May 10, 2021 at 7:00 PM - Board of Education Regular Meeting

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The mission of Gothenburg Public Schools is to prepare all students within a positive and innovative learning environment.

A copy of the open meetings law is posted on the wall of the Board Room and is available to the public.

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The Board reserves the right to rearrange the order of items as needed.

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Opportunity for Public Expression:

• This item serves as the time entitled for public forum during which patrons may address the Board on matters of general concern per Board Policy 8346, Opportunity for Public Expression.  (A copy of the policy is available.)

• Patrons will be allowed five (5) minutes to express their view.  Board of Education Members will refrain from expressing personal opinions during the Public Forum unless asked a direct question by a patron recognized by the Board President as having the floor.  The board imposed time limit may be extended by a majority vote of the Board.  The board may limit collective comments on a particular topic when necessary. The Board may not take action on matters discussed in the Public Forum unless the item appears on the prepared agenda.

• All concerns and complaints should go through the chain of command beginning with the teacher/sponsor and then to the building administrator/program supervisor and finally to the Superintendent.  If the initiating party is not satisfied with the response of the Superintendent, said party may address a written appeal to the Board of Education through the Secretary of the Board.

As a meeting of the Gothenburg Board of Education is a meeting held in public and not a public meeting, visitors should refrain from comments unless recognized by the chair.

Rationale:  District #20 is considering the purchase of interactive boards to address the learning loss from last spring.

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1. Approval of Previous Minutes

2. Approval of the Treasurer's Report

3. Approval of the Warrants / Bills

  a.  Petty Cash

  b.  Student Activity

  c.  Hot Lunch

  d.  Bank Statement

  e.  Summary of Accounts and Receipts

  f.  Monthly Expenditure Report

  g. Check Journal

4. Excuse Absent Board Members

5. Consider Option Enrollment Requests
Option In 2021-22
Scarlett Caporale - 11th grade from Cozad

 

Rationale:  Mr. Scherer and Miss. Mason have submitted letters of resignation effective at the end of the 2020-2021 school year.

Rationale:  AnnaLisa Estrela has been offered and has accepted the Ag. Ed. position for the 2021-22 school year.  Miss. Estrela has taught at Ashland-Greenwood for the past 11 years.

Tamela Smith has been offered and has accepted the Lower Elementary Guidance counselor position for the 2021-22 school year.  Mrs. Smith is currently the Guidance counselor at Madison Middle School in North Platte and was previously a counselor at Cozad Community Schools.

Erika Brown has been offered and accepted the 6th grade teaching position.  Mrs. Brown is from the Farnam area and has completed her student teaching here at GPS.

 

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The Superintendent is authorized and directed to dispose of books, furniture, equipment, real estate, and other property that is obsolete or no longer needed for school operations.  Any sale of school property is contingent on approval by the vote of at least two-thirds of the members of the Board of Education at a regular meeting.

Such disposal may be by private sale, auction, trade-in, or by taking bids and selling to the highest or most responsible bidder. 

The following items are no longer of use in the district and have been determined to have value:

20-25 plastic 6 foot tables

--Tables will be sold and a rate to be set.

Approval of this item authorizes the Superintendent to facilitate disposal of said items.

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Teachers and administrators presented the proposed Social Science curriculum and materials to the Committee on American Civics on Monday, April 12th, and at the Public Hearing on April 12th.  The curriculum has been available for public viewing since the April board meeting. 

The procedures for adoption of new curriculum is defined in Policy #6210, Curriculum Development and Adoption.

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Teachers and administrators presented the proposed 9-12 Math materials to the Committee on American Civics on Monday, April 12th, and at the Public Hearing on April 12th.  The materials have been available for public viewing since the April board meeting. 

 

Rationale:  District #20 requested several CPA's to provide quotes for audit services.  Unfortunately we did receive one quote.  We did get KSO to agree to provide service for one year.

Rationale:  Gothenburg Public Schools has received the first pay application for the Dudley renovation project from Paulsen's.

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Committee Reports (Chair in bold)

1. Personnel Committee (Mrs. Jobman, Mr. Brundage, Mr. Fornoff)
2. Transportation and Facilities (Mr. Hudson, Mrs. Terrell, Mr. Wyatt)
3. Finance (Mr. Fornoff, Mr. Wyatt, Mrs. Jobman)
4. Committee on American Civics (Mrs. Terrell, Mr. Brundage, Mr. Hudson)
5. Policy Review (Mrs. Terrell, Mr. Fornoff, Mrs. Jobman)

 

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Rationale:  The Policy Review Committee met to review, discuss and edit the 3000 series policies.  The committee is recommending these policies as presented for first reading.

Rationale:  Accreditation - Rule 10, Regulations and Procedures for the Accreditation of Schools.  Accredited schools must comply with 92 NAC 10, the rules and regulations which govern standards and procedures for the accreditation of all public schools and any nonpublic schools that request state accreditation. Districts/schools may also choose to be accredited by the Cognia/AdvancED/North Central Association accrediting body.

Gothenburg Public Schools is currently accredited through Cognia, formerly AdvancED.

Rationale:  Board policy 5205 concerns graduation requirements.  The draft policy 5205 represents the changes in course names for mathematics.

Rationale:  June 14th--5:00 pm or 7:00 pm