May 11, 2020 at 6:00 PM - Board of Education Regular Meeting

Rationale: 

1. The Board of Education reserves the right to enter into Closed/Executive Session for 1) the protection of public interest or 2) the prevention of needless injury to the reputation of an individual, and the individual has not requested a public meeting. When making a motion to enter into Closed/Executive Session, the member making such a request should be as specific as possible keeping the previously listed stipulation in consideration. 
2. If the Board is in agreement, a motion maybe to enter into Closed/Executive Session to 1) discuss a personnel matter, or 2) for the prevention of needless injury to the reputation of the individual, or 3) to discuss litigation and for the protection of the public interest.
3. Action concerning matters discussed in Closed/Executive Session will be acted upon in open session

Rationale:  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

Rationale:  Adam Fette has resigned as principal. 

Rationale:  Lisa Fette has resigned her position as Guidance Counselor

Rationale:  Presentation of the financial status of the district, balances in various funds, recent/impending activity therein, anticipated expenses and planning for future considerations.

We are 69.2% receipted and 55% expended, which is about average for May. We are 75% of the way through the years expenses and 67% of the way through the year for income. Income reporting lags by a month. 

The areas of the budget that we pad for transfers to depreciation are in good shape. Regular instruction (computers), building maintenance and operations, vehicle operation and maintenance all have balances remaining for transfer. Those funds, when transferred,are saved for future building/facility repair needs, transportation replacements and computer replacements. 

Receipts for the month were $1,498,579
Receipts for the year are $4,133,478

Expenses for the month were $449,144
Expenditures for the year are $4,465,107

Rationale:  We should have some bids for propane, gas and diesel for your consideration. Paperwork was sent to Southwest Fertilizer (Bosselman), Farmers Coop and Frenchman Valley for all three. 

We own the propane storage in Stratton and the vehicle fuel tanks in Benkelman. Frenchman Valley provides the vehicle fuel tanks in Stratton as part of the last contract. Southwest will bid but it will not include tanks.

SW Propane:$1.07
FV Propane: $1.01
Coop Propane:

SW Gasoline:
FV Gasoline: $0.99
Coop Gasoline:

SW Diesel:
FV Diesel: $1.27
Coop Diesel:

Rationale:  We have an offer on the table for a new guidance counselor for your approval. This contract is the standard 186 day teacher contract with 10 additional contract days (5 before school commences in August and 5 after school dismisses in May). Salary Schedule placement will be MA step 1 (1.16)

Rationale:  We have an offer for your approval for this position. Rick Haney was highly involved in the hiring process. 

Rationale:  Discuss consider and take all necessary action regarding the COVID-19 impact on schools and make decisions regarding future planning for the school. 

At this point we are planning summer school, planning to continue the food service as is all summer, possibly bus some students to summer school, make the changes to normal summer work schedules and starting school on August 17. Summer school may be larger than normal and we may pay more of our aides to help. We will have a better idea on that after the 20th when we know how much students have accomplished.

This afternoon after the press conference I received the Governor's Youth Sports Reopening Guidelines for softball and baseball this summer. I think the document lays out a basic framework for how all reopenings will be structured. Listening to the press conference I also think it lays a lot at the feet of the adults and parents. How well they follow the guidelines will impact other openings. Honestly, if they can't handle it they will hurt other potential openings.

Also attached are the facility guidelines that UNMC sent out this afternoon. They lay out in great detail safety measures that higher education is considering as they decide what to do this fall. As UNMC has had great inflence on what has happened so far in this situation, they will continue to dominate the efforts here in Nebraska.