May 9, 2016 at 6:00 PM - Board of Education Regular Meeting
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1. Opening Procedures
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1.A. Call to order
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1.B. Roll Call
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1.C. Excuse absent member(s)
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Action Item
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to excuse Amy Haines from the meeting Passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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2. Open meetings law
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3. Awards and Recognitions
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4. Public comment
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Information Item
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This item is for the public to address the board. Public comment is limited to 30 minutes total and no more than 5 minutes per speaker. Persons having a grievance are encouraged to file a written statement of their concerns following the district grievance policy.
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5. Consent Agenda
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Consent Agenda
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to approve the consent agenda as presented (with the exception of removing items _______) Passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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5.A. Verification of publication and notice
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Consent Item
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To verify that notice of the meeting was given by publication in the Benkelman Post, a legal newspaper for Dundy County Stratton and by written notice to each member of the board, the designated method of giving notice.
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to verify the publication and notice of the meeting was properly given Passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
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5.B. Adoption of the agenda
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Consent Item
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To adopt the agenda of this meeting. The board reserves the right to change the order of items within the agenda.
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to adopt the agenda Passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
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5.C. Approval of the minutes
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5.D. Payment of the bills
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Consent Item
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to approve the vills as presented Passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
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6. Business Meeting
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6.A. Financial Report
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6.B. Policy review
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Action Item
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With the goal of having the board policy book online by August 1 we need to review and revise the policies this summer. The goal is to look at policy series 000, 1000, 2000 and 3000 first reading in May and second reading in June and do first reading on 4000, 5000 and 6000 in June with final reading in July. We will also have the summer revisions from the attorneys to look at in June and July. I am thinking look at the as the whole board for the first reading, have a committee review each series if necessary between meetings and adopt them on final at the following meeting. We are not creating new policies just reviewing for clarity and minor changes. If we choose to go through committee reviews on any series this is the committee I suggest meet to review: 0000- Philosophy - Goals - Objectives: Governance/Budget/Finance Committee 1000- Policy Overview and Mission Statement: Governance/Budget/Finance Committee 2000- Policies Regarding the Role and Conduct of the Board of Education: Governance/Budget/Finance Committee 3000- Business Operations: Governance/Budget/Finance Committee 4000- Policies Regarding Employment and Staff: Governance/Budget/Finance Committee 5000- Policies Regarding Students: Curriculum/Activities/Staff Development Committee 6000- Curricular and Academic Matters: Curriculum/Activities/Staff Development Committee None of the series seem to fit the Transportation/Facilities/Grounds Committee so you might be off the hook. Attached you will find the current versions of the 4 series, the update summary memo from KSB and the newest version of those policies from KSB. I have updated the newest version from KSB to include our unique policies.
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to adopt policy series 0000, 1000, 2000 and 3000 as presented on first reading. Passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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6.C. Selection of Superintendent Evaluation Document
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Action Item
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Per your discussion at the December evaluation and in the subsequent meetings with Marcia Herring you need to update the written evaluation instrument for the Superintendent. Your choices are to modify the existing document, create a new one from scratch or adopt an existing one. If you would ever choose to write your own you should do it as part of the process of selecting a superintendent. The things you list as priorities at that time become part of the instrument and the document develops and lives from there. There will be two samples from NASB at the meeting. You do have some time to make your selection, the next time you will use the document is November. |
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6.D. Summer vehicle use and group supervision
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Action Item
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The board annually approves the use of our vehicles for use taking students to camps, clinics and workshops. we generally charge the athletic groups for the gas we put in the vehicle. During this agenda item it would also be appropriate to discuss the supervision of our students on these trips.
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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6.E. Affordable Care Act (ACA)
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Action Item
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Our timeline for ACA is rather tight. At this meeting the board should decide which plan to offer to the qualified employees. At this point in time I recommend that we offer the $4000 deductible HSA eligible plan. It is the least expensive to the district. Potential cost to the district could range up to $75,000 if everyone who is eligible takes the offer. However, there are some things happening with other staff which could save us around $25,000. The Finance committee has reviewed and advised me that this is the plan we should choose. One of the things we need to discuss is how the premium is divided. Some schools are paying the same set portion of the premium for every employee and some are working on the 9.5% figure for each employee which makes every employee fee different.
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to select Blue Cross and Blue Shield $4000 deductible HSA eligible insurance policy as the districts offering to newly eligible staff under the requirements of the Affordable Care Act Passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
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7. Reports
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7.A. Technology report
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7.B. Elementary principal report
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7.C. Secondary principal report
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7.D. Transportation report
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7.E. Superintendent report
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7.F. Board and committee reports
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7.F.1. Board information
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7.F.2. Finance/Budget/Legislation committee
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7.F.3. Transportation/Facilities/Grounds committee
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7.F.4. Curriculum/Activities/Staff Development committee
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7.F.5. Americanism committee
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7.F.6. Negotiations committee
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8. Adjourn
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