May 12, 2014 at 7:00 PM - Board of Education Regular Meeting
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1. Call to Order
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Information concerning the Open Meeting Law, Chapter 84, Article 14 of Nebraska State Statutes, is posted on the bulletin board in this room.
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2. Roll Call
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3. Pledge of Allegiance
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Students from Mrs. Stednitz' Kindergarten class will be leading the Pledge of Allegiance, and will be introduced by Mrs. Laura Jackson, Principal of Deerfield Primary School.
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4. Approval of Emergency Additions to the Agenda
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5. Call for Removal of Consent Agenda Items
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6. Consent Agenda
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6.1. Waiver of reading minutes from previous meeting
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6.2. Acceptance of minutes of the previous meeting as published
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6.3. Receipt of Communications
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6.4. Treasurer’s Report
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6.5. Audit of Claims
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6.6. Facility Use
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7. Business
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7.1. Items removed from Consent Agenda
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7.2. Recognitions
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7.3. Acceptance of Gifts
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7.4. Consideration of Communications
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A letter has been received from Mr. Anderson, BHS Principal, asking permission for the Skills USA National Qualifiers to attend the National Competition June 23rd - June 27th in Kansas City, MO.
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7.4.1. Consideration of Communications
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A letter has been received from Mr. Anderson, BHS Principal, regarding the 2014 FBLA State Leadership Conference. Mr. Anderson is requesting permission for Mrs. Olson to accompany the national qualifiers to the FBLA National Conference that will be held in Nashville, TN from June 28th-July 3rd, 2014. He is also requesting financial assistance for the adviser fees for the trip.
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7.5. Student Achievement
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Mr. Anderson, Principal of Blair High School, and Mrs. Lucas-Richt, Student Services Director, will be presenting the Co-Teaching Model that has been implemented at Blair High School.
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7.6. Comments From The Public
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This is the portion of the meeting when members of the public may address the board about matters of public concern.
INSTRUCTIONS FOR MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO WISH TO SPEAK:
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8. Committee Reports
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8.1. Policy Committee
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8.2. Curriculum Committee
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8.3. BG&T Committee
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8.4. Finance Committee
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8.5. Ad Hoc Committee on Activities
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9. Approval of New Teachers
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New teachers and positions for approval:
Courtney Archer - Language Arts, Blair High School Maureen Bray - Family/Consumer Science, Otte Middle School & Blair High School Steve Callaghan - Social Studies (1 year position) - Blair High School Dara Coffey - Special Education, North Primary Nathan Livingston - Assistant Principal, Otte Middle School Natalie Ringen - Special Education, Deerfield Primary Lindsay Stier - Library/Media Specialist, Deerfield/West Primary |
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10. Acceptance of Retirements
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11. Acceptance of Resignations
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A resignation letter has been received from Carolyn Harkreader, BHS FCS teacher, effective upon the conclusion of the 2013-14 school year.
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12. Informational Items
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12.1. Superintendent Report
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13. Closed Session
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The 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.
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14. Adjournment
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