March 14, 2022 at 6:00 PM - Board of Education Regular Meeting
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1. Osceola Public Schools Board of Education Information
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Notice of this meeting was posted at the Jeffrey Elementary School, Osceola Middle School/High School, Pinnacle Bank of Osceola, and the Osceola Post Office on March 3,2022. This notice was also published in The Polk County News on the same date. A copy of the agenda items is tentative and may be changed by the Board if necessary.
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2. Opening Procedures
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2.1. Call the Meeting to Order
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Discussion:
President Boruch called the regular meeting to order at 6:02 PM and informed those in attendance that a current copy of the Open Meetings Act is posted in the meeting room, then directed the public to its location.
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2.2. Roll Call
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Also present were Superintendent Jason Lavaley, Principal Brent Breckner, Principal Brett Webster and Debra Berry. There were no patrons present.
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2.3. Excuse Board Members Who Are Absent
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Discussion:
There were no board members absent.
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3. Approval of Agenda
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Recommended Motion(s):
Approval of the agenda as written Passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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4. Recognition of Visitors/Communications from the Public
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There were no patrons present.
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5. Reports
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5.1. Principals Reports
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5.1.1. Elementary Report
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Elementary Principal Brett Webster gave his written and oral report about: the State testing window opens this month; MAPs testing will start at the end of April; Miss Nebraska is coming March 15th; 8 girls are currently signed up for "Girls on the Run"; Kindergarten Round Up is April 8th; Preschool registration is April 8th; Parent-Teacher Conference went will; and the "Read-A-Thon" is finishing this week.
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5.1.2. MS/HS Report
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MS/HS Principal Brent Breckner gave his written and oral report about: meetings with ESU #7; Juniors are working with Mrs. White on College Prep for ACT; planning next school year's staffing, schedule and course offerings; working on teacher evaluations; discussing handbook changes with students and STUCO; and upcoming events.
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5.2. Superintendent’s Report
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Superintendent Jason Lavaley gave his written and oral report about: the upcoming Strategic Planning meetings involving the community; upcoming NASB meeting; legislative news; congratulations to the Boys Basketball Team for finishing 4th in the State; congratulations, also, to the Boys Basketball Team for finishing 2nd for Sportsmanship in the State; Doug Rathjen has resigned as the Girls Basketball Coach; creating a Hope Squad which would help students recognize other students at risk for suicide; update on the music position; updates on school improvement tasks; and the Superintendent's calendar.
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5.3. Board Reports
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There were no board reports.
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6. Action Items
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6.1. Consent Agenda
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Consent Agenda
Recommended Motion(s):
Approval of the consent agenda Passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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6.1.1. Approval of the Previous Meeting’s Minutes
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6.1.2. Treasurer’s Report
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6.1.3. Payment of general fund claims in the amount of $426,299.20
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6.1.4. Payment of special building fund claim of $9.960.00
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6.1.5. Payment of qualified capital purpose undertaking fund claim of $15.00
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6.2. Consider, discuss and take all necessary action on
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6.2.1. Consider, discuss and take all necessary action on bid for speech services for 2022-23.
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Recommended Motion(s):
Contract with Therapy Works out of Columbus for speech services for 2022-23 school year. Passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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6.2.2. Consider, discuss and take all necessary action on ESU 7 Services contract for 2022-23.
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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6.2.3. Consider, discuss and take all necessary action on renewing Control Services HVAC maintenance contract for 2022-23.
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Recommended Motion(s):
Renew HVAC maintenance services contract with Control Services for $13,886. Passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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6.2.4. Consider, discuss and take all necessary action on Garrett/Callahan Boiler treatment contract.
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Recommended Motion(s):
Renew Garratt/Callahan Boiler treatment contract for 2022-23 Passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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6.2.5. Consider, discuss, and take all necessary action to approve the purchase of 70 Mac laptops for replacement of dated computers for students and staff. Also, to purchase 60 iPads to update our devices at the Elementary and Secondary.
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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6.2.6. Consider, discuss, and take all necessary actions on accepting the updated coop agreement with Cross County and High Plains for softball.
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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6.2.7. Consider, discuss, and take all necessary action to accept Mr. Struckman as the Spanish Teacher for the 2022-2023 school year. Also accept an interlocal contract with High Plains Community Schools to utilize Mr. Struckman's services for 0.5 FTE.
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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6.2.8. Consider, discuss, and take all necessary action to accept an interlocal agreement with High Plains with the purpose of sharing Mr. Struckman as a 0.5 FTE teacher.
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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6.2.9. Consider, discuss, and take all necessary action to review and approve classified staff wages for the 2022-2023 school year.
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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6.2.10. Consider, discuss and take all necessary action on adopting the school calendar for 2022-2023 school year
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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7. Discussion Items
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There were no discussion items.
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8. Next Meeting Dates and Times
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8.1. Regular meeting April 11, 2022, 6:00 PM at the Osceola Middle/High School Media Center.
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9. Adjournment
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Recommended Motion(s):
Moved to adjourn meeting at 7:00 p.m. Passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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