April 10, 2017 at 7:00 PM - Board of Education Regular Meeting
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1. 2016 DISTRICT MISSION, VISION, VALUES, & BELIEFS
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Vision: Learning for All…. Learning for Life
Mission: The mission of Cozad Community Schools is to prepare students to be lifelong learners and productive, responsible citizens by providing a quality education in cooperation with family and community. Values - Guiding Principles Respect - Trust, appreciate, celebrate, value, act with urgency Integrity - Do the right thing, deliver highest quality instruction and practice full accountability Teamwork - Teamwork at all levels districtwide, recognize and celebrate, have fun and enjoy Innovation- Positive attitude, open to new ideas, Courage - Embrace change and take calculated risk, encourage others, communicate directly with respect |
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2. BOARD OF EDUCATION REGULAR MEETING 7:00 P.M.
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2.1. Call to Order, Roll Call
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2.2. Nebraska Open Meeting Law, Publication of Meeting
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This meeting has been preceded by advance notice and is hereby declared to be in open session. A current copy of the Nebraska Open Meetings Act is posted on the N.E. wall of the meeting room. Notice of this meeting was given in advance by publication in the Tri-City Tribune and posted on the Cozad Community Schools website and at the District Office. Notice of this meeting was also given in advance to all members of the Board of Education. |
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2.3. Excused/Unexcused Board Member Absence
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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2.4. Approval of Agenda
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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3. PUBLIC COMMENTS
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The Board of Education invites you to offer comments during the public comments portion of the agenda. This is the portion of the meeting when members of the public may speak to the board about matters of public concern. When you have been recognized, please stand and state your name and come forward to the front of the board table. The board will generally allow a total of 20 minutes for the presentation of all public comments. Individuals may speak only one time, and must limit comments to around 5 minutes. If there are more than 4 individuals who wish to address the board, the 20 minutes will be divided equally between the number of speakers. These time limits may be changed by a majority vote of the board members in attendance to extend the time for a specific item or speaker. For additional instructions on public participation, brochures are provided for you to view. A copy of Policy 2009 Public Participation at Board Meetings is available upon request.
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4. PRINCIPAL/ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS
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4.1. BBeckenhauer Report
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4.2. BRegelin Report
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4.3. D Henderson Report
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4.4. JBeckenhauer Report
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5. SUPERINTENDENT REPORT
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6. CONSENT AGENDA
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6.1. Approval of Minutes of Previous Meeting(s)
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Minutes of the March 20, 2017 Regular Board of Education Meeting
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6.2. Condolences, Congratulations, and Correspondence
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Condolences to Nancy Rice, Dennis and Kelly Worrell and families on the death of Nancy's mother of Polk, Nebraska. Please keep this family in your thoughts and prayers.
 Condolences to Jamie & Stephanie Rush and family on the death of Stephanie's mother, Ann Schaaf. Please keep this family in your thoughts and prayers.
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6.3. Salary Advancement Applications
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Cover, Heidi - Digital Tools for the Classroom – 3 credit hours - Summer 17 – Doane Cover, Heidi - Nebraska & the Overland Trails – 3 credit hours- Summer 17 – Doane Cover, Heidi - Integrating Technology with Purpose – 3 credit hours - Summer 17 – Doane Frauen, Brent – Internship – 3 credit hours - Summer 17 – UNK Frauen, Brent - School Improvement – 3 credit hours - Summer 17 – UNK Frauen, Brent - Contemporary Theory & Practice in Reading – 3 credit hours - Summer 17 – UNK Klein, Karen - Family Development – 3 credit hours - Spring 16-17 – Chadron Klein, Karen - Counseling Theories – 3 credit hours - Fall 16-17 – Chadron Klein, Karen - School Counseling – 3 credit hours - Spring 16-17 – Chadron Klein, Karen - Research Design & Data Analysis – 3 - Summer 17 – Chadron Klein, Karen - Advanced Human Development – 3 credit hours - Summer 17 – Chadron Kuecker, Kylee - Sign Language II – 3 credit hours - Summer 17 – Doane Mraz, Barry - Current Trends in Education – 3 credit hours - Summer 17 – Doane Russell, Arika – Neurodiversity – 3 credit hours - Summer 17 – Augustana Simpson, Ashley - Social Thinking in a Classroom – 3 credit hours - Summer 17 – Doane Simpson, Ashley - Sparking Student Curiosity – 3 credit hours - Summer 17 – Doane Simpson, Ashley - Developing Positive Learning Environments – 3 credit hours - Summer 17 – Doane Simpson, Ashley - Improvement of Instruction – 3 credit hours - Spring 16-17 – Doane Simpson, Ashley - Assessment Learning – 3 credit hours - Spring 16-17 – Doane Simpson, Ashley - Culminating Project – 3 credit hours - Spring 17-18 – Doane Simpson, Ashley - Practical Behavior Interventions in the Classroom – 3 credit hours - Spring 17-18 – Doane Simpson, Ashley - Research Methods – 3 credit hours - Fall 17-18 – Doane Wieseler, Erica - Performance and Literature I – 2 credit hours - Summer 17 – Northern St Wieseler, Erica - Advanced Conducting – 2 credit hours - Summer 17 – Northern St Wieseler, Erica - Technology for Music Educators – 2 credit hours - Summer 17 – Northern St Williams, Morgan - Reading In Content Fields – 3 credit hours - Summer 17 – Chadron Williams, Morgan - Research Design & Data Analysis – 3 credit hours - Summer 17 – Chadron |
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6.4. Standing Reports
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6.4.1. Bond Fund Taxes Report
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6.4.2. Building Fund Taxes Report
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Breakdown of tax type collected was not available from Custer County Clerk at this time. The report will be updated when the breakdown becomes available and will be reflected on the next report.
