February 13, 2024 at 11:00 AM - Board of Education Regular Meeting
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I. Call to Order and Pledge of Allegiance
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II. Nebraska Open Meetings Law
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III. Roll Call
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IV. Public Comment & Recognization of Guests
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V. Executive Session for discussion and legal advice in regards to 2022-23 audit.
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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VI. Approve the minutes of the January 9, 2024 Regular Board Meeting.
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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VII. Treasurer Report
Discussion:
Superintendent Shepard gave the Treasurer Report. He shared a new report that that looks at 3 year comparison. It will be presented each month along with current reports from Business Manager, Miranda Fuhrer.
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VIII. Approve Outstanding Payables
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
Discussion:
The board discussed starting to use Menards as the primary. We will only use other hardware stores if we need it immediately.
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IX. Discussion Items
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IX.A. Travis Berndt - Football Field & Grounds
Discussion:
Travis Brendt came and discussed what he does for the football field.
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IX.B. Ken Hajek - Athletic Director
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IX.C. Phillip Johnson - Custodial
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IX.D. Cognia Presentation - Accreditation
Discussion:
Cognia Team, gave a presentation to the board explaining what Cognia is and that this is our school accreditation, Rule 10. Each lead teacher discussed a Cognia domain, areas of strength and areas of weakness.
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IX.E. Calendar 2024-25
Discussion:
Draft Calendar was presented and discussed for 2024-25.
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X. Action Items
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X.A. Rasmussen - HVAC Repairs to Toshiba VRF systems
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
Discussion:
Greg Shepard made a recommendation to use Rassmussen's for HVAC repairs.
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X.B. Resolution to Cancel Employment Contract
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
Discussion:
It was discussed if the Board would like to hold his certification for the rest of the year or if it will be turned into PPC. Waylon LaPlante voiced that he would not agree with holding the certification until the end of the School year. Janelle Whipple is asking Greg Shepard if there is any way we can talk to our legal helper if we can put it in the contract if we breach their contract.
Greg Shepard stated that it could take PPC six months to get to the case and then the year of holding the certificate will be held after it is reviewed. |
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X.C. Leah Thomas - Agreement
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
Discussion:
Greg Shepard stated that he met with Leah in regard to what she does with kids in the Area of Art three days a week and working with the teachers to integrate the Dakota culture with our curriculum.
Leah Thomas stated that she had been coming out of commitment to the students. She stated that there was no payment and that this was all volunteer. Since her contract ended in December, she stopped working on Indigenizing the Curriculum. Janelle asked what art classes she helped with. Leah Thomas stated that the classes are Indigenous Art, and she believes the other class is called Jewelry. Mr. LaPlante asked Ms. Eagle that her plan was to move forward, knowing that the contract ended in December. Ms.Eagle stated that we do not have a plan for moving forward. Mr.LaPlante stated that he is concerned that we are not planning Ms.Eagle stated that this happened to her prior and that she would have to talk to Mary and Emily when talking about this when discussing credits. Ms.Whipple stated that we are in the middle of February, and we are going to compensate her until the end of the year. |
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XI. Resignations
Discussion:
We had classified para professional resignation
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XII. New Hires
Discussion:
Hired a Para Professional and Attendance Cler/Circle of Care
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XIII. Reports
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XIII.A. TNTP Consultants
Discussion:
Caitlin Sharp presented the TNTP consultants report, data and progress, via zoom.
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XIII.B. Superintendent and Progress Plan Update
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XIII.C. Elementary/MS Principal and High School Principal
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XIII.D. Committee Reports
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XIV. Declaration of a Vacancy of a Board Member
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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XV. *Closed Session: If, during the course of the meeting discussion of any item on the agenda should be held in closed meeting, the board will conduct a closed meeting in accordance with the Nebraska Open Meetings Law.
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XVI. Next board Meeting March 18, 2024 at 5:00 pm
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XVII. Adjourn
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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