Congratulations to the Southeast Elite for finishing Runner-up in the South Dakota State 12U Softball Tournament!
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The Avon Booster Club Fall web store is now open! Check out the newest fall sport and spirit designs!! There is a link on the school web page as well.
Deadline: orders due Tuesday August 6th at midnight!
Orders will be ready by August 22nd.
Questions: Please contact Janelle Sees (661.5257), Theresa Heiberger Swier (413.5819) or Annie Thury (680.4404)
Thank you for helping support our Pirates & Lady Pirates!!
https://stores.inksoft.com/avon_pirates/shop/home
James River Valley Swim Team League CHAMPS!
Congratulations to the Avon Swim Team on their championship for the 4th year in a row!!! Come celebrate and congratulate them at 7:30 tonight while they cruise around town and make some noise on the fire trucks!
Congratulations to the girl's 14u team as they concluded their season tonight as runner-up!
Congratulations to all our 10u, 14u, and 18u softball teams for being the LMV overall champions. Between 10u,14u,18u we had the most combined points for the second year in a row! Great job ladies!
Congratulations to the 8u boy's baseball team for winning the Red Division at VFW State Baseball this weekend!
The fire trucks will be meeting the boys at the 5 mile corner around 9 pm tonight. They will lead them to town and drive around. Come out and congratulate our young boys on their championship win! 🏆
The main gym will be closed July 11, 12, and 13 for maintenance. Thank you.
NEW BUSINESS:
1. Call Meeting of New Board to Order—Superintendent.
2. Oath of Office to Board Members Bridgette Muller and Annie Thury—Business Manager.
3. Election of Officers for 2024-25—Superintendent.
4. Adopt Agenda. (m)
5. Disclose any new conflicts of interest of public school officers per SDCL 3-23-6 and determine if these conflicts of interest are fair, reasonable, and not contrary to the public interest. (m)
6. Consent agenda. (m)
a. Selection of depositories for school accounts and investments—Community Bank of Avon.
b. Selection of the official newspaper for the school district—Avon Clarion.
c. Selection of a legal firm for the school district—Brooke Schloss from Swier Law Firm and Sara Hento from KSB Law.
d. Selection of insurance agency for the school district—Koch Insurance Agency.
e. Appoint truant officers for the school district—Lindsey Fathke and Paul Kuhlman.
f. Appoint business manager per South Dakota law—Jordan Kortan.
g. Appoint business manager as custodian of all school funds and accounts, including the Trust & Agency accounts—Jordan Kortan.
h. Authorize business manager to establish imprest fund with a $10,000 cash balance—Jordan Kortan.
i. Appoint business manager as the authorized agent for South Dakota Retirement System and local insurance committee chairperson—Jordan Kortan.
j. Declare superintendent and business manager as legal signatures for all school reports and accounts, including Federal programs—Paul Kuhlman and Jordan Kortan.
k. Authorize the superintendent and business manager to approve purchasing within legal bid limits—Paul Kuhlman and Jordan Kortan.
l. Authorize the Board president and business manager to sign checks and to allow the business manager access to Internet banking—Board President and Jordan Kortan.
m. Establish bonds for business manager, superintendent, and a blanket policy for school employees—Jordan Kortan, Paul Kuhlman, and School Employees.
n. Designate the superintendent as the school official to call off school for inclement weather—Paul Kuhlman.
o. Appoint superintendent as South Central Cooperative Advisory Board member for the District—Paul Kuhlman.
p. Establish Chain of Command as follows—Superintendent Paul Kuhlman, K-12 Principal Lindsey Fathke, and Business Manager Jordan Kortan.
q. Declare shortened version of “Roberts Rules of Order” as legal meeting procedures.
r. Authorize District’s membership in the South Dakota United Schools Association for 2024-25.
s. Set staff meal allowances as per school policy.
t. Establish student meal allowances as per school policy.
