Cape School Board readopts financial conduct policy

The Cape Girardeau School Board approved unanimously Monday to readopt a district policy that governs how school board members financially conduct themselves.

The Missouri Ethics Commission requires the policy, which deals with conflicts of interest and financial disclosures, be adopted in an open meeting every other year by Sept. 15.

There was no discussion on the policy's readoption.

The policy requires board members to avoid situations where their actions may conflict with the mission of the Cape Girardeau School District and also prohibits them from being employed by the district, other than on a voluntary basis. The policy also touches on contracting matters, "self-dealing" and nepotism.

The school board also approved without discussion to approve assistant superintendent Sherry Copeland as the coordinator of the district's assessment, or testing, program. Deena Ring, the district's director of special services, was approved as the Title IX, Section 504 and ADA coordinator and also the coordinator for the Homeless Children, Youth and Migrants and ESL program. She was also appointed as the educational liaison for the Children in Foster Care program.

Pertinent address:

301 Clark St., Cape Girardeau, MO