November 13, 2023 at 6:00 PM - Omaha Public Schools Board of Education and Educational Service Unit 19 Board Meeting

Rationale: 

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Rationale:  South High School JROTC will present the Colors and lead the Pledge of Allegiance.

Rationale:  The Vision:  Every Student.  Every Day.  Prepared for Success.

The Mission:  To prepare all students for success in college, career, and life.

Rationale:  The OPS Proud Spotlight features Kennedy Elementary educator Ms. Melissa Zieszler for receiving the K-12 Technology Educator of the Year Award from the AIM Institute.

Rationale:  The Treasurer's Report for September 2023 is attached for review

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. 

Rationale:  Pursuant to Policy 7003,F.4., Administration and Jacobs in keeping with long standing practice, the Substantial Completion for Spring Lake Elementary School is being submitted to the Board of Education for acceptance.

Contractor                                 Project                              Completion Date
Hausmann Construction, Inc.   Spring Lake Elementary    October 6, 2023
                                                  School: Capital Improvements
                                                  & Renovation Project -
                                                  GMP Amendment No.004

The completion date, as listed above, is the date of commencement of the one-year warranty period and required by the contract documents. This agreed upon contractual date will provide continuity in the start dates of the warranties and takes into consideration that the Owner had beneficial use and occupancy of the facility.

Rationale: 

Per Policy 7003, F., 3, Administration recommends the approval of Amendment No. 003 with Diamond Assets LLC. Agreement District RFP 014-20, to exercise its option to extend the agreement for the third of three possible one-year terms.

The Board of Education approved the Master Agreement with Diamond Assets at the November 2020 Board of Education meeting, Amendment No. 001 in December 2021, and granted approval of Amendment No. 002 in February 2022.

There is no cost to the District for this amendment as the awarded contract covers the disposal of District purchased Apple devices that are outdated and no longer in use. Diamond Assets LLC purchases these devices per a schedule based on the device and condition from the District.

This agreement has contributed $334,010.00 back to the General Fund.

Rationale:  FUND:       4070 Depreciation Fund
PROGRAM:    2591 Building and Sites
DEPT:       7166600 Schoolhouse Planning 
SUPPLIER:   Digital Scoreboards, LLC.
POLICIES:   7000, III.K, 7000, VII.A.
AMOUNT:     $1,374,210.00

Administration recommends approval to award Bid No. 24-003 to Digital Scoreboards, LLC., the lowest compliant bidder, for the removal of the existing outdoor video scoreboard displays (but not existing structure) at Benson High, Central High, Northwest High School, and South High School. The installation of new LED video displays will allow full video production and multiple sports scoring during competition. This work project (Package "E") includes all power, data and audio-visual components necessary to power and provide video content to the scoreboards.

The total price of the bid and contract is $1,374,210.00.

Bids received were:

Contractor	Base Bid
Digital Scoreboards, LLC	*$1,374,210.00
Formetco	$1,436,094.49

*Awarded low priced item meeting specifications from a compliant bidder.
                                                                            
For complete bid documentation, contact Philip.Connatser@ops.org.

Rationale:  FUND:  1 & 175 General Fund reimbursed by COVID Federal Grants
PROGRAM:  2620 Maintenance School/District Building  
DEPT. ID: 7166600 Schoolhouse Planning   
PROJECT:  499271 ESSER III       
SUPPLIER: Prince Plumbing, Inc.
POLICY: 7000, IV., C,
AMOUNT:   $544,920.00  