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6.4.3. General Fund Taxes Report
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Breakdown of tax type collected was not available from Custer County Clerk at this time. The report will be updated when the breakdown becomes available and will be reflected on the next report.
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6.4.4. Substitute Reports
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6.4.5. Nutrition Services SNP Claim for Reimbursement Summary February 2017
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6.4.6. Bus Route Averages
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7. ACTION ITEMS
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7.1. Consent Agenda
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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7.2. Discuss, Consider, and Take Action on the Financial Reports and Claims
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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7.2.1. District Treasurer's Report
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7.2.2. District Financial Report
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7.2.3. Check Journal General Fund
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Amazon - Cannon Rebel DSLR Camera - $479.00 - will be reimbursed with Perkin's Grant Amazon - KitchenAid Mixer - $359.99 - will be reimbursed with Perkin's Grant Integration Partners - Firewall - $4,270.32
AP: $65,748.40 Payroll: $757,207.44 TOTAL: $822,955.84 |
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7.2.4. Check Journal Lunch Fund
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AP: $24,263.79 Payroll: $26,659.12 TOTAL: $50,922.91 |
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7.2.5. Activities Financial Report
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7.2.6. Activities Check Journal
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7.3. Discuss, Consider, and Take Action on the approval of Certificated staff contracts for the 2017-2018 school year
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Certified Staff contracts for 2017-2018: Jordan Cudney, High School Assistant Principal/Activities Director Michelle Irvine, High School Family and Consumer Sciences Bethany Hyatt, School Psychologist Hannah Gilg, Elementary Teacher
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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7.4. Discuss, Consider, and Take Action on the approval of Resignation of Certificated Staff
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Resignations effective at the end of the 2016-2017 contract year: Sophia Weinert, High School Mathematics Susan Armstrong, Third Grade Elementary Mary Poore, Middle School Language Arts
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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7.5. Discuss, Consider, and Take Action on the approval of sponsoring the 2017 Summer Food Service Program at the Cozad High School Cafeteria
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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7.6. Discuss, Consider, and Take Action to waive rescheduling the missed school day on January 16, 2017, due to winter weather
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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7.7. Discuss, Consider, and Take Action on the Approval of the Adoption of Board Policy 2002 Organization of the Board, Replacing the Following Current Policies- Policy 9001: Presiding Officer, Policy 9119: Organization, Policy 9120: Election of Officers and Authority of the Board, Policy 9121: President, Policy 9122: Secretary, Policy 9123: Treasurer, Policy 9130: Vacancies, Policy 9322.2: Board Committees
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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7.8. Discuss, Consider, and Take Action on the Approval of Board Policy 3005 School Activities Fund, Replacing the Current Policy 3400: Student Activity Funds
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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8. DISCUSSION ITEMS
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8.1. Modular for Elementary
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8.2. Locker Room and Boiler Room
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8.3. Capital Improvements
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9. AGENDA SETTING AND FUTURE MEETINGS
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May 15, 2017, 12:00 p.m. Regular Board Meeting June 19, 2017, 7:00 p.m. Regular Board Meeting |
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10. ADJOURNMENT
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* Closed Session: If, during the course of the meeting, discussion of any item on the agenda should be held in a closed meeting, the board will conduct a closed meeting in accordance with the Nebraska Open Meetings Law. **Sequence of Agenda: The sequence of agenda topics is subject to change at the discretion of the board. Please arrive at the beginning of the meeting. ***Action Item: The board reserves the right to take action on any item on the board agenda.
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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