HUMBOLDT — The Humboldt-USD 258 Board of Education agreed Monday night to award a bid for a new safe room to be built at the sports complex to Protection Shelters, LLC.
The Wichita-based company came in with a bid of $1,186,800 with FEMA agreeing to pick up 75 percent of the bill through a grant. The new safe room will be built to match the other buildings in the sports complex. In addition to serving as a safe room, it will also serve as a wrestling room. The building is going to be 85 feet by 46 feet and will hold up to 650 people.
Protection Shelters is the same company that constructed the safe room at the elementary school.
After an executive session, the board approved the hiring of Bret Hauser as a high school math teacher for the 2019-20 school year for $44,388 with a 5-0 vote. Board member Don Hauser was not in the room when votes were taken.
The board accepted resignations of Marilyn Dooley (crossing guard), Brenda Hobbs (custodian) and Amy Carson (Virtual Education Program). Carson was then hired as the high school At Risk Coordinator at the rate of $13.85 per hour for the next school year. The position was created to help students who were at risk of falling behind in classes due to various circumstances.
The administrative contracts for Staci Hudlin, Stephanie Splechter and John Johnson, were extended through 2020-21.
The board approved a bid from Murphy Roofing of $25,920 to replace the roof on the school’s technology center. Also approved was a motion to sell the preschool building through a licensed real estate agent.
Karin Defebaugh was approved as Powerschool Administrator for a stipend of $4,166.
Summer meal program prices were set. Children ages one through 18 can eat free. Adults can purchase breakfast for $2.40 and lunch for $4.10.
The board recognized Humboldt Elementary School secretary Gloria Tilman for 30 years of service by presenting her with a clock and pin.
“I was fortunate to spend 13 years with her. Secretaries are the first person you see when you walk into the building. They are on the line of fire whether you have a happy parent or a parent that is not very happy. We appreciate all your years of service and all you have done for us. A clock doesn’t seem so deserving but we appreciate everything you have done,” Superintendent Kay Lewis said. “We will greatly miss you.”
Others recognized with pins for their years of service were Brandy Brinkmeyer, Tom Long, Misha Collins, Wendy Froggatte, Kay Elder, Gloria Tilman and Linda Honras.
