September 18, 2017 at 7:00 PM - Board of Education Regular Meeting
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1. 2017 DISTRICT MISSION, VISION, VALUES, & BELIEFS
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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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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. JCudney, Activites Director, Report
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4.2. BBeckenhauer Report
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4.3. BRegelin Report
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4.4. DHenderson Report
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4.5. 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 August 14, 2017 Regular Board of Education meeting; August 28, 2017 Special Board of Education meeting; September 6, 2017 Budget Hearing and Budget Summary; and September 13, 2017 Special Hearing To Set Final Tax Request .
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6.2. Congratluations, Condolences, Correspondences
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Congratulations to Derek and Morgan Williams on the birth of their daughter. Condolences to Lonnie Dutton and Nathalie Garcia and family, on the death of Lonnie's step-brother.
 Condolences to Scott & Tracy Lindstedt and family on the death of Tracy's mother.
Condolences to Colton & Stephanie Osborn and family on the death of Steph's grandfather.
Thank you from Tropical Snow for the opportunity to participate in the back-to-school event.
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6.3. Classified Resignations
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Retirement Notification: Enid Macken, Administrative Assistant, District Office effective October 9, 2017 Resignatations: Jodi Spencer, Para-Professional, High School, effective September 22, 2017 Jennie Smith, Para-Professional, Cozad Elementary, effective September 14, 2017 |
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6.4. Salary Advancement Applications
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Gavin Skiles - Managerial Communications - 3 hr. - Wayne State College Morgan Williams - Reading and the At-Risk Student - 3 hrs. - Chadron State College Morgan Williams - Read 635 Diagnosis and Correction - 3 hrs. - Chadron State College Morgan Williams - EDCI 635 Curriculum Development, K-12 - 3 hrs. - Chadron State College
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6.5. Standing Reports
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6.5.1. Bond Fund Taxes Report
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6.5.2. Building Fund Taxes Report
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6.5.3. General Fund Taxes Report
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6.5.4. Sub Reports
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6.5.5. Nutrition Services SFSP Claim for Reimbursement Summary
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6.5.6. Bus Route Averages
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7. ACTION ITEMS
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7.1. Consent Agenda
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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7.2. Discuss, Consider and Take Action on the approval of the General Fund, Bond Fund, Depreciation Fund, Employee Benefit Fund, Activities Fund, School Lunch Fund, Special Building Fund, and Qualified Capital Purpose Undertaking Fund Budgets for the 2017-2018 school year.
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Vote to Approve the General Fund, Bond Fund, Depreciation Fund, Employee Benefit Fund, Activities Fund, School Lunch Fund, Special Building Fund, and Qualified Capital Purpose Undertaking Fund Budgets for the 2017-2018 school year. The QCPUF Budget has been left in even though no funds are budgeted.
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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7.3. Discuss, Consider, and Take Action on the 2017-2018 Tax Request for Cozad Community Schools (24-0011) in Dawson County, Nebraska
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2017-2018 TAX REQUEST RESOLUTION FOR DAWSON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 11 General Fund $8,564,742.34
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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 transfer of $10,000.00 from General Fund to the Employee Benefit Fund
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Annual transfer in response to the payment of staff wellness stipends to Cozad Community Wellness Center. It is also used to cover initial costs for the flexible spending account for staff.
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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7.5. Discuss, Consider, and Take Action on the transfer of $16,500.00 from General Fund to the Activities Fund, designated to the following accounts: Athletics $10,000.00; Speech $4,000.00; National Honor Society $500.00; and One Act $2,000.00
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Annual transfers for the beginning of the school year.
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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 on the Financial Reports and Claims
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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7.6.1. District Treasurer's Report
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7.6.2. District Financial Report
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7.6.3. Check Journal General Fund
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Community Wellness Center $10,000.00 - Annual support Transfer to Activities $16,500.00 - per board approval Transfer to Employee Benefit $10,000.00 - per board approval Jones Plumbing $7,400.00 - HVAC for new EL Building McGraw Hill $15,199.55 - Textbook adoption NASB ALICAP $28,210.00 - Workmen's Comp insurance Paulsen $5,510.58 - Bus inspections/repairs Sentinel Technologies $53,840.00 - Wireless networking and cabling upgrades Yanda's Music $4,020.00 - Audio system for band room
AP: $224,086.50 Payroll: $782,223.50 TOTAL: $1,006,310.00 |
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7.6.4. Check Journal Lunch Fund
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Opaa! Food Management $33,408.07 - Food service
AP: $35,101.52 Payroll: $2,575.04 TOTAL: $37,676.56 |
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7.6.5. Activities Financial Report
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7.6.6. Activities Check Journal
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7.7. Discuss, Consider, and Take Action on the approval of recognizing Cozad Education Association as the exclusive bargaining agent for the district's non-supervisory certificated staff for the 2019-2020 contract year
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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8. DISCUSSION ITEMS
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8.1. Elementary Building Project Update
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8.2. Fall Board Retreat
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Set Date: Wednesday, October 11th, 6-9 pm Wednesday, October 18th, 6-9 pm Wednesday, October 25th, 6-9 pm Wednesday, November 1st, 6-9 pm Consideration for Board Retreat topic discussions |
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8.3. November 15-17, 2017, 99th Annual State Education Conference
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Important Dates: Attendees Registration September 13-November 3; Hotel Reservation Request September 25, 2017 |
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9. AGENDA SETTING AND FUTURE MEETINGS
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October 16, 2017, 7:00 PM Regular Board of Education Meeting November 13, 2017, 12:00 PM Regular Board of Education Meeting November 15-17, 2017, 99th Annual State Education Conference
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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.
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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