7. Set regular board meeting dates and times. (m)
8. Set rate of pay for school board members. (m)
9. Board Member Committee Appointments.
a. Budget/Negotiations—2 board members.
b. Building/Grounds—2 board members.
c. Curriculum—2 board members.
d. Policy—2 board members.
e. South Central Cooperative Center Board—board member and alternate.
f. ASBSD Delegate Assembly—board member and alternate.
10. Appoint the following. (m)
a. Special Education Director and Title Program Coordinator—Mr. Paul Kuhlman.
b. ADA/Section 504 Coordinator—Mrs. Lindsey Fathke.
c. Title IX Coordinator—Mr. Jordan Kortan.
d. Title VI (Race, Color, and National Origin) Coordinator—Mr. Paul Kuhlman.
e. Safety Officers—Mr. Paul Kuhlman and Mr. Gregg Voigt.
f. Homeless Liaison—Mrs. Lindsey Fathke.
g. Migrant and ELL Coordinator—Mrs. Lindsey Fathke.
11. Establish prices for adult activity tickets, student fees, and admission prices for 2024-25. (m)
12. Establish rates for substitute teachers and classified subs for 2024-25. (m)
13. Establish meal prices for students and adults for 2024-25. (m)
14. Complete and submit SDHSAA 2024 Runoff Election Ballot. (m)
15. Discuss the ASBSD/SASD Joint Conference on August 8-9 at the Sioux Falls Convention Center.
16. Solicit bids for propane and fuel oil. (m)
17. Review and approve Head of Maintenance stipend for the 24-25 school year. (m)
18. Other Business.
19. Adjourn. (m)
Published once at the total approximate cost of __________.
Avon School District 4-1
Regular Meeting of the Avon Board of Education
Wednesday, July 10, 2024, 6:00 p.m.
Budget Hearing, 6:00 p.m.
School Library (3rd Floor)
Join Zoom Meeting
https://sdk12.zoom.us/j/9883059751?pwd=dlJMZGRsb1NPcVMvd1cwakxUaGdzZz09
Meeting ID: 988 305 9751
Passcode: 3291
Agenda:
OLD BUSINESS:
1. Call meeting to order: roll call and establish quorum.
2. Adopt Agenda. (m)
3. Disclose any new conflicts of interest of public school officers per SDCL 3-23-6 and determine if these conflicts of interest are fair, reasonable, and not contrary to the public interest. (m)
4. BUDGET HEARING for FY ’25 (24-25) School Year—6:00 p.m.
5. Adopt the FY ’25 (24-25) Budget and Levies. (m)
6. Principal’s report.
7. Superintendent’s report.
8. Public Input—during public input time, we ask that you remember that South Dakota law prohibits you and the Board from discussing specific employees, their job performance, or students.
9. Approve the minutes from the regular meeting on June 10, 2024, and special meeting on June 27, 2024. (m)
10. Approve Financial Reports. (m)
11. Approve July claims/payment of bills. (m)
12. Authorize Capital Outlay Transfer to General Fund. (m)
13. Authorize the Business Manager to submit the Title Consolidated Application. (m)
14. Approve Avon School District handbook and policy revisions for the 2024-25 school year. (m)
15. Approve certified teacher educational advancements and new contracts for 2024-25 school year. (m)
16. Other Business.
17. Committee Reports.
a. Budget/Negotiations.
b. Building/Grounds.
c. Curriculum.
d. Policy.
e. South Central Cooperative (SCC).
f. Associated School Board of South Dakota (ASBSD).
18. Recognize and thank Mr. Craig Vanderlei for his three years of service on the Avon School Board.
19. Adjourn Meeting of Old Board. (m)
The 18u girls finished their season as champions today!