Administration recommends approval to Award Bid No. 23-085 and Contract to Prince Plumbing, Inc. for the purchase and installation of new refrigerated drinking fountains and bottle filling stations including associated electrical, plumbing, and structural work. This project will remove out-of-date, non-ADA-compliant, and non-cooled drinking fountains and replacing them with new electric water coolers drinking fountains and bottle-filling stations. This project includes Belle Ryan Elementary, Benson West Elementary, Crestridge Elementary, Druid Hill Elementary, Dundee Elementary, Florence Elementary, Fullerton Elementary, Gifford Park Elementary, Adams, Ashland-Park Robbins Elementary, Bancroft Elementary, Catlin Elementary, Central Park Elementary, Conestoga Elementary, Edison Elementary, Alice Buffett Middle, Bryan Middle, McMillan Middle, Burke High, and Central High School. This project is the second of four projects to provide cold and accessible drinking water to District students and staff. Prince Plumbing is the responsible offeror whose proposal is most advantageous to the District with price and other factors considered.
This purchase is in alignment with Pillar 3-Infrastructure for the Future and reimbursed by Covid Federal Grants.   
The total price of the contract is $544,920.00.

Bids received were:

Vendor	Base Bid
Downs Electric, Inc.	$561,250.00
*Prince Plumbing, Inc.	$544,920.00

*Apparent Low Bidder meeting the specifications.
                                                                            
For complete bid documentation contact philip.connatser@ops.org

Rationale:  FUND:     1 & 175 General Fund reimbursed by COVID Federal Grants
PROGRAM:  Maintenance School/District Buildings  
DEPT. ID: 7166600 Schoolhouse Planning
PROJECT:  499271 ESSER III       
VENDOR:   Downs Electric, Inc.
POLICY:   7000, IV. C,
AMOUNT:   $ 527,700.00 

Administration recommends approval to Award Bid No. 23-086 to Downs Electric, Inc. for the purchase and installation of new refrigerated drinking fountains and bottle filling stations including associated electrical, plumbing, and structural work. This project will remove out of date, non-ADA-compliant, and non-cooled drinking fountains and replace them with new electric water coolers with drinking fountains and bottle-filling stations. This project includes Gomez Elementary, Harrison Elementary, Hartman Elementary, Jackson Elementary, Liberty Elementary, Lothrop Elementary, Miller Park Elementary, Mount View Elementary, Field Club Elementary, Franklin Elementary, Highland Elementary, Kennedy Elementary, Indian Hill Elementary, Kellom Elementary, Oak Valley Elementary, Morton Middle, Norris Middle, Marrs Middle, North High, Northwest High Schools as part of this project. This project is the third of multiple projects that will provide cold and accessible drinking water to District students and staff. Downs Electric, Inc. is the responsible offeror whose proposal is most advantageous to the District with price and other factors considered.

This purchase is in alignment with Pillar 3-Infrastructure for the Future and reimbursed by Covid Federal Grants.  

The total price of this purchase is $527,700.00

Bids received were:

Vendor	Base Bid
*Downs Electric, Inc.	$527,700.00
Prince Plumbing, Inc.	$571,068.00

*Apparent Low Bidder meeting the specifications.
                                                                            
For complete bid documentation contact philip.connatser@ops.org.

Rationale:  FUND: 1 & 175 General Fund and reimbursed by COVID Federal Grants
PROGRAM:  2620 Maintenance School/District Building   
DEPT. ID: 7166600 Schoolhouse Planning
PROJECT:  499271 ESSER III       
SUPPLIER: Downs Electric, Inc.
POLICY:   7000, IV., C
AMOUNT:   $320,545.00  

Administration recommends approval to Award Bid No. 24-006 to Downs Electric, Inc. for the purchase and installation of new refrigerated drinking fountains and bottle filling stations and associated electrical, plumbing, and architectural work. This project will remove out of date, non-ADA-compliant, and non-cooled drinking fountains and replace them with new electric water coolers with drinking fountains and bottle-filling stations. Work will take place at Pawnee Elementary, Rose Hill Elementary, Saddlebrook Elementary, Sherman Elementary, Skinner Elementary, Skinner Elementary, Jefferson Elementary, Spring Lake Elementary, Springville Elementary, Standing Bear Elementary, Walnut Hill Elementary, Washington Elementary, Blackburn, J.P.Lord, Omaha Public Schools Career Center, and Parrish schools. This project is the fourth of multiple projects to provide cold and accessible drinking water to District students and staff. Downs Electric, Inc. is the responsible offeror whose proposal is most advantageous to the District with price and other factors considered.

