February 19, 2018 at 7:00 PM - Board of Education Regular Meeting

Rationale: 

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.

Rationale: 

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.

 

 

Rationale:  Minutes from the January 15, 2018 Board of Education Regular Meeting.
Minutes from the February 5, 2018 Board of Education Special Meeting. 

Rationale: 

Congratulations to Cecily Clark and family on the birth her granddaughter, Quinn Marie.

Congratulations to Trey and Jessica Botts on the birth of their son, Jackson Robert. 

Congratulations to Logan and Sophie Morris on the birth of their daughter, Lucy Rose.

Rationale:  Terminations:
Lonnie Dutton, effective January 9, 2018
Nathalie Garcia, effective January 18, 2018

Rationale:  Lacy Huertas, Elementary Title Para-Professional. 

Rationale:  Taylor Jenner, University of Lincoln, Educational Law, 3 hours

Laura Johnson, Baker University, Foundations of Blended Learning, 3 hours

Gavin Skiles, Wayne State College, Financial Administration, 3 hours
Gavin Skiles, Wayne State College, Marketing Administration, 3 hours
Gavin Skiles, Wayne State College, Decision Science, 3 hours
Gavin Skiles, Wayne State College, Management Accounting, 3 hours

 

Rationale:  Kylie Corkern, 6-8 Art Teacher

Rationale:  Jordan Lewis, Elementary Counselor

Rationale:  The bid is to complete the remaining section of the high school roof that did not get finished last summer. The bid from Weathercraft is for the 17,960 square foot section listed as section B in the attached photo. 

Rationale:  No current policy, needs adopted.

Rationale:  Policy needs adopted.  If adopted, then revision to Policy 3560 will need made as presented.

Rationale:  Upon adoption of Policy 3023 - Electronic Records Management Policy, revision to Policy 3560 - Records Management and Disposition is required to remove Bullet #3 regarding electronic storage limitations.

Rationale:  No current policy, needs adopted.

Rationale:  Policy needs adopted.  If adopted, then revision to Policy 3295 will need made as presented.

Rationale:  Upon adoption of Policy 3025 - Returned Checks, revision to Policy 3295 - Accounting is required to remove verbiage regarding returned checks.

Rationale:  No current policy, needs adopted.

Rationale:  No current policy, needs adopted.

Rationale:  No current policy, needs adopted.

Rationale:  Two topics of discussion for the retreat include budget and district steering.

Rationale:  Salary and terms of contract need to be discussed in order for a contract to be drafted and approved at the March meeting.

Rationale:  February 21-22, 2018:  NASA/NASB Education Forum in Kearney
February 25-26, 2018:  President's Retreat in North Platte
March 13, 2018:  Board of Education Retreat, 6-9 PM
March 14, 2018:  Spring Legal Workshop in North Platte
March 15, 2018:  Re-scheduled Budget and Finance Workshop in Kearney
March 19, 2018:  Board of Education Regular Meeting, 7 PM
 

Rationale: 

* 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.