February 11, 2019 at 7:30 PM - February 2019 Board of Education Regular Meeting

Discussion:  Meeting was called to order at 7:30 p.m. by Matt Sullivan

Discussion:  Mr. Going updated on FFA Chapter - January 23rd attended Leadership Development, three purple awards were received.  Three American Degrees and six State Degrees were filed. Thirty-one proficiency applications were submitted to the District, fourteen made it to the State level.  FFA is currently working on Career Development events with community members. National FFA week begins February 18th, Ag Olympics will be held within the school.  State convention is the first week of March.

Discussion:  Due to the inclement weather a written report was received:      
     During the week of January 28-February 1, the FBLA and Student Council conducted a birthday party contest for a FCCLA student at Smith Center High School.  She was collecting items that could be placed in the Food Pantry for parents who couldn’t afford to provide a birthday party for their child. Items collected were cake mixes, frosting, disposable pans, streamers, and homemade cards.  The contest was between the homerooms; Mrs. Dayna Miller and Mrs. Zoltenko’s homerooms won and received Subway and Casey’s certificates.
      Student Council conducted their annual guessing contest to see which class would be able to go to lunch first during the month of February on January 31.  Students had to guess how many beads were in a container full of candy necklaces. The winning guess was 1,377, which was only 4 beads off of the correct amount of 1,373.  Kalynn Meyer was the winner, and the juniors are going to lunch first.
      Student Council has been conducting a fundraiser by selling Hershey Kiss Roses.  Members make the roses that will be delivered on Valentine’s Day during 8th period.  The roses cost $1.00 each or $10.00 for a dozen bundle.
      Student Council is also working on a project where they will send care packages to Superior High alumni who are in the military.
      The speech team went to Thayer Central on January 18 where they placed several.  Their next meet is this Saturday in Sutton.  The conference meet will be at Thayer Central on Saturday, February 23.
      FBLA will be attending State FBLA in April.  Eleven students will be traveling to Omaha.
      FFA will be conducting their annual Ag Olympics next week.  This is a very popular event with dress up days and lunch competitions.  Points are awarded and the class with the most points will get to go to lunch first for the month of March.

Discussion:  Policy revision recommendation was made by the Curriculum Council to align with our current process.

Discussion:  The board thanks each teacher for their time and service to the district.

Discussion:  Mr. Kobza discussed recommendations from the committee for the proposed calendar as far as required student hours, staff work days, and Spring Break.

Discussion:  Jamy Sullivan distributed information from and discussed the Legislative Conference that she attended and reviewed the NASB newsletter.  She shared Legislative Resolution 10 acknowledging and thanking school board members.

Discussion:       Mr. Cook shared information on National Honor Society induction, Spring sports starting date, National Assessment of Educational Programs (NAEP) completed by our Grade 8 students, and a schedule of upcoming events.
     Mr. Hoins shared information on the PALLS quarterly parent meeting, Northwest Evaluation Association Measure of Academic Progress (NWEA MAP) testing review, and participation in Valentines for Veterans.

Discussion:  Mr. Kobza shared information related to a legislative proposal on property tax and bond issues.  He reported that the Negotiations Committee would be working on pay for non-cetified staff and the Facilities Committee will be working on summer proposals. School safety drills will begin with students following the I Love you Guys protocol. NRCSA events schedule was distributed for members interested in attending. Social Media Report Card data was reviewed.  

Discussion:  Mr. Kobza presented information that he had gathered on a formal Strategic Planning Process.  He asked the board if they would like to pursue a formal process or wait a year and revisit this option after pursuing the needs identified at the last planning process - Career Academy and Curriculum Alignment.  Another possibility would be a board retreat to discuss the prior Strategic Planning and progress toward those goals.

Discussion:  Peggy Meyer and Jamy Sullivan presented on the Curriculum Council meetings.  A thirteen member Steering Committee was established.  Curriculum policy was established and Math was designated as the first subject are for review.  Meetings on the Math curriculum will begin this summer.  Science and Technology will be reviewed in year two.  Mr. Kobza discussed further specifics on the curriculum process as a whole.

Discussion:  There has been an inquiry from Red Caps about a touring bus for activities.  We also have a concern from our current drivers that for fall activities the heat makes it difficult when driving an activity bus without air conditioning.  Mr. Kobza asked for board member input on this situation. Current schedule calls for a new bus purchase in two years.   Several options were discussed by board members.  Mr. Kobza will follow up with information on items discussed.

Discussion:  March Board meeting date change due to Spring Break - Thursday, March 14, 2019.
Report from Beef Boosters by Jason Jensen and board committee reports.

 

Discussion:  Meeting adjourned at 8:39 p.m. by M Sullivan.