Bids received were:

Vendor	Base Bid
*Downs Electric, Inc.	$320,545.00
Prince Plumbing, Inc.	$324,500.00

*Apparent Low Bidder meeting the specifications.
                                                                            
For complete bid documentation contact philip.connatser@ops.org.

Rationale:  Fund:  1   General Fund      
Program: 2330  Executive Admin Services
Dept:  7072002  School Improvement 
Class:  901  Strategic Plan
Policies: 7000, V., G.
Amount: $105,600.00 

At the Board of Education meeting on August 21, 2023, the Chief Strategy Officer presented the District's transition to a K-12 system accreditation as part of the Omaha Public Schools Continuous Improvement process. Accredited schools must comply with 92 NAC 10, the rules and regulations which govern standards and procedures for the accreditation of all public schools and any nonpublic schools that request state accreditation. Districts/schools may also choose to be accredited by the AdvancED/North Central Association accrediting body.  The District has chosen to be accredited by the AdvancED/North Central Association accrediting body, now named Cognia, for that process.  In keeping with the provisions of Policy 7000, Section V, Paragraph G, Cognia is a sole source and therefore the services were not required to be bid. 

Rationale:  FUND:  31 Special Building Fund
PROGRAM:  2510 Business Support Services
DEPT.:  7166600 Schoolhouse Planning 
SUPPLIER: Downs Electric, Inc
POLICIES: 7000, IV.C., 7000, IV.E., 7000, VII.A., 7000, VII.D.
AMOUNT: $49,676.39

Pursuant to Policies 7000, IV. G., Administration recommends approval of change order No. 001 to the Board/Training Room Renovation Project awarded through Bid No. 23-081 for the renovation of the Training/Board room at the TAC building which was approved by the Board on June 22, 2023:
 

PCO	Type	Description	Type	Amount
001	Elect.	The cost associated to complete data cabling in the space originally planned to be completed as part of the TAC Infrastructure Improvement Project. The project schedules did not allow for this coordination, so credit was received in this previous project, and this scope is being added as part of this project.	Add	$ 30,888.98
002	Plumb.	Cost associated with change of product required for sink in the conference room to meet ADA guidelines.	Add	$ 418.24
004	Arch.	Cost associated with replacing carpet in elevator lobby hallway and HR Waiting area beyond what was shown in the original bid documents.	Add	$ 11,205.12
005	Arch.	Cost associated with additional soffit discovered to be needed upon removal of existing enclosed soffit walls.	Add	$ 7,164.05

The proposed changes will not affect the substantial completion date of December 31, 2023. 

Total Amount of Change Order No. 001 - Add	$     49,676.39
Original Contract Amount:	$  2,536,512.00
Previously Approved Changes:	$               0.00
Change Order No. 001 - Add	$       49,676.39
Total Revised Contract Amount:	$  2,586,188.39

Rationale:  FUND:     1 & 175 General Fund reimbursed by COVID Federal Grants
PROGRAM:  2620 Maintenance School/District Buildings
DEPT. ID: 7166600 Schoolhouse Planning         
SUPPLIER: Downs Electric, Inc.
POLICIES: 7000, III. K., 7000, VII.D
AMOUNT:   $218,035.00

Pursuant to Policies 7000, IV. G., Administration and Jacobs with the concurrence of the project architect/engineer, Beringer Ciaccio Dennell Mabrey (BCDM) Architects, recommend that the following change order agreement be submitted for approval:

Project: Bid 23-008 South High School Capital Improvements
Architect/Engineer: Beringer Ciaccio Dennell Mabrey (BCDM) Architects.
Contractor: Downs Electric, Inc.

