September 8, 2015 at 6:00 PM - Board of Education Regular Meeting

Discussion:  Board President called the meeting to order at 6:01 PM and directed attention to the Open Meetings Act.

Discussion:  September bills will be submitted for approval at the Budget Hearing meeting later this month.

Discussion:  No comment was noted.

Discussion:  AD Hauxwell updated the Board with current Fall participation numbers as follows: HS-FB 32, JH-FB 29, HS-VB 21, JH-VB 30, HS-XC 21 (12-M, 9-F) and JH-XC 5 (1-M, 4-G), SB-12. The CC XC Invitational is Thursday Sept. 10 with 11 teams expected and approximately 190 runners registered to date. HS-VB will play Axtell at MPCC in McCook Sat. Sept. 12th, with a move in game time to 10 AM Mt. in order to enable event preparation by MPCC for the hosting of the Harlem Ambassadors later that day.

Discussion:  HS Principal Scheel, noted his in service has been directed at holding teachers accountable, for example utilization of passbooks and the teaching bell to bell concept. He has been performing walk-thru's daily and will continue. In addition, he and Elementary Principal Odens will be rolling out a K-12 Longhorn Pride initiative that will highlight positive re-enforcement. Elementary Principal Odens highlighted the school year has been off to a great start, including the well-attended PTO sponsored Ice Cream Social with teachers' reporting a 90-95% participation. She also noted both health checks and Aims Web testing were completed, with testing results planned to be discussed with parents at October 12th and 13th conferences. Mr. Meyer's HAL students have a 911 program planned for Friday, 9/11 at 1:45 that is open to the public. Odens noted she will begin teacher evaluations the week of September 14th with three planned per week and first round completion by Thanksgiving, noting non-tenured round two will be completed again second semester. Board member Stromberger inquired regarding the adequacy of the current teacher evaluation model and Scheel and Supt. Lefdal both agreed the current tool will be utilized but continue to be reviewed going forward.

Discussion:  Appointed Student Board Member (SBM) Michael Musgrove introduced himself. He is current President of FBLA as well as participated in first Student Council meeting today with class voting for new officers next week. Lastly he noted they are currently prepared for Homecoming week next week.

Discussion:  Supt. Lefdal noted the beginning of the year has been good but busy.

Discussion:  Local law enforcement assisted in a drill only inspection of the school and parking lot. The drill was completed successfully and no incidences were noted, however, Administration wants to set a precedence that CCS no drug policy will be strictly enforced, citing proximity to CO border as a major concern.

Discussion:  Students will have traditional dress up days sponsored by CC cheerleaders the week of Sept. 14-18th. The week includes home games for SB and FB and will conclude with Student Council sponsored dance on Saturday Sept. 19th. Supt. Lefdal noted CC, like most schools, will hold the dance on the weekend again, instead of after the Friday night football game.

Discussion:  Supt. Lefdal noted topics to be addressed will continue to be discussed in an effort towards creating a final agenda.

Discussion:  Supt. Lefdal has contacted Brad at Ameritas to discuss CC schools options in regards to the amount and timing of a payoff. That meeting is expected to occur here in Imperial within the next 30 days.

Discussion:  Supt. Lefdal noted he as well as Director of Grounds/Maint Andres Huicochea will be attending.

Discussion:  As newly required by the state, ALL staff will be required to complete this on-line tutorial by early October. Supt. Lefdal will be coordinating completion with Principals and Dept. heads next week.

Discussion:  Several links of interest regarding education were attached to the meeting.

Discussion:  Supt. Lefdal expressed the need for a FT Grounds position to assist Huicochea with seasonal grounds maintenance as well as facility maintenance during any off-season. The Board approved advertising for such a position.

Discussion:  Supt. Lefdal noted current system has several inadequacies including he has no wiring in his office, as well as at least one other key instructional zone. Upon further review, he noted this as well as the "dead" intercom zones which exist on the ends of the building could be remedied through a new IP technology. He received a quote from 20/20, with an estimate, which seemed to be a viable option. The Board requested that two additional estimates be obtained before a decision be made.

Discussion:  Discussion was held highlighting curriculum would benefit approximately 15% of our students. ESU/State have recommended this program in order to improve the current program.

Discussion:  Budget hearing will be held September 21 at 12 pm in the Board room with appropriate notices to be made.

Discussion:  Transition from JH to HS is an issue to be addressed with NESA. Maps testing will begin next week and will assist in bridging some of the historical gaps once we are able to create a history with Maps taken consistently across grade levels.

Discussion:  Supt. Lefdal noted he continues on-going discussions with related parties.

Discussion:  Studio 120 architects were on site performing preliminary assessments.

Discussion:  Main facility report was strong with few, only minor revisions. However, the Wellington facility meant with several concerns as Administration expected resulting in an immediate need to relocate wrestling for the 15-16 school year, which Administration has a viable option in coordinating with the CC fair board for use of a building at the fairgrounds. Additionally, eventually the alternative education program which involves approx. 10 students, transportation and storage relocation will be required as well.

Discussion:  Policy BA-BEC was reviewed with no discussion noted.

Discussion:  Meeting was adjourned at 7:30 pm