March 18, 2019 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 February 18, 2019 Board of Education Regular Meeting. 
Minutes from the February 26, 2019 Board of Education Retreat. 

Rationale:  Laura Johnson - Baker University, Multimedia Learning, 3 credit hours
Laura Johnson - Baker University, Google: Enhancing Secondary Classrooms, 3 credit hours 
Laura Johnson - Baker University, Research 101: Assisting our Students in Research Tasks, 3 credit hours
Laura Johnson - Baker University, Google: Unleash the Awesome, 3 credit hours
Audrie Woldt - Augustana University, The Challenging Child: Strategies for the Early Childhood Classroom, 3 credit hours
Audrie Woldt - Augustana University, Leading Intentional Talk with Young Math Student, 3 credit hours
Audrie Woldt - Augustana University, A Moving Body, A Thinking Brain, 3 credit hours
Barry Mraz - Andrews University, What Great Teachers Do, 3 credit hours. 

Rationale:  Correspondence received from KSB School Law regarding the questions presented during the KSB webinar. 

Rationale:  Payroll:  $800,761.21
Bills: $100,396.58
TOTAL:  $901,157.79
 

Rationale:  Bills: $41,793.28
TOTAL:  $41,793.28

Rationale:  The district has received resignation letters from the following staff members: 
Kristy Albrecht, Pre-Kindergarten Coordinator
Jill Beckenhauer, Special Education Director/ Cozad Early Education Center Administrator 
Robert Nutt, Middle School Physical Education 

 

Rationale:  New Hires:
Kylee Malcom, Early Childhood Special Education
Alisa Favinger, Middle School Mathematics 

Rationale:  The breakdown of print services bid options is attached. 

Rationale:  Attached are the quotes from VVS for the security systems for the high school and middle school as well as quotes for updating the high school and middle school camera systems. 

Prices
MS Security System: $6,476.80
MS Camera System: $7,771.36
HS Security System: $15,877.68
HS Camera System: $10,692.06
Total for all: $40,817.90

Rationale:  Tasia Aden and her dog, Jasper, have completed the requirements necessary to be classified as a pet therapy team according to the Alliance of Pet Therapy Dogs. Tasia wants to know if the school board will allow her to use the therapy dog in the school district. She has already paid the necessary membership and liability fees. 

Rationale:  No current policy, adopting KSB's policy 

Rationale:  Replacing current policy 4119

Rationale:  Replacing current policy 2134
 

Rationale:  No current policy, adopting KSB's policy 

Rationale:  No current policy, adopting KSB's policy 

Rationale:  No current policy, adopting current policy 

Rationale:  No current policy, adopting KSB's policy 

Rationale:  Replacing current policy 5008

Rationale:  Replacing old policy 5001

Rationale:  No current policy, adopting KSB's policy 

Rationale:  Replacing current policy 5006

Rationale:  No current policy, adopting KSB's policy 

Rationale:  Replacing current policy 5017

Rationale:  No current policy, adopting KSB's policy 

Rationale:  Replacing current policy 5146

Rationale:  Upon adopting policies 4054, 4057, 5001, 5002, 5004, 5006, and 5008 the following policies need repealed: 2134, 4119, 5001, 5006, 5008, 5017, and 5146

Rationale:  Update from technology committee members on what was discussed during the last technology committee meeting. 

Rationale:  By board member request, this agenda item has been added to have a discussion on the purpose of committee meetings. 

Rationale:  March 20, 2019: Rescheduled Strategic Plan Meetings 
March 21-22, 2019:  NRCSA Spring Conference
March 26-27, 2019: State NAEP Conference in Grand Island
April 4, 2019: Government Relations Information Teams (GRIT) conference, Lincoln
April 8, 2019: Board of Education Regular Meeting at 7pm
April 10-12, 2019: State NASBO Conference in Lincoln
April 17, 2019: Spring Legal Workshop in North Platte
 

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.