This work is funded utilizing Esser Funds under Pillar 3, Infrastructure for the Future. Downs Electric is the responsible offeror whose proposal is most advantageous to the District with price and other factors included.

RFP#	Type	Description	Type	Amount
Addendum No.3	Elec.	Labor, equipment, and materials to furnish and replace two existing transformers per addendum 3 of the bid.	ADD	$200,063.00
RFI-02	Arch.	Due to unforeseen conditions, the oost associated to demo two additional openings for new louvers and provide lintels at both openings.	ADD	$12,595.00
		Cost associated to extend Submittal Exchange for an additional year of service due to material delays and the addition of addendum 3.	ADD	$5,377.00

The proposed changes along with delays on delivery and materials will increase the contract time by 366 calendar days. The new date of Substantial Completion will be August 1, 2024 for the entire school, except for work associated with the pool area, which is August 31, 2024. 
 

Total Amount of Change Order No. 001 - Add	$218,035.00
Original Contract Amount	$2,774,700.00
Previously Approved Changes	$0.00
Change Order No. 001 - Add	$218,035.00
Total Revised Contract Amount	$2,992,735.00
Amount Paid to Date	$973,244.56
Amount Remaining	$2,019,490.44

Rationale:  FUND:     1 & 175 General Fund reimbursed by COVID Federal Grants
PROGRAM:  2620 Maintenance School/District Buildings
DEPT. ID: 7166600 Schoolhouse Planning         
SUPPLIER: Downs Electric, Inc.
POLICIES: 7000, III. K., 7000, VII.D
AMOUNT:   $214,082.35

Pursuant to Policies 7000, IV. G., Administration and Jacobs with the concurrence of the project architect/engineer, Beringer Ciaccio Dennell Mabrey (BCDM) Architects, recommend that the following change order agreement be submitted for approval:

Project: Bid 23-008 South High School
Architect/Engineer: Beringer Ciaccio Dennell Mabrey (BCDM) Architects.
Contractor: Downs Electric, Inc.

This work is funded utilizing Esser Funds under Pillar 3-Infrastructure for the Future. Downs Electric is the responsible offeror whose proposal is most advantageous to the District with price and other factors included.
 

RFP#	Type	Description	Type	Amount
RFP-01	Elec.	Labor, equipment, and materials to furnish and install Variable Frequency Drives at mechanical equipment to lengthen the lifespan of associated equipment and provide a better overall instructional environment.	ADD	$214,082.35

 

Total Amount of Change Order No. 001 - Add	$214,082.35
Original Contract Amount	$2,774,700.00
Previously Approved Changes	$218,035.00
Change Order No. 002 - Add	$214,082.35
Total Revised Contract Amount	$3,206,817.35
Amount Paid to Date	$973,244.56
Amount Remaining	$2,233,572.79

Rationale:  The Board of Education is required by State Statute 79-584 to approve all expenditures of District funds.  Expenditures are presented to the Board for approval in the form of a Claims Report.  Claims Report A is a listing of all District expenditures and are organized and presented to the Board by which fund the expenditure is being made from (e.g. General Fund, Bond Fund, etc.).

Rationale:  The Board of Education is required by State Statute 79-584 to approve all expenditures of funds for which the District serves as custodian.  Expenditures are presented to the Board for approval in the form of a Claims Report.  Claims Report B is a listing of expenditures from the various Student Activity Funds for which the Board serves as custodian.

Rationale:  Board Members are prohibited by Nebraska law from voting on items which may personally benefit them.  Expenditures which may personally benefit individual Board Members are presented to the Board for approval in the form of a separate Claims Report in order to permit those Board Members to abstain from voting on items which may personally benefit them.  The Board of Education is required by State Statute 79-584 to approve all expenditures of District funds.  Claims Report C is a listing of expenditures that may relate to individual Board Members or Organizations that employ them.

