October 15, 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 September 17, 2018 Board of Education Regular Meeting. 
Minutes from the September 27, 2018 Board of Education Special Meeting. 

Rationale:  Thank you card from Elaine Bond for the Cozad Chamber Cash for her retirement gift. 

Rationale:  Jessica Lewis, terminated effective 9/14/18

Rationale:  Sierra Friedly, Elementary Special Education Paraprofessional, effective 9/21/18
Storm Remmenga, Elementary Special Education Paraprofessional, effective 9/28/18
Maria Everett, High School English Language Learner Paraprofessional, effective 10/1/18
Kristy Strohmyer, High School Secretary, effective 10/22/18

Rationale: 

• Karen Klein, Chadron State College:
  • Counseling Ethics, 3 hours
  • Fundamentals of Assessment, 3 hours
  • Career and Lifestyle Development, 3 hours
  • Counseling and Communication Skills, 3 hours
  • Group Counseling, 3 hours
  • Multicultural Counseling, 3 hours
  • Practicum in Counseling, 3 hours
  • Internship in Counseling, 3 hours

Rationale:  Per Title 92, the Board of Education must review and approve the district's Multicultural Education Program Implementation Plan annually.

Rationale:  Kucirek Engineering certified the payment 10/11/18.

Rationale:  Payroll:  $839,348.93
AP:  $97,006.87
TOTAL:  $936,355.80

Rationale:  AP:  $42,967.73
TOTAL:  $42,967.73

Rationale:  Adopting, no replacement of current policy. This motion was tabled at the last board meeting as more clarification was needed. 

Rationale:  This motion was tabled at the last board meeting as more clarification was needed in regards to inclement weather.

Rationale:  Repeal all policies as these are defined in classified handbook.

Rationale:  Per Title 92, each school district must adopt the academic content standards in the subject areas of reading and writing (language arts), mathematics, and science determined by each district to be measurable quality standards that are the same as, equal to, or more rigorous than the state academic content standards in Appendix A, B, C and D pursuant to 79-760.01 R.R.S.

Our district is adopting NDE's standards for each subject. 

Rationale:  Strategic Planning is the topic for the January Board Retreat. Attached are the documents Marcia Herring with NASB has provided to us in regards to this retreat:

1. Cozad Strategic Plan Proposal - this document provides a broad overview of the components of the process
2. Cozad Strategic Plan Agreement - If the board accepts the proposal, we will need to sign, date, and return to Marcia 
3. Strategic Plan "Draft" Timeline - this documents provides a complete step-by-step checklist of the process
4. Strategic Plan Communications Packet - this document includes sample invitations for the Strategic Overview Committee (SOC) and Stakeholder Engagement meetings

Rationale:  Set date for CEA and Negotiations Committee to meet before November 1, 2018. Current members of the Negotiations Committee are Ann Burkholder, Joel Carlson, and John Peden. 

Rationale: 

• NASB Monthly Update for October 2018
• Board of Education Fall Retreat - October 24, 2018, 6-9 PM
• NASB Facilities & Construction Workshop in Kearney - October 30, 2018
  • Anyone interested in attending? 
• Board of Education Regular Meeting - November 12, 2018, 12 PM
• State Education Conference in La Vista - November 14-16, 2018 

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.