December 12, 2023 at 6:00 PM - Board of Education Regular Meeting

Discussion:  No public comment.

Discussion:  Mr. Hauxwell began his report by congratulating Jodie Liess, Mary Fortkamp and the cast and crew of the One Act production of "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow". They finished 3rd at districts on December 2nd in Gothenburg, where George Colton received the best actor award. He noted the NSAA district 4 meeting would be on January 10th where they will act on 40 different proposals. The fall Academic All-State athletes were submitted and will be released soon. He gave an overview of the number of athletes participating in basketball and wrestling, which included 20 girls and 31 boys in high school basketball, 6 girls and 30 boys in high school wrestling, and 15 girls and 32 boys in junior high basketball. He finished his report with football classifications for 2024-2025. Chase County will be class C-1, where there are 35 eligible schools.

Discussion:  Mrs. Odens reported menitoned the 2nd grade Thanksgiving feast where they served great food and sang some songs. She noted that on November 30th Karen Haase was here to present to the 5–12 students on digital citizenship and on December 1st there was another teacher In-Service where they presented testing data and had Kagan training. Winter MAP testing has begun and winter NSCAS will begin after Christmas break. She mentioned that the K-5 and 6-12 winter concerts were well attended last week. The teachers are planning fun activities for the students on the last few days of school before break, including movies and BINGO. She thanked the PTO for providing popcorn and drinks for the students attending movies at the theater. She said she had completed the non-tenured staff's first semester evaluations and is about half done with her tenured staff. She will finish the rest starting in the middle of January.

Mr. Barr started by noting student enrollment numbers, student discipline numbers, and average attendance rate. He and 2 members of the secondary MTSS team attended training on November 28th and 29th. He is also working on his 1st semester teacher observations and also met with the student council to discuss their upcoming holiday events. He and 3 members of the secondary MTSS team met with ESU 15 to discuss Early Warning Screeners for at-risk students. The 10th grade students completed the PreACT on November 15th and the Multicultural Club 11th and 12th graders visited UNK. Finally, he mentioned that he had met with Mrs. Paisley, Mrs. Lambert and individual teachers to discuss the 2024-2025 master schedule.



 

Discussion:  The student council representatives informed the board of the Christmas activities they had planned, including elf on the shelf, hot cocoa with parents, and a best dressed contest.

Discussion:  Mr. Lambert gave an overview of different events he had attended in the past month, including the State School Board Convention, the music department concerts, the 2nd grade Thanksgiving meal, and the One Act Performance. He mentioned he is now a teammate mentor and that they are needing 6 more male mentors. He had a meeting with the American Civics committee to receive an update on the social studies departments, and he met with the curriculum committee regarding the K-7 technology plan for the next year. He has started to advertise for the open positions next year and asked the board to review the new employment opportunity page on the website and give feedback. He has continued to meet with the school improvement team and focus on technology and CTE. Once the action plans are finished they will present them to the board. He also met with 2 representatives of the Southwest conference along with 2 board members and Mr. Hauxwell and would discuss that later in the meeting. The district has been given an excellent rating from the State of Nebraska and reviewed the data with the board. He gave an update on the bleachers, which are set to be completed on April 5th. He ended his report with an update on the cash balances in each fund.

Discussion:  Executive session ended at 7:56 PM.

Discussion:  Executive session ended at 8:45 PM.

Discussion:  Meeting adjourned at 8:45 PM.