🥎 Congratulations ladies!! 🥎
Please feel free to sign up for the MLB Pitch, Hit, and Run contest being held at Avon on July 30th at 6:00 pm. It is for boys and girls. the link is https://pitchhitrun2024.leagueapps.com/events/4297222-avon-softball
contact Mr. Kuhlman if you have questions or cannot get registered. Depending on scores, there is an opportunity to advance to the next level of competition, which is usually held at an MLB Game! Please feel free to share the link.
Congratulations to the girl's 10u softball on a great season! They ended the tournament tonight with a runner-up finish! Great job ladies!
Last week, this group of students competed in Houston at the HOSA International Leadership Conference. Erica Cahoy competed in clinical lab science. Courtney Sees, McKenna Kocmich, Landon Thury, and Caleb Wallinga competed in HOSA Quiz Bowl. Awesome job representing our school and state!
Booster Club Golf Tournament is July 13!
On Saturday, the 8u boys played in their end of the season tournament in Tyndall. They ended their season as Runner-up in the league. Congratulations boys and coaches!
Congratulations to our 10u baseball team for winning the championship tonight!
Congratulations to McKenna Kocmich: Academic All State for Softball Stats!
🩺🩻⚕️🥞 Pancake Fundraiser 🥞⚕️🩻🩺
Sunday June 23rd - Auxiliary Gym
10am - 2pm
Avon High School has had 5 individuals qualify for International HOSA (Health Occupations Students of America)! They will be traveling to Houston, TX June 26-29 to compete against 12,000 other students from around the US and the World!
Those individuals who qualified include Erica Cahoy, McKenna Kocmich, Courtney Sees, Caleb Wallinga and Landon Thury. The advisor is Ms. Lexie Jurrens.
Please come and help support this group by having some great pancakes and sausage! Free Will donation! If you are unable to attend and would like to donate, please contact any one of the students parents.
Thanks for helping support our Avon students!!
Avon School District 4-1
Special Meeting of the Avon Board of Education
Thursday, June 27, 2024, 12:00 p.m.
School Library (3rd Floor)
Join Zoom Meeting
https://sdk12.zoom.us/j/9883059751?pwd=dlJMZGRsb1NPcVMvd1cwakxUaGdzZz09
Personal Meeting ID 988 305 9751
Passcode: 3291
Agenda:
1. Call meeting to order: roll call and establish quorum.
2. Adopt agenda. (m)
3. Disclose any new conflicts of interest of public school officers per SDCL 3-23-6 and determine if these conflicts of interest are fair, reasonable, and not contrary to the public interest. (m)
4. Approve June claims/payment of bills at the end of the 23-24 fiscal year. (m)
5. Approve the close out of the Avon High School Class of 2024 account. (m)
6. Approve transfer of funds from the Capital Outlay Fund to the General Fund, per SDCL 13-16-6, an amount not to exceed 45% of the total tax revenues deposited in the capital outlay fund during the 23-24 fiscal year. (m)
7. Approve budget transfer from the General Fund to the Preschool Fund at the conclusion of the 23-24 fiscal year. (m)
8. Approve budget supplements to the General Fund at the conclusion of the 23-24 fiscal year. (m)
9. Approve budget supplements to the Capital Outlay fund at the conclusion of the 23-24 fiscal year. (m)
10. Approve budget supplements to the Special Education fund at the conclusion of the 23-24 fiscal year. (m)
11. Approve budget supplements to the Food Service fund at the conclusion of the 23-24 fiscal year. (m)
12. Other Business.
13. Adjourn. (m)
Published once at the total approximate cost of $________.
The SDHSAA Academic Achievement Team Award recognizes varsity athletic teams and fine arts groups for their academic excellence. This award is designed to encourage school "teams" to excel both in the classroom and the activity. The following spring sports/groups qualified for this award:
*Boys Golf
*Boys Track and Field
*Girls Golf
*Girls Track and Field
*Large Group Band
*Large Group Chorus
*Softball
Congratulations!
Congratulations to Courtney Sees and McKenna Kocmich for winning a Bronze Medal at the Genius Olympiad in Rochester, NY.
