August 26, 2024 at 5:00 PM - Board of Education Special Meeting

Rationale:  Information concerning the Open Meeting Law, Chapter 84, Article 14 of Nebraska State Statutes, is posted in the meeting room and at a location accessible to members of the public. 

Mrs. Kari Loseke, Board President, will call the Board of Education Special meeting to order. 

Rationale:  The Board Secretary will conduct roll call attendance. 

Rationale:  Dr. Gilson will lead the Board in Pledge of Allegiance.

Rationale:  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:
 

1. Getting started:  When you have been recognized, please stand and state your name. 
2. Time Limit: The board has the discretion to limit the amount of time set aside for public participation and unless stated otherwise, will employ a time limit of 5 minutes or less. 
3. Personnel or Student Topic:  If you are planning to speak about a personnel or student matter involving an individual, please understand that our policies require you to follow the district’s complaint procedure before addressing the board.  Board members will generally not respond to any questions or comments you make about individual staff members or students.  Please remember that slanderous comments will not be tolerated. 
4. General Rules:  This is a public meeting for the conduct of business.  Comments from within the audience while others are speaking will not be tolerated.  Offensive language, personal attacks, and hostile conduct will not be tolerated.
5. No action by the Board:  The Board will not act on any matter unless it is on the published agenda.

Rationale:  The District was successful with overhauling its Ford box truck. It now has a need to replace its lift gate due to safety concerns that existed prior to the engine failure.  Mr. Steinbeck recommends a lift gate replacement so the box truck can be available for hauling items like show choir, football equipment, band equipment, and other activities. The truck with a new lift could also alleviate miles put on the current district food truck. Mr. Steinbeck recommends the Badger Body & Truck Equipment Co. quote in the amount of $9,371.00 to replace the existing lift gate and install a new Tommy Gate.

Rationale:  Dr. Gilson and Mr. Steinbeck recommends approving the $16,700 Bart Moore Subcontracting, Inc. quote for concrete work to the bus loop in the High School staff parking lot. The estimate will remove trees and dirt from the landscaping that exists as an island in the High School staff parking lot that formed the bus loop and tear out the curbs and replace it with more concrete.  The area as a landscaping project has been difficult to maintain with the available manpower and/or volunteers. The hope was to start the project near the same time as the High School Habitat pad that Bart Moore is installing.

Rationale:  The District budgeted a $58,000 General Fund transfer to support the Activity Fund and transferred that amount following the August 12, 2024 Board Meeting. However, the District is responsible per State Statute to finance all activities with a deficit balance. Mr. Shearer to share the current status of the Activity Funds deficit balances and recommend an additional amount be transferred from the General Fund to support the Activity Fund. 

Rationale:  The district budgeted $826,000 to be transferred into its Savings Depreciation Fund for 2023-24.  Mr. Shearer recommends transferring that amount unless the Board would prefer a lessor amount because of the additional activity fund transfer.

Rationale:  Mr. Shearer presented budget information to Board Members at Budget Workshops held on August 21, 2024, and August 22, 2024. At those workshops, Mr. Shearer and Dr. Gilson gathered Board Member feedback and will present a proposed School District Budget and Tax Request draft they recommend being shared for Public Hearing(s). The Board is only to approve tonight a proposed budget that will be advertised via public notice for its public hearing(s) to be held at 7pm on September 16, 2024, prior to the start of the Regular Board Meeting.  The Board will not approve the adoption of its Budget and Tax Resolution until sometime after the budget and tax public hearings request.

Rationale: 

• Megan Norton - School Psychologist (1-Year Contract)