February 10, 2014 at 7:00 PM - Regular February Board Meeting
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1. Call the meeting to order
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Public Participation at Board of Education Meetings: BOE Policy/Regulation 8346 outlines the parameters of public participation at Board meetings concerning items on the agenda as well as those not on the agenda. A copy of this policy is available in the Superintendent’s office and at each monthly Board meeting. |
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1.1. Verification of Open Meetings Act Notice
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1.2. Verification of publication of meeting notice
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1.3. Roll Call
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2. Consider and approve the current board meeting agenda
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3. Action Items
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3.1. Consent Agenda
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3.1.1. Minutes of previous meetings
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3.1.2. Monthly Financial Report
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3.1.3. Claims
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3.1.4. Consider and approve contract to provide educational services for Wilcox-Hildreth Public Schools Student
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3.1.5. Consider and approve providing $150 tuition for Franklin Public Schools Students who attend ESU 11 Summer Honors Program
Rationale:
$150 per students. Estimated number of students is 10-12 or $1500-$1800.
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3.1.6. Consider and approve providing $120 per Franklin Public Schools Student who chooses to participate in the driver's education program provided at Franklin Public Schools through the Nebraska Safety Center during the summer of 2014.
Rationale:
In the past, the school has always subsidized the cost of the program for our students. This year, the cost of the program is $295, which is the same as in past years. $120 is also the amount we subsidized the students for last year. This seems to work very well and we usually have 15 or fewer students. The dates of driver's education at Franklin Public Schools will be July 21-25 this summer from 8:00 AM-12:30 PM. Range simulation date in Kearney will be Tuesday, July 29th from 10:00 AM to 6:30 PM.
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3.1.7. Consider and approve resignation of middle school science teacher, Mrs. Machelle Havenridge
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Mrs. Havenridge's letter of resignation is attached to this agenda item. She is resigning "...to have a more flexible schedule..." so that she can better fulfill her family obligations.
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3.1.8. Consider and approve hiring Amber Gibson as Tech Coordinator/NSSRS Data Steward
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Mrs. Gibson will replace Mr. Les Sidlo when he retires at the end of the 2013-14 school year. She will also assume the NSSRS duties that Mrs. Diana Hammer currently provides for the school district, as she transitions from a 3/4 time teacher to a full-time teacher.
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3.1.9. Consider and approve 2014-15 Negotiated Agreement with Franklin Teachers Association (FTA)
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3.1.10. Consider and approve renewing membership in the Nebraska Association of School Board
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3.1.11. Consider and approve Master Service Agreement with ESU #11 for the 2014-15 School Year
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ESU provides us with a wide range of services. The services represented in the contract are the services we have traditionally utilized. There will be a decrease in the amount of psychological services we contract for. That will decrease from 2.5 days a week to 2 days a week. This decrease is due to the fact that Mrs. Kovarik was more needed when initially implementing the positive behavioral support model and the RTI model at the elementary level during their original inceptions. Those programs are being taken over by Mrs. Kahrs and the staff, now that they are more fully operational.
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3.1.12. Consider and approve payment of $3275 from the depreciation fund to Misko's sporting goods for a replacement volleyball netting system
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3.1.13. Consider and approve payment of $20,613 to Jacobi flooring as partial payment for floor replacement in the kitchen from the depreciation fund
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Jacobi's has completed the majority of the work in the kitchen area. They have to come back for 4 days, level the floor on the north half of the kitchen, and install the cove molding on the north half of the kitchen. They will do this in May when school is out. A substantial retainage of $6872 is being held until the work is completed in its entirety.
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3.2. Consider and approve payment of $990 to H & Y Leveling for snow removal
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3.3. Consider and approve transfer of $20,000 from the general fund to the lunch fund
Rationale:
We budgeted $40,000 of transfers to subsidize the lunch fund during the 2013-14 school year. The budget transfer is necessary to meet financial obligations in the lunch fund.
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3.4. Consider and approve purchase of high jump landing system in the amount of $6185 from the depreciation fund
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4. Discussion Items
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4.1. NRCSA Spring Conference Registration Reminder
Rationale:
Please let Mr. Schroeder know if you want to register for one or both days of this event, which will be held on March 20th & 21st.