Rationale:  The Board of Education is required by State Statute 79-584 to approve all expenditures of District funds.  Payroll expenditures are presented to the Board for ratification in the form of a Claims Report.  Claims Report D is a summary of payrolls processed and is presented by payroll and pay date.

Rationale:  The Board of Education is required by State Statute 79-584 to approve all expenditures of District funds.  Payroll expenditures are presented to the Board for ratification in the form of a Claims Report.  Claims Report E is an estimation of payrolls to be processed prior to the next Board meeting and is presented by payroll and pay date.  Board authorization is requested for amounts not to exceed the totals in the Claims Report.

Rationale:  The Board of Education serves as the Board of Educational Service Unit 19.  The Board of Educational Service Unit 19 is required to approve all expenditures of District funds as well as funds for which the District serves as custodian.  Expenditures are presented to the Board for approval in the form of a Claims Report.  Educational Service Unit No. 19 Claims Report is a listing of all expenditures to be paid from the Education Service Unit's funds.

Rationale:  In keeping with the provisions of Nebraska Revised Statute section 79-981, the Board of Education is responsible for the transaction of OSERS’ business, including approval of expenditures of OSERS’ funds.   The Administration recommends approval of the attached claims to be paid from OSERS’ funds.

Rationale:  State Statue 79-584 requires the Secretary to the Board of Education to audit all accounts of the Class V school district and to submit that audit to the Board of Education Audit Committee for review and approval.   The objective of the audit is to obtain and review sufficient claim documentation to determine the risk of material misstatement.   The audit methodology is set forth on the Claims Audit Report.

Rationale:  In keeping with the requirements of Nebraska Revised Statute sections 79-817 to 79-822 as well as Nebraska Revised Statute sections 79-2401 to 79-2405 (Superintendent Pay Transparency Act), Administration recommends approval of the attached contract with Kanyon Chism, Ed.D. to serve as Administrator of ESU #19 for the 2023-2024 through 2025-2026 School Years. Administration further recommends approval of the attached Superintendent Pay Transparency Notice for Dr. Chism.  This approval is required as a result of the amendments made to the salary and benefits for Non-Negotiated employees approved by the Board on October 16, 2023. 

Rationale:  In keeping with the requirements of TITLE 92, NEBRASKA ADMINISTRATIVE CODE, CHAPTER 10.011.01B, Administration recommends that the Board approve the District’s Emergency Operation Plan for the 2023-24 school year.  This plan is for preventative purposes for the safety of District students and staff.  Nebraska Revised Statute 84-712.05(9) permits the District to withhold from the public, records "pertaining to protection of the security of public property and persons on or within public property...." While the Emergency Operation Plan is a safety measure for planning, communication, and response efforts within the Omaha Public Schools and for assistance from local first responders, not all portions of the plan are specific enough to warrant being withheld from the public.  With that in mind, only pages 23-54 of the plan have been redacted from the attached document.  The complete plan has been shared with the Board and, upon approval, will be submitted to the Nebraska Department of Education’s State School Security Director as required by Nebraska Revised Statute 79-2,143. 

Rationale:  FUND: 1, General Fund
PROGRAM: 2241, Library Services
DEPT: 7193010, Secondary Education Admin.
SUPPLIER: Coughlan Companies, LLC d/b/a Capstone
POLICIES: 7000, V. A.
AMOUNT: $103,244.40

Administration recommends renewing the licensing subscription for the elementary research databases PebbleGo with Spanish language content and PebbleGo Next for the dates November 30, 2023 to November 29, 2024. These information databases are designed to support research and inquiry for emergent readers and provide natural voice text to speech support for students. The total price is $103,244.40. In keeping with the provisions of Policy 7000, V.A., no bid was required for this purchase because it falls under the exception to bidding procedures as academic prerogative. The Digital License Agreement with Capstone Digital Product, approved by the Board of Education on June 6, 2022, is attached.

