June 5, 2017 at 6:00 PM - Board of Education Workshop

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Notice to visitors:

The agenda will be kept current and available for public inspection in the office of the Secretary of the Board of Education at the Administrative Building during regular working hours. 

Board members may request specific agenda item(s) be moved to a different place on the agenda.  Please attend the entire meeting to ensure you hear discussion on a particular agenda item.

Pursuant to Section 84-1412 of the Nebraska Statutes, the public is hereby informed that a current copy of the Nebraska Open Meetings Act is posted in the Board meeting room on the north wall.

Agenda items are subject to reordering at discretion of the board president, please attend the entire meeting to ensure you're able to hear any discussion. If you would like to rehear any discussion, please listen to our podcast located on the District Web Page, district.ops.org.

Rationale:  At this time, any Board member may request that any item in the consent agenda be removed from the consent agenda and be considered and voted on separately. 

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It is recommended that the claims for the School District of Omaha be approved as presented by the central administrative staff.

A.  CLAIMS REPORT A

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It is recommended that the claims for the School District of Omaha be approved as presented by the central administrative staff.

A.  CLAIMS REPORT B

Rationale:  It is recommended that the claims for Educational Service Unit No. 19 be approved as presented by the central administrative staff.

Rationale:  The Committee on Claims met on 06/05/2017 and approved the audit of claims conducted by the Secretary to the Board of Education. 

Rationale:  Central Office staff recommend the approval of changes to the Code of Conduct for the 2017-18 school year.

Rationale:  Due to Mr. Palermo's recent election to the Omaha City Council District 4, Mr. Palermo is resigning his Board of Education seat in District 9 effective June 4, 2017. 

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Worker’ Compensation & Insurance Management recommends renewing participation in the Voluntary Student Accident Insurance, which has a renewal date of August 1, 2017 and is written by K&K and Nationwide. The coverage is wholly paid for by the participating students, and no costs are incurred by the District. The District has written this coverage with K & K Insurance since 2011.  This coverage reduces the overall liability to the district and helps families without health insurance cover the cost of accidental medical expenses.

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Worker’ Compensation & Insurance Management recommends renewing the 7^th and 8^th Grade Catastrophic Coverage, which has a renewal date of August 1, 2017 and is written by Student Assurance Services & Zurich Insurance. The District purchased this plan starting in 2008 because the NSAA’s catastrophic accident plan only covers senior high student athletes. The premium of this coverage remains unchanged from the 8/1/16-8/1/17 policy period at $5,378.00.

Rationale:  Central administrative staff request approval of the 2017-2018 Master Services Agreement between the Educational Service Unit Coordinating Council (ESUCC) and Education Service Unit (ESU) #19.  The purpose of this Agreement is to establish the general terms and conditions applicable to the education initiatives, services and projects which ESUCC supplies to the ESU for the 2017-18 school year.  This Agreement is intended to serve as a framework for the provision of services under one or more of the ESUCC's Projects.