Avon School District 4-1

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.

Below is the link for 12U softball Southeast Elite attire. https://stores.inksoft.com/southeast_elite

Please come support our HOSA students on Sunday, June 23.

Wishing Kenna Kocmich, Courtney Sees, Landon Thury, and Megan Gretschmann good luck as they fly off to the Science Genius Olympiad in Rochester NY

Avon HS Senior McKenna Kocmich finished her high school golf career at the State “B” Girls Golf Championship on June 3-4 at the Edgebrook Golf Course in Brookings. McKenna shot a 93 on day one and an 88 on day two for two-day total of 181 and a 16th place state medalist finish! Congratulations McKenna on a great state tournament and an awesome golf career for the Avon Lady Pirates!

Corrected link for the All-State FB Game. https://m.youtube.com/live/k7YHjFV8w9o

Congrats to Terran Talsma and Landon Thury who will be playing in the 2024 SDFBCA All-Star Football Game on 6/8/24. Live webcast of the 2024 SDFBCA All-Star Football Game from the SDSU Dana Dykhouse Stadium on Saturday, June 8th, 2024.Broadcaster: Jim Millman m.youtube.com

McKenna Kocmich is off at the state golf meet. To follow Kenna's round, you can download the golf genius app. GGID on golf genius app is: 24SDGIRLSB Good luck Kenna!

UPDATE: Meeting will be in the Library (3rd Floor) Avon School District 4-1 Regular Meeting of the Avon Board of Education Monday, June 10th, 2024, 6:30 pm School Library (3rd Floor) Join Zoom Meeting https://sdk12.zoom.us/j/9883059751?pwd=dlJMZGRsb1NPcVMvd1cwakxUaGdzZz09 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. Principal’s report. 5. Superintendent’s report. 6. 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. 7. Approve the minutes from the regular meeting on May 15, 2024. (m) 8. Approve Financial Reports. (m) 9. Approve June claims/payment of bills. (m) 10. Discuss and approve Special Education stipends to staff. (m) 11. Approve Phase request(s) for staff advanced learning opportunities and graduate credit/CEU hours. (m) 12. Approve certified teacher educational advancement and contract addendum for 2024-25 school year. (m) 13. Approve Certified Staff Contract(s) and Classified Staff Work Agreement(s) for the 2024-25 school year. (m) 14. Approve Co-curricular and Extra-duty Assignment Work Agreements for the 2024-25 school year. (m) 15. Approve Work Agreement for Special Education Contracted Services for the 2024-25 school year. (m) 16. Approve Mr. Paul Kuhlman’s participation in the SASD mentoring program during the 24-25 school year and his attendance at the new superintendent’s workshop and state superintendent’s conference in July. (m) 17. Approve hourly wage increase for bus drivers for the 2024-25 school year. (m) 18. Approve hourly wages for Summer 2024 employees. (m) 19. Approve SILDL contract for the 2024-25 school year. (m) 20. Declare equipment and supplies as surplus at no value to be disposed of in accordance with state law. (m) 21. Approve Maintenance of Effort Eligibility and IDEA Consortium Agreement between the South Central Cooperative and the Avon School District. (m) 22. Approve the South Central Cooperative Annual Service Contract for FY ’25 (24-25) and authorize the superintendent to sign it. (m) 23. Review proposed Avon School District handbook and policy revisions for the 2024-25 school year. (m) 24. Other Business. 25. Committee Reports. a. Budget/Negotiations. b. Building/Grounds—summer first floor classroom remodeling and landscaping in front of the school. c. Curriculum—K-12 P.E. SHAPE curriculum and digital Health curriculum. d. Policy. e. South Central Cooperative (SCC). f. Associated School Boards of South Dakota (ASBSD). 26. Amend the special board meeting date from Wednesday, June 26 to Thursday, June 27 at 12:00 noon in the Avon Board Room to approve year-end claims, budget supplements, and budget transfers at the close of the 2023-24 fiscal year. 27. Set date and time for the Fiscal Year ’25 (2024-25) budget hearing. (m) 28. Executive Session—SDCL 1-25-2 (1) personnel. (m) 29. Adjourn. (m) Published once at the total approximate cost of $___________.

Preschool Enrollment Applications are DUE now! Students must be 4 years of age by August 31. Applications are available at the business office.