on the master facilities plan.

Recommendation was made to purchase a baseball and softball scoreboard from the building fund.  Bids were received in the amount of $32,071.52 for both scoreboards.  The motion was made by Yarnell with a second by Hall to purchase the scoreboards from the building fund.  

The Chairman called for discussion.

Yeas:  Unanimous
Nays:  None

The Chairman declared the motion carried.

Mr. Guiltner reported that the USDA meal service has extended paying for all student lunches through 6/30/20.

The financial reports were reviewed and accepted on a motion made by Miller with a second by Yarnell.

The Chairman called for discussion.

Yeas:  Unanimous
Nays:  None

The Chairman declared the motion carried.

Hall made the motion to adjourn with a second by Miller.

The Chairman called for discussion.

Yeas:  Unanimous
Nays:  None

The Chairman declared the meeting adjourned at 6:51 p.m.

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								       Secretary