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4.2. Annual Board Retreat Follow Up
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4.3. 7000 Series Policy Review
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Board and staff were invited to review the existing 7000 series of policies between the January and February Board meeting.
Between the February and March Board Meeting, staff and board members are invited to review the 1000 (Community) & 2000 Series (Administration) Thus far, the following series of policies have been reviewed: December:8000 & 9000 January: 7000 |
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4.4. 1000 & 2000 Board Policy Review
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Board Members & Staff are invited to review the 1000 & 2000 Board Policy Series in advance of the March 10th Meeting.
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4.5. Proposed Curricular Changes-(Mr. Boettcher, Mrs. Kahrs, & Mrs. Simmons)
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4.6. Summer Projects
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Staff has been solicited regarding summer projects and repairs. Mr. Schroeder would like input from the board on priority projects they would like addressed during the upcoming summer of 2014.
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4.7. Building Cleanliness & Maintenance (Guest Presenter-Paul Cadwallader)
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5. Visitor Comments
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6. Elementary Principal's Report
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Elementary Principal’s Report February 2014 Parent-Teachers Conferences The elementary staff appreciates all those parents who attended the Spring Parent-Teacher Conferences. We look forward to the opportunity to talk to parents about all the great things we see with their students. Kindergarten 18/20 -2 contacted by phone or another time 100% 1st Grade 14/17- 3 contacted by phone or another time 100% 2nd Grade James 11/12 -1 contacted by phone or another time 100% 2nd Grade Hoffman 11/12-1 contacted by phone or another time 100% 3rd Grade 11/13- 2 contacted by phone or another time 100% 4th Grade- Will be scheduled for a different time 5th Grade Dreher 10/13- 3 contacted by phone or another time 100% 5th Grade Sidlo 10/13- 3 contacted by phone or another time 100% 6th Grade Silas 12/12 -100% 6th Grade Bonham 12/12 -100% Using and Communication of Test Data Teachers shared Winter MAPS scores and reviewed student goal sheets in preparation for the Spring testing in May. Students who achieve in the 40th percentile on MAPS testing have an increased probability of success on the NeSA test this Spring. % of students achieving at the 40th percentile and above at testing grade levels are shown below. 3rd grade: 92% Reading 76% Math 4th grade: 61% Reading 66% Math 5th grade: 75% Reading 75% Math 6th grade: 78% Reading 87% Math The Rti Team continues to meet with each grade level on Friday’s to provide interventions for those students who are not yet at the 40th percentile to increase the likelihood of success on the NeSA testing. Nebraska Paraeducators Conference K-12th grade paras will be attending the Nebraska Paraeducators Conference in Kearney on February 17th. The conference will feature a keynote presentation by Michalla Schartz. Her talk, "The Truth About Paraeducators: Snot, Crying and Sore Feet" will offer suggestions for paraeducators and how to recognize and meet their needs, achieve positive results and stay focused on helping their students. Matt Blomstedt, our newly appointed Commissioner of Education will speak at the afternoon keynote.
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7. Secondary Principal/Activities Director's Report
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High School Principal’s Report – February 2014
Board of Education 1. Academic Information
2. Activity Information
4. Other Information
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8. Superintendent's Report
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8.1. March 10th Meeting Format & Time
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I've been asked to serve as an external visitation team member for school improvement for Dunning Public Schools on March 10th. The same day as our next school board meeting. They would like me to come up there that evening for orientation and group work. Because being there conflicts with our regular meeting time, I'm wondering if you would like to reschedule the meeting, excuse me, or I could bow out of the experience.
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8.2. State Aid Comparison-LB 725
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State aid projections based on the current model of LB 725, the legislative bill that lowers the local effort rate (LER) from $1.03 to $1.00, have been released. Lowering the LER should have a positive impact on state aid, overall. However, the model calls from Franklin Public Schools to incur a $285,000 reduction in state aid.
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8.3. Enrollment Report
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8.4. Review of Homeland Security Safety Audit with Guest Presenter, Greg Hollingshead (Executive Session)
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Mr. Greg Holingshead from the Office of Homeland Security will be out to discuss the audit he performed this fall and provide suggestions based on the audit.
Mr. Hollinghead called late in the day on 2-10 and indicated he would not be able to attend due to technical difficulties he was having. |
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9. Positive Comments
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10. Adjournment
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