The USD 260 Board of Education (BOE) will hold its first meeting of the 2008-09 school year on Monday, July 14.

After roll call and the adoption of the agenda the BOE will have its election of President and Vice President positions.

The first thing to do on the action list is decide on substitute teacher pay. Don Adkisson is proposing that the daily rate for substitute teachers be raised from $85 to $90.

Doing so would put Derby’s daily substitute pay even with Maize and Andover and three dollars higher than Haysville. Long-term daily pay would remain at $150 per day.

Also at the meeting, policies, the district travel guide, classified employee employment policy and student resource officer contract will all be up for discussion.

Along with establishing substitute pay the Board will take action on establishing official banks of deposit, establish 2008-09 meeting dates, an official newspaper and official school year hours.

Members of the board will be asked to approve board travel and look at appointments to various jobs.

Tom Snodgrass will reccomend that the Board accept the $13,800  bid from Mid-American Courtworks. for the resurfacing of four tennis courts at Derby Middle School (DMS). Snodgrass will also ask the Board to accept a change in the previously decided asphalt and concrete bid to help restore some of the bus barn property and the east drive at DMS.

At the May 12 meeting it was decided that the Derby High School would get another wrestling mat based on bids received by the district. Only one vendor had a bid on the previously purchased mat the same vendor was contacted again. Resilite Sports Products, Inc. agreed to honor their previous bid of $10,289.