October 12, 2015 at 7:00 PM - Board of Education Regular Meeting

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The mission of Gothenburg Public Schools, in partnership with the entire community, is to prepare all students within a positive, innovative, learning environment to become lifelong learners in the 21st century. 

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

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

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FFA Officers

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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

 Hecox, Kamron          K       from Brady       2016-17 

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This is done annually as prescribed in Board Policy 3120 and Regulation 3120 A.

Attached materials: 

Board Resolution 10-12-15-3 

Board Policy 3120

Regulation 3120A

 

Mr. Wyatt and Mrs. Burge have filed conflict of interest forms and will not participate in the discussion or vote.

Rationale:  a.  Personnel Committee - Negotiations Timeline

Rationale:  Dr. Teahon will present the annual report for special education with input from members of the SPED leadership team consisting of Mrs. Nguyen, Psychologist, Mr. Evans, Secondary Liaison, and Mrs. Jonas, Elementary Liaison.

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Rationale:  Consideration of the Crisis Response & Safe Schools Manual requires an executive session as the discussion of safe schools protocol involves security concerns.  A second Action Item section was added at the end of the meeting to allow for visitors to leave if they would like.

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Administrators will discuss the Safe Schools Manual and will also summarize the Crisis Team Manual.  An executive session will be required due to the sensitive nature of school safety.

Mr. Ryker, Mr. Widdifield, and a representative of the Gothenburg Police Department attended a Safe Schools Conference in Omaha in 2014.  Information from this conference was used to modify our plan.

Each year the Gothenburg Schools hosts an external team to review the manual.  In the past the external team has included Chief Randy Olson, Gothenburg Police, Captain Mark Ballmer, Gothenburg Fire Department, and Brian Woldt, Dawson County Emergency Management.

1. Index of Safe Schools Manual        (Mr. Ryker and/or Mr. Widdifield)
2. Crisis Team Summary                  (Dr. Teahon) 

The Board will go into executive session following the discussion of these items due to the security issues involved in the discussion of safe schools protocol.

Rationale:  A.  State Education Conference - November 18 - 20 in LaVista, Ne

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Excerpts from Board Policy 9370 Closed Sessions

• The Board of Education may hold a closed session by the affirmative vote of a majority of its voting members if a closed session is clearly necessary for the protection of the public interest or for the prevention of needless injury to the reputation of an individual and if such individual has not requested a public meeting.    
• The vote to hold a closed session shall be taken in open session.  The subject matter and the reason necessitating the closed session shall be identified in the motion to close.
• If the motion to close passes, then the presiding officer immediately prior to the closed session shall restate on the record the limitation of the subject matter of the closed session. The Board shall restrict its consideration of matters during the closed portions to only those purposes set forth in the motion to close as the reason for the closed session. The meeting shall be reconvened in open session before any formal action may be taken.

(The presiding officer will declare the session closed after discussion is completed.)

Rationale:  November 9, 2015 – 7:00 PM