Rationale:  On October 16, 2023, the District’s Head Start program received a program performance summary report identifying one area of deficiency resulting from a complaint filed with the Office of Head Start during the current program year. 
In keeping with 42 U.S.C. 9837 (also known as Section 642 of the Head Start Act), the Board of Education serves as the Governing Body for Head Start.  Under the Head Start Act, the Board of Education is required to review and approve any corrective action plan resulting from an identified deficiency.  As such, Administration recommends approval of the attached Head Start Quality Improvement Plan.

Rationale:  Pursuant to Policy 7000, VII.A., Administration requests approval of the Rebroadcast Agreement with Omaha Cellular Telephone Company (Doing Business As Verizon Wireless) for rebroadcast on the Distributed Antenna System (DAS) located within 3125 Cuming Street (Career Center/TAC Building).  This Agreement will allow the District to distribute the cellular providers frequencies through the DAS to extend cellular coverage throughout the building.  The DAS system was installed as part of the Career Center & TAC Building Infrastructure project approved by the Board on April 4, 2022.  There will be no charge from the provider to the District for the rights of the agreement.  

Rationale:  Policy 4001 and 4035 require that the election of employees shall be by action of the Board of Education upon recommendation of the Superintendent or designee.  Additionally, Policy 4008 requires that the Chief Human Resources Officer process all retirements, resignations, cancellations, contract amendments and terminations of employment making a recommendation for appropriate action to the Superintendent and Board of Education.  Therefore, the District recommends the approval of the attached Staffing Adjustments.  

Rationale:  Dr. Carrie Carr, Principal of Buena Vista High School, received two Requests for Re-Evaluation of Educational Materials forms dated July 20, 2023, relating to inclusion of the book All Boys Aren’t Blue, by George M. Johnson, in the Buena Vista, Bryan and North High School libraries.  In keeping with the provisions of Policy 6300, and in light of the fact that the requested materials were included in several District libraries, a District-Level Review Committee was convened to read All Boys Aren’t Blue and recommend whether to remove the material from District use, to modify the material for continued uses, or to reject the complaint and continue to use the material.  The report of the District Level Review Committee relating to All Boys Aren’t Blue is attached.  The District Level Review Committee recommends that the complaint be rejected and the District continue to maintain All Boys Aren’t Blue in its library collection.

Rationale:  Dr. Kim Jackson, Principal of Northwest High School, received a Request for Re-Evaluation of Educational Materials form dated July 20, 2023, relating to the inclusion of the book Tricks, by Ellen Hopkins in the school library.  In addition, Dr. Carrie Carr, Principal of Buena Vista High School, received two Request for Re-Evaluation of Educational Materials forms dated the same day, relating to inclusion of the book All Boys Aren’t Blue, by George M. Johnson, in the Buena Vista, Bryan and North High School libraries.  One of the forms received by Dr. Carr also referenced Tricks.  In keeping with the provisions of Policy 6300, and in light of the fact that the requested materials were included in several District libraries, a District-Level Review Committee was convened to read Tricks and recommend whether to remove the material from District use, to modify the material for continued uses, or to reject the complaint and continue to use the material.  The report of the District Level Review Committee relating to Tricks is attached.  The District Level Review Committee recommends that the complaint be rejected and the District continue to maintain Tricks in its library collection.

Rationale:   Administration recommends approval of the correction to the H07_52F - Operational Services Specialist, in the attached Non-Negotiated Salary Schedule and Part Time Hourly Rates that was approved on October 16, 2023 by the Board of Education.   This salary schedule was not appropriately aligned to negotiated groups under their supervision. The adjustment aligns this group appropriately.  All other salary schedules remain as approved at the October 16, 2023 Board Meeting. 

Rationale:  It is recommended that the grant fund budget be amended to include the receipts and expenditures of the attached grant awards.

