The June Meeting of the Mena School Board was held at the Administration building on Tuesday night....
The board voted to approve KYLE CANNON as it's representative to the Arkansas School Board Association.
The board also voted on it's annual restructuring. TODD AYNES will serve as President in 19/20. KYLE CANNON will serve as Vice President & EDD PUCKETT as Secretary.
A transfer of $300,000.00 was approved from the operating fund to the building fund. This transfer will bring the district into compliance with ACT 1105 which obligates the district to lower it's legal balance to meet the June 30th state required legal balance of 20% of net revenues.
The board approved the solicitation of bids on long term CD rates for $1 million currently in the disaster relief fund. These funds are currently in short term CD's to make them available should funds have been needed for the recently completed Louise Durham construction.
Building & property insurance was renewed thru the ASBA Risk Management Program with an $18,735.38 increase. The increase was mainly due to the new construction at LDE.
Rates for the Supplemental Student Accidental Insurance Policy remain unchanged at $33,868.00. The policy was renewed.
DANNY MINTON gave a report to the board on construction & summer upgrades. At LDE work on the floors, painting & the playground continues. At HHE new LED lights have been installed & a new wall has been constructed for better access to storage. At MMS new LED lights have been installed in Jim Rackley Gymnasium. A sidewalk connecting the high school & middle school, near the ag building, has been completed. Striping on the front parking lot have been repainted & sheet rock repair has been completed at the MMS gym. At MHS the boilers have been serviced. The #'s on the main parking lot have been painted & a concrete access ramp has been poured at the field house.
Several personnel changes were made. The board accepted the resignation of Tim Harper, Amanda Harper, Steve Breedlove, David Hampton, Aaron Pennington, Macklin Chermack,Melody Rowe, Thomas Powell, Hannah Powell & Lauren Quillin. Also approved was the transfer of Bridget Buckley to the position of Mena High School Assistant Principal & the hiring of Craig Bentley as Head Sr. High Football coach, Lauren Frost as High School Secretary & Sarah Bentley as 1st grade teacher
The Mena School Board approved the hiring of Mr. Craig Bentley as the new head football coach at Mena High School on Tuesday night. Bentley has been the head coach at Mansfield High School. He is also a former assistant at Mena & a graduate of Mena High School.
Mena Middle School Band 2019/2020 Calendar!
Mena High School Band 2019/2020 Calendar!
M*A*S*H Camp (Medical Applications of Science and Health) began Monday at Mena Regional Health System. The two week program provides an opportunity for rising high school juniors and seniors to shadow health professionals in order to enhance their experience in the health care field. Three students from Mena High School are attending MASH Camp: Skyla Kim, Blake Castor and Gaven Hooper.
Following a morning of orientation and HIPAA security education, the students shadowed Occupational Therapist Jo Lee Erickson at Ouachita Rehabilitation Center. They were introduced to the field of Occupational Therapy, taught the basics of splinting, and testing of grip and fine motor skills. The day ended with Amy Phelps, Surgical Center APRN, instructing the students on the application and removal of casting.
Today they shadowed Labor and Delivery, ER, Lab, McDonald Vet, Ouachita Equine, learned proper hand washing regimen, how to administer CPR and the proper use of an AED.
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The Mena 2019 Cross Country Schedule is up on the website... Follow the link to check it out.... https://www.menaschools.org/o/athletics/athletics…
Mena Sr. Boys Basketball team had a good day today at the Waldron team camp... The Bearcats faced Waldron, Greenwood, Greenwood JV, and Magazine... Summer sweat turns into W’s in fall & spring... Go Bearcats!!!
Nothing but hard work happening at Holly Harshman Elementary as prep continues for 19/20....
Putting in a little extra time before team camp ay Waldron this afternoon...
Mena Middle School 6th Grade Band Students are off to Band Camp at Arkansas Tech University today... Go Band! Go Bearcats!
Ty Thacker and Lily Rowland, 7th grade MMS students, had a blast learning science at Arkansas Ecology camp. 5th and 6th grade students can apply. Hands on activities.
MMS teachers Lynn Ashley & Jessica Smith learned a lot at the Innovation Institute professional development in Springdale. Lots of new ideas for the upcoming school year!
Day 2 at the NWA Shootout & the Mena Jr. Boys went 2 and 0. The jr. varsity was 1 and 1. Overall at the camp the varsity was 5 and 0 and the jv was 4 and 2! Go Bearcats!
Mena Teachers are improving their skills this summer in preparation for the 2019/2020 school year. Karen Purvis and Molly Lindsey have been at the Hot Springs Technology Institute this week.
Mena Football went 5-1 at the Atkins 7 on 7 Shoot Out yesterday. The Bearcats defeated Bryant, Pine Bluff, Clinton, Paris & Dover... But were beat in the finals by Pine Bluff.. Go Bearcats!?
Congratulations Sheli Chaney. Ms. Chaney won a Chromebook while attending the Innovation Institute in Springdale!
Kindergarten Open House is 1-6pm on August 1st.
PreK orientation is 1-6pm August 2nd.
2nd Grade Open House is 1-6pm August 6th.
11th & 12th Grade Open House is 4-7pm August 6th.
1st Grade Open House is 1-6pm August 7th.
Holly Harshman Open House is 1-6pm August 8th.
Mena Middle School Open House is 2-7pm August 8th.
9th & 10th Grade Open House is 4-7p, August 8th.
The 2019 Mena Bearcat Golf schedule is now up on the website. Follow the link to check it out... GO BEARCATS!
https://www.menaschools.org/o/athletics/athletics…
Louise Durham Elementary teachers attending the Innovation Institute. Preparations continue for 2019/2020 school year...
Mena Public Schools schedule for 2019/2020!
