Ribbon-cutting set for Mitchell Career and Technical Education Academy

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Today, the Mitchell Board of Education will mark the opening of the Mitchell Career and Technical Education Academy, 821 N. Capital St., with a 4:30 p.m. ribbon cutting ceremony prior to the board’s regularly scheduled 5 p.m. meeting in the commons area at Gertie Belle Rogers Elementary School.

Personnel items

The board will consider a consent agenda with the following personnel items:

Resignations: Brittani Dyce, Child Development Center instructor, effective Sept. 20; Dennis Smith, food service, Longfellow Elementary, effective Sept 11.

New Hires: Kelly Carpenter, CDC daycare, $9,316, effective Oct. 2; Tina Zard, CDC daycare, $8.50 an hour, effective Dec. 2; Linda Glanzer, paraeducator, Longfellow, 7.5 hours daily at $10 an hour, effective Sept. 10; Randall Norgaard, building and grounds maintenance, eight hours daily at $12 an hour, effective Oct. 1; Fall semester adjunct instructor, Mitchell Technical Institute: DeAnna Hatch, $2,160. Change in hours: Angie Goldammer, paraeducator, Gertie Belle Rogers, from four hours to 5.5 hours daily, effective Sept. 17. Additional two days a week: DeAnna Hatch, MTI, $7,310, covered by a grant. Change in duties: Kim Van Overschelde, nine months food service; three months custodial. Lane changes: salary lane changes for several employees.

Other business

The regular agenda also includes board consideration to:

• Recognize Mitchell art students who won blue ribbons at the South Dakota State Fair art competition.

• Approve MTI supplemental budgets.

• Approve MTI bids for the welding and manufacturing program.

• Approve kitchen renovation bids for the MCTEA Culinary Arts program.

• Implement the board’s “lastbest” offer and conclude negotiations with the Mitchell Classified Education Association.

• Appoint a board representative to the Associated School Boards of South Dakota delegate assembly; discuss the ASBSD platform.

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