Rationale:  The Board of Education is required by State Statute 79-584 to approve all expenditures of District funds.  Preapproval is requested for the estimated 2023-24 winter sports season officials' pay. Payments to officials will be processed on a weekly basis during the season as pay requests are submitted to Accounts Payable. The total amount of approval requested is $296,670.00 and total payments will not exceed this amount without additional Board of Education approval.

Rationale:  In keeping with the provisions of the collective bargaining agreement entered into between the District and the Omaha Education Association, the Board of Education is in receipt of a grievance appeal.  The resolution sets forth the date, time and procedure to be followed at the Grievance Appeal Hearing before the Board of Education. The resolution also retains the Perry Law Firm to assist the Board in conducting the hearing and to provide legal advice for the grievance appeal.

Rationale:  Aligned strategic priority 1, Academics, this  presentation builds on the information item about aligned continuous improvement that was shared on August 21, 2023. A balanced assessment system:

• Includes assessment of and for learning
• Promotes effective decision making at the student, school, and district levels
• Provides evidence for continuous improvement

The presentation will include an analysis of MAP Growth interim assessment results for 2022-2023 as well as trend data about results over the last 3 academic years.

Rationale:  This presentation represents the beginning of the Calendar Approval Process for the 2024-25 school year. The calendar will be presented for information in this meeting which will coincide closely with the launch of the 2024-25 Calendar Survey to parents/guardians, staff, and students. Surveys will be sent to the identified groups using the email recorded in Infinite Campus (parents/guardians) or to district provided email addresses (staff and students). The feedback collected from the Calendar Survey will support our final draft of the calendar, which will then be presented to our Board for consideration of approval.

Rationale:  The Chair of the Accountability Committee will provide an update.

Rationale:  The Accountability Committee, in collaboration with GR Recruiting, has identified several national advertising publications in which to post the Omaha Public Schools Superintendent position.  Advertising fees will be billed directly to the District by the advertising source and are in alignment with the Search firm contract adopted by the Board of Education on March 20, 2023.  The committee recommends adoption of advertising publications to the Board of Education.

Rationale:  This document provides the Board of Education with monthly Head Start information regarding attendance and enrollment, meal counts, in-kind amounts, health requirements, policy council minutes, delegate reports, and program information summaries to maintain a communication structure to support oversight responsibilities as stated in Head Start Performance Standard 1301.2.

Rationale:  FUND:       1           General Fund
DEPT.:      7062000     Default Dept. for Non-Expend
ACCOUNT:    45401       Sell of supplies/junk auction
PROGRAM:    2500        Default Non-Expenditure Program
CLASS:      000         Default No Class
POLICIES:   3090 Sales & Disposal of Books, Equipment, and Supplies
AMOUNT:     $38,925.00

Pursuant to Policy 3090, Administration recommends approval of the financial results from the District surplus auction held online from July 16 through August 6. The surplus auction was approved at the Board of Education meeting on Monday, June 22, 2023, providing for $38,925.00 in funds to the District as shown below.

Vehicle Sales                                         $32,900.00
Nutrition Services Vehicle Sales            $10,350.00
Gross Amount                                        $43,250.00

Less Vehicle Commission of 10%              $ 4,325.00
Total of subtracted cost:                             $ 4,325.00

Net to the District                                   $38,925.00

Rationale:  The Omaha Board of Education is authorized by state statute to hold closed sessions.  Closed sessions may be held when clearly necessary for the protection of the public interest or for the prevention of needless injury to the reputation of an individual.  Reasons that meet this standard include but are not limited to:  (a) strategy sessions with respect to collective bargaining, real estate matters, pending litigation, or litigation which is imminent as evidenced by communication of a claim or threat of litigation to or by the public body; (b) discussion regarding deployment of security personnel or devices; (c) investigative proceedings regarding allegations of criminal misconduct; (d) evaluation of the job performance of a person when necessary to prevent needless injury to the reputation of a person and if such person has not requested a public meeting; and (e) legal advice.