April 11, 2018 at 7:00 PM - Board of Education Special 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:  Amanda Ogden, High School Science. 
Logan Morris, Middle School/High School English. 
Sophie Morris, Middle School Language Arts. 
Kelly Boshart, Middle School Science. 

Rationale:  Jacob Brummer, Secondary Science. 

Rationale: 

The Board of Education invites you to offer comments at this time regarding  reduction in force.  

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:  REDUCTION IN FORCE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, there have been changes in circumstances in the form of significant state aid reduction, increased cost of supplies and personnel, levy limitations, and other changes; and

WHEREAS, the board of education is committed to providing the students and patrons of the Cozad Community School District with an education program that is of high quality and efficient; and

WHEREAS, the board of education believes that the school district may provide some education programs on a reduced basis:

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that, beginning with the 2018-2019 school year, the programs listed below be reduced by the full-time equivalent (FTE) percentage set out below; that the staff be reduced by the full-time equivalent listed below; that the superintendent of schools make necessary assignments and reassignments; and that the superintendent notify the persons affected by the reductions:

Program to Be Reduced:           Alternative Education
Percent of FTE Reduction:        0.6

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.